Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Up, up and away with Webster Adventures
Guaranteed to delight the adventure lover in your life, a hot air ballooning experience from Webster Adventures is a novel gift which will bring Scotland’s history, heritage, and stunning aerial landscapes to life. Known for its distinctive, state of the art orange balloon, which holds two World Records, Webster Adventures is Scotland’s premier provider of…
Read MoreRemembrance art to be installed at St Giles Cathedral
An art installation is to be unveiled at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh to mark Remembrance Week 2018. Alison Kinnaird has been invited to show her installation ‘Unknown’ from 1-15 November. This artwork is the artist’s response to the present state of conflict in so many parts of the world and the fact that we…
Read MoreExhibition 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 MoreLifestyle brand set to open second Scottish hotel
A hotel chain’s lifestyle brand which began in Scotland is set to open its second outlet. Marriott’s Moxy Hotels has appointed Glaswegian Ross Saunders to lead the launch of the new 181 bedroomed Glasgow Moxy. The new hotel is due to open in the Merchant district of the city on November 13. Aged 32, Ross…
Read MoreA celebration of our department stores
A photographic exhibition to celebrate icons of the Scottish high street, past and present opens next week. Featuring photographic images of Scottish shops spanning over 100 years from 1889 until 1991, it includes perspective designs for classic department stores such as Binns and Jenners. This exhibition opens on October 12 and is a collaboration between…
Read MoreFinalists chosen in bale artwork competition
Six straw bale works of art, created by Scottish young farmers, have been deemed ‘outstanding in their field’ as the finalists in an annual bale art competition. The national competition, run by the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) and supported by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), welcomed 54 entrants from across the country, with…
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 MorePolished recording from a musically mature group
Released last month, Free One is the debut album from five thoroughly seasoned musicians. Each is highly accomplished in their art, with the mandolin of Laura-Beth Salter and guitarist Jenn Butterworth providing the rhythmic drive to support the silky fiddles provided by Aileen Gobbi, Fiona MacAskill and Laura Wilkie. From the opening atmospheric strains of Aileen’s Nonna Pina…
Read MoreLight fantastic is Scotland’s new autumn attraction
A stunning showcase of Scotland’s natural beauty launched last night in Perthshire. Hundreds of invited visitors watched in delight as the Enchanted Forest launched its much-anticipated 2018 show Of The Wild in Faskally Wood, near Pitlochry, on Wednesday evening. Showcasing the wild and wonderful autumnal beauty of Highland Perthshire, the sound and light spectacular has…
Read MoreThe perfect place to get crafty for some gifts
Anyone keen to get creative this Christmas should make a note in their diary for later this month. The Creative Craft Show and Crafts for Christmas is returning to Glasgow’s SEC from October 25–28. The co-hosted shows will bring together over 200 exhibitors and experts showcasing artisan, handcrafted gifts, supplies and inspiration for crafters. Visitors…
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