ART LISTINGS
I OPEN CIRCLE GALLERY Hillhead Library. 348 Byres Road. 339 7223. Mon—Fri 9.30am—8pm; Sat 9.30am—1pm. 2—5pm. Closed Wed.
Interaction 2 Until Sat 25 May. Scottish. Scots-French and Scots-German interactive art alongside poetry. music and performance art videos.
I PARKHEAD FORGE SHOPPING MALL Sport At'I Until 28 Jul. ‘Art for the ordinary punter‘ — for the ordinary footballer. cricketer or bowler. that is.
I PRINCES SOUARE Buchanan Street. 221 0324. Mon-Sat 10am—6pm; Sun llam—Spm.
Danie Until Sat 18 May. Annual display and sale of more than 1000 pieces by over 50 leading contemporary jewellers. Keeping Glasgow in Stitches Until Sat 25 May. Giant tapestries — depicting the past and present of Glasgow — created during 1990 by almost anyone who felt like joining in.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland from 1872 onwards. Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour of Victorian. Edwardian. Second World War and 19605 schooldays.
I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Ayr Street. 557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat 10am—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Winner of the 1989 Award for Social and Industrial History and described as the first real community museum in Britain. James Logan: Short Stories and Tall Tales Until 30 May. A second exhibition from this talented artist who first became interested in drawing when his apprenticeship in boilermaking led toa job as a marker-off. involving full-scale engineering drawing. His new work includes images which. although dreamlike. carry a suggestion of underlying menace.
I I STREET LEVEL 279-281 High Street, 552
’ 2151. Wed—Sat 11am—6pm; Sun 2—4pm.
Jane Brettle: (re)Current Allegories Until Sun 26 May. Three new photo-text installations which challenge and celebrate the iconographies and mythologies which have always helped define ‘Western culture‘ and. specifically, the role of women. Two framed text panels by Sally Rice respond to Brettle‘s pieces. echoing and complementing the themes of the exhibition.
I THIRD EYE CENTRE 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521 . Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm; Sun 2—5.30pm.
George Wyllie: A Retrospective Until Sat 25 May. The infamous scul'.’tor looks back over his life — from evening classes in welding to the triumphant entry ofhis Paper Boat into the port of New York.
I WASPS 26 King Street. 5520564. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm; Sat 10.30am—5pm. A shop. exhibition space and resource
' centre. with information on work by all
' WASPS artists. slide library and information about how to commission work.
Strawberries at my Feet: New Paintings by Elise V. Allan Until 31 May. Exotic. symbolic compositions which reflect Allan‘s various inspirations, as a teacher
: at the Glasgow School ofArt. as an
, astrologer and from her readings ofthe philosopher Carl Jung.
I WILLIAM HAROIE GALLERY 141 West Regent Street. 221 6780. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
John Beilany Until Sat 25 May. New works
which draw on the Scottish roots ofthis
internationally acclaimed artist.
2 I THE ASH GALLERY 156 Canongate . 556 2160. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
3 Jane MacAliisier: States oi Grace Until Sat 3 18 May. Loss. pain and a controversial
1 approach to resurrection mingle in
| MacAlIister‘s new work - ‘an exquisite
blend of iconoclastic/religious line and worked photography‘.
Lorraine Turley: Ritual Until Sat 18 May. A reworking of the themes and perspectives picked up by Turley on her travels in Hungary and their relevance to her experience as an artist living in Scotland. I BARNES G FITZGERALD 47b George Street. 220 1305. Mon—Sat 10.30am—5.30pm. Contemporary glass gallery.
Studio Glass by Jane Charles and Julia Linstead Until 18Jun.
Ceramics and Raltu by Morag Miller Until 18 Jun.
I CALTON GALLERY 10 Royal Terrace. 556 1010. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Spring Exhibition Until 15 Jun. Paintings. watercolours and drawings by Scottish. English and European artists.
I CANONGATE TOLBOOTH Royal Mile. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
The People's Story The museum relates the story of the people of Edinburgh. told in their own words and through photographs and re-created tableaux.
: I CENTRAL LIBRARY George IV Bridge. . 225 5584. Mon—Fri 9am—8pm; Sat I 9am-1pm.
Kane Ruthenord: Photographs Throughout
May. Fine Art Library. Mrs Katherine Brown’s Sketches Until 31 ; May. Edinburgh Room.
The Gaelic Collection Until 1 Jun. Scottish
3 Library.
Fine Art Talits Twentieth Century British Furniture with Graham Leake ofthe
. Edinburgh College of Art on Tue 21 May 2 at 7pm, and Antiques Roadshowwith
_ EDI BURGH ‘
CRAWFORD
A R T S CENTRE
93 North Street, St. Andrews, i-‘lF-E KY16 9AL
Tel. (0334) 74610
10 May - 9 June
Tiree Works - Frances Walker
Jane McArthur - textile collages
Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm
Sun 2pm - 5pm Admission free
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To dojustlce to our wide range of Mexican tiles and wash basins, to which we have added a unique range of rustic Mexican
furniture, we have recently opened extensive showrooms at 5 the Grassmarket tel. 229 9368.
At 16 Victoria Street tel. 031 226 6695 you will find an even wider range of jewellery. clothes and small items from Latin America.
Azteca - 15 years direct trade with dozens of family workshops in Latin America.
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Aidan Hetherington of Philips Scotland on Tue 28 May at 6.30pm.
I CITIZENS STUDIOS 17—21 Assembly Street, Leith. Tue-Sun noon—5pm.
Open Shutter: New Work by Lelth Artists Sat 18 May-2 Jun.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 166 High Street. 220 1260. Tue-Sat noon—6pm.
Resoluting the Irresoiute, lrresoiuting the RCSDIUIC Until Sat 25 May. An ‘inter-cultural conversation between Gothic and Islamic architecture‘, orchestrated by Graham Fagen and Seyed Edaltapour.
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place, 229 9311. Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm; Fri IOam—Spm; Sat/Sun 10am—2pm. Schlitz Fashion Show 1991 Thurs 23 May. 3pm (£2.50). 7pm and 9pm (£3.50). Forty-one students of Fashion and Theatre Costume parade their new ideas on the college catwalk in the Sculpture Court. Tickets include programme and refreshments and are available from the Fashion Department.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP AND GALLERY 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
From this Green Earth Until lSJun. ‘Personal and lyrical‘ prints by Alfons Bytautas. Michael McVeigh and other
artists who have drawn inspiration from a
particular landscape over the years. I FINE ART SOCIETY 137 George Street. 220 6370. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm; Sat
1 10am-1 pm. ' Mixed Works by British Artists Throughout
May.
I FLYING COLOURS GALLERY 35 William Street. 225 6776. Tue—Fri 11am—6pm; Sat 10am-1pm.
Charlie Mackesy Until Wed 22 May. Drawings and watercolours by a Northumberland-born artist fascinated by music.
Sylvia Woodcock-Clarke Wed 29 May—26 Jun. A new collection of oils and drawings which provide a ‘witty and perceptive‘ look at Cypriot life.
I THE FRENCH INSTITUTE 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon-Fri 9.30am—5.30pm: Sat 9.30am— 1 .30 pm. Prix Niepce1955-1990 Until 7Jun. A retrospective exhibition of past winners of the Niepcc prize — which some call the
Booker Prize for photography — presenting a panorama of contemporary French photography.
I GALERIE MIRAGES Raeburn Place. 315 2603. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat
10am-5 .30pm.
Pots Throughout May. Magnificent array of pots and storage jars from India. Thailand. Burma. Uganda and Indonesia.
I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Belford
Road. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. [D] Cafe.
The gallery’rs justly renowned cafe is open Mon—Sat 10.30am—4.30pm; Sun 2.30—4.20pm.
The permanent display includes works by
? Dali. Magritte and Picasso.
' Andre Derain: The Late Work Until Sun 26
May. The French artist Andre Derain (1880—1954) is best known for his pre- 1910 brightly-coloured Fauve paintings. But in fact Derain was also a leading exponent of the move away from the avant-garde work of the Cubism and Abstraction — a ‘return to order‘ which characterised French art between the wars. This exhibition ofmore than a hundred paintings. drawings and prints concentrates on this aspect of Derain‘s work: nudes. still lifes and landscapes in subdued tones which recall Poussin and Corot.
I GRAEME MURRAY GALLERY 15 Scotland Street. 556 6020. Tue—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
The intelligence oi Drawing Until 22 Jun. Ten artists with varying approaches to the art of filling up blank spaces.
I HANOVER FINE ART 22A Dundas Street, 5562181. Mon-Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm. Closed Mon 20 May.
Richard Aired: Recent Wetercolours and Pastels Until Mon 27 May.
Mixed Spring Exhibition Until Mon 27 May. Works by gallery artists.
3 I KINGFISHER GALLERY 5
Northumberland Street Lane. 557 5454. Mon—Fri 9.30am—4.30pm.
David M. Martin RSW RGI: Solo Exhibition
Until Fri 17 May. Mainly landscapes and
still lifes from an established West of
Scotland artist.
Mixed Show by Gallery Artists Until 13Jun. I LADY STAIR'S HOUSE Lady Stair‘s Close, Lawnmarket. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
A celebration of Scotland‘s greatest literary figures — Robert Burns. Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street, 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.
The best days of your life? Toys. videos and various kids‘ bits and pieces shed
. some light on how it was for everyone else. 5 Now including an exhibition on Meccano
cars. In lore Penny Until 8 Jun. Attractive and ingenious money boxes dating back to
i 1880 and money-related games. including
aset of‘Monopolv‘.
I NATIONAL GALLERY or SCOTLAND The
Mound. 5568921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm;
; Sun 2-5pm.
Drawings and Watercolours from the National Monuments Record of Scotland Fri 17 May—28 July. Set up during the Second World War. the Monuments Record's brief was to make an emergency survey of
f Scotland's historical buildings. in case
they were destroyed by bombs. Fifty years on the archive has been greatly enriched by collecting and donations. The earliest topographical drawing dates back to the late 17th century. other drawings feature designs for castles. kirks. mills and lighthouses.
Sunshine and Shadow: The David Scott
L Collection oi Victorian Paintings Until 2
Jun. A collector with a special affection for high Victorian art. David Scott was one of a rare breed of art lovers who claimed never to buy a picture as an investment. ‘but solely because I liked it and wanted to own it and live with it‘. This collection includes works by Millais. Dycc and Sandys.
Etchings’ by D.Y. Cameron Until 3()Jun. Highly prolific. though fastidious in his insistence on quality. Cameron produced