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From the exhibition ‘Entangled‘ at the Turner Contemporary in Margate. See the review in this issue by Mary Gladstone.

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FOR Northumberland artist, designer and producer, have received this award without the full might of a Mary Ann Rogers, painting is something in her large fine art publishing house behind you is quite Scaling the Cliffs of Angus IT STRIKES ME as incongruous to lump culture and challenging issues. 55 Allardice Street, Stonehav- Isle of Iona, PA76 6SJ, 01681 blood, as common place as eating and sleeping. an achievement.” LERY, Arbroath, DD11 4RW, 700 576 I was interested to find out what kind of ‘better en, AB39 2AB, 01569 785606, 01241 830 756, www.kinbleth- NOW THAT the scaffolding has been with one being currently built sport together as seems to be the procedure at local Aberdeen IONA ABBEY, Abbey & ABERDEEN ART GALLERY www.galleryatfiftyfive.co.uk For some 30 years the landscapes and wildlife She does however have a strong team around montgallery.co.uk, kinbleth- removed from the exterior walls of above Dundee’s new railway station council and government level. outcomes’ WL Community Arts have delivered over the Until end March [email protected] MacLeod Centres, Isle of Iona, & MUSEUM, Schoolhill, AB10 surrounding her home and studio in Hexham have her, her husband is a great help, she is quick to add, PA76 6SN, 01681 700 404 Having ministers/officers responsible for both past three years since the current situation was quoted as 1FQ, 01224 523 700 Rosanne Barr, Andy Cross, Ongoing the £ 80m V&A in Dundee, one can at and, also close to the museum, the Lesley D McKenzie, Stuart inspired her artwork. Today her stationery, prints, and she had three full time and two part time staff at Various artists. Mixed Exhibi- Inspirational setting for ser- culture and sport does not make sense since they are two being “tied into DBO”. Gallery closed for major refit vices, Christian community last see how huge the building is. And Harbour Master’s House being in line Buchanan and Morag Smith, scarves and mugs are sold around the world, from her home/gallery/studio in Hexham. tion. such different entities. Granted both sport and culture can My question was met by a link to another service plus jewellery by Lorna Purvis, New Zealand and Canada to United Arab Emirates She even has warehouse space there in a THE MEFFAN, 20 West High IONA GALLERY AND POT- although, when the pre-cast cladding for conversion into Apex’s second Until March 31 Beth Watson and Roberta Street, Forfar, DD8 1BB, TERY, Isle of Iona, PA76 6SW, hotel in the city. If the museum’s be viewed under the umbrella of leisure, however, apart ([email protected]). I did not contact (@ Drum Castle} Pederzoli and Portugal. former Nissen hut that has to be kept at a controlled 01681 700 439 is added to create the architect’s Northern Lights. 01307 476 482, archive.angus. from that, there are few significant values linking them this service since, if the Community Arts themselves COUNTRY FRAMES GAL- Her scarves are worn by royalty and leading temperature. There is nothing that gov.uk/historyaa/museums/ ORSAY, 2 Stevenson Street, inspiration – the cliffs of Angus – the promise is not fulfilled, there will be ABERDEEN MARITIME LERY, Leslie, Insch, AB52 meffan/, ForfarMuseum@ Oban, PA34 5NB, 01631 569 visual appearance of the museum will a surfeit of hotel beds in Dundee. together. Convenience for the organisations concerned cannot provide any data about this, I don’t know who MUSEUM, Shiprow, AB11 6PA, 01464 820389, www. actresses in the UK. Many of her products are made seems too tricky for her to make, she has produced angusalive.scot 988 5BY, 01224 337700 be diminished, it will nevertheless There is, in the provision of the appears to be the only reason and most often culture loses can? countryframes.co.uk locally in the North of England, only a few things iPhone covers, insulated cups, messenger bags, hip SPRINGFIELD CREATIVE Jewellery, ceramics, glass Until June 18 THE BUTTERWORTH GAL- metal, textiles, wood lights, out to sport in terms of finance and support. I suspect no better outcomes have come about. I have Jo Gordon. Kiss Of Death: that cannot be sourced flasks and thousands of ARTS, Dr. Fran Marquis, 4 remain hard to fill and maintain museum and the new hotels, a gamble LERY, Ballogie, Near Aboyne, Springfield Terrace, Arbroath, cards I discovered recently that the running of Howden read the 34 page document regarding DBO by WLC and Death and Mourning in the AB34 5DP, 01339 886 104 in the UK are produced cards, place mats and INVERBEG GALLERIES, compared to all the other museums in based on the belief that Dundee Victorian Era. DD11 1EL, 01241 439 714, Park Centre in Livingston is being handed over to a have been unable to find any connection with Community Paintings and prints by Howard overseas. even men’s underpants www.franmarquis.co.uk, Inverbeg, Argyll & Bute, Loch the city. can become a new tourist hub, i.e. GALLERY HEINZEL, 24 Butterworth and daughter Mary [email protected] Lomond, G83 8PD, 01436 trust, the trust is part of a group of sports facilities in Arts initiatives to speak of. Thistle Street, AB10 1XD, Mary Ann is with her artwork on To solve this problem, it will that instead of being a place that JOYCE TAYLOR STUDIO, Monthly throughout the year 860 277 the area. Sports, leisure and some cultural activities at I did find a kind of generalised description about an 01224 625 629, www.gallery- Braeside Croft, Hythie, completely self taught, them. Ceramics Weekends in CAOL RUADH SCULP- be home to a multitude of objects tourists come to visit, it will become heinzel.com Mintlaw, Peterhead, AB42 Arbroath. TURE PARK, Caol Ruadh, all secondary schools in West Lothian, Low Port Centre initiative to “provide a range of cultural services with Contemporary Scottish art self published, has “I’m always intrigued currently housed in London as well as, a centre from which they will enjoy 4HH, 01779 622989, www. ANGUS OPEN STUDIO, Colintraive, PA22 3AR, 07771 outdoor activity facility in Linlithgow, Polkemmet golf the aim of encouraging the public to take an interactive March 11 - April 2 joycetaylor.co.uk, info@joyc- her own gallery at when someone says apparently, having a display devoted to easy access to the golf courses and Pam Carter. www.angusopenstudios.com, 996656 etaylor.co.uk her house and shows to me, ‘I bet you can’t [email protected] Scottish sculpture park with course and driving range in Whitburn and Howden Park interest in community arts”. So, what’s new? GRAY’S SCHOOL OF ART, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. historic buildings of Fife, the glens LANG BYRE GALLERY, herself at trade fairs, make that’ - and then I THE CANVAS ART GAL- work by Karen Scotland and Centre arts facility are to be run by Xcite West Lothian On page 29 of the DBO document it is stated that Robert Gordon University, Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Anne Edmonds Given that most of his work was of Angus etc, This will require an Garthdee Road, AB10 7QD, LERY, 81 East High Street, Leisure (WLL) from 1st April 1, 2017. there should be a “fair pricing strategy and concession Burn O’Bennie, Banchory, she also has a solo find a way,” she laughed. Forfar, DD8 2EQ, 01307 465 THE JETTY GALLERY, 100 in the west of Scotland, apart from enormous change to the way Dundee www.rgu.ac.uk/about/faculties- AB31 5QA, 01330 825 431 George Street, Oban, PA34 schools-and-departments/fac- show every year at a What does she 715 that in Northampton and London, this is perceived today. The Linlithgow Burgh Halls arts facility is, however, scheme in a way that is consistent with the council’s anti- Call for more details Originals, prints, quality pic- 5NR, 01631 570102 ulty-of-design-and-technology/ Until April 8 gallery in the UK. reckon has been the Continuously changing con- to continue to be run by West Lothian Council. It is not poverty scheme”. With that in mind, looking at the prices gray-s-school-of-art ture framing. Unusual giftware seems a bit of a surprise. But perhaps One thing, however, is certain: Various artists. Slow Motion. A It’s the only thing secret to her success? A and jewellery temporary artwork - clear why LBH is staying with the council, apparently it is and concessions for community arts activities it is clear ARTS CENTRE & THEATRE selection of published artworks the curators know that there is reputed the enormous scale of both the new (ACT) ABERDEEN, 33 King she has ever known, long pause and then she OATHLAW POTTERY & a decision “that was made at Council Executive level last that this initiative is not being implemented. from Peacock Print Studio GALLERY, Oathlaw, Forfar, to be a Mackintosh-designed fireplace museum and station reflects the Street, AB24 5AA, 01224 635 2010 – 2016. apart from working in says, “I had no idea how Ayr year.” For example, an after school arts programme held 208 DD8 3PQ, 01307 850 272 MACLAURIN ART GAL- in Brechin! (But they probably don’t.) grandeur of creating a Classical city MILTON ART GALLERY, shops and restaurants to do anything when CRAFTS OF ANGUS SHOW- How did I find out about the changes? I noticed that at HPC for children aged 7-12 years old costs £40 per THE ART GALLERY, Milton of Crathes, Nr LERY, Rozelle Estate, Monu- The decision to commission as conceived by James Thomson, Grampian Hospitals Art Trust, as a teenager and a year I started,” but I have CASE AND SHOP, 14 The ment Road, KA7 4NQ, 01292 the current exhibition at HPC, Dialogues with Trees, has term (£37 with concessions) for a ten week course. Now Banchory, AB31 5QH, 01330 Square, Letham, DD8 2PZ, an iconic building by Kengo Kuma, the City Architect, when he built the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, 844 664 spent working in an never been afraid to ask 443 708, www.south-ayrshire. 01674 810379 gov.uk/galleries/maclaurin/. an exceptionally long run (November 23, 2016 to April 4, that might seem reasonable, however, it is doubtful that Foresterhill, AB25 2ZN, 01224 STARFISH STUDIO, 3 An- instead of (possibly) adapting a 19th Caird Hall and the City Chambers 552 429 insurance office - she people. Contemporary and Designer. March 25 - April 30 2017) so I contacted the newly entitled Community Arts families living in poverty, relying on food banks and the chor Lane, Johnshaven, DD10 Handcrafted Goods. century shipbuilding shed nearby from 1914-23. HOLBURN GALLERY, 83 has been a one woman “Generally, people Frank McFadden. Metanoia. 0EN, 01561 360 118 MONTROSE MUSEUM, Pan- March 18 - April 30 (later converted for Borders, and now Once the new buildings are to ask why. like could afford this expense, especially if they have two Holburn Street, AB10 6BQ, Original art and handmade show for many years. will always want to help Yvonne Hawker. A retrospec- 01224 596 617 mure Place, Montrose, DD10 At this point I would like to add briefly that or more children. ceramics, jewellery, glass, tex- “I don’t look at you.” she enthused. 8HF, 01674 673232 tive of works a Marks & Spencer food hall) was completed, and another added to Limited edition prints by many tiles, wood and more from all communication with certain staff members of Gallery Heinzel’s artists over the British Isles. Featuring other people’s work at Growing up in HOSPITALFIELD, Hospital- ROZELLE HOUSE GALLER- predicated on the belief that V&A in replace the demolished hotel adjacent IES, Rozelle Park, Monument ROSIES, 45-49 Holburn paintings by Kate MacKenzie field House, Arbroath, DD11 Dundee will attract visitors from all to the road bridge, Dundee will gain proved somewhat ‘problematic’ and also all, I’m not interested Newcastle, her mother 2NH, 01241 656 124 Road, KA7 4NQ, 01292 443 Street, AB10 6BR, 01224 577 SYLLAVETHY GALLERY, 708, www.south-ayrshire.gov. over Scotland as well as farther afield. a centre with a clear identity. Perhaps to note that there is little point in WLC 325 Syllavethy, Montgarrie, in what other people was a pianist and piano MONTROSE LIBRARY EX- HARBOUR uk/galleries/rozellehouse/ Community Arts having a complaints The Spring Show Crafts, art and gifts also Alford, AB33 8AQ, 01975 are doing, I don’t mean teacher and her father HIBITION ROOM, 214 High The same assumption was made that will draw the finance necessary Street, Montrose , DD10 8PH, Craft Shop - Range of unique framing 562 273 to sound arrogant but I was a shipping manager. crafts and gifts about Dundee Contemporary Arts to reconsider developments along the procedure as it seems unfit for purpose. COTTAGE April/May 2017 PEACOCK VISUAL ARTS, THE MUSEUM OF SCOT- 01674 673256 http://hospital- field.org.uk/ Until March 19 (However, I digress.) 21 Castle Street, AB11 5BQ, TISH LIGHTHOUSES, am just very focussed Mary Ann was one An exhibition by Lachlan when it opened in 1999, but it has riverside which, with Tesco’s shed GALLERY Displaying a huge selection of exceptional artwork 01224 639 539 Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, on my own work,” she told ArtWork, from her stall of five children and was fascinated early on with April 22, 23 Goudie. Portraits, still life and never quite fulfilled that promise. And, and the new, visually mediocre block The answer that finally came back KIRKCUDBRIGHT March 31 - April 29 AB43 9DU, 01346 511 022 Spring Season 2017 landscapes informed me about the changeover to the at the NEC Birmingham Spring Fair. drawing and painting. She has previously worked as ARBROATH LIBRARY GAL- given this assumption, a number of of flats, fails to make the most of the Ilana Halperin. Geologic Purpose-built museum March 25 - May 7 (Open Week- trust. I was also told that there had been a loss SPRING into TRANSPARENCY Intimacy (Yu no Hana). PETERHEAD MARITIME As well as painting, Mary Ann is also an an art mentor and is very keen to encourage other LERY, Hill Terrace, Arbroath, end April 21-24) new hotels have opened in Dundee, banks of the River Tay RENDEZVOUS GALLERY, HERITAGE, South Road, accomplished equestrienne and does eventing with artists to sell their work. “Be honest about what DD11 1AH, 01241 872 248 Various artists. Open Studios of visual arts staff, a cut to the budget and a with KGR GLASS DESIGN 100 Forest Avenue, AB15 4TL, Peterhead, AB42 2UP, 01779 her two horses, one an Irish draught horse bought you’re doing and people will respond to that. Ayrshire. reduction of the exhibition programme. As - also artwork by Kie 01224 323 247 473000 Argyll Who’s afraid of Summerhall? a result the service was exploring “the artist Stewart PROVOST SKENE’S HOUSE, Experience Peterhead’s mari- from Peter Smith in Ireland and her thoroughbred “Also social media is an incredibly useful tool COWAL OPEN STUDIOS, Ayrshire , time life past and present MARCH 4 - 11 Guestrow, (between Broad mare. She also has four miniature daschunds and essentially free, at the moment, it may not be for PA23 8QU, www.cowalopen- OPEN STUDIOS AYRSHIRE, ANYONE who has visited Not only would it be possible residency mode.” Street and Flourmill Lane), GALLERYI, 2B Garioch and a flock of Indian runner ducks. They are not ever, so it’s good to take advantage of that while it is.” studios.co.uk Venues throughout Ayrshire, it – and near 700,000 did last to save and re-adapt an historic As I understand it, this will mean two AB10 1AS, 01224 641 086 Shopping Centre, Constitution RESIPOLE STUDIOS, Acha- www.openstudiosayrshire.com LEFT BANK ‘POP-UP’ GALLERY TOLBOOTH MUSEUM, Cas- Street, Inverurie, AB51 4UY uncommon to pop up as models in her varied work. racle, PH36 4HX, 01967 431 Over 70 Ayrshire artists will year – will have marvelled at building, McDowell saw the six monthly exhibitions per year. This, MARCH 13 - 25 tle Street, AB10 1EX, 01224 HADDO HOUSE, Methlick, In 2009 Mary Ann received the award for ‘Best TESSA WILLIAMS 506, www.resipolestudios.co.uk open their studios to the public the sheer guts and vision that lie possibility of including a centre interestingly, compares with Linlithgow Burgh 621 167 Ellon, AB41 7EQ Selling Published Artist 2009.’ Other recipients of Mary Ann shows at many galleries in Scotland New artspace with studios, gal- April 21 - 24 W.A.S.P.S Until April 13 2018 COWDEN STUDIO, Cowden lery and framing service Open Studios Ayrshire 2017. behind the promotion and success for children’s art, a museum of the Halls which, under WLC, will continue to Tales of the Tolbooth. Explores Farm, Drumlithie, AB39 3YN, this award have included Jack Vettriano, Beryl Cook including the Anthony Woodd Gallery in Dundas April 1 - May 31 Sculpture, painting, glasswork, of Edinburgh's free-booting arts Edinburgh Festuval (70 this year) programme four exhibitions per year. In an (Kirkcudbright) the historic Tolbooth building 01569 740039 and David Shepherd. She was greatly encouraged by Street, Edinburgh, Julian Jardine Gallery in Perth Spring Show. Displaying a textiles, furniture making, MARCH 27 - APRIL 8 through the experiences of five huge selection of exceptional ceramics, jewellery design and centre, Summerhall. as well as a large number of artists' area where visual art is not well represented of the early residents this. and Braemar Gallery. This year her solo exhibition artwork photography Summerhall, as our readers studios. (the council would argue otherwise, CLAREMONT STUDIO, 66 Aberfeldy GALLERY EASTER EXHIBITION “To follow in the footsteps of such greats is will be at Mayne Gallery on the South Coast. TIGHNABRUAICH GAL- will know, came into being McDowell was in a position however, public art does not make up for APRIL 10 - 22 Claremont Street, AB10 6QY, WATERMILL GALLERY, one thing, but to be the only self-publishing artist, to www.marogers.com LERY, Seaside House, Tighna- HARBOUR ARTS CENTRE, 01224 596 999 Mill Street, PH15 2BG, 01887 bruaich, PA21 2DR, 01700 114-116 Harbour Street, Irvine, following the courageous – and to make a substantial bid, and one the shortcomings) the reduction in available resipole NICOLE PORTER GAL- 822 896, www.aberfeldywater- 811 681, www.tig-gallery.com, KA12 8EE, 01294 274 059, KIRKCUDBRIGHT CRAFTS mill.com, info@aberfeldywa- inspired – purchase and re- with highly credible backing – his exhibition space is not a good outcome. LERY, 88 King Street, AB24 [email protected] www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/ , ASSOCIATION studios 5BA, 01224 566 477 termill.com Original art, sculpture, glass, resident/leisure-parks-and- development of the old ‘Dick’ Summerhall venture showed that he Speaking of outcomes, I am also told APRIL 24 - MAY 6 Art Gallery, Bookshop, Coffee jewellery, poetry events/arts-and-culture.aspx, Veterinary College beside the could deliver on his promises. FINE ART GALLERY & Music Shop April 1 - 30 harbourarts@north-ayrshire. that this shuffling and shifting is “tied into” More information at: Aberdeenshire Until March 21 HOLIDAYS IN SCOTLAND Kenny Allan. gov.uk Meadows. An offer like this should surely a nationwide strategy of Delivering Better www.resipolestudios.co.uk BRAEMAR GALLERY, Various artists. Gallery Stock- March 16 - April 30 www.harbourcottagegallery.org.uk www.resipolestudios.co.uk THE HARBOUR GALLERY, The driving force behind the be welcomed with open arms? The Outcomes (DBO) which was launched three charity number: SC014415 | | | Mar Road, Braemar, AB35 room Sale . originals and prints Knap, Harbour Street, Tar- Jane Hunter and Julie Arbuckle. loch sunartloch sunart | acharacle • acharacle argyll• argyll • scotlandscotland • ph36 ph36 4hx 4hx 5YL, 01339 741 681, www. from many of the gallery’s bert, PA29 6UA, 01880 821170, Breaking Ground. Summerhall phenomenon is the battered and bruised artistic and years ago. Councils all over the country find us on social media • tel: 01967 431506 favourite artists, including braemargallery.co.uk, info@ www.theharbourgallery.com, April 6 - May 21 artist/economist Robert McDowell, architectural reputation of the Cuty have pledged to deliver better outcomes for braemargallery.co.uk William Scott and Howard [email protected] North Ayrshire’s Criminal Oil paintings, watercolours, Hodgkin COMFREY COTTAGE STU- Justice Social Services. Anony- with the backing of a powerful of Edinburgh could at a stroke be society in areas such as poverty, housing, etchings, engravings, sculpture, March 25 - May 7 mous Visions. Cyril Gerber Fine Art Kari de Koenigswarter and DIO, 1 Tayness, Kilmartin, family trust. given a much needed lift. the environment and a variety of socially jewellery and cards MCKECHNIE INSTITUTE, th st Malize McBride . Rockscapes. PA31 8QF, anneamkwilson@ 19 to 21 Century British Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture LARKS GALLERY, 10 gmail.com Dalrymple Street, Girvan, Given the fairly massive scale Forget it. McDowell's bid has. Braemar Road, Ballater, AB35 May 20 - July 4 Various artists. Royal College Small gallery where there are KA26 9AE, 01465 713 643, of the Summerhall venture one apparently, not even got beyond the 5RL, 01339 755 888, www. an assortment of paintings on www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/ larksgallery.com of Arts Portfolio and New might think Mr McDowell had first hurdle. Acquisitions . view, painted in various media galleries/mckechnie/ Paintings, sculpture, ceramics, Until April 15 done his bit for the cultural life of It is legitmate to wonder why. glass, textiles, jewellery and KELTNEYBURN SMITHY IONA HOSTEL, Lagandorain, Girvan’s Sporting Past and photography AND GALLERY, The Bothy Isle of Iona, PA76 6SW, 01681 Present . Photographs and not just Edinburgh, but Scotland. Has he caused too much of a stir 700 642, www.ionahostel.co.uk, THE LOST GALLERY, Showroom, Keltneyburn newspaper cuttings from the Not a bit of it. When it by actually getting on and doing Smithy, Keltneyburn, PH15 [email protected] Carrick Gazette focusing on Aldachuie, Strathdon, AB36 The opportunity to focus on 8UJ, 01975 651 287, www. 2LF, 01887 830 267 Girvan’s rich sporting heritage became known that the nearby something? Do the powers that be Sculptures created by mother your artistic development in a Until April 30 lostgallery.co.uk, Jean@ quiet and elemental Hebridean Sick Children’s Hospital was to fear such an independent free spirit? lostgallery.co.uk and daughter team, Morag and McKechnie Collections. Heather Cumming landscape be put on the market by the NHS Much safer just to bash it all down TOLQUHON GALLERY, ART’N’JOY GALLERY AND AUDREY SLORANCE GAL- THE ARCHWAY, 7 Union PICTURE FRAMERS, 52 Ham- Tolquhon, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 Street, Lochgilphead, PA31 ilton Street, Saltcoats, North McDowell immediately saw the and build humdrum houses? 7LP, 01651 842 343, www. LERY, 6 The Square, PH15 2DD, 01887 829015 8JS, 01546 606 894 Ayrshire, KA51 5DS, 01294 472 possibilities of working yet more It would be good to get some tolquhon-gallery.co.uk 222, www.artnjoy.co.uk Until March 28 STUDIO BARN ARGYLL, artistic magic. detailed answers to these questions. THE FRAMEWORK GAL- Tom H. Shanks RSW RGI PAI Idrigill Isle of Skye watercolour 11” x 26” Spring Exhibition Leac Na Ban, Tayvallich, Aberlour Lochgilphead, PA31 8PF, LERY, 83 Portland Street, NORTH EAST OPEN STU- STILL LIFE STUDIO, High Harbour and Pool, Fife Archibald Dunbar McIntosh RSW RGI 01546 870 310 Troon, KA10 6QU, 01292 Showing ever changing exhibitions of Scottish Colourists, Glasgow Boys and Girls, Modern DIOS, www.northeastopenstu- Street, AB38 9NX, 01340 871 Seasonal exhibition of orginal 316 144 Don’t smile – and don’t say cheese! British and Scottish Masters and a selection of Contemporaries. dios.co.uk, info@northeasto- 457 art Continuous mix of original penstudios.co.uk FYNE STUDIOS - THE HID- paintings and printwork by a BESIDES this sheet you hold in your the bizarre reaction from an orange 178 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 4RL 0141 2213095 www.gerberfineart.co.uk Mon to Fri 9.30-5.30 Sat 10-5 A non-profit organisation variety of artists promoting Arts, Crafts and Alloa THE TOD ENDOWMENT FUND DEN GALLERY, Newton, hands (now nearing its 35th year of coated rail worker “No photography" THE Charity No SC010046 Strachur, (off the A886), PA27 GLENBUCK ARTS, Glenbuck galleries in the North East of THE GALLERY, Gordon Cottage, Glenbuck, East unbroken publication) this modest What? Is the Official Secrets Scotland McFarlane, Watchmaker, 41 8DB, 01369 860 379 St. Andrew Blackadder, North Berwick, Art The Scottish Artists’ Benevolent Association is empowered by the above to Gallery of two Scottish artists Ayrshire, KA18 3SB, 01290 venture also produces a number of Act involved? Are Scotrail/Abellio September 9 - 17 (Sign up open Mill Street, FK10 1DW, 01259 661 784 Exhibition 2017 March 1 - 31) 723 303 provide holidays in Scotland for artists (resident in Scotland for at least two Don McNeil & Jean Bell other publications, amongst them a working on a top secret new KRYSZTYNA GALLERY NEOS 2017. Entry will be via JUNO DESIGN GALLERY, Regular display of sculptures, Good Friday 14th April , Sat 15th, Monday 17th, 10.00am - 5.00pm Work from Ochil Craft As- paintings and hand woven wall 15A NELSON STREET DUNDEE DD1 2PN the web-site: www.northeasto- sociation years) who are experiencing difficulties. 159 Argyll Street, Dunoon, few railway books and guides passenger train which will arrive Easter Sunday (16th) 1.00 - 5.00 pm penstudios.co.uk PA23 7DD, 01369 707 767 pieces. Sculpture Garden by RESONATE ARTS HOUSE, the loch It was in the furtherance of this on time and have plenty of available Guest Artist: Pam Carter, the widely acclaimed Scottish artist, ALBERTINO COSTA Units A3, North Castle Street, THE STABLE GALLERY, who is kindly supplying several of her paintings to the Exhibition. SCULPTURES, 5 Milltimber APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: Church Square, Inveraray, THE WAVE CRAFT GAL- pursuit that we have been updating seating? DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS FK10 1EU, 01259 928 014 LERY, 4 Knockcushan Street, Venue. St Andrew Blackadder Church Hall, Brae East, Milltimber, AB13 The Secretary, Scottish Artists’ Benevolent Association PA32 8TY, 01499 302 800 an old favourite – out of print for too No such luck. Just bureaucracy TEL: 01382 322522 St Andrew Street, North Berwick, EH39 4NU Paintings, reproductions, greet- Girvan, KA26 9AG, 01465 0DN, 07917 482 351, costas- Approx. 350 original pictures by over 40 artists, [email protected] Angus ings cards, exclusive post cards 712 897 many years – a guide to Scotland’s gone mad. So remember, if you plan C/o Robb Ferguson, Regent Court, 70 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 2QZ, Contemporary crafts, pottery ranging in value from £60 to £3500. KINBLETHMONT GAL- IONA HERITAGE CENTRE, Stations. to take a selfie on a Scotrail station GALLERY AT FIFTY FIVE, e.mail:[email protected] Entrance Free. Coffee, cakes, soup, etc at low prices. What seemed like a routine call you'd better hide your phone – or you Everyone welcome. on a deserted rural stop produced could be deported – to Holland! www.krysztynagallery.com Contact person: Stephen Govenlock Tel. 01620-894196. www.artwork.co.uk Charity No SC011823 The Scottish Artists’ Benevolent Association www.artwork.co.uk email [email protected] artWORK 197 March/April 2017 Page 6 artWORK 197 March/April 2017 Page 7 The Foldyard Factor… Elemental – abstract art defines five new malts The ArtWork’s Borders sleuth goes in search of a Russian connection Abstract artist Eva Ullrich has been called in by a Highland distiller to magic the labels for their new range of Five Virtues single malts Guide IN SEARCH OF Foldyard and a Russian stories of Berwick’s TO CELEBRATE the launch of a series of hadn’t tried any of the Five Virtues range down. classes Jean Painlevé. Connection in Berwick-upon-Tweed. I’m rolling troubled, turbulent past. five limited edition single malt whiskies before I started painting but I did think it “I was surprised to discover that my A D LIVINGSTON & SONS, The Brewery’s Adult CRAFT TOWN SCOTLAND, March 15 - June 4 183 King Street, DG7 1DZ, Education students . Group The Barony Centre, West Oliver Beer. down Hide Hill towards the Tweed, in search of This medium inspired by the natural elements – Wood, was important to taste their more widely favourite aspect of this project was working 01556 504 234 Exhibition. Kilbride, KA23 9AW, 01294 BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM & Foldyard and a Russian connection. Undercover proved well suited to Fire, Earth, Metal and Water – the available classic 12 year old single malt. to a specific brief. I usually shy away from Furniture restorers’ workshop, Colin Reynolds . 829179 ART GALLERY, Chamber- shop and gallery EDEN ARTS, 1 Sandgate, THE WELLINGTON GAL- lain Square, B3 3DH, 0121 stuff, so no binoculars, just eagle eyes. I know the strong, simple block Highland distillery Tomatin has teamed Whisky drinking is quite a contemplative being tied down too much but in this case THE MCGILL-DUNCAN Penrith, CA11 7TP, 01768 LERY, 13 Wellington Street, 303 2834 that, famously, Berwick was omitted from the effect of the images. up with the abstract artist Eva Ullrich to activity compelling you to consider the narrowing the parameters gave me a great GALLERY, 231 King Street, 899 444 Kilmarnock, KA13 1DW, Until March 5 DG7 1DT, 01556 502 468 PENNINE POTTERY, Cargill 01563 523 176 Connected Histories: Muslims Treaty of Paris in 1853, concluding the Crimean More recently she has explore these elements and their role in the complexities within different distillations. sense of focus which was ironically quite Until April 1 Head House, Alston, CA9 Original paintings, prints and in the First World War. War. That’s not it. been weaving inked whisky production process. The result is a The main inspiration came from their liberating. For now, this is a one-off, but I Lisa Hooper, Joe McIntyre & 3NG, 01434 382 157 other artworks mainly from Until May 14 John Threlfall . Pottery & kiln work of Scottish artists Various artists. New Art West Towards the bottom, I spot Bridge Street. Japanese paper to make series of five artworks, each an expression really enjoyed the whole process.” ceramicist Peter Lascelles - Midlands 2017 . ARTS OF ALBA, 39/40 ARTI FARTI EXHIBITION I’m getting warmer. Artists could be happy here, tessellated pictures, of a single element. Eva’s artwork has been Did she feel any pressure being a female Threave Terrace, DG7 1HG, please telephone first GALLERY, 48 Hamilton all sorts of special shops to hand, many essential forcing a more cubist, used across the series, known as the Five artist designing a label for whisky, once so 01556 504 020 RED BARN GALLERY, Street, Saltcoats, KA21 5DS, Borders Featuring the work of Freida Melkinthorpe, Penrith, CA10 01294 287207, www.arti-farti. THE SCOTT GALLERY, Ha- to the artistic temperament - music; bicycles; abstract approach Virtues. traditionally considered a ‘man’s drink’. Dyson, Sam Mullen and 2DR, 01931 212 767 co.uk, artifarti48@outlook. wick Museum, Wilton Lodge antiques; a Polish grocery; framers; organic to colour and form, After graduating from Glasgow School She replies: “I personally haven’t ever felt Sheila Mulllen MUSEUM OF LAKELAND com Park, Hawick, TD9 7JL, 01750 JANINAS ART, Meadowview, LIFE, Abbot Hall, Kirkland, Originals & Limited Editions 20096 food; natural remedies; two pubs, Italian, Indian, highlighting the trauma of Art, Eva has exhibited both as a solo and disadvantaged for being a female artist, Springholm, DG7 3LP, 01556 Kendal, LA9 5AL, 01539 THE CHRISTOPHER BOYD even English restaurants; framers; art galleries. of refugees making group artist. With a creative upbringing, but when you look at the statistics, female 650329 722 464 Banff GALLERY, Old Gala House, Still lifes, landscapes, WILLOWPOOL DESIGNS, Handsome buildings, intriguing vennels leading perilous sea voyages. Eva feels it was inevitable she became an artists account for just fur per cent of the portraits, figures, abstracts, DUFF HOUSE COUNTRY Scott Cresent, Galashiels, 9 Weston Houses, Endmoor, TD1 3JS upwards or riverwards. Breaking away from artist. National Gallery of Scotland’s collection. experimental work in mixed Kendal, LA8 0HA, 01539 GALLERY, Duff House, AB45 media 3SX, 01261 818181, www. FLAT CAT GALLERY, 2 A doorway beckons. I ring. Sash thrown the second dimension, nature of gardens though the year. Morag by “My family are very creative, both “There is still a long way to go in 567 056 duffhouse.org.uk, duff.house@ Market Place, Lauder, TD2 her project on farming diversity ‘Another Field’ THE GALLERY AT LAU- Willow work by Simone aberdeenshire.gov.uk 6SR, 01578 722 808 open, key on string dangles in front of nose. reaching out, challenging and demanding. my dad and grandad were painters, so it overcoming gender bias, which is RIESTON, Woodbank House, Siegan & Steve Fuller sponsored by Arts Council England. Laurieston, DG7 2PW, 01644 MEADOWLANDS GAL- THE ROADSTEAD GAL- Foldyard. At Foldyard, Dave Watson and Morag Dave, approaching a parallel theme, went has always felt like a feasible thing to do. historically ingrained in the art world. I DOVE COTTAGE, The 450 235 Wordsworth Museum and LERY, 83 North Castle Street, LERY, St Ellas Place, Eyem- Eaton are in. A warm welcome, and intriguing offshore to paint the cliffs. Of this experience They really immerse themselves in their From an early age I’ve been learning what think with a lot of artists relying more on Contemporary and traditional AB45 1JJ, 01261 818 535, outh, TD14 5HP, 018907 52067 Art Gallery, Grasmere, LA22 house, all ups, downs and round-abouts. Ancient Dave says “The boat was small and the sea, subjects, Dave working in situ in all kinds of materials can do – be it paint, clay or wood. self-promotion through social media that Fine Art and Landscape im- 9SH, 015394 35544 [email protected] REAL WOOD STUDIOS, ages of Galloway Douglas Heggie - New work Monteviot Nurseries, Nr and modern both. vast. The further from land we went, the more I light and weather. It’s not surprising, given their Being brought up in the Lake District has things are improving. It’s so important to FARFIELD MILL, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW, Ancrum, Jedburgh, TD8 6TU, Once it boasted a fine view of the Tweed. became aware of the boundless expanse of sea conviction that the artist’s role is to engage and definitely impacted the way I experience highlight these issues.” Banffshire 01835 830 767 Cornwall 01539 621 958 Contemporary Scottish furni- All changed as Berwick prospered, trading and sky. The evenness of tone and colour between involve, that Foldyard is so open and generous landscape”. And future plans? “I’m currently ROYAL CORNWALL MU- MILL YARD STUDIOS, 3 THE CREATIVE RETREAT, ture Café and walks with time and support, working with the Berwick SEUM, River Street, Truro, Mill Yard, Staveley, Kendal, 5 St Anne’s Terrace, Garden- Northumbrian grain out and Baltic timber in. the sea and the sky was unlike anything I had I ask which artists inspire her. preparing for a trip to the Lofoten Islands TR1 2SJ, 01872 272 205 LA8 7LR stown, AB45 1AW, 01261 812 BUY DESIGN GALLERY, 1 Visual Arts residencies, and the Harestanes Craft Workshops, Merchants needed warehouses, and “Patrick Heron had a big impact on me in the north of Norway where I will gather February 2017 to February TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM 276, www.creative-retreat. 2018 co.uk Harestanes by Ancrum, fine houses. The riverbank was moved, Berwick Film and Media Festival. early on (and still does) as well as Gerhard some material from which to create a new AND ART GALLERY, Castle Jedburgh, TD8 6UQ, 01835 Artists have shared their Poldark. Historical objects Street, Carlisle, CA3 8TP, PORTSOY MARBLE GAL- 830 718 so Bridge Street lost its frontage. Richter’s vast abstract canvases. I recently series of paintings. I plan to show these and ‘stills’ from the current 01228 618718 LERY & WORKSHOP, Showspace for quality crafts Every September, coinciding with the Open Studios space, including Kirill saw the Anselm Kiefer show in London, at an exhibition in November in Bristol. Poldark TV series Until May 21 Harbour, Shorehead, Portsoy, made in wood, metal, glass, Sokolov, Peter Hallam, Jonathan From March 2017 Mr Wang Ying. East Meets AB45 2PB, 01261 842 404 ceramic and textile Berwick Film and Media Festival, which was breathtaking. I have been very I also look forward to continuing to Various artists. One of the West: The Brushstrokes of Ever-changing ongoing display Lloyd, Katie Ward, choreographer County’s finest art collections. Wang Ying. of pottery, Portsoy marble THE BORDER TART, Tart they open house and studios. influenced by the abstract expressionists work with Bristol Contemporary Art and HQ, Chesters, nr Hawick, LEMON STREET GAL- THE GALLERY AT work,hand-knits, books and Like ripe grain, or oak-matured Chloë Smith and film-makers Ben and the quality of mark making present in showing my work internationally.” LERY (LSG), 13 Lemon presents TD9 8TH RHEGED, Rheged Centre, Quirky workshop of textile and malt whisky, the work shown has Sadd & Kathryn Elkin. calligraphy. I find Japanese printmakers like Finally, is she a whisky drinker? Street, Truro, TR1 2LS, 01872 Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ, TOMINTOUL MUSEUM paper artist Lindsay Roberts 275 757 01768 868 000 & VISITOR CENTRE, The been sown, cultivated and nurtured The Russian connection? Hiroshige very pleasing for their simplicity She replies, “Absolutely! I have always Until March 25 TWEEDSIDE GALLERY, Until April 23 Square, Tomintoul, AB37 9ET, since last autumn, often longer. Their Kirill Sokolov. Exiled from Russia, and use of space. I’d like to think these enjoyed a little whisky, but realising the David Martin. Rhythm and Various artists. New Quilting. 01309 673 701 Tweedside Road, Newtown St Harmoney. Boswells, Roxburghshire, TD6 presence and influence is steady, he settled in Berwick in 1974. Some influences show through in my work.” intricacies of the distillation process and April 29 - July 2 0PG, 01835 823473 artists respond to place, others take Derek Eland. Being Human at Beauly Picture Framing Plus beautiful subtle, far-reaching. It’s a slow reveal How did the collaboration with slogan ‘the softer side of the highlands’ now knowing what an art form it can be County Dur- Base Camp. KILMORACK GALLERY, crafts such as aromatic, ceram- of care, integrity, commitment and their homeland with them. Sokolov’s Tomatin come about? Eva replies: “They and from their strong concept of visually has given me a greater appreciation. It has NENTHEAD MINES HERIT- The Old Kilmorack Church, ics, glass and much more Russian origins never left him. ham AGE CENTRE, Nenthead, IV4 7AL, 01463 783 230 PROJECT ART GALLERY, passion. It all matters. Not just the had already decided on the concept of ‘The portraying each element.” motivated me to be more adventurous and Alston, CA9 3PD, 01434 Sculpting in 1975, to help adjust, he BOWES MUSEUM, Newgate, 382 726 March 18 - May 20 53 High Street, Lockerbie, subject, and style, but every detail of Five Virtues’ and wanted to collaborate How did she cope with working on fully explore new tasting opportunities. Like Barnard Castle, DL12 8NP, Colin Brown, Annette Edgar, DG11 2JH Guided valley trails,1825 every material. wrote of “... the emigré complex. I with an artist who had a strong Scottish such a small scale as a bottle label? in art, it is important to keep challenging 01833 690 606 planned Quaker village: N Allan Macdonald, Robert Paintings, photography, prints, Until May 7 Mcaulay, Ann Wegmuller. Part jewellery, fish sculptures, cards A determination to get the could not believe in the unfamiliar. connection.They contacted me after reading “One of the main challenges I felt was yourself beyond the familiar.” Pennines ‘Klondyke’. Lead Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Mines; Rampgill café One 2017. exact texture, paper (handmade, pure The way out was to make objects I an article about my work in relation to the making something on such a large scale that Further information – www.tomatin. Parr . Only In England. THE BEAULY GALLERY, Photography UPFRONT GALLERY AND Bristol could be certain of.” COFFEE SHOP, Nr Hutton- 3-4 High Street, IV4 7BY, cotton, Japanese), canvas (handmade elements/the weather. Although I have done would be just as powerful on a small box/ com DLI MUSEUM & DURHAM 01463 783 508 ARNOLFINI, Bush House, 16 Despite influences – Cezanne, in-the-Forest, Unthank, Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA, 0117 stretchers, archivally robust), glass commissions in the past, this is the first label. But of course that’s often the sign of a FRANCES ANDERSON ART GALLERY, Aykley Penrith, CA11 9TG, 01768 917 2300 Cubism, Constructivism, Mondrian – it Heads, DH1 5TU, 0191 384 484 538 (German ‘waterwhite,’ tint-free, extra time that any of my paintings have been good painting anyway – if you can shrink it (With thanks to K. Duffy) 2214 Berkshire Until March 24 is Russian passion, strength, soul and BRANTWOOD, The Brant- STANLEY SPENCER GAL- Clare Thornton. Corridors, clear), frame (handmade, local wood, used commercially”. Regular exhibitions call for full listings wood Trust, Coniston, LA21 LERY, High Street, Cookham, Stairways & Corners. five coats of Farrow & Ball). sincerity that comes through; that, and From gallery exhibitions to bottle 8AD, 01539 441 396 SL6 9SJ, 01628 471 885 April 14 - June 18 a mastery of material and technique. THE ORIENTAL MUSEUM, Basim Magdy. The Stars Were Dave makes his own paints with labels, I ask Eva about these very different Elvet Hill, DH1 3TH, 0191 Until March 31 Now I understand why Dave paintbox Art Classes Stanley Spencer: Celebration. Aligned For a Century of New safflower oil – slow drying, clean, mediums of displaying her art. www.paintboxartclasses.com 334 5694 Devon Beginnings. bright, clear colours. Each material’s and Morag continue to promote his “Obviously I’m used to showing my INSPIRED PAINTING Berwick-upon- BRISTOL DRAWING work, and exhibit his work at their Crieff HOLIDAYS, Weston House, 6 SCHOOL, Unit 5.18, Paint- unique quality is treated with respect work in a traditional gallery context, so I Paintbox Art Classes offer a Luke Street, Bampton, EX16 works, Arnos Vale, BS4 3EH Open Studios. They met Sokolov in the 1980s, AITON FINE ARTS, 63 9NF, 01398 332094 , www.in- Tweed and delight, orchestrated and finetuned. seen from the land.” am really excited about having my artwork variety of classes, King Street, PH7 3HB, 01764 spiredpaintingholidays.co.uk Both are inspired by and respond to Berwick, Taking two years to create a body of work: teaching, printmaking and exhibiting at Charlotte on a medium that is more available to the 655 423 Landscapes, gardens, coast BERWICK GYMNASIUM Caithness workshops, summer Contemporary Scottish ART GALLERY, Berwick Press, now Northern Print, in Newcastle-upon- painting courses with Cath- NORTH LANDS CREATIVE its past and place in today’s world, on the edge paintings and prints, these works formed ‘All public and appreciation from people that schools and luxury paintings and prints. Picture erine Scott Barracks, The Parade, TD15 Tyne. He passed them the baton. It was a good restorers and framers 1DG, 01289 304 535 GLASS, Quatre Bras, Lybster, of two countries, at the mouth of a great river at Sea,’ a joint exhibition at Edinburgh’s Sutton perhaps wouldn’t usually engage with residential courses across PLYMOUTH COLLEGE KW3 6BN, 01593 721 229, THE STRATHEARN GAL- Until May 14 and the sea. So Morag produced a series of Gallery on Dundas Street in 2016. choice. abstract painting. This is an exciting way Scotland and also provide OF ART, Tavistock Place, Sophie Gerrard, Jeremy Sut- www.northlandsglass.com, More from: www.foldyard.co.uk. LERY, 32 West High Street, Plymouth, PL4 8AT, 01752 ton-Hibbert, Stephen McLaren, [email protected] images, using paper-plate relief print for new Recently both have turned their attention to share artwork but I don’t think it can a distant learning PH7 4DL, 01764 656 100 203 434 Colin McPherson. Beyond the April 4 - 6 (& October 10-12) interpretations of Wilson’s Tales of the Borders, from sea to land – Dave capturing the changing NICK JONES ever replace seeing the original piece, it’s a programme. Please visit March 18 - April 16 Until April 5 Border: New Contemporary Ian Pearson. Lampworking. Georgina McMaster Feature Stuart Robinson. Promontory . Photography from Scotland. May 9 - 12 completely different medium.” our website at: Show. April 1 - June 4 Anthony Scala. In from the Working on Tomatin’s new range, www.paintboxartclasses.com Gemma Burditt. The Art of Cold. Cumbria Dumfriesshire Milk. May 20 - 28 I ask if tasting the new whisky inspired GRACEFIELD ARTS CEN- Karl Harron. The Perfect ART IN THE PEN, Border- NUMBER FOUR GALLERY, TRE, 28 Edinburgh Road, Vessel. her vision for the new label. “I actually way Auction Mart, Rosehill DG1 1JQ, 01387 262 084, Northfield Farm, St Abbs, July 1 - September 30 GALLERY HEINZEL Industrial Estate, Montgom- Berwickshire, TD14 5QF, www.dumgal.gov.uk/Grace- Leap of Faith. Explores how CONTEMPORARY ART ery Way, Carlisle, CA1 2RS, field, [email protected] 01890 771 111 glass continues to inspire belief www.artinthepen.org.uk Contemporary work from art- Until April 15 in both a traditional and wider 30x30cm paper, on media – Mixed Fens” “The MAHMOOD SHAZIA ABBOT HALL ART GAL- Advance 2017. Artwork ists and designer/makers from sense both sides of the Border LERY, Kendal, LA9 5AL, produced by Sixth year LYTH ARTS CENTRE, Lyth, COME JOIN US IN 2017 01539 722464 students across Dumfries and THE GRANARY GALLERY, Wick, KW1 4UD, 01955 641 Exhibition talks, holiday Galloway 2nd Floor, Berwick YHA, 270, www.lytharts.org.uk Sign up for NEOS 2017 will open on workshops, gallery book shop, The British Wildlife Photog- Dewar’s Lane, Berwick upon NORTHSHORE POTTERY, coffee shop raphy Awards . Tweed, TD15 1HJ, 01289 Wednesday 1st March and close at 12pm www.northlandsglass.com April 7 - July 2 March 28 - April 29 303 232 Mill of Forse, Latheron, KW5 PAM CARTER 6DG, 01593 741 777 on Friday 31st of March, entry will be via Julian Cooper. Monica Townsend Whittle: Until May 14 11th March to A Memorial Retrospective. Sophie Gerrard, Jeremy Sut- Studio pottery and ceramic KENDAL MUSEUM, Station sculpture by Jenny Mackenzie 22nd April the web-site: Road, Kendal, LA9 6BT, Landscapes, figures and ton-Hibbert, Stephen McLaren, abstracts Colin McPherson. Beyond the Ross 01539 815597 Border: New Contemporary THURSO ART GALLERY, Until April 14 THOMAS TOSH, 19 East Photography from Scotland. Davidson’s Lane, Thurso, Watch Pam Carter Various artists. Inside Outside. Morton Street & 55 Drum- KW14 7AS, 01847 896 357 talk about her work. range of 2D and 3D work lanrig Street, Thornhill, DG3 PAXTON HOUSE, Paxton Until May 27 5LZ, 01848 331 553 house, Paxton, TD15 1SZ ST FERGUS GALLERY, Search 'Gallery Heinzel Various artists. Landmarks. SPRING FLING OPEN STU- Wick Library, Sinclair Ter- Paintings, papercuts, prints, race, Wick, KW1 5AB, 01955 Pam Carter interview' on DIOS, Gracefield Arts Centre, Berwickshire sculptures, textiles and wood 28 Edinburgh Rd, DG1 1JQ 603 489 April 22 - August 7 TOM DAVIDSON GALLERY, YouTube or Vimeo. May 27 - 29 Andy Mortimer. Layers. Various artists. Spring Fling. East Mayfield, High Street, Photography Earlston, TD4 6BU, 01896 Cambridge CUT THE MUSTARD GAL- 848 898 KETTLE’S YARD, Castle BLACKWELL, Bowness- LERY, 54-56 High Street, Continuous work by Tom Street, CB3 0AQ, 01223 on-Windermere, LA23 3JT, Langholm, DG13 0JH, 01387 Davidson and work by artist 748100 01539 446 139 381 180, www.mustardgallery. Linda Lovatt BREWERY ARTS CENTRE, co.uk Castle Douglas Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4HE, Until March 29 01539 725 133 Various artists. Spring Exhibi- Birmingham CLIENCE STUDIO, 212 Theatre, music, dance, tion. IKON GALLERY, 1 Oozells King street, DG7 1DS, 01556 24 Thistle Street, Aberdeen AB10 1XD comedy, exhibitions, cinema, Square, Brindleyplace, B1 504318, www.cliencestudio. T: 01224 625629 E: [email protected] Check the website for Master Classes and event dates. literature, workshops, restau- 2HS, 0121 248 0708 co.uk rant, bars & café Dundee March 15 - June 4 Gallery & studio of Angela W: www.galleryheinzel.com North Lands Creative Glass, Quatre Bras, Lybster From March 1 2017 DUNCAN OF JORDAN- Lawrence Annie Coxey. Watermarks . OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 10am Caithness KW3 6BN Scotland To Advertise... www.facebook.com/galleryheinzel Tel: +44(0)1593721229 [email protected] Tel: 01651 842429 artWORK 197 March/April 2017 Page 8 artWORK 197 March/April 2017 Page 9 Entangled in Margate’s Turner threads Better outcomes? The Mary Gladstone on a major exhibition of textile art assembled from women artists from a score of different countries Guide IT WAS A That’ll be right! Until April 23 COBURG HOUSE ART STONE COLLEGE OF ART 200 years of Traditional and coincidence that & DESIGN GALLERIES, (Continued from page 5) Monkey Business. Explore STUDIOS, 15 Coburg Street, Contemporary Scottish Art after several our family tree and find out EH6 6ET, 0131 553 2266, University of Dundee, 13 March 18 - April 17 Perth Road, DD1 4HT, 01382 years’ planning, the community are missing out: the concession what makes us all primates www.coburghouseartstudios. Mark Bannerman, Joseph co.uk, exhibitions@coburg- 385 330 Davie and Robert Powell. of £ 3 seems particularly pathetic. I did a search NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ‘Entangled: Threads SCOTLAND, George IV house.co.uk LAMB GALLERY, University Midweek drop-ins and appoint- to try and find free or low cost arts activities of Dundee, Tower Building, ments very welcome and Making’ at Bridge, EH1 1EW, 0131 623 EDINBURGH PALETTE, Nethergate, DD1 4HN, 01382 for children at both HPC and Xcite venues and 3700 St Margaret’s House, 151 SEASHORE GALLERY, Mar- Margate’s Turner Until April 2 385330 shall Street, Cockenzie, EH32 London Road, Midlothian, Contemporary, came up with nothing. So much for delivering You are here: A journey EH7 6AE, 0131 661 1924, HANNAH MACLURE CEN- 0HT, 0793 592 8288 through maps. TRE, University of Abertay, Paintings, jewellery, wood, opened days after better outcomes. www.edinburghpalette.co.uk, Top Floor, Abertay Student ceramics, glass, prints, cards The most telling item in the DBO SCOTTISH NATIONAL [email protected] March, April and May Donald Trump PORTRAIT GALLERY, 1 March 4 - 18 Centre, 1 - 3 Bell Street, DD1 Gray’s Interim Exhibition. 1HP, 01382 308 777 Fiona Crombie. Spring Exhibi- was sworn in as document, it seems to me, is the section where Queen St, EH2 1JD, 0131 tion. 624 6200 Organised in its entirety by THE MCMANUS: America’s none-too- it is claimed “some services which make a more Until March 3 2019 the students, from logistics DUNDEE’S ART GALLERY WESTGATE GALLERY, 39- respectful-of-women limited contribution to delivering the council’s Scots in ltaly - Artists and and marketing to curation and & MUSEUM, Albert Square, 41 Westgate, North Berwick, Adventurers. installation Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 EH39 4AG, 01620 894 976 President. As this key priorities may be reduced and some services March 4 - 25 Paintings, limited edition INVERLEITH HOUSE, 307 200 all-female show may no longer be provided, or provided in Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Beginners workshops. Until March 26 prints, sculptures, ceramics & EDINBURGH ART SHOP, Reflections on Celts Featuring glass. Licensed Gallery café different ways.” Inverleith Row, EH3 5LR, kicked off, women 0131 248 2971 129 Lauriston Place, EH3 two Iron Age mirrors BRAID IMAGE, 60 Rhodes My concern is that this might have a 9JN, 0131 229 1809, www.Ed- DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY Park, North Berwick, EH39 united world- THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, negative impact on the visual arts in the area. PALACE OF HOLYROOD- inburghArtShop.com, info@ ARTS (DCA), 152 Nethergate, 5NA, 01620 890 780 wide in protest, in EdinburghArtShop.co.uk DD1 4DY, 01382 909 900 Large Panoramic Art Photo- As mentioned previously, the running of HPC HOUSE, Palace of Holyrood- graphs, Printed on Canvas. Washington and house, Abbeyhill, EH8 8DX, SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF March 4 - June 4 ARCHITECT-ARTISTS, Mark Wallinger . View on-line gallery or visitors other cities, wearing (including the gallery) is being handed over 0131 556 5100 by appointment March 17 - July 23 RIAS, 15 Rutland Square, COOPER GALLERY, Exhibi- pink knitted pussy to West Lothian Leisure (WLL), from what I Maria Sibylla Merian. Maria EH1 2BE, www.ssaagallery. tions, Duncan of Jordanstone GULLANE ART GALLERY, Merian’s Butterflies. org.uk 8 Stanley Road (Main Street), hats. understand, they are a limited company who College of Art & Design, COLLECTIVE GALLERY, University of Dundee, 13 Gullane, EH31 2AD, 01620 Curated by are also a charity. There is a voluntary board TALBOT RICE GALLERY, 843 082 University of Edinburgh, Old 22-28 Cockburn Street, EH1 Perth Road, DD1 4HT, 01382 of twelve members (I was told that members 1NY, 0131 220 1260 385 330 Until March 27 writer and critic, College, South Bridge, EH8 Rosanne Barr, James Orr, Da- of the public were exempt from applying to 9YL, 0131 650 2211 Until March 26 THE KRYSZTYNA GAL- Karen Wright, Beatrice Whistler. Ours. LERY, 15A Nelson Street, DD1 vid Smith RSW, Helen Tabor. BOURNE FINE ART, 6 Dun- Reawakening. ‘Entangled’ become a board member). The board members das Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 Drawings 2PN, 01382 322 522, www. THE SALTIRE SOCIETY, krysztynagallery.com, kryszty- BASS ROCK POTTERY, Tan- demonstrates the include three local councillors, a number of 557 4050 tallon Arts & Crafts Studios, OPEN EYE GALLERY, 34 9 Fountain Close, 22 High [email protected] extent to which staff and users from the sports centres, a couple Street, EH1 1TF, 0131 556 Drawings, Paintings and Prints North Berwick, EH39 5PW, Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE, 0131 467 8300 sculptor, Eva Hesse (1936-1970), who pioneered in materials like of business representatives and a GP amongst 0131 557 1020 1836, www.saltiresociety.org. BROUGHTY CASTLE female traditional uk, saltire@saltiresociety. MUSEUM, Castle Approach, TANTALLON ARTS & whose hobbies is listed an interest in the arts. Until March 27 craft skills, in sewing, knitting, embroidery and weaving can be latex. Lily Read. Showcase org.uk Broughty Ferry, DD5 2TF, CRAFTS STUDIOS, Halfland The exhibition is well represented by artists from the north like So, as far as I can tell, there are no board Artistic interests include 01382 436916 Barns Schoolhouse, North forged into fine art, rather than being relegated to the craft-based TORRANCE GALLERY, awards for the weans in Houses displays on the life and Berwick, EH39 5PW, 0131 camp. Iceland, Norway members who work in the arts or who have any 36 Dundas Street, EH3 Scottish song, and for artists 6JN, 0131 556 6366, www. times of Broughty Ferry, its 467 8300 and Scotland. expertise in the arts to speak of. in Arts and Crafts in Archi- people, the environment and LINDSEY ANTIQUES, 5a Assisted by Turner Contemporary’s director, Victoria Pomery, torrancegallery.co.uk, enquir- tecture To put the situation of financial support [email protected] the wildlife that live close by Roseberry Place, Gullane, and head of exhibitions, Sarah Martin, Wright has amassed 100 Traditionally STILLS GALLERY, 23 MCMANUS COLLECTIONS North Berwick, EH31 2AN, March 11 - 25 works of 40 female artists from 19 different nationalities. the long, dark into perspective, a look at the data about grants Ken Ferguson. Cockburn Street, EH1 1BP, UNIT, Barrack Street, DD1 01620 842 326 Knot,’ (illustrated on the cover of this the exhibition catalogue with 100 colour 0131 622 6200 19th & 20th Century paintings Stemming from the early 20th century to the present day, a few winter nights applied for in West Lothian during 2015-2016 March 31 - April 29 1PG, 01382 307200 issue) a massive installation involving the images, including photographs of artists in Spring Exhibition. Until April 9 New permanent home for the and etchings reveals that sport is the overriding priority in the The Collection Series. Works exhibitors are famous but most are not household names. Although encouraged INGLEBY GALLERY, 6 City’s History, Archaeology PAINTBOX ART CLASSES, community, is the result of a collaboration their studios, and a number of essays, one area. For example, over a period of just one day from a private photography and Natural History Collec- Cockenzie House & Gardens, many work in textiles, some use wood carving, plants, clothing, hair women to between local women making the process of being ‘The Art of Women,’ by the American Carlton Terrace, EH7 5DD, collection & Alan Dimmick’s tions www.paintboxartclasses.com and bird quills and each challenges established categories of craft, develop practical (8/4/16) two sports, cycling and boxing, applied 0131 556 4441 studio archive, 1977-2017 Until April 23 Variety of classes, workshops, creation a social event. novelist and essayist, Siri Hustvedt (b. 1955), Until April 1 skills in textiles. for a total of £ 550,000 worth of grants from Mark Wallinger. And Per Se TARTAN GALLERY AT Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, summer schools and luxury design and fine art. The idea of staging an all-woman leading thinker in neurology, feminism, art THE LAUREL GALLERY, Calum Innes and Victoria Mor- residential courses Swedish- Sports Scotland. And: Part I. Film At Margate, Louise Bourgeois (1911-2020) is Number GALLERY TEN, 5 William The Laurel Gallery, 58 St ton. Out of the Frame: Scottish show came about through Karen Wright’s criticism and philosophy, whose radical Stephen Street, Stockbridge, Abstraction. One heavy-weight. Born into a French family who renovated born Norwegian By contrast, the only significant grant Street, West End Edinburgh fascination, while visiting female artists collection of essays, ‘A Woman Looking at EH3 5AL, 0131 226 5022 Until Autumn 2017 Edinburgh application listed for the visual arts was applied EH3 7NG www.galleryten. tapestries from the Ancien Regime, she elevated her skills, learned textile artist, THE ADAM POTTERY, 76 The Glasgow Boys, the Scot- THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL in their studios, in the ‘making process’ Men Looking at Women’ harks back to John for in October 2015, this was for an “artist led co.uk tish Colourists, James McIn- GALLERY, The Mound, in childhood, of sewing, darning, mending and weaving to an Hannah Ryggen and their willingness to experiment with Berger’s comment in ‘Ways of Seeing,’ that EDINBURGH PRINTMAK- Henderson Row, EH3 5BJ, tosh Patrick and Joan Eardley. Princes Street, EH2 2EL, 0131 extraordinarily experimental level. (1894-1970) was programme.” The grant was applied for by West ERS WORKSHOP GAL- 0131 557 3978 A Sense of Place: Twentieth 624 6200 materials. ‘men look at women while women watch Thrown, sculptural and hand- Lothian Council and they were asking for £ LERY, 23 Union Street, EH1 built ceramics Century Scottish Painting. Until March 24 In this show her pink hand (2001) in fabric, wood, glass and fiercely political There may be detractors, who claim that themselves being looked at.’ 3LR, 0131 557 2479 IARTSUPPLIES, 59 Perth Lion Gets You Nowhere. The steel, reminiscent of a tired ‘Marigold’ rubber glove, creates a telling and some of her 3,500. Until April 15 ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI Youth Versus Scotland and Sir this measure is patronising and a form of He also claimed that ‘men act and CULTURA, 82 Nicolson Road, DD1 4HU, 0330 223 work responded I am sure WLC Community Arts have Process & Possibilities. 0922, www.iartsupplies.co.uk Walter Scott narrative, with a strong feminist theme. But in Bourgeois’ hands ghetto-isation, just as critics of, for example, women appear.’ Really? Not at Turner PATRIOTHALL GALLERY Street, EH8 9EW, 0131 668 Online Art Shop SCOTTISH NATIONAL (excuse the pun), the work is subtle, resonant and layered. robustly to other avenues of funding, however, these are @ WASPS, 1d Patriothall, off 2232 LIFESPACE, College of GALLERY OF MODERN Bailey’s (originally the Orange) Prize for Contemporary in Margate. Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, Ongoing arts lectures, exhibi- Other well-known names are the Ukrainian-born French artist, the horrible interesting statistics which need to be kept an tions & performances; Italian Life Sciences, University of ART, 75 Belford Road, EH4 women’s fiction, claim that it shoved one The show ends on 7 May. EH3 5AY, 0131 226 7126 eye on. I would like to report that things are classes Dundee, DD1 5EH, 01382 3DR, 0131 624 6200 - Modern Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) and the German-born American situation half of humanity into a ‘protectorate.’ THE DUNDAS STREET 381023 Two looking up for the visual arts environment in L’INSTITUT FRANçAIS imposed on the GALLERY, 6a Dundas Street, D’ECOSSE, 13 Randolph Science Art Research Gallery Until May 21 Wright argues, however, that since ‘the EH3 6HZ Until April 1 Joan Eardley: A Sense of Place population of West Lothian, unfortunately, the picture that Crescent, EH3 7TT, 0131 Daksha Patel. Signal/?Noise: process was at the centre of the selection,’ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 225 5366 CITY ART CENTRE, 1-3 Norway during is emerging suggests failure to deliver better EDINBURGH, 20A Inverleith Imaging/Drawing. Drawings Market Street, EH1 1DE, 0131 dandelion designs the idea of segregation was dispelled. MUSEUM OF CHILD- outcomes and not much worth getting Xcited Row, EH3 5LR, 0131 552 7171 and animations 529 3993 WW2. Accompanying these works is HOOD, 42 High Street, Royal GALLERY Q, 160 Nethergate, Until May 21 & about for the future. EDINBURGH COLLEGE Mile, High Street, EH1 1TG, From OF ART, Lauriston Place, DD1 4DU, 01382 220 600 Paper Trail. Drawings, Water- 0131 529 4142 March 4 - April 1 colours, Prints images gallery Edinburgh, EH3 9DF, 0131 221 6109 MUSEUM OF EDINBURGH, J L Morrison. The Seasons of THE ROYAL SCOTTISH tapestry weaver, Maureen Hodge (b 1941), contributes a stunning DOVECOT STUDIOS, 10 Huntly House, 142 Canon- Argyll. ACADEMY BUILDING, stein waternish isle of skye Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT, gate, Royal Mile, High Street, Upper Galleries, The Mound, tapestry. 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IRONWORKS GALLERY, MUSEUM, Romney Road, A Change of Seasons: Winter Street, PH21 1JG, 01540 Summerlee Heritage Park, venues/kirkcaldy-galleries, Artists & makers open their with the glassworks of Paulo Venini of expertise is a volume based mostly on DIANA MACKIE, 10 Bor- Greenwich, SE10 9NF, 0208 into Spring. EAST KILBRIDE ARTS 664 535 bookie favourites are here and more that you may Great Modern Writers A-Z by Andy Tuohy and Heritage Way, Coatbridge, 858 4422 [email protected] workspaces to visitors the first April 6 - 28 CENTRE, 51-53 Old Coach April 7 - 23 reraig Park, Dunvegan, IV55 Until April 16 full weekend in May annually with which he established a strong unpublished material coming from the not know about. Caroline Taggart. Octopus Books, March, 2017 ML5 1QD, 01236 431 261 THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Peter Thomson. Light Box. Road, East Kilbride, G74 Various artists. SBSA Mem- 8ZX, 01470 511 795 Call for details Various artists. Shaping Fife, April 29 - May 1 working relationship during the 1950s, Venini historical archives. A hardback Solo - new paintings 4DU, 01355 261 000, www. bers Photographic Exhibition. Working studio and gallery - Would be a useful accompaniment to anyone ISBN 978-1-84403-913-5 UK £14.99 Trafalgar Square, WC2N Shaping Fifers. Various artists. Open Studios slleisureandculture.co.uk/ April 29 - May 27 paintings depict the climatic GOLD AND SILVER-ETC 5DN, 0207 747 2885 North Fife. Glass, photography, leading to the creation of the series of containing 1,389 colour illustrations – CYRIL GERBER FINE ART, studying modern literature or as a gift book to those ART GALLERY, 41 High Until March 26 CUPAR ARTS & HERITAGE 178 West Regent Street, G2 info/48/east_kilbride_arts_ Various artists. New Threads, changes of the Highlands and PROJECT (CAHP), 5 Ashlar painting, jewellery, textiles, highly coloured Murano glass pieces vases, bowls, figureens and much more centre Nora Fok. Islands Street, ML11 7LU, 01555 Fourth Plinth Shortlist Exhibi- ceramics, metal and wood 4RL, 0141 221 3095, www. interested in writing or design. 665 342 Park, Lovers Lane, Cupar, Until March 26 1896 GALLERY & COFFEE ORBOST GALLERY, Half tion. Contemporary art CONTEMPORARY ARTS encapsulating the enthusiasm and tastes – and you will need a strong arm to lift gerberfineart.co.uk, mail@ The book kicks off at the time of Proust and Work by June Shirreffs, inc. Until May 21 KY15 5AQ gerberfineart.co.uk Jim Jordan and Lillias Doug- SHOP, Deshar Rd, Boat of Bolvean, nr Dunvegan, IV55 DUNFERMLINE (CAD), of that period. In the 60s - 90s Bianconi it! las. Her’s and His. Works Bespoke jewellery, Quality Cagnacci’s Repentant Magda- PETE CURA PICTURE 19th-21st Century Brit- Garten, PH24 3BN, 01479 8ZB, 01470 521 207 finishes around the time of Kazuo Ishiguro so don’t handbags lene. Paintings FRAMING, At the Gallery, Upper Mall, The Kingsgate, renewed his association and designed ish Paintings, Drawings & AULD KIRK MUSEUM, 831 111 Selling exhibitions of profes- expect to see anything on more contemporary Burnside, Cupar, KY15 4BH, Dunfermline Sculpture including works by Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, East Art, photography, crafts, sional artworks by local artists WILLIAM WILSON FINE THE BARBICAN, Silk Street, 01334 652 353 Scottish artists work, mixed several other series. Scottish Contemporaries and Dunbartonshire, G66 1HN, jewellery, books, cards and in Skye & Highlands moderns like Hilary Mantel or Alain de Boton. ART PHOTOGRAPHER, 75 EC2Y 8DS, 0207 638 4141 Lino cuts by Barbara Robert- media, 2d, 3d, small sculpture Modern Masters 0141 578 0144 calendars Hyndford Road, ML11 9AU, Until April 16 work (ceramic, Glass and This enormous tome of some 500 Fulvio Bianconi at Venini, Skira, ISBN RAVEN PRESS GALLERY, 01555 660 023 The Fantastic Barbican World. son, Caricatures by Donald GLASGOW MUSEUMS, Until March 23 CARRBRIDGE ARTISTS’ Colbost, Dunvegan, IV55 Smart, New editions by Sonas wood), Digital images pages is edited by Marino Barovier, 978-88-572-3008-5 Price £ 50 Back to the 80s. Celebrating Limited edition giclée fine art A series of displays March 11 - June 11 Culture and Sport Glasgow, STUDIO, Main Street, 8ZS, 01470 511 748 prints and canvases Until April 18 MacLean. Framing: over 100 20 Trongate, G1 5ES, 0141 the best of 80s culture - from Cairngorms National Park, Wood engravings of landscape mouldings to choose from Jeremy Hutchison. Limo- music, fashion and film to SUMMERLEE MUSEUM, Omer Arbel. Omer Arbel: 44. molum. 287 4350 Carrbridge, PH23 3AS, 01479 and wildlife. Resist dyed silks Light installation EAST NEUK OPEN STU- Call or visit website for full fashion, toys and gadgets 841 328, www.carrbridgestu- and hand knit design. Working Wide range of Heritage Way, Coatbridge, THE QUAY GALLERY, 33 ML5 1QD, 01236 638460 Until April 23 DIOS, East Neuk details PULP PAPER ARTS WORK- dios.com, alice@carrbridges- studio of engraver Kathleen original paintings Richard Mosse. Incoming. High Street, Aberdour, KY3 SHOP, WASPS Factory, 77 tudios.com Lindsley KILN SERVICES, Unit 8/11, MAISIE & MAC ART AND 0SH, 01383 860 602 ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF Until May 1 CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART, Hanson Street, Dennistoun, Work by resident artists Jeff LYNNE’S ART SHED, by Whistleberry Park Indus- Sophie Clements. KIRKCALDY ART CLUB, G31 2HF, 0141 337 2842, & Alice Buttress. trial Estate, Hamilton, ML3 1 St. Catherine Street, Cupar, 2 Castle Street, Glasgow City, Roseneath, 34 Lochbay, Hot Pot Wynd, Dysart, Kirk- 0ED, 01698 822032, www. TATE MODERN, Bankside, KY15 4LS, 01334 656 523, G4 0RH, 0141 276 1625 www.paperartsworkshop. LOCH SHIEL SPRING Waternish, IV55 8GD Duncan SE1 9TG, 0207 887 8008 www.maisieandmac.com, caldy, KY1 2TQ, 01592 203270 co.uk, alison.paperprint- FESTIVAL kiln-services.co.uk, sales@ Painting classes, Monday SCOTLAND STREET kiln-services.co.uk Until April 2 [email protected] by SCHOOL MUSEUM, 225 [email protected] April 20 - 23 Currie Phillip Parreno. Anywhen. 2-4pm and 7-9pm, Tuesday April 1 & 2 (10am-4pm) Kelso Provides kilns, clays and pot- Paintings, prints, sculpture, tex- Scotland Street, G5 8QB, 0141 Various artists. The Loch Old Pier Rd Challenge your perception of tiles, ceramics, wood & metal 7-9pm and Thursday 10-noon. Casting Paper. Introduction Shiel Festival. KELSO POTTERY, The tery supplies Pottery classes, Monday 287 0500 time and space from UK artists and makers to making simple molds to GLENFINNAN STATION Knowes, 100 metres behind Until June 11 10-12pm and 7-9pm, Tuesday CENTRE FOR CONTEM- Kelso Abbey, TD5 7BH, 01573 Broadford Isle of Skye PITTENWEEM ARTS FESTI- create high and low relief MUSEUM, Station Cottage, Lancashire Wolfgang Stillman. 2017. 7-9pm and Wednesday 2-4pm PORARY ARTS (CCA), 350 paper casts 224 027 Tel: 01471 822064 VAL, Festival Office, 47 High Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD, Glenfinnan, PH37 4LT, 01397 BLACKBURN MUSEUM & Photography - still-lifes and BIRCHWOOD COTTAGE April 29 & 30 722 295 Mugs, jugs, bowls & ‘Time [email protected] portraits Street, Pittenweem, KY10 2PG, GALLERY & TEAROOM, 0141 352 4900 Japanese Binding. Tablets’ fired in the Kelso ART GALLERY, Museum 01333 313 903, www.pitten - Balmungo, St Andrews, KY16 March 4 - 21 May 27 - 29 (Mokuhanga) Pit Kiln www.duncancurrie.co.uk Street, Blackburn, BB1 7AJ, TATE BRITAIN, Millbank, weemartsfestival.co.uk, info@ 8LW, 01334 208220 Alexander Storey Gordon. A Japanese Paper. 01254 667 130 SW1P 4RG, 0207 887 8888 pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk THE VENNEL GALLERY, Until May 29 Gallery/tearoom just outside St Apopheny!. A series of text July 1 & 2 Isle of Arran 11 Bridge Street, TD5 7HT, Call for details FISHER STUDIO AND and film works David Hockney. Painting, Andrews on the B9131. Plant Papers. STUDIO 4, Shore Road, 01573 224 003, www.playfair- BOLTON MUSEUM ART GALLERY, 11-13 High Street, MACKINTOSH CHURCH, GALLERY & AQUARIUM, drawing, print, photography MASPIE HOUSE GALLERY, MUSIC-MAKERS LIMIT- Lamlash, KA27 8LA, 01770 petportraits.co.uk, vennelgal- and video across six decades Pittenweem, KY10 2LA, 01333 High Street, Falkland, KY15 Subscription form CRM Society, Queen’s Cross ED, 17 North Gardner Street, [email protected] Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, 312 255, www.fishergallery. 600 919 April 5 - October 1 7BU, 01337 857 735 Church, 870 Garscube Road, G11 5BU, 0141 339 2708 Lively contemporary art, BL1 1SE, 01204 332 211 co.uk, enquiries@fishergallery. G20 7EL, 0141 946 6600 Call for details Queer British Art (1861- A wide selection of paintings, SCOTTISH ARTISTS’ Masako Ritchie, Barbara 1967). Featuring works from co.uk giclee prints and cards, jewel- THE HUNTERIAN MU- Kirkcudbrightshire KEN BROMLEY ART SUP- A wide range of ceramics, on page 2. BENEVOLENT ASSO- Young, Scott Irvine, Kirti 1861-1967 relating to lesbian, lery, books and stationery. SEUM AND ART GALLERY, CIATION, Second Floor, 5 Mandir, R. Lele new works by HARBOUR COTTAGE PLIES, Unit 13 Lodge Bank studio glass, driftwood clocks, GALLERY, Castlebank, gay, bisexual, trans and queer PAGE POTTERY GALLERY, University of Glasgow, Oswald Street, G1 4QR J. Broekhuizen Estate, Crown Lane, Horwich, (LGBTQ) identities enamelling, metalworks etc and Kirkcudbright, DG6 4LB, THE MACLAURIN ART GALLERY Bolton, BL6 5HY, 01204 limited edition of giclee prints 49 High Street, Pittenweem, University Avenue, G12 8QQ, Empowered by the TOD BANKSIDE GALLERY, 48 KY10 2PG, 01333 311402 0141 330 4221 Endowment Fund to provide 01557 330 073, www.harbour- 690114 April 1 - May 7 Isle of Bute cottagegallery.org.uk Yvonne Hawker - a retrospective of works 18 March - 30 April 2017 Hopton Street, (Next to Tate James Fraser, Jan Fisher, Susan WEEM GALLERY AND Until March 26 holidays in Scotland for art- BACK-RIDGE GALLERY, Erskine 100 - In War and MOUNT STUART, Mount March 4 - 11 Modern), SE1 9JH, 0207 928 Ritchie, , Fraser Shaw, Angus FRAMER, 16 High Street, ists (resident in Scotland for “METANOIA” Frank McFadden’s first exhibition in Ayrshire 25 March - 30 April 2017 Twitter Lane, Waddington, 7521 Peace: The Erskine Story. at least two years) who are Stuart, PA20 9LR, 01700 Spring into Transparency Clitheroe, BB73LQ, 01200 MacDonald, Steve Bretel and Pittenweem, KY10 2LA, 01333 503 877 with KGR Glass Design. Also Until March 15 more. Spring Exhibition. 311535 Commemorates the centenary experiencing difficulties 427304 Contemporary Water Competi- of Erskine Hospital artwork by Kie Stewart ROZELLE HOUSE GALLERIES Former working farm has FUNKY SCOTTISH, 41 High RSW, 5 Oswald Street, G1 March 13 - 25 tion. MCLELLAN GALLERIES, 4QR, 0141 248 7411, www. Isle Of Harris been transformed into a work- Street, Pittenweem, KY10 2PG, Fort William Various artists. Left Bank Open Studios Ayrshire exhibition incorporating their Open Weekend 21 - 24 April haven for local designers and NATIONAL PORTRAIT 01333 312 567 270 Sauchiehall Street, G2 rsw.org.uk, [email protected] ‘Pop-Up’ Gallery. GALLERY, St Martin’s Place, 3EH, 0141 565 4137 SKOON ART CAFE, 4 craftsmen ART LOCHABER, Lochaber, The Royal Scottish Society of Geocrab, HS3 3HB, 01859 March 27 - April 8 Exhibition runs 25 March - 7 May 2017 WC2H 0HE, 0207 306 0055 JOHN NELSON STUDIO www.artlochaber.co.uk Painters in Watercolour PETER SCOTT GALLERY, GALLERY, 26 Milton Place, THE ANNAN GALLERY, 164 530 268 Various artists. W.A.S.P.S. March 9 - May 29 Ben Nevis Distillery, Fort Woodlands Road, G3 6LL, PEOPLE’S PALACE, Glas- Original art, home made cakes April 10 - 22 Open: Mon – Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 12noon - 5pm Lancaster University, LA1 Claude Cahun and Gillian (on A917 - 15mins from St 4YW, 01524 594 151 Andrews), Pittenweem, KY10 William 0141 332 0028 gow Green, G40 1AT, 0141 and puddings, leaf and herbal Various artists. Easter Exhibi- Rozelle House & Maclaurin Galleries, Monument Rd, Ayr KA7 4NQ T: 01292 445447 / 443708 Wearing. Behind the Mask, May 27 - June 7 A cycle of paintings for Meditation Café/Bar/Bookshop March 11 - 26 550 0892 teas, coffee plus traditional tion. LYTHAM HERITAGE CEN- Another Mask. 2LS, 01333 312 112 Jan Nelson. Featuring paintings and prints Art Lochaber Annual Exhibi- Programme of Events Until March 31 music. Original oils and ex- April 24 - May 6 TRE, 2 Henry Street, Lytham, HAYWARD GALLERY, by John Nelson tion A modern 'Pilgrim's Progress’ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GAL- Fizzers - 10 Years of clusive art cards from resident Various artists. Kirkcudbright- MCKECHNIE INSTITUTE, GIRVAN FY8 5LE, 01253 730787 South Bank Centre, Belvedere LERY, 134 Blythswood Street, Caricature. Features over 120 artist Andrew John Craig shire Crafts Association. Road, SE1 8XX, 08703 800 CULROSS POTTERY AND and Exhibitions G2 4EL, 0141 332 4027 international icons and Scot- Biff Smith Collection on throughout the year GALLERY (& BISCUIT Glasgow HIGH ST. GALLERY, 84 Leeds 400 Comfortable Accommodation Until March 28 tish celebrities High Street, Kirkcudbright, CAFé), Sandhaven, Culross, KELVINGROVE ART GAL- David M Martin. Recent Isle of Islay McKechnie Collections January to April 2017 HAREWOOD HOUSE, Hare- MALL GALLERIES, The (near Dunfermline), KY12 LERY & MUSEUM, Argyle UNLIMITED STUDIOS, 25 DG6 4JL, 01557 331 660 Mall, near Trafalgar Square, paintings Hyndland Street, G11 5QE, THE GALLERY, Bowmore Girvan’s Sporting Past and Present January to April 2017 wood House Trust, Harewood 8JG, 01383 882176, www. 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artWORK 197189 March/AprilJuly/August 20152017 PagePage 1212 artWORK 197 March/April 2017 Page 13 Maxwell Macleod’s Hot Blast A FRIEND OF MINE runs ghost tours in continued his sabre rattling, by text. The ArtWork Guide The Edinburgh. A few weeks ago in order to drum up The trouble is that rather like with my ghost Guide business he invented a ghost for one of the ghastly tour friend you can’t believe a word anyone says. THE WHITWORTH ART [email protected] March 6 - 18 SARAH RISEBOROUGH, Lynn Painter Stainer’s Prize. GALLERY, The University Framing studio artists and PERTH THEATRE, 185 gloomy locations where he drags his poor sucker I have now been to Jerusalem four times in recent versity of Sunderland, Ash- 01854 612 282, www.thehar- of Manchester, Oxford Road, 21 The Gables, West Street, craftmakers gallery High Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 Selkirk bourne House, Ryhope Road, bourgallery.com Showcases painting from both Belford, NE70 7QB, 01668 tourists in the rain, calling her Maggie. years and almost every story that every activist professional and amateur art- M15 6ER, 0161 275 7451 Designs on a new museum TWEEDDALE MUSEUM 621 031 SCOTTISH BORDERS SR2 7EF, 0191 515 2128 Original art, contemporary, 213618 ists in the UK Until March 19 AND GALLERY, Chambers Call for full listings COUNCIL (MUSEUM & A few days after his invention he was contacted has tried to palm off on me has turned out to be as retro and vintage; framed/ IN THE LAST issue of ArtWork, we reported on typewriter – shows how Ettore Sottsass and Perry CROWN STUDIO GAL- mounted prints IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, Idris Khan. painting, drawing Institution, High Street, PERTH CONCERT HALL, GALLERY), Municipal by one of the tourists who revealed that, not only was plausible as Maggie the Ghost. Sutherland and photography the new design and craft galleries in the National King tried to revolutionise typewriter design in LERY, Bridge Street, Roth- EH45 8AG, 01721 724 820 Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 Buildings, High Street, TD7 HIGHLAND STONEWARE, Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ, bury, NE65 7SE, 01669 622890 he a medium. he had also managed to contact the Because you already know that the folk who TIMESPAN HERITAGE 0207 416 5320 LOWRY ARTS & DIGITAL MOY MACKAY GALLERY, 621 031 4JX, www.liveborders.org. North Road, Wester Ross, Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, where the his- the early 1970s by an extensive use of plastics in CENTRE, Dunrobin Street, IV26 2UN, 01571 844 376 Until May 1 WORLD CENTRE, Pier 8, SHIRE POTTERY, Miller’s 17 Northgate, EH45 8RX, THE PERTHSHIRE ART uk/museums_and_galleries, mythological Maggie and could inform him that her are telling you things have no credibility and like my [email protected] Helmsdale, KW8 6JX, 01431 Fashion of the Ration: 1940s Salford Quays, Salford, M5 tory of both has been treated chronologically from bright red for both the typewriter and its box-like Yard, Prudhoe Street, Al- 01721 722116 ASSOCIATION, 5 Westehill, real name was Rosalind. True story. Probably. The pal on the ghost tours will say whatever comes into 821327, www.timespan.org. AN TALLA SOLAIS, Ul- Street Style. 2AZ, 0161 876 2000 the end of the 18th century to the present day. case that could be stood on end and used as a nwick, NE66 1UW, 01665 Contemporary Art and Craft PH1 1DH, 01738 626307 uk, enquiries@timespan. lapool Visual Arts, Market THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, MANCHESTER ART GAL- 602 277 from Scotland Shetland trouble was it was told to me by the man who had their minds to get ahead. org.uk Street, IV26 2XE, 01854 In London, where the Design Museum has just wastepaper basket or a place to keep your bottle 612 310 Buckingham Palace, SW1A LERY, Mosley Street, M2 3JL, WESTSIDE CONTEMPO- THE CAIRNS GALLERY, SHETLAND MUSEUM, invented Maggie in the first place, so who knows. The Jews/Palestinians/Christians/Muslims From March 9 1AA, 0207 766 7301 0161 235 8888 RARY FINE ART, Westside 72 High Street, EH45 8SW, Bahbak Hashemi-Nezha. April 1 - May 7 moved from its relatively small site to the former of whisky! Hay’s Dock, Lerwick, ZE1 Once you lose trust in someone their words are just have the sole right to the land. All Jews Palestinians/ Stephen | Morrison. Grammar THE ROYAL ACADEMY Until April 23 Farm, Newton, Stocksfield, 01721 729441 Perthshire 0WP, 01595 695 057 Flowers from your Garden in Commonwealth Institute in Kensington, a much Originally planned to cost £ 10 and be the NE43 7TW, 01661 843 778 of Wavelength. Collaboration OF ARTS, Burlington House, Wynford Dewhurst:. Wynford PEEBLES CRAFT CEN- BIRNAM ARTS & CONFER- Da Gadderie - new exhibition noises. Muslims/Christians are liars/ heroes/abused/ any Container Piccadilly, W1J 0BD, 0207 Dewhurst: Manchester’s larger space has enabled the museum to triple its equivalent of the ballpoint to the fountain pen, the CORNHILL CRAFTS, 3 St ENCE CENTRE, Station space in the new Shetland March 10/11 LAEL CRAFTS GALLERY, TRE, Newby Court, EH45 I was thinking about Maggie and Rosalind exploited/put upon, should be supported/chased into 3 Lael, IV23 2RS 300 8000 Monet. Cuthberts Farm Cottages, Nr 8AG, 01721 722875 Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, PH8 Museum Making Museums: Place + size. And, instead of adopting a chronological rising cost of oil (and therefore plastics) increased Politics Symposium Until April 17 CENTRE FOR CHINESE Tillmouth, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Craft centre with 4 studios 0DS, 01350 727 674, www. THE TAIT GALLERY, 11c this morning as I remembered an experience I the sea, given weapons, locked up or bombed. Now. 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Includes 1EU, 0161 832 7271 The new use has also saved a 1960s building Going back in time, there is a display of the (01721) 722 875. Woodworks scape artist Palestinian client of his, a nurse who wanted to visit weather. Studios/galleries including: DG9 7JP, 01776 705 088 photography, sculpture and Call for details THE MALTINGS, Eastern by Bruce Prost - (01721) Cat. Hand-crafted hats and pottery, paintings, printmak- which was facing demolition, enabling OMA, Al- design of chairs from early bentwood models by textiles BONHOGA GALLERY, a number of hospitals in Scotland this summer and Of course there are certainly some rock ing, wood-turning, clothes, WILLIAM NEAL PAINT- filmmaking Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, 724 442. 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The examination of particular products, including EH44 6PW, 01896 830 323 GALLERIA LUTI, 16 happen in Jerusalem is a nightmare if you are for both manipulation and for being scared out of 105 Laid, Loch Eriboll, IV27 LERY & ROMAN LON- 01309 692 426 Philippe Starck's Juicy Salif citrious squeezer of WATERFRONT GALLERY, Ancaster Square, Callander, 0US, 01595 6937374 4UN, 01971 511 727 Galloway in watermedia March 7 - April 2 conversion has cost £ 83m. 128 Victoria Street, Strom- DAWYCK BOTANIC FK17 8BL, 01877 339577, THE PICKING SHED, acting on behalf of a Palestinian. The Israelis have their wits, that the Palestinians would clean up when HOOPOE PRINTS, Seymour DON’S AMPHITHEATRE, GARDEN, Stobo, EH45 9JU, WILD TILES AND TEX- Guildhall Yard, Off Gresham Wendy Richardson. 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In 6HQ, 07768 690 069, www. 477 834 birds and landscape by Lisa London Wall, EC2Y 5HN, leading directly to the main gallery on the top form of the fitted kitchens that were first designed by the Back Room Local paint- hillhousegallery.com, jan@ Anxious not to waste his money, I booked into even discussed in places other than in Israel or the dered textiles,and creative Hooper 0207 001 9844 The studio offers many THE ATHOLL GALLERY, 6 St Andrews writing recreational and educational floor. There are small galleries, learning spaces, Margarete Schutte-Likotsky for houses in Frankfurt from ings, prints and designer crafts hillhousegallery.com WHITHORN VISITOR Until April 17 Contemporary Art, Artisan Atholl Street, Dunkeld, PH8 FIFE CONTEMPORARY a hideous dive called The New Swedish Hostel, west bank. HIGHLAND STONEWARE, Fire! Fire!. Step back 350 years opportunities. Check website a café , shop and events spaces on the ground PIER ARTS CENTRE, Victo- 0AR, 01350 728 855 CENTRE, 45 - 47 George for details 1926-30. Her ideas quickly spread to America but, in ria Street, Stromness, KW16 Crafts and Picture Framing ART AND CRAFT (FCA&C), which is a sort of badger’s lair that has been hewn But it’s hard when you are living in the New Lochinver, IV27 4LP, 01571 and experience the Great Fire 844 376 Street, Whithorn, DG8 8NS, THE GALLERY, Elgin floor and, on the floor below, a gallery devoted to Britain, fitted kitchens did not become widely available 3AA, 01856 850 209 KILLIN GALLERY, Main Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens, 01988 500 508 of 1666 Street, Killin, FK21 8AB, KY16 9AD, 01334 474 610 out of the prehistoric muck and slurry of Jerusalem’s Swedish Hostel to always hide behind flippancy. For our complete range, and Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, special exhibitions. Until March 18 Perth KEVAN MCGINTY PAINT- DULWICH PICTURE GAL- until the 1960s. And, in environmental design, there is the Pupils from across Orkney’s 01567 820 475 FCA&C @ ST ANDREWS souk. There is too much pain in too many faces of the list of stockists in your area, LERY, Gallery Road, Dulwich IV30 1HS, 01343 562 600 PERTH & KINROSS MU- visit our website INGS, The Studio, 107 Exhibitions by local artists and That running at the moment is called Imagine analysis of Britain's road signs by Jock Kinnear and Mar- Primary and Junior High Ongoing exhibition of etch- MUSEUM, Kinnesburn Park, tired folk who drift in and out, too much blood in the Village, SE21 7AD, 0208 693 SEUMS & ART GALLER- ings and drypoints It’s not the sort of place your mother would like, BUDDING GENIUS, 5 George Street, Whithorn, craftspeople Moscow: Architecture, Propaganda, Revolution schools . Peedie Pier. Doubledykes Road, KY16 Newton Stewart, DG8 8PZ 5254 garet Calvert from 1957-67 that (although the museum Until April 17 IES, 78 George Street, PH1 FORTINGALL ART, Molteno 9TA, 01334 659 380 but quite good craque for a four day visit. For a start gutters of the souk. Church Street, Dornoch, IV25 Until June 4 TOMINTOUL GALLERY, 5LB, 01738 632 488, www. 3LP, 01862 810 407 Atmospheric landscapes from 82 Main Street, Tomintoul, (until June 4), while another on California opens doesn't mention this) inspired Jens Nielsen's signage used Orkney’s Art Graduates 2015 Hall, (8 miles W. of Aberfeldy YOUNGER HALL, Univer- its not very big: imagine a single decker bus divided There was a terrible incident quite recently the Scottish Highlands and Vanessa Bell (1879-1961). & 2016. Innovators. culturepk.org.uk/museums- off B846), Aberfeldy, PH15 Abstraction Ballindalloch, AB37 9HA, on May 24. by Denmark's railway galleries/, museum@pkc. sity of St Andrews, Music lowlands March 25 - April 17 2LL, 01887 830 254 Centre, North Street, KY16 into four rooms. With rats. The New hostel (God in terms of the history of the souk that I have been GREENWICH PRINTMAK- 01807 580 458 If the design and craft galleries in Edinburgh aim gov.uk Tain Batik fine art by Jane Lanna- system of the 1970s. South African artist Neville DUNBLANE MUSEUM, The 9AJ, 01334 462226 alone knows what the old one was like) has no paid reading about. It’s been all over the papers and social ERS GALLERY, 1a The Gabie, the Piergroup and March 25 - April 1 BROWN’S GALLERY, Cas- Yorkshire gan, original art, prints, cards to give the visitor an idea of how both subjects Also included as environmental design are Maggie's Various artists. Snap Chats. Cross, Dunblane, FK15 OAQ, FRASER GALLERY, 53 Market, Greenwich, SE10 students from Orkney College 01786 825 691 staff and is run by two beggars (I promise you this is media. tle Brae, Ivy Lane, IV19 1AJ, and interesting gifts Richard Ashrowan (with South Street, KY16 9QR, 01862 893 884 IMPRESSIONS GALLERY, 9HZ, 0208 858 1569 have evolved across two hundred years, the Centres which, for the past 20 years and more, have Art and Design Department. all true) and a man with dyed hair who will tell you There was this labourer, a refugee who had Centenary Square, 29 Castle- Original Artist Prints at afford- LEAP STUDIO & GALLERY, Endeavour - A Creative Col- Alexander Hamilton & Stuart 01334 479 647 GLASSTORM CONTEMPO- 17 Victoria Street, Craigella- displays in London are intended to show how transformed the facilities available for people dying from Ross). Landscape Symphony gate, Bradford, BD1 1SD, able prices laboration. Pitlochry ST ANDREWS MUSEUM all about how his father was killed in a plot with the been kicking up all kinds of trouble. According RARY GLASS STUDIO & 01904 654724 CONTEMPORARY SCULP- chie, Aberlour-on-Spey, AB38 designers have tried to solve certain problems and cancer in Britain and Hong Kong. In this case, not only in 22 movements. PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL GARDENS, Kinburn Park, GALLERY, 2 Chapel Street, 9SR, 01340 881226 THE GALLERY, Pierowall, Henry Coombes, Ruth Lev- connivance of the King of Jordan and how one day to the social worker reports he had had a terrible Until March 18 TURE GALLERIES, 108 Old the way in which materials and technologies have Westray, KW17 2BZ, 01857 THEATRE, Port-Na-Craig, Doubledykes Road, KY16 IV19 1EL, 01862 893 189 Kurt Tong. The Queen, The Brompton road, SW7 3RA., Unique display of whisky do they fulfill the wishes of Maggie Keswick Jencks, ene, Christopher MacInnes, PH16 5DR, 01796 484 626 9DP, 01334 659380 he’s going to get very rich on the compensation. background. Born in a cave, illegitimate, ran away related art 677 770 Sam Spreckley, Emma Chairman and I. combines 0207 373 8615 been employed in doing so. who was appalled at the way she and others were treated Ongoing: Contemporary art JOHN MUIR TRUST - J & G INNES LTD, 107 South The lavatory is particularly interesting and is so from home, rude to the priests, hung around with Tyne & Wear new large-scale photographs, At Royal British Society of LOGIE STEADING ART Weislander, Adam Chienjo, Street, KY16 9QW, 01334 Thus, for example, a display of radios, radio- as they entered the terminal stage of the disease, but they of Westray Kyra Clegg and Su Grierson. WILD SPACE, Tower House, alongside heirloom photo- Sculptors GALLERY, Logie, Dunphail, Station Road, PH16 5AN, 472 174, www.jg-innes.co.uk, small there is no room for disrobing and requires the whores, alcohol user, vandalised a money exchange LAING ART GALLERY, graphs and rare colour film Forres, IV36 2QN, 01309 grams, early computers, laptops and cameras YELLOWBIRD GALLERY, On the Ground. Video art Higham Place, New Bridge VICTORIA AND ALBERT have also provided an opportunity to employ architects of Chocolate Cottage, Birsay, 01796 484975 [email protected] user to sort of reverse in all ready to go. As I say your shop. footage from the 1940s 611 378 which explores performance Stationery, Art Supplies, Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, MUSEUM, Cromwell Road, illustrate what the museum describes as Evolution international renown such as Frank Gehry, Richard Rogers KW17 2LT, 01856 721 360 in landscape Mother wouldn’t like it. But at thirty quid a night I Eventually the authorities here quite literally NE1 8AG, 0191 232 7734 YORK ART GALLERY, SW7 2RL, 0207 942 2000 Shows of contemporary art Books & Gifts Exhibition Square, York, YO1 in the gallery by local artists. & Technology, and includes an early colour tv by Celebration of birds through March 25 - April 1 Renfrewshire Permanent: Proctor & Gamble Until March 17 and Zaha Hadid. drawings, paintings and did. nailed him in a show trial after some of the religious 7EW, 01904 687 687 Six miles south of Forres on Anne Gilchrist . The Oak CRAFTS OF CALDER Children’s Gallery; Art on Various artists. Undressed: A Keracolor of 1968 and the wonderful Brionvega The top floor of the museum also contains a restaurant, carving by sculptor John Year. Stirling Of course the troubles in the Middle East are leaders persuaded his pals to abandon him. They Tyneside. Until March 19 brief History of Underwear. the A940 GALLERY AND FRAMING, radiogram of 1966. Thompson and artist Lesley April 13 - July 2 SMITH ART GALLERY March 11 - July 8 Various artists. Flesh. Until April 2 A’ANSIDE, Main Street, the Sackler Library & Archive, and a member's room. Murdoch Lost Houses of Perthshire. 8 High Street, Lochwinnoch, endlessly fascinating, not least because they may executed him by slow suffocation through hanging PA12 4DA, 01505 844 980 & MUSEUM, Dumbarton Quentin Blake Inside Stories. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF Lockwood Kipling. Arts Tomintoul, AB37 9EX, 01479 There is also a comparison between Bauhaus- What is interesting is that the Design Museum has been The story of Perthshire’s lost PHOTOGRAPHY, Picture- 872 074 SHORELINES GALLERY & Road, FK8 2RQ, 01786 471 well kill us all, if not through conflagration through him up in a ghastly way so that he couldn’t breath Illustrations and Crafts in the Punjab and STUDIO, Maitland Place, Fin- architecture is shown through MCLEAN MUSEUM & ART ville, Queensbury, Bradford, London. Explore the life, work Scottish Art, ceramics and inspired radios, radiograms and tvs by Braun that given a new home at the moment when Theresa May has GALLERY, 15 Kelly Street, 917, www.smithartgallery- the economic chaos that will ensure the heating up of properly, along with two other crims. One of the HATTON GALLERY, stown, Orkney Isles, KW17 photographs, drawings and andmuseum.co.uk, museum@ University of Newcastle, BD1 1NQ, 01274 203 305 and lasting impact of John sculpture - craftsmanship at its date from the 1970s to the much more recent issued her Green Paper aimed at rejuvenating Britain's surviving artefacts Greenock, PA16 8JX, 01475 March 17 - June 25 best - etchings, pottery, sport- 2EQ, 01856 761142 smithartgallery.co.uk what in Jerusalem is a frozen peace and as your loyal security guards eventually took pity on him, gave Claremont Road, Newcastle Lockwood Kipling (1837- Original gallery & shop sell- FRAMES GALLERY, 715 624, www.inverclyde. Poetics of Light: Pinhole 1911). Paintings ing prints products by Sony, and another display raises the businesses. This includes increased Government spend- gov.uk/community-life-and- Until March 26 columnist I naturally decided to spend my four days him a stiff dram and stabbed him to death. upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, 0191 ing prints & watercolours by 10 Victoria Street, PH2 Greer Ralston. Passions and 222 6057 Photography. THE CATTO CENTRE, 100 MORAY COLLEGE UHI, question of What Is Good Taste? ing on broadband, energy and transport, and encouraging Orkney artist Jane Glue 8LW, 01738 631 085, www. leisure/museum in The New Swedish Hostel resolving them. They have a phrase here that haunts me. All Britain in Focus: A Photo- Moray Street, Elgin, IV30 1JJ, Peonies. SIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC Heath Street, NW3 1DP, 0207 How do you rate furniture designed by the THE LOFT GALLERY, ST framesgallery.co.uk, info@ KILBARCHAN EAST March 31 - May 28 graphic History. 435 6660 01343 576 413, www.moray. growth in sectors such as life sciences, pharmaceuticals CHURCH HALL, Off Steeple And they are certainly worth noticing. In case men are mad in the night. And God knows it’s dark GALLERY, 9 Side, Newcastle Margarets Hope, KW17 2SL framesgallery.co.uk ‘Ceramicat’ and the best of Upon Tyne, NE1 3JE, 0191 YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE CONTEMPORARY APPLIED ac.uk Dutch de Stijl movement, the Bauhaus or Aalto in and technology. The Green Paper echoes the establish- March 18 - April 8 Square, Kilbarchan, PA10 the Scottish Potters Associa- you’ve missed it with all the hype over the fantasy in the Middle East these days. PARK, West Bretton, Wake- FALCONER MUSEUM, NORTHLIGHT STUDIO, 2JD, www.kilbarchaneastch- 232 2208 ARTS, 2 Percy Street, W1T the inter-war years with that designed by the Ital- ment of the Council of Industrial Design in 1944, which Stromness, KW16 3BY, 01856 Philip Edwards. New work. tion. of an imminent IndyRef 2, last week sixty delegates Pray for the peace of Jerusalem March 4 - April 30 field, WF4 4LG, 01924 832631 1DD, 0207 436 2344 Tolbooth Street, Forres, IV36 A collection of drawings - urch.btck.co.uk FRAMED IMAGES GAL- GALLERY ON THE 1PH, 01309 673 701 ian avant garde group, Memphis, in the 1980s? was given a similar brief and led to Britain's post-war 850 671 Murray Ballard. The Prospect April 27 - June 3 Specialist tapestry studio and landscape. LERY, 31-33 Dumbarton from round the world met in Iran to support of Immortality. Humanist GREEN, The Curator, Gal- Bloomin’ Jewels. 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