ART LISTINGS
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A celebration oi Jimi iiendrix at the Arches
Dirt on the Lens Until Sun 8 Aug. Glasgow‘s industrial past captured on film.
I EWAN MUNDY FINE ART 48 West George Street. 331 2406. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
An Exploration oi Contemporary Class and Ceramics Until 20 Aug. Work from final year students at the University of Sunderland. Also paintings and etchings
I PEOPLE’S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow Green. 554 0223. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am-5pm. [D]. Cafe.
Once a museum for the working class. now a repository for all sorts of ephemera connected with Glasgow‘s history — everything from old cigarette packets to suffragettes' campaigning material.
From Here to Maternity Fri 6 Aug—21 Oct. 'A look at women‘s experience of pregnancy and childbirth using their own words. Creation myths. gestation. birth and the celebration of the infant are explored and contrasted with medical opinion.
I PROVAND’S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street. 552 8819. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sun
1 lam—5pm.
The only surviving medieval house in Glasgow. built in 1471. Period room displays range from 1500 to 1918.
I OUEEN’S PARK SYNAGOGUE Falloch Road. Battlefield. 632 1743. Open Sun 2—5prn. Worth visiting to see 22 pictorial stained glass windows by John K. Clark.
by James McBey and Graham Sutherland.
based on the symbolism of Jewish festivals. I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D]. 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 1960s schooldays. I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Ayr Street. 557 1405. Mon-Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat 10am—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm. A Taste of Freedom Opens Thurs 12 Aug. A new permanent exhibition which looks at holidays and leisure. I STRATHCLYDE ARTS CENTRE 12 Washington Street. 221 4526. Mon-Sat 9am—5.30pm; Sun 1 lam—5pm. Streetwise Until 13 Aug. Winning entries in the National Schools Collage Competition. I STREET LEVEL 279—281 High Street. 552 2151. Tue—Sat Ham-5.30pm. Inheritance Until Sat 7 Aug. A series of photographic images by Peter Finnetnore of his family house in rural South Wales. home for five generations of his family. which he uses to explore Welsh culture and its changing face. I ST MUNGD MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Free. Brand new museum of world faith. Exhibits include a Zen garden. priceless art works from the world‘s six major religions. Dali‘s Christ nfSur'Itr John of the Cross and the story of religion in Scotland in words and pictures. Aboriginal Art Until 17 Oct. Inspired by the notion of dreamtirne. contemporary painting and sculpture frotn the northern and central areas of Australia. I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street. 552 4813. Mon—Sat noon—6pm. [D]. Trasna Until Sat 31 Jul. Installation and photographic work by five artists from Belfast. currently on an exchange project in Glasgow. Gallery closed in August.
EDINBURGH
I AMOS HANIF DESIGN STUDIOS 46 St Stephen Street. 226 7057. Mon—Wed 10am—6pm; Thurs 10am—8pm; Fri—Sat 10am—6.30pm; Sun noon—5pm. Contemporary Scottish Designers Until 14 Aug.
I THE ART SUPERMARKET 7 Blackfriars Street. Daily noon-8pm. Prints. drawings and paintings by local artists. all for £20 or less.
I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Cafe.
The Waking Dream Sat 7 Aug—2 Oct. One hundred years of photography from 1839—1939 including work by Man Ray. W.H. Fox Talbot and Lewis Carroll. Direct from the Metropolitan Museum in New York. over 250 prints have been
GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO
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22 KING STREET . GLASGOW G1 SQP . TEL: 041-552 0704
TOM MACKENZIE A RETROSPECTIVE
Blst July - 28th August 1993
Catalogue available at the exhibition Colour etchings of Skye
Mon - Sat 10.00am - 5.30pm
drawn from the Gilrnan Paper Company's collection to chart the development of photography and show how it has been used to record history as well as becoming an art form in its own right. Happy Birthday Peter Rabbit Until 25 Sept. Featuring minutely detailed studies of mushrooms. animals and plants in watercolour and pencil. this exhibition reveals how Beatrix Potter's remarkable illustrations for her children's books developed on the page. Charming. Paintbrush Holidays Until 31 Jul. Drawn from the gallery‘s own collection. work by Scottish painters including Peploe and JD. Fergusson whilst on painting trips or foreign travel. I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockburn Street. 220 1260. Tue—Sat 1 lam—5pm. Provenance Until Sat 31 Jul. Paintings and drawings by Catherine Dawes and Dominic Wilson. plus tapestries and painting by Jo Barker and Gill Rhind. Counterpointing Tue 10 Aug—4 Sept. Work in a variety of mediums frotn emerging Scottish artists. Artist for a Week Short-term shows by the brightest of local talent. You can meet the artist at the gallery on Saturday afternoons 3—5pnt I CONTACT GALLERY Grindlay Court Centre. 555 4010. Mon—Fri 10am—3pm. The Women of Eritrea Until Fri 6 Aug. Powerful photographs of life during war by Jean Welstead and the Eritrean fighters. I EDINBURGH CENTRAL LIBRARY George 1V Bridge. 225 5584. Mon-Fri 9am—9pm: Sat 9am-1pm. Sandra Kilgour Tue 3—27 Aug. New paintin s. I EDINBURGH GALLERY 18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri 11am—5pm; Sat 10am—1pm. Mixed Exhibition Until 7 Aug. Work from Stock. I EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY LIBRARY George Square. 650 3384. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm. For Conscience’s Sake —The Ten Years’ Conflict and Disruption, 1834-43 The Drummond Room. Until 3 Sept. An exhibition exploring the events which led to the Disruption of the Church of Scotland 150 years ago. I THE FESTIVAL CLUB 9— 15 Chambers Street. Open daily. Ulterior Visions Caledonia Sun I Aug—4 Sept. Photographic images of Scotland which have been hand and chemically tinted by Chris Dorrnan. I FLYING COLOURS GALLERY 35 William Street. 225 6776. Tue—Fri 11am—6pm; Sat 10am— 1 pm. The Outer Edge Until Sat 7 Aug. Landscapes of Lewis and Shetland by David Greenfell and Michele David. I GALLERY 41 41 Dundas Street. 557 4569. Mon—Sat 11am—5pm. Sarah Mclaren Until Sat31 Jul. Still lives in watercolour. Festival Exhibition Sat 7—31 Aug. Mixed work by gallery artists. I GALLERY OF THE ROYAL INCORPORATION OF ARCHITECTS OF SCOTLAND 15 Rutland Square. 22‘) 7545. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm. Other Discoveries Until Fri 6 Aug. An exploration of a small selection of Dundee's buildings and to illustrate the range of styles. types and ages which can be found around the city. I HANOVER FINE ART 22A Dundas Street. 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm. Summer Festival Exhibition Mon 9 Aug—4 Sept. Watercolours and pastels by Richard Alred as well as a mixed exhibition by over 50 gallery artists. I JOHN KNOX HOUSE See entry for Netherbow Arts Centre. I KELLY GALLERY 50 West Richmond Street. Wed—Fri 2—8pm; Sat/Sun 11am—4pm. Miroslav Marschal and Zdenlta Until Sun 8 Aug. Drawings and paintings by two artists front Prague.
I KINGFISHER GALLERY 5 Northurnberland Street Lane. 557 5454. Tue—Sat 1 lam—4.30pm.
Festival Exhibition Fri 6—28 Aug. Painting by William Littlejohn. sculpture by Marie Goodenough and jewellery from Rachel Mackie.
I MANSFIELD PLACE CHURCH Broughton and East London Street. Daily 1 1am-7pm. Phoebe Traquair's murals. on view for the first titne in 35 years.
I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. A11 manner of archive material and old toys relating to childhood through the ages.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am--5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
The home of a line collection of works. from the Renaissance to Post- Impressionism. including Velazquez. El Greco. Rembrandt. Gainsborough. Degas. Van Gogh and Scottish Colourists. Holbein and the Court of Henry VIII Until 26 Sept. On the 450th anniversary of the death of Hans Holbein. the court portrait painter. an exhibition of 28 portrait drawings and five miniatures from the Queen’s collection. Subjects include Sir Thomas More. Cardinal Fisher. and poet. Henry Howard. See preview.
I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George 1V Bridge. 226 4531. Mon-Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Scotland First Portrayed Until 30 ()ct. A collection of views of Scotland frotn the 17th century by John Slezer. The exhibition will include 'l'lrt'utrum St'uriuc. the first ever systematic pictorial survey undertaken in the British Isles.
I NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 High Street. 556 957‘). Mon—Sat 10am—4.30pm. [D]. Cafe. Also admits to the John Knox House. a picturesque 15th century building. reputedly the home of the notorious Scottish church reformer. Admission £1.20 (til/50p).
Three Scottish Artists Until $21131 Jul. An exploration of natural beauty from landscape to fantasy.
L’Amour FDD Sat 7 Aug—4 Sept. Six young Scottish illustrators look at [rm-e in both commercial and personal contexts.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75 Cumberland Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm. Sat 10am—4pm.
From Pittenweem to Paris Until Thurs 12 Aug. Paintings by William Burnie RSW. Also ceramics. jewellery and painting.
I OUEEN’S HALL Clerk Street. 668 3456. Daily 10am—6pm. or later on performance nights.
leonid Crigorievitch Kuzman Until 4 Sept. An interesting exhibition of portraits. paintings and landscapes by this Russian
artist.
I PATISSERIE FLORENTIN GALLERY 8 Giles Street. 10am—1ate.
Gill Flett Until 26 Aug. Innovative photography by a young local artist.
I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Candlenlaker Row. 220 1911. Tue~Sat ntxm—530pm. Tribal Memory Until Sat 31. litspired by tales of Northern Gods. giants. monsters and elves. this award-winning Danish photographer. Aase Goldsmith. explores the relationship with nature and her own childhood.
Requiem for a Paperweight Thurs 12 Aug—18 Sept. Cult New York photographer Arthur Tress explores the destiny of the individual within economic and scientific culture. Admission by catalogue £1 (75p).
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Inverleith Row. 552 7171. Daily 10am—8pm. Cafe. [1)]. Exhibitions 10am—5pm. Admission £2 (£1).
Now featuring Henry Moore's Reclining Figure: Ham! I979. on loan from the Henry Moore Foundation.
A Collection of Birds Eggs and Broken Spells Until 1 Aug. David Hatfield‘s evocative show is inspired by childhood memories.
Beatrix Potter - A Victorian Naturalist
SD The List 30 July—12 August 1993