Charity in art show launch

MACMILLAN Cancer Support is preparing to launch a nine-day art show that it hopes will raise £60,000 for families dealing with cancer.

The Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show will feature around 300 works of art ranging in price from £30 to £4000.

Among the highlights of the show, at the Dovecot Studios, is the work of Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, whose retrospective is currently showing at the Scottish National Gallery to celebrate her 80th birthday.