Culture
Statue tribute to Ally Bally Bee writer
A sculpture to remember a 19th century Scottish sweetmaker who penned a world famous children’s lullaby has been unveiled. Hundreds of people attended the ceremony in Galashiels today (Friday 20 September), which saw the Coulter’s Candy statue dedicated to Robert Coltart revealed by sculptor Angela Hunter, local historian Graeme McIver and 14-year-old Liam Darling, a…
Read MoreMarine painter Rob Andrew’s work is all at sea
When it comes down to it, there are very few places that rival the love and inspiration of home. Such a phenomenon is shared by marine painter Rob Andrew who, after working in Czechoslovakia and South Africa, returned to the north east of Scotland to pursue and develop his passion for painting. Drawing on a…
Read MoreA week to go until Scots Language Awards
The inaugural Scots Language Awards are to be presented next week. In 2019, The United Nations Year of Indigenous Language, Hands Up for Trad have launched a new annual award ceremony for Scotland’s vibrant cultural calendar, celebrating the best in the Scots Language, in association with Creative Scotland. Scots Language has long been used by…
Read MoreRichard Demarco to warn of sculpture’s Scottish future
Artist and arts promoter Richard Demarco CBE will tell a special conference that Scottish sculpture is under-celebrated and faces a daunting future. However, he believes that the work of Marchmont House, represents a beacon of hope. Demarco will be among the artists, curators, auctioneers, dealers, collectors and enthusiasts due to gather at the beautiful mid-18thcentury Palladian mansion…
Read MoreThe Exorcist can still provide its share of shocks
On its original cinematic release, The Exorcist became one of the most shocking films of the 1970s. Whilst it’s hard to replicate 1973 sensibilities in 2019, The Excorcist stage production, currently at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow, still manages to pull of a few moments that make it uncomfortable viewing. But let’s rewind a little.…
Read MoreGlasgow International Festival returns
The 2020 edition of Glasgow International Festival, one of the UK’s largest and most influential art festivals, will see a host of new commissions and exhibitions. These will showcase the city as a centre for the production and display of innovative contemporary art. The 2020 programme will comprise a Director’s Programme of larger-scale commissions and…
Read MoreCelebrating 80 years of service to the public
A new exhibition is to tell the story of more than 80 years of Royal Voluntary Service in Glasgow. Compassion in Crisis at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum celebrates the contribution of volunteers in the city, from the Second World War to the Facebook generation From collecting salvage and distributing ration books during the Second…
Read MoreFilm makers wanted for Granite Noir fiction festival
Scots film makers are being invited to play their part in the 2020 instalment of Aberdeen’s crime fiction festival Granite Noir . With plans forwell underway for the weekend of February 20-23, festival organisers are offering a unique opportunity to aspiring filmmakers. In the Frame will offer the chance for some of the north east’s…
Read MoreStair Art showcases the best British designers
Alternative Flooring’s new Stair Art opens on the Design Avenue at Focus/19, with expressive patterns created in collaboration with some the best British designers. Alternative Flooring champions design, craft and UK manufacturing. This British brand has been bringing award-winning innovative designs to floors for over 20 years. A series of creative collaborations with iconic figures…
Read More830,000 visitors at V&A Dundee in first year
V&A Dundee welcomed over 830,000 visitors in its first year, 330,000 more than the pre-opening estimate of 500,000 visitors. In the last 12 months the museum was visited by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for its official opening, made the front cover of TIME Magazine as one of the world’s Greatest Places of 2019,…
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