ART & EXHIBITIONS LIST
EDINBURGH
0 BACKROOM GALLERY Underneath the Arches. 42 London Street. 556 8329. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm. Christmas Exhibition Until Thurs 1 Jan. Fiona Reid — marbled paper. Jane Edgell - stencilled furniture. Stuart Deitrich — marbled designs and Ocean Design — printed fabric and tiles.
0 BOURNE FINE ART 4 Dundas Street 557 4050. Mon—Fri l0am—6pm; Sat
10am—1pm.
General Exhibition at British Art 1800-1950
0 CALTON GALLERY 10 Royal Terrace. 556 1010. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm. Closed 24 Dec—5 Jan.
Christmas Exhibition Until Tue 23 Dec. 150 years ofpainting. watercolour and drawing by over 15( British and European artists 1790—1940.
0 CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge. 225 5584. Mon—Fri 9am—9pm. Sat 9am—1pm. Three Local Artists Until Wed 7 Jan. A display in the Conference Room 0 CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street. 225 2424 ext 6650. Mon—Sat l0am—6pm. Sun 2—5pm.
Charles Gavin Until Sat 20 Dee. Originally from Edinburgh. this painter trained in Paris and has since moved to Devon. This is his first showing in Scotland since the 1972 Edinburgh Festival. See panel. Arne Eckland Thurs l8 Dec—31 Jan. As part of the Norwegian Autumn in Scotland. this81 year-old painter from near Oslo will be showing at the Art Centre. Shy ofpublieity. he is scarcely known. even in his own country. His characters are surrounded by the tools of everyday life. but at the same time are part ofa cosmic scene. Record Cover Art Sat 13 Dec-Sat 24 Jan. Since the first covers appeared in the Fifties. their design has reflected not only trends in contemporary art but also those in society. This exhibition traces the development of the album cover over the last thirty years and shows original designs as well as the finished covers. 0 COLLECTIVE GALLERY 52—54 High Street 556 2600. Tue—Fri 12.30—5.30pm; Sat 10am-5pm. Closed Sun and Mon. Richard Wotherspoon Until Wed 17 Dec. Large. empty tin baths form the central image of these barren landscapes. Empty. they are dry of life and yet the paintings have a vitality of texture which draws you close. Christmas Art Auction Sat 13 Dee at 2.30pm. An auction oforiginal contemporary works donated by the Collective‘s members and well-known Scottish artists. Now an annual event. the aim is to raise funds for this artist-run gallery. Viewings will be held from 12.30—5.30pm on Friday and 10.30am—2.30pm on Saturday. Prizes in the raffle include paintings by Robert Callender and Iain Patterson. o RICHARD OEMARCO GALLERY Blackfriars Church. Blackfriars
Street (off High Street). 5574339. Details ofexhibitions in Demarco‘s new gallery are to be confirmed.
A Christmas Exhibition Sat 13-ch 24 Dec. The paintings ofJudy Sale have been transferred from her home in Lunga where they were first shown. to the Demarco Gallery.
Christmas Party and Auction Sun 14 Dec. 2—5pm (Sale 3.30—5pm). The works to be auctioned may be viewed on Sat 13 Dec from 10am—6pm. All works have been drawn from Demarco‘s own collection of paintings and drawings and proceeds will go to the Blackfriars Gallery fund.
0 EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 229 9311. Mon—Thurs 10am—8.30pm. Fri 10am—5pm. Sat 10am—noon. Kolding School otArt Until Fri 12 Dec. An exhibition oferaftwork from this Danish college.
0 ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION
22 Atholl Crescent. 229 1528. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Tue 10am—noon.
Christmas Watercolour Exhibition Until Sat 13 Dee. Mon l—Sat 13 Dec. 0 FINE ART SOCIETY 12 Great King Street. 556 0305. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm. Sat 10am—lpm. Robin Philipson Until Sat 1(lJan.
See Fine Art Soceity. Glasgow.
- o FLYING COLOURS 35 William
Street. 225 6776. Tue—Fri 11am—6pm. Sat 10am—1pm. Colourful contemporary paintings from Scotland and Italy. General exhibition.
0 FORREST MCKAY 38 Howe Street. 226 2589. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm. Sat 10am—1pm.
Scottish paintings from 1800 onwards. rugs and porcelain.
0 FRENCH INSTITUTE 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Fri 9.30am—1pm. 2-5.3()pm.
Prix Air France —Ville de Paris Until Fri 19 Dec. A selection from an exhibition of 200 photographs which is the result of20 young French photographers visiting 10 foreign capitals and 20 foreign photographers visiting Paris.
0 FRUITMARKET GALLERY 29 Market Street. 225 2383. Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm. Closed Sun & Mon. Licensed cafe.
From Two Worlds Until 8 Jan. From Two Worlds is an exhibition that looks at contemporary art in Britain made with a twin focus. Skari Douglas (‘amp lives half her life in Nigeria. the other halfin London. Culturally she has double vision. Het ‘Church Ede‘ sculpts her father's four-poster death bed into metallic life. Press a button and the piece is set in motion — hankies fanned by the chief‘s three widows. shoo away the flies. Fusing the sculptural techniques and narratives ofthe Niger Delta with technology and a new artistic vocabulary. she has become confidently plural. Fifteen other artists show their interpretation of living in two worlds. Roundabout Photographs Until 3 Jan. Organised as a summer project by the Roundabout International Centre. these photographs will be on display in the cafe.
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CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION
Paintings, Prints and Ceramics by Scottish Contemporary Artists
Until 24th December
10.30am — 5pm
713 Great Western Road (near Botanic Gardens) 041 339 0737
MAIN FINE ART
THE STUDIO GALLERY 16 GIBSON STREET KELVINBRIDGE GLASGOW G12 8NX Telephone 041-334 8858
’AN EXHIBITION FOR CHRISTMASTIME’ I. LESLEY MAIN NEW PAINTINGS Tuesday2nd December—
Wednesday 24th December, 1986 Tue—Sat 10—5; Sun 2—5
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PAINTINGS, PRINTS. CERAMICS, SCULPTURE, JEWELLERY, FROM ALL OVER BRITAIN
Until 29th January, 10.30am—5.30pm Mon—Sat; Closed Sun. Admission Free.
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