Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Art galleries looking to broaden their canvas
The National Galleries of Scotland is looking for a creative partner to help refresh its image. They are looking for an outside firm which can match its ambitious vision and help them to reach and engage more audiences and diverse groups via a refreshed brand. A new visual identity and tone of voice across all…
Read MoreDistillery launches its own school of gin
Isle of Skye Distillers has announced the launch of its brand-new gin school. The Portree-based distillery, producers of Misty Isle Gin and Tommy’s Gin, opens its doors to visitors today, Monday 27 August. The first experience of its kind on the island, Isle of Skye Distillers’ Gin School features six mini stills, accommodating groups of…
Read MoreUnique Sunday brunch will now run until December
A Scots hotel’s increasingly famous International Sunday Brunch has now been extended until December due to high demand. Diners at the five-star Fairmont St Andrews’ resort are able to select as many dishes as they like from a hugely diverse and globally inspired menu, created using the finest locally sourced ingredients. Originally set to end…
Read MoreMajor exhibition to focus on enigmatic Scots artist
A new exhibition exploring the life and work of Scottish Modernist artist Edwin G Lucas is now underway. Revealing the little-known story of Lucas’s life and career, it traces his development from the early watercolours of his youth to his boldly experimental oil paintings of the 1940s and 1950s. It also explores the artist’s final,…
Read MoreThe Glenfiddich Gallery will be a work of art
Work by artists from India, South Korea, Canada and Scotland will go on show at the Glenfiddich Distillery from this weekend. The display, launching this Saturday, 25 August, is part of its acclaimed International Artists in Residence programme. Hosted at the Dufftown home of world-famous single malt, the initiative sees artists from around the globe…
Read MoreDouble reason to celebrate golf club’s 10th birthday
A Scottish golf club will mark its 10th birthday with a double celebration – by hosting the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, followed by the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open. The Renaissance Club, one of the newest additions to the stretch known as Scotland’s Golf Coast, will host Scotland’s National Open on the European…
Read MoreHistoric Scottish home wins major restoration title
The owners of one of Scotland’s finest historic homes are celebrating after winning a major UK restoration award. Marchmont House, an 18th century Palladian mansion near Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders, has been chosen as the winner of the 2018 Historic Houses/Sotheby’s restoration award following an intensive six-year effort to convert it from a former…
Read MoreHeaven scent with a real nose for business
Imogen Russon-Taylor is the woman behind Scotland’s first fragrance house, Kingdom. Having previously worked in the whisky industry, Imogen knew that she had a well-trained sense of smell, but with her new venture, she has been inspired by Scotland’s rich heritage and people. However, she admits she feared that: ‘the scents that I came up with…
Read MoreGolden age of steam celebrated this weekend
The age of steam will be brought back to life this weekend in Aberdeenshire. The Royal Deeside Railway is a standard gauge steam and diesel hauled heritage railway, in a beautiful setting running alongside the River Dee. This weekend, it will be holding a steam and vintage rally weekend, on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19…
Read MoreMonkey business at the Fringe with Nina Conti
The daughter of Scots movie star Tom Conti is appearing at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Nina Conti is a British Comedy Award winning ventriloquist and daughter of the Paisley-born actor. She is currently appearing in the Festival Fringe at Underbelly Bristo Square, in Nina Conti is Monkey, and she tells Scottish Field about her…
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