Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Watch our special video highlighting a top short break
The September issue of Scottish Field is in the shops now, with 90 pages of ideas for autumn breaks. It’s an indispensible companion which will give you plenty of ideas, if you’re looking for something different, as the nights begin to get darker. One of our recommendations is a visit to Aberdeenshire to the Royal…
Read MoreUnique ceramics and killer whale skull to go on show
A killer whale skull from the only resident killer whale pod in the UK is among the fascinating objects featured in New to the National Collection, a display opening at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh on Friday, 17 August. It will be on show, along with one of just two known silver tea…
Read MoreArtists and craftspeople will open their studios
A quirky celebration of Argyll’s talented artists is in store for visitors when it is host to an open studios event. A total of 39 interesting, creative and skilled artists and craftspeople will take part. This is the 11th year of Artmap Argyll, and the artists are opening their studios to art lovers. The locations…
Read MoreSix bedrooms, a cottage and scenic views
A substantial, stone-built Victorian villa with an attached self-contained cottage, mature gardensand stunning panoramic views over the Kyles of Bute is now on the market. Presented for sale by Bell Ingram, Sherbrooke, in Tighnabruaich, has a stone portico with double storm doors which open to a vestibule with a mosaic tiled floor. From the vestibule,…
Read MoreTake it as red with this surprising summer wine trend
There’s a new trend in red wine this summer, which may shock some grape aficionados. Red wine in summer – yes, you read that correctly. It’s an idea being championed by a leading supermarket. Lidl’s Master of Wine Richard Bampfield says hot summer weather is what light reds, served chilled, are made for, and reveals…
Read MoreWoolly thinking led Flora into a career in fashion
Having become hooked on knitting at a young age, Flora Collingwood-Norris has turned her passion into a business. Based in the textile and knitwear heartland of the Scottish Borders, Flora learned how to hand-knit aged six years old, before beginning crochet soon after. She followed her interest into higher education, studying Design for Textiles at…
Read MorePommery adds some sparkle to the Fringe
Peter Ranscombe toasts the return of Champagne Pommery to the Fringe with a laser show at The Signet Library. I HAVE very fond memories of lasers – they were a big part of my course as a physics student at St Andrews – but I’d never associated them with drinking wine… until last night. The…
Read MoreCreative work will take centre stage at event
A showcase featuring the works of 140 artists and makers is coming to Perthshire. This year’s Perthshire Open Studios offers the chance to enjoy the work of a fabulous array of 140 artists and makers in studios across one of Scotland’s most beautiful regions. The nine-day event, from 1-9 September, is an opportunity to meet…
Read MoreCity’s West End put in focus for a new exhibition
A major public art exhibition is taking place in Edinburgh’s West End throughout the month of August. Based in Coates Crescent, it will host a major photography exhibition from August 1-31, the West End Character Project, showcasing the people and places that shape the area. Since October 2017, photographer, Derek Anderson has been visually documenting…
Read MoreAn international flavour to the military tattoo
Performers from all over the world are coming to Scotland to this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. From Australia and Oman to Malawi and the Shetland Isles, producers have explored all points of the compass to select a world-class programme of home-grown and overseas talent to bring this year’s spectacle to life between 3-25 August.…
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