Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Doing the light thing as festival is extended till next weekend
A fire and light spectacular is proving to be a hot ticket. Illuminight, being held in Kilmarnock’s Dean Castle Country Park, has seen thousands of visitors enjoying the event over the opening weekend and over 12,500 tickets already snapped up for the run. Due to popular demand, new family-friendly sessions have been added to Illuminight…
Read MoreEdinburgh salon picks up two honours at beauty industry Oscars
Acclaimed Edinburgh-based salon group Zen Lifestyle is celebrating having won two prestigious industry awards – Large Salon of the Year and Boutique Salon of the Year – at the Regional Professional Beauty Awards, the Oscars of the beauty industry. Zen Lifestyle beat off competition from around Scotland at the annual awards ceremony which celebrates excellence…
Read MoreBright sparks will draw thousands to see the Colours of Cluny
The darker nights are here, but thousands of people are set to find their lives lit up. Colours of Cluny will attract visitors to the Moray town of Forres, starting today (Wednesday), with an event that’s bigger and better than last year’s hugely successful inaugural show. The team behind the family-friendly spectacular – which is…
Read MoreMacallan 1878 bottle is exposed as a fake by Whisky 101
One of the world’s only known bottles of Macallan 1878 still in circulation has been officially exposed as a fake. Following an investigation by Rare Whisky 101, working in partnership with Sandro Bernasconi, bar manager at the Waldhaus Hotel, the bottle has been confirmed as a forgery. The Waldhaus Hotel Am See in St Moritz…
Read MoreStone find reveals Picts were present in ancient Perthshire
Workmen on a ÂŁ35 million road project made a surprise discovered when they uncovered a Pictish stone. The team, working on Perth & Kinross Council’s A9/A85 project, recently uncovered a large carved stone whilst excavating part of the site. Contractors Balfour Beatty stopped works in the area to allow archaeologists from Perth and Kinross Heritage…
Read MoreThe art of Aberdeen’s iconic building designs
Eight of Aberdeen’s most recognisable buildings will be in the spotlight when a new exhibition opens this week. The Art of the Building Warrant will celebrate iconic landmarks including the Tivoli Theatre, the University of Aberdeen Student’s Union and the Northern Hotel. The display will showcase beautifully crafted building warrant plans from Aberdeen’s UNESCO-recognised archive…
Read MoreCancelled exhibition still managed to pull in the visitors
Almost 100 public proposals were put on display after a creative conceptual gesture. They were staged in Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art’s Gallery 1 during the five month run of Marlie Mul’s This Exhibition Has Been Cancelled. After the Dutch-born artist elected to cancel her exhibition in Royal Exchange Square and requested that the space…
Read MoreThe light fantastic marks a new era for Kilmarnock park
A Scottish park was glowing in the dark as the attraction officially reopened to the public. Invited guests, including members from the local community, gathered in the newly redeveloped visitor centre to celebrate the completion of the redevelopment of Dean Castle Country Park in Kilmarnock and its amenities. The ÂŁ4.7m project attracted ÂŁ3.34m in funding…
Read MoreAcclaimed Glasgow artist stages first exhibition at Edinburgh gallery
An award-winning Scots artist is to present his first exhibition at an Edinburgh gallery. John Kingsley delivers an intensity of light, heat and emotion that is almost tangible at the Doubtfire Gallery, running from Saturday, November 4, until November 25. With an exciting sweep of colour, texture and verve across a range of styles and…
Read MoreImpressive new sculpture is a mark of village’s proud heritage
A sculpture honouring the lives of the miners who worked in the Kingshill Collieries has been unveiled in Allanton, North Lanarkshire. It follows a campaign from residents to celebrate the area’s industrial legacy and to remember the men who lost their lives while working there. Miners travelled from across the central belt to work at…
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