Posts Tagged ‘arts’
A stitch in time will go on show from this Saturday
An exhibition held every three years in the south of Scotland is getting underway this weekend. Tomorrow (Saturday, 14 April) sees the opening day of Hanging by a Thread at Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries. It’s the hotly-anticipated textiles exhibition presented every three years by guild members of the Dumfries and District Embroiderers’ Guild, the…
Read MoreJoy for youngsters as police pups pay hospital visit
Young people at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children enjoyed some wuff justice this week. They were been treated to a visit from Police Scotland’s newest four-legged recruits. German Shepherds, Otto and Karma, were named by children in the hospital thanks to the Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC). The two dogs visited the hospital’s Drop…
Read MoreScots artist Will Maclean to feature at new exhibition
The Fine Art Society in Edinburgh is presenting an exhibition of new works by Scottish artist Will Maclean. The exhibition includes work recently completed and some from the recent past by the Royal Scottish Academy artist. The constructions and sculpture are responses to narratives that the historian and critic Alan Woods described as: ‘Compressions and…
Read MoreSick children will be boosted by a visit from police pups
There’s no escaping the long arm of the law – even if you’re in hospital. But young people at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children are to be treated to a visit from Police Scotland’s newest four-legged recruits to bring a smile to their faces. German Shepherds, Otto and Karma, were named by children in…
Read MoreNew event will mark 150 years of Mackintosh style
An exhibition marking 150 years since the birth of artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh is being held at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Glasgow Museums will commemorate this significant anniversary with a major new temporary exhibition spanning Mackintosh’s lifetime, 1868–1928. By following a chronological narrative, Charles Rennie Mackintosh Making the Glasgow Style presents his work…
Read MoreTwo new arrivals at award-winning Scottish hotel
Links House at Royal Dornoch has announced the arrival of a new head chef and food and beverage manager. It coincides with the 2018 opening of their expanded restaurant. Links House was the recent winner of the HITA Award for Best Restaurant Experience in the Highlands and Islands. The award-winning Orangery has been closed for…
Read MoreA double boost to restore Aberdeen Music Hall
An £8.7million campaign to revamp Aberdeen Music Hall has been given a huge boost. Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) has announce the launch of a new corporate sponsorship campaign in support of the Music Hall Transformation. The scheme has been kicked off with donations totalling £10,000 from Aberdeen Standard Investments and BP. APA, the charitable trust…
Read MoreThe Royal National Mòd is heading for Perth
Perth has been announced as the host for the Royal National Mòd in 2021. Perth and Kinross Council, the Gaelic Society of Perth and Horsecross Arts prepared a bid in partnership, with the aim of introducing new audiences to the Mòd and showcasing Perth’s cultural assets. Since Perth last welcomed Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail in…
Read MorePhotographer looks to his roots for exhibition
A Scottish celebrity photographer is turning back the clock to the 80s for his new exhibition. Donald Maclellan’s photographic roll call charts pupils’ progress in the eighties – a decade of cultural, technical and political upheaval – has been endlessly analysed by social historians: but never has this pivotal period been viewed from the perspective of…
Read MoreJenny Saville’s work is put in the frame in Scotland
A rare, early oil study by renowned British artist Jenny Saville is now being shown by the National Galleries of Scotland. It is being shown as part of a major new presentation devoted to Saville’s work, which is now open at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. The newly acquired oil – the first…
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