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And that’s a wrap…
ARTIST Mat Dugard has decorated the four columns at Perth museum in a colourful wrap to spread hope amid the pandemic. Dugard has also created three murals on the doors of the city’s AK Bell library. “Each of the artworks is meant to reconnect the public with public spaces and bring some sense of optimism…
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 MoreAwards nod for Perth’s recycled metal fish
A FISH sculpture created by a Glenalmond-based artist using an old cattle feeder and other scrap metal has been shortlisted for a national award. Local farmer Willie Simpson donated the aged cattle ringfeeder that formed the base of the sculpture, which has been shortlisted at the 2020 Gaga Galvanising Construction Industry Awards. Artist Sarah-Louise Wilson…
Read More‘Atlas of Scotland’ project sets sail
AN ARTIST who is creating Scotland’s first major atlas in a century has smashed his fundraising target. Andrew Redmond Barr received donations of more than £12,000 within four days of launching his crowdfunding scheme. Barr, whose previous work includes The Illustrated Declaration of Arbroath, said: “Today modern technology may have replaced traditional paper atlases, but…
Read MoreScottish artist scoops award in Derwent Art Prize
A SCOTTISH artist has taken second place in the Derwent Art Prize, which attracted 4,756 entries from 1,884 artists in 72 different countries. Irvine-based Maree Hughes, who studied at Glasgow School of Art, was awarded £2,000 for 15. Fellow Scottish artist Charles Avery – who was one of the judges alongside director of Turner Contemporary Victoria…
Read MoreNew portrait of Scots tennis star Andy Murray
The National Portrait Gallery in London has unveiled a new portrait of Scotland’s Olympian and Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray. The multi-figured portrait by Maggi Hambling will join the Gallery’s Collection, accompanied by four preparatory charcoal drawings from life completed in the artist’s studio in September last year. The painting and two of the drawings are…
Read MoreProject Smok’s debut album is brought to life
Bayview is the debut album from upcoming neo-trad trio Project Smok. Recently released, the record showcases the non-conformist and progressive Scottish traditional music the young band have become known for in recent years. Combining trad music with links to contemporary new-age pop, Bayview was brought to life in Edwyn Collins’ famous Clashnarrow Studio in Helmsdale…
Read MoreExhibition celebrates national treasure John Byrne
A 30-year portfolio of John Byrne is being staged in Edinburgh this month. Dear John, by David Eustace, is an exhibition that brings together two outstanding talents: national treasure, the artist, writer and playwright John Byrne, and the internationally acclaimed photographic artist David Eustace, at the Scottish Gallery. Sir Angus Grossart, former chairman of the…
Read MoreCelebrating the artistic achievements of women
Glasgow Print Studio is holding an event to mark International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month 2020. GPS will present Graphic Impact: Our Lives in Print, an exhibition which highlights and celebrates the contribution women have made to the organisation since its inception in 1972. The exhibition features work from the GPS Archive, new works…
Read MoreCelebrating U.S. conceptual artist Allan Kaprow
Jupiter Artland Foundation has announced a new season dedicated to legendary American conceptual artist Allan Kaprow, who famously coined the term ‘Happening’ in the early 1960s. From May through to September 2020, Scottish and international artists will reinvent artworks from Kaprow’s career, reimagining them for the current day and the unique landscape of Jupiter Artland.…
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