Visual Arts
Artists take to waves for residency
ARTISTS are being offered a residency with a difference – on a yacht. The chosen artists will spent a week aboard a 50ft yacht exploring Arran and the Firth of Clyde. They be able to set their own itinerary for their voyage aboard the Whimbrel catamaran and will receive a stipend plus travel expenses to…
Read MoreREVIEW: Mark Hearld’s Menagerie
Abigail Pooley visits The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh to review Mark Hearld’s latest exhibition. MARK HEARLD returns to The Scottish Gallery with his latest body of work, Mark Hearld’s Menagerie. This exhibition tells the story of Mark’s lockdown experience. Mark has always found comfort in the natural world, and this has often influenced his work.…
Read MoreGreengallery finds the right art for your home
SINCE it opened in 1993, the Greengallery has shown the very best contemporary art in Scotland. From the beginning, the gallery has shown a diverse selection of work by artists and makers. The range and depth of work is always a surprise to visitors, who don’t expect such quality in a small, rural gallery. The…
Read MoreExhibition mixes ‘the cosmos and mythology’
EDINBURGH’S Arusha Gallery presents the work of Fiona Finnegan for her first solo exhibition in Scotland, Midnight Candy. The exhibition showcases Finnegan’s romantic landscapes in the backdrop of the Arusha Gallery’s gothic New Town architecture. Finnegan suggests that the exhibition is a study of the human experience, “both real and imagined”, and aims to represent…
Read MoreArtists set to benefit from online auction
BORDERS auction house Brown & Turner will help 24 contemporary artists target the Christmas shopping market tomorrow through a special online auction. Seventy pieces will be auctioned, including two portraits by Berwickshire artist Gill Walton, oil paintings by Kelso artist Neville Storer, mixed media works by East Lothian artist Julie Barnes, and two pieces by…
Read More‘Abstraction’ opens at Gallery Q Dundee
WORKS by six artists have gone on show at Gallery Q Dundee. The exhibition, entitled “Abstraction”, runs until 15 November. Siobhan O’Hehir, who lives and paints at Ancrum in the Borders, is the featured artist. Originally from the West of Ireland, she trained in fine art at the University of Ulster and achieved her master’s…
Read MoreCarvers ‘log on’ for online chainsaw contest
SCOTLAND’S annual open chainsaw carving competiton, “Carve Carrbridge”, is heading online tomorrow. Ten carvers are competing for the “Claymore Trophy”, including: local artist and long-standing competitor Alice Buttress; last year’s winner, Michael Tamoszus from Germany; and 2019 best new entrant Mario Marino from Spain. Each has been filmed using time-lapse cameras, with footage being uploaded…
Read MoreScotland launches ‘Gumtree for artists’
A SERVICE to help artists and craft makers share leftover materials, swap skills and share transport has been launched. The Circular Arts Network (CAN) has been organised by Glasgow’s Sculpture Placement Group (SPG). The platform allows artists to swap everything from leftover paint to plinths. Kate Robertson, co-director of SPG, said: “Artists and the arts…
Read MoreArtists send online D&G postcards
NEARLY 40 artists and makers have contributed small-scale works to an online exhibition entitled “A Postcard From D&G”. Pieces created for the initiative range from paintings, drawings and feltwork through to original prints and glass. Artists who have taken part in the exhibition include Heather Blanchard, Lisa Hooper, and Amanda Simmons. The online show opens…
Read MoreMarchmont House creates studios for artists
ARTISTS’ studios and workshops have been created at Marchmont House near Greenlaw in the Borders. An event marking the launch of the creative spaces will be held on 19 September, with talks, tours, films and catering by celebrity chef Valentine Warner. Two newly-commissioned sculptures called Sky Boat and Dancing Tree by Charlie Poulsen will also…
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