Posts Tagged ‘exhibitions’
Darren Woodhead opens solo show at Scottish Ornithologists’ Club
Darren Woodhead’s winter’s exhibition at the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club has opened. In his latest solo show, Darren presents new watercolours inspired by the abundant wildlife on his home ground in East Lothian as well as on short ventures away. As usual with Darren, all his work is produced from direct observation while working in watercolours…
Read MoreV&A Dundee generates £304 million for the Scottish economy
The V&A Dundee has generated £304 million for the Scottish economy, according to a new report. City leaders say the design museum has had a ‘considerable impact’ in its first five years, with more than 450 jobs supported in Dundee. Visitor numbers to the city have soared from 880,000 in 2017 to more than 1.25…
Read MoreInsightful exhibitions at National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland is currently running a number of fascinating exhibitions. The Typewriter Revolution will continue until April 17 2022, and is open from 10am-4.30pm. The typewriter’s social and technological influence is revealed in this new exhibition and looks at its role in society, arts, and popular culture. It traces the effect and…
Read MoreNew exhibition of stunning glass engravings
A new exhibition at the Scottish Gallery will showcase Nancy Sutcliffe’s glass engravings, which trace connections between organisms through our shared DNA. She draws upon plant and animal species and the cosmos, all constructed from the same chemical building blocks, all interrelated. Carving deeply into the crystal, she is able to create the illusion of…
Read MoreRobert Macmillan returns to the Scottish Gallery
Robert Macmillan’s second exhibition with the Scottish Gallery opens next week. Robert Macmillan has quietly distinguished himself as a serious contributor to Scottish landscape painting. Absorbing the terrain around his home in Broughty Ferry and further afield, he produces pictures inspired by Turner and the Tonalists. His enigmatic paintings capture the atmosphere of the ever-changing…
Read MoreNational Library of Scotland prepares new gallery
A Scottish design agency has secured a new project to design a new gallery for the National Library of Scotland. The gallery will showcase, for the first time, the very best from the Library’s vast collections of material which have shaped and documented Scotland’s cultural identity. Edinburgh-based Studio MB will oversee the exhibition development, digital…
Read MoreA trio of exhibitions heading to City Art Centre
Three new exhibitions come to Edinburgh’s City Art Centre this November. It’s a busy month at Centre, at 2 Market Street, with three brand-new displays opening throughout the month. Mary Cameron: Life in Paint opens on 2 November and runs until 15 March 2020, and is followed by Classical Edinburgh on 9 November, which then…
Read MoreSpotlight on Jewellery at The Scottish Gallery
The Scottish Gallery has an international reputation for contemporary applied arts, promoting artists working in jewellery, precious metal, ceramic, glass and wood from Scotland, the United Kingdom and worldwide. Years of working in collaboration with artists has resulted in countless exhibitions over decades with artists and makers now considered to be among the…
Read MoreThe Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival Exhibitions 2019
2019 marks the fifteenth year of the Edinburgh Art Festival which represents the visual arts in a month where Edinburgh is the cultural capital of the world, and The Scottish Gallery is a proud partner. This festival month we have curated four unique exhibitions, showcasing Scottish and international excellence in painting,…
Read MoreThis new exhibition is literally fan-tastic
An exciting new exhibition exploring the fascinating beauty of hand fans, their meaning, and history during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is now open. Opening at the St Andrews Museum, it includes some splendid examples which belonged to Lady Victoria Wemyss (1890-1994), a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Unfolding Fans: The Beauty Within…
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