Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Artist Sam Ainsley announces first Glasgow exhibition in 30 years
Glasgow based artist Sam Ainsley has announced her first major exhibition in the city in more than 30 years. Wednesday is Cobalt blue, Friday is Cadmium red will be on display at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) from 25 November. It is the first such show for the artist since her 1987 solo exhibition…
Read MoreAlasdair Gray mural acquired for the public will go on display in Glasgow
A mural by the the late Alasdair Gray will go on display in the museum where he learnt to draw after it was acquired for the public. Painted in 1964, Cowcaddens Streetscape in the Fifties, is one of Gray’s best-known works and what he referred to as ‘my best big oil painting.’ The painting shows…
Read MoreRecently discovered textiles by Andy Warhol to go on display in Scotland
Recently discovered textiles by iconic American artist Andy Warhol will go on display in Scotland for the first time. The rare exhibition will be held at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh next year. The 20th century artist created and sold his textiles anonymously, leaving them in obscurity until their recent discovery by collectors and curators Richard Chamberlain…
Read MoreIn the frame: How advice from her dying dad led Alison McWhirter to become one of UK’s leading artists
Alison McWhirter’s paintings have achieved global recognition, attracting a devoted following of private collectors. But a decade ago, things were very different for the Dumfriesshire-born Scottish painter. Alison had a secure career in teaching and publishing when her terminally ill father told her: ‘Look you’re a painter, you’ve always wanted to be a painter. So…
Read MoreSTORIES: THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO 2023
As the curtain closes on another successful Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Rosie Morton reflects on this year’s Show. THE skirl of the Lone Piper reverberated around the Esplanade, taking 2023’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to a poignant close. The haunting drone echoed through the 8,800-strong audience and beyond. All eyes gazed up at the piper’s…
Read MoreArt news round-up: Great Tapestry of Scotland, chainsaws, and more
THE tenth anniversary of the unveiling of the Great Tapestry of Scotland will be marked on 1-3 September at the community arts project’s purpose-built visitors’ centre in Galashiels. King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the tapestry last month. Sandy Maxwell-Forbes, the centre’s director, said: “As well as placing our new royal panel in its permanent…
Read MoreThe Art of Beasts: Life Drawing Class at the Cauldron Edinburgh
Megan Amato checks out a life drawing class at the Cauldron, Edinburgh. Edinburgh’s festivals may bring a host of exciting and novel acts, and while the Cauldron Pub has never needed an excuse to introduce intriguing and magical entertainment, they have upped the ante with enough month-long worth to fill your wizard boots. One alluring…
Read MoreBBC podcast reveals twisting tale behind the return of a stolen da Vinci masterpiece
A new BBC podcast series uncovers what really happened when a Leonardo da Vinci painting was taken from Drumlanrig Castle 10 years ago. The Missing Madonna, which is available from 25 August on BBC Sounds, marks the 20th anniversary of an audacious art heist that set the record for the most valuable painting ever to be…
Read MoreHighland museums to showcase treasures to a global audience with Smartify
From uncovering Cromarty’s historic links to the transatlantic slave trade, to following a blue plaque walking tour revealing the individuals that made Stromness the town it is today, an incredible range of Highland history is now available worldwide. Six Highland museums have been put on the global stage thanks to a partnership between XpoNorth Digital…
Read MoreScottish artwork brought back to life after incredible restoration
It has taken hundreds of hours of painstaking work, but now an important Scottish painting’s restoration transformation can be revealed. For generations artist William Barr’s painting of Paisley’s ‘great and good’ was hidden from view, covered in thick, sooty dirt. In 1910, Barr, originally from Glasgow, completed pastel portraits of more than 100 of the…
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