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George Birrell: Fishboxes and Lobster Pots, mixed media, 40x40cm, from his one-man show at Gallery Heinzel, Thistle Street, Aberdeen, March 21 - May 2

Inside: Jonathan Shearer paints en plein air :: Duncan Macmillan on Glasgow’s £250,000 spending spree artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 4 artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 5 The new V & A – Holyrood-on-Tay? Editorial Comment As Glasgow prepares to fork out a quarter of a million, Duncan Macmillan asks… The Richard Carr asks if UNESCO’s Design City award for is a bit premature Guide ArtWork PO Box 3 AB41 9EA :: [email protected] Can no one stop the pernicious The same old tunes again? year. Check holiday opening times DD11 1AH, 01241 872 248 paintings and hand woven wall pieces. Sculpture Garden by ANOTHER YEAR, another now, in 2015, cutting edge. Aberdeen PETERHEAD MARITIME HER- MONTROSE , Pan- the loch Festival. The advance programme Like most arts organisations, Turner Prize bandwagon? ITAGE, South Road, Peterhead, mure Place, Montrose, DD10 8HF, AB42 2UP, 01779 473000 01674 673232 HARBOUR ARTS CENTRE, & MUSEUM, Schoolhill, AB10 114-116 Harbour Street, Irvine, for this year's the Festival is facing very testing Experience Peterhead’s maritime HOSPITALFIELD, Centre for Art 1FQ, 01224 523 700, Fax: 01224 life past and present KA12 8EE, 01294 274 059, www. International Festival is full of the times. There is always the 632 133, www.aagm.co.uk, info@ & Culture, Arbroath, DD11 2NH, harbourartscentre.com, har- GLASGOW is to spend £250,000 Generation, the extravaganza of The SNGMA also have their own NORTH EAST OPEN STUDIOS, aagm.co.uk 01241 872 333, www.hospitalfield. [email protected] usual very worthy fare. There are temptation to play safe and to Closing for major refurbishment NEOS Coordinator, 107 Selbie org.uk, [email protected] on work by Douglas Gordon. It bad art put on by our National Douglas Gordon, expensive of Drive, Inverurie, AB51 3YB, 01467 MCKECHNIE INSTITUTE, the usual guest appearances from make sure you fill the hall with ABERDEEN MARITIME MU- MONTROSE LIBRARY EXHIBI- Dalrymple Street, Girvan, KA26 doesn’t seem to be clear what the Gallery. course, but just a list, the names of 670 122 TION ROOM, 214 High Street, some of the great orchestras of the tried and tested favourites. SEUM, Shiprow, AB11 5BY, 01224 A non-profit organisation promot- 9AE, 01465 713 643, www. work is exactly, but “included It was the Turner Prize everyone he ever met, or at least 337700, Fax: 01224 213066 ing Arts, Crafts and galleries in the Montrose , DD10 8PH, 01674 south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galleries/ world playing some of the finest Breaking new ground might ABERDEEN ARTS CENTRE, 33 North East of 673256 mckechnie/ in the overall acquisition are all generation, of course. Opening can remember meeting. It really is ARBROATH COMMUNITY work from the classical repertoire. have seemed to be the job of the King Street, AB24 5AA, 01224 635 ALBERTINO COSTA SCULP- March/April - TBC CENTRE, Marketgate, DD11 1AT regular updates of future films by the show, NGS chairman Ben just a list, too. It is displayed in a 208, www.act-aberdeen.org.uk TURES, Camphill School, North- Home and Away. Carrick in World But search the music Fringe but, as many observers War I March 6 - 29 deeside Road, Bieldside, AB15 the artist, which will be added to Thomson crowed about Turner stairwell. When it was repainted Merlyn Riggs. Seeing Red. April 24 - 27 programme for anything have noted, the Fringe has, for all Celebrates the last six years of 9EP, 07917 482351 Argyll Open Studios Ayrshire. Artists the piece.” Prize success as though it was recently, it was painted out. Put International Women’s Day GALLERY AT FIFTY FIVE, 55 THE ARCHWAY, 7 Union Street, on show at Rozelle, Maclaurin & very challenging, any new practical purposes, become the Allardice Street, Stonehaven, GALLERY HEINZEL, 24 Thistle Lochgilphead, PA31 8JS, 01546 McKechnie commissions, anything that Festival of Standup. Why are they forking out such some universal accolade. back again, even at a casual AB39 2AB, 01569 785606, www. Street, AB10 1XD, 01224 625 629, 606 894 THE WAVE CRAFT GALLERY, galleryatfiftyfive.co.uk could be called even vaguely Isn’t there a musical space, a huge sum from their precious It isn’t. But before that the glance, I noticed two names www.galleryheinzel.com STUDIO BARN ARGYLL, Leac 4 Knockcushan Street, Girvan, March 12 - April 18 March 21 - May 2 Na Ban, Tayvallich, Lochgilphead, KA26 9AG, 01465 712 897 experimental and you will search somewhere, for the way-out, the resources? Simple. He won the SNGMA had already adopted the misspelt.Maybe they didn’t pay for Ade Adesina. Prints - Lino cuts, Contemporary crafts, pottery George Birrell Wood cuts & Etchings PA31 8PF, 01546 870 310, www. in vain. challenging, maybe the plain Turner Prize. That puts him fad. A good deal of our money aftercare. HOLBURN GALLERY, 83 studiobarnargyll.co.uk, hamilton- classes HADDO HOUSE, Methlick, Ellon, [email protected] CRAFT TOWN SCOTLAND, The A bit of John Adams, a bit of crazy? It’s Edinburgh’s loss, Holburn Street, AB10 6BQ, 01224 AB41 7EQ, www.hhcos.org.uk beyond price, for that quarter has been spent on works by artists Nor is it an original idea. It’s a 596 617 Seasonal exhibition of orginal art Barony Centre, West Kilbride, Steve Reich - welcome, but hardly surely? Limited edition prints by many of COWDEN STUDIO, Cowden FYNE STUDIOS - THE HIDDEN KA23 9AW, 01294 829179, www. million is a bargain, they say. He lift from Tracy Emin’s Everybody Gallery Heinzel’s artists Farm, Drumlithie, AB39 3YN, GALLERY, Newton, Strachur, (off crafttownscotland.org, info@craft- slowed down Hitchcock’s Psycho I ever Slept With. That at least ROSIES, 45-49 Holburn Street, 01569 740039, www.cowdenstudio. the A886), PA27 8DB, 01369 860 townscotland.org AB10 6BR, 01224 577 325 com, [email protected] by Dundee and Abertay Universities respectively 379, www.fyne-studios.com March 14 - May 10 and appropriated one or two other has a frisson of prurience to give Crafts, art and gifts also framing COUNTRY FRAMES GALLERY, WITHIN the next few weeks work is to begin on Gallery of two Scottish artists Don Various artists. We Are All Bas- Leslie, Insch, AB52 6PA, 01464 Dundee’s iconic building on the waterfront – the – Dundee has just been awarded UNESCO City McNeil & Jean Bell ketmakers. Scottish Basketmakers Tilting at windmills (again) people’s films, often without it edge and is, or was (it was PEACOCK VISUAL ARTS, 21 Circle Castle Street, AB11 5BQ, 01224 820389, www.countryframes.co.uk JUNO DESIGN GALLERY, 159 “Future generations Wide variety of art and craft work V&A Museum of Design by the Japanese architect, of Design. Such a title implies good environmental acknowledgement. destroyed in a fire) an art work, 639 539, www.peacockvisualarts. Argyll Street, Dunoon, PA23 7DD, ART’N’JOY GALLERY AND THE RECENT joint letter of short lived imported junk and design, among other things, and Dundee’s waterfront PICTURE FRAMERS, 48 That was the beginning of not just a list. co.uk, info@peacockvisualarts. JOYCE TAYLOR STUDIO, Kengo Kuma. 01369 707 767, www.junogallery. alarm from the heads of virtually mad subsidies to reward foreign co.uk Braeside Croft, Hythie, Mintlaw, Conceived as a repeat on a much grander scale is quite simply a disgrace. com Hamilton Street, Saltcoats, North the ‘Glasgow Miracle.’ What will scratch their But Gordon’s list says it Until March 21 Peterhead, AB42 4HH, 01779 Until March 27 Ayrshire, KA51 5DS, 01294 472 all the environmental and outdoor owned power companies and The prime position is occupied by TESCO and Mixed exhibition 222, www.artnjoy.co.uk Hisko Hulsing. In Motion Anima- 622989, www.joycetaylor.co.uk, of Richard Murphy’s conversion of a 1920s garage on bodies in Scotland should act large landowners at the expense miracle would that be? Answer heads in wonder that all. The only person there who tion Festival 2015. [email protected] Perth Road into (DCA), its filling station (below). Farther along is an ugly RESIPOLE STUDIOS, Acharacle, OPEN STUDIOS AYRSHIRE, PH36 4HX, 01967 431 506, www. Venues throughout Ayrshire, www. as a wake-up call to those who of the most vulnerable members again, the Turner Prize. Since matters is the artist himself, his RENDEZVOUS GALLERY, 100 block of flats (above) so badly positioned that the dual Forest Avenue, AB15 4TL, 01224 Aberfeldy the V&A museum is intended to do what the DCA resipolestudios.co.uk openstudiosayrshire.com are supposed to be running our of society who can afford only Gordon’s success, half a dozen or we spent good money presence implicit in all the other 323 247 carriageway has had to be narrowed to a single lane April 3 - 30 Over 70 Ayrshire artists will open ABERFELDY GALLERY, 9 Ken- has failed to do, namely stage exhibitions and other Various artists. The Spring Show. their studios to the public ’S HOUSE, energy policy in Scotland. the most basic heating systems. more graduates from the Glasgow names that mutely pay tribute to more Street, PH15 2BL, 01887 829 events that will bring people flocking to Dundee. and, farther back from the river, is an equally ugly May 1 - 31 April 24 - 27 on such ephemeral Guestrow, (between Broad Street 129, www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk Jim Wright. In the Eye of the Open Studios Ayrshire 2015. See It begins to look, though, as Realising that we are School of Art MFA have been his self-importance. Now Glasgow and Flourmill Lane), AB10 1AS, March 28 - May 8 The first thing to be said about the new office block. And, beyond that, a car park that destroys Storm. Landscape and Seascapes website for more information 01224 641 086, Fax: 01224 632 133 though they are too sound asleep heading for some sort of disaster short-listed for the Turner Prize. does the same. Shame on them. Spring exhibition building, originally designed to project out into the views of the river as seen from the DCA. In fact, THE STABLE GALLERY, nonsense.” THE TOLBOOTH MUSEUM, WATERMILL GALLERY, Mill Church Square, Inveraray, PA32 or simply too set in their ways as older reliable sources of power Two (or was it three?) have won But while they are spending Castle Street, AB10 1EX, 01224 the River Tay, is that it repeats Richard Murphy even designed a window behind one Banff Street, PH15 2BG, 01887 822 896, 8TY, 01499 302 800 to take note of any of the many are being phased out what do 621 167, Fax: 01224 523 666, www. www.aberfeldywatermill.com, some of the things that dogged of its cinema screens that so that Paintings, reproductions, greetings COUNTRY GAL- it. This ‘Glasgow Miracle’ is no quarter of a million on Gordon, aagm.co.uk, [email protected] [email protected] cards, exclusive post cards LERY, Duff House, AB45 3SX, warning signs that have been the SNP's architects of this mad Until May 1 the Scottish Parliament in cinema-goers could see the river 01261 818181, Fax: 01261 818900, more than mutual admiration Glasgow are spending fifty Art Gallery, Bookshop, Coffee & TIGHNABRUAICH GALLERY, emerging. scheme do? Why, blame someone The Seven Incorporated Trades of Music Shop before the film begins. www.duffhouse.org.uk, duff. between GSA and the committee thousand on Steven Campbell. Aberdeen. Edinburgh, namely uncontrolled Seaside House, Tighnabruaich, [email protected] March 21 - April 21 PA21 2DR, 01700 811 681 The environmental bodies else, of course. CLAREMONT STUDIO, 66 Emily Hogarth. Scottish Folk rises in cost and – in the case In a recent Design in Action Until March 15 that gives out the prizes. They have got it the wrong way March 1 - 31 The Nation // Live. Community were concerned mainly with This time it's the National Claremont Street, AB10 6QY, Songs. Words framed with im- meeting called Design Changing Kevin Fleming. Spring in Argyll. agery inspired by the song of the Parliament – a design outreach project arranged across But the Turner Prize round, haven’t they? Campbell 01224 596 999 April 1 - 30 the devastating effect that the Grid. who are “charging too April 25 - June 16 that is difficult and expensive the City, it was left to ArtWork to five themes - Work, Union, Faith, bandwagon is no joke. It is like Richard Wright, Turner Prize really was a major artist, but THE NICOLE PORTER GAL- Sandra Vick, Jan Nelson, Amanda Civil War and Roots crackpot windmill policy is much” for connecting the old LERY, 88 King Street, AB24 5BA, Sara Brennan, Jo Barker, Carol to maintain. The museum, ask questions about the cost of the Clark and Mary Taylor. Where the Dunbar, Kushe Bolt . Thinking and Wild Things Are. MEADOWLANDS GALLERY, pernicious and apparently winner, and Cathy Wilkes, Turner then of course he didn’t win the 01224 566 477, www.nicoleporter. Making - Four Artist Weavers. having on Scotland’s wild places. power stations. But what about co.uk, [email protected] originally intended to cost £43 V&A museum and the poor quality 83 North Castle Street, AB45 1JJ, IONA HERITAGE CENTRE, Isle 01261 818 535 the wildly uneconomic new mega unstoppable. Cannily, the Prize nominee, and on others of Turner Prize. Nor would he ever MARTIN R. NELSON, Cowden KELTNEYBURN SMITHY AND million, is now expected to cost of the waterfront’s environment. of Iona, PA76 6SJ, 01681 700 576 GALLERY, The Bothy Showroom, Diane Sutherland, Sue Howells They voice the frustration felt pylons defacing the heartland of organisers made an alliance with the same pedigree, like Claire have done. He painted pictures. Studio, Cowden Farm, Drumlithie, The rest of the audience kept their IONA ABBEY, Abbey & MacLeod and Douglas Heggi 01569 740240, www.martinrnelson. Keltneyburn Smithy, Keltneyburn, almost double, even though the PH15 2LF, 01887 830 267 Centres, Isle of Iona, PA76 6SN, by all protesters at the travesties Scotland that are supposed to television from the start. They Barclay or Nathan Coley. Future Disqualified at once. Gordon only com, [email protected] building has been pulled back heads below the parapet. And the 01681 700 404, Fax: 01681 700460 Sculptures created by mother and we have been witnessing in the carry windpower to the Central have media presence; nothing else generations will scratch their makes nonsense. He did win it OIL AND GLASS GALLERY daughter team, Morag and Heather from the river to reduce cost. The celebrated guests – Deyan Sudjic Inspirational setting for services, Banffshire AND WORKSHOP, 88 Holburn Cumming Christian community THE CREATIVE RETREAT, 5 so-called planning process. Belt? What are they doing when, matters in the arts and they have heads in wonder that we spent and so he is priced at five times as Street, AB10 6BY serrated nature of its exterior walls suggests it will from the Design Museum in London and Laura Aalto St Anne’s Terrace, Gardenstown, AUDREY SLORANCE GAL- IONA GALLERY AND POT- But it is far more serious than as over Christmas this year, the LERY, 6 The Square, PH15 2DD, also be both difficult and expensive to maintain. Why from Finland – seemed to know next to nothing about TERY, Isle of Iona, PA76 6SW, AB45 1AW, 01261 812 276 used it relentlessly to project a good money on such ephemeral much. 01887 829015 01681 700 439, www.ionagallery. PORTSOY MARBLE GALLERY that. What started out as a very wind doesn't blow? On Boxing Aberdeenshire are running costs never included in a competition what is happening in Dundee. com, [email protected] distorted and tendentious view of nonsense. & WORKSHOP, Harbour, laudable attempt to build on the Day wind’s contribution was a BRAEMAR GALLERY, Mar brief? To this correspondent the meeting seemed ORSAY, 2 Stevenson Street, Oban, Shorehead, Portsoy, AB45 2PB, contemporary art. Road, Braemar, AB35 5YL, 01339 Aberlour PA34 5NB, 01631 569 988 01261 842 404 inspiring example set in the 50s pathetic one per cent. 741 681, www.braemargallery. STILL LIFE STUDIO, High Also, like the Scottish Parliament, the history a waste of time. And, as for the UNESCO title, Jewellery, ceramics, glass metal, Ever-changing ongoing display As our art administrators will co.uk, [email protected] Street, AB38 9NX, 01340 871 457 textiles, wood lights, cards of pottery, Portsoy marble and 60s by the North of Scotland Britain as a whole is facing Oil paintings, watercolours, of the museum so far has been one of obfuscation that should never have been awarded until after work,hand-knits, books and never support Scottish artists until INVERBEG GALLERIES, Inver- Hydro-Electric Board has turned energy chaos in the fairly near etchings, engravings, sculpture, if not deceit. Before the referendum, the Scottish the regeneration of Dundee’s waterfront had been presents they are endorsed from the south, jewellery and cards Alloa beg, Argyll & Bute, Loch Lomond, into a macho nightmare. The future thanks to years of illiterate government knew about the enormous rise in cost completed and it was possible to judge the quality of G83 8PD, 01436 860 277 TOMINTOUL MUSEUM & THE BUTTERWORTH GAL- THE GALLERY, Gordon McFar- VISITOR CENTRE, The Square, old hydro schemes left a lasting planning, but the situation in it has seemed a gift to them, a LERY, Ballogie, Near Aboyne, the design. COWAL OPEN STUDIOS, PA23 lane, Watchmaker, 41 Mill Street, but kept the figure secret because the SNP feared it 8QU Tomintoul, AB37 9ET, 01309 lovely, rolling bandwagon; so AB34 5DP, 01339 886 104 FK10 1DW, 01259 723 303 673 701 legacy of reliable power which Scotland threatens to be far more Paintings and prints by Howard Work from Ochil Craft Association might lead to a scandal (which it is) and affect voting. THE HARBOUR GALLERY, the same bunch of artists have Butterworth and daughter Mary Harbour Street, Tarbert, PA29 TOMINTOUL GALLERY, 82 truly served the environment. serious. RESONATE ARTS HOUSE, Units This is yet another example of politicians failing to Main Street, Tomintoul, Ballindal- LARKS GALLERY, 10 Braemar 6UA, 01880 821170 The board was also deeply rooted If you can possibly do so you monopolised the Scottish presence A3, North Castle Street, FK10 serve the public. MPs’ expenses and claims to exert loch, AB37 9HA, 01807 580 458 Road, Ballater, AB35 5RL, 01339 1EU, 01259 928 014 Contemporary Batik pictures, art in true socialist values based on should plan to go ‘off grid.’ at the Venice Biennale to dismal 755 888 influence outside Parliament are par for the course. The GracefieldCraft Shop Ayr in different media. Prints, ceramics Paintings, sculpture, ceramics, & crafts. Artist in Residence: Jane fairness for all. That's REAL independence. effect and were the subject of glass, textiles, jewellery and Angus However, what makes the saga of the museum A dedicated craft space stocking a wide selection of MACLAURIN ART GALLERY, Lannagan photography Rozelle Estate, Monument Road, The windmill policy uses THE MEFFAN, 20 West High even more extraordinary is that, on the assumption different craft specialities from baskets and jewellery to KA7 4NQ, 01292 443 708, www. CRANNACH COFFEE SHOP & Street, Forfar, DD8 1BB, 01307 south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galleries/ GALLERY, Cambus O’May, Bal- 476 482, www.angus.gov.uk/mef- that it will be completed – and on the strength of textiles and pottery. You can also find cards, artist postcards, Beauly maclaurin/ later, AB35 55D, 01339 755 126 fan, [email protected] KILMORACK GALLERY, The work on medicine and computer games undertaken hand-made soap and unique gifts and stocking fillers to March 7 - April 12 CRAIG MCINTOSH Food, coffee and , craft Until March 21 Old Kilmorack Church, IV4 7AL, and design Maclaurin Art Exhibition - Waverley restored – well, sort of Various artists. Decade 1970’s suit all pockets. Secondary Schools. Work created 01463 783 230 Craig McIntosh is a Glasgow based Artist and LANG BYRE GALLERY, - Flares, Hair & Platforms. Art- March 20 - May 2 Illustrator whose work is predominantly a mixture by S1 to S6 pupils within South Spring Exhibition. Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Burn works, objects and photographs Ayrshire BBC4 RECENTLY showed The There are of drawings and screen-printing .He studied at O’Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, THE CANVAS ART GALLERY, March 16 - April 12 THE BEAULY GALLERY, 3-4 01330 825 431, www.woodendbarn. 81 East High Street, Forfar, DD8 Ayr Photographic Society. High Street, IV4 7BY, 01463 Nation’s Railway – the Golden hopes that the Borders Railway Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee, graduating co.uk, [email protected] 2EQ, 01307 465 715 April 25 & 26 783 508 Age of British Rail, which made will feature steam locomotives, with a (Ba) Honours Illustration and Printmaking. Call for more details Originals, prints, quality picture Open Studios Weekend. AIRDE GALLERY, House of clear that BR did much to stop but it is clear that it will be very After leaving Art School he was awarded an THE LOST GALLERY, Alda- framing. Unusual giftware and April 25 - May 25 Beauly Visitor Centre, Station chuie, Strathdon, AB36 8UJ, 01975 jewellery Royal Scottish Society of Paint- Road, IV4 7EH, 01381 621 133 Lord Beeching from continuing difficult to run special trains Artist in Residence at the Josef & Anni Albers 651 287, Fax: 01975 651 287 KINBLETHMONT GALLERY, ers in Watercolour Members’ Foundation, in Connecticut USA: spending three Arbroath, DD11 4RW, 01241 830 Exhibition. his dismantling of Britain’s rail without cancelling parts of the MILTON ART GALLERY, Milton , 28 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries | 01387 262084 months distilling his style and creating work. of Crathes, Nr Banchory, AB31 756, www.kinblethmontgallery. May 2 - 31 Berwick-upon-Tweed network in the 1960s. But one regular services. Ayr Art Circle. 5QH, 01330 844 664, www.milton- co.uk, kinblethmont@btinternet. Craft Shop open: Tues - Fri 10.30am - 3.30pm, Sat 10am - 5pm. BERWICK GYMNASIUM ART ROZELLE HOUSE GALLERIES art.com, [email protected] com ROZELLE HOUSE GALLER- GALLERY, Berwick Barracks, line that was cut – the Waverley Equally disturbing is the Thursday 5 to Sunday 29 March 2015 Goudie Collection Ongoing exhibition STARFISH STUDIO, 3 Anchor OATHLAW POTTERY & GAL- Exhibitions open: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm IES, Rozelle Park, Monument The Parade, TD15 1DG, 01289 Line from Edinburgh to Carlisle refusal of Midlothian and 10.00am to 8.00pm Lane, Johnshaven, DD10 0EN, LERY, Oathlaw, Forfar, DD8 3PQ, www/dumgal.gov.uk/gracefield Road, KA7 4NQ, 01292 443 708, 304 535 – has now been partly restored. Borders councils to provide The Science of Colour 28 February – 29 March 2015 01561 360 118, www.starfishstudio. 01307 850 272 www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galler- NUMBER FOUR GALLERY, Free Admission Danish Diaspora 11 April – 17 May 2015 co.uk, [email protected] CRAFTS OF ANGUS SHOW- ies/rozellehouse/ Northfield Farm, St Abbs, The new 30 mile route has pensioners and disabled people Featuring paintings by Kate Craft Shop - Range of unique Berwickshire, TD14 5QF, 01890 East Kilbride Arts Centre, 51 -53 Old Coach CASE AND SHOP, 14 The Square, crafts and gifts seven new stations south of with discounts when the line MacKenzie Letham, DD8 2PZ, 01674 810379, 771 111 THE MACLAURIN ART GALLERY Until March 29 Road, East Kilbride, G74 4DU SYLLAVETHY GALLERY, Syl- www.anguscrafts.co.uk Contemporary work from artists Edinburgh and continues to a opens for business in September. Various artists. The Science of and designer/makers from both Maclaurin Art Exhibition – Secondary Schools 7 March – 12 April 2015 lavethy, Montgarrie, Alford, AB33 Contemporary and Designer. Colour. Handcrafted Goods. sides of the Border new terminus at Tweedbank, By contrast, people over 60 Ayr Photographic Society 16 March – 12 April 2015 8AQ, 01975 562 273 April 11 - May 17 Tel: 01355 261000 TOLQUHON GALLERY, SPRINGFIELD CREATIVE Lise Bech, Lilian Busch, Lotte THE GRANARY GALLERY, south of Galashiels. One day, it or with disabilities who live in Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 25 April – 25 May 2015 Tolquhon, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 ARTS, Dr. Fran Marquis, 4 Glob, Mette Freurgaard-Jensen Dewar’s Lane, TD15 1HJ, 01289 might even get to Carlisle. East and West Lothian receive Ayr Art Circle 2 May – 31 May 7LP, 01651 842 343, www. Springfield Terrace, Arbroath, and Nickolai Globe. Danish 303 232 tolquhon-gallery.co.uk DD11 1EL, 01241 439 714, www. Diaspora - Scotland seen with PAXTON HOUSE, Paxton house, One of the arguments for a range of discounts, including Open: Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm Sun 12noon – 5pm March 1 - April 14 franmarquis.co.uk, info@franmar- Danish Eyes. Paxton, TD15 1SZ reinstating the line was that it half-price travel on local lines. Rozelle House & Maclaurin Galleries, Monument Rd, Ayr KA7 4NQ T: 01292 445447/443708 Spring exhibition quis.co.uk Monthly throughout the year would do much to reinvigorate This is just another example of a TOUCHED BY SCOTLAND, Rye- Ceramics Weekends in Arbroath. Ayrshire Berwickshire MCKECHNIE INSTITUTE, GIRVAN hill, Oyne, AB52 6QS, 01464 851 THE FRAMEWORK GALLERY, TOM DAVIDSON GALLERY, the Borders’ economy and bring postcode lottery. 489, www.touchedbyscotland.com, Regular weekends and weekdays Pottery Courses. Hand-building 83 Portland Street, Troon, KA10 East Mayfield, High Street, Home and Away - Carrick in World War I Dates to be confirmed – March/April 2015 [email protected] more tourists to the area. So, one But failure to plan ahead wheelwork, functional and 6QU, 01292 316 144 Earlston, TD4 6BU, 01896 848 898 Coming soon - Girvan Bronze Age Cinerary Urns redisplayed THE MUSEUM OF SCOTTISH sculpture Continuous mix of original paint- Continuous work by Tom can only wonder at the way in and allow for a possible rise LIGHTHOUSES, , May 14 - 18 ings and printwork by a variety Davidson and work by artist Linda which cost cutting has reduced in passenger traffic is much Ailsa Craig Display Fraserburgh, AB43 9DU, 01346 Fran Marquis, Bob Walker & of artists Lovatt Open: Tues – Fri 1pm – 4pm, Wed 1.30pm – 4.30pm, Sat 10.30am – 4pm, (Closed Sunday & Monday) 511 022 Gemma Teviotdale. Angus Open GLENBUCK ARTS, Glenbuck much of the line to a single track, more serious. Those who built Purpose-built museum with multi- McKechnie Institute, Dalrymple Street, Girvan KA26 9AE T: 01465 713643 Studios. Cottage, Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, and worse, that several of the the railways in the nineteenth screen technology. Scotland’s first ARBROATH LIBRARY GAL- Birmingham lighthouse, built 1781. Open all KA18 3SB, 01290 661 784 LERY, Hill Terrace, Arbroath, Regular display of sculptures, new bridges are too narrow to century would never have been Open Studios Ayrshire 24 – 27 April 2015 – Artists on show at Rozelle, Maclaurin & McKechnie allow a second track to be added. so short-sighted! www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galleries www.artwork.co.uk Ring: 01436 672544 artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 6 artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 7 Civilisation of the Celts on record Painter who catches the The Guide spirit of the East Coast PROFESSOR argued introduction worth Museum and Art Gallery, IKON GALLERY, 1 Oozells Rhythms. Grasmere, LA22 9SH, 015394 Frances Anderson talks to George Birrell before his show at Gallery Heinzel Square, Brindleyplace, B1 2HS, April 25 - June 21 Wenceslas Kruta is is followed by six 35544 Durham 0121 248 0708 Whitney McVeigh. In St Peter’s AS A BOY, sketching boats and cars was a refuge for He would actually turn up! He was simply a brilliant Church. regarded as one of lavishy illustratred FARFIELD MILL, Garsdale BOWES MUSEUM, Newgate, Until April 19 Road, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW, 01539 Barnard Castle, DL12 8NP, 01833 the artist George Birrell. Fast forward to today and teacher, like a bedraggled old sailor, but he’d sit down A K Dolven. Nástio Mosquito. the leading world sections ending with 621 958 690 606, Fax: 01833 637163 Birrell is celebrating a solo show, exhibiting 45 of and tell you about the characteristics of the various Until May 4 Castle Douglas March 21 - May 10 Until April 12 Robert Groves. Golden Years. authorities on Celtic The Art of the British Gillian Cooper. Unsung Muses. Paul Scott. Confected, Borrowed his works at Gallery Heinzel in Aberdeen. As one of colours you were using. Like what made Prussian blue CLIENCE STUDIO, 212 King and Blue. Ceramics BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM & street, DG7 1DS, 01556 504318, art and civilisation Isles, an then an MILL YARD STUDIOS, 3 Mill Scotland’s most successful artists, George Birrell has special as opposed to ultramarine. ART GALLERY, Chamberlain Until April 19 www.cliencestudio.co.uk Yard, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 7LR Birds of Paradise - Plumes & “He was a wonderful painter who became a great Square, B3 3DH, 0121 303 2834 Gallery & studio of Angela Law- and his book Celtic Epilogue, subtitled an inherent interest in the architecture and landscape Until May 17 TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM AND Feathers In Fashion. rence: changing displays of land ART GALLERY, Castle Street, of his native Scotland and the spirit of the East Coast friend. I kept my contact with him even after I left art New Art West Midlands. & seascape paintings & prints, Art* must rank as The Christian Art of DLI MUSEUM & DURHAM ART Until May 31 Carlisle, CA3 8TP, 01228 618718, GALLERY, Aykley Heads, DH1 towns and fishing villages of Fife provide the primary school – I used to go round and paint in his studio. I mostly Galloway & Western Isles. one of the finest to Ireland. Fax: 01228 810249 Art from Elsewhere: Art gifts. Commissions 5TU, 0191 384 2214, Fax: 0191 inspiration for his work. should also mention Ernest Hood, my printmaking Until June 7 be published on this These will be Until June 7 3861770 Faith & Action: Quakers & the A D LIVINGSTON & SONS, 183 Anselm Kiefer. Artist Rooms. Regular exhibitions call for full Growing up in Glasgow’s West End, Birrell lecturer in third year, who taught me etching and First World War. King Street, DG7 1DZ, 01556 absorbing subject. of particular interest THE GALLERY AT RHEGED, listings disliked secondary school and drawing became an lithography. The year after I left art school he employed 504 234 Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, Furniture restorers’ workshop, Surperbly to readers in the THE ORIENTAL MUSEUM, escape: “I was always drawing, especially boats and me to underpaint a huge mural that he was doing for a shop and gallery CA11 0DQ, 01768 868 000, www. Elvet Hill, DH1 3TH, 0191 334 Borders northern and western rheged.com, enquiries@rheged. cars – I was very fond of both – I still am. Drawing distillery. I learned a great deal from Ernest Hood, and THE MCGILL-DUNCAN GAL- illustrated, with 5694, Fax: 0191 334 5694 FLAT CAT GALLERY, 2 Market com Until March 29 allowed me to escape into myself I suppose, to a kind he actually paid me!” Place, Lauder, TD2 6SR, 01578 LERY, 231 King Street, DG7 1DT, a whole series outposts of modern March 11 - April 17 Vestiges of their Hearts. 01556 502 468 of place where I was okay with Even before art school, 722 808, www.flatcatgallery.co.uk, of specially shot Europe. Various artists. Wildlife Photogra- Until April 19 [email protected] Until March 14 pher of the Year. The Art Studio. No stigma myself. Birrell fell in love with Lisa Hooper and Tracy Levine . Until April 19 THE CHRISTOPHER BOYD Fields and Feathers. photographs, it is a attached. “Looking back it was my buildings. At fifteen he GALLERY, Old Gala House, Scott Ian Lawson. Herdwick: A Portrait of Lakeland. Fine art photography “The wind, sunshine, textures; and feeling I belong weathered fishing paraphernalia together in a square Cresent, Galashiels, TD1 3JS ARTS OF ALBA, 39/40 Threave sumptuous record refuge, although at the time it went to Fife, to the East Terrace, DG7 1HG, 01556 504 April 25 - June 28 East Lothian here . . . it’s hard to admit to this kind of airy-fairy composition in oil or acrylic (mixed media). I most THE SCOTT GALLERY, Hawick 020, www.artsofalba.com, KD@ of an intriguing * by Various artists. C-Art Cumbrian was only a mild comfort really. Neuk, Pittenweem, on a Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Artist of the Year Exhibition. SEASHORE GALLERY, Marshall statement but it has always struck me as a sad wrench enjoy recalling the feeling of being on the east coast, artsofalba.com period in human Venceslas Kruta, Street, Cockenzie, EH32 0HT It wasn’t until I discovered week’s holiday to paint. “It Hawick, TD9 7JL, 01750 20096 Featuring the work of Freida UPFRONT GALLERY AND COF- when I had to leave the east. And there’s definitely be it fishing village, cliff top, castle or mill in its April 4 - May 24 Paintings, jewellery, wood, ceram- I could paint aged thirteen was like going to a foreign Dyson, Sam Mullen and Sheila development and £59.95 / €75, FEE SHOP, Nr Hutton-in-the- ics, glass, prints, cards Jan Miller & Mary Sleigh. In Mulllen or fourteen that secondary country, my holiday trips something about that coast, the way the harbours were hinterland. These feelings and resultant themes have Place & Looking Up: Looking civilisation. Phaidon 2015, www. Forest, Unthank, Penrith, CA11 DIRLETON GALLERY, Manse put together over time against the strong seas.” stuck with me for 50 years.” Down. Textile - ‘art interven- JANINA’S ART, Meadowview, 9TG, 01768 484 538 Road, Dirleton, EH39 5EL, 01620 school picked up. I got a had seldom gone beyond tions’ in surrounding parkland to Springholm, DG7 3LP, 01556 A densely phaidon.com March 19 - May 10 850 528, www.dirletongallery. Having spent fifty years honing his view of 62 Group . Now. commendation in the Glasgow the Clyde resorts.” highlight regeneration of Wilton 650329, www.janinasart.co.uk, co.uk, enquiries@dirletongallery. Following his studies, Birrell taught art and design the world, Birrell can be credited with being one of Lodge Park [email protected] BRANTWOOD, The Brantwood co.uk Schools Art competition, which Captivated, George made it Still lifes, landscapes, portraits, in Scottish schools and art colleges, only starting Scotland’s most recognisable painters. His vision THE SMOKEHOUSE GAL- Trust, Coniston, LA21 8AD, 01539 PETER POTTER GALLERY, 10 was a tremendous boost. his artistic focus to revisit figures, abstracts, experimental 441 396, Fax: 01539 441 263 LERY, St Ellas Place, Eyemouth, work in mixed media The Sands, Haddington, EH41 these wynds and cottages, painting full time in 1998. Since then, he has regularly of Scotland’s castles and seaside harbours is unique, TD14 5HP, 018907 52116, www. March 14 - May 4 3EY, 01620 822 080, www.peter- THE GALLERY AT LAURIES- Tina Balmer. Arriving Where We taken part in numerous solo and group exhibitions in colourful, and highly personalised. smokehousegallery.co.uk, info@ pottergallery.org, peter_potter@ “I took painting extremely portraying their quirks and TON, Woodbank House, Lauries- Started. Still life & flower studies smokehousegallery.co.uk btconnect.com Scotland such as the Edinburgh and Fife Art Galleries, Plans for the future after the show? “I plan to ton, DG7 2PW, 01644 450 235 Clience Studio March 11 - May 18 seriously after that. I loved unearthing their history. KELSO POTTERY, The Knowes, Contemporary and traditional Martin Greenland. One-to-One. POLDRATE ARTS AND it because it gave me kudos. as well as having his work on display in London and continue enjoying a life filled with painting and playing 100 metres behind Kelso Abbey, Fine Art and Landscape images Paintings by Angela Lawrence Imagined landscapes inspired by CRAFTS CENTRE, Poldrate New York. guitar, alas not very well.” Kelso, TD5 7BH, 01573 224 027 of Galloway Gallery of affordable Paintings, Prints, his native Cumbria Granary, Haddington, EH41 4DA, All anybody wants is to be “I was completely Mugs, jugs, bowls & ‘Time Tab- 01620 823 738, www.pacc.org.uk, somebody, and that made me besotted by the East Coast Birrell’s career has been defined by high key lets’ fired in the Kelso Pit Kiln Commissions & Art Gifts Dumfries [email protected] somebody. It was just like being and still am. Caithness or architectural paintings of the East Coast. He doesn’t George Birrell, Gallery Heinzel, March 21 to REAL WOOD STUDIOS, Cornwall At the Clock tower, 212 King Street 2nd Saturday of each month work from a sketch, preferring to recreate the May 2, 24 Thistle Street, Aberdeen AB10 1XD t Monteviot Nurseries, Nr Ancrum, ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM, GRACEFIELD ARTS CENTRE, Sew Forth. Sewing and Craft born again really in the most Aberdeenshire, or Moray or Jedburgh, TD8 6TU, 01835 830 River Street, Truro, TR1 2SJ, Castle Douglas 28 Edinburgh Road, DG1 1JQ, Group complete sense. It transformed my life from being a Fife or the Borders or Berwickshire. It’s very different, remembered feeling of a place. 01224 625629 e [email protected] Gallery 767, www.realwoodstudios.com, 01872 272 205, Fax: 01872 240514 01387 262 084, www.artandcraft- April 11 & 12 “I work from memory (or improvisation?),” he Heinzel presents George Birrell – Hardback [email protected] March 27 - October 3 southwestscotland.com/index. Members’ Annual Exhibition. fairly miserable adolescent, into a confident, forward- people have a sing-song thing in their voice, the air is Contemporary Scottish furniture Kurt Jackson. Place. php?page=gracefield GULLANE ART GALLERY, 8 thinking individual. drier, it’s sunnier and villages have a unique character. states, “using simplified shapes and heightened colour catalogue available on Amazon, £ 14.99. Café and walks LEMON STREET GALLERY Until April 4 Stanley Road (Main Street), Gul- “The late William Birnie was my highly influential “The wee fishing villages of the East Neuk are the to express my joy in BUY DESIGN GALLERY, 1 (LSG), 13 Lemon Street, Truro, Spring Fling Young Artists. lane, EH31 2AD, 01620 843 082 finding worn walls or Harestanes Craft Workshops, TR1 2LS, 01872 275 757 Showcase of diverse talents in April art teacher at Hyndland School. He showed me best preserved in Britain actually. I went to St Ives Harestanes by Ancrum, Jedburgh, Until March 21 painting, printmaking, jewellery Spring Mix. Mixed show and installation advanced techniques with oil painting even before I and was disappointed TD8 6UQ, 01835 830 718 David Martin RSW RGI. LINDSEY ANTIQUES, 5a Rose- Ruth Nicol:Three Rivers Meet Showspace for quality crafts made March 28 - April 25 Until April 11 went to art school. It was through him I discovered the that they were so spoilt Archie Sutter Watt (1915-2005). berry Place, Gullane, EH31 2AN, in wood, metal, glass, ceramic Neil Canning. 01620 842 326 2 February - 19 April 2015 and textile Archie in Oil. A retrospective of East Neuk villages of Fife”. by wealth. All those 80 x 40 cm Shadows in the Sand Mossyard 80 x 40 cm Shadows the unseen work in oil painting 19th & 20th Century paintings THE BORDER TART, Tart HQ, and etchings of Art followed (after a struggle flat roof extensions on Crieff Open All year. Mon – Sat 10.30 – 5 April 18 - May 16 Chesters, nr Hawick, TD9 8TH Fabric, Fibre, Thread – The Tex- to get Higher English). Birrell states: “It was inspiring, otherwise nice, wee places. Quirky workshop of textile and AITON FINE ARTS, 63 King [email protected] / 01556 504318 tiles Triennial. Dumfries & Gal- paper artist Lindsay Roberts not least for the building itself. You can’t spend four They’ve been just ruined, Street, PH7 3HB, 01764 655 423, www.cliencestudio.co.uk loway Guild of Spinners Weavers Edinburgh TWEEDSIDE GALLERY, Tweed- Fax: 01764 655 816 and Dyers, Dumfries Embroiders’ years at without being aware of fortunately the powers side Road, Newtown St Boswells, Contemporary Scottish paintings Guild and Solway Quilters NATIONAL GALLERY OF proportion and scale, shape, pattern and texture. that be in Scotland have Roxburghshire, TD6 0PG, www. and prints. Picture restorers and SCOTLAND, The Mound, Princes framers WHITHORN VISITOR CENTRE, Street, EH2 2EL, 0131 624 6200, “All the elements of visual art forms are prevented that. crossing-borders.org.uk 45 - 47 George Street, Whithorn, THE STRATHEARN GALLERY, www.nationalgalleries.org, enquir- Until April 11 DG8 8NS, 01988 500 508 represented in that building; it’s part Scottish castle, “The East Neuk of Working Perspectives. 32 West High Street, PH7 4DL, [email protected] part grand manor, part institution. It has gorgeous detail, Fife tickles my eye and 01764 656 100, www.strathearn- THOMAS TOSH, 19 East Morton THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACAD- PROJECT ART GALLERY, 53 Aberfeldy Gallery Street & 55 Drumlanrig Street, High Street, Lockerbie, DG11 2JH gallery.com, info@strathearn- EMY BUILDING, Upper Galler- tiny careful detail. My first and second years were stirs my soul. It’s all Paintings, photography, prints, gallery.com Thornhill, DG3 5LZ, 01848 331 ies, The Mound, EH2 2EL, 0131 important as many disciplines were introduced. William higgledy-piggeldy, built to jewellery, fish sculptures, cards Until March 15 553, www.thomastosh.com, info@ 225 6671, Fax: 0131 220 6016, 21 Years Young. Works by artists Spring show including Paintings, thomastosh.com www.royalscottishacademy.org Drummond Bone was a powerful teacher of drawing provide shelter against the who have supported the gallery SPRING FLING OPEN STU- Until March 23 and anatomy. My main influences from that time (and east wind with the harbour Bristol over the last 21 years, as well as pottery, woodwork, jewellery, cards DIOS, Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 Your RSA Paintings: Your Choice. ARNOLFINI, Bush House, 16 some new artists Edinburgh Rd, DG1 1JQ, 01387 Centres around Scottish landscape still today as people as well as fine artists) were William walls and the warning Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA, 0117 March 21 - April 19 and glass 213 218, www.spring-fling.co.uk, of the nineteenth century Crosbie and Joan Rix Tebbutt. lights. I love the smell of Georgina McMaster Solo. Celebrating Years 917 2300 [email protected] SCOTTISH NATIONAL POR- “William Crosbie was a part-time lecturer, and took the sea, the smell of the 7TH MARCH - 28TH JUNE 15 Until March 14 April 25 - May 31 May 23 - 25 TRAIT GALLERY, 1 Queen St, theparkgallery Fujiko Nakaya. IBT15 : Fog Judith Brigland, Emma Davis, Various artists. Spring Fling 2015. us in third year for painting on a Tuesday afternoon. I fish, the lobster pots, the theparkgallery Anne Morrison. EH2 1JD, 0131 624 6200, www. Bridge Exhibition. From 28 March to 94 Artists and Makers will open nationalgalleries.org, pginfo@ used to look forward to that, because here was someone nets – it’s kind of a bygone Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm | Last admission 4pm | Free admission Until March 20 their doors and showcase the work they produce nationalgalleries.org who would sit down and talk, show you a technique. age in many ways. Manuel Vason. 100 Exposures. Cumbria 8 May 2015 Until March 29 Callendar House | Falkirk FK1 1YR | www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org STRANRAER MUSEUM, 55 Alexander Stoddart. Making His- BRISTOL DRAWING SCHOOL, ABBOT HALL ART GALLERY, THE NORTHERNBOOKS Open Monday to Saturday 10.00 – 5.00 George Street, Stranraer, DG9 tory. Recent work @ www.northernbooks.co.uk Unit 5.18, Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Kendal, LA9 5AL, 01539 722464, BS4 3EH 7JP, 01776 705088 Until April 12 Fax: 01539 722494 pm BP Portrait Award 2014. March 27 - June 13 KRYSZTYNA GALLERY 298 Portobello High Street | Portobello Face Value: Portraiture from the Closed Wednesday and Thursday Dundee Until April 26 Caithness Arts Council Collection. 15A NELSON STREET DUNDEE DD1 2PN Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Edinburgh | EH15 2AS DUNCAN OF JORDANSTONE Waterhouse. Ponte City. NORTHSHORE POTTERY, Mill March 27 - July 12 Sunday 1.00 – 4.00 pm of Forse, Latheron, KW5 6DG, Barbara Hepworth. The Aegean COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN Until December 31 0781 391 6684 | velveteasel.co.uk | [email protected] 01593 741 777 Suite. GALLERIES, University of David Hume and Allan Ramsay. Studio pottery and ceramic sculp- DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS Dundee, 13 Perth Road, DD1 4HT, Citizens of the World. BLACKWELL, Bowness-on- HENRY KONDRACKI ture by Jenny Mackenzie Ross 01382 385 330, Fax: 01382 385 363, SCOTTISH NATIONAL GAL- Windermere, LA23 3JT, 01539 446 3 & 9 Kenmore Street TEL: 01382 322522 www.exhibitions.dundee.ac.uk, LERY OF MODERN ART, 75 NORTH LANDS CREATIVE 139, Fax: 015394 88486 GLASS, Quatre Bras, Lybster, Aberfeldy,PH15 2BL [email protected] Belford Road, EH4 3DR, 0131 624 Three Cities Until April 12 March 6 - April 10 KW3 6BN, 01593 721 229, www. Emilie Taylor. 6200, www.nationalgalleries.org, Hugo Canoilas. Someone a long [email protected] northlandsglass.com, info@ Gordon Baldwin, Bodil Manz and e.mail:[email protected] 01887 829129 time ago, now. 4 – 28 MARCH 2015 northlandsglass.com Lawson Oyekan. Containers of Until May 24 March 23 - 27 Light and Darkness. www.krysztynagallery.com www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk LAMB GALLERY, University of Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde. The Two Roberts. Heather Gillespie. 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Glass Unknown. 01768 895920 THE KRYSZTYNA GALLERY, gov.uk 19 March - 18 April 15A Nelson Street, DD1 2PN, April 4 - 18 September 5 & 6 PENNINE POTTERY, Cargill 01382 322 522, www.krysztynagal- Edinburgh International Science Extreme Glass. A focus on mate- Head House, Alston, CA9 3NG, Festival. rial & process. lery.com, [email protected] 01434 382 157 Drawings, Paintings and Prints Until May 24 LYTH ARTS CENTRE, Lyth, Pottery & kiln work of ceramicist Award winning THE MCMANUS: DUNDEE’S You Choose: Favourites from Wick, KW1 4UD, 01955 641 270, Peter Lascelles - please telephone the City Art Centre. 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Henry Kondracki Artwork advert 1.indd 1 16/02/2015 11:34 artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 8 artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 9 Out in the open – a plein The air painter on how it’s done Guide Weissmann and Carlos Zilo SUMMERHALL, 1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL, 0845 874 3000 EDINBURGH ART SHOP, 129 SEUM, St Ayles, Harbourhead, INVERLEITH HOUSE, Royal Ongoing ‘Sense of Place’ at the Castle Gallery, Inverness reveals Jonathan Shearer's secrets Lauriston Place, EH3 9JN, 0131 Anstruther, KY10 3AB, 01333 Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith I.D.S.T - if destroyed still true. 229 1809, www.EdinburghArt- 310 628 Row, EH3 5LR, 0131 248 2971 Video installation Shop.com, info@EdinburghArt- March 27 - May 31 JONATHAN Shearer, whose exhibition Poles Apart: changing attitudes THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, Pal- Until March 22 He takes inspiration from other artists Shop.co.uk Berlin, 1989. Photography to whaling in the 20th century. In ace of Holyroodhouse, Abbeyhill, ‘Sense of Place’ is at the Castle Gallery in who have grappled with the elements to paint THE VELVET EASEL GAL- collaboration with the University EH8 8DX, 0131 556 5100 MORNING SIDE GALLERY, 94 LERY, 298 Portobello High of St Andrews Library March 20 - October 11 Morningside Road, EH10 4BY, Inverness during March, gives ArtWork an en plein air – Mac- Street, Portobello, EH15 2AS, CUPAR ARTS & HERITAGE Painting Paradise: The Art of 0131 447 3041. insight into his expe- 0131 629 1121, www.velveteasel. the Garden. Explores the way in Taggart on Machri- PROJECT (CAHP), 5 Ashlar , 22-28 co.uk which the garden inspired artists riences of painting in hanish beach; Frances March 7 - June 28 Park, Lovers Lane, Cupar, KY15 and craftsmen between 1500 and Cockburn Street, EH1 1NY, 0131 The Colour of Life. 5AQ 220 1260 1900 and draws on oil paintings, extreme weathers and Walker, painter and PETE CURA PICTURE FRAM- Until April 19 , 16 works on paper, books, manu- isolated locations, ING, At the Gallery, Burnside, scripts and decorative arts Georgia Horgan. Machine Room. printmaker always Craighall Terrace, Musselburgh, EH21 7PL, www.visualartsscot- Cupar, KY15 4BH, 01334 652 353 Until January 13 2016 THE GALLERY, 65 The often far off the tour- working in remote re- Lino cuts by Barbara Robertson, Waterloo at Windsor: 1815-2015. 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Celebration of TARTAN GALLERY AT THE the late afternoon art and science maisieandmac.com, info@maisie- March 14 - May 2 LAUREL GALLERY, The Laurel 2010 her major retro- andmac.com Ross Birrell and David Harding. Gallery, 58 St Stephen Street, between three and spective, ‘Observed ALPHA ART GALLERY, 52 Paintings, prints, sculpture, Where Language Ends. Celebrates Knives (and trowels) at the ready Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, textiles, ceramics, wood & metal the importance of symbolic labour Stockbridge, EH3 5AL, 0131 226 four – before hypo- 5022, www.tartangallery.com, in Solitude’ at Aberdeen Art Gal- EH3 5AX, 0131 226 3066 from UK artists and makers and the possibility of transcending March 28 - April 12 a purely material reality [email protected] thermia sets in! Summer light for me is more lery, marked her 80th birthday. Daniel Campbell, Sheila Fowler, GRISELDA HILL POTTERY LTD, Kirkbrae, Ceres, Cupar, BOURNE FINE ART, 6 Dundas THE ADAM POTTERY, 76 about the coast and the sea – the mountains Stephanie Rew, Joe O’Brien, Henderson Row, EH3 5BJ, 0131 “Just shows,” says Shearer, “as a paint- Frank To, Philip Raskin, Graeme KY15 5ND, 01334 828 273, Fax: Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 557 4050 01334 828008 Until March 14 557 3978 are dull then! er, you improve with age – you never retire.” Sharp and Nadia Lazizi. Scottish Thrown, sculptural and handbuilt Perspective. Wemyss Ware. Fife’s famous Emily Young. Stone from the “I can go out in all conditions with the hand painted pottery Mountain. Head sculptures, torsos ceramics He is interested in the methods used by and discs PENICUIK COMMUNITY ARTS right winter gear – fingerless gloves, four GERRY PINE GALLERY, Gerry other of today’s landscape painters such as Falkirk Pine, 67 Nethergate North, Crail, OPEN EYE GALLERY, 34 Aber- ASSOCIATION, 4 West Street, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 9DL, pairs of socks and now with new proper Kurt Jackson and Robert McLauren, now THE PARK GALLERY AND KY10 3TX, 01333 450 842, www. cromby Place, EH3 6QE, 0131 557 CALLENDAR HOUSE, Cal- artincrail.com, artcoursescrail@ 1020, www.openeyegallery.co.uk, 01968 678 804 walking boots!” working in the Australian outback. SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF lendar Park, FK1 1YR, 01324 chessmail.co.uk [email protected] Being a keen hill walker, he sets out to 503 789, www.falkirkcommuni- Landscape Painting near St March 16 - April 1 ARCHITECT ARTISTS, RIAS, 15 “I’m not bothered by fashion. It’s the Andrews. Donald Provan. Formation. New Rutland Square, EH1 2BE, www. previously remembered viewpoints, often spiritual aspect and physicality of being out- tytrust.org/venues/park-gallery, works ssaagallery.org.uk artsandcrafts@falkirkcommuni- KINGHORN GALLERY, King- revisiting favourite spots to contemplate side, which is not always easy to translate but tytrust.org horn, KY3 9RT, 01592 890 218, THE SCOTTISH GALLERY, 16 ROYAL FINE ART COMMIS- ing with a lot of “rubbish field easels and that young students themselves are realis- Jonathan Shearer: A Sense of Place, Cas- Until April 26 [email protected] Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 558 SION GALLERY, Bakehouse and then to try to capture them in changing it happens there and of course it is important Ruth Nicol. Three Rivers Meet. 1200, Fax: 0131-558-3900 Close, 146 Canongate, Midlothian, equipment which falls apart as soon as you CULROSS POTTERY AND ing what they are missing and may start tle Gallery, Inverness, March 14 – April 4. THE WEST END GALLERY, March 4 - 28 EH8 8DD lights and conditions – “they are never the that it does happen! You have more control start painting,” he has discovered a Maybef GALLERY (& BISCUIT CAFÉ), Henry Kondracki: Three Cities demanding a return to the fundamentals of www.castlegallery.co.uk 3-45 West Bridge Street, FK1 Sandhaven, Culross, (near NATIONAL MUSEUM OF same again.” by being there and you have to treat that with Box (supplied by Jacksons Art Supplies) 5AZ, 01324 613 100, www.thewes- Dunfermline), KY12 8JG, 01383 SCOTLAND, Chambers Street, drawing and painting. MW tendgallery.co.uk 882176, Fax: 01383 882176, www. Also:Linda Lewin, jewellery; EH1 1HF, 0131 225 7534, www. respect. It is the raw Jankel Adler, The Master: Paint- which folds in and out easily and “can be culrosspottery.com, camilla@ nms.ac.uk, [email protected] DELTA STUDIOS, Lochlands ings, drawings and prints; energy required in carried for miles and miles.” His impasto GALLERY HEINZEL Business Park, Larbert, FK5 culrosspottery.com Clive Bowen, Lisa Hammond, Until March 29 CONTEMPORARY ART Next of Kin. Reveals the profound capturing the light 3NS, 01324 555 500 THE QUAY GALLERY, 33 High Akiko Hirai, Jim Malone, William personal stories of the separation painting is achieved with knives and lately Artists studios and workspaces Street, Aberdour, KY3 0SH, Plumptre and Walter Keeler: A and loss experienced by Scottish HOLIDAYS IN SCOTLAND – maybe a bit rough for rent or lease 01383 860 602 Celebration of British Studio with pointing trowels, though “brushes are families and by communities with Until March 27 BALBIRNIE CRAFT CENTRE, Pottery. loved ones fighting abroad and edgy but it is im- still there.” These are stuck into the earth And then you danced…Work from Studio 5 artists that attend Markinch, Glenrothes, Tayside, TORRANCE GALLERY, 36 Until April 20 portant not to labour GEORGE KY7 6NE, 01592 753 743, Fax: beside him or, as in the photograph, into classes at Delta Studios Dundas Street, EH3 6JN, 0131 556 Game Masters. Featuring over 100 01592 753 743 6366, www.torrancegallery.co.uk, playable games, Game Masters or overwork.” the snow. FORTH VALLEY OPEN Alison & Roy Murray goldsmith- [email protected] showcases the work of more than Back in his home Shearer’s mobile studio is his Fiat Scu- STUDIOS, 29 Gartcows Crescent, ing & jewellery; also at 20 March 14 - April 18 30 leading videogame designers BIRRELL FK1 5QH Thistle Street, Edinburgh Spring Exhibition. Over 60 Gal- An annual nine-day event which NATIONAL LIBRARY OF studio he would al- do van, which he bought already converted TWIST FIBRE CRAFT STU- lery Artists - Jewellery by Sheana SCOTLAND, George IV Bridge, takes place in the Forth Valley, Stephen DIO, 88 High Street, Newburgh, EH1 1EW, 0131 623 3700, Fax: ways use sketches by its previous owner, with window in the Central Scotland April 25 - May 9 June 6 - 15 (Entry deadline: Dec Cupar, KY14 6AQ, 01337 842 Ken Ferguson. 0131 623 3701 made on site, rather roof and now with bed and cooking gear. 843, Fax: 01337 842506 Until May 10 31 2014) Forth Valley Open Studios. Workshops and supplies - knit- INGLEBY GALLERY, 15 Calton Game of Crowns: The 1715 than rely on photo- He is building a small canopy so that when ting, weaving, spinning, felt Road, EH8 8DL, 0131 556 4441 Jacobite rising. Treachery, power May 26 - June 27 making, natural dyeing. Natural Until March 21 struggles, royal in-fighting and graphs. In these far his palette gets covered in an inch of snow 21st March Pop-up Show. The Makers Gal- lery & Bistro fibre yarns, books, magazines, Jane Bustin, Kevin Harman, Paul religious wrangling off places he some- equipment and kits Keir and Jeff McMillan. ABJAD. he can take shelter. ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI to FIFE FOLK MUSEUM, High Until May 8 CULTURA, 82 Nicolson Street, times meets other “When my fingers start getting funny I David Batchelor. Billboard for Fife Street, Ceres, KY15 5NF, 01334 EH8 9EW, 0131 668 2232 artists. Recently, MEADOWLANDS 828 180, www.fifefolkmuseum.org Edinburgh. Installation Ongoing arts lectures, exhibitions run around for a bit and get out the flask of 2nd May KIRKCALDY MUSEUM & ART March 28 - May 23 & performances; Italian classes absorbed in his work, hot coffee.” Gift Shop & Gallery GALLERY, War Memorial Gdns, OPEN STUDIOS FIFE, The Hol- Frank Walter. Landscape Botanical paintings and graphite work by Abbotshall Road, Kirkcaldy, KY1 lies, 2 Low Road, Auchtermuchty, DANISH CULTURAL INSTI- a car drew up nearby Jonathan gives night classes in In- 1YG, 01592 412 860 KY14 7AU, 01337 827 087 GALLERY TEN, 10 Stafford TUTE, 3 Doune Terrace, EH3 DIANE SUTHERLAND, and new original Until May 31 CONTEMPORARY ARTS DUN- Street, West End, EH3 7AU, www. 6DY, 0131 225 7189, Fax: 0131 and out got James verness and in the Cromarty Arts Trust 24 Thistle Street, Aberdeen AB10 1XD galleryten.co.uk paintings and prints by SUE HOWELLS and Ackroyd & Harvey, Leah Black, FERMLINE (CAD), Upper Mall, 220 6162 Hawkins who came Calum Colvin, Zoe Irvine, David March 21 - May 5 Check website for more details workshop. He shares John Byrne’s recent DOUGLAS HEGGIE. T: 01224 625629 E: [email protected] The Kingsgate, Dunfermline Mach, Lindsay Perth and Clara Scottish artists work, mixed Cat Outram, prints; Kirstie Cohen, over for a chat. W: www.galleryheinzel.com Ursitti. Portraits +. paintings; Becky Crow, jewellery; L’INSTITUT FRANÇAIS criticism of art schools not continuing to Relax and enjoy real coffee and fresh media, 2d, 3d, small sculpture Emma Williams, ceramics D’ECOSSE, 13 Randolph Cres- After work- baked scones in our new coffee shop. ABBOT HOUSE, 21 Maygate, work (ceramic, Glass and wood), cent, EH3 7TT, 0131 225 5366, teach the basic skills of drawing and feels OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 10am EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS Dunfermline, KY12 7NE, 01383 Digital images Fax: 0131 220 0648 Open Mon - Sat 9:00am - 5:30pm WORKSHOP GALLERY, 23 623 550 ATTFIFE @ FIFESPACE, 83 North Castle Street, Banff AB45 1JJ www.facebook.com/galleryheinzel Full programme of exhibitions Union Street, EH1 3LR, 0131 557 MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD, Rothes Hall, Rothes Square, 42 High Street, Royal Mile, High £5.95 throughout the year, visit website Glenrothes, KY7 5NX, 01592 2479, Fax: 0131 558 8418, www.ed- tel: 01261 818535 • E: [email protected] Get your copy now from: or call for details inburghprintmakers.co.uk, info@ Street, EH1 1TG, 0131 529 4142 Banff from Scotstown www.meadowlandsbanff.co.uk www.northernbooks.co.uk 611101 edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk Until May 17 2016 PITTENWEEM ARTS FESTI- KIRKCALDY ART CLUB, Hot Making Movies: Children and Until March 7 VAL, Festival Office, 47 High Pot Wynd, Dysart, Kirkcaldy, David Lemm. Debris and Amateur Media in Scotland. Street, Pittenweem, KY10 2PG, Adding value to the understanding KY1 2TQ, 01592 203270, Phenomena. Tim 01333 313 903, www.pitten- www.kirkcaldyartclub.org.uk, of children and childhood and the Archibald Dunbar McIntosh RSW RGI PATRIOTHALL GALLERY @ Harbour and Pool, Fife weemartsfestival.co.uk, info@ [email protected] significant role that amateur media pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk WASPS, 1d Patriothall, off Hamil- play in their lives Painting classes, Monday 2-4pm ton Place, Stockbridge, EH3 5AY, August 1 - 9 and 7-9pm, Tuesday 7-9pm , 2015 Festival and Thursday 10-noon. Pottery 0131 226 7126 Stead Huntly House, 142 Canongate, EAST NEUK OPEN STUDIOS, classes, Monday 10-12pm and THE DUNDAS STREET GAL- Royal Mile, High Street, EH8 8DD, East Neuk, 01333 730 249, www. 7-9pm, Tuesday 7-9pm and LERY, 6a Dundas Street, EH3 THE TOD ENDOWMENT FUND MBE 0131 529 4143 eastneukopenstudios.org, hello@ Wednesday 2-4pm 6HZ Charity No SC010046 Until March 14 eastneukopenstudios.org STUDIO 222 GALLERY & ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Our Amazing old Town. The FISHER STUDIO AND GAL- WORKSHOP, 222 High Street, EDINBURGH, 20A Inverleith outcome of an art project by the LERY, 11-13 High Street, Newburgh, KY14 6DZ, 01337 Row, EH3 5LR, 0131 552 7171 , P3 class at Royal Mile Primary The Scottish Artists' Benevolent Association is empowered by the Pittenweem, KY10 2LA, 01333 842113, www.facebook.com/ Fax: 0131 248 2901 School Object 312 255, www.fishergallery.co.uk, crafts222 Until June 27 above to provide holidays in Scotland for artists (resident in Scotland EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF Scars on the City: Edinburgh in [email protected] Stained Glass, original paintings, ART, Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF, World War I. Look at the effect of for at least two years) who are experiencing difficulties. March 21 - June 9 jewellery, ceramics, textiles, 0131 221 6109, Fax: 0131 221 6109, the War on people in Edinburgh James Fraser, Jan Fisher, Angela hand-printed cards. Offering Maker regular creative classes www.eca.ac.uk, continuing.stud- Lawrence, George Muir, Jennifer COBURG HOUSE ART STU- [email protected] Pettigrew, and Doug Cocker. BIRCHWOOD COTTAGE GAL- DIOS, 15 Coburg Street, EH6 6ET, March 2 - 6 Application forms may be obtained from: Spring Exhibition. LERY & TEAROOM, Balmungo, 0131 553 2266, coburghouseart- Creative & Cultural Careers Festi- The Secretary, Scottish Artists' Benevolent Association, Second and THE COACH HOUSE GAL- St Andrews, KY16 8LW, 01334 val. Find out more about working studios.wordpress.com, coburg. LERY, School Wynd, Pittenweem, 208220 in the creative industries, media or [email protected] Floor, 5 Oswald Street, Glasgow G1 4QR Gallery/tearoom just outside St cultural institutions Anstruther, KY10 2PN, 01333 WHITESPACE GALLERY, 11 313 700 Andrews on the B9131. Mixed , 25 Gayfield Square, EH1 3NT, 0781 Seed rolling exhibition of original art since 1969 FUNKY SCOTTISH, 41 High North Junction Street, EH6 6HW, 451 4771 work and prints by local artists Street, Pittenweem, KY10 2PG, 0131 554 5761, Fax: 0131 554 All information received is Private And Confidential 3D/2D, Unit 3, Albion Business 01333 312 567 MASPIE HOUSE GALLERY, 5514, www.leithschoolofart.co.uk, Centre, 78 Albion Road, EH7 5QZ, Sower High Street, Falkland, KY15 [email protected] 0131 661 6600, Fax: 0131 661 0012, JOHN NELSON STUDIO 7BU, 01337 857 735, www. Charity No The Scottish Artists' GALLERY, 26 Milton Place, (on Until April 3 www.3d2d.co.uk, [email protected] Benevolent Association maspiehousegallery.com, info@ David Martin. Ecliptic. Painting SC011823 A917 - 15mins from St Andrews), EDINBURGH PALETTE, St Mar- maspiehousegallery.com July 13 - August 21 Pittenweem, KY10 2LS, 01333 A wide selection of paintings, Summer School. Painting, jewel- garet’s House, 151 London Road, 312 112, www.nelsonartprints. Midlothian, EH7 6AE, 0131 661 giclee prints and cards, jewellery, lery, drawing, printmaking, 12-16 com, [email protected] books and stationery, Chhildren’s Year olds, mixed media 1924, www.edinburghpalette.co.uk, In Place & Looking Up: Looking Down Featuring paintings and prints by [email protected] arts and crafts plus ceramics and John Nelson glass. Picture framing service MCNAUGHTAN’S BOOKSHOPS March 7 - 21 ANN DAVIDSON AND GALLERY, 3a & 4a Had- Gray’s School of Art - Pre-Degree JAN MILLER & MARY SLEIGH NORTH FROM SUTHERLAND CRAIL POTTERY, 75 Nether- available dington Place, EH7 4AE, 0131 556 Show 2015. A unique gallery exhibition by two textile artists. Also their ‘art interventions’ placed Fine Hand-thrown 20th - 22nd MARCH 2015 gate, The Square, Crail, KY10 5897, www.mcnaughtansbookshop. April 25 - May 3 3TX, 01333 451 212 Glasgow com, [email protected] ECA - First Year Painters. Galler- outside in the surrounding parkland to highlight the regeneration of Wilton Lodge Park. Dining Collage-paintings of Sutherland, Iceland and Greenland Huge variety of handthrown stoneware, terracotta, earthen- , 10 Infir- ies 1, 2 and 3 Kitchen & KELVINGROVE ART GAL- Sat 4th April – Sun 24th May 2015 SPRINGWOOD PARK, KELSO ware & raku LERY & MUSEUM, Argyle mary Street, EH1 1LT, 0131 550 THE EDINBURGH GALLERY, Exhibition runs 10 - 25 April 2015 3660, Fax: 0131 550 3669 Decorative Pots THE LITTLE GALLERY, 20 Street, G3 8AG, 0141 287 2699, 20A Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ, The Scott Gallery, Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick TD9 7JL Artist Talk Saturday 18 April 2pm Fax: 0141 276 9540 March 6 - April 25 0131 557 5002, www.art-edin- www.borderexhibitionsandevents.co.uk High Street, Pittenweem, KY10 Magne Furuholmen. Peeling a burgh.com, edinburghgallery@ 2LA, 01333 311 227 Glass Onion. Solo RGI KELLY GALLERY 118 DOUGLAS STREET GLASGOW G2 4ET For details contact: The Vennel Gallery, 161B Roxburgh Street, Kelso Until March 27 btinternet.com Barbara SCOTTISH FISHERIES MU- Martin Hunter. Forth & Clyde Tel 01450 373457 Davidson [email protected] 0141 248 6386 www.royalglasgowinstitute.org Pottery TEL: 01573 224003 | EMAIL: Open: Mon-Fri 10am-12pm & 1pm-5pm Muirhall Farm [email protected] Larbert OPEN TUES - SAT 10AM - 5PM Sat, Sun 2pm-5pm FK5 4EW Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in Scotland No. 912. Scottish Charity No. SC014650 To Advertise... www.barbara-davidson.com Ring: 01436 672544 artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 10 artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 11 The ArtWork Guide The ArtWork Guide paintings depict the climatic Exhibition. Photography GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO GALLERY, Castle Wynd, IV2 1QD, 01236 431 261, Fax: 01236 NATIONAL MARITIME MUSE- REBECCA HOSSACK GAL- Greenwich, SE10 9HZ, 0208 Until May 21 GALLERY, 48 King Street, G1 3EB, 01463 237114 changes of the Highlands and 440 429 UM, Romney Road, Greenwich, Islands LERY, 2a Conway Street, Fitzroy 858 1569 Pickenoy & Rembrandt. Picturing 5QT, 0141 552 0704, Fax: 0141 CASTLE GALLERY, 43 Castle Call for details SE10 9NF, 0208 858 4422 Porcelain – and old rope Square, W1T 6BA, 0207 436 Original Artist Prints at afford- Women. Display 552 2919 Elemental adventures with light Street, IV2 3DU, 01463 729 512, ORBOST GALLERY, Half GOLD AND SILVER-ETC ART THE NATIONAL GALLERY, 4899, Fax: 0207 323 3182 able prices Until June 14 Bolvean, nr Dunvegan, IV55 8ZB, GLASGOW SCULPTURE www.castlegallery.co.uk, info@ GALLERY, 41 High Street, ML11 Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN, RIBA GALLERY 1, 66 Portland CONTEMPORARY SCULP- Jewel-like Treasures. Dutch and STUDIOS, The Whisky Bond, castlegallery.co.uk 01470 521 207 7LU, 01555 665 342 0207 747 2885 OFTEN IT’S the landscapes around us that inspire way that Nature makes a form; in a semi-liquid TURE GALLERIES, 108 Old Flemish paintings on copper Selling exhibitions of professional Place, W1B 1AD 2 Dawson Road, G4 9SS, 0141 THE ELEMENTS have inspired many artists is portray itself. This fascinating show, aims to March 14 - April 4 Work by June Shirreffs, inc. Until April 12 art, and if not the landscape itself sometimes the state, exerting pressure from the inside and then Brompton road, SW7 3RA., 0207 THE , Jonathan Shearer. A Sense of artworks by local artists in Skye Bespoke jewellery, Quality Peder Balke. PM GALLERY & HOUSE, Wal- 353 3708 & Highlands pole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, 373 8615 Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pol- over the years,from composers to painters. In a expose how artists both use and portray light. It Place. Lively, impressionistic handbags March 7 - May 10 sea or even the detritus from the ocean can bring a solidifying with time. At Royal British Society of Until March 14 W5 5EQ, 020 8567 1227 lokshaws Road, G43 1AT, 0141 Tyler Coburn, Michael Dean, city of great light it is perhaps no surprise that took O’Brien about eight months to prepare for en plein air oil paintings of the RAVEN PRESS GALLERY, WILLIAM WILSON FINE Canaletto. A Regatta on the work to life. “I first came across porcelain as a medium in Sculptors 287 2550, Fax: 0141 287 2597 Kathryn Elkin, Josh Kline, Megan Highlands Colbost, Dunvegan, IV55 8ZS, ART PHOTOGRAPHER, 75 Grand Canal. Masterpiece Tour KENTISH TOWN HEALTH CRICKET FINE ART, 2 Park Until March 21 Rooney and Cally Spooner. Los Angeles currently boasts a show solely fo- the show, the hardest thing he said was preaching April 11 - May 2 01470 511 748 Hyndford Road, ML11 9AU, THE BARBICAN, Silk Street, For Scottish ceramicist Elaine Jones, who Copenhagen, when I was working as an assistant to CENTRE, 2 Bartholomew Road, Wood engravings of landscape Walk, SW10 0AD, 0207 352 2733 Bellini to Boudin. Five centuries THE HIDDEN LANE, 1103 Argyll cused on the light. ‘Elemental : Seeing the Light’ to his church like committee that this was to be Mixed Spring Exhibition. 01555 660 023 EC2Y 8DS, 0207 638 4141 NW5 2AJ, 0207 530 4700 New Art Gallery in the heart of of painting - display of over 40 HIGHLAND PRINT STUDIO, 20 and wildlife. Resist dyed silks and Limited edition giclée fine art developed her craft in the ceramicist, Christian Bruun, MCKENZIE PAVILION GAL- Chelsea dealing in Contemporary Street, G3 8ND, 0141 564 1363 hand knit design. Working studio March 4 - 28 jewels of the fine art collection at the Start Haaga Gallery, Descanco Gardens. the next show. Bank Street, IV1 1QU, 01463 718 prints and canvases Juliette Binoche. Antigone. Copenhagen, finding objets a graduate of the Danish Design LERY SPACE, Finsbury Park, painters and sculptors Until March 29 PLATFORM, The Bridge, 1800 of engraver Kathleen Lindsley Westerhouse Road, G34 9JW, 0141 999, www.highlandprintstudio. SUMMERLEE MUSEUM, Herit- Sophokles N4 2NQ, 0208 889 9555 FAIRFAX GALLERY, 5 Park Contemporary Connections. A Curated by John David O’Brien, a Japanese “We have covered other aspects of the Ele- co.uk, info@highlandprintstudio. SANDBANK STUDIO, Old Pier March 27 - April 1 trouvés washed up on the School,. display of lace made by members 276 9696, Fax: 0141 276 9678 age Way, Coatbridge, ML5 1QD, SIMS REED GALLERY, The Walk, SW10 0AJ, 0207 751 4477 born American living now between LA and Tus- ments here already, like Earth, which is very im- co.uk Road, Sandbank, Broadford, 01236 638460 Sophie Treadwell. Machinal. A “I was so inspired and Economist Building, 30 Bury of Glasgow Lace Group LILLIE ART GALLERY, Station Open access print studio and edu- IV49 9AE, 01471 822 011, www. Guildhall School production shores from the North Sea has FLYING COLOURS GALLERY, Road, Milngavie, G62 8BZ, 0141 KILN SERVICES, Unit 8/11, Street, SW1Y 6AU, 0207 930 The Courtyard, 6 Burnsall Street, GALLERY OF MODERN cany, the show is held in the beautiful surrounds portant to us being in the gardens. cation facility. Regular weekend duncancurrie.net, duncan.currie@ April 15 - 25 inspired her to create a range immediately drawn to its creamy 5111, Fax: 0207 930 1555 ART (GOMA), Royal Exchange 956 5536, Fax: 0141 570 0244 of Descanco Gardens in the north of the sprawl- and evening courses available - tiscali.co.uk Whistleberry Park Industrial Es- Various artists. Measure For SW3 3ST, 0207 351 5558 Square, G1 3AH, 0141 287 3050, Until March 18 “It’s good to do something different here, call for full details Wide range of original paintings tate, Hamilton, ML3 0ED, 01698 Measure. Cheek by Jowl of white porcelain artworks. and fluid-like qualities. I also ALAN CRISTEA GALLERY, GAGLIARDI GALLERY, 509 Tam O’Shanter at the Lillie. A 822032, www.kiln-services.co.uk, 31 & 34 Cork Street, W1S 3NU, Fax: 0141 287 3062 ing city of angels at here we have many INCHMORE GALLERY, by Duncan Currie and works by TATE MODERN, Bankside, SE1 Kings Road, Chelsea, SW10 Tale Told in Paintings Pam Carter and other well-known [email protected] She combines crisp white love the materials of fine textures 0207 439 1866, Fax: 0207 439 Until May 25 Inchmore, by Inverness, six miles 9TG, 0207 887 8008 0TX., 0207 352 3663 Alasdair Gray. Spheres of Influ- CLYDE MARITIME CENTRE, Flintridge, La Canada. people of all nationali- Scottish artists Provides kilns, clays and pottery porcelain pieces with things such as bone and shell, which 1874 W. of Inverness on (A862) Beauly supplies Ongoing GALLERY 286, 286 Earl’s Court ence I. Visual work 100 Stobcross Rd, G3 8QQ, 0141 Until April 2 I met John recently ties, and many women Boad, IV5 7PX, 01463 831 573, DLA Piper Series: Constellations. she has found on the beach, continued as a theme throughout Richard Long. The Spike Island Road, SW5 9AS, 0207 370 2239 Until January 24 2016 339 0631 www.inchmoregallery.co.uk, inch. Major works at the tate collection The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour. Kelso Tapes. Prints KEITH CHAPMAN - MOD- Ballet Of The Palette. 20th and walked the steep – working all together in [email protected] Until March 15 pieces of old rope, metal and my Masters at Grays in 2004. century paintings Glenlee (1896), one of only 5 THE VENNEL GALLERY, Denise Lancashire April 13 - May 30 ERN SCULPTURE, Hurligham incline through the ca- the space.” Various artists. Conflict, Time, Gillian Ayres. New Paintings Studios, Ranelagh Gardens, SW6 March 27 - February 28 2016 Clyde-built sailing ships left afloat HICA (HIGHLAND INSTITUTE Playfair, 11 Bridge Street, TD5 BLACKBURN MUSEUM & Photography. driftwood, as these she feels Working from her studio space OF CONTEMPORARY ART), ART GALLERY, Museum Street, and Prints 3PA, 0207 736 6633 Ripples on the Pond. , 25 Albert Drive, G41 mellia scented gardens 7HT, 01573 224 003, www.playfair- It’s a great show Dalcrombie, Loch Ruthven, Dores, Blackburn, BB1 7AJ, 01254 Until April 6 have a story of transience. at home, overlooking Buchanness , 1 2PE, 0141 276 0950, Fax: 0141 petportraits.co.uk, vennelgallery@ Richard Tuttle. I Don’t Know. 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March 6 - May 31 839 8800, Fax: 0207 976 2266 IV36 3TZ, 01309 691 601 Stobo, EH45 9JU, 01721 760254 five sections that you to see the coins A811), FK8 3LP, 01360 850 405, the late 1970s and early 1980s 1UW, 01665 602 277 co.uk, [email protected] Jason Rhoades. Four Roads. The studio offers many recreation- Until May 3 Fax: 01360 850405 ABBOT & HOLDER, 30 Museum JILL GEORGE GALLERY, 38 WESTSIDE CONTEMPORARY Edward Bowen. Dawyck Delight. range from Power more clearly. Work Lexington Street, Soho, W1F 0LL, al and educational opportunities. Street, WC1A 1LH, 0207 637 3981, Check website for details FINE ART, Westside Farm, Landscape to In Memoriam, SMITHY GALLERY, 74/76 March 7 - July 12 Fax: 0207 631 0575 0207 439 7319 Pitlochry There is also a Glasgow Road, Blanefield, G63 Tony Swain. 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JOHN MUIR TRUST - WILD wide range of ob- found in Britain, Seaton Burn, NE13 6DA, 01670 on paper Street, W1S 3NJ, 0207 439 6633 [email protected] April 19 - May 24 catherinestott.co.uk New works by members of Royal SPACE, Tower House, Station 789 944 AUSTIN DESMOND FINE ART, BEAUX ARTS, 22 Cork Street, LEAP STUDIO & GALLERY, jects: busts, helmets, ranging from a large Sandy Murphy and David Martin. 17 Victoria Street, Craigellachie, Art workshops and creative Scottish Society of Painters in Road, PH16 5AN, 01796 484975, Later in The Year. New paintings SHIPLEY ART GALLERY, Pied Bull Yare, 68/69 Great Russell W1S 3NA, 0207 437 5799 breaks with Northumberland artist Watercolour Also: affordable art www.jmt.org, [email protected] vases and amphora, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, Aberlour-on-Spey, AB38 9SR, and very heavy & COLLECTIVE, Maple House, Street, WC1B 3BN, 0207 242 4443, March 18 - 24 Catherine Stott MOY MACKAY GALLERY, 17 NE8 4JB, 0191 477 1495 Fax: 0207 404 4480 BADA Antiques and Fine Art 01340 881226 brooches, coins and, Bronze Age bracelet 28 Henderson Street, Bridge of Unique display of whisky CORNHILL CRAFTS, 3 St Northgate, EH45 8RX, 01721 Until January 31 2016 CONTEMPORARY APPLIED Fairs. Renfrewshire Allan, FK9 4HR, 01786 359864, Craft, Coffee and Cake. Gallery related art Cuthberts Farm Cottages, Nr 722116, www.moymackaygal- at the end, a marble found in Angus to www.andcollective.co.uk, info@ ARTS, 2 Percy Street, W1T 1DD, BERNARD JACOBSON GAL- Tillmouth, Cornhill-on-Tweed, lery.com/ CRAFTS OF CALDER GAL- visit for your group 0207 436 2344 LERY, 6 Cork Street, W1, 0207 LOGIE STEADING ART GAL- LERY AND FRAMING, 8 High sepulchral chest and a tombstone for andcollective.co.uk LERY, Logie, Dunphail, Forres, TD12 4UP, 01890 883038 Contemporary Art and Craft from Until March 8 734 3431, Fax: 0207 734 3277 Craft workshops in Natural Scotland Street, Lochwinnoch, PA12 4DA, other vestiges to the March 6 - April 16 Michael Flynn, Sue Paraskeva, Until March 28 IV36 2QN, 01309 611 378, Fax: Gaius Pompenius Liz Douglas. Out of the Mire. Ullapool Dyes, Simple Weaving, Felt, 01505 844 980 Drawings and paintings Shellie Holden, Jennie Moncur, Robert Motherwell. A Centenary 01309 611 300 Papermaking dead. 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Gloucester Street, WC1N 3AL, waterfrontgallery.co.uk and more Strathpeffer, IV14 9DH, 01997 from Tyne & Wear Museums’ 1421 3EH, 01479 873433, www.thebook- In the shop: Orkney silver, pottery, find out what their artefacts, changes of antallasolais.org, joanna@antal- 0207 242 7367 FRAMES CONTEMPORARY 421 031 nationally-acclaimed collection mark.co.uk knitwear and gifts. In the Back lasolais.org Until March 28 GIMPEL FILS, 30 Davies Street, GALLERY, 10 Victoria Street, , insignia are and what scale and the telling NATIONAL GLASS CENTRE, Various artists. El Anatsui. W1K 4NB, 020 7493 2488, Fax: March Room Local paintings, prints and March 1 - 8 Chris Townsend. designer crafts PH2 8LW, 01738 631 085, Fax: High Street, Rosemarkie, IV10 benefits they might of a story that is Liberty Way, SR6 0GL, 0191 515 Voices. 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Motherwell co.uk groamhouse.org.uk of Sunderland, Ashbourne House, Retrospective LA GALLERIA PALL MALL, 30, 2LT, 01856 721 360 The Dial a Deity So many exhibitions 612460 MOTHERWELL HERITAGE March 7 - April 4 THE CROMARTY GALLERY, Ryhope Road, SR2 7EF, 0191 Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y 4UY, Sculptor John Thompson and artist THE COLOMB ART GALLERY, CENTRE, 1 High Street, ML1 Dunfermline Printmakers 20 Church Street, Cromarty, is just one of a number of clever exhibition these days tend to be blockbusters that 515 2128 0207 930 8069 Lesley Murdoch 52A Georg Street, Marylebone, 3HU, 01698 251 000 Workshop. IV11 8XA, 01381 600 816 Yorkshire W1U 7EA, 0207 487 5118 NATIONAL PORTRAIT GAL- SHORELINES GALLERY & techniques. 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Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, PA75 4PT, 01971 511 277 SHERIDAN RUSSELL GAL- Fourteen portraits of individuals, Original gallery & shop selling Original gifts from artists, makers their occupation lasted from 55 BC-AD 212. than one visit. Until May 16 LERY, 16 Crawford Street, W1H 6PB, 01688 302 211 Studios/galleries including: Myriam Abdelaziz, Tamara Abdul families and groups prints & watercolours by Orkney & designers from Scotland and It is also a reminder that the Romans built The exhibition continues till May 10 pottery, paintings, printmaking, 1BS, 0207 935 0250 April 2 - June 20 artist Jane Glue the UK Selkirk Hadi, Laura Boushnak, Tanya Until May 25 Hardeep Pandhal. A Neck Or wood-turning, clothes, baskets, Habjouqa, Dalia Khamissy and THOMPSON’S GALLERY, 15 John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). THE LOFT GALLERY, ST Mar- SCOTTISH BORDERS COUN- one wall in northern England (Hadrian’s) and is accompanied by lectures at the enamelling and jewellery Nothing Man!. 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For the Guide online Meet our tutors at www.pacctutors.org.uk www.theceilidhplace.com Visit: www.artwork.co.uk [email protected] www.northernbooks.co.uk Ring: 01436 672544 artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 2 artWORK 187 March/April 2015 Page 3 “I’m listening to you” – Janet Archer The head of Creative Scotland tells Mary Gladstone she’s all ears. We hear you. Do you have IN THE PLUSH offices of Waverley people make at different stages of their November 2013 to develop the arts for Gate, at the east end of Edinburgh’s life.” Scottish children and young people), are a course in Princes Street, the softly-spoken Janet It is crucial to understand how indicative of an organization that thinks the arts to Archer holds sway. Since July 2013, these people go about their lives. This hard in terms of its engagement across offer artists or she is reputed to have steered Creative is especially true when, with Andrew Scotland. Scotland off the rocks (on to which her Dixon, the former director, artists “I’d like to formalize our craft workers? predecessor landed the country’s main rebelled against the organisation’s relationships in different parts of the These columns fine art in stunning surroundings arts funding body) and into calmer attitudes, ideology and language. Since country. We could connect with a local waters. Archer’s tenure, it has been noticed that area, establish a regular presence there are read by www.resipolestudios.co.uk As your ArtWork reporter positions her Creative Scotland’s funding methods and in being present on the same day once a an interested old-fashioned recorder, Ms Archer admits language have been simplified. month so we may act as a conduit into and informed indulgently that she still keeps at home Last year (before the referendum, no Creative Scotland. Then people would videos and cassettes make a connection readership that she can’t bear to with us. In that throw away. way, we would feed Telephone: Adept, if not into community sometimes evasive in partnerships and local 01436 672544 her responses to this strategic thinking and [email protected] paper’s questions, Ms achieve a better joined- Archer is especially up approach in doing www.artwork.co.uk animated when things.” asked what role the In the old days, arts should play the Scottish Arts in Scotland (it’s a Council focused favoured subject on giving funds to these days and has artists who were engendered a public seen as supplicants. debate on Radio 4). The new arts funder When questioned concentrates not only if they should on doling out money be regarded as a but on “partnership, commodity, an both in terms of our excuse to fill the relationship with SUMMER SCHOOL country’s coffers the organizations 13 JULY - 21 AUGUST 2015 or a way to enlarge and individuals we human experience, fund, but also the PAINTING | JEWELLERY | DRAWING the unceremonious Archer has decided less!) they launched their 10 year funding relationship that those organizations hold views. plan with the title ‘Unlocking Potential, with other public agencies involved in PRINTMAKING | 12-16 YEAR OLDS Master Classes “We have to think about them in Embracing Ambition’. supporting the arts and culture. These PORTFOLIO |MIXED MEDIA 15-23 July 2015: Judith Schaechter terms of their intrinsic value and purpose “We deliberately staked it at 10 are absolutely fundamental because it’s ‘Stained Glass: The Final Frontier’ and acknowledge that many artists and years,” explains Archer. “But we’re also not possible to do anything entirely in creative people wish to do something using three year strategies for the arts, isolation.” 18-23 July 2015: Maria Bang Espersen & Max Syron extraordinary or make something screen and creative industries.” Last month presented a big ‘Glass Unknown: meaningful. It’s not necessarily about Regarding language, Archer, as challenge for Creative Scotland. As Experimentation and Discoveries in the Hot Shop’ wanting to drive the economy. At the a dance specialist make a comparison a result of their decision last October 26 Aug-3 Sept 2015: Angela Thwaites same time, there has to be enough money with the different physical languages not to offer the Scottish Youth Theatre in the system for people to exist, to live ‘spoken’ by dancers who adapt their regular three year funding, ex-First www.LeithSchoolofArt.co.uk ‘Towards purpose—kiln formed glass, cold working & other stuff’ their lives and pay their mortgages.” mode of expression to the demands of the Minister Alex Salmond went over Archer 0131 554 5761 [email protected] Referring to small arts projects that choreographer they are working with: and her colleagues’ heads and awarded 26 Aug-3 Sept 2015: James Maskrey have mushroomed into multi-million “You must be sure who you’re the theatre company, along with the ‘Narrating Process’ pound commercial enterprises, Creative talking to, listen a lot and get a sense of National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Scotland’s chief explains how it’s their what language people speak. In Scotland, the National Youth Choir of Scotland and Annual Conference job as funder to embrace both ends of the there is more than one and it’s really YDance, a £ 1 million package. ‘Extreme Glass: a focus on material & process’ spectrum. important to gain an understanding of If, as head of a non-governmental 5 & 6 September 2015 “We should acknowledge that Gaelic and Scots, as well as English.” public body, Archer’s nose was put out

whether you’re an artist or a commercial Andrew Dixon was accused of “a of joint by Salmond’s unprecedented act, Skills Class creative company, your impetus is lack of empathy and regard for Scottish she is not letting on. 21-28 June 2015: Amanda Simmons to make, drive and see something culture” but his successor, in a much “Scottish Youth Theatre are working ‘Blooming Vessels’ creatively.” more humbled Creative Scotland, well. They are re-thinking the way they Polarisation, she admits, is has tried to reach out across the operate in terms of their business model North Lands Creative Glass undesirable. When it comes to arts country. and we’re confident that they’re getting Quatre Bras, Lybster funding they must understand the mix of “We’ve done a lot in terms of our to a stronger place through the growth Caithness KW3 6BN creative people they support. place-based work. Our Creative Place working that we’re doing together. That’ll +44(0)1593721229 “In our plan we talk about Awards, Place Partnerships and nine be a very good thing for the young of www.northlandsglass.com [email protected] the creative system and our wish to regional hubs introduced through the Scotland.” understand the choices that creative ‘Time to Shine’ scheme (launched in No Reasonable Offer Refused! (we’ll even look at unreasonable ones) After more years than we care to think of, Famedram are moving premises. For sale are the machines, some historic, some antiquated, some useful(!) we have used to produce newspapers and books over the years. They include the following:

Goss Suburban web offset newspaper press (4 units, with quarter fold, 598mm cutoff) Can print and fold a 32 page tabloid paper Rotagazette single web A2 perfecting press Prints both sides of an A2 sheet from a reel Hobson 10 station collator/folder Gathers and folds 10 printed sheets up to A2 size Historic “classic” computer gear – including: 4 Tandy 102 laptops, Mac Pluses, Mac Duo Docks etc. Plus dark room gear, print down frames, Letraset, etc. Would suit anyone who enjoys a challenge – or had thought of starting a printing museum!

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