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Artist at work on a five tonne newsprint sculpture. David Mach takes a break from installing the work in Cass Art in . Inside this issue, Mach talks to ArtWork about his journey from his native Fife. Photograph Iain Clark INSIDE: A new sort of arts outlet in Mackintosh 150 in Glasgow : : Battlefield battles artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 2 artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 3

Residency with Studio The Picking Shed, Voe, The Shetland Isles www.pickingshed.co.uk TRADE COUNTER ROZELLE HOUSE MUSEUM & GALLERIES Prices:- £200 per week ‘Back to the Gaiety’ the story so far Saturday, 19 May - Sunday, 17 June £600 per month Sharing the heritage of The Gaiety Theatre and their new digital archive. Day o’ the Dames - Festival of Museums Saturday, 19 May & Sunday, 20 May From 1st November to 25th April Come along and meet the Cinderella Dames, see our website for details. The rest of the year holiday rates College - end of year Show Sunday, 24 June - Sunday, 5 August e: [email protected] Visual Arts, photography, art and design. THE MACLAURIN ART GALLERIES Drawing with Scissors: Matisse Sunday, 29 April - Sunday, 1 July A Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition Peter Howson: Devil’s Chorus Sunday, 20 May - Sunday, 1 July The Maclaurin Gallery Patron’s new work, drawings and pastels. Both open: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12noon-5pm, Monument Road, Ayr, KA7 4NQ. T: 01292 445 447. MCKECHNIE INSTITUTE, GIRVAN Alexander Goudie’s Tam o’ Shanter Saturday, 10 March - Saturday, 16 June A selection of the brilliant cycle of paintings Small World Saturday, 30 June - Saturday, 22 September Cars, railways and dolls’ houses. Open Art Saturday, 30 June - Saturday, 22 September dandelion designs Local artists from the Carrick area. Open: Tue-Fri 1pm-4pm, Wed 1.30pm-4.30pm, Sat 10.30am-4pm (Closed Sun & Mon) & 7th Open Summer ExhibitionDalrymple Street, Girvan KA26 9AE. T: 01465 713 643. images gallery 137th ANNUAL OPEN www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galleries @samuseums stein waternish isle of skye Saturday 19 May | 2 - 4pm WINTER EXHBITION original paintings, artist prints Exhibition continues 19 May - 29 June photographs, cards & crafts RSA Building, The Mound, Edinburgh open 11 - 5 daily, easter to october admission free 01470 592218

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Patron: HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay Charity No: SC007247 artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 4 Fidra goes to The Gullane over the British Isles. Featuring paintings by Kate MacKenzie which is off us easy to deal with and enjoy coming into the Aberdeen SYLLAVETHY GALLERY, Syl- , lavethy, Montgarrie, Alford, AB33 the coast gallery. Too many people say they don’t know Schoolhill, AB10 1FQ, 01224 8AQ, 01975 562 273 near North anything about art but everyone knows what they 523 700 THE MUSEUM OF SCOTTISH ABERDEEN MARITIME LIGHTHOUSES, Kinnaird Head, Berwick. do and don’t like and I think that’s a good place to MUSEUM, Shiprow, AB11 5BY, Fraserburgh, AB43 9DU, 01346 01224 337700 511 022 It’s often start. Finding out why is the interesting bit. GALLERY HEINZEL, 24 Thistle Purpose-built museum with credited as “We are aiming to open the doors on Street, AB10 1XD, 01224 625 629, multi-screen technology. www.galleryheinzel.com, info@ Scotland’s first lighthouse, built the inspiration Saturday, May 26 and our opening exhibition galleryheinzel.com 1781. Open all year. Check for R.L. will feature new work by a variety of our existing Contemporary holiday opening times Until June 2 PETERHEAD MARITIME HER- Stevenson’s artists as well as one or two historical pieces with Peter Davis, Helen Glassford ITAGE, South Road, Peterhead, ‘Treasure local interest.” and Nerine Tassie. AB42 2UP, 01779 473000 GRAY’S SCHOOL OF ART, Rob- Experience Peterhead’s mari- Island’, ert Gordon University, Garthdee time life past and present and I see it Frances Anderson Road, AB10 7QD http://www.rgu. GALLERYI, 2B Garioch Shop- ac.uk/areas-of-study/subjects/art- ping Centre, Constitution Street, everyday and-design/ Inverurie, AB51 4UY when walking June 16 - 24 HADDO HOUSE, Methlick, Ellon, Gray’s Degree Show AB41 7EQ the dog”. ARTS CENTRE & THEATRE COWDEN STUDIO, Cowden (ACT) ABERDEEN, 33 King Farm, Drumlithie, AB39 3YN, He credits Street, AB24 5AA, 01224 635 208 01569 740039 the gallery’s THE ART GALLERY, Grampian THE BLUE ROOF, Ryehill, Oyne, Hospitals Art Trust, Aberdeen Inverurie, AB52 6QS, 01464 success to Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, 851478, www.theblueroof.co.uk, the support AB25 2ZN, 01224 552 429 [email protected] ROSIES, 45-49 Holburn Street, Until June 1 AFTER SOME six years trading from his home given from AB10 6BR, 01224 577 325 Amy Lawson, Gemma Hare, the artists they show, as well as to mixing in good Crafts, art and gifts also Karen Beattie, Jane Birrell and on Dirleton Avenue in North Berwick, Alan Rae framing many more. Spring Exhibition. quality pieces from the past 100 years or so. PEACOCK VISUAL ARTS, 21 Local artists of Fidra Fine Art is relocating the gallery to the Castle Street, AB11 5BQ, 01224 June 15 - July 31 property on Main Street, Gullane, previously “I find Scottish art history fascinating. It’s 639 539 Stephanie Vandem. Lifting. great to own a piece by an artist whose work you RENDEZVOUS GALLERY, 100 occupied by Gullane Art Gallery. Forest Avenue, AB15 4TL, 01224 “The move to Gullane is really exciting,” can find in the National Gallery. The relationship 323 247 Aberfeldy you have with that piece goes beyond just the PROVOST SKENE’S HOUSE, ABERFELDY GALLERY, 9 Ken- says Alan. “Having the gallery in the house has Guestrow, (between Broad Street more Street, PH15 2BL, 01887 829 been great for so many reasons but having a High aesthetic value. and Flourmill Lane), AB10 1AS, 129, www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk “If you dig a little to reveal more about the 01224 641 086 WATERMILL GALLERY, Mill Street premises will make it much easier for TOLBOOTH MUSEUM, Castle Street, PH15 2BG, 01887 822 896, artist, their training, where they travelled, prizes Street, AB10 1EX, 01224 621 167 www.aberfeldywatermill.com, people to find and interact with us. CLAREMONT STUDIO, 66 [email protected] “We have a built up a comprehensive list they won, who they taught and so on the collector Claremont Street, AB10 6QY, Art Gallery, Bookshop, Coffee gets a real connection to the past. I firmly believe 01224 596 999 & Music Shop of some of the most notable artists working in NICOLE PORTER GALLERY, Until June 30 Scotland today and feel the time is right to move that many of the artists we show today will have 88 King Street, AB24 5BA, 01224 Lightneas of Being design shiw a place in the Scottish art history books of the 566 477 KELTNEYBURN SMITHY into a more traditional high street space”. AND GALLERY, The Bothy future. Showroom, Keltneyburn Smithy, Fidra Fine art started after Alan began Aberdeenshire Keltneyburn, PH15 2LF, 01887 buying Scottish art. “I choose work based on my own tastes, BRAEMAR GALLERY, Mar 830 267 largely pieces I’d be happy to have in my Road, Braemar, AB35 5YL, 01339 Sculptures created by mother “I’d already collected for many years and 741 681, www.braemargallery. and daughter team, Morag and collection. The annual exhibitions at RGI, RSW, co.uk, [email protected] Heather Cumming my dad had painted all his life, so I’d always been Oil paintings, watercolours, around art, although I worked in aircraft finance RSA, PAI, SSA and VAS etc., are great places etchings, engravings, sculpture, for 20 years! to see good quality work all in one place, so I Above: old sign, below: jewellery and cards Aberlour always find it useful to go to those. New address: Fidra Fine Art, 7-8 Stanley Road, LARKS GALLERY, 10 Braemar STILL LIFE STUDIO, High “As my collection and my interest grew I Road, Ballater, AB35 5RL, 01339 Street, AB38 9NX, 01340 871 457 “I also hope customers and artists find Gullane, East Lothian EH31 2AD 755 888, www.larksgallery.com started thinking about having a gallery myself. A Paintings, sculpture, ceramics, number of factors, including a house move within glass, textiles, jewellery and Alloa photography THE GALLERY, Gordon McFar- North Berwick threw up the opportunity to set THE LOST GALLERY, Alda- lane, Watchmaker, 41 Mill Street, chuie, Strathdon, AB36 8UJ, FK10 1DW, 01259 723 303 up the gallery in the house… so we did. I think 01975 651 287, www.lostgallery. Work from Ochil Craft As- any collector, no matter what it is, likes to show co.uk, [email protected] sociation DEGREE SHOW 2018 TOLQUHON GALLERY, RESONATE ARTS HOUSE, Units off and talk about their collection. I see what I do Tolquhon, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 A3, North Castle Street, FK10 with the gallery as an extension of that. 7LP, 01651 842 343, www. 1EU, 01259 928 014 tolquhon-gallery.co.uk “We named the gallery after the island Fidra Until May 15 GLASGOW Ian Mastin. Intimations of Angus Life 2018 KINBLETHMONT GALLERY, June 24 - August 28 Arbroath, DD11 4RW, 01241 830 Summer exhibition. 756, www.kinblethmontgallery. NORTH EAST OPEN STUDIOS, co.uk, kinblethmont@btinternet. www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk, com [email protected] THE MEFFAN, 20 West High 2  8 A non-profit organisation Street, Forfar, DD8 1BB, 01307 GRACEFIELD promoting Arts, Crafts and 476 482, archive.angus.gov.uk/ ARTS CENTRE galleries in the North East of historyaa/museums/meffan/, For- Scotland [email protected] JUNE ALBERTINO COSTA SCULP- May 19 - June 29 TURES, 5 Milltimber Brae East, 7th RSW Open Summer 28 Edinburgh Rd, Dumfries DG1 1JQ | 01387 262084 Milltimber, AB13 0DN, 07917 482 Exhibition. Bringing together 351, [email protected] leading and emerging Scottish EION STEWART FINE ART, artists 55 Allardice St, Stonehaven, SPRINGFIELD CREATIVE AB39 2AB, 01569 785606, www. ARTS, Dr. Fran Marquis, 4 eionstewartfineart.co.uk, info@ Springfield Terrace, Arbroath, eionstewartfineart.co.uk DD11 1EL, 01241 439 714, Until May 31 www.franmarquis.co.uk, info@ Alison McWhirter. franmarquis.co.uk Until September 9 Regular weekends and Beth Robertson Fiddes. Sky to weekdays Shore. Latest Paintings Pottery Courses. Hand-build- COUNTRY FRAMES GALLERY, ing wheelwork, functional and Leslie, Insch, AB52 6PA, 01464 sculpture 820389, www.countryframes.co.uk THE CANVAS ART GALLERY, Until May 22 81 East High Street, Forfar, DD8 Don, John and Ron 2EQ, 01307 465 715 May 29 - July 10 Originals, prints, qual- Wild and Wonderful ity picture framing. Unusual THE BUTTERWORTH GAL- giftware and jewellery LERY, Ballogie, Near Aboyne, OATHLAW POTTERY & GAL- AB34 5DP, 01339 886 104 LERY, Oathlaw, Forfar, DD8 Paintings and prints by Howard 3PQ, 01307 850 272 Butterworth and daughter Mary CRAFTS OF ANGUS SHOW- JOYCE TAYLOR STUDIO, CASE AND SHOP, 14 The 19 May - 7 July Braeside Croft, Hythie, Mintlaw, Square, Letham, DD8 2PZ, Peterhead, AB42 4HH, 01779 01674 810379 622989, www.joycetaylor.co.uk, Contemporary and Designer. Featuring work by four leading contemporary [email protected] Handcrafted Goods. LANG BYRE GALLERY, MONTROSE MUSEUM, artists based in Scotland - Lizzie Farey, Angie Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Burn Panmure Place, Montrose, DD10 O’Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, 8HF, 01674 673232 Lewin, Frances Priest and Bronwen Sleigh 01330 825 431 HOSPITALFIELD, Hospitalfield Call for more details House, Arbroath, DD11 2NH, MILTON ART GALLERY, Milton 01241 656 124 of Crathes, Nr Banchory, AB31 June 18 - July 7 Find us on Facebook () 5QH, 01330 844 664 Various artists. Summer STARFISH STUDIO, 3 Anchor Festival. and Twitter (@gracefieldarts) Lane, Johnshaven, DD10 0EN, MONTROSE LIBRARY 01561 360 118 EXHIBITION ROOM, 214 High Original art and handmade Street, Montrose , DD10 8PH, ceramics, jewellery, glass, tex- 01674 673256 tiles, wood and more from all ARBROATH COMMUNITY For the Guide online artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 5 Editorial Comment Maxwell Macleod’s Cauld Blast ArtWork PO Box 3 AB41 9EA :: [email protected] A farewell to Derek Kidd and – if he's not careful – to America's greatest President ever. Battlefield battles must be joined Maxwell is scheming to get The Donald thrown out of the Clan Macleod. Heaven forbid! FIFTY YEARS ago, a visitor to Killiecrankie threatens to spoil A.A.GILL, whose former wife was so disgracefully bullied into some kind of heritage centre, but that the money and the from her job as Home Secretary the other day, once remarked; fully developed plans are not yet in place. Scotland would have found the the environment around the “The interesting adults are always the school failures, the It’s easy enough to be a romantic socialist, but why is it country little different from what battlefield and is being opposed weirdies, the losers, the malcontents.” that whenever people don’t have their own money at risk, or it was before the Second World by Historic Environment Which is probably why Derek Kidd, who has died aged as the Australians put it, a dog in the fight, that we so often we War, its towns and cities marked Scotland. 73, was so fascinating. And to some extent worth his rations. see nothing but lethargy and inertia? by clearly defined boundaries, But perhaps most damaging Derek was a story teller, possibly to excess, and nobody If the planners were personally losing a couple of its roads single track (except for of all, the wild remoteness of knows how many of his stories about himself were true. hundred quid a week for every week that the place wasn’t one in the Highlands), its swathes Culloden is under threat from Did he really take a job in a noisy pub as editor of Poetry being used (as the impoverished crafts people now are) I am of arable land in the south and both a housing estate that magazine only to discover that he was in fact to be employed sure they wouldn’t have chucked them before they were ready east unscarred by power lines or would encroach on the site and as editor of Poultry magazine? to act. wireless masts, and the Highlands a proposal to build fourteen Did his stepfather really pay him five thousand dollars a The overall scheme may well be laudable but wouldn’t vast areas of unspoilt moorlands lodges, a 100-seat restaurant year to keep out of Canada? Did his pub owning grandmother it have been better to have got everything ready to go before and mountains enlivened by and leisure facilities on the old and guardian really feed him nothing but attention and stout chucking the crafters out in the street? the occasional hunting lodge or Treetops Stables at Faebuie on when he was a child leading to his life long addiction to both? castle. Culloden Moor. And exactly how often did he, whilst dancing, take his WE REALLY have to do something about Donald Trump. Today, this vision is what The plans to build houses socks off, dip them in crè me de menthe, set them alight and That he should now be claiming he is a peace maker in Korea brings many people to the have already been opposed, gone wave them around his head? is as ludicrous as Vladimir Putin now offering to be an country – but it is one that is through several planning stages We will now never know. But he did make us laugh, and adjudicator in Syria when he himself has been in the instigator vanishing fast as urban sprawl and will probably go ahead. think about who we were and even if he was as reliable as a of so much slaughter. destroys the clear distinction Those for the holiday park are Colonsay summer and had a career that was more of a verb Here’s an idea for a starter. than a noun, at least he fearlessly broke the mould. Trump’s Mother was a MacLeod and this summer sees between town and country, dual being opposed by the National AA Gill again; “Facts are what the unimaginative have the bi-annual Clan MacLeod Parliament. Might it not be idea carriageways encourage housing Trust for Scotland, owners of the instead of ideas?” to propose a motion at the Parliament that he be expelled from and industrial developments core battlefield site and its visitor Derek had no wife, but may well have had other peoples’, the Clan? to grow along their edges, centre, which ArtWork reviewed and perhaps even brought a little joy into their excruciatingly Any Macleod who wants to back the idea is very and the arrival of power lines, back in 2008. dull lives. welcome to contact me here at ArtWork. wireless masts and wind turbines What is clear is that there I wish there were a dozen more Derek Kidds alive today, intrudes into even the furthest is a severe disjuncture between though God, forbid, in the same room. wildernesses. encouraging Scotland’s tourist Included in the features industry, which is increasingly I’M HORRIFIED to hear that that the proposal SUMMER EXHIBITION that bring visitors are Scotland’s advocated by the Scottish to turn Edinburgh’s exquisite Royal High School battlefields and now even the Government, and preserving the into a ghastly hotel with Micky Mouse shaped most famous are losing their ancient character of the country, multi storey extensions is back once again before identity. Though the precise which is the principal attraction. the planners. location of Bannockburn remains Since tourism is such a priority, I urge you to protest. Yes, I know it will be in doubt – a recent visitor’s centre it must guide how Scotland a nuisance and may take up several minutes of makes a stab at its location – the continues to develop in the 21st your time, but just imagine how you will feel if it OPENS ON 2nd JUNE - INCLUDES WORKS BY area in which the battle took place century. Otherwise, more and goes ahead and you hadn’t been bothered? Where is the ever amiable Murray Grigor Mark I’Anson, Erni Upton, Joseph Maxwell Stewart, Jonathan Mitchell, is steadily being encroached upon more people are going to be Joe Smernicki, Peter Nardini, Jean Feeney, James Somerville Lindsay, by developments surrounding disappointed as the image of and his excellent plan to turn it into a music school? I understand that he has the funds as Peter King, Louis McNally, Fiona Matheson, Patricia Sadler, Alan Hayman, Stirling. what the country is like fails to well as the dream. Raise your banner Murray, we Lindsay Turk, Linda Park, Richard Wiatrek, Caroline Bailey, Pam Carter and Farther north, the planned live up to what is actually on the are ready to follow. William Swann. widening of the A9 north of ground. TALKING OF misuse of major buildings in Spinning ever downwards Edinburgh, you may remember that in the last edition we heard of how Edinburgh’s Tron Kirk 59 High Street, North Berwick 01620 890666 [email protected] THESE ARE not happy times for the dropping relentlessly. was to close as a market place, throwing dozens www.greensandblues.co.uk media, particularly print, and those It is a situation in which of young crafts people onto the street. Well, it behemoths of the internet – Google, the BBC bears more than usual happened, and now the place lies empty in the Facebook, Twitter et al – cannot be responsibility for taking a cool hard epi-centre of Scotland’s busiest tourist street, Clience Studio blamed for all the woes, look and having the courage to The Royal Mile. My understanding is that there are various Angela Lawrence

When the fiasco of Britain’s stand, up particularly to the fanatics half baked plans to spend millions on it to turn it Gallery & Studio departure from the European Union in the Leave campaign. finally reaches its sorry conclusion Most of the writing appearing A focus on Galloway Seascapes (if it ever does) the part played in now on the wall is frankly Highlands & Islands, Lake District: particular by the red top press will terrifying and yet the BBC seems Paintings, Prints, Commissions & Art gifts not emerge as a particularly happy too scared to probe as it should Open Mon-Sat 10 -5 All Year. Artworks Ad - 1_Layout 1 2/24/18 9:37 PM Page 1 one. to see just what the threat to the 212 King St, Castle Douglas, DG7 1DS The near hysterical refusal country really is. to apply any sort of dispassionate When clickbait journalism 01556 504318 analysis to the situation or to offer rules, it becomes ever more Open Mon, 10 Braemar Road, www.cliencestudio.co.uk Thurs, Fri and Sat Ballater any sort of balanced judgement difficult to justify the effort and 10.00 -5.00 AB35 5RL reflects abysmally on the direction of expenditure needed to get through these sheets. the spin and the pr pressure to tell larksgallery.com facebook/Larks Gallery Little surprise that their sales are the situation as it really is. 013397 55888 Launching 1 June No room for Scottish books? in soft & hardcover

A LITTLE BIT of special pleading. connection in favour of simple From wean to (Well, we don't do it very often.) ‘Edinburgh.’) sophisticate in Alert readers may have noticed But, alas, the bookstall at Summer ISSUE her own voice: that, besides this modest sheet, we Waverley, recently squeezed non-fiction also publish the odd book or two. into tighter premises in favour of A recent addition to the stable fast(ish) food, no longer, apparently, Pre-order online has been a new edition of Scotland’s has space on it is shelves for firefallmedia.com/ Stations. Some critics have been Scottish books. mcg.html kind enough to suggest that it is not The situation is little happier totally without merit. over on the West, but at least for discount + free shipping Where better to offer such a right outside the main entrance to tome for sale to the public than on Glasgow Central an enterprising To be featured at the concourse of Scotland's finest small convenience store is doing a the Wigtown Book stations? Places like the magnificent roaring trade with the book. Festival in September Waverley, redolent with literary Thank you, News 24, for connections in its romantic name keeping choice alive and stocking (despite attempts to drop the Scott the book. artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 6 Time and tide work wonders for Methil’s The sculptural thinker CENTRE, Marketgate, DD11 1AT www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galler- ANNIE GILRUTH MEMORIAL ies/rozellehouse/ THIS SUMMER sees the him away from his native Fife, HALL, Auchmithie, by Arbroath, Craft Shop - Range of unique world renowned Scottish where he has had a cottage for DD11 5SY, 01241 431 511 crafts and gifts ARBROATH LIBRARY GAL- Ongoing sculptor David Mach make the last 10 years. LERY, Hill Terrace, Arbroath, Alexander Goudie. Tam a comeback to his home “What I love most DD11 1AH, 01241 872 248 O’Shanter: A Tale Told in Pictures. territory, having just completed about the Fife people is they May 19 & 20 a show at Cass Art in Glasgow are so unimpressed. Generally, Argyll Day o’ the Dames. Festival of COWAL OPEN STUDIOS, PA23 Museums - Come along and involving five tonnes of so are most Scottish people, 8QU, www.cowalopenstudios. meet the Cinderella Dames, see newspaper – “Against The but something about Fifers and co.uk our website for details RESIPOLE STUDIOS, Acharacle, May 19 - June 17 Tide” – his comment on “the Dundonians – they are just not PH36 4HX, 01967 431 506, www. ‘Back to the Gaiety’ the story tide of information we receive impressed – they’ve seen it all resipolestudios.co.uk so far. Sharing the heritage of New artspace with studios, gal- The Gaiety Theatre and their daily, and the questions this before. And they’re really not that lery and framing service new digital archive information raises about our impressed by anything – though May 18 - June 30 June 24 - August 5 Keith/Stephen/Roger Ayrshire College - End of Year contemporary lives. Questions they’d do anything to help you,” Keith Thomson, Rodger Insh. Show. Visual Arts, photogra- about our sexuality, gender, he muses thoughtfully. Stephen French phy, art and design race, industry, money and He adores the beaches TIGHNABRUAICH GALLERY, politics”. and the Fife scenery. They are Seaside House, Tighnabruaich, Ayrshire With three new shows PA21 2DR, 01700 811 681, www. OPEN STUDIOS AYRSHIRE, like a life blood to him: tiggallery.com, robbie@tiggallery. Venues throughout Ayrshire, coming up in Fife it’s looking “It’s like the Scottish com www.openstudiosayrshire.com Original art, sculpture, glass, Over 70 Ayrshire artists will like a good year for the Methil- Riviera – the sun beats so hard jewellery, poetry open their studios to the public born, now London-based, you could mistake it for the Med Until June 1 ARRAN OPEN STUDIO, KA27, artist. Various artists. Paintings are for www.arranopenstudios.com – until you put your toe in the People. The Argyll Collection - HARBOUR ARTS CENTRE, Making sculpture from water!” June 6 - 27 114-116 Harbour Street, Irvine, newspaper is not a new thing Heather Nevay. Of Land and KA12 8EE, 01294 274 059, www. “The light there is Sea. whatsonayrshire.com/harbourar- for Mach. In fact the Glasgow also incredible – we have the June 6 - 27 tscentre.html, harbourarts@ Mach’s five tonne newsprint installation Against the Tide in Cass Art, Glasgow Sara Bor. Convergence. Series north-ayrshire.gov.uk show was a lot smaller in best light there in the whole of of paintings, sketchbooks and a May 18 - June 29 comparison to others which have involved anything London is intriguing. David didn’t know he wanted to be the UK. I try and get up there every month. That beach handmade artist book Sandra Ratcliffe and Bridget from 20 to 165 tonnes of newspaper, designed to look an artist until his school art teacher-cum-careers officer, between Largo and Leven has given me so many ideas. THE HARBOUR GALLERY, Hunter. Painting the West Mr. Barclay at Buckhaven High School, encouraged him Knap, Harbour Street, Tarbert, Coast. like a “wave of paper exploding through one of the It’s a breeding ground for ideas and creativity”, he said. PA29 6UA, 01880 821170, www. MCKECHNIE INSTITUTE, gallery walls and cascading through the room, engulfing to go to , at Duncan of Jordanstone in . As well as creating awe inspiring artworks that theharbourgallery.com, info@ Dalrymple Street, Girvan, KA26 “I was a big dope at the time, I couldn’t make theharbourgallery.com 9AE, 01465 713 643, www. objects whole, such as cars, furniture and airplanes.” now fill cathedrals, David has also recently taken up COMFREY COTTAGE STUDIO, south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galleries/ any decisions. I was interested in art, but I didn’t have a 1 Tayness, Kilmartin, PA31 8QF, mckechnie/ If there is a message from his newspaper show in writing – poetry and short stories, and performing in a [email protected] Until June 16 Glasgow, he says, “It’s about creativity and working in an burning desire to be an artist myself.” band – 27 Zeros. Small gallery - various media Alexander Goudie. Tam He moved to London over 40 years ago when he IONA HOSTEL, Lagandorain, O’Shanter: A Tale Told in art shop with its own art gallery seems to be the perfect It’s a surprise he actually has time to sleep – but Isle of Iona, PA76 6SW, 01681 700 Pictures. A selection of the bril- place to do that. won a place at The , with his late then again, maybe he doesn’t. 642, www.ionahostel.co.uk, info@ liant cycle of paintings “I like to be as creative as possible and to push wife, Lesley who was to become instrumental in his “I went through a spell of going to bed at 1am and ionahostel.co.uk June 30 - September 22 success. The pair travelled the world over exhibiting his The opportunity to focus on Open Art. Local artists from the boundaries in whatever space I can. I especially like then getting up at 3:30am. It was a bugger to get back your artistic development in a Carrick area working in front of an audience. It turns that creativity work. into it though,” he says matter of factly. quiet and elemental Hebridean Small World. Cars, railways Since then Mach’s work has inspired many and landscape and dolls’ houses into a live performance during which people can talk to Surprisingly, Mach is not a man for social media, THE ARCHWAY, 7 Union Street, ART’N’JOY GALLERY AND me and look at what I’m doing.” been shown around the world from London to Tokyo, “I’m quite anti that sort of thing. I’m on my phone Lochgilphead, PA31 8JS, 01546 PICTURE FRAMERS, 52 Moscow, Zurich, Sydney, Paris and Warsaw. 606 894 Hamilton Street, Saltcoats, North Chatting to him in his studio/home in South East a lot. My phone has become a bit of a mini office. But STUDIO BARN ARGYLL, Leac Ayrshire, KA51 5DS, 01294 472 His epic pieces go social media is a bit of red herring to me – it’s not really Na Ban, Tayvallich, Lochgilphead, 222, www.artnjoy.co.uk beyond the every day – PA31 8PF, 01546 870 310 THE FRAMEWORK GALLERY, Beth Robertson Fiddes the main event”. Seasonal exhibition of orginal 83 Portland Street, Troon, KA10 they are almost futuristic, Has success made things any easier for Mach? art 6QU, 01292 316 144 Alison McWhirter involving everything from FYNE STUDIOS - THE HIDDEN Continuous mix of original “I still tend to work on the variable that people GALLERY, Newton, Strachur, paintings and printwork by a Emma S Davis RSW collapsing phone boxes, (off the A886), PA27 8DB, 01369 variety of artists don’t know who the hell I am. If I find myself working 860 379 matches, tyres, newspapers GLENBUCK ARTS, Glenbuck Hilary Gauci Alison McWhirter somewhere people know me, then it’s a bit of a bonus”. Gallery of two Scottish artists Cottage, Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, and even Scrabble tiles and Any advice for budding artists? Don McNeil & Jean Bell KA18 3SB, 01290 661 784 Jim Livingstone postcards. JUNO DESIGN GALLERY, 159 Regular display of sculptures, “You have to put stuff out there – learn a musical Argyll Street, Dunoon, PA23 7DD, paintings and hand woven wall Sandra Moffat He was nominated for instrument, try hard, get your hands dirty, do things that 01369 707 767 pieces. Sculpture Garden by a Turner prize in 1988 and Until May 18 the loch may appear too hard – that take too long – you must Elizabeth Bruce & Jackie Ste- CRAFT TOWN SCOTLAND, The in 1992 won the Glasgow make an effort. I like effort. I like the extravagance of venson. Spring Exhibition. Barony Centre, West Kilbride, Lord Provost Prize. His May 19 - July 13 KA23 9AW, 01294 829179 effort. Catriona Henderson Darroch EXHIBITION first solo exhibition was THE WELLINGTON GALLERY, Sunday 22 April - end of May 2018 “People get through their lives in all sorts of & Ian Darroch . Early Summer 13 Wellington Street, Kilmarnock, held at the Lisson Gallery, Exhibition. KA13 1DW, 01563 523 176 ways. I’ve been lucky that I am around people who are THE STABLE GALLERY, Original paintings, prints and London in 1982. constantly inspiring me,” he said. Church Square, Inveraray, PA32 other artworks mainly from He continues to honour 8TY, 01499 302 800 Scottish artists t: 01569 785606 TESSA WILLIAMS Paintings, reproductions, greet- ARTI FARTI EXHIBITION Lesley’s legacy by working David Mach is showing in Fife this summer Cupar Arts ings cards, exclusive post cards GALLERY, 48 Hamilton Street, hard on his sculpture IONA HERITAGE CENTRE, Isle Saltcoats, KA21 5DS, 01294 55 Allardice St (June 17 to 24); in Dunfermline in September, ‘Dark of Iona, PA76 6SJ, 01681 700 576 287207, www.arti-farti.co.uk, Stonehaven projects. Although he has Matter and in Dundee, September 29 - November 3, the IONA GALLERY AND POT- [email protected] lived in London most of his TERY, Isle of Iona, PA76 6SW, Originals & Limited Editions AB39 2AB www.eionstewartfineart.co.uk Tay Project. 01681 700 439 life he is still a Scotsman at www.davidmach.com. ORSAY, 2 Stevenson Street, Oban, heart, and nothing will take PA34 5NB, 01631 569 988 Banff Jewellery, ceramics, glass DUFF HOUSE COUNTRY GAL- metal, textiles, wood lights, LERY, Duff House, AB45 3SX, cards 01261 818181 INVERBEG GALLERIES, Inver- Until August 5 beg, Argyll & Bute, Loch Lomond, Town and City: Views of Urban G83 8PD, 01436 860 277 Scotland CAOL RUADH SCULPTURE MEADOWLANDS GALLERY, PARK, Caol Ruadh, Colintraive, 83 North Castle Street, AB45 1JJ, PA22 3AR, 07771 996656 01261 818 535, meadowlands- Scottish sculpture park [email protected] Douglas Heggie - New work THE JETTY GALLERY, 100 George Street, Oban, PA34 5NR, 01631 570102 Continuously changing contem- Banffshire porary artwork - THE CREATIVE RETREAT, 5 St Anne’s Terrace, Gardenstown, BENMORE BOTANIC GARDEN, AB45 1AW, 01261 812 276, www. Dunoon, PA23 8QU, 01369 706261 creative-retreat.co.uk

PORTSOY MARBLE GALLERY Until October 31 & WORKSHOP, Harbour, Benmore Explorer Tours.and Shorehead, Portsoy, AB45 2PB, Guided Walks. 01261 842 404 Ever-changing ongoing display of pottery, Portsoy marble Ayr work,hand-knits, books and Glass Nexus MACLAURIN ART GALLERY, presents Rozelle Estate, Monument Road, TOMINTOUL MUSEUM & KA7 4NQ, 01292 443 708, www. VISITOR CENTRE, The Square, Annual Forum south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galleries/ Tomintoul, AB37 9ET, 01309 maclaurin/ 673 701 Until July 1 TOMINTOUL GALLERY, 82 4 - 5 August Matisse: Drawing with Scis- Main Street, Tomintoul, Ballindal- sors. 35 lithographic prints of loch, AB37 9HA, 01807 580 458 Matisse’s famous cut-outs Batik fine art by Jane Lan- Tickets available via our website: May 20 - July 1 nagan, original art, prints, cards Peter Howson. Devil’s Chorus. and interesting gifts Patron’s new work, drawings and pastels ROZELLE HOUSE GALLER- Beauly IES, Rozelle Park, Monument KILMORACK GALLERY, The or call +44(0)1593721229 Road, KA7 4NQ, 01292 443 708, Old Kilmorack Church, IV4 7AL,

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ArtWork_Large_Forum230418.indd 1 23/04/2018 12:35:18 artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 7 A very fair Exchange… Guide WITH MORE shops than ever closing across the 01463 783 230 KW3 6BN, 01593 721 229, www. northlandsglass.com, info@ country, it’s good to know of at least one retailer northlandsglass.com reversing the downward trend. Lynzi Leroy, known Berkshire August 4 & 5 STANLEY SPENCER GALLERY, Glass Nexus. Annual Forum as Scotland’s ‘retail rebel’ is the founder of the High Street, Cookham, SL6 9SJ, Until August 10 Scottish Design Exchange (SDX). 01628 471 885 Emma Baker, Alan Horsley, Silvia Levenson and Anne Pet- Lynzi, a Borderer, travelled the world working ters. Collect 2018. in the oil and gas industry before growing tired of the Berwick-upon- LYTH ARTS CENTRE, Lyth, Wick, KW1 4UD, 01955 641 270, corporate world and what she described as “a culture Tweed www.lytharts.org.uk of greed and excess – where profit came before NORTHSHORE POTTERY, Mill BERWICK GYMNASIUM ART of Forse, Latheron, KW5 6DG, people and planet.” GALLERY, Berwick Barracks, 01593 741 777 What she wanted to do was to create a business The Parade, TD15 1DG, 01289 Studio pottery and ceramic 304 535 sculpture by Jenny Mackenzie that shared profits and made real social impacts. THE GRANARY GALLERY, 2nd Ross Floor, Berwick YHA, Dewar’s Her idea? A shop that gave artists and designers Lane, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 THURSO ART GALLERY, a display space for a small rent – then use that rent 1HJ, 01289 303 232 Davidson’s Lane, Thurso, KW14 May 26 - October 13 7AS, 01847 896 357 to cover costs and employ sales staff. Her primary Various artists. Spirited - Wom- ST FERGUS GALLERY, Wick Library, Sinclair Terrace, Wick, purpose however, was to give each artist full en Artists from The Ingram KW1 5AB, 01955 603 489 Collection of Modern Art. proceeds from the sale of their products. Starting on DOCKSIDE GALLERY, 84 Main a shoestring budget, with just ten artists and a dogged Street, Tweedmouth, TD15 2AA, Cambridge 01289 302437, www.docksidegal- determination, the Scottish Design Exchange was lery.co.uk KETTLE’S YARD, Castle Street, born. Paintings, prints, cards, gifts - CB3 0AQ, 01223 748100 Now almost three years later, the Scottish new gallery by the docks THE MALTINGS, Eastern Lane, Castle Douglas Design Exchange is in full swing in ’s Ocean Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1AJ, CLIENCE STUDIO, 212 King Terminal shopping centre, with over 100 artists and 01289 330 661 street, DG7 1DS, 01556 504318, Until May 13 www.cliencestudio.co.uk designers displaying their creations and five paid The Archive of Smith. Berwick: Gallery & studio of Angela staff who know about the artists and will readily tell From Photo-News Service to Lawrence: changing displays Photo Centre of land & seascape paintings the story behind each creation. It works. Who doesn’t ‘Retail rebel’ Lynzi Leroy, with some timely business advice NUMBER FOUR GALLERY, & prints, mostly Galloway & like a purchase with a human story behind it? Northfield Farm, St Abbs, Western Isles. Art gifts. Com- Berwickshire, TD14 5QF, 01890 missions It’s a social business model which benefits and designers the shop has supported reported prior Manager Mairi Munn says: “This great idea which 771 111 Contemporary work from art- DESIGNS GALLERY & CAFE, shoppers, artists and designers and, boosts the local episodes of poor mental health. So, not only has a has taken root in Leith will soon extend into other 179 King Street, DG7 1DZ, 01556 business been created that rewards artists financially parts of Scotland. SDX is an example of Scotland ists and designer/makers from 504 552, www.designsgallery. economy. Based on two floors in Ocean Terminal, both sides of the Border co.uk, admin@designsgallery. the SDX is open seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. – they also join a welcoming and supportive challenging the status quo and it has already proven co.uk community. that a retailer that gives the lion’s share to those who A selection of books, prints Both collective and commercial, the SDX has Berwickshire and cards a diverse range of Scottish talent – from fashion The stories of people whose lives have been create and produce can thrive.” A D LIVINGSTON & SONS, 183 reclaimed and revitalised is truly inspiring. One artist Mike Stevenson, Chair at SDX sums it up: “Not TOM DAVIDSON GALLERY, King Street, DG7 1DZ, 01556 designers to chocolatiers and furniture makers, all East Mayfield, High Street, 504 234 working to share the costs of creating and running describes it like this: only does SDX give pleasure and unique value to Earlston, TD4 6BU, 01896 848 898 Furniture restorers’ workshop, Continuous work by Tom shop and gallery a thriving store, where customers can buy locally “Becoming part of SDX was a new beginning many thousands each year, it also represents the kind Davidson and work by artist Linda Lovatt THE MCGILL-DUNCAN GAL- made items, knowing that the manufacturers will in my life. I was at home, with a big depression of disruption our economy badly needs. As chair, I LERY, 231 King Street, DG7 1DT, – feeling completely isolated from the world and want to shout about it from the rooftops and promote 01556 502 468 be benefiting directly from their support. The public Birmingham From May 5 enjoy not just buying locally, but buying straight from society. SDX helped to get a purpose in my life and the model as replicable across a range of market Various artists. 40 Artists. IKON GALLERY, 1 Oozells Celebrating 40 Years of the designers themselves. I am not being dramatic or over reacting. SDX really sectors.” Square, Brindleyplace, B1 2HS, 0121 248 0708 Exhibitions At McGill Duncan Lynzi has created a model that shares rather did save my life.” She is now a best seller at the shop. What next is in store? SDX has secured a shop Gallery 1978 - 2018 than hordes profits and proved that it is possible Ninety two year old artist John Donald in Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries and hopes to open Until June 10 ARTS OF ALBA, 39/40 Threave Cochrane (he likes to be called Donald) describes his in June 2018. And other cities may follow. Ben Langlands & Nikki Bell . Terrace, DG7 1HG, 01556 504 020 to give unfettered access to a market with high Langlands & Bell Internet Gi- Featuring the work of Freida need to keep producing works as an obsession. “I just Watch this space. ants : Masters of the Universe. Dyson, Sam Mullen and Sheila visibility, zero commission and full payment to those Mulllen want to paint,” he says. BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM & who create, produce and grow. ART GALLERY, Chamberlain JANINAS ART, Meadowview, “We are so stuck in traditional business Donald’s paintings were first brought to light by Frances Anderson Square, B3 3DH, 0121 303 2834 Springholm, DG7 3LP, 01556 a series of coincidental meetings – a new chapter was Until July 1 650329 approaches,” says Lynzi, “that it is difficult to break Vanley Burke. Photographing Still lifes, landscapes, portraits, the mould. born and he now shows his Scottish landscapes and Birmingham (1968 - 2011). figures, abstracts, experimental abstract works at the SDX. Although now alone in Photography work in mixed media “I wanted to challenge the arts world by cutting THE GALLERY AT LAURIES- out the commission takers and mark-up agents who his small sheltered home, Donald’s paintings attract The Torrance Gallery TON, Woodbank House, Lauries- a great deal of attention and each painting or print Borders ton, DG7 2PW, 01644 450 235 will extract up to 80% – forcing artists and designers THE SCOTT GALLERY, Hawick Contemporary and traditional bought brings a wide smile to his face. His advice to Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Fine Art and Landscape images to forfeit the lion’s share of the earnings from their Gillian Goodheir & Vega of Galloway creative work.” anyone approaching later years is this: “Find your th th Hawick, TD9 7JL, 01750 20096 12 – 28 May THE CHRISTOPHER BOYD DALBEATTIE VISITOR INFOR- “We have demonstrated that business can be talent and make something of it. Keep your brain GALLERY, Old Gala House, Scott MATION AND CRAFT CENTRE, Cresent, Galashiels, TD1 3JS 24 High Street, Dalbeattie, DG5 active and never be afraid to try something new.” 4AA, 01556 612 752 about people and that their resourcefulness, energy FLAT CAT GALLERY, 2 Market and willingness to collaborate is all the capital Lynzi adds, “It’s been a great joy to see people Place, Lauder, TD2 6SR, 01578 whose lives were on a downward spiral picked up 722 808 Cornwall needed to start a business.” The exchange has turned THE ROADSTEAD GALLERY, over £ 1.1 million in under three years, and handed and flourishing at SDX. Some sixty per cent of our St Ellas Place, Eyemouth, TD14 ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM, 5HP, 018907 52067 River Street, Truro, TR1 2SJ, over £ 800,000 to hard-working local artists. artists and designers report prior episodes of poor 01872 272 205 mental health while one hundred per cent spoke of REAL WOOD STUDIOS, Mon- But, there is more to SDX than a healthy teviot Nurseries, Nr Ancrum, Jed- Various artists. Hireth - A social isolation and loneliness.” burgh, TD8 6TU, 01835 830 767 balance sheet. Almost two thirds of the 300 artists Contemporary Scottish furni- Cornish Landscape. The works Newly appointed Business Development ture Café and walks in the exhibition will change throughout the year and new BUY DESIGN GALLERY, 1 selections will be made by a Harestanes Craft Workshops, Harestanes by Ancrum, Jedburgh, variety of community groups TD8 6UQ, 01835 830 718 May 1 - June 28 Showspace for quality crafts Andrew Litten. Archive CASTLE GALLERY made in wood, metal, glass, Selected Works 1990-99. ceramic and textile LEMON STREET GALLERY THE BORDER TART, Tart HQ, (LSG), 13 Lemon Street, Truro, Chesters, nr Hawick, TD9 8TH TR1 2LS, 01872 275 757 Quirky workshop of textile and paper artist Lindsay Roberts County Durham TWEEDSIDE GALLERY, Tweed- side Road, Newtown St Boswells, BOWES MUSEUM, Newgate, Roxburghshire, TD6 0PG, 01835 Barnard Castle, DL12 8NP, 01833 823473 690 606 Picture Framing Plus beautiful Until June 17 crafts such as aromatic, ceram- Jonathan Yeo. Skin Deep. ics, glass and much more Until June 24 Various artists. Queen Victoria PROJECT ART GALLERY, 53 High Street, Lockerbie, DG11 2JH In Paris. Watercolours from The Paintings, photography, prints, Royal Collection jewellery, fish sculptures, cards THE ORIENTAL MUSEUM, El- vet Hill, DH1 3TH, 0191 334 5694 EDGE TEXTILE ARTISTS SCOTLAND, Towerhouse, Davy Brown & George Birrell Hawick, www.edge-textileartists- Crieff THE nd rd scotland.com 2 – 23 June Promoting excellence in textiles AITON FINE ARTS, 63 King by artists based in Scotland Street, PH7 3HB, 01764 655 423 Blandine Anderson Contemporary Scottish paint- Oil paintings and ceramics inspired by ings and prints. Picture restor- KRYSZTYNA GALLERY Bristol ers and framers the islands with a free guided tour by the 36 Dundas Street : Edinburgh EH3 6JN ARNOLFINI, Bush House, 16 THE STRATHEARN GALLERY, 15A NELSON STREET DUNDEE DD1 2PN Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA, 0117 32 West High Street, PH7 4DL, artist at 1.30pm on Saturday 2nd June. 0131 556 6366 917 2300 01764 656 100 BRISTOL DRAWING SCHOOL, Until May 27 DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS 2nd - 24th June 2018 [email protected] Unit 5.18, Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Georgina McMaster - All BS4 3EH Creatures Great and Small TEL: 01382 322522 www.torrancegallery.co.uk June 2 - 27 Castle Gallery, 43 Castle St, North Coast Gems - Judith I Inverness, IV2 3DU 01463 729512 Caithness Bridgland with ceramics by [email protected] NORTH LANDS CREATIVE Anne Morrison e.mail:[email protected] Picture framing service GLASS, Quatre Bras, Lybster, www.krysztynagallery.com www.castlegallery.co.uk from our own workshops Visit: www.artwork.co.uk

artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 8 The making – and re-making The – of Mackintosh Style July 7 - September 2 Dundee, Tower Building, Nether- Summer Mixed Show gate, DD1 4HN, 01382 385330 Until June 23 Richard Carr on Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum’s offering for Mackintosh 150 Various artists. A Legacy of Art Cumbria & Design in Dundee. THE EXHIBITION, Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Making the of Art, built by CRM from ART IN THE PEN, Borderway HANNAH MACLURE CENTRE, Style, which has just opened at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 1899-1907 and badly damaged by fire Auction Mart, Rosehill Industrial University of Abertay, Top Floor, Estate, Montgomery Way, Carl- Abertay Student Centre, 1 - 3 Bell in Glasgow, marks the beginnings of this year’s celebration of the 150th in 2014). isle, CA1 2RS, www.artinthepen. Street, DD1 1HP, 01382 308 777 org.uk THE MCMANUS: DUNDEE’S anniversary of CRM’s birth. At the same time, reproductions Contemporary art fair ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, The most significant event will be the unveiling of the of his architectural plans, posters, ABBOT HALL ART GALLERY, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 Kendal, LA9 5AL, 01539 722464 1DA, 01382 307 200 reconstructed Oak Room, part of Miss Cranston’s Ingram Street furniture and domestic items were Exhibition talks, holiday DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY Tearooms in Glasgow, which Mackintosh designed in 1911. It will be a augmented by products whose designs workshops, gallery book shop, ARTS (DCA), 152 Nethergate, coffee shop DD1 4DY, 01382 909 900 major feature in the new V&A Design Museum that opens in Dundee in may be based on CRM’s style but are Until June 9 Until May 27 September. described by Mackintosh aficionados Patricia MacKinnon-Day. Trac- Various artists. Shonky: The ing the Landscape: Cumbrian Aesthetics of Awkwardness. However, designing an exhibition celebrating Mackintosh is a as ‘Mockintosh.’ Indeed, ‘Mockintosh’ Farm Women. June 9 - August 26 problem. After his death in London in 1928, Mackintosh became a designs have now become big business, KENDAL MUSEUM, Station Eve Fowler. Road, Kendal, LA9 6BT, 01539 COOPER GALLERY, Exhibi- forgotten figure – especially in Glasgow – until interest in his life as can be seen in the shop attached to 815597 tions, Duncan of Jordanstone Col- and work began when the CRM Society was set up in 1973. One of the Kelvingrove exhibition. BLACKWELL, Bowness-on- lege of Art & Design, University of Windermere, LA23 3JT, 01539 Dundee, 13 Perth Road, DD1 4HT, its first tasks was to bring a new use to Queen’s Cross Church in So, back to the exhibition. Because 446 139 01382 385 330 Glasgow, which CRM had designed from 1897-9 but which had lost its there has been so much exposure BREWERY ARTS CENTRE, THE KRYSZTYNA GALLERY, Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4HE, 15A Nelson Street, DD1 2PN, congregation. of Mackintosh in recent years, its 01539 725 133 01382 322 522, www.krysztynagal- Making the church the home of the society was important at a time designer, Alison Brown, who is Curator, European Decorative Art from Theatre, music, dance, comedy, lery.com, [email protected] exhibitions, cinema, literature, Drawings, Paintings and Prints when two other buildings by CRM – the Martyrs Public School of 1895 1800 for Glasgow Museums, decided to take a very academic approach workshops, restaurant, bars & BROUGHTY CASTLE MUSE- and Scotland Street School of 1903-4 – were due to be demolished by to her subject. café UM, Castle Approach, Broughty Ferry, DD5 2TF, 01382 436916 Glasgow City Council. They were saved because the council ran out of Furthermore, its presentation, unfortunately situated on the lower EDEN ARTS, 1 Sandgate, Penrith, Houses displays on the life and CA11 7TP, 01768 899 444 times of Broughty Ferry, its money for its road-building programme. ground floor of the museum, takes place in a space that is relatively dark PENNINE POTTERY, Cargill people, the environment and Another early task undertaken by the (maybe good for textiles and paper exhibits), Head House, Alston, CA9 3NG, the wildlife that live close by 01434 382 157 CRM Society was to mount a campaign to save laid out in a series of differently-sized rooms Pottery & kiln work of ce- MCMANUS COLLECTIONS UNIT, Barrack Street, DD1 1PG, ramicist Peter Lascelles - please 01382 307200 the building that housed The Willow Tearooms that can be confusing in their relationship to telephone first New permanent home for the in Sauchiehall Street, designed by Mackintosh each another. RED BARN GALLERY, Mel- City’s History, Archaeology kinthorpe, Penrith, CA10 2DR, and Natural History Collections (and others) for Miss Cranston in 1903. Maybe, They reflect an unusual approach to CRM, 01931 212 767 Until May 20 saving the building and re-creating the dining dealing separately with specific aspects of MUSEUM OF LAKELAND Various artists. Revealing LIFE, Abbot Hall, Kirkland, Ken- room on the first floor marked the beginning the story such as the influence of Japan, dal, LA9 5AL, 01539 722 464 Characters & Face to Face. Until December 20 Portraiture of a renewed interest in Mackintosh, with the the architect’s training, the artistic interior, From Wordsworth to the Web: IARTSUPPLIES, 59 Perth Road, publication of books on his architecture and architectural masterworks, international 200 Years of the Westmorland DD1 4HU, 0330 223 0922, www. iartsupplies.co.uk furniture, and some exhibitions, following soon exhibitions, textile design and so on. By Gazette. Online Art Shop and Art WILLOWPOOL DESIGNS, 9 Supplies after. homing in on the story in this way, the Weston Houses, Endmoor, Kendal, LA8 0HA, 01539 567 056 LIFESPACE SCIENCE ART Interest was also encouraged by the exhibition aims to put Mackintosh and his Willow work by Simone Siegan RESEARCH GALLERY, College of Life Sciences, University of opening of The Hill House in Helensburgh circle into their geographical, historical and & Steve Fuller Dundee, DD1 5EH, 01382 381023 to the public in the 1970s. Commissioned by cultural context in a way that one would DOVE COTTAGE, The Words- GALLERY Q, 160 Nethergate, worth Museum and Art Gallery, DD1 4DU, 01382 220 600 Walter Blackie and completed by CRM in normally find in a book. Grasmere, LA22 9SH, 015394 35544 MILLS OBSERVATORY, Glamis 1904, this was another of his buildings that was Indeed, the accompanying catalogue is like Road, Balgay Park, DD2 2UB, FARFIELD MILL, Garsdale 01382 435 967 saved for the nation, this time from a developer a digest, reflecting the subjects of the rooms Road, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW, Mackintosh merchandised 01539 621 958 Britain’s first purpose-built who wanted to replace the house by a block of and interspersing them with sections that public observatory TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM AND flats. More about The Hill House later. act as a timeline, dating all the work done by CRM and his circle and ART GALLERY, Castle Street, Carlisle, CA3 8TP, 01228 618718 East Lothian In the following three decades, Mackintosh was slowly embraced uniting them with relevant events, both national and international. It is a THE GALLERY AT RHEGED, by Glasgow, which began to celebrate his work by, for example, fascinating and exhaustive record. Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, GREENS & BLUES, 59 High CA11 0DQ, 01768 868 000 Street, North Berwick, EH39 4HG, 01620 890 666, www. converting the Glasgow Herald building designed by CRM in 1895 However, it is perhaps because of the density of the exhibition that Until June 3 greensandblues.co.uk, info@ into The Lighthouse as part of Glasgow’s UK City of Architecture & one of the most revolutionary aspects of Mackintosh’ design – namely Peter Rabbit: Mischief and greensandblues.co.uk Mayhem. From June 2 Design 1999. He was then being regenerated as a force for tourism that his use of light and, in his interiors, decorative patterning and the UPFRONT GALLERY AND Mark I’Anson, Erni Upton, could draw crowds to much bigger exhibitions of his work, and to the sparse, geometric shapes of much of his furniture – fails to come across. COFFEE SHOP, Nr Hutton-in- Joseph Maxwell Stewart, Jona- the-Forest, Unthank, Penrith, than Mitchell, Joe Smernicki, few buildings open to the public (including, almost reluctantly, Glasgow In 1900, the Japanese-inspired interior of his house at 120 Mains CA11 9TG, 01768 484 538 Peter Nardini, Jean Feeney, Street, Glasgow, with its white walls, sparse white or black furniture BRANTWOOD, The Brantwood James Somerville Lindsay, Trust, Coniston, LA21 8AD, 01539 Peter King, Louis McNally, and fittings, and restrained dashes of pattern and colour, must have 441 396 Fiona Matheson. startled visitors used to the heavy Victorian furniture and decor in a POLDRATE ARTS AND Devon CRAFTS CENTRE, The city blackened by smoke. Elizabeth Hamilton Buildings, Thus one of the most interesting features of the exhibition are INSPIRED PAINTING HOLI- Poldrate, Haddington, EH41 4DA, Paisley Art Institute DAYS, Weston House, 6 Luke 01620 823 738, www.thepacc.org. the films, both in black and white and colour, that focus upon CRM’s Street, Bampton, EX16 9NF, 01398 uk, [email protected] 332094 , www.inspiredpainting- From April 16 buildings. Some, like the sequences on Windyhill in Kilmalcolm (1900), holidays.co.uk 130th Anual Exhibition Landscapes, gardens, coast Term 3. Booking opens March The Hill House and , include interior shots, painting courses with Catherine 21 while others, like The Herald Building and Scotland Street School, Stott FIDRA FINE ART (New address) 7-8 Stanley Road, Gullane, PLYMOUTH COLLEGE OF East Lothian EH31 2AD www. ART, Tavistock Place, Plymouth, fidrafineart.co.uk, info@fidrafine- PL4 8AT, 01752 203 434 art.co.uk May 26 - June 24 Matthew Draper, Ann Oram, Dumfriesshire Simon Laurie, Graeme Wilcox, GRACEFIELD ARTS CENTRE, GALLERY HEINZEL George Birrell, Neil Macdon- 28 Edinburgh Road, DG1 1JQ, CONTEMPORARY ART 01387 262 084, www.dumgal.gov. ald, Alice McMurrough, Astrid uk/Gracefield, arts@dumgal. TrÃ˘gg, Dominique Cameron, gov.uk Andy Heald, Jayne Stokes and May 19 - June 30 many more. New Beginnings Coast to Coast: Printmaking Opening Exhibition. Featuring PETER Exchange Exhibition. Features work by gallery artists selected printmakers from SEASHORE GALLERY, Mar- Dumfries & Galloway (Mem- shall Street, Cockenzie, EH32 DAVIS bers of Upland) and printmak- 0HT, 0793 592 8288 ers from Iceland (Members Paintings, jewellery, wood, of the Icelandic Printmakers ceramics, glass, prints, cards HELEN Association) WESTGATE GALLERY, 39-41 May 19 - July 7 Westgate, North Berwick, EH39 Lizzie Farey, Angie Lewin, 4AG, 01620 894 976 GLASSFORD Frances Priest and Bronwen Paintings, limited edition Sleigh. A Fine Line. Brings prints, sculptures, ceramics & together a diverse range of dis- glass. Licensed Gallery café NERINE ciplines including printmaking, BRAID IMAGE, 60 Rhodes Park, drawing, collage, North Berwick, EH39 5NA, 01620 TASSIE sculpture and ceramics. 890 780

Large Panoramic Art Photo- Untitled, Karen Scopa SPRING FLING OPEN STU- graphs, Printed on Canvas. DIOS, Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 View on-line gallery or visitors Edinburgh Rd, DG1 1JQ May 26 - 28 by appointment Guest Painter: Bet Low Spring Fling. Celebrates arts ST ANDREW BLACKADDER CHURCH HALL, St Andrew 28th April and crafts in Dumfries and Guest Sculptor: Charles Poulsen Galloway Street, North Berwick, EH39 4NU, 01620 895 233 th th June to 2nd June BASS ROCK POTTERY, Tantal- Saturday 19 May - Sunday 24 Dundee lon Arts & Crafts Studios, North Paisley Museum and Art Galleries Berwick, EH39 5PW, 0131 467 24 Thistle Street, Aberdeen AB10 1XD DUNCAN OF JORDANSTONE 8300 High Street, PaislePaisley, PA1 2BA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN TANTALLON ARTS & CRAFTS Tue to Sat: 11am till 4pm Sun: 2pm till 5pm GALLERIES, University of Dundee, 13 Perth Road, DD1 4HT, STUDIOS, Halfland Barns T: 01224 625629 E: [email protected] W: www.galleryheinzel.com 01382 385 330 Schoolhouse, North Berwick, EH39 5PW, 0131 467 8300 www.paisleyartinstitute.com LAMB GALLERY, University of OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 10am Paisley Art Instute est. 1876 Paisley Art Inst.@secretary_76466 For the Guide online www.facebook.com/galleryheinzel artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 9 show exteriors only. But they reveal much about his architectural composition and (in some cases) Guide how badly poor LINDSEY ANTIQUES, 5a Rose- Until May 14 contemporary berry Place, Gullane, North Ber- George Donald. New Paintings. furniture fits into wick, EH31 2AN, 01620 842 326 New work - paintings and 19th & 20th Century paintings printmaking CRM’s interiors! and etchings Until June 2 PAINTBOX ART CLASSES, Coc- Sally Cuthbert: Albert21. kenzie House & Gardens, www. New collection - a range of Academically paintboxartclasses.com necklaces for women to wear in adventurous as Offer a variety of classes, work- their working environments shops and summer schools TORRANCE GALLERY, 36 this exhibition NATIONAL MUSEUM OF Dundas Street, EH3 6JN, 0131 556 FLIGHT, East Fortune Airfield, 6366, www.torrancegallery.co.uk, is, I think it’s the North Berwick, EH39 5LF, 0300 [email protected] wrong one for 123 6789 May 12 - 28 today. For, instead Gillian Goodheir. Vega. Wrought iron finial atop the School of Art, seen June 2 - 23 of concluding in Edinburgh Davy Brown & George Birrell. right, in pre-fire days THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL June 30 - July 14 the section called GALLERY, The Mound, Princes Street, EH2 2EL, 0131 624 6200 Lynn Rodgie. End Days with the SCOTTISH NATIONAL GAL- INGLEBY GALLERY, 33 Barony sad and dispiriting final years and death of CRM, his wife Margaret LERY OF MODERN ART, 75 Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6NX0131 Belford Road, EH4 3DR, 0131 556 4441 Macdonald Mackintosh, and Herbert and Frances McNair, it should 624 6200 May 12 - July 14 have put CRM into his contemporary context. Until May 13 Callum Innes When We Were Young. Photo- GALLERY TEN, 5 William Thus, his influence on late 20th century design could have graphs of Childhood from the Street, West End, EH3 7NG noted the use of his furniture in Babylon 5, the sci-fi tv programme National Galleries of Scotland https://galleryten.co.uk/ CITY ART CENTRE, 1-3 Market May 12 - June 16 set far into the future. It could also have shown how two of CRM’s Street, EH1 1DE, 0131 529 3993 Kristina Chan, Jason Hicklin own designs – The House for an art Lover and A Cottage & Studio Until June 30 EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS Muriel Spark. A Centenary WORKSHOP GALLERY, 23 for an Art Lover – have now been built in Bellahouston Park, Union Street, EH1 3LR, 0131 Celebration. 557 2479 Glasgow and in Farr in Inverness. THE ROYAL SCOTTISH Until July 21 ACADEMY BUILDING, Upper Imi Maufe. Translating Travels. In Glasgow, besides giving the former Glasgow Herald Galleries, The Mound, EH2 2EL, 0131 225 6671, www.royalscot- PATRIOTHALL GALLERY @ building a new life, Scotland Street School has become a Museum tishacademy.org WASPS, 1d Patriothall, off Hamil- of Education. And in Northampton, CRM’s 1916 remodelling of a Until June 6 ton Place, Stockbridge, EH3 5AY, RSA Annual Exhibition 2018. 0131 226 7126 terraced house, 78 Derngate, for the Bassett-Lowke family has been Until June 10 CARSON CLARK GALLERY, 34 Northumberland Street, EH3 6LS, returned to its domestic state after years as part of a girl’s school. Lennox Dunbar. Lewis and 0131 556 4710, www.carsonclark- It contains the famous guest bedroom that was so notorious for its other Journeys. New paintings. gallery.co.uk, [email protected] Antique maps, charts & prints. overwhelming, vivid jazzy decoration that, when George Bernard Shaw Delia Bailie, Kate Downie, (Relocated from the Old Town) Stuart Duffin, Paul Furneaux, was asked how he could sleep in it, he replied by saying, “I always sleep THE FINE ART SOCIETY, 6 Jessica Harrison, Marion Smith Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 with my eyes shut.” and Frances Walker. New 557 4050 Prints. Created for the Ages of In the 1920s, the Bassett-Lowkes wanted to commission a house THE DUNDAS STREET GAL- Wonder exhibition - print- LERY, 6a Dundas Street, EH3 from CRM but couldn’t locate him, so they commissioned a design making 6HZ, www.dundas-street-gallery. from Peter Behrens. Amazingly, a house built to the same design exists June 23 - July 25 co.uk RSA Open Exhibition of Art UPRIGHT GALLERY, 3 Barclay overlooking the road from Dundee to Broughty Ferry. 2018. Showcases a wide range Terrace, EH10 4HP, 0131 221 0265 And finally, there is The Hill House. Saved from demolition when of small and medium sized Until May 19 works Greg Lourens. Portraits. the house’s second owners, the Lawson family, sold the house for £ Until December 31 2019 Drawings 25,000 to the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland in 1972, the Ages of Wonder on Tour. SCOTTISH ARTS CLUB, 24 Rut- THE SCOTTISH GALLERY, 16 land Square, EH1 2BW, 0131 229 house then passed through two further owners before being acquired by Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 8157, www.scottishartsclub.com the National Trust for Scotland in 1982. 558 1200, www.scottish-gallery. Ongoing - entries accepted till co.uk, [email protected] June 30 Then, trouble began. The house was built so badly, with its Until June 2 The Scottish Portrait Awards exterior, white harled sandstone walls being laid vertically (instead of Jane Adam. Duality. Explores 2018. Open to anyone born, female sensuality, living or studying in Scotland, horizontally) so that water seeped in from the roofs, splitting the strata. Ross Ryan. The Logbook - A and 16 years old by 1 October As a result, more than £ 250,000 has already been spent on repairs and Solo WInter Voyage. First 2018. Visit www.scottish- major solo portraitawards.com for more the National Trust is now having to build a cage over the whole building Angie Lewin. Spey Path and details Strandline. Watercolour to isolate it from the weather and allow the walls to dry out. Its rescue is ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 3D/2D, Unit 3, Albion Business EDINBURGH, 20A Inverleith expected to cost £ 4m. Centre, 78 Albion Road, EH7 Row, EH3 5LR, 0131 552 7171 5QZ, 0131 661 6600, www.3d2d. Until December 10 Indeed, saving The Hill House is relatively as expensive as building co.uk, [email protected] Flora Scotia. Inspired by the three barriers to prevent the water in Venice’s lagoon from rising so June 21 - 24 (Inglinston) Garden for people affected by Royal Highland Show. Craft, dementia high that it would destroy the city. So perhaps the place of CRM and his Art and Design Marquee June 29 - July 1 (9am-6pm - EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF circle in contemporary life deserves yet another exhibition! ART, Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF, Perthshire) 0131 221 6109 Scone Game Fair. Craft, Art May 18 & 19 Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Making the Glasgow Style on until August and Design Marquee ECA Performance Costume THE FRUITMARKET GAL- Show. 14. LERY, 45 Market Street, EH1 1DF, 0131 225 2383 , 10 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT, 0131 Until June 3 550 3660 Lee Lozano. Slip, Slide, Splice. May 25 - July 11 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF David Penny. Screen For SCOTLAND, Chambers Street, Another Focus. Photography EH1 1HF, 0131 225 7534 and video Until September 16 Griet Beyaert & Paul Miller, MORNING SIDE GALLERY, 94 Morningside Road, EH10 4BY, Heike Brachlow, Anna Dick- 0131 447 3041. inson, Erin Dickson, Matt Durran, Rhian Hâf, Pinkie STILLS GALLERY, 23 Cockburn Maclure, Geoffrey Mann, Gayle Street, EH1 1BP, 0131 622 6200 May 11 - July 1 Matthias, Helen Maurer, Harry Thomas Whittle, Kevin Morgan, Jeffery Sarmiento, McCollum, Fresh Focus and Karlyn Sutherland, Richard Flannery O’Kafka. Projects 18. mary ann rogers gallery Wheater and Emma Woffenden. A platform for new talent in Art of Glass. Explores the work of leading glass artists in photography from Scotland Britain today COLLECTIVE GALLERY, 22-28 Cockburn Street, EH1 1NY, 0131 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF 220 1260 SCOTLAND, George IV Bridge, EH1 1EW, 0131 623 3700 AMBER ARTS, 78 Montrose Ter- race, Abbeyhill, EH7 5DP, 0131 Until May 13 661 1167 & The International Style of Birds Beasts Picture Framers, Art Gallery an exhibition of new paintings by Mary Ann Rogers Muriel Spark. and Printmaking Studio SCOTTISH NATIONAL POR- ART ET FACTS GALLERY, 19 TRAIT GALLERY, 1 Queen St, Roseburn Terrace, EH12 5NG, EH2 1JD, 0131 624 6200 0131 346 7730 Until March 3 2019 Scots in ltaly - Artists and DOUBTFIRE GALLERY, 3 South East Circus Place, EH3 6TJ, 0131 Adventurers. 225 6540 INVERLEITH HOUSE, Royal Until May 26 Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Anupa Gardner and Esther Row, EH3 5LR, 0131 248 2971 Donaldson. A Walk in the THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, PAL- Dream Garden. Paintings and ACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE, prints Monday 18th June - Sunday 24th June 10am-5pm Palace of Holyroodhouse, Abbey- hill, EH8 8DX, 0131 556 5100 WHITESPACE GALLERY, 76 (see website for preview details) Until October 21 East Crosscauseway, EH8 9HQ, Canaletto and the Art of Venice. 0781 451 4771 & GALLERY, 17 Dundas Street, , EH3 6QG ALSO, please note: new opening hours: University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, EH8 9YL, A contemporary art gallery EVERY Sunday 2-5pm 0131 650 2211 for a diverse range of fine OPEN EYE GALLERY, 34 art, drawing, painting and Mon, Tues, Thu, Fri 10am-4pm Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE, printmaking 0131 557 1020 ALPHA ART GALLERY, 52 Until May 12 Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, EH3 Glorious wildlife paintings, prints, cards and quirky gifts Alasdair Wallace. 5AX, 0131 226 3066 Glen Scouller. Back with Black. RICCIO GALLERY, 17 South www.marogers.com • 01434 270216 • West Woodburn Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Hexham NE48 2SE (clearly signed from West Woodburn) www.facebook.com/1896GalleryAndCoffeeShop Visit: www.artwork.co.uk artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 10 The ArtWork Guide EH22 1AH, 0131 660 2561 DELTA STUDIOS, Lochlands equipment and kits 0141 221 3095, www.gerberfineart. LEITH SCHOOL OF ART, 25 Business Park, Larbert, FK5 3NS, FIFE FOLK MUSEUM, High co.uk, [email protected] North Junction Street, EH6 01324 555 500 Street, Ceres, KY15 5NF, 01334 19th-21st Century British Paint- 6HW, 0131 554 5761, www. Artists studios and workspaces A West Lothian question answered 828 180 ings, Drawings & Sculpture leithschoolofart.co.uk, enquiries@ for rent or lease OPEN STUDIOS NORTH FIFE including works by Scottish leithschoolofart.co.uk IN A RECENT issue of ArtWork I discussed the idea slightly, as it might with residents of Bathgate, Artists & makers open their Contemporaries and Modern Until June 8 workspaces to visitors the first Masters Jo Pudelko, Jenny Deans, Fife that Jupiter Artland in West Lothian was not making Blackburn, West Calder and Whitburn which all lie full weekend in May annually RSW, 5 Oswald Street, G1 4QR, Simone Nolden, Elizabeth KIRKCALDY MUSEUM & ART much impact on the area. I had emailed them but on the west side of West Lothian. May 5 - 7 0141 248 7411, www.rsw.org.uk, Martin, Caroline Gordon, Gina GALLERY, War Memorial Gar- Open Studios North Fife. [email protected] Burgess, Rebecca Wilson, Ebba dens, Abbotshall Road, Kirkcaldy, had no reply by the time of writing, however, I did Until recently there were no brochures The Royal Scottish Society of KY1 1YG, 01592 412 860, www. CONTEMPORARY ARTS DUN- Goring and Jessica Howath. receive a reply some three weeks advertising what was on at FERMLINE (CAD), Upper Mall, Painters in Watercolour Elemental: Jewellers and onfife.com/venues/kirkcaldy- May 19 - June 29 galleries, kirkcaldy.galleries@ The Kingsgate, Dunfermline Leith School of Art. Corridor later. The new Marketing & Jupiter Artland displayed in Scottish artists work, mixed 7th RSW Open Summer exhibition onfife.com Exhibition. Bringing together Until June 10 Communications Manager got the main shopping centre in media, 2d, 3d, small sculpture MUSEUMS COLLECTION CEN- work (ceramic, Glass and leading and emerging Scottish Elizabeth Goring (Curator). artists. At Meffan Museum & TRE, 10 Broughton Market , EH3 Nexus: Meetings from the in touch, telling me she agreed Livingston, surprising since this wood), Digital images 6NU, 0131 556 9536 THE QUAY GALLERY, 33 High Art Gallery, Forfar Reserve collections of the city Edge. Jewellery, silversmithing, with my view that Jupiter Artland is the single busiest location in textiles and ceramics Street, Aberdour, KY3 0SH, 01383 ROGER BILLCLIFFE GAL- museums 860 602 LERY, 134 Blythswood Street, G2 CUPAR ARTS FESTIVAL, 5 did seem ‘a bit of an unknown’ West Lothian with a massive MCNAUGHTAN’S BOOKSHOPS KIRKCALDY ART CLUB, Hot 4EL, 0141 332 4027 AND GALLERY, 3a & 4a Had- Balgarvie Crescent, Cupar, KY15 to many West Lothian residents, footfall passing through every Until May 29 4E www.cupararts.org.uk Pot Wynd, Dysart, Kirkcaldy, dington Place, EH7 4AE, 0131 556 claiming that this was something day. However, I am pleased to KY1 2TQ, 01592 203270 Duncan Shanks. Wanderer. 5897, www.mcnaughtansbook- June 15 - 24 EWAN MUNDY FINE ART, 2018 Cupar Arts Festival Painting classes, Monday shop.com, info@mcnaughtans. she was ‘keen to rectify.’ report that this situation has now 2-4pm and 7-9pm, Tuesday 01436 821 533 PETE CURA PICTURE FRAM- co.uk 7-9pm and Thursday 10-noon. GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO THE VELVET EASEL GAL- ING, At the Gallery, Burnside, Jupiter Artland do a been rectified. Cupar, KY15 4BH, 01334 652 353 Pottery classes, Monday GALLERY, 48 King Street, G1 LERY, 298 Portobello High Street, 5QT, 0141 552 0704 Lino cuts by Barbara Robert- worthy job with the educational I want to be positive: there is 10-12pm and 7-9pm, Tuesday Portobello, EH15 2AS, 0131 629 7-9pm and Wednesday 2-4pm Until June 3 1121, www.velveteasel.co.uk son, Caricatures by Donald programmes they deliver, this much to commend with the Ciara Phillips. Show Me Your Until July 1 Smart, New editions by Sonas BIRCHWOOD COTTAGE GAL- is not in question. It is good to sculpture park, however, one LERY & TEAROOM, Balmungo, Glow (Glasgow International Spring, Thy Name is Colour. MacLean. Framing: over 100 2018). Presents a print instal- mouldings to choose from St Andrews, KY16 8LW, 01334 Mixed exhibition know that 25,000 children from does still perceive an east/west 208220 lation COBURG HOUSE ART STUDI- EAST NEUK OPEN STUDIOS, Gallery/tearoom just outside St East Neuk across Scotland have visited the divide and an odd advertising GLASGOW MUSEUMS, Culture OS, 15 Coburg Street, EH6 6ET, Andrews on the B9131. Mixed and Sport Glasgow, 20 Trongate, 0131 553 2266, www.coburghou- MAISIE & MAC ART AND site as part of their free learning strategy which seems to favour rolling exhibition of original art G1 5ES, 0141 287 4350 seartstudios.co.uk, exhibitions@ CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, coburghouse.co.uk programme. The Jupiter Artland some areas as opposed to others. work and prints by local artists Call or visit website for full 1 St. Catherine Street, Cupar, details May 3 - 20 KY15 4LS, 01334 656 523, www. Foundation’s mission is, they Perhaps this is an unconscious MASPIE HOUSE GALLERY, Donna Barry and Kaz Robert- maisieandmac.com, info@maisie- High Street, Falkland, KY15 7BU, ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELI- son (Curators). Making A State- andmac.com state, for every child in Scotland omission by Jupiter Artland 01337 857 735 GIOUS LIFE AND ART, 2 Castle Ongoing A wide selection of paintings, Street, Glasgow City, G4 0RH, ment. A collection of statement 0141 276 1625 neckpieces Art and Contemporary Craft. to experience Jupiter Artland, which is in no way deliberate, giclee prints and cards, jewel- lery, books and stationery, SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL EDINBURGH PALETTE, St Fabulous work from UK art- and that achieving maximum however, whilst welcoming ists & makers plus ethically ST. ANDREWS ART CLUB, MUSEUM, 225 Scotland Street, Margaret’s House, 151 London G5 8QB, 0141 287 0500 Road, Midlothian, EH7 6AE, 0131 sourced gifts from elsewhere benefit for the students is the every child in Scotland to the 14c Argyle Street, St Andrews, 661 1924, www.edinburghpalette. KY16 9BP CENTRE FOR CONTEM- PITTENWEEM ARTS FESTI- basis on which an application Marc Quinn: Love Bomb sculpture park, they are also PORARY ARTS (CCA), 350 co.uk, info@edinburghpalette. VAL, Festival Office, 47 High Courtesy Jupiter Artland PAGE POTTERY GALLERY, 49 co.uk High Street, Pittenweem, KY10 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD, 0141 Street, Pittenweem, KY10 2PG, succeeds ‘as opposed to marginalizing some of those 352 4900 EDINBURGH ART SHOP, 129 01333 313 903, www.pitten- 2PG, 01333 311402 Lauriston Place, EH3 9JN, 0131 weemartsfestival.co.uk, info@ geography.’ children’s parents and other family members. Is it so WEEM GALLERY AND FRAM- Until May 7 229 1809, www.EdinburghArt- pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk However, geography does come in to it. I surprising that Jupiter Artland is, after 10 years, ‘a ER, 16 High Street, Pittenweem, Ewan Mitchell, Zoe Schreiber Shop.com, info@EdinburghArt- July 28 & 29 KY10 2LA, 01333 311535, www. and Camara Taylor. Roadmaps. Shop.co.uk The Open Art Exhibition. am told, for example, that an events brochure is bit of an unknown’ to many West Lothian residents? weemgalleryandframer.co.uk, Brings together sound and lens- SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF August 3 - 12 delivered once a year to local households in West [email protected] based works ARCHITECT-ARTISTS, RIAS, Pittenweem Arts Festival 2018. Open year round showing MACKINTOSH CHURCH, CRM 15 Rutland Square, EH1 2BE, A celebration of the visual Lothian. As a local resident this made me wonder, CATHY BELL contemporary art and craft; Society, Queen’s Cross Church, www.ssaagallery.org.uk arts taking place in galleries and hand-made picture framing 870 Garscube Road, G20 7EL, THE SALTIRE SOCIETY, 9 homes studios and other venues as I have never received one. As it turns out, these service 0141 946 6600 Fountain Close, 22 High Street, throughout Pittenweem brochures are only distributed to some local areas, Until June 2 THE HUNTERIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, University EH1 1TF, 0131 556 1836, www. FISHER STUDIO AND GAL- Victoria Wylie, Lucy Newton, saltiresociety.org.uk, saltire@ including Ratho, Balerno, Juniper Green (none Renira Barnes, Evie Milo, of Glasgow, University Avenue, LERY, 11-13 High Street, G12 8QQ, 0141 330 4221 saltiresociety.org.uk Pittenweem, KY10 2LA, 01333 of which are in West Lothian) and, interestingly, joyce gunn cairns helen michie Sarah and Jonathan Koetsier Artistic interests include awards 312 255, www.fishergallery.co.uk, and many more. Until June 24 for the weans in Scottish song, [email protected] Livingston Village. & gillian murray shoreline GREENGATE GALLERY, The Philosophy Chamber. and for artists in Arts and Crafts A wide range of ceramics, I say interestingly because some areas of Sandhaven, Culross, KY12 8JG, Art and Science in Havard’s in Architecture studio glass, driftwood clocks, [email protected] Teeaching Cabinet, 1766-1820 THE ADAM POTTERY, 76 enamelling, metalworks etc and Livingston new town are nearer to Jupiter Artland MCLELLAN GALLERIES, 270 Henderson Row, EH3 5BJ, 0131 limited edition of giclee prints Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EH, 0141 557 3978 June 2 - July 30 than Livingston Village so why has Livingston been Glasgow 565 4137 Thrown, sculptural and hand- Heather Davies, Jan Fisher, overlooked? As a resident of Livingston this rankles KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY THE ANNAN GALLERY, 164 built ceramics Andy Heald, Wenna Crockatt & MUSEUM, Argyle Street, G3 Woodlands Road, G3 6LL, 0141 ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI and other gallery artists. 8AG, 0141 287 2699 332 0028 CULTURA, 82 Nicolson Street, FUNKY SCOTTISH, 41 High Until August 14 GLASGOW SCULPTURE EH8 9EW, 0131 668 2232 Street, Pittenweem, KY10 2PG, Charles Rennie Mackintosh STUDIOS, The Whisky Bond, Ongoing arts lectures, exhibi- 01333 312 567 . Making the Glasgow Style. 2 Dawson Road, G4 9SS, 0141 353 3708 tions & performances; Italian JOHN NELSON STUDIO GAL- Celebrating 150th anniversary classes LERY, 26 Milton Place, (on A917 loch sunart | acharacle | argyll | ph36 4hx of the birth of Glasgow archi- PLATFORM, The Bridge, 1800 L’INSTITUT FRANCAIS - 15mins from St Andrews), Pitten- tect, designer and artist Westerhouse Road, G34 9JW, D’ECOSSE, West Parliament weem, KY10 2LS, 01333 312 112 www.resipolestudios.co.uk GALLERY OF MODERN ART 0141 276 9696 Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RF 44 Featuring paintings and prints (GOMA), Royal Exchange Square, Until May 27 (0)131 285 6030 by John Nelson G1 3AH, 0141 287 3050 Jessica Ramm. Personal Struc- tures. A new body of work MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD, CULROSS POTTERY AND GAL- Until May 20 42 High Street, Royal Mile, High LERY (& BISCUIT CAFé), Hito Steyerl. Polygraphs. CLYDE MARITIME CENTRE, Street, EH1 1TG, 0131 529 4142 Sandhaven, Culross, (near A group exhibition, centred 100 Stobcross Rd, G3 8QQ, 0141 MUSEUM OF EDINBURGH, Dunfermline), KY12 8JG, 01383 around Abstract, which 339 0631 Huntly House, 142 Canongate, 882176, www.culrosspottery.com, explores truth, fiction and evi- The Tall Ship at Glasgow Royal Mile, High Street, EH8 [email protected] dence in a complicated world Harbour. Glenlee (1896), one of 8DD, 0131 529 4143 FIRE STATION CREATIVE, , 1 only 5 Clyde-built sailing ships THE WRITERS’ MUSEUM, Carnegie Drive, Dunfermline, Bunhouse Road, G3 8DP, 0141 left afloat Lady Stair’s Close, EH1 2PA, 0131 KY12 7AN, 01383 721 564, www. 287 2720 , 25 Albert Drive, G41 529 4901 firestationcreative.co.uk, sarah@ Scotland’s Museum of Trans- 2PE, 0141 276 0950 Until June 30 firestationcreative.co.uk port and Travel June 8 & 9 Muriel Spark - A Centenary Until May 27 Until February 21 2020 Ballet Black: The Suit. A Celebration. Brings together a Fire Station Creatives Annual Car Wall Recharge. Dream Within a Midsummer discrete display of printed items Exhibition GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, Night’s Dream and artwork FORGAN ART CENTRE, 167 Renfrew Street, G3 6RQ, 0141 STREET LEVEL PHOTOW- SUMMERHALL, 1 Summerhall, Cupar Road, Newport-on-Tay, 353 4589, www.gsa.ac.uk ORKS, 48 King Street, Trongate EH9 1PL, 0845 874 3000 DD6 8RA, 01382 542 062, www. Until June 30 2019 103, G1 5HD, 0141 552 2151 ROYAL FINE ART COMMIS- forganartscentre.co.uk, info@ Louise Hopkins. Dance LILLIE ART GALLERY, Sta- SION GALLERY, Bakehouse forganartscentre.co.uk Number. Forms and performs tion Road, Milngavie, G62 8BZ, Close, 146 Canongate, Midlothian, Courses, workshop and events its own rhythm of hand drawn 0141 956 5536, www.edlc.co.uk/ EH8 8DD in all form and for all ages and grid, with red, blue and black heritage-arts/exhibitions/lillie-art- LAURISTON CASTLE, 2a abilities geometric shapes gallery-exhibitions CRAIL POTTERY, 75 Nethergate, Until May 24 Cramond Road South, Davidson’s RGI KELLY GALLERY, 118 Mains, EH4 5QD The Square, Crail, KY10 3TX, Bearsden Art Club Annual 01333 451 212 Douglas Street, G2 4ET, 0141 248 QUEENSFERRY MUSEUM, 53 6386, www.royalglasgowinstitute. Exhibition. High Street, South Queensferry, Huge variety of handthrown org/kelly.html, gallery@royalglas- Julie Arbuckle and Yvonne West Lothian, EH30 9HP, 0131 stoneware, terracotta, earthen- gowinstitute.org Taylor. Highs & Lows. 331 5545 ware & raku CLUB, 185 June 2 - 28 Helps visitors to explore the SCOTTISH FISHERIES MU- Bath Street, G2 4HU, 0141 248 Peter McNair and Lynn How- past and traditions of historic SEUM, St Ayles, Harbourhead, 5210, glasgowartclub.co.uk, info@ arth. Light Stream. Queensferry and neighbouring Anstruther, KY10 3AB, 01333 glasgowartclub.co.uk Milngavie Art Club Annual Dalmeny 310 628 June 2 - July 31 Exhibition. THE PEOPLE’S STORY GRISELDA HILL POTTERY Celebrating the First 150 Years. Robert Macaulay Stevenson. MUSEUM, 163 Canongate, Royal LTD, Kirkbrae, Ceres, Cupar, A dynamic community of men The Last Glasgow Boy. Mile, EH8 8BN, 0131 529 4057 KY15 5ND, 01334 828 273 and women of varied ages and ART FORUM, 50 Station Road, Wemyss Ware. Fife’s famous backgrounds for whom the Milngavie, G62 8AB, 0141 956 hand painted pottery Arts are an essential part of 6765 KINGHORN GALLERY, King- everyday life Mixed exhibition of work Falkirk horn, KY3 9RT, 01592 890 218 JOHN GREEN FINE ART, 182 including Peter Howson, Pam THE PARK GALLERY AND BALBIRNIE CRAFT CENTRE, Bath Street, G2 4HG, 0141 333 Carter, Mary Davidson, Walter CALLENDAR HOUSE, Callendar Markinch, Glenrothes, Tayside, 1991, www.glasgowgallery.com, Awlson, Marion Drummond Park, FK1 1YR, 01324 503 789, KY7 6NE, 01592 753 743 Don’t miss the Highlands’ [email protected] and many more www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/ Alison & Roy Murray gold- Specialist framers and restorers GALLERY III, 25 King Street, venues/park-gallery, artsand- smithing & jewellery; also at premier arts event. Townhead, G1 5QZ, 0141 552 crafts@falkirkcommunitytrust. COMPASS GALLERY, 178 West 20 Thistle Street, Edinburgh Regent Street, G2 4RL, 0141 221 0704 org TWIST FIBRE CRAFT STUDIO, Until May 27 Tickets on sale from 19 June 6370, www.compassgallery.co.uk, WASPS ARTISTS STUDIOS, The 88 High Street, Newburgh, Cupar, [email protected] Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, G1 5HZ, Gordon Munro and Ewan KY14 6AQ, 01337 842 843 May 18 - June 9 0141 553 5890 Robertson. Iron: Artefacts and Workshops and supplies - knit- 11-16 September Iona Roberts. Travels and Actions. ARTERIES GALLERY, 185a ting, weaving, spinning, felt 2018 Translations. First solo Bath Street, G2 4HU, 0141 222 THE WEST END GALLERY, making, natural dyeing. Natural CYRIL GERBER FINE ART, 2830 3-45 West Bridge Street, FK1 fibre yarns, books, magazines, 178 West Regent Street, G2 4RL, 5AZ, 01324 613 100 www.nairnfestival.co.uk EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CEN-

For the Guide online @Nairn_Festival Visit: www.artwork.co.uk artWORK 203 May/June 2018 Page 11 The ArtWork Guide 34 Lochbay, Waternish, IV55 8GD art prints and canvases TRE, 51-53 Old Coach Road, East William, PH33 6RQ, 012397 701 SUMMERLEE MUSEUM, Herit- Kilbride, G74 4DU, 01355 261 000, 806, www.artfortwilliam.co.uk, age Way, Coatbridge, ML5 1QD, www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/ [email protected] Kelso 01236 638460 info/48/east_kilbride_arts_centre David Wilison Paintings Close shave at Barber Burgon’s THE VENNEL GALLERY, June 23 & 24 KILN SERVICES, Unit 8/11, Ongoing Denise Playfair, 11 Bridge Street, Whistleberry Park Industrial Es- East Kilbride Summer Fest David Wilson. Art Fort Wil- “I KNOW, Mum, hair’s work, a wedding, to be TD5 7HT, 01573 224 003, www. tate, Hamilton, ML3 0ED, 01698 2018. liam. getting a bit long, needs on telly...hair nicely cut. playfairpetportraits.co.uk, ven- 822032, www.kiln-services.co.uk, AULD KIRK MUSEUM, THE LAUNDRY GALLERY, [email protected] [email protected] Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, East Aviemore, PH22 1ST tidying up.” She’s fussing, So Mary’s Besposke Picture Framer. Ani- Provides kilns, clays and pot- Dunbartonshire, G66 1HN, 0141 THE HIGHLAND BOOKSHOP, mal portrait commissions. Art tery supplies 578 0144 the week before school invitation to produce 60 High Street, Fort Willam, and needlework supplies BIGGAR AND UPPER CLYDES- Until June 9 PH33 6AH starts. So, off I goes to a piece for Dockside KELSO POTTERY, The Knowes, DALE MUSEUM, 156 High St James Greer. Wood Engraver. 60 High Street, Fort Willam Burgon’s Barbers, down Gallery was just the 100 metres behind Kelso Abbey, Biggar, Biggar, ML12 6DH, 01899 Work PH33 6AH TD5 7BH, 01573 224 027 221 050 PULP PAPER ARTS WORK- June 30 - August 29 Tweedmouth. ticket. The l’al laddy Mugs, jugs, bowls & ‘Time DOUGLAS DAVIES GALLERY, SHOP, WASPS Factory, 77 Classic Railway Posters. A barbers for sixty with the blue woolly Tablets’ fired in the Kelso Loanfoot, Skirling, Biggar, ML12 Hanson Street, Dennistoun, (In association with Glenfinnan Pit Kiln 6HD, 01899 860254, www.dougl- G31 2HF, 0141 337 2842, www. Station Museum) years, the family business bobble hat looks like asdaviesgallery.co.uk, douglas@ paperartsworkshop.co.uk, alison. passed on over three he’s having a good time, douglasdaviesgallery.co.uk [email protected] Kirkcudbrightshire May 26 & 27 generations. Grandfather going up the pole, and, HARBOUR COTTAGE GAL- Casting Paper. Isle of Arran STUDIO 4, Shore Road, Lamlash, Burgon started on Berwick’s no doubt, driving his LERY, Castlebank, Kirkcud- Lancashire June 16 & 17 KA27 8LA, 01770 600 919 bright, DG6 4LB, 01557 330 073, BLACKBURN MUSEUM & Japanese Binding. Lively contemporary art, Bridge Street in 1919, then mum up another one. www.harbourcottagegallery.org.uk ART GALLERY, Museum Street, MUSIC-MAKERS LIMITED, 17 Masako Ritchie, Barbara up West Street, finally He’s doing well, May 7 - 19 Blackburn, BB1 7AJ, 01254 North Gardner Street, G11 5BU, Young, Scott Irvine, Kirti Amanda Wilson & Tracy 667 130 0141 339 2708 Mandir, R. Lele new works by moving to Tweedmouth in but it’s reet greasy and McKeand. Moonbroch Arts. Call for details SCOTTISH ARTISTS’ BENEVO- J. Broekhuizen early 1950s. Good to know there’s a body hiding Landscapes and animal art Ongoing (every Saturday) LENT ASSOCIATION, Second May 21 - June 2 Get Crafty. Free art and craft Floor, 5 Oswald Street, G1 4QR, some places don’t change. behind the blackboard, Kaye Brown, Peter Campbell, sessions www.scottishartistsbenevolentas- Isle of Bute Grand for seeing mates, holding a second pole, Gabrielle Harrington & Kie May 12 & 13 sociation.co.uk Stewart. Maple & Thistle Arts. Festival of Making 2018. Get Empowered by the TOD MOUNT STUART, Mount Stuart, PA20 9LR, 01700 503 877 having a bit crack. the real one, checking to Paintings & Woodcraft ready to make - to celebrate Endowment Fund to provide Turning the corner, I see if he measures up. June 4 - 16 UK making industry, from holidays in Scotland for artists The Artists’ Town (Kirkcud- kitchen table makers to master (resident in Scotland for at least walk in. Doorbell tinkles, ‘Cos there’s a bright). Through the eyes of manufacturers two years) who are experienc- Isle Of Harris SKOON ART CAFE, 4 Geocrab, same as always, but nowt dark side to rulers too. various artists/crafters KEN BROMLEY ART SUP- ing difficulties HS3 3HB, 01859 530 268 Sarah Taylor. Monarch & PLIES, Unit 13 Lodge Bank PEOPLE’S PALACE, Glasgow Original art, home made cakes much else. No sickly They’re good for rapping Friends. Estate, Crown Lane, Horwich, Green, G40 1AT, 0141 550 0892 and puddings, leaf and herbal sweet smell of brilliantine, knuckles, keeping order, June 18 - 23 Bolton, BL6 5HY, 01204 690114 UNLIMITED STUDIOS, 25 teas, coffee plus traditional mu- Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts BACK-RIDGE GALLERY, Twit- Hyndland Street, G11 5QE, 0141 sic. Original oils and exclusive Californian Poppy I think it ruling even. One slip Trail Taster. ter Lane, Waddington, Clitheroe, 338 6052 art cards from resident artist was. and it looks like our l’al June 25 - July 7 BB73LQ, 01200 427304 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RU- Andrew John Craig Jenny & Gary Craig. Former working farm has been RAL LIFE, Wester Kittochside, With school rulers on laddy might find himself transformed into a work- Philipshill Road, East Kilbride, PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS POP the walls, and a blackboard in some abysmal cloud UP SHOP, 67 St Mary’s Street, haven for local designers and G76 9HR, 0300 123 6789 craftsmen Escape to the countryside for Isle of Islay on the narrow door at of unknowing down Dumfries and Galloway, DG6 THE GALLERY, Bowmore Applied Art from 20 artists PETER SCOTT GALLERY, the day to explore the 1950s Distillery Visitor Centre, School the back of the shop, am Lancaster University, LA1 4YW, working farm and museum below. That hand at the living and working in Dumfries Street, Bowmore, PA43 7JS, 01496 I waking or dreaming. top, is it going to pull and Galloway 01524 594 151 810 441 HIGH ST. GALLERY, 84 High LYTHAM HERITAGE CENTRE, Inverness Regular exhibitions by local School? Non. Barbers? Nope. him up, or push him Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JL, 2 Henry Street, Lytham, FY8 artists 01557 331 660 5LE, 01253 730787 INVERNESS MUSEUM & ART Gallery. down? May 1 - 20 GALLERY, Castle Wynd, IV2 Spring into Spring. The Black- 3EB, 01463 237114 Yes! Art gallery, can Either way, it’s not THE WHITEHOUSE GALLERY, Isle of Lewis 47 St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, pool Art Society CASTLE GALLERY, 43 Castle , Town Hall, Ken- you believe it? Good one too. clear whether he’s just Street, IV2 3DU, 01463 729 512, DG6 4DU, 01557 330 223 neth Street, Stornoway, HS1 2DS, Mary Drummond, who runs had, or is just about to May 5 - June 23 www.castlegallery.co.uk, info@ 01851 703 307 Leeds castlegallery.co.uk the Dockside Gallery, she have a trim. That blue Stanley Bird, Jen Collee, Carina June 1 - July 7 Ekdahl Prigmore, Diana Hand HAREWOOD HOUSE, Hare- Until May 26 Oir na Sùil; Edge of Sight: wood House Trust, Harewood Katy Spong & Maureen used to live in Dornie’s old hat, it’s keeping quiet and Moira McInally. Wild Margaret Uttley & David Spaces. Mixed House, Harewood, LS17 9LG, Mnchin. Paintings, prints and Knight schoolhouse (where else!) too. 0113 218 1010 hand painted ceramics just over the watter from OCHRE GALLERY & STUDIO, May 26 - 28 June 2 - 24 HARBOUR VIEW GALLERY, You know what, 76 High Street, Kirkcudbright, Port of Ness, HS2 0XA, 01851 DG6 4JL, 01557 428 088 , www. Great British Food Festival. Blandine Anderson. Oil paint- 810 735 Skye. Not surprising then I think I’ll forget that HENRY MOORE INSTITUTE, ings and ceramics inspired ochregallery.co.uk Original paintings and prints by that she and artist Lindsay haircut for now. Working gallery and studio 74 The Headrow, LS1 3AH, 0113 by the islands - free guided 234 3158 Anthony J Barber THE STEWARTRY MUSEUM, 47 tour by the artist at 1.30pm on Madden should find each LEEDS CITY ART GALLERY, Saturday June 2 MORVEN GALLERY, Upper NICK JONES St Mary’s Street, Kirkcudbright, Barvas, Outer Hebrides, HS2 other. DG6 4DU, 01557 330223 The Headrow, LS1 3AA, 0113 July 2 - September 29 0QX, 01851 840 216 Work by Lindsay Maddenat 247 8256 Summer Mixed Exhibition. Lindsay, interested in TOLBOOTH ART CENTRE, Changing exhibitions of origi- the Dockside Gallery, 84 High Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 October 5 - 27 nal art, crafts, photography & found wooden objects, likes Vega. New oil paintings Main Street, Tweedmouth, 4JL, 01557 331 556 Linlithgow tapestry weaving the surface quality of wood THE FAED GALLERY, 56 High HIGHLAND PRINT STUDIO, 20 Until September 30 of education, uniforms, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 Street, Gatehouse of Fleet, DG7 THE LINE GALLERY, 238 High Bank Street, IV1 1QU, 01463 718 Pam Carter. as a medium for drawing and painting on. Especially 2HP, 01557 814 458 Street, EH49 7ES, 01506 670 268 999, www.highlandprintstudio. conformity, and control. 2AA. 01289 302437. Open Tues co.uk, info@highlandprintstudio. old school rulers and blackboards. She’s interested - Sat, 10am to 5.30pm. www. NORTH GLEN GALLERY, North co.uk in how and why people are measured, measure Look smart, feel smart, Glen, Palnackie, Castle Douglas, Liverpool Open access print studio and Isle of Skye docksidegallery.co.uk DG7 1PN, 01556 600 200 DANDELION DESIGNS, Stein, themselves, measure up, along with all the baggage tidy, ready for school, Exhibitions open studio, glass- TATE LIVERPOOL, Albert education facility. Regular Waternish, IV55 8GA, 01470 592 Dock, L3 4BB, 0151 702 7400 weekend and evening courses blowing, oil lamps, chandeliers, 218, www.dandelion-designs.co.uk wine goblets. Call for details Until May 16 available - call for full details Permanent exhibition of many Stephen Willats. Control. EDEN COURT THEATRE, Eden CORNERWAYS STUDIO/GAL- contemporary and traditional LERY, 7 Selkirk Road, Kirkcud- BLUECOAT ARTS CENTRE, Court, Bishops Road, IV3 5SA, artists, and an interesting range School Lane, L1 3BX, 0151 709 01463 234 234 bright, DG6 4BL, 01557 331 of crafts 640, www.cornerwaysart.co.uk, 5689 PICTURE THIS, 18 Church HOLIDAYS IN SCOTLAND SANDBANK STUDIO, Old Pier [email protected] Until June 24 Street, IV1 1EB, 01463 238823 Road, Sandbank, Broadford, IV49 Miniature paintings & larger Emma Smith. Euphonia. SCOTTISH FLAIR ART GAL- 9AE, 01471 822 011, www.dun- works in oil, pastel & watercol- LADY LEVER ART GALLERY, LERY, 11 Bank Street, IV1 1QY, cancurrie.net, duncan.currie@ our by Jane B Gibson Lower Road, Port Sunlight Vil- 01463 248 500 tiscali.co.uk THE NAIL FACTORY, 56 South- lage, Wirral, CH62 5EQ, 0151 Wide range of original paint- wick Road, Dalbeattie, Dumfries 478 4136 ings by Duncan Currie and & Galloway, DG5 4EW, 01556 THE WALKER, William Brown Inverness-shire works by Pam Carter and other 611 686, www.nailfactory.org.uk, Street, L3 8EL, 0151 478 4199 IONA GALLERY, Duke Street, well-known Scottish artists [email protected] PH21 1JG, 01540 664 535 AROS SKYE HERITAGE CEN- Ongoing (2nd Tuesday of each Regular exhibitions by local TRE, Viewfield Road, Portree, month: 7-9pm) Livingston artists in ‘handmade in the IV51 9EU, 01478 613 750 Mary Smith’s Writing Group. HOWDEN PARK CENTRE, Arts cairngorms’ Video exhibition of Skye Until June 30 Services, West Lothian Council, May 12 - 28 scenery and local history Roger Lever, Joanna Powell, Howden Park Centre, EH54 6AE, Art & Crafts. Paintings, glass, May 4 - 8 Peter Dowden, David Alexan- 01506 777 666 jewellery, photographs and Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Har- der and Elizabeth Daag. Open Until May 27 textiles by local artists ris and more. Rampage. Sky Open Heart. Livingston Art Association: Annual Exhibition. 1896 GALLERY & COFFEE EDINBANE POTTERY, Edin- ARTISTS & MAKERS POP-UP SHOP, Deshar Rd, Boat of Garten, bane, Portree, IV51 9PW, 01470 SHOP, Mill on the Fleet Visitor PH24 3BN, 01479 831 111 582 234 Centre, 65 High Street, Gatehouse Art, photography, crafts, jewel- GALLERY AN TALLA DEARG, of Fleet, DG7 2HS, 01556 814 099 London lery, books, cards and calendars Ornsay, Sleat, IV43 8QR, 01471 Stocked and staffed by local THE BRITISH MUSEUM, CARRBRIDGE ARTISTS’ STU- 833 439, www.eileaniarmain. professional designer makers Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury DIO, Main Street, Cairngorms co.uk, [email protected] Square, WC1A 2RJ, 0207 323 National Park, Carrbridge, July 15 - September 11 8181 PH23 3AS, 01479 841 328, www. Pam Carter. Solo Kyle The British Museum is a carrbridgestudios.com, alice@ museum of human history and carrbridgestudios.com DIANA MACKIE, 10 Borreraig THE KYLE ART MARKET, Sta- Park, Dunvegan, IV55 8ZX, 01470 tion Road, Kyle of Lochalsh, IV40 culture in London. Work by resident artists Jeff & 511 795 8AE, 01599 530 039 Until July 29 Alice Buttress. Working studio and gallery - Harbour and Pool, Fife Archibald Dunbar McIntosh RSW RGI Judith Anne Currie paintings Rodin and the art of ancient ART LOCHABER, Lochaber, paintings depict the climatic Greece. Fort William, www.artlochaber. changes of the Highlands and NATIONAL MARITIME MUSE- co.uk Islands Lanarkshire UM, Romney Road, Greenwich, July 28 - August 11 (Venue: Ben SE10 9NF, 0208 858 4422 ORBOST GALLERY, Half THE TOD ENDOWMENT FUND IRONWORKS GALLERY, Sum- Nevis Distillery, Fort William) Bolvean, nr Dunvegan, IV55 8ZB, Charity No SC010046 merlee Heritage Park, Heritage THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Annual Exhibition 2018. 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Celebrates the Frank Turner (DJ). Streatlife. Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS, 01434 Contemporary Art and Craft 200th anniversary of the Street Food and Craft Beer 652 477 from Scotland birth of the founder and first Festival Visit website for full pro- Until May 11 President of the Royal Society DESIGN MUSEUM, 28 Shad gramme Morag Muir, Sandra Moffat, of Painter-Printmakers, Francis Thames, SE1 2YD, 020 7403 6933 May 8 - 22 Moy Mackay & Janet McCro- Seymour Haden Until August 12 Nordic Voices. A new inter- rie. Four Lassies from Scotland. national multi-arts festival for Paintings NATIONAL PORTRAIT GAL- Hope to Nope: Graphics and LERY, St Martin’s Place, WC2H Politics 2008-18. Hexham PEEBLES CRAFT CENTRE, 0HE, 0207 306 0055 HALCYON GALLERY, 144-146 SARAH RISEBOROUGH, 21 Newby Court, EH45 8AG, 01721 Until December 31 New Bond Street, W1S 2PF, 0207 The Gables, West Street, Belford, 722875 Rebel Women. Reflects on the 100 7144 NE70 7QB, 01668 213618 Craft centre with 4 stu- suffrage movement May 5 - 27 SHIRE POTTERY, Miller’s Yard, dios - Visit for a unique gift. Ernesto Cánovas. Fake News. Prudhoe Street, Alnwick, NE66 Dunnydeer Studio Porcelain HAYWARD GALLERY, South 1UW, 01665 602 277 Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, New work - Ceramicist Duncan Hood SE1 8XX, 08703 800 400 WESTSIDE CONTEMPORARY (01721) 722 875. Woodworks May 4 - July 1 (Royal Festival FINE ART, Westside Farm, by Bruce Prost - (01721) 724 Manchester Newton, Stocksfield, NE43 7TW, 442. Jewellery by Lynn Tindale Hall) 01661 843 778 A Child’s Guide to Brutalism. THE WHITWORTH ART - (01721) 720 112 May 4 - July 13 (National GALLERY, The University of TRAQUAIR HOUSE, Traquair Poetry Library) Manchester, Oxford Road, M15 House, Innerleithen, EH44 6PW, Rug Rhymes. A short session 6ER, 0161 275 7451 Orkney 01896 830 323 of nursery rhymes, poems and Until August 12 May 30 - June 2 Alison Wilding. 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Work The Royal Society of Portrait Street, Stromness, KW16 3AA, Painters Annual Exhibition Speech Acts: Reflection-Imagi- inspired by Dawyck Botanic nation-Repetition. 01856 850 209 Garden and the natural land- 2018. Until June 9 May 31 - June 5 CENTRE FOR CHINESE scape CONTEMPORARY ART, Marcin Rusak, Juli Bolaños- Russian Art Auction. Durman, Laura Youngson HILL HOUSE GALLERY, June 15 - 23 Market Buildings, Thomas Street, Broughton, Biggar, ML12 6HQ, Northern Quarter, M4 1EU, 0161 Coll, Jessica Harrison and Sam 07768 690 069, www.hillhousegal- New Club Annual 832 7271 Bakewell. Jerwood Makers Exhibition 2018. lery.com, jan@hillhousegallery. Call for details Open Exhibition. Showcases com June 27 - July 6 May 11 - July 1 May 5 - June 16 The Art of Collecting. Contemporary Art, Artisan Shen Xin. Sliced Units. Three Society of Wood Engrav- Crafts and Picture Framing IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, films - ers - 80th Annual Exhibition. Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ, 0207 Showcases over 150 prints 416 5320 Until December 29 Until May 28 Perth Moray Patrick Heron, Sir Terry Frost, PERTH & KINROSS MUSEUMS Syria: A Conflict Explored. MORAY ART CENTRE, The Margaret Mellis, Sir Eduardo & ART GALLERIES, 78 George THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, Park, Findhorn, IV36 3TA, 01309 Paolozzi, Alan Davie, Alfred Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632 488, Buckingham Palace, SW1A 1AA, 692 426 Wallis, Naum Gabo and more. www.culturepk.org.uk/museums- 0207 766 7301 FINDHORN POTTERY, 273 Permanent Collection. Paint- galleries/, museum@culturepk. THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF Pineridge, The Park, Findhorn, ings and sculptures org.uk ARTS, Burlington House, Picca- IV36 3TZ, 01309 691 601 THE GALLERY, Pierowall, Until June 24 dilly, W1J 0BD, 0207 300 8000 The studio offers many Westray, KW17 2BZ, 01857 Bones. An exploration into the June 19 - August 19 recreational and educational 677 770 composition and complex- The Great Spectacle. opportunities. 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Display LERY, Logie, Dunphail, Forres, ing prints & watercolours by May 12 - June 9 DULWICH PICTURE GAL- IV36 2QN, 01309 611 378 Orkney artist Jane Glue Madeleine Hand. Land Life. LERY, Gallery Road, Dulwich Shows of contemporary art THE LOFT GALLERY, ST Mar- New work Village, SE21 7AD, 0208 693 5254 in the gallery by local artists. garets Hope, KW17 2SL THE BARN GALLERY, The Until June 3 Six miles south of Forres on NORTHLIGHT STUDIO, Strom- Bield, Blackruthven, Tibbermore, David Milne. Modern Painting. the A940 ness, KW16 3BY, 01856 850 671 PH1 1PY, 01968 677854, www. 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