Arts & Antiques
Exhibition of Toulouse Lautrec works opens in Scotland
A new exhibition celebrating the art of famous French artist Toulouse Lautrec has opened. Two dancers from the Moulin Rouge in Paris – Mathilde Tutiaux and Lucy Monaghan – paid a special visit to Edinburgh to help launch Pin-Ups: Toulouse Lautrec and The Art of Celebrity, the National Galleries of Scotland’s first major exhibition to…
Read MoreCapturing the beauty of nature with a paintbrush
Sandra Emslie’s house is a gallery of her work, with practically every patch of wall covered in paintings of the agricultural landscapes of Douneside and Migvie interspersed with scenes of her beautiful garden – Sandra’s other passion. As she leads me through a terrace of colourful flowers through a large, well-tended lawn flanked by ancient…
Read MoreArt and antiques event will be museum fundraiser
A charity art and antiques event will be held at the Marcliffe Hotel in Aberdeen next month. Taking place on Sunday, 18 November, it aims to spread the word about the incredible redevelopment of the Aberdeen Art Gallery, and fundraise to help restore the Granite City’s reputation as a place rich in heritage and culture.…
Read MoreStudio prepares host new display of print art
The Glasgow Print Studio is set to open a new exhibition this Friday. Among those displaying their work are Timorous Beasties, Martin Boyce, Annis Fitzhugh, Claire Forsyth, Michael Fullerton, Ilana Halperin, Jim Lambie, John Mackechnie, Scott Myles, Jim Pattison, Toby Paterson, Ciara Phillips, Carol Rhodes, Murray Robertson, Lucy Skaer, Tony Swain, Jane and Louise Wilson,…
Read MoreSearch launches to find ‘lost’ works by wildlife artist
A major new worldwide search has been launched, to track down hundreds of original artworks by world famous wildlife artist David Shepherd – one year after his death. David visited Scotland many times on his art roadshows and he loved painting Highland scenes. It’s believed his paintings have ended up all over the globe and…
Read MoreScots F1 driver Susie Wolff immortalised in glass
Scotland’s F1 driver Susie Wolff has been honoured with a stunning new portrait at the National Galleries of Scotland. Susie, originally from Oban, has been captured in a striking new portrait, which goes on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery this week. Wolff, who retired from F1 driving in 2015 and is currently Team…
Read MoreBellany’s The Boat Builders to go on public display
A ‘key work’ by acclaimed Scots artist John Bellany is no longer in private ownership and will go on display to the public. After remaining privately owned for some 55 years, one of the earliest and most significant paintings by the internationally acclaimed Bellany will go on permanent public display as part of the Scottish…
Read MoreShades of grey keep artist Ron Lawson engaged
In recent years, Perthshire based artist Ron Lawson has become one of the UK’s most popular and sought after landscape artists. With regular sell-out exhibitions such is the demand for his work, Ron celebrates 40 years of exhibiting his paintings this October with his biggest ever exhibition to date. The Grey Light at the Strathearn…
Read MoreNew art exhibition will highlight the River Tay
Scotland’s longest river is to become the focus of a new art exhibition. A tourism initiative bringing the areas of Dundee, Perthshire, Angus and Fife together as ‘Scotland’s Tay Country’ has inspired its creation. The Tay Projects exhibition at Tatha Gallery in Newport on Tay opening this Saturday (29 September until 3 November) and curated…
Read MoreMuseum will host a series of artist talks
The Scottish Maritime Museum is to host another artist talk at an afternoon event this Saturday (29 September). Helen Bellany, artist and partner of the critically acclaimed artist, the late John Bellany, will be the next to headline the Museum’s current series of talks. During the event, which is led in association with Tidelines Book…
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