ART LISTINGS
Scotland’s most prolific artists including Peter Howson. John Byme and the Scottish Colourists.
I EVAN MY FINEANT 211 West George Street. 248 9755. Mon—Sat loam—5.30pm.
Fine Scottish Paintings Until 15 Feb. A collection of Scottish paintings dating from 1880 to the present day. featuring works by the Scottish Coiourists. D. Y. Cameron and Joan Eardle .
I 1999 INFORMATIM CE Princes Square. 48 Buchanan Street. 227 1999.
Producing The Goods Until 3 Feb. Work by graduates of Glasgow School of Art who have made an impact on the design world.
Architectural Competition Mon 5—24 Feb. A selection of competition entries featuring designs for the new Glasgow Homoeopathic Hos ital.
BIA Annual Award hot-o Mon 5-24 Feb. Work from the Glasgow Institute of Anchitectune's annual scheme.
I NS GALLERY 53 Cresswell Street. 334 4240. Mon—Sat 10am-5.30pm; Sun
noon—5 m.
Mixed aim“ Until 5 Feb. Work by gallery artists including Des Gorman, Douglas Thomson. Helen Wilson and Carol Moore.
I MINAL PRINT SHOP 25 King Street. 552 1394. Mon—Sat lOam—5.30pm. Valentino Bards Tue 1 Feb-29 Feb. Forget Hallmark. if you care enough to send the very best. scribble your passionate prose onto an original print card. lovingly crafted by members of the Glasgow Print Studio. A selection of ardour-related ifts are also available.
I PRACTEE Y 58 Virginia Street. 552 7722. Tue/Wed 9am—6pm; Thurs 11am—6pm; Fri/Sat 9am-6pm.
What Does Your Soul Look like? Until 1 Feb. Four innovative mixed-media works by Marc Jennings which are at times shocking and puzzling.
Mon—Sat 10am—7pm; Sun 11.30am—5pm.
Julia Jeffrey Sat 3 Feb—7 Mar. A collection of haunting autobiographical paintings by artist Julia Jeffrey
I PROJECT ABILITY 18 Albion Street. 552 2822. Mon-Fri 10am—5pm.
To The Point Fri 2 Feb—15 Mar. An exhibition of work made during Project Ability's Arts Development Programme 1995/96.
I ST ENWH SHOPPING CENTRE St Enoch Square. Buchanan Street. info 334 4733. Trans Action Public Until 28 Feb. An exploration of city life by Canadian Pierre Allard and Glaswegian David Michael Clarke. using large scale photographic installations.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street. 552 4813. Tue-Sat Ham—5.30pm. 21 D818 of Darkness Tue 30 J an-24 Feb. Local and international artists take a look at the darker side of life in this 'Gothic Extravaganza'. celebrating all things strange with multi-media art work. film screenings and performances.
I ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, NELVINGROVE 221 9600. Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 11am-5pm. Cafe. [1)]. A wonderful permanent collection of work by such names as Rembrandt. Monet and Van Gogh. plus numerous historical artefacts and animal displays. and ‘Wee Beasties' — an interactive display featuring a plethora of invertebrate animals. See galleries guide for current tem r exhibitions.
I AWSE OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall. Dumbarton Road, 221 9600. Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 11am—5pm. A museum crammed with buses. trams. fire engines. ships and other transportation. devoted to the history of transport. Also on show. a display of motorcycles dating from the early part of the century to present day. including the recently acquired Art Motorcycle.
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Scottish Football Association Minoan Trust Until 1997. Taster exhibitions of text. photographs and football memorabilia. leading up to the planned National Museum of Football at Hampden Park.
I PEOPLE’S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow Green. 221 9600. Mon-Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am-5pm. [D]. Cafe. This well- loved institution is currently undergoing a facelift and is due to re-open in time for its centenary in 1998. The first stage of the work has reached completion. and the new top floor features a 1930s single-end house and a celebration of Glasgow's great visionaries.
I PROVAND’S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street. 221 9600. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sun 11am-5pm. The only surviving medieval house in Glasgow, built in 1471. Period room displays range from 1500—1918.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF REUGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street. 221 9600. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Free. [D]. A museum of world faith. featuring a zen garden. priceless art works from the world‘s six major religions. Dali's Christ ofSaim John of the C mss and the story of religion in Scotland through words and pictures.
Hinduism Until 27 Mar. A celebration of
Hindu art and worship, exploring the
history of Hinduism in the city of a Glasgow.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat loam—Spin; 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. World War 11 i and 1960s school-days. i I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Atlas Square.
557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat 10am—4.30pm; Sun 2-5pm. [D].
The Tenement Folk Until 31 Jan. Based on photographs by 83-year-old former Glasgow Corporation architect Andrew Lillie. this exhibition exploring tenement
life in the city features reconstructions of i a tenement kitchen. a back court. a 1920s ’ school room and a cludgie, or shared
water closet.
Food For Thought Until 31 Mar. Do you eat to live or live to eat? Either way. there's no getting away from the fact that food plays a big part in all our lives. especially Chris(py) Bacon's. He‘s designed a collection of postcards exploring the rich diversity of food, from production through preparation to the best part — consumption.
EDINBURGH
I CALTON GALLERY 10 Royal Terrace. 556 1010. Mon—Fri lOam—6pm; Sat iOanr—lpm.
Mixed Exhibition Until 29 Feb. Paintings.
; watercolours. sculpture and prian by ; artists from home and abroad. including F. C. B. Cadell, Katharine Cameron. S. J.
Pe loe and Pierre-Jules Mene.
i CAMEO CINEMA Home Street. 228 4141. f Mon—Wed 6—1 1.30pm; Thurs 4pm—lam. Sat lprn-lam; Sun l—li.30pm.
Images of Bosnia Until 15 Feb. An
exhibition of photographs and drawings by members of the Workers Aid Convoy
; which travelled through Bosnia to Tuzla ; at Christmas.
I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 529
3993. Mon—Sat iOam—6pm. Quest For A Pirate Sat 3 Feb—11 May. in
t 1717. pirate Black Bellamy and his ship sank. along with all their treasure. off the coast of Cape Cod. Over 250 years later. a salvor Barry Clifford discovered the lost loot. all 7310 pieces of which are on show I
at this fascinating exhibition.
I CITYLAB 35 Dundas Street. 556 7822. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm.
Dan and Karen Trotter Until 23 Feb. Pictures documenting a kayak expedition
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Surreal for real: Magritte‘s fashion illustration from a turrier‘s catalogue. one of over 130 paintings, sculptures and drawings forming the Gabrielle Keiiler Collection which was recently bequeathed to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
from John 0’ Groats to the Faroe islands. I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22-28 Cockbum Street. 220 1260. Sun/Mon l—4pm;
Tue—Sat Ham—5.30pm.
Suspended Animation Sat 27 Jan—l7 Feb.
f Mixed-media work by innovative duo Helle Hannes and Michael Fischer. who
intend to ‘create chaos and disorder‘ in the gallery.
Jason E. Bowman Wed 24 Jan—3 Feb. A collaborative project examining the myth and reality behind homelessness.
Aoise Farren Mon 5—17 Feb. Cardboard
, sculptures by GSA graduate Aoise. Farren.
in the project room Jason E. Bowman. Craig Buckley and Lisa Donnelly until 3 Feb. followed by Aoise Farren 5—17 Feb. I CONTACT GALLERY Grindlay Court Centre. Grindlay Street Court. 229 7941. Mon—Thurs iOam—4pm; Fri 10am-2.30pm.
There Was An Old Woman Who Swallowed A Guy Until 1 Feb. Colourful and fun (not to mention bizarrely titled) mixed-media and papier maché sculpture by artist Polly Thelwell. and members of her workshop group.
I DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 Doune Terrace. 225 7189. Mon—Fri 1()am—5pm. The Kingdom Of Hamlet Until 2 Feb. Peter Goldsmith uses his camera to capture contemporary rural Danish life in the Jutland area. thought to be the fictional birthplace of Shakespeare's famous angry youngrnan.
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 221 6000. Mon—Thurs 10am—8pm; Fri lOam-Spm; Sat 10am—2pm.
The Shadow DI The 0b]ect Until 31 Jan. Taking psychoanalysis as their starting point. four artists use mixed media to explore notions of knowledge. language. the mind and body and our social environment. See review.
I THE EDINBURGH GALLERY 18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri 11am—5pm: Sat iOam—lpm.
Mixed Exhibition Until 3 Feb. A continuation of the Christmas Exhibition. with paintings and sculpture by various galle artists.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMANERS WORKSHOP 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue-Sat lOam—6pm.
Mixed Exhibition Until 24 Feb. A collection of prints. drawings and etchings by Workshop members. most of which are for sale.
I THE FRUITMARKET GALLERY 29 Market Street. 225 2383. Tue—Sat 10.30am—5.30pm; Sun noon—5pm. Volcano Until 2 Feb. Work by live Scottish-based artists. exploring themes of nature. the environment and man's intervention and subsequent effect on his
II The List 26 Jan-8 Feb 1996