2019 Museums and Art Galleries Stranraer • Wigtown • Kirkcudbright • Castle Douglas Stranraer Museum Welcome to the Dumfries and Galloway Museums (West) Stranraer Museum Programme. Your guide to the Council Museums The Old Town Hall, George St, Stranraer, DG9 7JP. events, exhibitions and workshops in Galloway. Tel 01776 705088 Email [email protected]

Admission Free Open all year Keep up-to-date with all events, Monday-Friday 10am - 4.45pm Saturday 10am - 1pm and 1.3pm - 4.15pm exhibitions and activities at Disabled access throughout.

Stranraer's historic Old Town Hall, built in 1776, www.dgculture.co.uk is the home of Stranraer Museum. Step inside and discover Wigtownshire's fascinating past. See one of Scotland's oldest ploughs, look at Victorian Wigtownshire in 3D photographs and investigate the collection through our museum trails. Plus displays on archaeology, local history, costume, farming and dairying. RECOGNISED An exciting and varied temporary exhibition programme runs throughout the year and there are activities for all the family. Groups and schools bookings are always welcome.

Hearth and Home

Cover Image - Metropolis 4 by Jette Clover, Quilt Art TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AT STRANRAER MUSEUM

Archie Sutter Watt, William Dinosaurs: The Sea The Sea The Story so Far: 8 June - 7 Sept 14 September - Stranraer Poppies Gillies and John Maxwell Whithorn Cold 27 April - 1 June 26 October 19 January - 16 February “This time it is not Case Archie Sutter Watt RSW, (1915-2005) just a walk in the A wonderful exhibition 2 November - The Stranraer poppy waterfalls was one of Dumfries and Galloway’s museum!” with invited artists from February 2020 and photographs will be on around the country giving best-loved artists. A charitable trust It’s time to look back in Take a closer look at what display for all to see. their take with inspiration was set up after his death to look after time to the life of the the Whithorn Cold Case from the sea. Organised his archive of work and to make grant dinosaurs! This exhibition team have been doing over by the Sea Pyot arts group, awards to young artists and education explores lost worlds of the last year. Hearth and Home many of the works are for projects in Dumfries and Galloway. dinosaurs that has been 23 February - 22 April sale. 65 million years in the An exhibition of many items It has been a pleasure for the Trustees making. Extinction from the museum’s collection to bring together this new exhibition is hidden behind based around the theme of of his work, showcased alongside the doors of the home. Includes family the work of Sir William Gillies RSA Stranraer Museum, friendly activities for our (1898-1973) and John Maxwell RSA explore if you younger audience. (1905-1962). This three-person show will highlight these important artists dare? Hands-on activities and their contribution to the story of throughout and holiday art in Scotland. activity days. Castle of St John Wigtown Museum

Castle of St John Wigtown Museum Charlotte Street, Stranraer, DG9 7EJ Wigtown County Buildings, Tel 01776 705088 Wigtown, DG8 9JH Tel 01776 705088

Free Admission Admission free 19 to 22 April and Open all year from 1 June- 28 September 2018, Monday - Saturday Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4.30pm 9am - 5pm

The Castle of St John sits in a prominent position in the centre The County Buildings were constructed The museum tells the story of the of Stranraer. Built in the sixteenth century this is a particularly in 1862 as the administrative centre Burgh of Wigtown and various items of fine example of the type of tower house built and used by for the former county of Wigtownshire. Wigtown memorabilia are on display. Scottish Lairds in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The flamboyant French gothic style of The most important group of objects is a collection of bronze weights and The Castle of St John was built around 1500 by the Adairs of architecture is both unexpected and measures acquired by the Burgh in 1707; Kilhilt, one of the most powerful families in Wigtownshire. In the wonderfully out of place in such a small this is the most complete set of early late 1670s it was used as a military garrison for the government Scottish market town. 18th century town weights in Scotland. troops commanded by John Graham of Claverhouse. In the The County Buildings were renovated a Victorian period it was used as a jail. few years ago and are now used for a On the ground floor of the County Buildings are the remains of an 18th The fascinating story of the Castle and its many inhabitants can variety of community-related activities. century prison cell known locally as ‘The be found in the exhibitions on site. The building also houses the town library, a wildlife interpretation room Martyrs Cell’ because of its supposed and a small museum. association with the Wigtown Martyrs. The cell is open to visitors. Kirkcudbright KIRKCUDBRIGHT GALLERIES EXHIBITION PROGRAMME Galleries

Kirkcudbright Galleries St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4AA Tel 01557 331276 Free entry (some temporary exhibitions are charged) The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party by Sir John Tenniel

Summer opening: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm Looking in Wonderland: Sunday 12noon - 5pm Janet Twinn by Grandiflora Gold, Quilt Art Sir John Tenniel’s Winter opening: Illustrations Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4pm Quilt Art Dialogues 19 January - 22 April Sundays 12:00pm - 4pm 12 January - 24 March Mitchell Gallery, Second Floor Gallery Two, First Floor View a selection of the best of Sir Visit our nationally important art collection and learn the story of the QUILT ART is a group of professional John Tenniel's illustrations to Lewis Kirkcudbright ‘Art Colony’ through an audio-visual show “The Artists’ quilt artists from Britain, Ireland, Carroll's two Alice books. John Tenniel Town” and a permanent display of some of the best Kirkcudbright Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, spent all of his life in London where paintings in our collection. the Netherlands and America. The he worked as a political cartoonist for Punch magazine, but in 1864 he The complete redevelopment of the 19th century Town Hall is now home exhibition is curated by the British was approached by Lewis Carroll to an art gallery, which retains the Kirkcudbright Artists’ Collection, of Quilt historian and academic Dr Sue with the request to illustrate a ‘small recognised national significance, on permanent display. The exhibition Marks and members of the group. nonsense book’ for children he wished includes works by artists such as John Faed, Robert Sivell, Edward Atkinson Admission: Free to publish and the rest, as they say, Hornel, Jessie Marion King and Samuel John Peploe. is history. Café |Shop | Workshops | Events Admission: Free Fuji from the Misaka Pass by Hiroshige Utagawa (1797 - 1858) © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Japan-art and inspiration 30 March - 9 June Gallery Two, First Floor With original works, prints, textiles and objects discover the stunning beauty and intricacy of the art of Japan. Incorporating: Hiroshige’s Japan: Views of Mount Fuji from the Ashmolean: Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford. and White Gables by Charles Oppenheimer © University of St Andrews Museum Collections East Asia ‘Spotlight’ tour and Reveal project: Japan Charles Oppenheimer, RSA From the National Museums Scotland 22 June - 1 September and Dumfries Museum. Gallery Two, First Floor Admission: Free Showcasing over 60 works from public and private collections from across the UK. The exhibition provides a fascinating insight into Oppenheimer’s Modern Makers incredibly varied life as a mosaic artisan, artist, RAF aerial photographer and 4 May - 18 August Kirkcudbright stalwart. Curated by Euan Robson. Mitchell Gallery, Second Floor Admission: £5.00. Free entry for under 18s, Friends of Kirkcudbright Celebrate Kirkcudbrights modern Galleries and Art Fund Members. Entry fees help fund the hire, transport and creative community. development of this exhibition and its associated events.

Koshigaya in Musashi Province by Hiroshige Utagawa (1797 - 1858) © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford Gerald Scarfe: Stage and Screen 14 September - 8 December The Kirkcudbright Gallery Two, First Floor Explore the world of Gerald Scarfe in animation and theatre and costume Tolbooth design. Featuring preliminary sketches, storyboards, photographs, ephemera, costumes, set pieces and animation cells. A true spectacle. Curated by the The Kirkcudbright Tolbooth House of Illustration. High Street Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JL. Tel 01557 331556 Admission: £5.00. Free entry for Admission Free under 18s, Friends Opening Hours of Kirkcudbright Winter: 1 October - 15 April Galleries and Art Monday - Saturday 11am - 4pm Fund Members. Entry fees help fund the Summer: 16 April - 30 September hire, transport and Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm and development of this Sunday 1pm - 4pm exhibition and its associated events. The Kirkcudbright Tolbooth was opened in 1993 by H.M. The Queen. The building was originally erected in the period 1625-1629 (with later additions) as Kirkcudbright’s Tolbooth when it was used as a Town Council meeting place and office, Burgh and Sheriff Court, and the Criminal and Debtor’s prison. One of the most famous prisoners was Captain John Paul, later known as John Paul Jones, hero of the American Navy.

Orpheus in the Underworld - Eurydice beehive costume design – The Award winning Art Centre presents visitors with stories and artefacts © Gerald Scarfe, House of Illustration from the Tolbooths’ history and the town, in it’s permanent exhibition on the top floor. John Faed 1819 – 1902 Saturday 31 August – Sunday 10 November The top floor studio gallery offers space for contemporary works by exhibiting artists. The first floor offers a gallery showing a huge range of contemporary Mitchell Gallery art and craft exhibitions. Works are for sale in the art exhibitions and in A celebration of the life of one of the regions foremost Victorian the shop on the ground floor, or you are welcome to just sit and enjoy the Artists with an exhibition of works from private collections Tolbooth’s friendly coffee shop. TOLBOOTH EXHIBITION PROGRAMME My Colours In the Studio Stranraer and The 17 July - 11 August Stewartry Camera Clubs Shona McQueen 16 January - 23 February Paintings and This year’s labour of love from the drawings in a Stranraer and The Stewartry Camera variety of media Clubs. using colours that are just Closed for a new permanent ‘me’. exhibition Paintings from Kirkcudbright 22 May - 8 June Galloway Girls Revisited 25 February - 23 March A selection of paintings by Suneeta 24 July - 11 August Rathore, all executed in our town and Mixed craft and paintings from artists a supporting publication. Artist Friends under the Galloway Girls umbrella 23 March - 27 April Musicians Join us and some close Tolbooth Landscapes Revisited 12 - 30 June 6 - 23 November friends for a great mix of arts and A collection of artists that like crafts. Local landscapes in acrylic and pen/ ink and with the kind permission to use musicians as their subject of The Stewartry Museum, a matter. Colour in Creation selection of illustrations in ink and 1-19 May graphite showing scenes from Old Galloway Perspectives Kirkcudbright all by George Lawson. An exhibition of arts of crafts from 14 - 31 August David Smith, Patricia Graves and Creative Explosions Watercolour illustrations inspired by Angela Jones. A variety of items 3 - 21 July nature and the beautiful Dumfries for sale from watercolour and and Galloway countryside and book Paintings by Patricia Graves, in a photography to paintings and textiles. illustrations by Valerie Harrison, variety of media and wood carvings. Rie Designed and Landscape and nature photography of Dumfries and Galloway by Mike Harrison, Creative Nature Media. The Stewartry Museum TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AT THE STEWARTRY MUSEUM Space: fact and fiction 29 June - 28 September The Stewartry Museum “Space is only 80 miles from every St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4AQ. person on earth - far closer than Tel 01557 331643 most people are to their own Email [email protected] national capitals” Daniel Deudney,1982. Admission Free It’s time to Opening Hours look up and Winter: 1 October - 15 April out into Monday to Saturday 11am - 4pm huge the Summer: 16 April - 30 September expanse that Monday to Saturday surrounds 11am - 5pm and Sunday 2pm - 5pm Stepping out in style our earth - space. This Until 26 January 2019 exhibition explores brave new worlds From wedding dresses to daywear, of science facts and takes a giant The Stewartry Museum was founded in 1879, and first occupied part hats to shoes, this eclectic exhibition leap into science fiction. From the of the Kirkcudbright Town Hall. As the collection grew, the present from our own costume collection will Galloway Dark Sky Park to galaxies purpose-built museum was planned and opened in 1893. The Museum certainly impress. Please note light far, far away there’s plenty for all has an old-world charm and exhibits a wealth of objects relating to levels for some items may be reduced. ages to enjoy. Hands-on activities the area known as The Stewartry, or Kirkcudbrightshire (the eastern throughout, plus special Schools half of Galloway). Presents of the Past workshops and holiday activity Research Facilities days. 9 February - 22 June The Stewartry Museum holds an impressive local history library A wonderful array of Everything’s Shiny and archive collection relating to the Stewartry and an extensive new objects added into 12 October - January 2020 photographic archive. All of these resources can be accessed when the museum’s collection visiting the Museum. Prints of the photographic archive can be Visit the museum for a over the last few years. supplied for a fee. wonderful display of all sorts of SHINY items from the collection. Castle Douglas CASTLE DOUGLAS ART GALLERY EXHIBITION PROGRAMME Screel Artists 16 - 29 April Art Gallery A very versatile group of artists presenting a wide range of work including Castle Douglas watercolour, oil, pastel, acrylics, eco-dyeing and Art Gallery pen, together with tapestry Scotia Crafters James McFarlane Market Street, work. Their work covers most 2 - 22 July Paintings Castle Douglas, elements of painting. Exhibition and sale of local 6 - 26 August DG7 1BE quality made crafts. New paintings by local artist Tel 01557 331643 Scotia Crafters James McFarlane. 30 April - 20 May Oils and Rust Exhibition and sale of local 23 July - 5 August The Borgue quality made crafts. Oils and Rust, a synergy of Collective - Under two highly energetic artists, Castle Douglas Art Gallery first opened in 1938 having Galloway Skies been gifted to the town by Mrs Ethel Bristowe, a talented Hightae Artists Andrew Sapcote, an oil 29 August - artist in her own right. The gallery was upgraded in 1996 11 June-1 July painter who believes that to 14 September with lottery funding through the Scottish Arts Council, Members of the Hightae get energy out of a canvas A mixed exhibition of and now forms an excellent venue for contemporary art Artists (approx. 20) showing you must put it in and Lee furniture, woodturning, and craft exhibitions. The programme runs from March to a wide variety of subjects Steele, a ceramic artist whose photography, machine Christmas showcasing both group and individual works and using a full variety of non-conformist ‘salvageware’ embroidery, felt and rugs. from across the region. Entry is free. The gallery opening techniques works are hours vary depending on the beginning exhibitors, but they are usually to win Monday to Saturday 10.30 international - 4.00. The gallery is closed recognition. during exhibition changeovers. Where to find us

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Stranraer Museum Wigtown Museum The Stewartry The Illustrated Colour in Creation Museum Circus and More 19 November - Tolbooth 2 December Kirkcudbright 22 October - Galleries Art Centre 11 November An exhibition of arts of crafts Exhibiting puppets made from David Smith, Patricia from found reused objects Graves and Angela Jones. A and recycled rubbish. One variety of items for sale from interactive installation handmade soaps, woodwork, and other figures. Each photography to paintings and puppet has some automical textiles. movement. Scotia Crafters 3 - 23 December Keep up-to-date with all events, Christmas Exhibition and sale of quality local made crafts. exhibitions and activities at www.dgculture.co.uk Activities and Events There are always museum trails and mini-activities throughout the year, but we also offer a great range of special events. From puppet making to paper craft, dinosaurs to spaceships, this year’s programme of children’s events is better than ever. Some of the events are detailed here, but we will add to the programme as we go along, so keep up with the news on Facebook, in the local press or in the museums. Children should be accompanied by an adult. All workshops are for ages 4+ Events or Schools and Groups unless otherwise stated. The Stewartry and Easter holiday craft activities *FREE DROP IN Stranraer Museums offer Loans boxes Join in at your local museum and learn a new skill. ACTIVITIES a range of workshops between All activities are hands-on and great for both children and adults. 11am and 3pm for schools based on The following Kirkcudbright Galleries Friday 12 April 2.30-4.30pm £3 our collections or on resources and topic Tuesday 16 April 12noon-2pm £3 our resource boxes. boxes are available Saturday 20 April 12noon - 2pm Workshops can be for schools and The Stewartry Museum Tuesday 9 April and Tuesday 16 April arranged on most community groups Stranraer Museum Thursday 11 April and Thursday 18 April. school topics, as well as to borrow free of community projects for charge: Summer holiday craft activities and workshops Curriculum for Excellence. Lighting, Victorian Learn more about our collections, history or wildlife through hands-on fun. These can be booked Toys and Games, There is always something new every week. Some workshops may take place outside in good weather. anytime through the The Second World War, Mystery Objects, Kirkcudbright Galleries Weekly workshops during the summer holidays relevant museums. Schooling in the Past, Transport, Ancient Scotland, Printing and Communication, The Stewartry Museum Every Tuesday between 2 July and 20 August. We also offer special Nineteenth century Stranraer, Historic Stranraer Museum Every Thursday between 4 July and 22 August. workshops based on Wigtown. October Holiday Activities some of our temporary These boxes can be booked for collection The Stewartry Museum Tuesday 15 and 22 October. exhibitions. at The Stewartry or Stranraer Museums. Stranraer Museum Thursday 17 and 24 October. For more details call 01776 705088. *All sessions are free - drop in any time between 11am and 3pm or unless otherwise stated