At the launch of the third annual Edinburgh Art Festival programme yesterday, Tessa Jackson, its chairwoman, said it had already opened discussions with the city's "official" festival over introducing more visual art into its schedules in the coming years.
The festival's programme includes exhibitions by a host of contemporary artists, and well known names such as Robert Mapplethorpe, Harry Benson and Vincent Van Gogh.
Jonathan Mills, 42, former leader of the Melbourne Festival as well as award-winning composer, will succeed Sir Brian McMaster as director of the International Festival, who leaves his post after 15 years in September.
He has already said he is determined to put visual arts, long thought to be neglected by the festival, at the centre of his programmes.
The Edinburgh Art Festival brings together most of the leading art venues in the capital, promoting their work on a single platform during the festival season.
Ms Jackson said: "We have already been in discussions [with Mr Mills], and we are pleased he is interested - he wants to be collaborative and that's a good thing, but it is very early days yet.
"He has got quite a personal interest in visual arts so we shall see what happens.
"My personal view is that the more visual arts activity there is, either in this festival or the International Festival, the better."
This year's Edinburgh Art Festival runs until September 3.
The Edinburgh International Festival's director-in-waiting has opened talks with the festival which promotes galleries in the city - meaning it could have visual art in its official programme for the first time in years.
At the launch of the third annual Edinburgh Art Festival programme yesterday, Tessa Jackson, its chairwoman, said it had already opened discussions with the city's "official" festival over introducing more visual art into its schedules in the coming years.
The festival's programme includes exhibitions by a host of contemporary artists, and well known names such as Robert Mapplethorpe, Harry Benson and Vincent Van Gogh.
Jonathan Mills, 42, former leader of the Melbourne Festival as well as award-winning composer, will succeed Sir Brian McMaster as director of the International Festival, who leaves his post after 15 years in September.
He has already said he is determined to put visual arts, long thought to be neglected by the festival, at the centre of his programmes.
The Edinburgh Art Festival brings together most of the leading art venue
season.
Ms Jackson said: "We have already been in discussions [with Mr Mills], and we are pleased he is interested - he wants to be collaborative and that's a good thing, but it is very early days yet.
"He has got quite a personal interest in visual arts so we shall see what happens.
"My personal view is that the more visual arts activity there is, either in this festival or the International Festival, the better."
This year's Edinburgh Art Festival runs until September 3.
The Edinburgh International Festival's director-in-waiting has opened talks with the festival which promotes galleries in the city - meaning it could have visual art in its official programme for the first time in years.
At the launch of the third annual Edinburgh Art Festival programme yesterday, Tessa Jackson, its chairwoman, said it had already opened discussions with the city's "official" festival over introducing more visual art into its schedules in the coming years.
The festival's programme includes exhibitions by a host of contemporary artists, and well known names such as Robert Mapplethorpe, Harry Benson and Vincent Van Gogh.
Jonathan Mills, 42, former leader of the Melbourne Festival as well as award-winning composer, will succeed Sir Brian McMaster as director of the International Festival, who leaves his post after 15 years in September.
He has already said he is determined to put visual arts, long thought to be neglected by the festival, at the centre of his programmes.
The Edinburgh Art Festival brings together most of the leading art venues in the capital, promoting their work on a single platform during the festival season.
Ms Jackson said: "We have already been in discussions [with Mr Mills], and we are pleased he is interested - he wants to be collaborative and that's a good thing, but it is very early days yet.
"He has got quite a personal interest in visual arts so we shall see what happens.
"My personal view is that the more visual arts activity there is, either in this festival or the International Festival, the better."
This year's Edinburgh Art Festival runs until September 3.
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