ART & EXHIBITIONS LIST
Level 4:
Thomas Lipton and the Americas Cup Until end May. A selection of photos, clippings and memorabilia from the Mitchell collection, relating to this famous Glaswegian sportsman and working-class- boy-made-good.
Level 5:
Fifty Years On -The Saltire Society 1936-1986 Throughout May. See also National Library, Edinburgh.
0 NATIONAL BOOK LEAGUE Lyndoch Street, 332 0391. Mon-Fri 9am—5pm.
Books about Glasgow and Glaswegians (Mayfest) Fri 2—Sat 24 May. In the last ten years over 100 titles on this subject have appeared from nowhere. Most are on show in this
‘ special Mayfest exhibition.
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10am—5pm, Sun 2—5pm. Glasgow’s museum of working life. Easterhouse - A Scheme for the Future (Mayfest) Until Mon 30 June. And in certain areas it‘s not doing badly in the present. Despite chronic problems, not least of which is lack of facilities. the scheme has produced artists and writers, has its own Festival Society and publishes a successful newspaper covering all 14 districts of Greater Easterhouse
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celebrates some of the scheme‘s achievements and charts its history. Those involved must be applauded. Cranhill Arts Project Exhibition (Mayfest) Until Mon 30 June. Another community participating actively in the arts. An exhibition of photographs, graphics. posters and newsletters from Glasgow‘s East End.
5 The Streets of Glasgow Throughout ' May.
0 POLLOK HOUSE 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 632 0274. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Sun 2—5pm.
Neighbour to the Burrell Collection, this 18th century house contains the
Stirling Maxwell Collection of . Spanish paintings and period
furnishings.
O PROVANO’S LOROSHIP 3 Castle Street. Mon—Sat 9.30—5pm. Sun 2—5pm.
Annan’s Photographs Until summer. The work of the Victorian photographer, James Annan. Etchings and Prints of the Glasgow Cathedral Area Until summer.
; Victorian prints illustrating some of
Glasgow‘s colourful characters.
0 RUTHERGLEN MUSEUM King Street, Rutherglen, 647 0837. Caledonian Pottery (Mayfest) Until
T Sun 1 June. For over 50 years up to
1929 the Caledonian Pottery was one
of the principal industrial firms in the 1 fonner royal Burgh. It‘s work is
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0 THE SCOTTISH DESIGN CENTRE 72
St Vincent Street, 221 6121.
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1986 Design Council Awards Fri 2—Tue ; 27 May British industry‘s select few
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as chosen by the Design Council. The winners include products from the engineering, consumer, medical and automotive industries and for the first time, computer industry. lrvine Development Corporation Exhibition Tue 6—Wed 28 May. Design in architecture, commerce and industry in one of Scotland‘s new towns.
Ingram Square Redevelopment Fri 9 May-Tue 3 June. An exhibition on the recent developments ofthis historic Victorian square.
0 SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Ayr Street (adjacent to Springburn Railway Station) (Mayfest) Mon—Fri 10.30am—5pm. Sun 2-5pm. On the last day of the offical Mayfest (Sat 24 May) a new and exciting social history museum opens in an area which was once the largest railway manufacturing centre in Europe. Exhibitions will illustrate the lives of railway families of the past and will also look at life in the community at
O THIRD EYE CENTRE 350 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7521 . Tue—Sat 10am— 5.30pm, Sun 2-5.30pm. Cafe. [D] Doug Coclter- Sculpture and Related Works 1976-1986 (Mayfest) Sat 3-31 May. The first exhibition to gather together work from the last ten years by this imaginative, skilled sculptor. His output is wide-ranging, including intricate ‘box’ pictures, lively large-scale contructions and punning architectural pieces. This major exhibition will take up all gallery space.
Lecture: (Mayfest) Doug Cocker will be speaking in the gallery on May 10 3pm. Free. A publication illustrating the exhibition is available at a special exhibition price of£4 (normally £5). Hose English Performance — Thee Thy Thou Thine (Mayfest) Wed 14 and Thurs 15 May. 7.30pm. £3 (£2).
Ann Seagrave and Oscar MacLellan Perlorrnances -You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down and Drip Drip Wed 14 May 10.15pm. £3 (£2). (See Theatre).
0 TRANSMISSION GALLERY 13—15 Chisholm Street. Tues—Sat 12—6pm. John Yeadon (Mayfest) Sat 3 May. Paintings by an artist most recently seen in the British Art Show.
0 TRON 38 Parnie Street, 552 4267/8. Box office Tues-Sat. Noon-10pm. Paintings by Anne Mendelow (Mayfest) Born in South Africa, Anne has been living and working in Scotland for the last ten years. This is an exhibition of watercolours, pastel figure studies and monotype prints. Thomas Muir (Mayfest) An exhibition on the life ofThomas Muir to coincide with the forthcoming production of the Life and Adventures of Thomas Muir: Part 1.
Alasdair Gray (Mayfest) Prints in the bar by artist/novelist, Glasgow’s own Alasdair Gray.
0 WASHINGTON GALLERY 44 Washington Street, 221 6780. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm. Sat 10am—1pm.
Exhibition of watercolours and drawings from the studios of Leslie Hunter (1877—1931) and Donald Bain (1904-1980). Mon 12 May—Fri 30 May. A new venue for Glasgow.
0 Scottish Photographer of the Year Exhibition During Mayfest this exhibition will tour to the following venues:
Polloltshaws Sports Centre Fri 2—Fri 9 May.
Bumhill Sports Centre, Rutherglen Fri 9LMon 19 May.
Scottish Amicable Lite Assurance Society Building 150 St Vincent Street. Mon 19—Fri 30 May.
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0 BACKROOM GALLERY Underneath the Arches, 42 London Street, 556 8329. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
No exhibitions at present.
0 BOURNE FINE ART 4 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm, Sat 10am—2pm.
General exhibition of British art 1800—1950 throughout May. Bourne Frames are now at the same address. 0 CALTON GALLERY 10 Royal Terrace, 556 1010. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
O CANONGATE TOLBOOTH Royal Mile. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.