Posts Tagged ‘sculpture’
Landscape put in focus at Glencoe exhibition
An exhibition of vibrant Highland landscapes by acclaimed Scottish colourist artist Hamish MacDonald is set to go on show. It will open at the National Trust for Scotland’s revamped Glencoe Visitor Centre on 3 August. Over 50 print works, silk art and cards depicting the landscapes and seascapes of Western Scotland, from Arran to Ullapool,…
Read MoreArt festival is ready to be put in the picture
Edinburgh Art Festival has revealed new projects specially commissioned for this year’s event. These new projects join the previously unveiled exhibitions programme as part of the 16th edition of Edinburgh Art Festival. Bringing together the capital’s leading galleries, museums and artist run spaces and featuring internationally established names alongside emergent talent from Scotland, the rest…
Read MoreFun and games at a celebration of arts
A new generation of artists and makers will be presenting everything from a mini puppet circus to luxury wedding tiaras this weekend. It comes as part of Spring Fling 2019 visual art festival (Friday 25 to Bank Holiday Monday, 27 May). Each year Scotland’s premier open studios weekend, and its parent organisation Upland, run schemes…
Read MoreInternational flair for Glasgow art fair event
The Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair returns to the Marquee at Kelvingrove this month. Now in its fifth year, the fair promises to bring an international flair to Glasgow’s cosmopolitan West End. GCAF provides a superb opportunity to view and buy works of art from art galleries and artists from across Scotland, the UK, Ireland and…
Read MoreThe Scotsman who made a lasting mark on Russia
Catherine the Great’s favourite architect was the brilliant, mysterious Scot, Charles Cameron. Charles Cameron came from mysterious beginnings, origins which he deliberately made foggier. By his mid-thirties, in 1779, without ever having created a building in his life, he was appointed by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, to lead a classical architectural revival. Talented…
Read MoreTrail guides and maps of Aberdeen launched
A series of seven trail guides of Aberdeen and two maps of popular hills have been launched to help locals and visitors discover historical and natural gems around the city. The family-friendly guides and maps, produced by Aberdeen City Council, are designed to encourage people to walk around our beautiful and historic city by the…
Read MoreThe bronzed beauties hailing from the Black Isle
Farquhar Laing has sculpture in his genes and with the recent successes of his casting business it seems he may also have bronze in his blood. Sculptor and founder of Black Isle Bronze, Farquhar Laing tried his hand at several jobs before realising that the ‘hands on’ approach was the way forward for his career.…
Read MoreRob Mulholland is a natural born sculptor
The relationship between people and the natural world that artist Rob Mulholland reveres so much is the inspiration for his amazing sculptures. It was the work-hard, play-hard lifestyle of his sculpture tutor, Alan Bunkum, that first attracted Rob to the medium. He had previously considered a career in business but, following four years of studying…
Read MoreSnappy sculpture to commemorate J M Barrie
The National Trust for Scotland is launching a new garden in celebration of the life and work of Scottish writer J M Barrie. The author’s birthplace in Kirriemuir now has its own unusual hook – a life-size sculpture of Tick Tock the crocodile. To capture the magic of Barrie’s iconic tale, Peter Pan, the new…
Read MoreFirst chance ever to venture inside the Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is set to reveal its engineering secrets, with the first-ever public tour of the iconic structure’s internal workings. Until now, visitors have only been able to imagine the engineering magic hidden behind The Wheel’s curved steel and soaring arches, but canal custodians Scottish Canals today announced a unique opportunity to take a…
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