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Welcome to the launch of the Art News Scotland rolling Newsletter
Resipole Studios
This rolling Newsletter has been designed to offer you up-to-the-minute information on what is happening in the art world in Scotland.
Ealanta Lochaber Collective
Pages will be added as current and future news items roll out and pages removed as they become outdated. We hope that you find this forum useful, informative and easy to use, and you can print out the pages or download them to your ipads and notebopoks. Andrew Macdonald - Editor
Craft Town Scotland at the Barony Centre, 50 Main Street, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, KA23 9AW Tels: 01294 822266 & 01294 829179
Lab Craft: Digital adventures in contemporary craft Opens from 2 May to 1 July 2012 Jewellery made from sound waves, table lights created by a 3D printer, and a ceramic pot that can be scanned by an iPhone, all form part of this touring Crafts Council exhibition. Lab Craft features 26 of the most experimental names in craft and design. Traditional craft skills have been combined with cutting-edge digital technologies to create unusual and unfamiliar objects that take a fresh look at how technology can be used by craft makers. The exhibition is curated by design commentator Max Fraser and includes textiles, ceramics, furniture, jewellery, glass and lighting by makers and designers including Tord Boontje, Committee, Michael Eden, Gareth Neal, Nina Tolstrup and Timorous Beasties.
The Adam Pottery 76 Henderson Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5BJ TWO WORKSHOP/STUDIO SPACES AVAILABLE FROM THE END JUNE: LONG-TERM PREFERRED
Also short-term: mid-July to mid-August. Suit professional or self-sufficient amateur. Rent £50-£60 p.c.m. Email adampottery@1to1.org or phone 0131-5573978 for further infomation.
Acharacle, Argyll, PH36 4HX Tel: 01967 431 506
Ealanta Lochaber, is a collective of ten individual visual artists that has recently emerged in the remote West Highland region of Lochaber. Ealanta Lochaber meaning Creative Lochaber endeavours to showcase the variety of art work created in the locality and believe in the principle that unity is strength. They feel that working together to promote each other's work will raise the profile of arts in the region, thus making it more accessible to art enthusiasts from around the world. With an amalgamation of figurative, landscape and wildlife painting, wood turning and mono colographic printing, Ealanta Lochaber heralds an exciting range of disciplines and practices. Andrew Sinclair of Resipole Studios says ‘Lochaber has a marvellous breadth of high quality visual artists, who due to their geography, seldom have the chance to meet and work together. The Ealanta Lochaber project brings together ten of the best visual practitioners in the area so that collectively they can market their work to a much larger scale' David Wilson of the Lime Tree Gallery said 'The old socialist adage that 'unity is strength' is absolutely true here. By coming together these ten †artists have a much bigger impact and doors will open with opportunities that individually they would not have had' Ealanta Lochaber consists of Alan B. Hayman, Alistair Smyth, Andrew Sinclair, Andrew Stewart, Anna Raven, David Wilson, Gail Wendorf, James MacCallum, Jamie Hageman and John Hodgson. Ealanta Lochaber held its premier exhibition at the Lime Tree in Fort William on Friday the 16th of July. Further exhibitions include The Glasgow and London Art Fair, as well as a show held in Paris early next year. The collective has also compiled a book that offers a visual representation of its artists' work, showcasing the range of styles and individual interpretations of West Highland life over a broad spectrum of mediums and subject matters. The book will be available to buy in tourist venues and galleries across the Highlands.
Ti m C o c k b u r n Solo Exhibition Open for viewing from 13th April. This is our first solo exhibition of Tim's work and we are delighted that there is over 20 works to view.
Frames Contemporary Gallery 10 Victoria Street, Perth, PH2 8LW. Tel: 01738-631085 or view images at: www.framesgallery.co.uk
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Craft Scotland Craft Scotland, 15 Coburg St, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6ET. Tel: 0131 466 3870 This summer there are more than 70 chances to discover the magic of glass in ‘Glass Games 2012’, a nationwide Olympic-inspired programme of events that celebrates the skills of glass artists. From 01 June to 30 September 2012, there will be exhibitions, tours, workshops, have-a-go sessions and more in a packed programme of glass-related events, brought together by The Contemporary Glass Society. Scottish Highlights of the Glass Games 2012 include The Thread across the Sea at the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Fife, from June 1 to July 27. The exhibition is a series of site-specific installations by Keiko Mukaide and Jeanette Shendler, which connects Scottish and Japanese fishing communities to reflect on the 2011 Tsunami disaster. Near Castle Douglas, you can take part in a glass noughts and crosses tournament and view stained glass at artist Caro Barlow’s Glenshinnoch studio. Torcher Tailor: the Torcher Chamber Arkestra will be creating a performance at the International Festival of Glass, combining fire, glass, music, dance and explosives, literally exploding notions of what flameworked glass can be. Torcher Chamber Arkestra was founded in 2010 by Scottish based maker Carrie Fertig.
3 Harbours Arts Festival The largest & most diverse arts festival in east Lothian. The 3 Harbours of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton provides the perfect setting for this unique festival showing arts in unusual spaces takes place from 2nd to 10th June. We are the largest most diverse arts festival in East Lothian. Now in its sixth year, the 3 Harbours Arts Festival has over 100 venues, over 100 artists and over 50 events. Visual art, music, workshops, tours, trails, literature, film, photography and drama abound in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton during the festival week. Art in unusual places, ó sculpture in the harbour, photographs on harbour railings, an origami installation in a scrapyard and much more. See the highlights page for a taste of the festival. To find out more about this event, download the Festival 2012 Brochure at: www.3harbours.co.uk
For more information, visit: www.craftscotland.org
Fisher Gallery
East Neuk Open Studios
11-13 High Street, Pittenweem, Fife, KY10 2LA Tel: 01333 312255 email: enquiry@fishergallery.co.uk
30+ artists invite you to visit them in their studios
Saturdays and Sundays, 16th - 17th and 23rd - 24th June 10.30 am - 6.30 pm Paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics, etchings, illustrations, jewellery, weaving, textile art. The thirty or more artists are located throughout the East Neuk of Fife. The event provides an opportunity for art lovers to visit and speak to the artists in person, discovering what inspires them and how they create. Work includes paintings, drawings, ceramics, prints, art-weaving and jewellery-making, and some of it may be for sale.
SPRING EXHIBITION Including artists: Jean Hall, Bella Green, Albie Sinclair, Jo Walker and Rose Bently-Steel, who are all new to the gallery. We welcome back Claudia Massie and regular exhibitors James Fraser and Jan Fisher. We are also showing ceramics from: Oathlaw Pottery, John Kershaw, Simon Shaw, Vanessa Bullick, Mary Chapelhow, Maralyn Reed-Wood and introducing the delightful pigs from Christine Cummings. Lewis Banks has enamel work on copper, clocks and other items made from driftwood by Gary Brown and studio glass work from Carole Robinson and Sanders & Wallace. We also have a wide selection of framed and unframed giclee reproductions of paintings by Jan Fisher and Anna Fisher. Open: 10am - 5pm, 6 days a week (closed Tuesday).
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Open Studios North Fife
The Airt Gallery
5th, 6th & 7th May, 10am - 6pm each day
South Leylodge Farmhouse, Leylodge, Kintore, AB51 0XY Tel: 01330 860333
You are invited to visit 84 artists, makers and designers in their studios in the North of Fife over the first weekend in May 2012.
March 19th - April 26th AN EXHIBITION OF PRINTMAKING BY RUTH O'DELL, MARION MACPHEE AND JILL HODGE.
This event is an opportunity for you to meet, buy or commission from professional artists and makers. Why not have a day out exploring an interesting part of Fife and see an exciting range of work in paint, pencil, charcoal, textiles, glass, mixed media, metal and ceramics plus jewellery, furniture and sculpture.
Jill graduated in Fine Art (Printmaking) from Loughborough University College in 1999. She is Director of Amber Arts in Edinburgh. In her work she uses stratified planes of colour to evoke time and change in her landscapes. www.jillhodge.co.uk
To find out more, visit:
RUTH O' DELL
www.openstudiosnorthfife.co.uk
The Strathearn Gallery, 32 West High Street Crieff, Perthshire, PH7 4DL Tel: 01764 656100 www.strathearn-gallery.com
JILL HODGE
Ruth graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1986, moving to the Isle of Lewis in 1991. From her studio in South Dell she works full time creating prints and paintings which are a visual diary of island life. www.greenallodellstudio.com
MARION MACPHEE Marion graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2001. Born on the Isle of Skye her work is inspired by landscapes, seascapes and marine life. She recently moved to Glasgow where she uses the facilities of the Glasgow Print Studio. www.marionmacphee.co.uk
Perthshire Painters
Galleria Luti 16 Ancaster Sq., Callander, FK17 8BL Tel: 01877 339577 New Opening Times Open: Thu - Mon 12:00 -17:00, Sun: 13:00-17:00 Closed: Tue and Wed
28th April - 26th May 2012
CURRENT EXHIBITION
Gallery Hours: Tue - Sat 11am - 5pm & Sun 1pm - 5pm
Notti Piu Leggere Lighter Nights (Early Summer) Sat 5th May - Wed 4th July
Showcase Glass, Art and Craft Ltd Unit 7, Imex Business Centre, Craigleith Road, Broadleys Industrial Park, Stirling, FK7 7WU This is also the working studio of Jon Piccolo and Libby Yule. You may also get to see work in progress and chat with the artists. We run taster sessions available during quieter times, so please ask if you would like to 'Have a Go' Open every day from 10.30am to 5.30pm (except Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment only) Regular craft workshops with a reduction for students.
Please call 07 812 812 812 to book or visit: www.showcaseglass.co.uk
Aberfeldy Gallery 3 & 9 Kenmore Street, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2BL. T: 01887 829129 W: www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS George Grant, Rowena Laing and Lin Pattullo, from 5 May until 20 June 2012 Ed Hunter and Audrey Slorance from 30 June until 27 July 2012
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RSW SUMMER EXHIBITION
Junction Arts
Maclaurin Art Galleries, Rozelle Park, Monument Road, Ayr, KA7 4NO
282 Holburn Street, Aberdeen, AB10 6DD Tel: 01224 593653 Website: www.junctionartandgifts.co.uk
'Contemporary Makers' 28th April - July Preview event Friday 27th April 6 - 8 pm All Welcome! This is our first ever makers only show which will include work by ceramists, textiles artists, sculptural work and much more.
Just Art Sunday 13 May - Sunday 10 June 2012 Mon to Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 12am - 5pm, Closed Tues
Fine and Applied Arts 64 High Street, Fochabers, Moray, IV32 7DH T: 01343 820500 W: justart.co.uk
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Potfest at the Palace
Spring Mixed : 13th May to 9th June Jack Findlay, David Boyle, Jessie White, Catherine Imhof Cardinal, Douglas Matheson, Donna Duncan and Gwen Black
Summer Show : 16th June to 14th July Charles Monteith Walker, Helena Emmans, Hannah McAndrew, Fiona Thompson, Miriam Reid, Lara Scobie and Patricia Shone Potfest returns to the Perth area for its 15th year. This year’s show is Potfest at the Palace, in the wonderful grounds of Scone Palace, the home of the Stone of Destiny, the crowning site of former Scottish kings. This year’s show has a different format, being held in marquees on the grounds at the rear of the Palace. The market will be open: Friday - Saturday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm daily. Free parking. Refreshments on site.
Kinblethmont Gallery Arbroath, Angus, DD11 4RW Tel: 01241 830 756 W: www.kinblethmontgallery.co.uk
David Cook - One Man Show 12th - 27th May 1pm - 5pm Sat. 12th May, thereafter 11am - 5pm daily
Moray Art Centre The Park, Findhorn, Moray, IV36 3TA T: 01309 692426, W: www.morayartcentre.org
Clacharan- Stepping Stones - May 2012 Storyteller George Macpherson and Photographer Anja Tanner. The results of a collaborative project between Skye storyteller George Macpherson and Swiss photographer Anja Tanner. The pair travelled around Skye photographing the sites of many of Macphersonís stories and legends, with the resulting images now on display alongside audio recordings.
Cook was born in 1957 in Dunfermline and attended Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee under Alberto Morrocco, from 1979-84, receiving seven awards. He then won a travel award which took him to Paris, Amsterdam, Belgium and Cyprus. He won the Guthrie Award at the RSA in 1985 and was given SAC Awards in 1985, 1988 and 1989.
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Spring Fling 2012 is an exciting year for Spring Fling it's our 10th Birthday! From 2-5 June 2012, 76 professional artists, makers and designers†will throw open the doors of their studios, inviting visitors to discover where and how they create their work; many artists will host demonstrations and every artist will be selling their work.
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Curtis Cup Exhibition Free Entry - 6th June - 11 June 2012 Court House, High Street Nairn From 6th to 11th June a special art exhibition will be held to coincide with the Curtis Cup which is to be played at Nairn’s championship links. The Curtis Cup is the bi-annual golf competition between teams of amateur lady golfers representing the USA and Great Britain & Ireland. This prestigious event will bring golfing enthusiasts from all over the world to the Scottish Highlands and to add to their enjoyment an exhibition including some of the best professional artists from the area will be showing, and selling, their work in the historic Nairn Court House. The Festival is also delighted to be featuring original work from Lucy Tormey, Curtis Cup Event Artist at this exhibition.
You can discover the region on theSpring Fling bus, as part of the official Spring Fling cycle ride, or with the Spring Fling Sunday morning walking tour. For evening entertainment Spring Fling presents the ever popular†ceilidh and hog roast, and for the first time in 2012 we will host an†exclusive wine tasting event- free for Friends. In 2012 Spring Fling will launch a web shop and a map based smartphone applicationto help visitors navigate the studios, which after the event will become a year round art guide. More info. at: www.springfling.com
The 2012 Angus Open Studios Event From 24th-28th May 2012, at numerous venues in and around Angus. The Directory for the 2012 Angus Open Studios Event is now available featuring some 59 artists, craftspeople, and designer-makers working in and around Angus. The directory is even bigger and better than last year's and there's been even more excitement in the run-up to the 2012 event. The initial run of 8000 copies of the directory will be available from AOS members, and from various outlets around Angus. For further details, visit: www.angusopenstudios.com
COAST Festival of the Arts COAST Festival of the Arts is an annual weekend of events that takes place in the beautiful Banffshire Coast towns of Banff & Macduff.
OPENING EVENT This year we will celebrate the launch of the Festival with the opening of the exhibition at Macduff Town Hall, ‘Show Your Hand’. Join us at 7pm on Friday 25th for refreshments and a first look at this unique exhibition of new artwork.
VENUE OPENING TIMES Please be aware that not all venues will be open every day. Check with the individual listing for information.
Still Life
Picture Gallery & Framer 126 High Street, Aberlour, Speyside, AB38 9NX Tel: 01340 871457
EXHIBITION 4th - 17th May Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival Exhibition Jonathan Wheeler and Matthew O'Connor
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Paisley Art Institute 124th Annual Exhibition 2012
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Saturday 5th May - Sunday 3rd June 2012
Your Paintings project on track to have all public oil paintings in Scotland online by year end. The Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF), in partnership with the BBC, today announced that an additional 4,000 oil paintings from public collections across Central Scotland Fife and Perth, Kinross and Angus have been added to the Your Paintings website for the nation to enjoy. Your Paintings is a project to create a complete online catalogue of every oil painting in the United Kingdomís national collection, at bbc.co.uk/yourpaintings Today’s additions to Your Paintings mean that there are now 15,000 paintings from over 60 collections across Scotland on the site including works from Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. By the end of the year all 35,000 oil paintings in Scottish public collections will be online for the world to view and admire. In total some 240 collections across Scotland will have participated in this project to make Scottish public art more accessible. These collections range from National Galleries of Scotland and National Trust for Scotland to many collections with just a handful of paintings. This project would not have been possible without the enthusiastic support of public bodies in Scotland such as Creative Scotland, Museums Galleries Scotland and the Scottish Government. The PCF is particularly grateful to the Scottish Government which has made two generous grants to the project.
The Great Tapestry of Scotland is the brainchild of one of Scotland’s best-known writers, Alexander McCall Smith. The 44 Scotland Street author, together with historian Alistair Moffat, and the artistic talents of Andrew Crummy, not to mention stitchers from all over Scotland, form a team set to produce the world’s longest tapestry through one of the biggest community arts projects ever to take place in Scotland. The creation of the tapestry initiates a legacy project worth its length in gold. It is a unique and outstanding opportunity to tell our nationís history and to involve as many people as possible in the telling. The aim is to create a series of over one hundred and twenty panels that tell the key stories in Scottish history- everything from Duns Scotus to Dolly the sheep. This exciting project will use a range of embroidery skills and over 30 miles of woolen yarn to translate Andrew Crummy’s descriptive artwork into a colourful, skilful and textural depiction of the history of Scotland. To date there are stitchers in practically every area of Scotland committed to taking part, all of whom share a passion for Scottish history and some pretty impressive sewing skills. These volunteers will work together for over 400 hours per panel from locations around the country, islands and mainland, to help make Andrew Crummy’s artistic vision a reality, and gift The Great Tapestry of Scotland to the nation. The Great Tapestry of Scotland will be created, like the Bayeux Tapestry, on embroidered cloth, rather than a woven tapestry. It will be annotated variously in English, Gaelic, Latin and Scots, with surface stitching in a variety of yarns, creating a wonderfully rich and tactile artwork. A defined range of stitches will be used including stem, split and chain, with filling stitches like long and short, satin and darning, and composite stitches where appropriate. The tapestry design currently consists of over 120 panels. For more information please contact: Jan Rutherford, E: jan.ppw@janrutherford.co.uk, T: 07710474308 or Anna Renz, E: anna.renz@janrutherford.co.uk, T: 07835773083