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‘Noisy Guest’ by Carry Akroyd – one of the paintings in the Wildlife Printmaking Exhibition at the gallery of the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club at Aberlady, East Lothian until April 11.

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Society will, he says, pay a high price. THE MORE ONE learns about the There are instances a’plenty BARELY DOES a week goes by without for many years. much of our western culture, has taken catastrophic series of events that where that full investigation comes some new threat to music in our schools. Some years ago I recall reading a away the confidence in the sharing of the led to the two fires that culminated so many years after the event that It might be the much heralded E BACC list of seven qualities which a head hunter deeper experiences of mind and heart as a in the eventual total destruction of its outcome has become almost which has no space for the performing would look for in recruiting management basis of human experience. The abuse of what was arguably one of Scotland's irrelevant. arts, or it might be the threat to learning talent for multinational companies. I was ‘elite’ in place of ‘expert’ has been allowed most important buildings, the Comparisons may seem instruments with large and disproportionate struck by how many were exactly the same to skew many away from provision of deeper seated the concern one feels. invidious, but in the case of that fee increases by many local authorities. as those that a good music graduate would something considered specialist. Some of the stories coming out tragedy to end all tragedies – the This is a terrible double whammy: have. Team-work, working under pressure, Music in schools ought to be fostered about the overall management of Grenfell tower fire – there is one officially sanctioned by successive presentation through performance and therefore, not only because of the benefits it the contracts for the re-furbishment a clamant need for the fullest governments in both Westminster and explaining both by spoken and written confers on the development of minds, both of Mackintosh’s masterpiece are investigation to be carried out Holyrood, and the other stimulated word, were four of the most important. young and old, for enhanced preparation indirectly by local government officers, The so-called music industry in the for the many transferable life-skills which literally hair raising. speedily enough for lessons to be who have little knowledge of what they UK brings in many millions of pounds our young people increasingly need – that Given the very high stakes and learnt. are proposing. It is sad to learn that a to the country every year. Our symphony part of education which enables flexibility the enormous sums of money that Yet, despite all the very local authority is to be challenged over orchestras, both in London and in several of achievement and approach – but also could be involved, circumspection worrying evidence that has so far the increased charges for instrumental provincial cities such as Birmingham, for the ability to think feelingly – or to feel is understandable. No doubt there emerged, there seems no prospect lessons, on the grounds that an adequate Manchester, Cardiff and , are, on thinkingly – whichever way round you will be something of a legal field at all that things will proceed with and balanced state education should make their day, amongst the best in the world. prefer. day and, as so often happens in the anything like the urgency the provision for special talents such as music. Our choral tradition is second to To have the capacity to balance the aftermath of disaster, cynics might situation require. The question has to be asked why is none. The enormous range of choirs, discipline of performance of music, while feel that it will be only the lawyers Sadly, there is really no other music of any importance in a school? There ranging from large choral societies, such experiencing emotions of greater depth than words can convey, are two qualities who will end up benefiting. building in Scotland whose loss is obviously a vital need for young pupils as Huddersfield, the Bach Choir and the to gain the skills necessary for life – for Philharmonia Chorus, to many expert which no other subject gives in quite the Yet where the public interest would be comparable to that of literacy in both words, and numbers – the cathedral and chamber choirs, are of world same way. To share special emotionally is so central and where the need for Toshie’s wonderful creation, yet substantial understanding of how the world wide renown. mature experiences with outstanding clarity is so imperative there has the need for lessons to be learned works, of the essential need to look after The National Orchestra of minds such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, to be a better way of serving that is just as pressing as it is in the case and foster our natural environment, and to Great Britain is an enviously talented Brahms, Rachmaninov and Stravinsky, is public interest. of those many high rise blocks train young minds in how to think. Also it organization. There are enormous numbers an important part of the Western cultural As with most disasters on throughout the country where is important to encourage the development of other non-professional orchestras and heritage. We have absolutely no right to this scale, we are promised a full appalling danger may still lurk. of bodies through good nutrition, and to choirs throughout the length and breadth of deprive our youngsters of the benefits investigation some time in the lurking. develop physical awareness with work in UK, involving many thousands of people in which a good musical education will future. the gym and the sportsfield. the activity of music-making on a regular, provide for those who are at school.

All these are commonly seen as often weekly basis. It was only in the mid nineteenth essential parts of a school curriculum. This is however the tip of the century that Mendelssohn dubbed Britain Another cultural strategy for Carlisle Some of them of greater importance than proverbial iceberg and all this activity has The Land without Music, a statement THE NEWS of the setting up of a too well-buried Roman legacy, we have been willing to recognize, as, for not happened by accident. We should not be that, though only partly true, led to a new a Carlisle Cultural Consortium is strong Arthurian connections, example, the widespread practice of selling complacent, however, as this has not always respect for professional music training. worrying. So often these navel- beer and biscuits, its importance schools sports-fields – a practice that is still been the case. The great seedbed of all this We are still reaping the benefits of a huge gazing strategic partnerships fail to as a railway city, the pioneering goIng on. is music in schools, which has benefited explosion of effort and resource into music put artists first, producing little more fast-dyed, artist-designed fabrics But as young people grow, emotional from an enormous growth and development provision, but if this is starved at the level maturity is increasingly seen as essential in the twentieth century – particularly of the state schools, for how much longer

than lengthy reports, and expensive , from Sundour Morton, and one of in the second half of the century. The will the UK’s high standing and high fees to consultants. the great women artists of the 20th for a balanced human being. Music has to fight its corner with these and many availability of weekly instrumental lessons earning music profession last? It’s not that long since century, Winifred Nicholson. other demands – something that is proving and of instruments (often loaned while the There is little time to stop the march Carlisle’s last cultural strategy, If next steps can help very difficult when the level of ignorance student was at school), have been taken of the musical wreckers. Let us hope it is and the concern is that this is nurture latent creativity and of the value of music education amongst up children of those whose parents could not too late to rescue music in schools – the just another smokescreen behind deliver even half that, it will be politicians, local authority officers and afford them and those who could not. seedbed of the flourishing musical life we which politicians and funders can doing well. Usually the so-called others in authority is so profound. Musical talent, like other gifts, have enjoyed in Britain over the last half accumulate brownie points, hide, and ‘instrumental’ social, economic and Recent research in America is knows no boundaries of financial viability. century and more. do nothing. educational benefits that funders showing how enhanced brain connectivity Music was available to many, not only Dr. Roger B.Williams, MBE, is a former Talk is much cheaper than want will follow. can result from contact with classical through the widespread practice of singing Head of the Music Department at the action, and enables the buck to be Ultimately it’s not committees, music, the same part of the brain that copes at schools, but also through instrumental University of Aberdeen and Chorus Master provision. Further, although the regular to the SNO Chorus. passed. But hopefully this one will but passionate, committed and with the learning of languages. This is of inestimable importance in the development ‘schools concerts’ by major orchestras He is currently Music Director be different, exciting even, especially dynamic individuals who get things of young brains – especially in the 4-9 year might easily be parodied, they inspired and Organist to the Cathedral Church of if the city’s creative talent is engaged done, as articles elsewhere in this group. generations of young people who had St. Machar and is Music Adviser to the and supported. edition demonstrate. At the same time, we read weekly contact with masterworks of the Western National Trust for Scotland. There’s certainly a lot in They will know who they are. of the benefits that contact with music can European tradition, and introduced many to An active organ recitalist, giving Carlisle’s past cultural heritage to All power to their elbows. have on people suffering from degenerative some of the finest minds of our culture. recent recitals in King’s College, shout about, and be proud of, like conditions in later years. Only last week The paucity of these compared Cambridge and St. a quartet player was telling me about a with the situation 25 years ago, is much to Stephan’s Cathedral in woman who, confined to a home with be regretted and represents a diminution Vienna, later this year Project Fear might come all too true dementia, after contact with just a few of accessibility. The frequent and often he will play at Paisley WHEN our last, Winter, issue a mature press will make some minutes of listening to music, started deliberate misuse of the word ‘elite’ applied Abbey and Bolton appeared, it was reasonable to attempt at a balanced judgement, talking – something that had not happened to the circumstances of the creation of Priory, in Yorkshire. assume that by now there would weighing the pros and cons of the be some sort of credible plan for situation. Britain’s threatened exit from the Yet with the exception of Poldrate Arts & Crafts Centre, SPRINGSPRING EXHIBITION EXHIBITION ON ON NOW NOW European Union. just a very few, mainly ‘serious’ Elizabeth Hamilton Buildings, Haddington, EH41 4DA

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artWORK 207 March/April 2019 Page 6 25 years before his death) shows ‘Incandescence: Turner’s Venice’ (April 11 – August 4). Turner’s John Ruskin remembered Venice was Ruskin’s Venice and Turner, the artist, shaped Ruskin’s life. A tribute to the ‘sage, prophet, gifted painter, brilliant prose stylist and In America at Harvard until April 13, ‘Victorian The Visionary: John Ruskin and the Realization of the polemical writer’ whose bi-centenary is being widely celebrated Ideal’ explores Ruskin’s vision of a better world ARBROATH LIBRARY GAL- www.arranopenstudios.com I WONDER what the great Victorian art critic and Ruskin insisted that art and architecture were through the university’s letters, books and other LERY, Hill Terrace, Arbroath, HARBOUR ARTS CENTRE, primary sources. 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March 10 - April 5 Girvan and Ayrshire fishing stylist and polemical writer, John Ruskin (1819-1900) The Gothic allowed the crafts/workman creative to the pollution that streamed from its factories, but Jane Rushton. Breathing industry commanded international respect from figures like freedom and fulfilment. This belief underlined he gave important lectures there, claiming that ‘fine Spaces. Paintings ART’N’JOY GALLERY AND art is the hand, the head and the heart of man going April 7 - May 10 PICTURE FRAMERS, 52 George Eliot, Marcel Proust, Gandhi and Tolstoy. Ruskin’s rage against industrial capitalism and helped Margaret Uttley and David Hamilton Street, Saltcoats, North “He was one of the rare men who thinks what found the in the late 19th together’. Knight. Edge of Sight - Oir na Ayrshire, KA51 5DS, 01294 472 At the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield (May 29 Suil. Paintings and drawings 222, www.artnjoy.co.uk everyone will think and say in the future,” wrote the century. TIGHNABRUAICH GALLERY, THE FRAMEWORK GAL- latter of Ruskin. The calendar of events celebrating the – September 15), is ‘John Ruskin: Art and Wonder’, Seaside House, Tighnabruaich, LERY, 83 Portland Street, Troon, an exhibition about his fascination for the natural PA21 2DR, 01700 811 681, www. KA10 6QU, 01292 316 144 When, as a young man, he visited France’s bicentenary of Ruskin’s birth is diverse and global, tiggallery.com, robbie@tiggallery. Continuous mix of original medieval churches and the City of Venice, Ruskin with exhibitions, talks, lectures and conferences world with a selection of bird and plant studies and com paintings and printwork by a geological specimens. Original art, sculpture, glass, variety of artists grew a passion for Gothic architecture and the staged in California and Cambridge, Massachusetts jewellery, poetry GLENBUCK ARTS, Glenbuck religious paintings of Giotto and Fra Angelico. These (USA), Chamonix (France), Venice (Italy), London, Is Ruskin still relevant? For some, he was an THE HARBOUR GALLERY, Cottage, Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, ultra conservative, paternalistic sexist who advocated Knap, Harbour Street, Tarbert, KA18 3SB, 01290 661 784 artists inspired a departure from the prevailing Oxford, Worcestershire, Sheffield, Manchester and PA29 6UA, 01880 821170, www. Regular display of sculptures, fashion of neo-classicism or painting in the Grand the Lake District (UK) and Osaka, Tokyo, Kurume feudalism. “Only the foolish or wicked delight theharbourgallery.com, info@ paintings and hand woven wall in a world with no masters,” he stated. Although theharbourgallery.com pieces. Sculpture Garden by Style, which idealised the imperfect. (Japan). COMFREY COTTAGE STUDIO, the loch They also influenced the Pre-Raphaelite Founded by Ruskin in 1871, the Guild of St. his writing is suffused with religious and Biblical 1 Tayness, Kilmartin, PA31 8QF, CRAFT TOWN SCOTLAND, imagery, his zeal for giving the working man and [email protected] Brotherhood, a group of young artists founded in George is showing ‘The Power of Seeing’ until April The Barony Centre, West Kil- woman the opportunity to have an education, fed the Small gallery where there are bride, KA23 9AW, 01294 829179 1848, which Ruskin championed. 22 at 2, Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD, with an assortment of paintings on Until March 23 Through studying Europe’s Gothic architecture, paintings, drawings, daguerreotypes, metal-work and Labour movement. view, painted in various media Fiona Macintosh. My Home Writing on a plethora of subjects: art, THE ARCHWAY, 7 Union Street, is Your Home. Wall hangings Ruskin came to respect the fabric of these old plaster casts to demonstrate how Ruskin’s attitude to Lochgilphead, PA31 8JS, 01546 and prints buildings and the way they were built. His writing aesthetic beauty shaped his radical views on culture architecture, nature, craftsmanship, literature, 606 894 March 30 - April 29 religion, politics, the economy and social justice, he STUDIO BARN ARGYLL, Leac Open Studios North Ayrshire. on this subject not only inspired William Morris, the and society. Na Ban, Tayvallich, Lochgilp- THE WELLINGTON GAL- Victorian textile designer, who introduced traditional At Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal (July 12 was a seeker after a better society, a fierce critic of head, PA31 8PF, 01546 870 310 LERY, 13 Wellington Street, industrialism, a moral conscience and an advocate Seasonal exhibition of orginal Kilmarnock, KA13 1DW, 01563 methods of production, but also the 20th century – October 5) ‘Ruskin, Turner and the Storm Cloud’ art 523 176 conservation movement. demonstrates Ruskin’s approach to J M W Turner, of sustainable relations between people, craft and FYNE STUDIOS - THE HIDDEN Original paintings, prints and nature. He championed the idea of the welfare state, GALLERY, Newton, Strachur, other artworks mainly from Ruskin’s The Stones of Venice (1851-53) in three with water colours, drawings and a portrait of the art (off the A886), PA27 8DB, 01369 Scottish artists volumes, based on months of study, is more than critic from the National Portrait Gallery. Towards the inspired the founding of the NHS, public libraries, the 860 379 ARTI FARTI EXHIBITION National Trust and other pivots of civil society. Gallery of two Scottish artists GALLERY, 48 Hamilton Street, an architectural handbook. It’s a polemic, alleging end of his life, Ruskin feared England’s ‘darkening Don McNeil & Jean Bell Saltcoats, KA21 5DS, 01294 Venice fell from its medieval Eden when it took up skies’ and ‘polluted storm clouds’, a sentiment that Ruskin’s visionary thinking offers solutions to JUNO DESIGN GALLERY, 159 287207, www.arti-farti.co.uk, many of our problems today. 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artWORK 207 March/April 2019 Page 7 Graphic results from a Guide bird artist’s press DOCKSIDE GALLERY, 84 Main provides coffee and food, using Street, Tweedmouth, TD15 2AA, simple and locally produced Mary Gladstone visits a Galloway artist who specialises in 01289 302437, www.docksidegal- ingredients lery.co.uk A D LIVINGSTON & SONS, 183 Paintings, prints, cards, gifts - King Street, DG7 1DZ, 01556 creating striking images of the birds around her new gallery by the docks 504 234 Ever changing mixed show Furniture restorers’ workshop, SPOTTING a wild animal in its habitat is one thing. Many of Lisa’s bird prints are etched, like her shop and gallery THE MCGILL-DUNCAN GAL- Capturing a bird in flight on film, sketchpad or with recent Guillemot with chick and a Red-throated Birmingham LERY, 231 King Street, DG7 1DT, paint, is another. Generally, wings are faster than Diver. With etching, physical constraints IKON GALLERY, 1 Oozells 01556 502 468 legs. Galloway attracts bird artists. Before the late Square, Brindleyplace, B1 2HS, ARTS OF ALBA, 39/40 Threave imposed by the plates’ size, determine the 0121 248 0708 Terrace, DG7 1HG, 01556 504 020 ornithologist and conservationist Peter Scott founded subject. BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM & Featuring the work of Freida the Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust in Gloucestershire he She also works in linocut. Involving ART GALLERY, Chamberlain Dyson, Sam Mullen and Sheila Square, B3 3DH, 0121 303 2834 Mulllen toyed with the idea of establishing a bird reserve in hard, flat areas of colour, the technique allows Until May 12 Too Cute!. Presents a range JANINAS ART, Meadowview, southwest Scotland and often visited the Solway to the practitioner to create a strong design by Springholm, DG7 3LP, 01556 of artworks showing different 650329 paint wildfowl. introducing contrasting coloured areas. Linocuts, takes on ‘cuteness’ Still lifes, landscapes, portraits, When the author Gavin Maxwell discovered that however, provide less tone and quality of line figures, abstracts, experimental Scott was looking for birds for Slimbridge, he gave than etching so they are ideal for panoramic views of Lisa has lived entirely by her print-making, but being Borders work in mixed media based in a remote region has presented a challenge, THE GALLERY AT LAURIES- him some wild geese from the White Loch on the townscapes and large groups of birds. THE SCOTT GALLERY, Hawick not least in accessing materials. After 9/11, it became Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, TON, Woodbank House, Lauries- Maxwell’s estate at Monreith. After attending a summer school course at Hawick, TD9 7JL, 01750 20096 ton, DG7 2PW, 01644 450 235 impossible to get nitric acid for etching through the Contemporary and traditional The author/illustrator Donald Watson (1918-2005) Edinburgh Printmakers, Lisa also began to practise THE CHRISTOPHER BOYD post, although copper sulphate is still available. GALLERY, Old Gala House, Fine Art and Landscape images arrived in Galloway shortly after WWII to study and Japanese wood-block printing, done with a brush of Galloway She has had to apply ingenuity in keeping her Scott Cresent, Galashiels, TD1 paint birds and in 1964, he applied to extremely thin, damp 3JS DALBEATTIE VISITOR provided illustrations for the paper. studio going and taught herself to make lino and FLAT CAT GALLERY, 2 Market INFORMATION AND CRAFT woodcuts. Until she bought her new printing press 5 Place, Lauder, TD2 6SR, 01578 CENTRE, 24 High Street, Dalbe- British bird section of the Inspired by the wild 722 808, www.flatcatgallery.co.uk, attie, DG5 4AA, 01556 612 752 Oxford Book of Birds. life and countryside, Lisa years ago, she coloured her work by hand. The new [email protected] press has increased her output and enabled her to Until April 30 With a play on her chose to live in the coastal Helen Fay, Cat Outram, Cath- Cornwall surname, bird artist and print- village of Port William because print in more than one colour and she now uses more erine Rayner, Aileen Grant, ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM, modern technology for her art, like her iPad, to draw Sarah Ross-Thompson, Anupa River Street, Truro, TR1 2SJ, maker Lisa Hooper from Galloway has a strong art Gardner, Rona Maclean. Print- 01872 272 205 and create images. Until March 25 Port William, Wigtownshire, community and is relatively makers at the Flat Cat. Works In winter, she holds classes in print-making in Leonora Saunders and Trow- has named her enterprise unspoilt. There is a gannet THE ROADSTEAD GALLERY, elBlazers. Raising Horizons. her studio, sells online her cards, unframed prints and St Ellas Place, Eyemouth, TD14 Collaboration - display Hoopoe Prints, which is neat colony at Luce Bay and an 5HP, 018907 52067 copies of her two books on printmaking, published in LEMON STREET GALLERY but optimistic as this Afro- RSPB bird reserve at the Mull REAL WOOD STUDIOS, (LSG), 13 Lemon Street, Truro, Eurasian bird with its ‘crown’ of Galloway with the odd 2014 and 2016. Monteviot Nurseries, Nr Ancrum, TR1 2LS, 01872 275 757 She exhibits regularly at McGill Duncan Art Jedburgh, TD8 6TU, 01835 of feathers and curved beak, puffin and guillemot. 830 767 Gallery in Castle Douglas, in Contemporary Scottish furni- is very rarely seen north of the In winter greylag ture Café and walks County Durham Dumfries and at galleries in Norfolk, Oakham, Oban, BOWES MUSEUM, Newgate, Border! geese and whooper swan fly BUY DESIGN GALLERY, 1 Stromness and Shetland. Barnard Castle, DL12 8NP, 01833 Lisa’s art is in and curlew, eider duck and Harestanes Craft Workshops, 690 606 Lisa has also won a number of national prizes for Harestanes by Ancrum, Jed- March 23 - June 23 impressionistic and concerned plovers frequent the area. burgh, TD8 6UQ, 01835 830 718 wildlife art and enjoys solo exhibitions at the Scottish Goya’s Prison: The Year of with design. Bird artists fall into Lisa is modest about Showspace for quality crafts Despair. Paintings Ornithologists’ Club every other year. made in wood, metal, glass, two groups: the photo-realist, her ornithological knowledge, ceramic and textile THE ORIENTAL MUSEUM, For her 2019 will be a busy year. She’s exhibiting Elvet Hill, DH1 3TH, 0191 334 keen on accuracy and colour, but can identify birds by sight THE BORDER TART, Tart HQ, 5694 often insisting each feather lies and sound. at: McGill Duncan Art Gallery, Castle Douglas, until Chesters, nr Hawick, TD9 8TH Until June 2 April 30; Ottersburn Gallery, Dumfries, until April 22; Quirky workshop of textile and Behind the Mask. A series ‘just so’, and the ‘wacky ones’ “You’ve got to know paper artist Lindsay Roberts at Spring Fling Open Studios, when she will talk about of workshops focused on the like Lisa who, in photographing what bird you’re looking at and TWEEDSIDE GALLERY, museum’s Ancient Egyptian her techniques, and at Birdscapes Tweedside Road, Newtown St collections her subject, ponders over the get it exactly right on paper, Boswells, Roxburghshire, TD6 image, waiting for an idea to Lisa Hooper – bird artist extraordinaire especially if you’re exhibiting Gallery, North Norfolk and the British 0PG, 01835 823473 emerge for a print. and selling.” Birdfair, Rutland Water. Picture Framing Plus beautiful Crieff She will show at Harbour crafts such as aromatic, ceram- AITON FINE ARTS, 63 King It’s about synthesis, discarding irrelevancies and Naturally, she is concerned about the decline in ics, glass and much more Street, PH7 3HB, 01764 655 423 keeping essentials, in a similar way that the cartoonist bird numbers in the past fifty years and regrets the loss Cottage Gallery, Kirkcudbright from EDGE TEXTILE ARTISTS Contemporary Scottish paint- October 6 - 12 SCOTLAND, Towerhouse, ings and prints. Picture restor- (observes jokingly your AW reporter) depicts Theresa of habitats and biodiversity, Hawick, www.edge-textileartists- ers and framers May with jumbo necklace, bling shoes and caved-in not to mention some scotland.com THE STRATHEARN GALLERY, Exhibition at Harbour Cottage 32 West High Street, PH7 4DL, slouch. modern farming methods Gallery, Kirkcudbright 01764 656 100 While Lisa who, incidentally, is no fan of our PM, and global warming. April 15 - May 4 March 23 - April 21 Open Edge. 25th Anniversary Show. doesn’t need to portray exactly what she sees, the photo- Sea, estuary and song Paintings realists paint what they see and avoid reducing their birds are her usual subjects, Bristol image to a few lines and a limited number of colours. but Lisa has created a ARNOLFINI, Bush House, 16 Cumbria Born in Hampshire, Lisa Hooper lived in the woodcut of three red kites. is celebrating its Glorious Twelfth year Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA, 0117 ART IN THE PEN, Borderway south of England and Wales before settling in Galloway “I’m not artistically turned 917 2300 Auction Mart, Rosehill Industrial Saturday 7th - Sunday 15th September 2019 BRISTOL DRAWING SCHOOL, Estate, Montgomery Way, Carl- in 2006. At first she drew plants and insects, but birds on by birds of prey,” she In studios and venues and, in a first, in association withDoors Open Days across Perthshire and Kinross-shire. Unit 5.18, Paintworks, Arnos isle, CA1 2RS, www.artinthepen. always interested her, particularly the patterns of their says, “partly because it’s Vale, BS4 3EH org.uk Mix art with architecture on a variety of artists' routes and celebrate in practical Contemporary art fair feathers, especially in shore birds like waders and hard to photograph them.” workshops and demonstrations in various venues. July 20 & 21 ducks. However, the kite feeding A Showcase Exhibition, at The Bield at Blackruthven, opens on Saturday 31st August with the chance to Caithness Thirsk. Auction buy original artwork and to sample the range of art and craft on offer throughout the area. A P.O.S. NORTH LANDS CREATIVE ABBOT HALL ART GALLERY, While living in Gloucestershire, she joined a station at Laurieston in the gallery exhibition will be held concurrently at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. GLASS, Quatre Bras, Lybster, Kendal, LA9 5AL, 01539 722464 university evening class to learn to etch and in 1998 Ken valley enabled her to KW3 6BN, 01593 721 229, www. Exhibition talks, holiday PAUSE FOR P.O.S. and mark the calendar to take time out to see and enjoy the wonderful northlandscreative.co.uk, info@ workshops, gallery book shop, she bought a printing press. She employs a variety of make a woodcut of these talent of our artists in one of the most stunning parts of Scotland. northlandsglass.com coffee shop techniques. Etching is graphic and excellent for linear birds. LYTH ARTS CENTRE, Lyth, Until June 29 and subtle tonal effects, but not so effective for colour. For almost 13 years, Wick, KW1 4UD, 01955 641 270, Refuge: The Art of Belonging. www.lytharts.org.uk Tells the story of artists who March 29 - 31

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Selection of work ramicist Peter Lascelles - please telephone first RED BARN GALLERY, Mel- Castle Douglas kinthorpe, Penrith, CA10 2DR, CLIENCE STUDIO, 212 King 01931 212 767 street, DG7 1DS, 01556 504318, MUSEUM OF LAKELAND www.cliencestudio.co.uk LIFE & INDUSTRY, Abbot Hall, Gallery & studio of Angela Kirkland, Kendal, LA9 5AL, Lawrence: 01539 722 464 www.albertinocostasculptures.com Until May 6 DESIGNS GALLERY & CAFE, 179 King Street, DG7 1DZ, 01556 Lorna Singleton. Modern 504 552, www.designsgallery. Basketry. Follows the long [email protected] co.uk, admin@designsgallery. tradition of swill basket making co.uk in Cumbria A selection of books, prints WILLOWPOOL DESIGNS, 9 for free consultation call: and cards with a café that 07917 482351 Visit: www.artwork.co.uk artWORK 207 March/April 2019 Page 8 The Making it – in Weston Houses, Endmoor, Ken- RESEARCH GALLERY, College dal, LA8 0HA, 01539 567 056 of Life Sciences, University of Frances Anderson experiences the energy and enthusiasm behind a flourishing arts hub in Stirling Willow work by Simone Siegan , DD1 5EH, 01382 381023 & Steve Fuller Until April 6 STIRLING IS CELEBRATING the opening of its newest Joe Hall, director of Creative Stirling, who founded the Made in Stirling is looked after by Paul Jenkins and DOVE COTTAGE & THE Kira O’Reilly & Jennifer WORDSWORTH MUSEUM, Willet, Benny Nemerofsky creative venture, 44 King Street, a creative hub on the not-for-profit in 2012, says: “This new hub is designed to be Samantha Green. Paul lends his talents to all things creative Dove Cottage, Grasmere, LA22 Ramsay, Clara Ursitti and Ker 9SH, 015394 35544 Wallwork. Disentangle: Sci- city’s High Street. In collaboration with local partners, a place for discovery and inspiration, for developing skills, within the store. Originally from Dunblane, and returning FARFIELD MILL, Garsdale ence in a Gendered World. Creative Stirling launched the hub to work with the creative for support of early stage creatives that is sector relevant. A after 20 years in London, Paul says: “Here in Stirling, my job Road, Sedbergh, LA10 5LW, GALLERY Q, 160 Nethergate, 01539 621 958 DD1 4DU, 01382 220 600 community of Stirling to find and forge new pathways for place to connect with local business, heritage, culture and seems like the complete antithesis of my years of working Until April 28 March 4 - April 1 ideas and opportunities. bring something fresh and exciting to what Stirling can offer in design in London. There it was all about fast fashion, but James Owen Thomas. Much John Lowrie Morrison. The More Than Meets The Eye!. Art Seasons of Argyll. A year in The hub at 44 King Street has meeting, event and visitors as well as our own communities.” here we want shoppers to take their time and invest in unique from things other cast aside colour from the palette social spaces and a gallery venue to showcase new talent. In addition to the Made in Stirling store, 44 King quality work. TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM , Glamis AND ART GALLERY, Castle Road, Balgay Park, DD2 2UB, It’s a melting pot, a space “Bucking the current Street, Carlisle, CA3 8TP, 01228 01382 435 967 where people and ideas come trend of large high street 618718 Britain’s first purpose-built Until March 17 public observatory together to collaborate, and chains and their daily demise, Tullie125: Celebrating 125 Years. a wide range of workshops ‘Made In Stirling’ is doing THE GALLERY AT RHEGED, East Lothian and events have already better than ever and I feel Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, GREENS & BLUES, 59 High CA11 0DQ, 01768 868 000 Street, North Berwick, EH39 taken place with many more that’s because customers are UPFRONT GALLERY AND 4HG, 01620 890 666, www. planned for the future. now understanding the value COFFEE SHOP, Nr Hutton-in- greensandblues.co.uk, info@ the-Forest, Unthank, Penrith, greensandblues.co.uk From students and of supporting local, but they CA11 9TG, 01768 484 538 From February 8 ERNI UPTON Exhibition. school age children, to also want something special BRANTWOOD, The Brantwood Trust, Coniston, LA21 8AD, POLDRATE ARTS AND enterprise start-ups and that can’t be replicated in 01539 441 396 CRAFTS CENTRE, The Eliza- specialist artisan makers, every home or shopped off Until April 7 beth Hamilton Buildings, Pol- Sarah Casey. Ruskin’s Good drate, Haddington, EH41 4DA, it aims to be accessible to Amazon. Looking!. Drawings - Absence 01620 823 738, www.thepacc.org. uk, [email protected] everyone across the creative “Made In Stirling works and presence in John Ruskin’s March 30 - April 7 (Everybody clothing Welcome) sector. In line with Creative a bit like a market – each PACC Members Exhibition Stirling’s co-operative artist pays rent and then as a 2019. Term 3 begins 22nd April Devon and Booking opens 26th March ethic to support learning, whole we help each other in INSPIRED PAINTING HOLI- DAYS, Weston House, 6 Luke FIDRA FINE ART, 7-8 Stanley enterprise and skills Castle Night, by Stewart Brown – an artist sharing in the King St experience so many more ways than just Street, Bampton, EX16 9NF, Road, Gullane, EH31 2AD , development, 44 King Street making those sales; being 01398 332094 , www.inspired- 01620 895057, www.fidrafineart. paintingholidays.co.uk co.uk, [email protected] is supported by a wide range of partners with a specific focus Street is also home to Creative Stirling, the Stirling Place part of a creative community can inspire so much good Landscapes, gardens, coast 200 years of Traditional and on the creative and heritage sectors that are key aspects of Partnership, GOForth BID (Business Improvement District) painting courses with Catherine Contemporary Scottish Art work.” Stott Until March 31 Stirling’s plans for economic growth. It is space committed and The Kitchen@44. At its core, spanning the length of Paul continued: “The growth of Made In Stirling has Figurative Joyce Gunn Cairns, PLYMOUTH COLLEGE OF Henry Jabbour, Angela Rep- to the creative industries and traditional artisan economy in the ground floor is the award winning ‘Made in Stirling’ been phenomenal, we have new artists constantly banging ART, Tavistock Place, Plymouth, ping and Rebecca Westguard, PL4 8AT, 01752 203 434 Stirling. (MIS) store, a carefully curated ‘show and sell’ concept, Graeme Wilcox. . down the door! It’s something Stirling badly needs with all SEASHORE GALLERY, Mar- not-for-profit store with over 100 local artists from across the doom and gloom around the high street at the moment. Dumfriesshire shall Street, Cockenzie, EH32 Stirlingshire. “We offer something unique, the chance for locals and GRACEFIELD ARTS CENTRE, 0HT, 0793 592 8288 28 Edinburgh Road, DG1 1JQ, Paintings, jewellery, wood, Opening its doors at the visitors to take home something hand-crafted that will last, 01387 262 084, www.dumgal.gov. ceramics, glass, prints, cards former Wilkies retail space and customers are supporting their local creative community uk/Gracefield, arts@dumgal. WESTGATE GALLERY, 39-41 gov.uk Westgate, North Berwick, EH39 in November 2018, 44 King with every purchase”. Until March 16 4AG, 01620 894 976 Advance. Artwork produced by Paintings, limited edition Street has welcomed local Together the team also offer support and nurture new sixth year students across prints, sculptures, ceramics & artists to sell their work and talent, and local artists can testify to the success of Made in Dumfries and Galloway glass. Licensed Gallery café March 30 BRAID IMAGE, 60 Rhodes Park, has been delighted with the Stirling.’ Siobhan Healy. Biodiversity. North Berwick, EH39 5NA, 01620 support from local business Stewart Brown became a full time artist two years March 23 - May 4 890 780 Dumfries Camera Club Annual Large Panoramic Art Photo- and people living and ago, and working from the purpose built studio in his back Exhibition. graphs, Printed on Canvas. original paintings, artist prints working in Stirling. From garden, sells and displays his artworks locally. SPRING FLING OPEN STU- View on-line gallery or visitors DIOS, Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 by appointment photographs, cards & crafts ceramics and jewellery to “Using the skills and social networks of the Stirling Edinburgh Rd, DG1 1JQ ST ANDREW BLACKADDER 1.00pm - 4.00pm food products, photography collective, rather than trying to do everything alone, curators CHURCH HALL, St Andrew Winter Hours: Street, North Berwick, EH39 till 31st March and fine art, their stock is Paul and Sam have helped me gain more exposure and I’ve Dundee 4NU, 01620 895 233 Contact: 11.00am - 5.00pm DUNCAN OF JORDANSTONE Stephen Govenlock 01620 894 Summer Hours: diverse and individual – not seen a noticeable rise in my sales through the MIS shop. COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN 196 stephengovenlock123@ from 1st April things easily found on the “Volunteering in the shop weekly has given me a GALLERIES, University of btinternet.com Dundee, 13 Perth Road, DD1 Marcvh 30 - April 2 high street. deeper insight into what customers appreciate. Being part of 4HT, 01382 385 330 Annual Easter Art Exhibition - 01470 592218 this creative hub also allowed me to be part of their first ever LAMB GALLERY, University of now in its 15th year www.dandelion-designs.co.uk Dundee, Tower Building, Nether- BASS ROCK POTTERY, art exhibition in the gallery gate, DD1 4HN, 01382 385330 TANTALLON ARTS & CRAFTS space and I was especially HANNAH MACLURE CENTRE, STUDIOS, Halfland Barns University of Abertay, Top Floor, Schoolhouse, North Berwick, glass excited to sell one of my Abertay Student Centre, 1 - 3 Bell EH39 5PW, 0131 467 8300 larger originals to a customer Street, DD1 1HP, 01382 308 777 PAINTBOX ART CLASSES, metal THE MCMANUS: DUNDEE’S Cockenzie House & Gardens, 22 in America.” ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, Edinburgh Rd, Cockenzie, EH32 textiles Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 0HY, 07852 951 592, www.paint- David Galletly, 1DA, 01382 307 200 boxartclasses.com, paintboxart@ photography originally March 8 - August 25 outlook.com Thomas Alexander Wise. Wise Offer a variety of classes, painting from Ways: Travels of A Dundee workshops, summer schools Stirling, Doctor. and luxury residential courses jewellery full2019 2019 programme DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY across Scotland and also became a ARTS (DCA), 152 Nethergate, provide a distant learning ceramics on website DD1 4DY, 01382 909 900 programme COOPER GALLERY (EXHIBI- NATIONAL MUSEUM OF wood TIONS), Duncan of Jordanstone FLIGHT, East Fortune Airfield, College of Art & Design (DJ- North Berwick, EH39 5LF, 0300 CAD), University of Dundee, 13 123 6789 Perth Road, DD1 4HT, 01382 385 Until January 31 2025 330, www.dundee.ac.uk/cooper- Red Arrows Hawk T.1A. gallery/exhibitions/ Display th March 15 - April 13 THE SCOTTISH ORNITHOLO- 4 March to Anne-Marie Copestake. GISTS’ CLUB (SOC), Waterston Looking in either direction.... House, Aberlady, EH32 0PY Sat 4th, Sun 5th & st A screening and discussion Until April 11 21 December presented in collaboration with Carry Akroyd, Babs Pease, LUX Scotland Kelly Stewart and Susie Mon 6th May 2019 THE KRYSZTYNA GALLERY, Wright. Wildlife Printmaking Exhibitions include: Exhibition. (see cover) 10am-6pm each day 15A Nelson Street, DD1 2PN, 01382 322 522, www.krysztyna- gallery.com, krysztynart@gmail. www.openstudiosfife.co.uk com Edinburgh FINE ARTS – TEXTILES Drawings, Paintings and Prints THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL MUSE- GALLERY, The Mound, Princes PHOTOGRAPHY – CRAFTS UM, Castle Approach, Broughty Street, EH2 2EL, 0131 624 6200 Ferry, DD5 2TF, 01382 436916 Until June 2 THE NAIL FACTORY Houses displays on the life and Andy Warhol and Eduardo PAINTINGS times of Broughty Ferry, its Paolozzi. I want to be a ma- gallery and art space people, the environment and chine. and the wildlife that live close by SCOTTISH NATIONAL GAL- MCMANUS COLLECTIOS LERY OF MODERN ART, 75 UNIT, Barrack Street, Tayside, Belford Road, EH4 3DR, 0131 THE ANNUAL TRUST DD1 1PG, 01382 307200 624 6200 IARTSUPPLIES, 59 Perth Road, Until April 28 DD1 4HU, 0330 223 0922, www. Monster Chetwynd, Henry EXHIBITIONS iartsupplies.co.uk Coombes, Moyna Flannigan, Online Art Shop and Art Betye Saar, Wael Shawky. Supplies NOW. A series of contempo- rary art LIFESPACE SCIENCE ART , 1-3 Market www.northernbooks.co.uk NORTHERN BOOKS For the Guide online 56 Southwick Road, Dalbeattie, DG5 4EW 01556 611686 | [email protected] | www.nailfactory.org.uk

Nail Factory Banner2-v2.indd 1 28/01/2019 10:54 artWORK 207 March/April 2019 Page 9 little art making until she got involved with a community art project in Denny during the town’s regeneration works. This reintroduced her to Guide art and she is now working Street, EH1 1DE, 0131 529 3993 EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF full time as an artist. Until May 12 ART, Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF, “I became involved with Hill and Adamson, Thomas Be- 0131 221 6109 gbie, Joseph McKenzie, David , 10 Creative Stirling through Williams, Maud Sulter, Wendy Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT, 0131 McMurdo, Calum Colvin, Ron 550 3660 Sam Green who kept telling O’Donnell, Christine Borland MORNING SIDE GALLERY, 94 me I should get involved and Dalziel + Scullion. In Morningside Road, EH10 4BY, Focus: . 0131 447 3041. which I eventually did in May 18 - October 13 LEITH SCHOOL OF ART, 25 2018. I’ve had artworks on Victoria Crowe: 50 Years of North Junction Street, EH6 Painting 6HW, 0131 554 5761, www. show and available to buy A major exhibition on five leithschoolofart.co.uk, enquir- since then. I try to volunteer floors [email protected] THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACAD- Until April 6 in the shop/gallery as often EMY BUILDING, Upper Gal- Andrew Gilchrist. Thirty years leries, EH2 2EL, 0131 225 6671, of Drawing & Painting at Leith as possible and since joining www.royalscottishacademy.org School of Art. Drawings and MiS and moving to the larger March 9 - April 3 paintings RSA Friends The Schools Art MUSEUMS COLLECTION King Street premises I have Award. Competition open to all CENTRE, 10 Broughton Market , felt so inspired by Made in secondary schools in Scotland EH3 6NU, 0131 556 9536 which aim to encourage crea- MCNAUGHTAN’S BOOK- Stirling staff Paul and Sam tivity and showcase talent SHOPS AND GALLERY, 3a and the other artists that I March 9 - April 3 & 4a Haddington Place, EH7 RSA New Contemporaries. 4AE, 0131 556 5897, www.mc- am now delivering some art Represents the RSA’s commit- naughtansbookshop.com, info@ workshops and loving every ment to promoting contempo- mcnaughtans.co.uk rary art in Scotland THE VELVET EASEL GAL- minute of it.” April 13 - May 12 LERY, 298 Portobello High Royal Scottish Academicians. Street, Portobello, EH15 2AS, With the increasing closure Imprint: New Prints and 0131 629 1121, velveteasel.co.uk of high street retailers and Multiples. COBURG HOUSE ART STUDI- Until December 31 OS, 15 Coburg Street, EH6 6ET, empty premises creating ghost Ages of Wonder on Tour. 0131 553 2266, www.coburghou- towns, Made in Stirling is an THE SCOTTISH GALLERY, 16 seartstudios.co.uk, exhibitions@ Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 coburghouse.co.uk excellent example of the local 558 1200, www.scottish-gallery. EDINBURGH PALETTE, St enthusiasm and talent that is co.uk, [email protected] Margaret’s House, 151 London full-time artist in 2012 and became involved with Creative “Although it’s still early-days for the hub, there’s Until March 30 Road, Midlothian, EH7 6AE, available to fill the many gaps in our city centres, and bring much Akiko Hirai. Under The Cherry 0131 661 1924, www.edinburgh- Stirling when they launched in 2012. already an encouraging and helpful atmosphere here. needed life back to our high streets. Tree. New body of work palette.co.uk, info@edinburgh- Creative Stirling’s growth has given me a new enthusiasm James Cowie. Insights. Works palette.co.uk “I attended many early events and exhibited some Creative Stirling – www. on paper Until March 27 (Check website for artwork as part of their First Fridays project. Joe Hall and excitement for living and working in Stirling. As an Christine McArthur. The Diary more details) creativestirling.org Series. Jen Skedd. Dressmaking (Creative Stirling’s director) and I have worked together on a artist, it’s easy to think of Stirling as a base for working Made in Stirling - 44 King St, Stirling Malcolm Appleby. 50 Golden Course. few projects over the years, and I’m really happy to see how elsewhere, but with so many talented people coming together FK8 1AY Phone: 01786 357550 Years in Scotland. EDINBURGH ART SHOP, 129 THE FRUITMARKET GAL- Lauriston Place, EH3 9JN, 0131 far she’s taken Creative Stirling.” under one roof, there will undoubtedly be opportunities and LERY, 45 Market Street, EH1 229 1809, www.EdinburghArt- He continues: “I was the first artist to move into collaborations happening 1DF, 0131 225 2383 Shop.com, info@EdinburghArt- March 16 - May 17 Shop.co.uk Creative Stirling’s new hub at 44 King Street and it’s been here in the city every day.” Senga Nengudi. SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF great fun watching more and more people move in and help After graduating with NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHITECT-ARTISTS, RIAS, SCOTLAND, Chambers Street, 15 Rutland Square, EH1 2BE, transform the building (a former department store) into an a Master of Fine Art from EH1 1HF, 0131 225 7534 www.ssaagallery.org.uk exciting, ambitious space. in GALLERY HEINZEL Until April 21 May 11 - 28 (Receiving Day by Embroidered Stories. Get an May 10) “As a freelancer, Creative Stirling is a fantastic place to 2003, and with three young CONTEMPORARY ART insight into the lives of children The Club. Call in the 18th and 19th centuries for entries work. Despite being a one-man operation, having my base at children to support, Frances through this collection of Scot- , 44 King Sreet means that I’m surrounded by other creative Chambers worked for the tish samplers 22-28 Cockburn Street, EH1 1NY, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF 0131 220 1260 people every day. local council and did very JENNIFER SCOTLAND, George IV Bridge, THE SALTIRE SOCIETY, 9 EH1 1EW, 0131 623 3700 Fountain Close, 22 High Street, Until April 27 EH1 1TF, 0131 556 1836, www. MACKENZIE A Better World? Scotland after saltiresociety.org.uk, saltire@ the First World War. Explores saltiresociety.org.uk the impact of the First World Artistic interests include War on life and society in post- awards for the weans in Scot- 9th March to war Scotland tish song, and for artists in Arts SCOTTISH NATIONAL POR- and Crafts in Architecture TRAIT GALLERY, 1 Queen St, STILLS GALLERY, 23 Cock- 20th April EH2 1JD, 0131 624 6200 burn Street, EH1 1BP, 0131 April 6 - October 20 622 6200 Woodman, Arbus and Map- Until March 19 plethorpe. ARTIST ROOMS. Darkroom Photography: Intro INVERLEITH HOUSE, Royal to Black & White. Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith THE ADAM POTTERY, 76 Row, EH3 5LR Henderson Row, EH3 5BJ, 0131 THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, PAL- 557 3978 ACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE, Thrown, sculptural and hand- Palace of Holyroodhouse, Abbey- built ceramics hill, EH8 8DX, 0131 556 5100 ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI Elise and White Roses” - Oil on canvas, 60cm x 60cm , CULTURA, 82 Nicolson Street, , Old EH8 9EW, 0131 668 2232 College, South Bridge, EH8 9YL, Ongoing arts lectures, exhibi- 24 Thistle Street, Aberdeen AB10 1XD 0131 650 2211 tions & performances; Italian OPEN EYE GALLERY, 34 classes T: 01224 625629 E: [email protected] W: www.galleryheinzel.com Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE, L’INSTITUT FRANçAIS 0131 557 1020 D’ECOSSE, West Parliament OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 10am TORRANCE GALLERY – Now Square, EH1 1RF, 0131 285 6030 THE E.D.S. GALLERY, 36 Dun- March 7 - 12 das Street, EH3 6JN, 0131 556 Harpsichord en fête. The first www.facebook.com/galleryheinzel 6366, www.edsgallery.com, mail@ international harpsichord torrancegallery.co.uk festival in Edinburgh March 23 - April 6 WHITESPACE GALLERY, 76 Ken Ferguson, Nancy Turnbull East Crosscauseway, EH8 9HQ, & Alison Young. 0781 451 4771 INGLEBY GALLERY, 33 Barony , Street, EH3 6NX, 0131 556 4441 Huntly House, 142 Canongate, Cyril Gerber Fine Art Until April 13 Royal Mile, High Street, EH8 th st Cindy Sherman, Oana Stanciu, 8DD, 0131 529 4143 19 to 21 Century British Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Francesca Woodman and ALPHA ART GALLERY, 52 Zanele Muholi. Sometimes I Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, Disappear. EH3 5AX, 0131 226 3066 GALLERY TEN, 5 William THE WRITERS’ MUSEUM, Street, West End, EH3 7NG, Lady Stair’s Close, EH1 2PA, 07957 855 426 0131 529 4901 April 4 - May 9 Until May 12 Chick Chalmers. Storyworlds: Paper Sculptures

EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS by Edinburgh Young Artists. WORKSHOP GALLERY, 23 Celebrates the Year of Young Union Street, EH1 3LR, 0131 People 557 2479 RICCIO GALLERY, 17 South PATRIOTHALL GALLERY Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian, @ WASPS, 1d Patriothall, off EH22 1AH, 0131 660 2561 Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, AMBER ARTS, 78 Montrose EH3 5AY, 0131 226 7126 Terrace, Abbeyhill, EH7 5DP, THE DUNDAS STREET 0131 661 1167 GALLERY, 6a Dundas Street, Picture Framers, Art Gallery EH3 6HZ, 0131 557 4050, www. and Printmaking Studio dundas-street-gallery.co.uk, art@ SUMMERHALL, 1 Summerhall, fasedinburgh.com EH9 1PL, 0131 560 1580 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN April 6 - 21 EDINBURGH, 20A Inverleith The Science Festival. Row, EH3 5LR, 0131 552 7171 ART ET FACTS GALLERY, 19 Margot Sandeman SSA (1922-2009) Twine, 1988 oil on canvas 16” x 36” Until March 24 Roseburn Terrace, EH12 5NG, Friends’ Photography Competi- 0131 346 7730 Showing ever changing exhibitions of , Glasgow Boys and Girls, Modern tion. Showcasing the shortlisted ROYAL FINE ART COMMIS- entries from the 2018 photogra- SION GALLERY, Bakehouse British and Scottish Masters and a selection of Contemporaries. phy competition Close, 146 Canongate, Midlo-

178 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 4RL 0141 2213095 www.gerberfineart.co.uk Mon to Fri 9.30-5.30 Sat 10-5 Visit: www.artwork.co.uk artWORK 207 March/April 2019 Page 10 Watching paint dry – and sell!

IMAGINE you could see the story of a painting – most days. The from the first brush stroke right to the moment of the The film allows the painting itself to be the star Guide thian, EH8 8DD com/venues/-galleries, painting being sold. of the show and you see the canvas from inception The Kingsgate, Dunfermline Street, G2 4HG, 0141 333 1991, , 2a [email protected] This transformative journey has been captured as it is made and mounted on to a wooden stretcher March 7 - 10 www.glasgowgallery.com, mail@ Cramond Road South, Davidson’s Until March 17 Anna Chapman Parker. I sat till glasgowgallery.com Mains, EH4 5QD Celebrating 120 Years - Kirk- by the film maker Charlie Paul and details the birth and the struggle of its creation in Howson’s Glasgow I could see no longer. A series Specialist framers and restorers DOUBTFIRE GALLERY, 3 caldy Photographic Society. of Prophecy – the work of one of Scotland’s leading studio. of drawings and paintings COMPASS GALLERY, 178 West South East Circus Place, EH3 CUPAR ARTS & HERITAGE It takes the viewer along the journey from the THE QUAY GALLERY, 33 High Regent Street, G2 4RL, 0141 221 6TJ, 0131 225 6540 PROJECT (CAHP), 5 Ashlar artists, Peter Howson. Premiered at the Glasgow Film Street, Aberdour, KY3 0SH, 6370, www.compassgallery.co.uk, March 23 - April 27 Park, Lovers Lane, Cupar, KY15 festival, the film goes on general release in June. commercial art world, traversing the Atlantic to New 01383 860 602 [email protected] Beth Robertson Fiddes. 5AQ KIRKCALDY ART CLUB, Hot March 7 - 31 Western Coastlines. Painting PETE CURA PICTURE FRAM- Howson, 60, was born in London to Scottish York for its first public exhibition, then for the sale Pot Wynd, Dysart, Kirkcaldy, Stuart Duffin. If Angels Cast - exploring the coastlines and ING, At the Gallery, Burnside, parents and moved to Prestwick when he was three. and its final destination, landing on the wall of a KY1 2TQ, 01592 203270 Shadows.... New Paintings shores of the Western High- Cupar, KY15 4BH, 01334 652 353 Painting classes, Monday CYRIL GERBER FINE ART, 178 lands and Islands of Scotland Lino cuts by Barbara Robert- He studied at of Art from 1975 – private art collector in London’s Canary Wharf. 2-4pm and 7-9pm, Tuesday West Regent Street, G2 4RL, 0141 son, Caricatures by Donald 1979. “I think people might be surprised how physical 7-9pm and Thursday 10-noon. 221 3095, www.gerberfineart. QUEENSFERRY MUSEUM, 53 co.uk, [email protected] High Street, South Queensferry, Smart, New editions by Sonas His bold figurative works hang in the collection painting is. I think people have an idea of the artist, Pottery classes, Monday West Lothian, EH30 9HP, 0131 MacLean. Framing: over 100 10-12pm and 7-9pm, Tuesday 19th-21st Century Brit- 331 5545 mouldings to choose from of many public perhaps a 7-9pm and Wednesday 2-4pm ish Paintings, Drawings & Helps visitors to explore the EAST NEUK OPEN STUDIOS, figures and mystique, so BIRCHWOOD COTTAGE GAL- Sculpture including works by past and traditions of historic East Neuk, www.eastneukopen- LERY & TEAROOM, Balmungo, Scottish Contemporaries and Queensferry and neighbouring studios.org celebrities from hopefully St Andrews, KY16 8LW, 01334 Modern Masters Dalmeny MAISIE & MAC ART AND Mick Jagger, this will be a 208220 GLASGOW MUSEUMS, Culture THE PEOPLE’S STORY CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, Gallery/tearoom just outside St and Sport Glasgow, 20 Trongate, MUSEUM, 163 Canongate, Royal 1 St. Catherine Street, Cupar, Madonna and revelation to Andrews on the B9131. Mixed G1 5ES, 0141 287 4350 Mile, EH8 8BN, 0131 529 4057 KY15 4LS, 01334 656 523, www. rolling exhibition of original art Call or visit website for full Jack Nicholson them.” details THE FINE ART SOCIETY, 6 maisieandmac.com, info@maisie- work and prints by local artists Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 andmac.com to galleries and It was an ST. ANDREWS ART CLUB, ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF 557 4050 Paintings, prints, sculpture, tex- 14c Argyle Street, St Andrews, RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART, 2 museums around intense process Castle Street, Glasgow City, G4 CARSON CLARK GALLERY, tiles, ceramics, wood & metal KY16 9BP from UK artists and makers the world from the for the duration PAGE POTTERY GALLERY, 49 0RH, 0141 276 1625 34 Northumberland Street, EH3 Until June 18 2020 6LS, 0131 556 4710, www.car- Ongoing Museum of Modern of the filming, High Street, Pittenweem, KY10 sonclarkgallery.co.uk, scotmap@ Art and Contemporary Craft. 2PG, 01333 311402 New Scots. Permanent display explores issues of cultural iden- aol.com Fabulous work from UK Art in New York and the film WEEM GALLERY AND FRAM- Antique maps, charts & prints. artists & makers plus ethically to the V & A in maker was in ER, 16 High Street, Pittenweem, tities and the concept of ‘home’ (Relocated from the Old Town) sourced gifts from elsewhere KY10 2LA, 01333 311535, www. through objects that former PITTENWEEM ARTS FESTI- London. Howson’s studio weemgalleryandframer.co.uk, refugees and people within the UPRIGHT GALLERY, 3 Barclay asylum process have donated Terrace, EH10 4HP, 0131 221 VAL, Festival Office, 47 High Howson has 24/7, while the [email protected] 0265 Street, Pittenweem, KY10 2PG, Open year round showing SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL March 29 - April 20 01333 313 903, www.pitten- struggled with painting was contemporary art and craft; MUSEUM, 225 Scotland Street, Charlotte Roseberry. Stains & weemartsfestival.co.uk, info@ mental illness being created. and hand-made picture framing G5 8QB, 0141 287 0500 Stones. A collection of recent pittenweemartsfestival.co.uk service CENTRE FOR CONTEM- oil paintings, exploring the A celebration of the visual and depression “It was Until April 6 PORARY ARTS (CCA), 350 complexities and nuances of arts - taking place in galleries, throughout his life hard, because Jan Fisher, Dominique Cam- Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD, 0141 motherhood homes, studios and public ven- eron, Robert Pereira, Kathryn 352 4900 ues throughout Pittenweem Painter in action – a scene from the film & GALLERY, 17 Dundas Street, and spent five years they were Williamson, Katy Mai Webster, MACKINTOSH CHURCH, July 27 & 28 Caroline Finlay and Roberta CRM Society, Queen’s Cross EH3 6QG Open Art Exhibition. Open to out of work, in and animating it as A contemporary art gallery Pederzoli, Ruth Brownlee, Church, 870 Garscube Road, G20 all artists out of psychiatric wards. In an interview in 2013 well, so I had to move away from the canvas every 20 Joanna Coupland, Pauline 7EL, 0141 946 6600 for a diverse range of fine Until March 31 (Monday and art, drawing, painting and FISHER STUDIO AND GAL- Cumming, Makiko Hastings. LERY, 11-13 High Street, he revealed he was on the same drugs as Michael to 30 seconds, so they could take a shot of it,” he said. Fridays only) printmaking GREENGATE GALLERY, Architecture Walking Tours. Until March 31 Pittenweem, KY10 2LA, 01333 Jackson was taking before he died. “The other part was filming the brushstrokes, as Sandhaven, Culross, KY12 8JG, 312 255, www.fishergallery.co.uk, [email protected] Learn about Mackintosh’s time Anna Somerville. Reflections. [email protected] “It became like I was waiting all day to take it, well as interviews, which was very difficult as I find it in Glasgow, Oil paintings - mixed media A wide range of ceramics, on paper just waiting on this chance to go into oblivion. Then I hard to talk when I am working.” THE HUNTERIAN MUSEUM studio glass, driftwood clocks, AND ART GALLERY, University SCOTTISH ARTS CLUB, 24 couldn’t get off it,” he said at the time. The film also shows interviews with Howson’s Fort William enamelling, metalworks etc and ART LOCHABER, Lochaber, of Glasgow, University Avenue, Rutland Square, EH1 2BW, 0131 limited edition of giclee prints G12 8QQ, 0141 330 4221 229 8157, www.scottishartsclub. This new film captures his crystalline talent and daughter, Lucy, and the gallerist Matthew Flowers. Fort William, www.artlochaber. FUNKY SCOTTISH, 41 High co.uk Until May 21 com passion for the canvas. He said the director had caught Director Charlie Paul studied at Byam School Byzantium: A Golden Era of Ongoing - entries accepted till Street, Pittenweem, KY10 2PG, A group of artists living in June 30 01333 312 567 him at his best. of Art and has made many music videos and also an Lochaber, West Highland of Coinage. A huge variety of gold The Scottish Portrait Awards JOHN NELSON STUDIO It’s not the first time Howson and his work have award winning film on the life of the cartoonist Ralph Scotland, an area of extreme and base metal denominations 2018. GALLERY, 26 Milton Place, (on natural beauty and home to were produced by Byzantine March 6 - 30 A917 - 15mins from St Andrews), been on the big screen. The first was a film that was Steadman. Ben Nevis mints Clare Arbuthnott, Joyce Gunn Pittenweem, KY10 2LS, 01333 made in 1993, in Bosnia when he was the official War On general release in June LIME TREE AN EALDHAIN MCLELLAN GALLERIES, 270 Cairns, Helga Chart, George 312 112 GALLERY, Achintore Road, Fort Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EH, 0141 Donald, Jim Dunbar, James Featuring paintings and prints Artist, and then later for George Cathro’s film The and on BBC Scotland in the William, PH33 6RQ, 012397 701 565 4137 Fairgrieve, George Gilbert, by John Nelson Madness of Peter Howson for BBC in 2010. autumn. 806, www.artfortwilliam.co.uk, THE ANNAN GALLERY, 164 Euan Gray, Diana Hope, James CULROSS POTTERY AND [email protected] Woodlands Road, G3 6LL, 0141 Lumsden, Catriona Mann, GALLERY (& BISCUIT CAFé), The film reflects also the intense life of a painter: TESSA WILLIAMS David Wilson Paintings 332 0028 Jennifer McRae, Paul Mowat, Sandhaven, Culross, (near Howson, works long and hard, from 4am to 11pm Ongoing Until March 24 David Nealon, Elaine Shemilt, Dunfermline), KY12 8JG, 01383 David Wilson. Art Fort Wil- Douglas Roulston and Philip Miriam Vickers. President’s 882176, www.culrosspottery.com, liam. Raskin. Works [email protected] Exhibition. An Exhibition THE HIGHLAND BOOKSHOP, ROGER BILLCLIFFE GAL- by Scottish Arts Club Award FIRE STATION CREATIVE, 60 High Street, Fort Willam, LERY, 134 Blythswood Street, G2 Winners Carnegie Drive, Dunfermline, PH33 6AH, www.highlandbook- 4EL, 0141 332 4027 Until May 18 KY12 7AN, 01383 721 564, www. shop.com Until March 26 Club Room Talks. firestationcreative.co.uk, sarah@ 60 High Street, Fort Willam Alexander Goudie. Spotlight.... firestationcreative.co.uk Paintings , PH33 6AH , EH1 2NG, FORGAN ART CENTRE, From September 8 EWAN MUNDY FINE ART, 0300 123 6789 Cupar Road, Newport-on-Tay, Finding Our Way. History of 01436 821 533 March 8 - January 27 2020 DD6 8RA, 01382 542 062, www. Scottish Maps and Map Making GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO Conscience Matters. Explores forganartscentre.co.uk, info@ Third Monday of each month GALLERY, 48 King Street,, G1 forganartscentre.co.uk Highland Reading Group. 5QT, 0141 552 0704 the little-known story of British Courses, workshop and events conscientious objectors of the GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO in all form and for all ages and GALLERY, 48 King Street, G1 Second World War through abilities paintings, poems, letters, music Glasgow 5QT, 0141 552 0704 and speeches CRAIL POTTERY, 75 Nether- KELVINGROVE ART GAL- GLASGOW SCULPTURE gate, The Square, Crail, KY10 LERY & MUSEUM, Argyle STUDIOS, The Whisky Bond, THE GRILLI GALLERY, 20A 3TX, 01333 451 212 Street, G3 8AG, 0141 287 2699 Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ, 0131 2 Dawson Road, G4 9SS, 0141 Huge variety of handthrown Until May 27 353 3708 261 4264 stoneware, terracotta, earthen- March 9 - April 20 The Burrell at Kelvingrove. PLATFORM, The Bridge, 1800 Marion Drummond, Gail Pope, ware & raku Collecting Medieval Treasures Westerhouse Road, G34 9JW, Rona Lee and Jean Feeney. SCOTTISH FISHERIES MU- Until June 25 0141 276 9696 Frank Brangwyn in World Mixed Exhibition. SEUM, St Ayles, Harbourhead, CLYDE MARITIME CENTRE, Anstruther, KY10 3AB, 01333 War I. Art in Aid of Blind 100 Stobcross Rd, G3 8QQ, 0141 MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD, 310 628 THE Soldiers and Sailors - a set of 42 High Street, Royal Mile, High 339 0631 GRISELDA HILL POTTERY lithographic prints The Tall Ship at Glasgow Street, EH1 1TG, 0131 529 4142 FIGURATIVE Until June 25 Until September 29 LTD, Kirkbrae, Ceres, Cupar, Harbour. Glenlee (1896), one of KY15 5ND, 01334 828 273 Commemorating 100 Years only 5 Clyde-built sailing ships Bringing Up Baby. Explores 2 March to 31 March 2019 since WWI. Displays the choices and challenges Wemyss Ware. Fife’s famous KRYSZTYNA GALLERY left afloat hand painted pottery GALLERY OF MODERN faced by parents 15A NELSON STREET DUNDEE DD1 2PN private view: friday 1 march 6-8pm , 25 Albert Drive, G41 KINGHORN GALLERY, King- ART (GOMA), Royal Exchange 3D/2D, Unit 3, Albion Business Square, G1 3AH, 0141 287 3050 2PE, 0141 276 0950 Centre, 78 Albion Road, EH7 horn, KY3 9RT, 01592 890 218 Joyce Gunn Cairns, Henry Jabbour, Angela Repping, Until April 14 BALBIRNIE CRAFT CENTRE, DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS Rebecca Westguard, Graeme Wilcox Until April 27 5QZ, 0131 661 6600, www.3d2d. Building Tours. Kris Lemsalu. New work co.uk, [email protected] Markinch, Glenrothes, Tayside, , 1 STREET LEVEL PHOTOW- KY7 6NE, 01592 753 743 TEL: 01382 322522 ORKS, 48 King Street, Trongate Alison & Roy Murray gold- Bunhouse Road, G3 8DP, 0141 287 2720 103, G1 5HD, 0141 552 2151 Falkirk smithing & jewellery; also at LILLIE ART GALLERY, Sta- 20 Thistle Street, Edinburgh Scotland’s Museum of Trans- THE PARK GALLERY AND e.mail:[email protected] port and Travel tion Road, Milngavie, G62 8BZ, CALLENDAR HOUSE, Cal- TWIST FIBRE CRAFT STUDIO, 0141 956 5536, www.edlc.co.uk/ lendar Park, FK1 1YR, 01324 88 High Street, Newburgh, Cupar, www.krysztynagallery.com Open Tuesday to Saturday 11am-5pm | Sunday 12-4pm | closed Monday , heritage-arts/exhibitions/lillie-art- 503 789, www.falkirkcommuni- KY14 6AQ, 01337 842 843 7-8 Stanley Road, Gullane EH31 2AD | t: 01620 249389 | e: info@fi drafi neart.co.uk | www.fi drafi neart.co.uk 167 Renfrew Street, G3 6RQ, gallery-exhibitions tytrust.org/venues/park-gallery, Workshops and supplies - knit- 0141 353 4589, www.gsa.ac.uk March 16 - April 4 artsandcrafts@falkirkcommuni- ting, weaving, spinning, felt RGI KELLY GALLERY, 118 Young People’s Art 2019: In tytrust.org making, natural dyeing. Natural Douglas Street, G2 4ET, 0141 248 Conversation With. Showcase Until May 4 fibre yarns, books, magazines, 6386, www.royalglasgowinstitute. selected works James McDonald. Art in the equipment and kits org/kelly.html, gallery@royalglas- Until April 4 gowinstitute.org Everyday. Work FIFE FOLK MUSEUM, High Steven Berkoff. Gorbals 1966. TRADE COUNTER GLASGOW ART CLUB, 185 THE WEST END GALLERY, Street, Ceres, KY15 5NF, 01334 Body of work covers a period 3-45 West Bridge Street, FK1 828 180 Bath Street, G2 4HU, 0141 248 in the Autumn of 1966, when 5AZ, 01324 613 100 5210, www.glasgowartclub.co.uk, the artist was an actor with the OPEN STUDIOS NORTH FIFE, [email protected] DELTA STUDIOS, Lochlands www.openstudiosfife.co.uk Citizens Business Park, Larbert, FK5 3NS, March 9 - 30 Artists & makers open their Florence Sinclair-Mahdavi. ART FORUM, 50 Station Road, 01324 555 500 workspaces to visitors the first Milngavie, G62 8AB, 0141 956 Artists studios and workspaces Until March 30 full weekend in May annually Kiln Services Scotland Ltd Spring Exhibition. 6765 for rent or lease May 4 - 6 (10am-6pm) Mixed exhibition of work North Fife Open Studios 2019. We supply, maintain and repair kilns and wheels. GLASGOW MUSEUM including Peter Howson, Pam Glass, metal, textiles, photog- RESOURCE CENTRE, 200 Fife Scottish agents for Potclays & Potterycrafts supplying clay, Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Carter, Mary Davidson, Walter raphy, paintings, jewellery, Industrial Estate, G53 7NN, 0141 Awlson, Marion Drummond KIRKCALDY MUSEUM & ceramics and wood glazes and tools. and many more ART GALLERY, War Memo- 276 9300 CONTEMPORARY ARTS DUN- GLASGOW GALLERY - JOHN GALLERY III, 25 King Street, rial Gardens, Abbotshall Road, FERMLINE (CAD), Upper Mall, Townhead, G1 5QZ, 0141 552 Kirkcaldy, KY1 1YG, www.onfife. Kiln Services Scotland Ltd GREEN FINE ART, 182 Bath 8/11 Whistleberry Park Industrial Estate, Burnbank, Hamilton, ML3 0ED Tel: 01698 822032 For the Guide online www.kiln-services.co.uk Visit: www.artwork.co.uk artWORK 207 March/April 2019 Page 11 The Cotswolds come to the Borders

THE ARTS AND CRAFTS are alive and well in making by hand), in pursuit of a different vision. The the Borders. I’m near Greenwell, erstwhile capital Gimson’s gospel was that of William Morris, Guide of Berwickshire, wondering how many men it took of healthy employment making useful, beautiful ART PHOTOGRAPHER, 75 0704 Art, photography, crafts, jewel- to plant the miles of beech hedges that presage my things, by hand, in harmony with mind and spirit, Hyndford Road, ML11 9AU, WASPS ARTISTS STUDIOS, The lery, books, cards and calendars Kelso 01555 660 023 Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, G1 5HZ, CARRBRIDGE ARTISTS’ STU- arrival at Marchmont House. and using local, natural materials. In Gimson’s THE VENNEL GALLERY, Den- Limited edition giclée fine art 0141 553 5890 DIO, Main Street, Cairngorms Designed by Robert Adam for Hugh Hume- Utopia people would live in villages, largely self- ise Playfair, 11 Bridge Street, TD5 prints and canvases March 11 - 29 National Park, Carrbridge, 7HT, 01573 224 003, vennelgal- SUMMERLEE MUSEUM, Herit- Eric Cruikshank. A Stillness PH23 3AS, 01479 841 328, www. Campbell in 1750, it was later adapted by Robert supporting for food, shelter and furniture, with their [email protected] age Way, Coatbridge, ML5 1QD, that Contains Movement. First carrbridgestudios.com, alice@ Lorimer. The eastern approach is nearly two miles farms, wheelwrights, carpenters and masons. Besposke Picture Framer. Ani- 01236 638460 solo - a selection of works on carrbridgestudios.com mal portrait commissions. Art KILN SERVICES, Unit 8/11, paper Work by resident artists Jeff & down the longest avenue in the country, and was Hugo is enabling this traditional chair-making and needlework supplies Whistleberry Park Industrial Es- ARTERIES GALLERY, 185a Alice Buttress. KELSO POTTERY, The Knowes, tate, Hamilton, ML3 0ED, 01698 Bath Street, G2 4HU, 0141 222 LOCH SHIEL SPRING FES- bordered by over 10,000 trees. to continue, working with Lawrence Neal, who has 100 metres behind Kelso Abbey, 822032, www.kiln-services.co.uk, 2830 TIVAL, c/o Station Cottage, Glen- Back in 1750, such symbols of status and kept Gimson’s name and style alive, and re-instating TD5 7BH, 01573 224 027 [email protected] PULP PAPER ARTS WORK- finnan, PH37 4LT, 01397 722 334 Mugs, jugs, bowls & ‘Time We supply, maintain and repair SHOP, WASPS Factory, 77 April 19 - 21 wealth were all about male power and control over Lawrence’s workshop, complete with apprentices, at Tablets’ fired in the Kelso kilns and wheels. Hanson Street, Dennistoun, Various artists. Inspirations. nature and the hoi-poloi, who were kept well away. Marchmont. Pit Kiln Scottish agents for Potclays & G31 2HF, 0141 337 2842, www. Annual chamber music festival Potterycrafts supplying clay, paperartsworkshop.co.uk, alison. GLENFINNAN STATION MU- It’s primeval territory-marking behaviour. Not the Cotswolds, certainly, but better than glazes and tools [email protected] SEUM, Station Cottage, Glenfin- The same mindset drove losing the thread, and, perhaps Kirkcudbright BIGGAR AND UPPER nan, PH37 4LT, 01397 722 295 KIRKCUDBRIGHT GALLER- CLYDESDALE MUSEUM, 156 March 23 & 24 THE LAUNDRY GALLERY, Britain’s imperial ambitions, more important, recognising IES, St Mary Street, DG5 4AQ, High St Biggar, Biggar, ML12 Creative Paper. Aviemore, PH22 1ST 01567 331 276 6DH, 01899 221 050 April 13 & 14 providing the wherewithal for these the importance of reconnecting Until April 22 DOUGLAS DAVIES GALLERY, Plant Papers. Explore the grand estates. Marchmont only just makers and the made to us, our John Tenniel. Looking in Loanfoot, Skirling, Biggar, ML12 unique qualities of both native Wonderland. Illustrations to the 6HD, 01899 860254, www.dougl- and exotic plant fibres, survived ravaging death duties in homes, and how we furnish and Alice Books asdaviesgallery.co.uk, douglas@ SCOTTISH ARTISTS’ BENEVO- STUDIO 4, Shore Road, Lam- the 20th century. Now, thanks to the adorn them. Valuing the crafts HARBOUR COTTAGE GAL- douglasdaviesgallery.co.uk LENT ASSOCIATION, Second lash, KA27 8LA, 01770 600 919 LERY, Castlebank, Kirkcud- Floor, 5 Oswald Street, G1 4QR, Lively contemporary art, internet and shrewd investment in as more than superficial add-ons, bright, DG6 4LB, 01557 330 073, www.scottishartistsbenevolentas- Masako Ritchie, Barbara an on-line travel website, the Burges mere acquisitions. www.harbourcottagegallery. Lancashire sociation.co.uk Young, Scott Irvine, Kirti org.uk BLACKBURN MUSEUM & Empowered by the TOD Mandir, R. Lele new works by have restored it beyond its former As Gimson said, they should March 11 - 16 ART GALLERY, Museum Street, Endowment Fund to provide J. Broekhuizen Caroline Smith, Julie Partlett, Blackburn, BB1 7AJ, 01254 holidays in Scotland for artists glory, furnishing it in great style, reflect the spirit of a place, that K Grace Rogerson (KGR), Fran 667 130 (resident in Scotland for at least supervising every detail, and buying genius loci of local materials, Raw. Spring Tide - Galloway Call for details two years) who are experienc- Isle of Bute contemporary sculpture for house traditions and climate. Well Land And Sea. Galloway KEN BROMLEY ART SUP- ing difficulties MOUNT STUART, Mount Stu- Graphics, Ceramic Design, PLIES, Unit 13 Lodge Bank RSW, 5 Oswald Street, G1 4QR, art, PA20 9LR, 01700 503 877 and garden. done, they are central to the Glass Design and Studio 17 Estate, Crown Lane, Horwich, 0141 248 7411, www.rsw.org.uk, April 1 - 13 Bolton, BL6 5HY, 01204 690114 [email protected] Hugo Burge’s commitment is to good life, rescuing us from Dumfries & Galloway Fine BACK-RIDGE GALLERY, Twit- The Royal Scottish Society of Isle Of Harris make this ‘A Home for Makers and being overwhelmed in a Arts Society. ter Lane, Waddington, Clitheroe, Painters in Watercolour SKOON ART CAFE, 4 Geocrab, April 15 - May 4 BB73LQ, 01200 427304 PEOPLE’S PALACE, Glasgow HS3 3HB, 01859 530 268 Creators’. Unlike previous owners, sea of disposable soul-less Open Edge - Edge Textiles Former working farm has been Green, G40 1AT, 0141 550 0892 Original art, home made cakes bent on keeping Jo Public out, he is ‘manufactured’ (actually Scotland. transformed into a work- Until June 30 2020 and puddings, leaf and herbal May 6 - 18 haven for local designers and Benny Lynch, The Little King teas, coffee plus traditional sharing all this luxury and grandeur, mechanised!) sameness and Kirkcudbright Crafts Associa- craftsmen of the Gorbals. Display music. so you can book for exclusive mediocrity. tion. PETER SCOTT GALLERY, UNLIMITED STUDIOS, 25 By Chance I Did Rove, with a May 20 - June 1 Lancaster University, LA1 4YW, Hyndland Street, G11 5QE, 0141 gatherings, events, and house parties. sketch of Ernest Gimson’s cottage at The difficulty now, as in the Kie Stewart & Peter Campbell. 01524 594 151 338 6052 Isle of Islay More modestly, you can take Sapperton by F.L. Griggs RA time of William Morris, remains New Beginnings. Until March 22 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RU- THE GALLERY, Bowmore PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS POP Various artists. Move. RAL LIFE, Wester Kittochside, Distillery Visitor Centre, School a tour, as I did. It’s a very masculine collection of how to realise Gimson’s dream for the many, not just UP SHOP, 67 St Mary’s Street, LYTHAM HERITAGE CEN- Philipshill Road, East Kilbride, Street, Bowmore, PA43 7JS, Dumfries and Galloway, DG6 TRE, 2 Henry Street, Lytham, G76 9HR, 0300 123 6789 01496 810 441 contemporary sculpture, with the emphasis on the the few. Applied Art from 20 artists FY8 5LE, 01253 730787 Escape to the countryside for Regular exhibitions by local harsh, dark, angular, and cold. There’s more. Working with neighbour Jane, living and working in Dumfries the day to explore the 1950s artists and Galloway working farm and museum On arrival, I spy a sizeable tree stump, charred Duchess of Haddington, from Mellerstain House, HIGH ST. GALLERY, 84 High Leeds HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER, black. It’s a David Nash, made using chainsaw, axe and Will Ramsay, of Affordable Art Fairs, Hugo has Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JL, HAREWOOD HOUSE, Hare- 10 Dumbreck Road, G41 5BW, Isle of Lewis 01557 331 660 wood House Trust, Harewood 0141 353 4770 , Town Hall, Ken- and blowtorch. Inside, an Antony Gormley, metallic helped give the Borders Art Fair a real boost. THE NAIL FACTORY, 56 South- House, Harewood, LS17 9LG, HILLHEAD LIBRARY, Byres neth Street, Stornoway, HS1 2DS, and under-dressed, sans plus-fours or deer-stalker. If you’re reading this before the middle of wick Road, Dalbeattie, Dumfries 0113 218 1010 Road, G12 8AP, 0141 276 1617 01851 703 307 & Galloway, DG5 4EW, 01556 HENRY MOORE INSTITUTE, Until August 23 HARBOUR VIEW GALLERY, Peering down on us, no thirteen-pointed stag’s head, March, leg it to Kelso to see for yourself! Sixty 611 686, www.nailfactory.org.uk, 74 The Headrow, LS1 3AH, 0113 Gaelic Rhyme Time. Introduces Port of Ness, HS2 0XA, 01851 de rigueur in any self-respecting Border hunting artists showcasing their work, hands-on workshops [email protected] 234 3158 Gaelic to young children (0- 810 735 Ongoing (2nd Tuesday of each LEEDS CITY ART GALLERY, 3yrs) and their families, in a fun Original paintings and prints by lodge, but a sinister black Henry Moore ram’s head. and, in partnership with the Royal Society of Arts, month: 7-9pm) The Headrow, LS1 3AA, 0113 and interactive way Anthony J Barber Cheekily, Hugo has chucked a bowler hat on a series of high profile lunchtime talks from V&A Mary Smith’s Writing Group. 247 8256 EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CEN- MORVEN GALLERY, Upper THE WHITEHOUSE GALLERY, TRE, 51-53 Old Coach Road, Barvas, Outer Hebrides, HS2 top. A good move, as now it looks more Magritte, Dundee, National Galleries of Scotland, and the 47 St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, East Kilbride, G74 4DU, 01355 0QX, 01851 840 216 DG6 4DU, 01557 330 223 Linlithgow 261 000, www.slleisureandculture. Changing exhibitions of origi- unmasking the surreal theatricality of this place. Scottish Gallery. Until April 27 THE LINE GALLERY, 238 High co.uk/info/48/east_kilbride_arts_ nal art, crafts, photography & There is now a feminine presence too, a major Thanks to Hugo Burge and Marchmont, Various artists. Spring Exhibi- Street, EH49 7ES, 01506 670 268 centre tapestry weaving tion with Featured Artist Jackie AULD KIRK MUSEUM, commission of new frescoes from artist and art the arts and crafts are doing well in the Scottish Henderson. Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, East historian Julia Alexandra Mee. Her murals are Borders. OCHRE GALLERY & STUDIO, Liverpool Dunbartonshire, G66 1HN, 0141 Isle of Skye 76 High Street, Kirkcudbright, TATE LIVERPOOL, Albert 578 0144 DANDELION DESIGNS, Stein, inspired by Phoebe Anna Traquair and Robert NICK JONES DG6 4JL, 01557 428 088 , www. Dock, L3 4BB, 0151 702 7400 CASS ART, 63-67 Queen Street, Waternish, IV55 8GA, 01470 Lorimer, and combine nineteenth century Scottish Marchmont House: www.marchmonthouse.com ochregallery.co.uk Until March 17 G1 3EN, 0207 619 2601 592 218, www.dandelion-designs. Working gallery and studio Moon Kyungwon and Jeon For all your art supplies and co.uk mural techniques with Italian Renaissance methods. and on Facebook. THE , Joonho. News From Nowhere. gifts Permanent exhibition of many 47 St Mary’s Street, Kirkcud- New film Next, a complete surprise. A wonderful Julia Alexandra Mee www.juliamee.co.uk. bright, DG6 4DU, 01557 330223 PATRICIA FLEMING PRO- contemporary and traditional April 4 - 28 JECTS, 2nd Floor, 60-64 Osborne artists, and an interesting range collection of Ernest Gimson’s working drawings for Borders Art Fair, Springwood Park, Kelso. March TOLBOOTH ART CENTRE, Various artists. Illuminating the Street, G1 5QH of crafts High Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 Wilderness. SANDBANK STUDIO, Old Pier his rushseated, ladder-back chairs. 15-17. www.bordersartfair.com. 4JL, 01557 331 556 Until July 5 2020 Road, Sandbank, Broadford, Trained as an architect, Gimson and his friends Celebration of the life and work of THE FAED GALLERY, 56 High Bridget Riley, Jesus Rafael Soto, Victor Vasarely, Angela Inverness IV49 9AE, 01471 822 011, www. Ernest Gimson – Marchmont - May Street, Gatehouse of Fleet, DG7 INVERNESS MUSEUM & ART duncancurrie.net, duncan.cur- and fellow furniture-makers Ernest and Sidney 2HP, 01557 814 458 Bulloch, Jim Lambie and more. GALLERY, Castle Wynd, IV2 [email protected] Barnsley lived and worked together in the village of 11. A short film about Lawrence NORTH GLEN GALLERY, Op Art in Focus. A display 3EB, 01463 237114 Wide range of original paint- North Glen, Palnackie, Castle from pioneering artists of the CASTLE GALLERY, 43 Castle ings by Duncan Currie and Sapperton, in the Cotswolds, a century ago. Much Neal, Chair Maker, is on Vimeo Douglas, DG7 1PN, 01556 600 200 1960s to today Street, IV2 3DU, 01463 729 512, works by Pam Carter and other influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, they Exhibitions open studio, glass- BLUECOAT ARTS CENTRE, www.castlegallery.co.uk, info@ well-known Scottish artists blowing, oil lamps, chandeliers, School Lane, L1 3BX, 0151 709 castlegallery.co.uk Ongoing eschewed industrial manu-facture (literally meaning wine goblets. Call for details 5689 March 7 - 30 Duncan Currie. Wide range of CORNERWAYS STUDIO/GAL- Until March 31 2019 Stuart Duffin. If Angels Cast original paintings LERY, 7 Selkirk Road, Kirkcud- Jade Montserrat. Instituting Shadows.... New Paintings, AROS SKYE HERITAGE CEN- bright, DG6 4BL, 01557 331 Care. Etchings & Mezzotints TRE, Viewfield Road, Portree, 640, www.cornerwaysart.co.uk, April 13 - June 23 Until March 30 IV51 9EU, 01478 613 750 [email protected] Various artists. Survey. Karólína Lárusdóttir. The Good Video exhibition of Skye Miniature paintings & larger March 10 - July 28 Gathering. scenery and local history works in oil, pastel & watercol- Serena Korda. Under the Rose. April 1 - 30 EDINBANE POTTERY, Edin- our by Jane B Gibson LADY LEVER ART GALLERY, Various artists. Spring Mixed bane, Portree, IV51 9PW, 01470 KIRKCUDRIGHT ARTS & Lower Road, Port Sunlight Exhibition. 582 234 CRAFTS TRAIL Village, Wirral, CH62 5EQ, 0151 478 4136 HIGHLAND PRINT STUDIO, 20 GALLERY AN TALLA DEARG, ARTISTS & MAKERS POP-UP Bank Street, IV1 1QU, 01463 718 Ornsay, Sleat, IV43 8QR, 01471 Japan: Art and SHOP, Mill on the Fleet Visitor THE WALKER, William Brown 999, www.highlandprintstudio. 833 439, www.eileaniarmain. 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Regular Park, Dunvegan, IV55 8ZX, Saturday 30 March 2019 to Sunday 9 June 2019 HOWDEN PARK CENTRE, Arts weekend and evening courses 01470 511 795 Services, West Lothian Council, available - call for full details Working studio and gallery - Howden Park Centre, EH54 6AE, EDEN COURT THEATRE, Eden paintings depict the climatic Kyle 01506 777 666 Court, Bishops Road, IV3 5SA, changes of the Highlands and With original works, prints, textiles and THE KYLE ART MARKET, Sta- 01463 234 234 Islands tion Road, Kyle of Lochalsh, IV40 London PICTURE THIS, 18 Church ORBOST GALLERY, Half 8AE, 01599 530 039 Street, IV1 1EB, 01463 238823 Bolvean, nr Dunvegan, IV55 8ZB, objects, discover the stunning beauty and Judith Anne Currie paintings THE BRITISH MUSEUM, Great Russell Street, Blooms- SCOTTISH FLAIR ART GAL- 01470 521 207 Selling exhibitions of profes- bury Square, WC1A 2RJ, 0207 LERY, 11 Bank Street, IV1 1QY, intricacy of the art of Japan. Lanarkshire 323 8181 01463 248 500 sional artworks by local artists The British Museum is a in Skye & Highlands IRONWORKS GALLERY, Sum- museum of human history and RAVEN PRESS GALLERY, merlee Heritage Park, Heritage Way, Coatbridge, ML5 1QD, culture in London. Inverness-shire Colbost, Dunvegan, IV55 8ZS, St. Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4AA Until April 7 IONA GALLERY, Duke Street, 01470 511 748 01236 431 261 Tel 01557 331276 Call for details Witnesses: émigré medallists PH21 1JG, 01540 664 535, www. Wood engravings of landscape in Britain. ionagallery.com and wildlife. Resist dyed silks Email: [email protected] GOLD AND SILVER-ETC ART NATIONAL MARITIME MUSE- Regular exhibitions by local and hand knit design. Working www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk GALLERY, 41 High Street, ML11 7LU, 01555 665 342 UM, Romney Road, Greenwich, artists in ‘handmade in the studio of engraver Kathleen SE10 9NF, 0208 858 4422 cairngorms’ Lindsley Work by June Shirreffs, inc. 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TATE BRITAIN, Millbank, over 130 years 5TE, 01667 454 896 co.uk SW1P 4RG, 0207 887 8888 March 13 - 31 Changing exhibitions by Scots Framing studio artists and craft- March 8 - June 9 Richard III - What do I fear? contemporary artists makers gallery Joanna Piotrowska. Art Now. Myself?. CAWDOR CASTLE, Cawdor, TWEEDDALE MUSEUM AND BANKSIDE GALLERY, 48 Hop- DESIGN MUSEUM, 28 Shad IV12 5RD, 01667 404 401 GALLERY, Chambers Institu- ton Street, (Next to Tate Modern), Thames, SE1 2YD, 020 7403 6933 THE COURT HOUSE, THE tion, High Street, EH45 8AG, SE1 9JH, 0207 928 7521 Until March 24 SEAMAN’S HALL, IV12 4AU, 01721 724 820 March 8 - 20 Home Futures. 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HAYWARD GALLERY, South ings, sculptures, works on STUDIO, 32 Park Street, IV12 PEEBLES CRAFT CENTRE, Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, paper and print 4PN, 01667 454004, susiealexan- Newby Court, EH45 8AG, 01721 SE1 8XX, 08703 800 400 [email protected] 722875 Until May 6 ESPACIO GALLERY, 159 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG Innovative textile art by former Craft centre with 4 stu- Diane Arbus. In The Begin- March 5 - 10 Royal ballerina dios - Visit for a unique gift. ning. Sharon Beavan, Frank Creber, Dunnydeer Studio Porcelain MALL GALLERIES, The Mall, Gethin Evans, Susanne du - Ceramicist Duncan Hood near Trafalgar Square, SW1Y Toit, Ferha Farooqui, Annette Northumberland (01721) 722 875. Woodworks 5AH, 0207 930 6844, www. Fernando, Tim Hyman, Sarah Harbour Morning Dickson, Fee by year this painting Feature MARY ANN ROGERS, West by Bruce Prost - (01721) 724 mallgalleries.org.uk, info@ Woodburn, Hexham, NE48 2SE, 442. Jewellery by Lynn Tindale mallgalleries.com Lowe, Michael Johnson, Eliza- beth McCarten, Michael Major, 01434 270 216, www.marogers. - (01721) 720 112 March 5 - 17 com, [email protected] TRAQUAIR HOUSE, Traquair Dan Davidson Retrospective. Alex Pemberton, Melissa Scott-Miller, Grant Watson and QUEEN’S HALL, Beaumont House, Innerleithen, EH44 6PW, March 5 - 17 Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS, 01434 01896 830 323 The Lynn Painter-Stainers Charles Williams. Urban Con- temporaries. Collaboration 652 477 DAWYCK BOTANIC GARDEN, Prize 2019. Visit website for full pro- Stobo, EH45 9JU, 01721 760254 March 25 - 27 PIANO NOBILE, 129 Portland gramme HILL HOUSE GALLERY, Antoni Tapies, Pablo Picasso, Road, Holland Park, W11 4LW, March 16 - April 6 Bridget Riley, Terry Frost, 020 7229 1099 Broughton, Biggar, ML12 6HQ, Until May 22 Dave Barden. Beautiful Ruins. 07768 690 069, www.hillhousegal- Mary Fedden, Lucie Rie, Jen- March 16 - April 6 lery.com, jan@hillhousegallery. nifer Lee, Wendy Ramshaw, Leon Kossoff. A London Life. Anna Macdonald. I made eve- Paintings and drawings com Stuart Devlin, Michael Ayrton rything. Moving image, single Contemporary Art, Artisan and Paul Mount. Modern Made screen installation Crafts and Picture Framing - Lyon & Turnbull. Manchester SARAH RISEBOROUGH, 21 April 3 - 18 The Gables, West Street, Belford, Royal Institute of Painters in THE WHITWORTH ART GALLERY, The University of NE70 7QB, 01668 213618 Perth Water Colours 207th Exhibi- SHIRE POTTERY, Miller’s Yard, PERTH & KINROSS MUSEUMS tion. Manchester, Oxford Road, M15 6ER, 0161 275 7451 Prudhoe Street, Alnwick, NE66 & ART GALLERIES, 78 George IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, Until February 2020 1UW, 01665 602 277 Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632 488, Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ, 0207 Various artists. Exchanges. WESTSIDE CONTEMPORARY www.culturepk.org.uk/museums- 416 5320 FINE ART, Westside Farm, galleries/, museum@culturepk. Until March 31 LOWRY ARTS & DIGITAL WORLD CENTRE, Pier 8, Newton, Stocksfield, NE43 7TW, org.uk John Akomfrah. Mimesis: 01661 843 778 March 16 - June 9 African Soldier. Salford Quays, Salford, M5 2AZ, 0161 876 2000 THE MALTINGS, Eastern Lane, Becky Minto and Pitlochry Fes- THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, tival Theatre. Only in Whispers MANCHESTER ART GAL- Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1AJ, Buckingham Palace, SW1A 1AA, 01289 330 661 - The Myths and Legends of 0207 766 7301 LERY, Mosley Street, M2 3JL, 0161 235 8888 Perthshire. stories, folklore, and Until April 28 local urban myths. Russian Royalty and Ro- Until April 22 Speech Acts: Reflection-Imagi- Orkney FRAMES GALLERY, 10 Victoria manovs. WATERFRONT GALLERY, Street, PH2 8LW, 01738 631 085, Until April 28 nation-Repetition. Until October 27 128 Victoria Street, Stromness, www.framesgallery.co.uk, info@ Roger Fenton’s Photographs of KW16 3BU, 01856 850 644, www. framesgallery.co.uk the Crimea. Various artists. And Breathe.... Exploring the relationship waterfrontgallery.co.uk March 9 - April 6 THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF between art and mindfulness In the shop: Orkney silver, pot- Jessica Oliver, Grania Hen- ARTS, Burlington House, Picca- derson, Lindsay Arbuthnott. CENTRE FOR CHINESE tery, knitwear and gifts. In the dilly, W1J 0BD, 0207 300 8000 Back Room Local paintings, Semblance. Until March 31 CONTEMPORARY ART, Mar- ket Buildings, Thomas Street, prints and designer crafts THE BARN GALLERY, The Bill Viola/Michelangelo. Bield, Blackruthven, Tibbermore, Explores the affinities between Northern Quarter, M4 1EU, 0161 , Victoria 832 7271 Street, Stromness, KW16 3AA, PH1 1PY, 01968 677854, www. Bill Viola and Michelangelo Call for details 01856 850 209 bieldatblackruthven.org.uk, GUILDHALL ART GALLERY March 9 - 23 [email protected] & ROMAN LONDON’S AMPHI- Ben Nicholson, Roger Hilton, Check website for more THEATRE, Guildhall Yard, Off Moray Eduardo Paolozzi, Bet Low, information Gresham Street, EC2V 5AE, 0207 upstairs @ & LTD Garry Fabian Miller and Anish May 4 - 19 332 3700 MORAY ART CENTRE, The J G INNES Park, Findhorn, IV36 3TA, 01309 Kapoor. Flow: Transitions of FUSATION. High Places. Until May 31 Shape and Form. Contemporary Arts & Crafts. Seen and Heard: Victorian 692 426 March 4 - 31 THE GALLERY, Pierowall, Botanical illustration, Textiles, Children in the Frame. Works Charles Fletcher. ‘Where have Sunday 7 - Saturday 20 April Stained Glass, Paintings, from collection Westray, KW17 2BZ, 01857 they gone, the people who 677 770 Ceramics, Wood Carvings, MUSEUM OF LONDON, 50 lived here’. Wide range of 10am - 4.30pm Ongoing: Contemporary art of Photography and Mixed Media London Wall, EC2Y 5HN, 0207 Until March 31 Westray PERTHSHIRE AGRICULTUR- 001 9844 Exhibition by local artist Graham Swan Rosie Newman & Izzy Thom- original paintings YELLOWBIRD GALLERY, AL SOCIETY, 26 York Place, Until September 15 son. Stravaig. PH2 8EH, 01738 623 780, www. Slavery, culture & collecting. Chocolate Cottage, Birsay, KW17 April 2 - 28 by 2LT, 01856 721 360 perthshow.co.uk, secretary@ DULWICH PICTURE GAL- Jonathan Shearer. Landmarks. Celebration of birds through perthshow.co.uk LERY, Gallery Road, Dulwich FINDHORN POTTERY, 273 Pin- Duncan drawings, paintings and carving BOO VAKE (BUTH BHEAG), Village, SE21 7AD, 0208 693 5254 eridge, The Park, Findhorn, IV36 5 Watergate, PH1 5TF, 01738 Until June 2 by sculptor John Thompson and 3TZ, 01309 691 601 Currie artist Lesley Murdoch 442263, www.boovake.co.uk, Mariele Neudecker. And Then [email protected] The studio offers many SHORELINES GALLERY & The World Changed Colour: recreational and educational Old Pier Rd Original gifts from artists, mak- GREENWICH PRINTMAK- STUDIO, Maitland Place, Fins- ers & designers from Scotland opportunities. Check website town, Orkney Isles, KW17 2EQ, ERS GALLERY, 1a The Market, for details Broadford Isle of Skye and the UK Greenwich, SE10 9HZ, 0208 01856 761142 THE GALLERY, Elgin Library, Tel: 01471 822064 Original gallery & shop sell- FERGUSSON GALLERY, 858 1569 Marshall Place, PH2 8NS, 01738 Original Artist Prints at afford- Cooper Park, Elgin, IV30 1HS, [email protected] ing prints & watercolours by 01343 562 600 Orkney artist Jane Glue 783 425 able prices Exhibitions by local artists and www.duncancurrie.co.uk L CHRISTIE CAMPBELL FINE CONTEMPORARY SCULP- THE LOFT GALLERY, ST craftspeople Margarets Hope, KW17 2SL ART, Rait Village Antique Centre, TURE GALLERIES, 108 Old Rait, PH2 7RT, 01821 670 379 Brompton road, SW7 3RA., 0207 LEAP STUDIO & GALLERY, NORTHLIGHT STUDIO, Strom- 17 Victoria Street, Craigellachie, Ongoing exhibition of 19th- 373 8615 IN THE INK DARK ness, KW16 3BY, 01856 850 671 21st century oils, watercolours, Aberlour-on-Spey, AB38 9SR, Jane B. Gibson RMS Specialist tapestry studio and At Royal British Society of 01340 881226 etchings and prints, jewellery Sculptors Scotland’s Premier part of StAnza International gallery in the historic harbour by Chris Lewis and Assassin Unique display of whisky of Stromness VICTORIA AND ALBERT related art Miniture Portrait Painter THE RUTHVEN GALLERY, 90 MUSEUM, Cromwell Road, SW7 www.cornerwaysart.co.uk BILL MCARTHUR SEASCAPE High Street, Auchterarder, PH3 2RL, 0207 942 2000 LOGIE STEADING ART GAL- Poetry Festival ART, 3 Lettan, Sanday, KW17 LERY, Logie, Dunphail, Forres, Showing at: 1BJ, 01764 664 233 CONTEMPORARY APPLIED 2BP Contemporary Art and Framing IV36 2QN, 01309 611 378 RMS EX. LONDON Mall Thursday 7 - Sunday 10 March ARTS, 2 Percy Street, W1T 1DD, Shows of contemporary art JARDINE GALLERY & WORK- 0207 436 2344 in the gallery by local artists. Galleries 9.15am - 5pm Oxford SHOP, 45 New Row, PH1 5QA, May 8 - 11 01738 621 836 London Craft Week. New Six miles south of Forres on 28th- 9th Dec.2018 MODERN ART OXFORD, 30 the A940 Incorporating her work with An installation that explores memory Pembroke Street, OX1 1BP, 01865 PERTH THEATRE, 185 High textiles and jewellery from six Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621 031, master makers A’ANSIDE, Main Street, Tom- the Granville Miniatures. 722 733 intoul, AB37 9EX, 01479 872 074 and materiality to find language for loss March 23 - May 12 www.horsecross.co.uk, info@ OPERA GALLERY, 134 New Scottish Art, ceramics and Akram Zaatari. The Script. horsecross.co.uk bond Street, W1S 2TF, 0207 Call for full listings sculpture - craftsmanship at its Tel:- 01557 331640 ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, 491 2999 PERTH CONCERT HALL, Mill March 15 - 30 best - etchings, pottery, sport- Open Studio/Gallery 107 16 9 Beaumont Street, OX1 2PH, ing prints South Street, St Andrews, Fife KY QW Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621 031, Zhuang Hong-Yi, Yoo Bong EVERY FRIDAY 01334 472174 01865 278 000 or by appointment any www.jg-innes.co.uk For the Guide online other time. Visit: www.artwork.co.uk artWORK 207 March/April 2019 Page 13 The ArtWork Guide Helmsdale, KW8 6JX, 01431 www.horsecross.co.uk, info@ 2UN, 01571 844 376 Museum 821327, www.timespan.org.uk, AN TALLA SOLAIS, Ullapool horsecross.co.uk Until April 30 [email protected] THE PERTHSHIRE ART ASSO- Visual Arts, Market Street, IV26 Portable Altars. From March 22 2XE, 01854 612 310 CIATION, 5 Westehill, PH1 1DH, THE TAIT GALLERY, 11c Union No Colour Bat: Highland 01738 626307 April 6 - May 19 Street, Lerwick, ZE1 0ET, 01595 Gone fishing – after half a century Remix Botanical. A selection of 690 143 BALNAKEIL CRAFT VIL- artworks from members of the Perthshire Jim Tait: Marine and landscape LAGE, Balnakeil, Durness, IV27 Royal Scottish Academy artist 4PT, 01971 511 277 May 25 - July 14 BIRNAM ARTS & CONFER- BONHOGA GALLERY, Weisdale Studios/galleries including: Susan Macintosh and Peter Da- ENCE CENTRE, Station Road, pottery, paintings, printmaking, Birnam, Dunkeld, PH8 0DS, Mill, Weisdale, ZE2 9LW, 01595 vis. Contemporary watercolour 01350 727 674, www.birnamarts. 830 400 wood-turning, clothes, baskets, paintings com VAILA FINE ART, 61 Com- enamelling and jewellery LAEL CRAFTS GALLERY, 3 GALLERIA LUTI, 16 Ancaster mercial Street, Lerwick, ZEI 0US, LOTTE GLOB CERAMICS, 105 Lael, IV23 2RS Square, Callander, FK17 8BL, 01595 6937374 Laid, Loch Eriboll, IV27 4UN, 01877 339577, www.gallerialuti. THE PICKING SHED, Lower 01971 511 727 co.uk, [email protected] Voe, Voe, ZE2 9PX, www.picking- WILD TILES AND TEXTILES, Wigtownshire PERTHSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS, shed.co.uk, [email protected] Cul Mor, Elphin, Near Ullapool, STRANRAER MUSEUM, 55 Kinross, KY13, 01738 477 834, Ongoing IV27 4HH, 01854 666279 George Street, Stranraer, DG9 www.perthshireopenstudios.com, Accommodation with Work Courses in mosaic, embroidered 7JP, 01776 705 088 [email protected] Room. Prices for Winter and textiles,and creative writing WILLIAM NEAL PAINTINGS, September 7 - 15 Spring: £200 per week; £600 HIGHLAND STONEWARE, 24 Ryan Gardens, Innermes- Perthshire Open Studios 2019. per month Lochinver, IV27 4LP, 01571 san, Stranraer, DG9 8QP, 01776 Mix art with architecture on 844 376 706 953 a variety of artists’ routes and For our complete range, and list Moonlight & Dusk themes of celebrate in practical work- St Andrews of stockists in your area, visit Galloway in watermedia shops and demonstrations in FIFE CONTEMPORARY ART our website HOOPOE PRINTS, Seymour various venues AND CRAFT (FCA&C), Town BUDDING GENIUS, 5 Church House, 25 High Street, Port Wil- Hall, Queen’s Gardens, KY16 Street, Dornoch, IV25 3LP, 01862 liam, Newton Stewart, DG8 9SL, THE ATHOLL GALLERY, 6 9AD, 01334 474 610 Atholl Street, Dunkeld, PH8 0AR, 810 407 01988 700 392 01350 728 855 FCA&C @ ST ANDREWS Range of original prints of birds March 9 - April 15 MUSEUM, Kinnesburn Park, and landscape by Lisa Hooper Fiona Haldane. Spring Exhibi- Doubledykes Road, KY16 9TA, Tain WHITHORN VISITOR tion. 01334 659 380 BROWN’S GALLERY, Castle CENTRE, 45 - 47 George Street, FORTINGALL ART, Molteno YOUNGER HALL, University of Brae, Ivy Lane, IV19 1AJ, 01862 Whithorn, DG8 8NS, 01988 Hall, (8 miles W. of Aberfeldy St Andrews, Music Centre, North 893 884 500 508 off B846), Aberfeldy, PH15 2LL, Street, KY16 9AJ, 01334 462226 GLASSTORM CONTEMPO- KEVAN MCGINTY PAINTINGS, 01887 830 254 FRASER GALLERY, 53 South RARY GLASS STUDIO & The Studio, 107 George Street, July 20 - August 4 Street, KY16 9QR, 01334 479 647 GALLERY, 2 Chapel Street, IV19 Whithorn, Newton Stewart, 2019 Summer Art Exhibition 1EL, 01862 893 189 DG8 8PZ DUNBLANE MUSEUM, The GARDENS, Kinburn Park, Atmospheric landscapes from Cross, Dunblane, FK15 OAQ, Doubledykes Road, KY16 9DP, the Scottish Highlands and 01786 825 691 01334 659380 Tyne & Wear lowlands BLAIRGOWRIE AND RAT- March 16 - June 1 LAING ART GALLERY, Higham LOGAN BOTANIC GARDEN, TRAY ARTS WEEK, Rattray, Unfolding Fans: The Beauty Place, New Bridge Street, Newcas- Port Logan, Near Stranraer, Blaigowrie, PH10 6AS, www. Within. Unfolds the splendour BRIAN TORRANCE is retiring from So what now? He is looking forward tle upon Tyne, NE1 8AG, 0191 Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 9ND, itsbraw.scot, [email protected] and magnificence of fans and 232 7734 01776 860231 Permanent: Proctor & Gamble THE DRILL HALL, The Cross, their elegant past the Gallery which bears his name. to travelling, which he hasn’t been able Until March 24 Dunkeld, 01350 727 968 J & G INNES LTD, 107 South Children’s Gallery; Art on Friends’ Photography Competi- April 6 & 7 Street, KY16 9QW, 01334 472 When first opened in the 70’s it was the to do all these years with the ongoing Tyneside. tion. Showcasing the shortlisted Dunkeld and Birnam Art and 174, www.jg-innes.co.uk, enquir- Until December 15 (Saturday entries from the 2018 photogra- [email protected] mornings only) phy competition Craft Fairs 2019. Traditional only gallery in Dundas Street showing commitments to exhibitions, starting with Picture of the month. Join the skills, innovative designs and Stationery, Art Supplies, Books & Gifts Friends of the Laing for a free new techniques. Works hand- contemporary art, and clients, visitors six weeks in Menorca! 45 minute talk made in Scotland March 7 - 10 Yorkshire In The Ink Dark (part of and artists alike have been receiving a HATTON GALLERY, University IMPRESSIONS GALLERY, StAnza International Poetry of Newcastle, Claremont Road, Centenary Square, 29 Castlegate, Pitlochry Festival). An installation that Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, Bradford, BD1 1SD, 01904 654724 welcome in this friendliest of venues, 0191 222 6057 PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL THEA- explores memory and material- Until March 16 ity to find language for loss Until May 11 Helen Sear. Prospect Refuge TRE, Port-Na-Craig, PH16 5DR, down the steps of number 36 over all The new owner, Fiona McCrindle of Heather Ross. The Loud and 01796 484 626 April 7 - 20 March 25 - July 15 Graham Swan. Fleeting Mo- the Soft Speakers. JOHN MUIR TRUST - WILD those years. the Edinburgh Drawing School, shows her Emmanuelle Andrianjafy, Neil SPACE, Tower House, Station ments.... SIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC GAL- Beloufa, Girma Berta, Eric Road, PH16 5AN, 01796 484975 THE JUNOR GALLERY, 43 opening exhibition from March LERY, 9 Side, Newcastle Upon Gyamfi, Kiluanji Kia Henda, South Street, St Andrews Now, some 49 years later, he is Tyne, NE1 3JE, 0191 232 2208 Lebohang Kganye, Namsa clearing out to make way for a new owner. 23 to April 6, featuring the Time Tunnel: a whirlwind tour Leuba, Michael MacGarry, Renfrewshire through Newcastle’s history; Sabelo Mlangeni, Musa N Nxu- Stirling also Science Factory malo, Ruth Ossai, Athi Patra CRAFTS OF CALDER GAL- “I think I am entitled to a bit of a works of Ken Ferguson, Allison Until March 24 LERY AND FRAMING, 8 High SMITH ART GALLERY & Ruga and Michael Tsegaye. Street, Lochwinnoch, PA12 4DA, MUSEUM, Dumbarton Road, rest!” he laughs. Young and Nancy Turnbull. Jim Mortram. Small Town Iner- Africa State of Mind. Presents 01505 844 980 FK8 2RQ, 01786 471 917, www. tia. Documentary and portraits the work of a new generation of KILBARCHAN EAST CHURCH smithartgalleryandmuseum. GREAT NORTH MUSEUM: photographers from across the HALL, Off Steeple Square, co.uk, museum@smithartgal- HANCOCK, Barras Bridge, African continent Kilbarchan, PA10 2JD, www. lery.co.uk Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne, YORK ART GALLERY, Exhibi- kilbarchaneastchurch.btck.co.uk FRAMED IMAGES GAL- NE2 4PT, 0191 222 7418 tion Square, York, YO1 7EW, LERY, 31-33 Dumbarton Road, ‘Venom’: deadly cast of world’s 01904 687 687 FK8 2LQ, 01786 451 018, www. most poisonous creatures & Until May 12 Ross-shire framedimages.co.uk, framedim- An opportunity missed plants Lucie Rie. Ceramics & Buttons. NORTH WEST HIGHLANDS [email protected] DISCOVERY MUSEUM, Bland- Ceramics - display ART, Brynaport, Achintraid, New and exciting art work. ford Square, Newcastle upon NATIONAL SCIENCE AND Strathcarron, IV54 8XB, 01520 Large selection of original art Tyne, NE1 4JA, 0191 232 6789 MEDIA MUSEUM, Pictureville, 733 227, www.nwhighlandsart. and limited edition prints I SO MUCH wanted to like this book, but something very evocative about exploited Until June 2 Queensbury, Bradford, BD1 1NQ, co.uk, gillian@nwhighlandsart. GARTMORE HOUSE, Gartmore didn’t. stone masons working hard in the hot sun Circus! Show of Shows. Shares 01274 203 305 co.uk House, Gartmore, FK8 3RS, the highs and lows of the his- March 15 - June 19 North West Highlands Art 01877 382991, www.gartmore- Once on a sticky hot morning in and some, though not all, of the interviews tory of circus, of which animal Above the Noise. Bring- provides the ultimate in paint- house.com, mail@gartmorehouse. acts were one aspect when they ing together 15 stories from ing courses at Brynaport and com the West Bank I witnessed a baby are powerful. first appeared from the mid- Bradford in a variety of forms Hosted by Mark and Gillian Tutor-led watercolour painting bulldozer flattening the shanty dwelling The author knows his stuff, has done 19th century - from words and photographs Pattinson holidays in the Loch Lomond his research and has put in the hours: BALTIC - CENTRE FOR to sound installations and new SOLAS GALLERY, Flowerdale and Trossachs National Park, of a Palestinian family for no other reason CONTEMPORARY ART, Centre artworks Bay, Wester-Ross, Gairloch, IV21 Scotland. Suitable for all levels than that they suspected its occupants the trouble is that he isn’t really much for Contemporary Art, Gateshead YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE 2BD, 01445 712626 HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Quays, South Shore Road, Gates- PARK, West Bretton, Wakefield, Paintings, prints & ceramics HALL, Albert Place, Dumbarton might have supported the teenage son of of a communicator and what could be a head, NE8 3BA, 0191 478 1810 WF4 4LG, 01924 832631 by artists Rob Howard & Lyn Road, FK8 2QL the family, whose brains they had just gripping tale is rather ruined by the fact Until March 31 Until April 28 Beckett THE FOTHERINGHAM GAL- Heather Phillipson. The Age Giuseppe Penone. A Tree in HIGHLAND MUSEUM OF LERY, 78 Henderson Street, splattered over his Mother’s white blouse that he can’t write for Joe Bloggs and of Love. the Wood. 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I FIRST MET Richard Carr in 1991, shortly and he did this great justice and, always the strict code of conduct that ensured the work of after he had taken over as the new editor of gentleman, stepped back without complaint, the two professions did not overlap). ArtWork. ArtWork was and is an idiosyncratic when I was once again able to resume my In the mid-90’s I worked with Richard on and independent publication but under duties. the book Passionate Paint, a multi-contributor Richard’s experienced journalistic eye, it I offer these thoughts, not to cast light on publication analysing the work of the painter developed into an important voice producing myself or my own career, but rather to reflect Lys Hansen. Richard’s essay was robust and features, reviews, articles and, often, hard- on Richard’s. Richard was a pedagogue, a insightful but when I edited his writing (without hitting editorials that pulled no punches. nurturer and an educator. His priority was consulting him) he did not hesitate to make Its targets were often the high and to educate and develop the discourse around his displeasure clear. I re-instated Richard’s mighty of Scotland’s cultural world such as the art, craft, architecture and design. He did this original wording and on reflection, agreed with Scottish Arts Council, the National Galleries of through the elegant command of the English his stance. It is one thing to have one’s copy Scotland or Glasgow Museums, and the people language, in its spoken and written forms. butchered by an over-worked sub-editor on a who ran these organisations. They rarely came As well as heading up the design newspaper, but quite another to have a considered away unscathed. course at DJCAD (from 1976 until his essay altered without dialogue. However, Richard was a ‘flame-proof’ journalist retirement in 2007, as Honorary Professor), Richard’s approach proved the maxim that and below the surface of the mild, well- Richard contributed to a bewildering range sometimes our friends are there to tell us what mannered, archetypical Oxford-educated of publications. He was Features Editor of we do not wish to hear, sometimes in a way we Englishman, real passion and bravery flowed DESIGN magazine, Design Correspondent do not wish to hear it. He was a true friend. through his veins. He could eloquently I last saw Richard in Dundee in 2017, dismantle the posturing and double-think for The Guardian as well as contributing to on the steps that lead down from DJCAD, of the cultural overlords, but he was equally Craft Horizons (USA), Form (Sweden), Domus eventually to the DCA and the railway station. prepared to take an angry response on the chin, (Italy) and Studio International. I had not seen him for some years. He had which he frequently did. It’s worth mentioning here that when I returned from Canada and had been in ill-health As a fledging writer with ArtWork, but had almost recovered his former self. We Richard took me under his wing – he was chatted for a short time (as it happens, about a generous and encouraging mentor, giving the architect Charles Jencks, amongst other interesting assignments and providing the things). Richard gave me his address and contact kind of insightful feedback that balanced details and invited me to call on my next trip encouragement with sometimes, hard-hitting, to Dundee. I did not get the chance to do this but necessary reproaches. On one occasion, and I regret that deeply because I enjoyed his after supplying him with rather tardy copy, company and greatly valued his opinions. he wrote a typically avuncular letter (signed Towards the end of 2018, and in failing with a crisp, calligraphic finish, with his health, Richard contributed what turned out beloved fountain pen, which included a gentle to be his last article for ArtWork, ‘Newcomer admonishment, quoting the words of the late on the Dundee Waterfront’, about the new Jack L. Warner: “I don’t want it good, I want it V & A design museum, designed by Kengo Tuesday!” Kuma. Richard was too ill to visit the building I’ve always remembered that advice for it himself, but asked friends to report back with is better to get something to an editor on time, photographs and comments. rather than delaying through procrastination In rather typical and robust fashion Richard and perfectionism. Through the pages of offered an analysis that went against the grain ArtWork, he was to offer a review of my first of most current opinion, where he pointed out book, Explorations in Wood (on the wood Mapping the road ahead, the late Richard Carr some of the many flaws (as he saw them) of the designer and sculpture Tim Stead). As always, building, its policy and approach, as well as his words were fair, combining praise and approached The Guardian about writing an its siting on the revitalised Dundee waterfront. criticism in a helpful manner. I had rather obituary for Richard, they declined. Perhaps it It’s as insightful a piece as any by Richard and naively and arrogantly expected a paean of is a symptom of our contemporary amnesia or stands as a fitting, final testament to his career as praise but Richard pointed out the flaws in a general lack of cultural loyalty, but I hope that an astute, fearless commentator and critic. my argument (there were many) and offered publication, will in time, reflect on its decision GILES SUTHERLAND. constructive comments. Later, I incorporated and feel ashamed at this omission and lapse in many of these into a series of lectures I gave on judgment. Richard John Marr Carr Stead’s work. His contribution to ArtWork, both as editor Academic, Journalist and Writer Later, Richard encouraged me to take and critic, was immense – his articles and Born Hendon, Middlesex, 1935. my first steps into academe, for he had been leaders number in the hundreds covering, as Died Dundee, December 24, 2018. running the Design History course at Duncan might be expected, a wide spread of concerns A Memorial Gathering for Richard Carr is of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee and interests. Most recently, for example, being held in the Glamis Suite, Queen’s Hotel, since 1976. As with his journalistic career, his Richard reported (ArtWork 201, Winter Dundee on Friday, March 22 at 1pm. encouragement and support were generous 2017/18) on a conference in Oxford, ‘Meeting There will not be a service but Richard’s son, and unstinting. Under Richard’s watchful eye Minds’, that addressed the future of the Simon, will do a slide presentation on Richard I began supervising and marking essays and newspaper industry in the digital age. As well and his interests. For catering purposes, Simon dissertations, as well as giving a series of as giving him an opportunity to return to his is keen to have an idea about numbers therefore lectures. Again, his support here was invaluable beloved Oxford, it also demonstrated Richard’s if you wish to attend, can you please and I have him to thank for having such faith in enduring interest in an industry that was in his contact this email address: my abilities. What seemed impossible became, blood, for he had worked as a junior reporter at under Richard’s gentle mentoring, possible and the Oxford Mail, where he learnt his craft the richardcarrmemorial@ often, enjoyable. hard way. He was once sacked for attempting gmail.com During a period of illness, I invited to alter the made-up lettering that had already Richard to take over my column at The Sunday Herald been placed by the typesetters (there was a