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Wyllie at 90…

One of George Wyllie’s inimitable illustrations from his collection My Words. During 2012 Wyllie’s life and work is being celebrated in a number of different venues, starting with the Collins Gallery show, which tragically will be its last. Inside, Richard Demarco asks why he is not represented in our National spaces?

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Guide The Lillie Gallery celebrates its 50th birthday Montrose Lumsden, Huntly, AB54 4JN, Kilbride, KA23 9AP, 01294 829 A rreallyeally ggoodood iideadea – fforor ooncence GEORGE WYLLIE cel- ence, given to few artists, ists rarely appear in the list 868 000, www.rheged.com 01464 861372, Fax: 01464 861 BELIEVE IT or not, bankers were once highly thought SPRINGFIELD CREATIVE 179, Fax: 07951 948 165, www. Aberdeen 550, www.ssw.org.uk westkilbride.org.uk Until April 15 ARTS, Dr. Fran Marquis, 4 ebrated his 90th birthday and by his years as a cus- of those regarded as those Castle Douglas WOW: Wonder of Wool and the Art of ABERDEEN ART GALLERY & SYLLAVETHY GALLERY, of, and some even spent their spare hours, not shredding Springfield Terrace, Arbroath, GLENBUCK ARTS, Glenbuck Knit and Stitch. MUSEUM, Schoolhill, AB10 1FQ, OKAY, LET'S face it, ArtWork hashas The driving force behind the at Hogmanay. For many, toms officer on The Clyde. eligible for the Turner. CLIENCE STUDIO, 212 King Syllavethy, Montgarrie, Alford, but sketching. DD11 1EL, 01241 439 714, Cottage, Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, April 21 - July 1 01224 523 700, Fax: 01224 632 133, AB33 8AQ, 01975 562 273, www. www.franmarquis.co.uk, info@ KA18 3SB, 01290 661 784, www. a bit of a reputation for pouring cold venture, he calls himself a benevo- he is a national icon. If he After the war, he Anyone who expe- street, DG7 1DS, 01556 5043128, International Garden Photographer of the www.aagm.co.uk franmarquis.co.uk www.cliencestudio.co.uk Year 2012. syllavethy.com Robert Lillie (1867 – 1949) was one such figure. kirtimandir.com Gallery and working studio of Angela Until March 24 Monthly throughout the year Regular display of sculptures, paintings water on ‘good news stories’ that lent dictator, is Robert McDowell, were living in Japan, he chose to settle in a small rienced George Wyllie UPFRONT GALLERY AND COF- Rembrandt van Rijn - Etchings. TOLQUHON GALLERY, Born into a family of bankers, he began work as a 15 Lawrence - also showing fine Slip deco- Ceramics Weekends in Arbroath. and hand woven wall pieces. Sculpture rated pottery by David Alexander FEE SHOP, Nr Hutton-in-the-For- Until April 14 Tolquhon, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 Garden by the loch have been elaborately spun by the an artist with a long and respect- would be regarded as a bungalow with a garden performing alongside Bill 7LP, 01651 842 343, www. year old in the British Linen Bank at St. George’s Cross ARBROATH LIBRARY GAL- March 10 - 11 est, Unthank, Penrith, CA11 9TG, From Van Gogh to Vettriano. Hidden HARBOUR ARTS CENTRE, 114- gems from private collections tolquhon-gallery.co.uk LERY, Hill Terrace, Arbroath, soft soap agencies that nowadays able pedigree supporting good ‘national treasure’. on the steep hillslopes Patterson, one of Scot- Various Artists. Arts and Crafts Fair. At 01768 484 538, www.up-front.com in Glasgow. DD11 1AH, 01241 872 248, www. 116 Harbour Street, Irvine, KA12 Kirkcudbright Parish Hall THE WATERMILL, Little Salkeld, ABERDEEN MARITIME MU- Until April 17 8EE, 01294 274 059, harbourarts@ tend to prop up modern administra- and often threatened causes on the So. the question must above Gourock and with a land’s great actors, in a SEUM, Shiprow, AB11 5BY, 01224 Spring Exhibition However, like his French contemporary, Paul angus.gov.uk/history/museums/ THE GALLERY AT LAURIES- Penrith, CA10 1NN, 01768 881 signaltower/art.htm north-ayrshire.gov.uk be asked ‘Why is he one perfect view of The Holy play which George wrote TON, Woodbank House, Lauries- 337700, Fax: 01224 213066, www. THE MILL OF UDNY, The Mill, Gaugin, who was also in finance, Lillie loved to paint. tions. Celtic fringe. (In the 70s he was 523, Fax: 01768 881 047, www. aagm.co.uk Udny, Pitmedden, AB41 7RQ, MONTROSE MUSEUM, MCKECHNIE INSTITUTE, of the many serious Scot- Loch where the American entitled ‘A Day Down a ton, DG7 2PW, 01644 450 235, organicmill.co.uk Panmure Place, Montrose, DD10 Dalrymple Street, Girvan, KA26 The V & A in Dundee? – yeah, one of the proponents of the vision- www.pmcphotography.co.uk March 21 - June 30 Until June 16 01651 842 429 From 1895-96, he attended Glasgow School of Art Contemporary and traditional Fine Art A Good Yarn - Aberdeen and textiles 8HF, 01674 673232, www.angus. 9AE, 01465 713 643 tish artists not represented Navy had established their Goldmine’ should regard Kittie Jones. New work. Inspired by birds THE ART & FRAMING SHOP, where he learned to draw and paint. Thereafter, while Until March 24 yeah, another Bilbao we can ill af- ary Free University of Ireland so and Landscape images of Galloway living around the mill GRAYS SCHOOL OF ART, Rob- 15 Market Street, Ellon, AB41 gov.uk/history/museums/mon- trose/default.htm Robert Burns 1759 - 1796 in our National Collection nuclear base. George as a wordsmith ARTS OF ALBA, 39/40 Threave CROWN GALLERY, 5 Lonsdale ert Gordon University, Garthdee 9JD, 01358 729531 keeping his day job, the young bank clerk taught art in March 21 - June 23 ford. One more Year of Culture? strongly supported by Professor Terrace, DG7 1HG, 01556 504 Road, AB10 7QB, www.rgu.ac.uk Until April 7 of Contemporary and These submarines with a wicked sense of Street, Carlisle, CA1 1BJ, 01228 TOUCHED BY SCOTLAND, the evenings with the Glasgow School Board. Pieter Breughel the Younger. Girvan 1960s – groan. The Turner Prize for Scot- Joseph Beuys). 020, www.artsofalba.com, KD@ 895 055, www.crowngallery.net ABERDEEN ARTS CENTRE, Ryehill, Oyne, AB52 6QS, 01464 OVERT GALLERY, 6 Isles Street, Modern Art at The Scot- caused Scotland to occupy humour and an innate use artsofalba.com Contemporary arts and crafts 33 King Street, AB24 5AA, 01224 851 489, www.touchedbyscotland. In many ways Lillie shared a similar background World War Two and there will be a major retrospective Newmilns, KA16 9DP, 01560 323 land? – aaaarggghh! The scale of his commitment Featuring the work of Freida Dyson, tish National Gallery of a strategic position on the of satire directed against Sam Mullen and Sheila Mulllen HIGH HEAD SCULPTURE 635 208, www.aberdeenartscentre. com, info@touchedbyscotland. to Gaugin but there the comparison ends. Perhaps one 880, www.overtgallery.com VALLEY AND GALLERY, High org.uk com at the Lillie Art Gallery next year from May 4 to 27 of Argyll Painting by Leila Neal and other popular So here's some good news for a at the old Dick college is stagger- THE MCGILL-DUNCAN GAL- THE ARCHWAY, 7 Union Modern Art?’ front line of the Cold War. all the institutions which Head, Ivegill, Carlisle, CA4 0PJ, BELVIDERE GALLERY, 221 reason can be found in Lillie’s desire for creditability: artists. Also great value Picture Framing LERY, 231 King Street, Castle her paintings and sketches to mark the 50th anniversary Street, Lochgilphead, PA31 8JS, service change. No elaborate press launch, ing and yet there is a modesty and 01697 473 552, www.highheadsculp- Rosemount Place, AB25 2XS, LEFT BANK, 5 Bridge Street, This is a situation These reasons are have caused our present- Douglas, DG7 1DT, 01556 502 turevalley.co.uk Tarland, AB34 4YN, 013398 while the French artist abandoned job and bourgeois of her death. 01546 606 894, www.thearchway. CRAFT TOWN SCOTLAND, The 468, www.mcgillduncangallery. 01224 627 164, www.belvideregal- co.uk no carefully placed exclusives, no a realism that are both welcome which must surely be rem- why George Wyllie could day society to suffer the lery.com 81603, www.leftbankgallery.word- decorum, Lillie hung on to both: his banking career and Barony Centre, West Kilbride, com Other less celebrated artists include Philip Me- STUDIO BARN ARGYLL, Leac KA23 9AW, 01294 829179, www. follow up with a feature on an-oh-so and re-assuring. BRIDGE VIEW GALLERY, 1 press.com, leftbank.tarland@ edied, in this year when a never be seen as a young trials and tribulations of CASTLE DOUGLAS ART GAL- Dumfries googlemail.com his middle class propriety. ninsky, one time official artist to the National Ballet. Na Ban, Tayvallich, Lochgilp- crafttownscotland.org, info@craft- LERY, Market Street. Castle North Esplanade West, AB11 5QF, head, PA31 8PF, 01546 870 310, townscotland.org compliant BBC Scotland. It will be interesting to see significant number of his emerging artist in today’s an economic world crisis. GRACEFIELD ARTS CENTRE, 01224 592 719, www.bridge-view. ORB’S BOOKSHOP, 33a Deve- It is this respectability that you can see in a major Local art lovers helped him to realize his ambitions as Douglas DG7 1BE 28 Edinburgh Road, DG1 1JQ, ron Street, Huntly, AB54 8BY, www.studiobarnargyll.co.uk, It is just happening. The good what good things come from this friends and fellow artists art world because he be- co.uk retrospective of Lillie’s paintings at The Lillie Art Gal- a painter after he returned from the Far East where he [email protected] DESIGNS GALLERY, 179 King 01387 262 084, www.artandcraft- FOYER RESTAURANT & GAL- 01466 793 765 Seasonal exhibition of orginal art Banff guys are simply getting on with it. initiative and no sign – yet anyway have thought fit to cel- gan his career in middle RICHARD DEMARCO St, Castle Douglas, DG7 1DZ, southwestscotland.com/index. LERY, 82a Crown Street, AB11 RIVERSIDE GALLERY, The lery in Milngavie, the town in which the artist lived for was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese. FYNE STUDIOS - THE HID- 01556 504 552, www.designsgal- php?page=gracefield 6ET, 01224 582 277, www.foyer- Riverside Arthouse, Ann Street, DUFF HOUSE COUNTRY GAL- What? Where? Who? – of Creative Scotland or of the ebrate his life and work. age and middle-aged art- lery.co.uk most of his life. DEN GALLERY, Newton, LERY, Duff House, AB45 3SX, OTTERSBURN GALLERY, 2A restaurant.com Stonehaven, AB39 2DA, 01569 Hilda Goldwag, who escaped from Austria dur- Strachur, (off the A886), PA27 Thankfully, a pro- STUDIO OPEN, Meadowview, Nith Avenue, Dumfries, DG1 1EF, Until March 17 763 931, www.riverside-gallery. 01261 818181, Fax: 01261 818900, The centre pages of this paper beaming face of Alex Salmond. Springholm, Castle Douglas DG7 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the gallery’s ing the 30s, is another exhibitor. It is easy to see why 8DB, 01369 860 379, www.fyne- www.duffhouse.org.uk, duff. 01387 247128, www.ottersburn.com Martin Nelson: Mixed media/construc- com studios.com gramme has been devised 3LP 01556 650329 www.janinasart. A selection of original paintings, draw- tions opening, James Higgins and Andrea O’Neill (under the [email protected] record the scene at the old Dick Vet Oh, and it looks as though ALBERTINO COSTA SCULP- her contribution in oils is so dark and brooding. All Gallery of two Scottish artists Don so that this year, 2012, can com ings, prints and crafts form well known March 20 - May 12 McNeil & Jean Bell March 30 - August 31 College in Edinburgh which was the wanderings of the Demarco Janina Harrower: Eclectic Art artists of different nationalities Susan Gauld/ Sophie Ormerod: Painting TURES, Camphill School, umbrella of the East Dunbartonshire Culture and Lei- members of her family perished in a Nazi concentration Sir Joseph Noel Paton. The Quarrel of Northdeeside Road, Bieldside, BLAIRMORE/GALLIMAU- Oberon and Titania. focus on his unique contri- CLEUCH HOUSE, John Mellis THE ART GALLERY, Grampian sure Trust), staged an exhibition (in January and Febru- snapped up as soon as it came free by Archive are at an end and a good AB15 9EP, 07917 482351, www. camp. FRY GALLERY, Coffee Shop, April 1 - August 31 bution to the cultural life Candlemaking, Auldgirth, DG2 Hospitals Art Trust, Aberdeen albertinocosta.com ary), to be repeated from July 14 to September 27, of 50 Pierhead Blairmore, Dunoon, Artist Rooms. a visionary artist agitator who, with home for this extraordinary collec- Cornwall 0TP, 01848 331280 Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, This remarkable collection owes much to gifts PA23 8TJ, 01369 840 253, www. of Scotland. ROYAL CORNWALL MU- Beeswax candles, hand-made beeswax AB25 2ZN, 01224 552 429 INVERURIE TOWN HALL, paintings by Robert Lillie. MEADOWLANDS GALLERY, his brothers, happened to be in a po- furniture polish, hand-painted candle pots Market Place, Inverurie, AB51 and bequests from local artists and collectors. Nineteen blairmoregallery.com 83 North Castle Street, AB45 1JJ, tion has fi nally been found. He is an artist with SEUM, River Street, Truro, TR1 GALLERY HEINZEL, 24 Thistle 3SN, 01467 621610 March 18 - April 27 01261 818 535 2SJ, 01872 272 205, Fax: 01872 WHITHORN VISITOR CENTRE, The gallery’s first two rooms showed his land- works came from Mary and William Armour, keen sition to do something that could and We can all say a heartfelt 45 - 47 George Street, Whithorn, Street, AB10 1XD, 01224 625 629, March 23 - 27 David Morrison. Douglas Heggie - New work a predilection to philoso- 240514, www.royalcornwallmu- www.galleryheinzel.com The 21st Gordon Art Exhibition. For scapes, still life subjects and portraits, worked in oil, members of the Milngavie Art Club. April 29 - June 8 should make a real difference. seum.org.uk DG8 8NS, 01988 500 508, www. Contemporary Scottish art David Graham. amen to that! phise on the nature of the whithorn.com/whithorn-visitor- Aberdeenshire artists of any age. water colour and etching. His landscapes of the Scottish April 14 - June 30 March 17 - April 21 Receiving Day Sunday 18 March 10am- Collectors Major General J. M. Macfie and Pro- JUNO DESIGN GALLERY, Banffshire artist in today’s society so Patrick Woodroffe. centre.htm Robert McAulay - new works (with 4pm. Contact jacqui.maconochie@ 159 Argyll Street, Dunoon, CHANGIN' SCOTLAND THOMAS TOSH, 19 East Morton special hardback catalogue) btinternet.com or 07599796182 Highlands and the countryside around Milngavie, are fessor A.L. Macfie left 39 artworks to the gallery and WOOD OF SHAWS, Alvah, Banff, LEMON STREET GALLERY PA23 7DD, 01369 707 767, www. obviously controlled by (LSG), 13 Lemon Street, Truro, Street & 55 Drumlanrig Street, HOLBURN GALLERY, 83 Hol- GALLERY AT FIFTY FIVE, technically competent. One or two of his portraits have AB45 3UL, 01261 821 223, www. 23-25 March Mrs Pat Black gave 58 drawings by her late sister, Joan junogallery.com woodofshaws.co.uk A sad start to the year TR1 2LS, 01872 275 757, www. Thornhill, DG3 5LZ, 01848 331 burn Street, AB10 6BQ, 01224 596 55 Allardice Street, Stonehaven, the God of Mammon. real merit but his still life studies display a somewhat Until April 20 Painting Holidays beside River Deveron lemonstreetgallery.co.uk 553, www.thomastosh.com, info@ 617, holburngallery.co.uk AB39 2AB, 01569 785606 Eardley. Norman Laird & Brian Phillips in Aberdeenshire. Paintescapes to Isle An exciting social & thomastosh.com Limited edition prints by many of Gallery Why is George Wyl- March 10 - April 7 stiff, classical formality. In their attempt to cater for the community (and in April 21 - June 8 of Skye, Kyle, Eilean Donan Castle also Hamish MacDonald. A Retrospective. March 6 - 31 Heinzel’s artists Yvonne Healy & Deborah Phillips Tuscany & Tunisia IT IS PART of the sad duty of this West of Scotland was the death, lie an outsider as far as cultural weekend The viewer can only agree with the words of April 14 - May 12 Jane Blair: While Walking the Dog OPUS OF ABERDEEN, 45-49 Aberfeldy keeping with the spirit of Robert Lillie, the enthusiastic PICTURE IT, 7-9 Hillfoot Street, THE CREATIVE RETREAT, 5 paper to record the departure from just a week before that of Isi, of the direction of Scotland’s Neil Canning. Recent Work. Holburn Street, AB10 6BR, 01224 ABERFELDY GALLERY, 9 Robert Lillie’s executor, Dr. John Honeyman, a former amateur), James Higgins and Andrea O’Neill are sup- Dunoon, PA23 7DR, 01869 707 St Anne’s Terrace, Gardenstown, Tel: 01854 612103 April 18 - 28 577 325 Kenmore Street, PH15 2BL, 003, www.pictureitdunoon.co.uk AB45 1AW, 01261 812 276, www. the scene of many who have played Janey Buchan. institutions responsible Kurt Jackson. The Catacol series. Paint- Crafts, art and gifts also framing ings on Arran – at Dovecot Studios Dundee 01887 829 129, www.aberfeldygal- director of Glasgow Art Gallery, who described the plying the needs of the gallery’s regular users. RESIPOLE STUDIOS, Achara- creative-retreat.co.uk e: [email protected] DUNCAN OF JORDANSTONE PEACOCK VISUAL ARTS, 21 lery.co.uk April 22 - 28 a notable role in artistic life in these With her husband Norman, for visual arts? Why are Castle Street, AB11 5BQ, 01224 artist as “an enthusiastic and obviously prolific amateur Over the coming year, interspersed with the above cle, PH36 4HX, 01967 431 506, COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN March 24 - May 4 Bryan Angus. Painting & Drawing Holi- parts. The built world suffered a ter- who died some twenty years before these institutions linked in www.theceilidhplace.com GALLERIES, University of 639 539, www.peacockvisualarts. www.resipolestudios.co.uk day Week. Tuition tailored specifically Spring Exhibition (including jewellery artist.” exhibition, the gallery will stage shows featuring work New artspace with studios, gallery and Crieff Dundee, 13 Perth Road, DD1 4HT, co.uk designer Chris Lewis) to your needs mysterious ways so that he Nevertheless, Lillie’s enthusiasm for art was Miln- framing service rible loss with the death at the start her, the Buchans were a beacon of AITON FINE ARTS, 63 King 01382 385 330, Fax: 01382 385 363, Until March 10 May 5 - June 20 from the Bearsden Art Club, Milngavie Art Club, THE STABLE GALLERY, PORTSOY MARBLE GAL- does not fit into the cate- Street, PH7 3HB, 01764 655 423, www.exhibitions.dundee.ac.uk Steven Anderson. Your Learning Neck - George Grant, Rowena Laing and LERY & WORKSHOP, Harbour, of the year of the Glasgow architect courage and integrity in a world that Tuesday April 3rd to Saturday April 28th Fax: 01764 655 816 Song As Portrait . Lin Pattullo gavie’s gain. In addition to leaving 700 paintings in his Young People’s Art, Glasgow Society of Women Art- Church Square, Inveraray, Until March 30 PA32 8TY, 01499 302 800, www. Shorehead, Portsoy, AB45 2PB, gories which would assure Contemporary Scottish paintings and Lys Hansen & Kraig Wilson. Drawing RENDEZVOUS GALLERY, 100 THE WATERMILL, Mill Street, will, he earmarked funds to enable Milngavie Town Isi Metzstein. was becoming increasingly inimical prints. Picture restorers and framers ists and the East Dunbartonshire Schools exhibitions. thestablegallery.com 01261 842 404 him official recognition? ITALIA Breath. Forging a discourse around Forest Avenue, AB15 4TL, 01224 PH15 2BG, 01887 822 896, www. Council to build an art gallery. Paintings, reproductions, greetings Ever-changing ongoing display of pottery, Not only was Isi an accom- to their sort of altruism. CRIEFF CERAMICS, Lodge Materiality & Metaphysics 323 247, www.rendezvous-gallery. aberfeldywatermill.com However, Higgins and O’Neill have ambitions. cards, exclusive post cards Portsoy marble work,hand-knits, books Is it because George Wyl- Paintings and Drawings by Street, PH7 4DW, 01764 654 416, April 18 - May 20 co.uk Art Gallery, Bookshop, Coffee & Using the same building materials as the Town and presents plished and stimulating architect, he Always generous to a fault, www.crieff-ceramics.co.uk Boris Gerrets. 3 Films. Experimental Music Shop While they appreciate their loyal Milngavie audience, TIGHNABRUAICH GALLERY, SALIX POTTERY & GALLERY, documentary alongside a selection of films Until March 17 Seaside House, Tighnabruaich, lie is not just a maker of Pottery workshop and gallery - Ruth Lough: Quote-Unquot March 24 - May 1 Hall, both buildings were constructed on Station Road they want to introduce a “more edgy” element to their Greenley Croft, Gamrie, Banff, was also a challengingly sharp wit when Janey enjoyedjoyed a EuropeanEuropean Michael Tarr Individually hand-thrown on the made recently May 1 - 31 Kari de Koenigswarter. Insite. PA21 2DR, 01700 811 681, www. AB45 3JD, 01261 851 695, www. art works? potters wheel LAMB GALLERY, University of Brenda Lenaghan and Cara McKinnon May 5 - July 15 and finished in early 1961. Additionally, the gallery has shows. Although this attribute was what Robert Lillie tig-gallery.com who had no time for fools. parliament salary she was almost Original art, sculpture, glass, jewel- salixgallery.com He is also an artist STRATHEARN GALLERY, Dundee, Tower Building, Neth- Crawford. - window exhibition. Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. A Joy Check opening hours before visiting McNaughtan’s Bookshop and Gallery of Colour. played an important role in acquiring, accommodating perhaps lacked, it was often resplendent in the work of lery, poetry Many of the fi nest buildings reckless in her support of good, usu- 32 West High Street, PH7 4DL, ergate, DD1 4HN, 01382 385330, JUNCTION ART AND GIFTS, TOMINTOUL MUSEUM & who dares to bridge the 01764 656 100, www.strathearn- www.dundee.ac.uk/museum 282 Holburn Street, AB10 6DD, FACE FINE ART AND CON- and exhibiting paintings. Paul Gaugin. IONA HERITAGE CENTRE, he created with Gillespie Kidd and ally artistic causes. 3A & 4A Haddington Place Isle of Iona, PA76 6SJ, 01681 VISITOR CENTRE, The Square, gap in Scotland which gallery.com, info@strathearn- HANNAH MACLURE CENTRE, 01224 593 653, www.junction- TEMPORARY EXHIBITS, 10 Tomintoul, AB37 9ET, 01309 gallery.com Dunkeld Street, PH15 2DA, 07751 Over the past 50 years, it has come into the pos- MARY GLADSTONE 700 576 Coia suffered an ignominious end Neither of the two of them Edinburgh EH7 4AE University of Abertay, Top Floor, artandgifts.co.uk 673 701 separates the world of the Until March 17 Abertay Student Centre, 1 - 3 Bell Art, ceramics, jewellery, handbags, cards, 327 051 session of some 450 artworks (other than Lillie’s oeu- IONA ABBEY, Abbey & Emma S. Davis, James Fraser, Jen- fashion accessories and much, much more Oil paintings and drawings by Claire MacLeod Centres, Isle of Iona, TOMINTOUL GALLERY, 82 – perhaps the best known of these, would hesitate to throw their weight performing and visual www.mcnaughtansbookshop.com Street, DD1 1HP, 01382 308 777, nifer Pettigrew, Lindsay Turk, Robert hannahmaclurecentre.abertay.ac.uk Ramsay. Also framing and commissions vre) by Scottish artists or by those who have taken up PA76 6SN, 01681 700 404, Fax: Main Street, Tomintoul, Ballindal- McAulay, Sofia Perina-Miller PROVOST SKENE’S HOUSE, Wemyss & Other Wares loch, AB37 9HA, 01807 580 458, St Peter's Seminary at Cardross, behind causes they thought worth arts, and indeed literature. Until April 27 Guestrow, (between Broad Street THE TEMPLE GALLERY, 20 residence in Scotland. These have either been bought, 01681 700460, www.iona.org.uk Open Tuesdays-Saturdays 1100-1700 A Celebration of Kirkcaldy’s Pottery Inspirational setting for services, www.tomintoulgallery.co.uk Ross Fraser Maclean. Charming Snakes. and Flourmill Lane), AB10 1AS, Dunkeld Street, PH15 2AA, 01887 has so far had its sentence of death championing. Is George Wyllie con- Family Nart Snake Charmers Of The 822 997, www.thetemplegallery. commissioned, given or donated as a bequest. Christian community Contemporary Batik pictures, art in 01224 641 086, Fax: 01224 632 133, 17th March - 13th May 2012 different media. Prints, ceramics & crafts. spared – (though the space is worth A foreruuner of this paper, the sidered to be without the Cumbria Sapera Caste And The Parvati Valley www.aagm.co.uk co.uk For this year’s half-centenary exhibition, along An exciting exhibition from postgraduate IONA GALLERY AND POT- Artist in Residence: Jane Lannagan ABBOT HALL ART GALLERY, Disapperances From January 21 TERY, Isle of Iona, PA76 6SW, watching). weekly Glasgow News, sold round credentials which mark Aberfeldy Gallery Kendal, LA9 5AL, 01539 722464, THE KRYSZTYNA GALLERY, Leather, Fur and Feather. with Lillie’s paintings, the staff have chosen 50 works students in the School of Art History, 01681 700 439, www.ionagallery. the muchpraised genera- Fax: 01539 722494, www.ab- 15A Nelson Street, DD1 2PN, 01382 CLAREMONT STUDIO, 66 Aberlour to hang in the gallery’s principal room. It is a staggering University of St Andrews, on com Beauly Ever the wag, Isi formed a club the pubs, was forever getting help bothall.org.uk 322 522, www.britishprintmakers. Claremont Street, AB10 6QY, STILL LIFE STUDIO, High pottery created in Kirkcaldy. KRANENBURG FINE ART, KILMORACK GALLERY, The (appropriately named the Macallan and juicey bits of damaging gossip tion of young artists spon- Exhibition talks, holiday workshops, co.uk/matysiak, kaszimir@lublin- 01224 596 999, www.claremontgal- Street, AB38 9NX, 01340 871 457, array of Scottish art that stems from 1850 to the present Star Brae, off Argyll Square, Old Kilmorack Church, IV4 7AL, gallery book shop, coffee shop ska.freeserve.co.uk lery.co.uk www.still-life-studio.co.uk St Andrews Museum Oban, PA34 4AZ, 01631 562 303, 01463 783 230, www.kilmorackgal- sored by a combination of 24 March 2012 to 4 May 2012 Until April 14 Figurative works, limited edition prints & day – with names such as Cadell, Hunter, Fergusson, Club) for architects whose buildings from Peel Street, where the Buchans Turner and his Contemporaries. The watercolours - viewing by appointment THE NICOLE PORTER GAL- Kinburn Park, St Andrews www.kranenburg-fowler.com lery.co.uk were “the victims of brutal, prema- lived. Creative Scotland and The Hickman Bacon Watercolour Collection THE MCMANUS: ART GAL- LERY, 88 King Street, AB24 5BA, Peploe, Bellany, Crosbie, Low, Houston, Blackadder, Tel: 01334 659380 ORSAY, 2 Stevenson Street, March 17 - April 28 Oban, PA34 5NB, 01631 569 988, Henry Fraser, David Cook National Galleries? BLACKWELL, Bowness-on- LERY & MUSEUM, Albert 01224 566 477, www.nicoleporter. Alloa Redpath, Alexander Goudie and Joan Eardley. Open Daily ture ‘scrap-heaping.’” How badly the world needs Windermere, LA23 3JT, 01539 co.uk THE GALLERY, Gordon McFar- www.orsay.uk.com THE BEAULY GALLERY, The Is it because Wyllie Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 10.30 - 16.00 until 1st April Jewellery, ceramics, glass metal, Spring Exhibition 446 139, Fax: 015394 88486, www. 01382 307 200, www.mcmanus. April 7 - May 2 lane, Watchmaker, 41 Mill Street, The latter lived in Bearsden at the beginning of Kirk, Wester Balblair, IV4 7BQ, Another very sore loss to the people like them – and Isi! blackwell.org.uk The Spring Show FK10 1DW, 01259 723 303, www. then 10.00 - 17.00 textiles, wood lights, cards 01463 783 508, www.beaulygal- is not a product of an art co.uk OBAN ART GALLERY, 4 John Until April 29 April 6 - June 17 grmcfarlane.co.uk lery.co.uk Woven from Nature. Jilly Edwards, Work from Ochil Craft Association Admission Free Street, Oban, PA34 4NS, 01631 school? And his days of The Scottish Colourist Series: FCB Cadell AIRDE GALLERY, House of Jo McDonald, Mary Butcher and GALLERY Q, 160 Nethergate, Aberdeenshire RESONATE, Units A3 & A4, 570 470 Beauly Visitor Centre, Station youth were much influ- Maggie Smith Original works in all media, bespoke Our Mickey Mouse railways Silver jewellery designer, DD1 4DU, 01382 220 600, www. NORTH EAST OPEN STUDIOS, North Castle Street, FK10 1EU, March 12 - September 30 picture framing with quality service. Road, IV4 7EH, 01381 621 133 enced by his commitment galleryq.co.uk NEOS Coordinator, 107 Selbie 01259 928 014, http://www. Fine art, giclée printing in-house Laura Ellen Bacon. Exposed. A Sculp- tural Installation Drive, Inverurie, AB51 3YB, 01467 resonate.uk.net/ The Aviemore Gallery 35 x 57cm watercolour, Sketch, Stags to serving in The Royal Chris Lewis, will be at the DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY INVERBEG GALLERIES, IN 2014 both the Scotrail franchise as part of the Scotrail franchise, BREWERY ARTS CENTRE, ARTS (DCA), 152 Nethergate, 670 122, www.northeastopenstu- Inverbeg, Argyll & Bute, Loch Berkshire dios.co.uk Navy during the War. Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4HE, DD1 4DY, 01382 909 900, www. Natalie Aird Lomond, G83 8PD, 01436 860 THE CONTEMPORARY FINE and the arrangements with Network but Scotrail is essentially a railbus Gallery 24 March 01539 725 133, www.breweryarts. dca.org.uk A non-profit organisation promoting Arts, Angus 277, www.inverbeggalleries. ART GALLERY, 31 High Street, This wartime Naval Crafts and galleries in the North East THE MEFFAN, 20 West High Rail Scotland come up for re-nego- operation (run actually by a bus co.uk Until March 25 of Scotland Laurie Campbell co.uk Eton, Windsor, SL4 6AX, 01753 experience brought him Call for full listings. Theatre, music, Jane & Louise Wilson. Street, Forfar, DD8 1BB, 01307 COWAL OPEN STUDIOS, 854 315, Fax: 01753 620 390, www. dance, comedy, exhibitions, cinema, Until April 2 BANCHORY GALLERY, 77 High 476 482, www.angus.gov.uk/ tiation. In advance of this the Scot- company) so to operate their sleep- Street, Banchory, AB31 5TJ, 01330 PA23 8QU, www.cowalopenstu- cfag.co.uk to witness the ruins of literature, workshops, restaurant, DCA Editions. New works from 2011 history/museums/meffan/default. Philip Raskin dios.co.uk March tish Parliament has been conducting ers they have to hire in real locomo- bars & café April 7 - June 10 824142, Fax: 01330 823868, www. htm, [email protected] Nagasaki a few days after 3 & 9 Kenmore Street banchorygallery.co.uk Ryan Mutter Jimmy Lawlor EDEN ARTS, No 1 Sandgate, Scott Myles. This Production. Antiques, antique prints and etchings, March 17 - April 14 Shiela Fleet a pretty wide-ranging public consul- tives. And guess what happens when the Allies had thought fit Penrith, CA11 7TP, 01768 899 paintings, prints and framing Morag Muir. Recent paintings featuring Aberfeldy 444, Fax: 01768 895920, www. stained glass windows, flowers, textiles Ayr tation into the future of rail services one of them breaks down. Yes, enor- to drop their second atom edenarts.co.uk BRAEMAR GALLERY, Mar and ethnic bric-a-brac Morag Muir MACLAURIN ART GALLERY, Berwick-upon- East Lothian Road, Braemar, AB35 5YL, 01339 April 21 - May 19 Rozelle Estate, Monument Road, north of the Border. mous delays. bomb on an unsuspect- PH15 2HB Until April 15 SEASHORE GALLERY, Marshall From Time to Time. Vintage photo- Various Artists. Rheged. WOW: wonder 741 681, www.braemargallery. KA7 4NQ, 01292 443 708, www. of wool and the art of knit and stitch. Street, Cockenzie, EH32 0HT, www. co.uk graphs of the county of Angus from Tweed Not that everything in the With all the consrraints, there ing civilian population. seashoregallery.co.uk Angus Council’s archive south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galleries/ 01887 829192 Curated by Trevor Pitt Oil paintings, watercolours, etchings, maclaurin/ BERWICK GYMNASIUM ART equation is up for change. Some of is still scope for huge improvements. George Wyllie has been Paintings, jewellery, wood, ceramics, engravings, sculpture, jewellery and cards THE CANVAS ART GALLERY, GALLERY, Berwick Barracks, PENNINE POTTERY, Cargill glass, prints, cards Spring 2012 March 25 - May 7 The Parade, TD15 1DG, 01289 304 Head House, Alston, CA9 3NG, 81 East High Street, Forfar, DD8 www.aviemoregallery.com Tel: 01479 811987 Liz Knox. Singular. Solo exhibition the elements of Britain's fractured The medium distance services could marked by that experi- www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk DIRLETON GALLERY, Manse Colin Robertson 2EQ, 01307 465 715 535, www.culture24.org.uk/mw619 01434 382 157, www.penninepot- Road, Dirleton, EH39 5EL, 01620 ROZELLE HOUSE GALLER- tery.co.uk Originals, prints, quality picture fram- NORTHFIELD FARM, St Abbs, rail system are here to stay, it would be run by proper trains, not the 850 528, www.dirletongallery.co.uk, LANG BYRE GALLERY, ing. Unusual giftware and jewellery JONATHAN SHEARER IES, Rozelle Park, Monument Pottery & kiln work of ceramicist Peter Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Burn Berwickshire, TD14 5QF, 01890 Lascelles - please telephone first [email protected] KINBLETHMONT GALLERY, Road, KA7 4NQ, 01292 443 708 seem, no matter how much power is Mickey Mouse "Sprinters" that we O’Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, New Paintings from the Northern Highlands Craft Shop - Range of unique crafts 771 111 PETER POTTER GALLERY, 10 Arbroath, DD11 4RW, 01241 830 Contemporary work from artists and RED BARN GALLERY, Mel- 01330 825 431, www.woodendbarn. and gifts devolved to Scotland. get from Scotrail. dandelion designs kinthorpe, Penrith, CA10 2DR, The Sands, Haddington, EH41 3EY, co.uk, [email protected] 756, www.kinblethmontgallery. 3 - 24 March, 2012 designer/makers from both sides of 01620 822 080, www.peterpottergal- co.uk the Border Like the franchise system for The sleeper carriages could 01931 212 767, www.redbarngal- March 25 - May 6 & lery.co.uk lery.org, peter_potter@btconnect. A Celebration in Colour with Cathy March 10 - 25 Ayrshire THE GRANARY GALLERY, the train operating companies and be massively re-thought, offering a com Campbell, Colin Brown and Alan Gouk. William Littlejohn IAN McWHINNIE : Figurative Paintings & Dewar’s Lane, TD15 1HJ, 01289 MILL YARD STUDIOS, 3 Mill May 12 - 27 COCKBURN GALLERY, 41 303 232 images gallery Yard, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 7LR, POLDRATE ARTS AND CRAFTS THE LOST GALLERY, Alda- High Street, Maybole, KA19 the crazy set-up whereby all the much greater range, from top class CENTRE, Poldrate Granary, Had- chuie, Strathdon, AB36 8UJ, 01975 David Cook BILL and JACQUIE McNEILL : Kiln Fused Glass TILLMOUTH VILLAGE HALL, www.millyardstudios.co.uk

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s n g i s e rolling stock is leased from yet an- airline (or ferry) type reclining seats d TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM 651 287, Fax: 01975 651 287, www. cockburngallery.net Cornhill on Tweed, TD12 4UP, stein waternish isle of skye www.pacc.org.uk, [email protected] lostgallery.co.uk GALLERY, Oathlaw, Forfar, 31 March – 21 April, 2012 01890 883 038 AND ART GALLERY, Castle DD8 3PQ, 01307 850 272, www. THE FRAMEWORK GAL- Craft workshops in natural dyes, weaving other arm of the fractured system. at the bottom of the scale, to super Street, Carlisle, CA3 8TP, 01228 April 13 - 15 MILTON ART GALLERY, LERY, 83 Portland Street, and feltmaking Annual Exhibition. Showcases members’ oathlawpotteryandgallery.com 618718, Fax: 01228 810249, www. work from the wide-ranging classes that Milton of Crathes, Nr Banchory, See our website for further details Troon, KA10 6QU, 01292 316 March 5, 7 10 & April 23, 25, 28 Yet however imperfect the sys- luxury suites (like the Spanish Tr- original paintings, artist prints AB31 5QH, 01330 844 664, www. CRAFTS OF ANGUS SHOW- tulliehouse.co.uk have taken place during the year 144, www.frameworktroon.co.uk Colourful Creative Craft Days - Work- tem – and it sure is imperfect - there enhotels) offering en suite facilities, March 10 - June 10 miltonart.com CASE AND SHOP, The Old Continuous mix of original paintings shop. Weaving - half/full day; Making GULLANE ART GALLERY, 8 Stable Block, House of Dun, Mon- photographs, cards & crafts Secret Egypt. Unravelling Truth Until April 15 and printwork by a variety of artists hand rolled felt - half/full day; Papermak- is certainly scope for improvement. sitting space and superior dining. from Myth Stanley Road (Main Street), Gul- New Shoots - Spring showcase trose, DD10 9LQ, 01674 810379, ing - full day; Natural Dyes - full day; lane, EH31 2AD, 01620 843 082, THE GALLERY, 75/77 Main THE RHEGED CENTRE, Re- SCOTTISH SCULPTURE www.craftsofangus.co.uk In the theory the sleeper ser- Hey, and what about improving www.gullaneartgallery.co.uk Contemporary and Designer. Street, Craft Town, West open 11 - 5 daily, march to october dhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ, 01768 WORKSHOP, 1 Main Street, Handcrafted Goods. House of Dun By March 10 - 31 vice is safe, but don't bet on it. Un- timetables? On most longer routes 01470 592218/223

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Until November 4 derson Row, EH3 5BJ, 0131 557 twistfibrecraft.co.uk March 24 - 31 Workshops and supplies - knitting, Sol LeWitt. Artist Rooms. Wall Drawing 3978, www.adampottery.co.uk Annual exhibition (Open weekend #1136, 2004 Thrown, sculptural and handbuilt home for the arts – and a lot more too weaving, spinning, felt making, natural March 24/25 11am - 4pm) ceramics dyeing. Natural fibre yarns, books, CITY ART CENTRE, 1-3 Market PITTENWEEM ARTS magazines, equipment and kits Street, EH1 1DE, 0131 529 3993, WORTHYART, Ferryburn House, 23a Rosebery Avenue, FESTIVAL, Festival Office, 47 FIFE FOLK MUSEUM, High Fax: 0131 529 4097 http://www.ed- High Street, Pittenweem, KY10 Street, Ceres, KY15 5NF, 01334 inburghmuseums.org.uk/Venues/ South Queensferry, 07973 188443 2PG, 01333 313 903, www.pit- 828 180, www.fifefolkmuseum.org City-Art-Centre tenweemartsfestival.co.uk, info@ 2012 Exhibition May 5 - July 8 PENICUIK COMMUNITY pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry also The A Parliament of Lines: 15 artists who ARTS ASSOCIATION, 4 West Weaving Industry in North Fife use drawing as an important component ABBOT HOUSE, 21 Maygate, Street, Penicuik, Midlothian, THE OUTBYE GALLERY, 3 in their work EH26 9DL, 01968 678 804, Dunfermline, KY12 7NE, 01383 July 21 - October 14 623 550, www.abbothouse.co.uk School Drive, Ovenstone, by Leslie Hunter www.penicuikarts.org Full programme of exhibitions Pittenweem, KY10 2RR, 01333 EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF throughout the year, visit website or 313485, www.theoutbyegallery. THE FRUITMARKET GAL- call for details LERY, 45 Market Street, EH1 ART, Lauriston Place, EH3 com, theoutbyegallery@yahoo. 1DF, 0131 225 2383, Fax: 0131 220 9DF, 0131 221 6109, Fax: 0131 ART ROOM 59, 59 Townhill co.uk 3130, www.fruitmarket.co.uk 221 6109, www.eca.ac.uk Road, Dunfermline, KY12 0JF, Until March 24 Until April 9 LEITH SCHOOL OF ART, 01383 625 186, www.artroom59. Gordon Anderson, Karen Anderson, co.uk Anne Barclay, Irene Blair, Po Anna Barriball. 25 North Junction Street, EH6 Dewis, Duncan Macleod, Judith Rowan, April 19 - July 1 6HW, 0131 554 5761, Fax: 0131 CRAIL POTTERY, 75 Nether- Elizabeth Shepherd, Gill Tyson, Karl Tony Swain. 554 5514, www.leithschoolofart. gate, The Square, Crail, KY10 Weaver. Harbour. Artists’ literal and INVERLEITH HOUSE, Royal co.uk 3TX, 01333 451 212, www. metaphorical interpretation of the word Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith July 16 - August 24 crailpottery.com HARBOUR Row, EH3 5LR, 0131 248 2971, Summer school Huge variety of handthrown stoneware, THE JERDAN GALLERY, 42 www.rbge.org.uk NATIONAL MUSEUM OF terracotta, earthenware & raku Marketgate South, Crail, KY10 Until June 21 SCOTLAND, Chambers Street, SCOTTISH FISHERIES MU- 3TL, 01333 450 797, www. Thomas Houseago. The Beat of the EH1 1HF, 0131 225 7534, www. SEUM, St Ayles, Harbourhead, thejerdangallery.com, david@ Show (Outdoor Sculpture). nms.ac.uk Anstruther, KY10 3AB, 01333 thejerdangallery.com THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, Pal- Until October 12 310 628, www.scotfishmuseum. Sculpture garden, Jewellery, Ceram- ace of Holyroodhouse, Abbeyhill, Catherine the Great. An Enlightened org ics, Woodwork, Glass & 19/20th Emperess March 16 - May 13 Century Art EH8 8DX, 0131 556 5100, www. Until March 25 royalcollection.org.uk Until May 27 Nautical Knots to Knitting Needles. An Fascinating Mummies. exploration of fisher folk crafts Winter Wallop: Sheila Fowler, Brian Until April 15 Petrie and Derek Sanderson. The Heart of the Great Alone. March 16 - June 24 ‘Follow Me’ – Rob- FISHER STUDIO AND See Scotland by train. GALLERY, 11-13 High Street, GERRY PINE GALLERY, Gerry TALBOT RICE GALLERY, Uni- ert McDowell brings Pine, 67 Nethergate North, Crail, versity of Edinburgh, Old College, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF Pittenweem, KY10 2LA, 01333 SCOTLAND & EDINBURGH 312 255, www.fishergallery.co.uk, KY10 3TX, 01333 450 842, www. South Bridge, EH8 9YL, 0131 650 visitors in to land at artincrail.co.uk, artcoursescrail@ 2211, www.trg.ed.ac.uk UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, [email protected] George IV Bridge, EH1 1EW, CELLARDYKE, EAST NEUK, FIFE chessmail.co.uk March 10 - May 5 the nerve centre of his From March 31 Landscape Painting near St Andrews. Alison Turnbull. 0131 226 4531 Spring Exhibition, Jan Fisher, Jean Weekend and weekly courses in the Hall, Claudia Massie, Bella Green & medieval fishing village of Crail - one March 10 - May 5 ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI incredible new home other artists James Cumming. CULTURA, 82 Nicolson Street, for sale of the driest and sunniest climates in EH8 9EW, 0131 668 2232 of artistic excellence THE ART EXTRAORDINARY the UK! BOURNE FINE ART, 6 Dundas GALLERY, 27 High Street, Pit- Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 557 4050, Ongoing arts lectures, exhibitions & The beginnings of a collection of prize ceramics seen against the background of some of the buildings of Charming artists house on two levels THE BLUE DOOR GAL- performances; Italian classes tenweem, KY10 2LA, 01333 311 www.bournefineart.com in Edinburgh. The LERY & PICTURE FRAMING the former Dick Veterinary College in Edinburgh. The centre promises to be the home for a whole host of 425, www.artextraordinarytrust. WORKSHOP, 5 Charles Street, THE DI ROLLO GALLERY, 18a DANISH CULTURAL INSTI- with magnificent sea views. TUTE, 3 Doune Terrace, EH3 venture has been a co.uk, artextraordinarytrust@ Pittenweem, KY10 2QG, 01333 Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 artistic endeavours, including the Demarco European Art Foundation's much travelled archive. yahoo.co.uk 311 254, www.bluedoor-gallery. 557 5227, www.dirollogallery.co.uk 6DY, 0131 225 7189, Fax: 0131 220 6162, www.dancult.co.uk long time brewing in The top level making a wonderful THE COACH HOUSE GAL- co.uk, [email protected] OPEN EYE GALLERY, 34 Aber- Check website for more details McDowell's mind. In LERY, School Wynd, Pitten- WENDY SABINE COURTYARD cromby Place, EH3 6QE, 0131 557 L’INSTITUT FRANAIS studio with living area below. weem, Anstruther, KY10 2PN, STUDIO, Charleton, Colins- 1020, www.openeyegallery.co.uk D’COSSE, 13 Randolph the seventies he was 01333 313 700 burgh, KY9, 01333 340 449, www. Until March 24 Crescent, EH3 7TT, 0131 225 THE wendysabine.com, sabine@ Sarah Packington, Caroline Temple and Offers over £165,000 THE LITTLE GALLERY, 20 Sue Gregor. Primavera. New jewellery 5366, Fax: 0131 220 0648, www. involved in plans for High Street, Pittenweem, KY10 btinternet.com for Springtime ifecosse.org.uk 2LA, 01333 311 227 Wendy Sabine Miniatures on agate and a similar initiative in contact Susan Cook 01764 684442 silver jewellery. Commissions welcome. EYE TWO GALLERY, 34 Aber- MCCREA GALLERY, 298 Por- TRATHEARN HERON GALLERY AND Daylong art workshops throughout cromby Place, EH3 6QE, 0131 558 tobello High Street, EH15 2AS, Dublin. This time it is BISTRO, 15A High Street, Pit- the year 9872, Fax: 0131 557 1020, www. mccreagallery.wordpress.com [email protected] tenweem, KY10 2LA, 01333 311 OPEN STUDIOS FIFE, The Hol- openeyegallery.co.uk/i2/ AXO GALLERY, 59/61 Queen for real. 014, www.herongallery.co.uk lies, 2 Low Road, Auchtermuchty, Contact gallery for more information Charlotte Street, EH6 7EY., Bistro within a gallery KY14 7AU, 01337 827 087, www. Until March 24 07528 689 013 FOURSTICKS FRAMING, openstudiosfife.co.uk Alistair Grant (1925-1997). GREYFRIARS KIRK, 86 The Cottage, Greenbrig Rd, FUNKY SCOTTISH, 41 High THE SCOTTISH GALLERY, 16 ALLERY Barnyards, Kilconquhar, KY9 Candlemaker Row, EH1 2QQ, Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 Street, Pittenweem, KY10 2PG, 0131 225 1900, www.greyfriar- 1PA, 01333 340658, www. 01333 312 567 558 1200, Fax: 0131-558-3900, skirk.com foursticksframing.co.uk, joe@ www.scottish-gallery.co.uk foursticksframing.co.uk MAISIE & MAC ART AND MORNING SIDE GALLERY, CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, 2 March 7 - 31 GRISELDA HILL POTTERY Dylan Bowen. Ceramics. Solo exhibition 94 Morningside Road, EH10 Progression Crossgate, Cupar, KY15 5HH, 4BY, 0131 447 3041., www. LTD, Kirkbrae, Ceres, Cupar, 01334 656 523, www.maisieand- SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT morningsidegallery.co.uk KY15 5ND, 01334 828 273, Fax: BUILDING, The Scottish Parlia- Celebrating Fife’s Craft and Visual Artist Awards mac.com AXOLOTL GALLERY, 35 01334 828008 Paintings, prints, sculpture, textiles, ment, Holyrood, EH99 1SP CALL TO ARTISTS Wemyss Ware. Fife’s famous hand ceramics, wood & metal from UK artists Dundas Street, EH3 6QQ, 0131 painted pottery and makers TORRANCE GALLERY, 36 557 1460, www.axolotl.co.uk Dundas Street, EH3 6JN, 0131 556 Gallery re-locating following termina- DEADLINE: 5PM WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE 2012 CUPAR ARTS & HERITAGE May 5 - 7 6366, www.torrancegallery.co.uk, tion of lease 10 - 25 March: William Littlejohn PROJECT (CAHP), 5 Ashlar Open Studios North Fife. [email protected] MCNAUGHTAN’S BOOK- For full details please check our website Park, Lovers Lane, Cupar, KY15 CONTEMPORARY ARTS DUN- March 17 - 31 SHOPS AND GALLERY, 3a 5AQ, www.cupararts.org.uk FERMLINE (CAD), Upper Mall, Ken Ferguson and Kathleen Conboy. & 4a Haddington Place, EH7 PETE CURA PICTURE FRAM- The Kingsgate, Dunfermline, April 7 - May 5 4AE, 0131 556 5897, www. ING, At the Gallery, Burnside, www.thisiscad.org Spring Exhibition. Over 60 Gallery Art- Cupar, KY15 4BH, 01334 652 Scottish artists’ work, mixed media, 2d, ists. Jewellery by Sheana Stephen mcnaughtansbookshop.com 3d, small sculpture work (ceramic, glass April 3 - 28 THE MORTON AWARD (£5,000) 353 and wood), digital images THE DUNDAS STREET GAL- Lino cuts by Barbara Robertson, Cari- Michael Tarr. Italia. Paintings and March LERY, 6a Dundas Street, EH3 drawings For artists working in lens-based media with exhibition catures by Donald Smart, New editions by Sonas MacLean. Framing: over 100 The Fife Portrait Exhibition. 6HZ ART’S COMPLEX, St Marga- April 2 - 7 opportunity at the RSA Annual Exhibition. Artists must have mouldings to choose from CAMBO ESTATE, Cambo SSAA Spring exhibition ret’s House, 151 London Road, KILNS GALLERY & GIFT House, Kingsbarns, St Andrews, April 18 - 24 EH8 7TG., www.artscomplex. been born, studied or are living/working in Scotland. SHOP, 15 Main Street, Lime- KY16 8QD, 01333 450 054, www. Iona Leishman. Timescapes. Solo org kilns, KY11 3HL, 01383 872 706, camboestate.com exhibition Until March 25 (Gallery 3) www.kilnsgallery.co.uk April 26 - May 7 Evy Tjåland and Yvonne Buskie. I Exhibition of new works by local art- Fergus. Primary Concerns. THE HENDERSON GALLERY, found, I found. Gallery 1 EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY 4 Thistle Street Lane, EH2 1DA, THE BARNS-GRAHAM TRAVEL AWARD (£2,000) 27 February - 5 April 2012 ists, inc. ceramic robins and wrens by March 10 - 18 (Gallery 2) Simon Griffiths FCAC@ FIFESPACE, Rothes 0131 225 7464, www.thehender- Robbie Bushe. Fred. PAINTINGS & APPLIED ART A travel & research opportunity for painters, printmakers and Hall, Rothes Square, Glenrothes, songallery.com, mail@thehender- KINGHORN GALLERY, King- KY7 5NX, 01592 611101, www. OCEAN TERMINAL SHOP- 12 - 27 May: David Cook horn, KY3 9RT, 01592 890 218, songallery.com PING CENTRE, Ocean Drive, sculptors who are 2012 graduates or current postgraduates Fife Contemporary Art & Craft @ FifeSpace fcac.co.uk Contact 0131 225 2131 for further BY ARTISTS BASED IN SCOTLAND [email protected] Until April 5 details Leith, EH6 6JJ, 0131 555 8888, www.oceanterminal.com from one of the main art schools in Scotland. SUN GALLERY, 154 High Progression. Celebrating Fife’s Craft and INGLEBY GALLERY, 15 Calton Street, Newburgh, KY14 6DZ, Visual Artist Awards Road, EH8 8DL, 0131 556 4441, DOVECOT STUDIOS, 10 In- 32 WEST HIGH STREET, CRIEFF, PH7 4DL. 01337 842323, www.sungallery. Fife Contemporry Art and Craft @ firmary Street, EH1 1LT, http:// Fifespace www.inglebygallery.com Rothes Hall, Rothes Square, co.uk Until April 21 www.dovecotstudios.com TEL: 01764 656100 THE WILLIAM LITTLEJOHN AWARD (£2,000) Original paintings, local crafts, artists’ Roger Ackling. April 18 - 28 Glenrothes, KY7 5NX materials. Giclée prints Kurt Jackson - The Catacol Series FOR EXCELLENCE + INNOVATION IN WATER-BASED MEDIA COLLECTIVE GALLERY, 22-28 [email protected] Open Mon-Sat 10-5, admission free ABERDONA GALLERY, Glasgow Cockburn Street, EH1 1NY, 0131 COBURG HOUSE ART STU- Tel 01592611101 Between Forestmill and Dollar, KELVINGROVE ART GAL- DIOS, 15 Coburg Street, EH6 For painters in watercolour born or now living in Scotland to LERY & MUSEUM, Argyle 220 1260, www.collectivegal- Exhibition Alloa, Clackmannanshire, FK10 lery.net 6ET, 0131 553 2266, coburg- 2QP, 01259 750 094 Street, G3 8AG, 0141 287 2699, www.strathearn-gallery.com fund a period of research for a new body of work. organised by Until April 8 houseartstudios.wordpress.com, Designer clothes, knitwear, accesso- Fax: 0141 276 9540, www.glasgow- Sun Xun. Undefined Revolution. [email protected] www.fcac.co.uk ries, paintings ceramics and prints museums.com April 21 - May 27 CULROSS POTTERY AND For full details of refurbished Kelv- WHITESPACE GALLERY, ingrove and all Glasgow Museums Grace Schwindt. Tenant. 11 Gayfield Square, EH1 3NT, GALLERY (& BISCUIT CAFÉ), Sandhaven, Culross, (near exhibitions, events, etc EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS 0781 451 4771, www.whites- Last Sunday of every month (1pm WORKSHOP GALLERY, 23 pace11.com Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL Dunfermline), KY12 8JG, 01383 882176, Fax: 01383 882176, www. - 4pm) Union Street, EH1 3LR, 0131 557 SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF GALLERY HEINZEL Get into the ‘Grove. Aged between E [email protected] culrosspottery.com, camilla@ 2479, Fax: 0131 558 8418, www. ARCHITECT ARTISTS, RIAS, CONTEMPORARY ART Arbroath DD11 4RW 12 and 17? Looking for something edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk 15 Rutland Square, EH1 2BE, W www.royalscottishacademy.org culrosspottery.com new to do? PATRIOTHALL GALLERY @ Tel: 01241 830756 Until May 7 Until Summer 2012 www.ssaagallery.org.uk Primavera - with Jane Cameron, Alison Various artists. Scottish Glass. Over 70 WASPS, 1d Patriothall, off Hamil- April 2 - 7 (Dundas St Gallery) T 0131 225 6671 www.kinblethmontgallery.co.uk Dickson, Dianne Cross, Sandra Martin, beautiful glass pieces drawn from Glas- ton Place, Stockbridge, EH3 5AY, SSAA Spring Exhibition 2012. ROBERT McAULAY royal scottish academy Alison Reid and Jaine Marriot. gow Museums’ extensive collection 0131 226 7126, www.patriothall- April 7 - 14 (Also 14 - 21 April) Until September 30 gallery.co.uk Solo exhibition of over Pottery dans le Jardin. Raku/smoke Kelvingrove Guided Tour. March 22 - April 4 Falkirk 40 new works firing course in France Until March 31 Keiko Mukade THE PARK GALLERY AND SHORELINE STUDIO, 2 Organ Recital. Hear music played on April 19 - May 2 Shore Road, Aberdour, KY3 Kelvingrove’s magnificent pipe organ CALLENDAR HOUSE, Cal- (daily) Leesa French lendar Park, FK1 1YR, 01324 Accompanied by a special 0TR, 01383 860 705, Fax: 01383 May 3 - 16 860705, www.shoreline.sco.fm, THE BURRELL COLLECTION, Roy Wood 503 789, www.falkirk.gov.uk/ edition hard backed services/trust/arts/venues/park_ catalogue Beyond Appearance [email protected] Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollok- ROYAL FINE ART COMMIS- gallery/the_park_gallery.aspx Picture framing service - (*Sunday shaws Road, G43 1AT, 0141 287 2-5pm *phone to confirm) SION GALLERY, Bakehouse Until May 20 2550, Fax: 0141 287 2597, www. Close, 146 Canongate, Midlothian, Frances Law. Beyond Appearance. THE QUAY GALLERY, The glasgowmuseums.com EH8 8DD Frances Law Shore, Aberdour, KY3 0TY, GALLERY OF MODERN ART, STILLS GALLERY, 23 Cockburn 17th March to 21st April 01383 860 602, www.thequaygal- Royal Exchange Square, G1 3AH, Street, EH1 1BP, 0131 622 6200, Fife lery.co.uk 0141 287 3050, Fax: 0141 287 www.stills.org OPEN STUDIOS NORTH FIFE THE 5 March - 20 May 2012 BELLCRAIG STUDIO, By 3062, www.glasgowmuseums.com Until March 18 www.openstudiosnorthfife.co.uk Leslie, KY6 3JE, 01592 741754, Until June 10 Focus Space Richard Williams: United Alasdair Gray. City Recorder. Artworks May 5,6,7 www.ireneblair.com, iegblair@ States. hotmail.com Until December 1 Allan Sekula. Ship of Fools. KIRKCALDY MUSEUM & KRYSZTYNA GALLERY Tales of the City. ADAM HOUSE, 3 Chambers ART GALLERY, War Memo- BALBIRNIE CRAFT CENTRE, 15a Nelson Street Dundee DD1 2PN Markinch, Glenrothes, Tayside, MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT, 1 Street, EH1 1HR, 0131 650 8058 rial Gdns, Abbotshall Road, Bunhouse Road, G3 8DP, 0141 Kirkcaldy, KY1 1YG, 01592 KY7 6NE, 01592 753 743, Fax: TARTAN GALLERY AT THE Free Admission 01592 753 743 287 2720, www.glasgowmuseums. LAUREL GALLERY, The Laurel 412 860, www.fife.gov.uk/atoz/ com “I Thought I Saw a Halo” – Acrylic collage on board, 53cm x 62cm Opening hours: Alison & Roy Murray goldsmithing Gallery, 41 St Stephen Street, index.cfm?fuseaction=facility. theparkgallery & jewellery; also at 20 Thistle Street, GLASGOW MUSEUMS, Culture display&facid=40F4B75A-9E96- DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS Edinburgh Stockbridge, EH3 5AH, 0131 226 Callendar House Callendar Park Falkirk FK1 1YR Monday – Saturday : 10am – 5pm and Sport Glasgow, 20 Trongate, 5022, www.tartangallery.com, 49EE-8ED78C102491E124 Sundays 2-5pm (April onwards) TWIST FIBRE CRAFT STU- G1 5ES, 0141 287 4350, www. [email protected] KIRKCALDY ART CLUB Hot Tel/Fax: 01382 322522 Open Monday to Saturday from 10am DIO, 88 High Street, Newburgh, glasgowmuseums.com THE ADAM POTTERY, 76 Hen- Pot Wynd Dysart 01592 203270 (last admission 4pm) Cupar, KY14 6AQ, 01337 842 Call or visit website for full details 24 Thistle Street, Aberdeen AB10 1XD 843, Fax: 01337 842506, www. e.mail:[email protected] T: 01224 625629 E: [email protected] Please see our website for details of supporting events W: www.galleryheinzel.com [email protected] Scottish Charity No SC042403 www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org www.artwork.co.uk artWORK 172 March/April 2012 Page 9 artWORK 172 March/April 2012 Page 8 The ArtWork Guide The ArtWork Guide Cuan Uibhist – The Secret Sea. TAYBERRY GALLERY, 19 SMITHY GALLERY, 74/76 Glas- morning art classes Highlands Open Studios artists Princes Street, PH2 8NG, 01738 gow Road, Blanefield, G63 9HX, CRAIGEND VISITOR CENTRE, April 6 - May 26 eileaniarmain.co.uk Dumfries & Galloway, DG5 440 899, www.thetayberrygal- Ross-shire 01360 770 551, www.smithygal- Mugdock Country Park, Craigal- Spring Still Life by Highland Artists and PETER POTTER GALLERY DIANA MACKIE, 10 Borreraig 4EW, 01556 611 686, www. Northumberland lery.co.uk lery.co.uk rolling mixed exhibition in all media. Fife Folk Museum nailfactory.org.uk STRATHPEFFER PAVILION, lan Road, Near Milngavie, G62 Park, Dunvegan, IV55 8ZX, QUEEN’S HALL, Beaumont FRAMES CONTEMPORARY An end to informal art shows? The Square, Strathpeffer, IV14 Until April 8 May 18 8EL, 0141 956 6100 Concert: A Schubertiade supporting the 01470 511 795, www.diana- DESIGNS GALLERY, 179 Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS, 01434 GALLERY, 10 Victoria Street, WHEN this issue went to press it was still a little un- addresses the problem on a national scale can be 9DL, 01997 420124, www.strath- Laura Harrison. Solo exhibition. Still GALLERY | CRAFT SHOP | CAFE lifes and landscapes CLYDE MARITIME CENTRE, BHF, please book. 2012 EXHIBITIONS mackie.co.uk King St, Castle Douglas, 652 477, www.queenshall.co.uk PH2 8LW, 01738 631 085, Fax: clear how serious the Scottish Government was about found at: http://www.change.org/petitions/scottish- pefferpavilion.org 100 Stobcross Rd, G3 8QQ, 0141 TORE TWO, Inver- Working studio and gallery - paintings DG7 1DZ, 01556 504 552, Visit website for full programme 01738 631 085, www.framesgal- depict the climatic changes of the www.designsgallery.co.uk SOLAS GALLERY, Flowerdale 339 0631 ness Airport, Dalcross, The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry Highlands and Islands MARY ANN ROGERS, West lery.co.uk imposing its new regulations with regard to Public councils-scrap-public-entertainment-licence-fees. Bay, Wester-Ross, Gairloch, The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour. (restaurant;concourse;lounges), Woodburn, Hexham, NE48 2SE, Sutherland Glenlee (1896), one of only 5 Clyde-built ORBOST GALLERY, Half BOO VAKE (BUTH BHEAG), Entertainment Licences. The fear was that this would Governments always promise they will cut red IV21 2BD, 01445 712626, www. IV2 7JB, 01463 871444, www.tore- 01434 270 216, www.marogers. 5 Watergate, PH1 5TF, 01738 solasgallery.co.uk BALNAKEIL CRAFT VILLAGE, sailing ships left afloat The weaving industry in North Fife Bolvean, nr Dunvegan, IV55 8ZB, Balnakeil, Durness, IV27 4PT, art-gallery.co.uk 01470 521 207, www.orbostgal- Kyle com, [email protected] 442263, www.boovake.co.uk, force the organisers of the most modest amateur art tape and invariably end up producing more and more Paintings, prints & ceramics by artists TRAMWAY, 25 Albert Drive, G41 Until end March 2012: GRAMARYE STUDIO, Rob Howard & Lyn Beckett 01971 511 277 2PE, 0141 276 0950, Fax: 0141 276 Set in the attractive village of Ceres enjoy discovering lery.co.uk [email protected] Studios/galleries including: pottery, Works on a large scale by Fiona Mathson Selling exhibitions of professional An Cuillion, Achmore, Original gifts from artists, makers & show held in a village hall to shell out appreciable of it. HIGHLAND MUSEUM OF 0954, www.tramway.org – themed on the Isle of Harris paintings, printmaking, wood-turning, what rural life used to be like in Fife artworks by local artists in Skye & Stromeferry, IV3 8UU, Orkney designers from Scotland and the UK CHILDHOOD, The Old Station, clothes, baskets, enamelling and Until April 8 March to June 2012: new paintings by Highlands 01599 577 264 sums for a licence or get fined. If a whole lot of well-intentioned do gooders Contact Jams. React; respond; explore; Clare Blois Open daily from 1st April till 31st October 7 days/week PIER ARTS CENTRE, Victoria J JARDINE GALLERY & Strathpeffer, IV14 9DH, 01997 jewellery RAVEN PRESS GALLERY, Col- Off-beat lino-cuts and colourful WORKSHOP, 45 New Row, 421 031, www.highlandmuseu- contribute: an informal and creative HICA (HIGHLAND INSTITUTE papier mache items made from Street, Stromness, KW16 3AA, Given the predictable outcry over this reeling get together in any sort of government body then LOCH CROISPOL BOOKSHOP environment for dancers and musicians to 10.30 till 16.30 last admission 16.00 bost, Dunvegan, IV55 8ZS, 01470 PH1 5QA, 01738 621 836, www. mofchildhood.org.uk OF CONTEMPORARY ART), specialist papers 01856 850 209, Fax: 01856 851 462, AND RESTAURANT, 2 Balnakeil, work together in contact improvisation Partial Disabled Access • Adults £4 • Concessions £3 511 748, www.kathleenlindsley. www.pierartscentre.com julianjardine.co.uk out of yet more red tape, it seemed that there might be they are going to think up new rules and regulations. Exhibition: last century in the Durness, IV27 4PT, 01971 511 777 March 23 - 25 Dalcrombie, Loch Ruthven, Dores, co.uk THE KYLE ART MAR- Highlands from Easter: gift shop, craft IV2 6UA, 1808 521 306, www.h- KET, Station Road, Kyle of Until March 17 IMRIE FINE ART, Imrie House, second thoughts being entertained. Otherwise how are they going to fill their time – and workshops, coffee shop-home baking LOTTE GLOB CERAMICS, 105 Arika 12 Episode 3. Copying Without High Street, Ceres, Fife KY15 5NF Wood engravings of landscape and Rik Hammond William Kirkness Copying i-c-a.org www.peterpottergallery.org wildlife. Resist dyed silks and hand Lochalsh, IV40 8AE, 01599 Back Street, Bridge of Earn, PH2 Laid, Loch Eriboll, IV27 4UN, 01334 82 81 80 [email protected] 9AE, 01738 812 784 Not everyone was convinced, however, and a justify their expenses? GROAM HOUSE MUSEUM, April 1 - May 6 knit design. Working studio of engraver 530 039, www.kyleartmar- THE GALLERY, Pierowall, High Street, Rosemarkie, IV10 01971 511 727, www.lotteglob. STREET LEVEL PHOTOW- 10 The Sands, Haddington | 01620 822080 Westray, KW17 2BZ, 01857 677 Recent paintings by Ian C Imrie ORKS, 48 King Street, Trongate Doug Fishbone: Neither Here nor There www.fifefolkmuseum.org Kathleen Lindsley ket.co.uk number of petitions have been got up to fight this ap- Perhaps we should pause when we automati- 8UF, 01381 620 961, www. co.uk (Sundays 2-5, or by appt) SANDBANK STUDIO, Old Pier 770, www.westrayartgallery.co.uk PERTH THEATRE, 185 High 103, G1 5HD, 0141 552 2151, Fax: Judith Anne Currie paintings Ongoing: Contemporary art of Westray groamhouse.org.uk, curator@ TIMESPAN HERITAGE CEN- 0141 552 2323, www.streetlevel- PICTURE THIS, 18 Church Road, Sandbank, Broadford, Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621 031, parently mindless piece of bureaucracy. cally assume more devolved powers for Holyrood groamhouse.org.uk TRE, Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale, Street, IV1 1EB, 01463 238823 IV49 9AE, 01471 822 011, www. WATERFRONT GALLERY, www.horsecross.co.uk KW8 6JX, 01431 821327, www. photoworks.org Call for full listings Neil McFarlane, part of the family business in will make life even rosier in Scotland than it is now. THE CROMARTY GALLERY, duncancurrie.co.uk, duncan. 128 Victoria Street, Stromness, timespan.org.uk ART FORUM, 50 Station Road, Lancashire KW16 3BU, 01856 850 644, www. PERTH CONCERT HALL, Mill 20 Church Street, Cromarty, Milngavie, G62 8AB, 0141 956 [email protected] KEN BROMLEY ART Alloa, contacted ArtWork to voice his concern. Instead of Devo-Max maybe we should be go- IV11 8XA, 01381 600 816 WILD TILES AND TEXTILES, Inverness-shire Open Daily: Wide range of original paintings by waterfrontgallery.co.uk Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621 031, 6765, www.artforum-scotland. Botanical Painting ART GALLERY Duncan Currie and local artists SUPPLIES, Curzon House, In the shop: Orkney silver, pottery, knit- www.horsecross.co.uk He stated: “The Scottish Parliament has given ing for Nanny-Minus – control the big boys by all Cul Mor, Elphin, Near Ullapool, co.uk LOCH SHIEL SPRING FESTI- 10:00am – 8:00pm Curzon Road, Bolton, wear and gifts. In the Back Room Local IV27 4HH, 01854 666279, www. Mixed exhibition of work including Peter VAL, c/o Station Cottage, Glenfin- 2 Shore Road BL1 4RW, 01204 381900, paintings, prints and designer crafts THE BIRNAM INSTITUTE, local authorities the right to impose what amounts to means, but stop hassling small businesses and fining Selkirk wildtiles.co.uk Howson, Pam Carter, Mary Davidson, nan, PH37 4LT, 01397 722 334, Pamela Richardson, Lyn Campbell, Janet Watson, Fax: 01204 381123, www. 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Art and needle- Animation Workshop highlandstoneware.com Larbert Thompson and artist Lesley Murdoch For our complete range, and list of GALLERY III, 25 King Street, 26th June work supplies BARBARA DAVIDSON L CHRISTIE CAMPBELL Townhead, G1 5QZ, 0141 552 0704 THE AVIEMORE GALLERY, An exhibition of Botanical Paintings profiling graduates who have ELLI PEARSON POTTERY, stockists in your area, visit our website Inverdruie, Aviemore, PH22 1QH, Easter Monday 09 April and POTTERY, Muirhall Farm, FINE ART, Rait Village Antique GLASGOW ART CLUB, 185 ‘Second quARTer2012’ Church Road, St Margarets Hope, Shetland 01479 811 987, www.theaviemore- (10 minutes from the Falkirk Centre, Rait, PH2 7RT, 01821 SHETLAND MUSEUM, Hay’s Bath Street, G2 4HU, 0141 248 studied the Diploma in Botanical Illustration at the Royal Botanic Monday 07 May Wheel), Stirlingshire, FK5 South Ronaldsay, KW17 2SR, 670 379 Cork Street gallery.com Monday-Friday 10am-5pm Kendal 01856 831 355, Fax: 01856 831 855 Dock, Lerwick, ZE1 0WP, 01595 Tain 5210, Fax: 0141 221 7161, www. 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Permanent: Proctor & Gamble Chil- Lively contemporary art, Masako stamps to PO Box 3 3151, www.renfrewshire.gov.uk Hall foyer) SCOTLANDART.COM GLAS- Ritchie, Barbara Young, Scott Irvine, MCINTOSH GALLERY/SHI- co.uk, [email protected] Featuring dren’s Gallery; Art on Tyneside. Take a GOW GALLERY, 193 Bath Street, Phone: 01355 261000 RAK, 38 High Street, PH21 1HX, Check website for more details Ruairidh agus Ruairidh Eile (Derek/ trip through the history of the region’s Kirti Mandir, R. Lele new works by J. essence of a live performance. Ellon AB41 9EA Rody and the other Derek/Rody). Broekhuizen 01540 662 280 March 10 - May 5 art and craft traditions in this award- G2 4HU, 0141 221 4502, www. Livingston Alison Turnbull. 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Wall hangings, scarves, Moray Street, Elgin, IV30 Peebles 265, www.fortingallart.co.uk View works on www.thejerdangallery.com GARDENS, Kinburn Park, Newcastle’s history; also Science SHOP, Unit F, 41 Purdon Street, SKOON ART CAFE, 4 Geocrab, cushions, commissions 1JJ, 01343 576 413, www. TWEEDDALE MUSEUM AND July 28 - August 5 Doubledykes Road, KY16 9DP, Factory Partick, G11 6AF, 0141 337 2842, HS3 3HB, 01859 530 268, www. 013397 41681 ARTS and CRAFTS moray.ac.uk GALLERY, Chambers Institute, Fortinghall Art Exhibition 2012. Mini 42 Marketgate South, Crail, Fife KY10 3TL 01334 659380 , www.fifedirect. HANCOCK MUSEUM, Barras www.paperartsworkshop.co.uk, HARBOUR COTTAGE GAL- Art Competiton for children between 5 skoon.com LERY, Castlebank, DG6 4LB, MORAY ART CENTRE, High Street, EH45 8AG, 01721 org.uk/museums Bridge, Haymarket, Newcastle [email protected] Original art, home made cakes and & 14+ yrs old. Paintings, Photography, upon Tyne, NE2 4PT, 0191 222 EXHIBITION 01557 330 073 The Park, Findhorn, IV36 724 820 Sculpture, Ironwork, Engraving, Pottery Telephone 01333 450797 March 17 - May 13 March puddings, leaf and herbal teas, coffee Wemyss & Other Wares. Ceramics 7418, www.twmuseums.org.uk/ Weekend Courses. Plant Paper (3rd/4th); plus traditional music. Original oils and April 2 - 21 3TA, 01309 692 426, www. THE CAIRNS GALLERY, 72 & Jewellery Easter exhibition morayartcentre.org Open every day 10.30AM – 5PM (Closed Tuesdays) from four Kirkcaldy potteries - with greatnorthmuseum Crative Papermaking (17th/18th) exclusive art cards from resident artist High Street, EH45 8SW, 01721 KILLIN GALLERY, Main Street, teapots, candlesticks, vases and ‘Venom’: deadly cast of world’s most Until March 28 Andrew John Craig 23rd April-5th May April 23 - May 5 Until March 15 729441, Fax: 01721 729488, www. Killin, FK21 8AB, 01567 820 475, piggy banks poisonous creatures & plants Introduction to Papermaking. Evening Arts and Crafts exhibition Steffie Dawn Murray, Tif- cairnsgallery.com www.killingallery.com fany Bottomley and Rebecca JC March 10 & 24 class May 7 - 19 MCHARDY’S ART & FRAMING, Ongoing exhibition of etchings and Saturday Storytime. OPEN EXHIBITION* Open exhibition Prentice. AMPlify. Showcases drypoints Isle of Islay the work of emerging artists from 1 Biggiesknowe, EH45 8HS, 01721 Until April 26 (Thursdays only) HIGH ST. GALLERY, 84 High Stirling THE GALLERY, Bowmore across the Moray area 720 246, www.mchardysframing. THE STUDIO, Laurel Bank, SMITH ART GALLERY & Kathryn Franklin. Museum Mice. Inverness Distillery Visitor Centre, School 7th-19th May Street, DG6 4JL, 01557 331 660, March 17 - April 11 co.uk Main Street, Killin, FK21 8UW, March 6 - April 24 (Tuesdays only) www.highstgallery.co.uk MUSEUM, Dumbarton Road, Meet the Curator. EDEN COURT THEATRE, Eden Street, Bowmore, PA43 7JS, 01496 (forms available at the Easter Exhibition Elizabeth Strath. Sacred Figures PEEBLES CRAFT CENTRE, 01567 820 820, www.thestudio- FK8 2RQ, 01786 471 917, www. Court, Bishops Road, IV3 5SA, Until March 28 and Places. killin.co.uk DISCOVERY MUSEUM, 810 441, Fax: 01496 810 671, www. Gallery Artists Exhibition 1 Newby Court, EH45 8AG, 01721 smithartgallery.demon.co.uk, 01463 234 234, www.eden-court. bowmore.co.uk or phone Kie Stewart 01557 339121) April 14 - May 26 Work by Daniel Campbell, Rob Hain, TORE Blandford Square, Newcastle 722875 museum@smithartgallery. co.uk Regular exhibitions by local artists March 31 - May 31 Geoff MacEwan. From Scotland Calum MacFarlon Barrows, Alex upon Tyne, NE1 4JA, 0191 232 Hours of opening: Easter Exhibition with John Bellany, to Spain. Prints & Paintings Craft centre with 4 studios - Visit for a Summers, Ian Shanlin, Antony Taylor, demon.co.uk INVERNESS MUSEUM & ART 55 Allardice Street Davy Brown, Hazel Campbell, Frank unique gift. Dunnydeer Studio Porcelain Morag Duff, Veronica Verden Anderson 6789, www.twmuseums.org.uk/ FINDHORN POTTERY, - Ceramicist Duncan Hood (01721) FRAMED IMAGES, 31-35 Dum- discovery GALLERY, Castle Wynd, IV2 End of The Day Stonehaven A New Tree Beyond The Town 10.30-12.30 Colclough, David Hay, Peter Howson, and many local artists Tessa Asquith Lamb, James Macaulay, 273 Pineridge, The Park, 722 875. Woodworks by Bruce Prost barton Road, FK8 2LQ, 01786 Until September 16 3EB, 01463 237114, www.inver- Isle of Lewis AB39 2AB and 2-5 Mon-Sat, Findhorn, IV36 3TZ, 01309 - (01721) 724 442. Jewellery by Lynn 451 018, Fax: 01786 448530 nessmuseum.com Illona Morrice, Eric Redmond and In The Limelight. Newcastle’s Theatri- AN LANNTAIR, Town Hall, Ken- Michael Samson Iain Carby Alexander Robb. 691 601, www.findhornpot- Tindale - (01721) 720 112 New and exciting art work. Large cal History neth Street, Stornoway, HS1 2DS, 01569 785606 2-5 Sundays art gallery selection of original art and limited CASTLE GALLERY, 43 Castle March/April April/May June 2 - 17 tery.com BELTANE STUDIOS, Unit 8, Pitlochry Until May 27 Street, IV2 3DU, 01463 729 512, 01851 703 307, www.lanntair.com Gallery Artists Exhibition 2 The studio offers many recrea- Southpark Industrial Estate, PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL THEA- edition prints What’s Your Story?. Discovering Family www.castlegallery.co.uk Until March 24 THE WHITEHOUSE GAL- tional and educational opportuni- EH45 9ED, 01721 724 888, www. TRE, Port-Na-Craig, PH16 5DR, THE TOLBOOTH, Jail Wynd, History Until March 24 Ishbel Murray, Mairi Morrison and Anne ties. Check website for details 01796 484 626, www.pitlochry. SPRING STILL LIFE (and more) FK8 1BE, 01786 274 000, www. Campbell. ASTAR Glen Tolsta. LERY, 47 St Mary Street, DG6 beltanestudios.com BALTIC - CENTRE FOR Jonathan Shearer. New Paintings from the THE GALLERY, Elgin Li- org.uk stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth CONTEMPORARY ART, Centre Northern Highlands Rozelle House Galleries 4DU, 01557 330 223, www. TRAQUAIR HOUSE, Traquair HARBOUR VIEW GALLERY, see paintings by whitehousegallery.co.uk brary, Cooper Park, Elgin, from 6 April and on-line THE CHANGING ROOM, The for Contemporary Art, Gateshead March 31 - April 21 Port of Ness, HS2 0XA, 01851 810 House, Innerleithen, EH44 6PW, Until April 28 IV30 1HS, 01343 562 600 Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, FK8 1DE, Quays, South Shore Road, Ian McWhinnie & McNeill Glass. Figura- Goudie Collection - Ongoing through 2012 Sam Mullen Exhibitions by local artists and 01896 830 323, www.traquair. 735, www.abarber.co.uk Mille-Fleurs. Flower-based work Portsmouth 01786 479 361, www.stirling.gov. Gateshead, NE8 3BA, 0191 478 tive Paintings and Kiln Fused Glass Original paintings and prints by Anthony craftspeople co.uk, [email protected] From a Plate - Your Prints until 22nd April from various fine artists and applied March 3, 17 and 31. Also April 4, ASPEX, The Vulcan Building, uk/changingroom 1810, Fax: 191 478 1922, www. HIGHLAND PRINT STUDIO, 20 J Barber Sheila Mullen craft makers JUST ART, 64 High Street, tore-art-gallery.co.uk "The Goudie Collection" - Tam O' Shanter - ongoing exhibition. 21 and 28 Gunwharf Quays, PO1 3BF, 023 Until April 14 balticmill.com Bank Street, IV1 1QU, 01463 718 MORVEN GALLERY, Upper THE STEWARTRY MUSEUM, Fochabers, IV32 7DH, 01343 84 artists & makers Criminal. Hanging Together 999, www.highlandprintstudio. & Forest School Workshop . Learn to 9277 8080, www.aspex.org.uk Until May 27 Barvas, Outer Hebrides, HS2 47 St Mary’s Street, Dumfries 820 500, www.justart.co.uk, build benders and shelters, play some Elizabeth Price. Here. co.uk 0QX, 01851 840 216, www.mor- Opening Hours All YearS eeRound the haunting for Rozelle tale House of Rober andt Burns the Maclaurin'Tam O' Shanter' Galleries, come to life Until April 15 THE PATHFOOT BUILDING, & Galloway, DG6 4DU, 01557 [email protected] forest games, have a bug hunt and more Cornelia Baltes. Hooloovoo. Pathfoot Building, Department Until May 20 Open access print studio and education vengallery.com Rozelle Freida Dyson outdoor skills 74 studios facility. Regular weekend and evening Monday, Wednesday tothrough Saturday: this vivid collection of illustrated10am – paintings5pm by Scottish 330223, Fax: 01557 331162, www. March 18 - April 7 Until March 18 of Philosophy, University of Andrea Zittel. Lay of My Land. Changing exhibitions of original art, House Galleries Elizabeth Strath and Stewart Har- courses available - call for full details crafts, photography & tapestry weaving dumgal.gov.uk DAWYCK BOTANIC GARDEN, Say What You See. An open submission Stirling, FK9 4LA BLAGDON GALLERY, Milkhope Tuesday: Artist Alexander Goudie. Closed ris. Just Art Fochabers. Drawings Stobo, EH45 9JU, 01721 760254, exhibition 1 weekend in Fife Until May 29 KIRKCUDBRIGHT TOWN and paintings of the woolmill at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Centre, Berwick Hill Road, Sea- Beginner/Refresher - Evening Classes. Sunday: 12noon – 5pm HALL, Town Hall, St Mary Knockando. Show will also be www.rbge.org.uk WEST DEAN GALLERY, West ton Burn, NE13 6DA, 01670 789 Etching (21/02 - 27/03); Relief Printing Craft Shop – A superb range of unique crafts and gifts including hot glass, wire work and silver HALL, Albert Place, Dumbarton Freida Dyson Street, DG6 4AA, 01557 331089 joined by work from Jennifer Until April 29 Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, 2 good to miss! Road, FK8 2QL 944, www.blagdongallery.com (22/02 - 28/03); Collagraph (24/04 - Isle of Rozelle House Galleries, Monument Road, Ayr Tel: 01292 445447/443708 Wilson and Debbie Lee Jackie Roberts: The Nature of Metal PO18 0QZ, 01243 811 316, Fax: 29/05). £80 per course. jewellery, colourful ceramics, hand made soaps, woodcraft and cards. TOLBOOTH ART CENTRE, works at April 8 - May 5 CHAPEL STREET GALLERY, 19 01243 811 343, www.westdean. THE FOTHERINGHAM GAL- INCHMORE GALLERY, High Street, DG6 4JL, 01557 331 Easter Bonnet. 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