ART listings ART LISTINGS continued
THE GLASGOW PROJECT ROOM (Formerly Glasgow Independent Studio), top floor, 64 Osbourne Street, 552 1472. Tue-Sat noon—5pm.
Claire Ste henson and Anna Maclaugh an Tue 8—Sat 12 Aug. New work by Claire Stephenson and Anna Maclaughlan.
THE GLASGOW ROOM
Ground Floor, Princes Square, Buchanan Street, 221 8162. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm; Sun 11am-5pm.
New Artists A varied selection of work by upand-coming artists featuring sculpture, textile design, paintings and jewellery.
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Mon—Fri 9.30am—8pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 1—4pm.
Missionary For Art - Charles Heath Wilson 1809-1882 Until Sun 10 Sep. (Mackintosh Gallery). This exhibition looks at the life and work of Charles Heath Wilson, an architect, designer, illustrator and impresario of the arts. Wilson took up the headship of the Glasgow School of Art in 1849 and was a propagandist for Glasgow’s acquisition of the McLellan Collection and the Gallery. James D. Robertson: A Retrospective View Until Fri 1 Sep. (Mackintosh Gallery). A tribute to James Robertson’s long teaching career at Glasgow School of Art (1959-1998), featuring over 100 paintings.
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY
University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 5431. Mon—Sat 9.30am-5pm. Free.
Glasgow Tea Rooms: Mackintosh And Miss Cranston Until Tue 19 Sep. An exhibition looking at the city’s famous ‘Miss Cranston’ tea rooms and the designs Mackintosh created for them. Ten Religious Masterpieces From The Royal Collection Until Sat 16 Sep. The only Scottish showing of drawings by Leonardo, Guercino, Castiglione, Durer
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and Michelangelo drawn from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. Connoisseurs, Collectors And Copyists Until Sat 16 Sep. Towards the end of the 18th century, many of the finest collections of Old Master drawings in Europe belonged to British collectors and artists. The market for reproductions also increased and some of the leading printmakers of the day produced drawings, both etched and engraved, to satisfy the rowing demand.
Goya: Seeing It In Black And White Until Sat 9 Sep. Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Spanish painter Francisco Goya, an exhibition of etchings and Goya's major oil painting Iiburcio Perez y Cuervo, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York goes on display.
THE LIGHTHOUSE
11 Mitchell Lane, 221 6362. Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10.30am—6pm; Tue 11am—6pm; Thu 10.30am—8pm; Sun noon—5pm. £1 (includes entry to all exhibitions).
Droog Design Until Sun 6 Aug. The internationally acclaimed Euro design agency Droog Design has its first major exhibition in the UK. The exhibition consists of objects from nine designers that have worked with Droog. Each of these objects are placed in Glasgow homes, and each householder records a video diary of the usage of the object. Connecting Cultures Until Sun 17 Sep. A celebration of the contribution made by ethnic minorities to Scottish society and culture.
5 Years - Building In Art Until Sun 20 Aug. Marking the fifth anniversary of the Scottish Arts Council Lottery grants, an exhibition focusing on new buildings created, refurbished or extended through SAC lottery funding. Projects featured in the display include Dundee Contemporary Arts, An Tuireann and the Lighthouse.
Landscape Architecture Until Sun 6 Aug. The best work from Edinburgh College of Art’s School of Landscape Architecture Degree Show 2000.
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LILLIE ART GALLERY
Station Road, Milngavie, 578 8847. Tue-Fri lOam—lpm, 2—5pm; Sat & Sun 2—5pm.
Marking Time Until Sat 2 Sep. Scottish art from the last 100 years featuring paintings, drawing, prints and ceramics drawn from the gallery’s collection.
STREET LEVEL
26 King Street, 552 2151. Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm.
London Photographic Awards Until Sat 2 Sep. The third year of this annual photographic award. This year’s brief for entrants is to respond to Hugo Williams’ poem Last Things.
LLOYD JEROME GALLERY
200 Bath Street, 331 0722. Tue—Sat 9am—6 m.
Georgina Greenwood Until Wed 30 Aug. Georgina Greenwood digitally manipulates photographs of architectural structures and places them in their own space.
THE LOFT GALLERY
71 Houldsworth Street, Finnieston, 221 4799. Tue—Sat noon-6pm.
David McGeorge Until Sat 5 Aug. New paintings by David McGeorge.
MITCHELL LIBRARY
James Moir Hall, North Street, 287 2999. Mon—Thu 9am—8pm; Fri$at 9am—5pm.
Tom Neil Until Wed 30 Aug. New paintings by Glasgow-based artist, Tom Neil.
PROJECT ABILITY
Centre For Developmental Arts, 18 Albion Street, 552 2822. Mon—Fri lOam-Spm.
Lip Service Until Fri 25 Aug. Artlink Central organise this exhibition of contemporary art works by Scottish artists and their projects with special needs groups.
SCOTLANDART.COM
6 Burnfteld Road, Giffnock, 638 1200. Tue—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun noon—5pm and Cresswell Lane (off Byres Road), 638 1200. Tue—Sat Ham—5.30pm; Sun noon—5 m.
Emerging Artists Partnership Two new galleries from the Emerging Artists Partnership Ltd, showcasing the work of leading art schools throughout Scotland and the UK.
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Force Eight (1994195) by James D. Robertson showing at Glasgow School of Art
TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive, 422 2023. Tue—Sun noon—8pm. Free.
Carol Rhodes Until Sun 27 Aug. (Project Room). Nominated for the Jerwood Prize for Painting in 1999 and included in this year’s British Art Show, Glasgow School of Art graduate Carol Rhodes show new imaginary landscape paintings.
TRANSMISSION GALLERY
28 King Street, 552 4813. Tue-Sat 11am—5pm.
Lawrence Weiner Thu 10—Sun 13 Aug. To complement lnverleith House’s Festival exhibition of work by one of America’s foremost conceptual artists, Lawrence Weiner, the Transmission Gallery will be screening a selection of his filmworks.
TRONGATE STUDIOS
18 Albion Street, 552 2822. Mon—Fri 10am—5 m.
Wild Li e — Paul Duffus Until Fri 25 Aug. New work by Trongate Studios’ member Paul Duffus.
This section lists museums currently showing temporary exhibitions. For details of other permanent attractions. see Glasgow City Life, page 36.
ART GALLERY 8r MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE
Argyle Street, Kelvingrove, 287 2699. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Cafe. Free.
Wild, Wet And Wonderful Until Sun 3 Sep. Scotland’s historic peat bogs, their importance to the environment and the dangers they face, are explored in this touring exhibition from Scottish Natural Heritage.
Single Handed: General Practitioners In Remote And Rural Areas Of Scotland Until Sun 3 Sep. GIasgow-bom photographer Rosie Donovan photographs general practitioners in remote areas of Scotland.
The Hundred Languages 0f Children Until Fri 15 Sep. This touring exhibition looks at the Italian district of Reggio Emilia’s provision for pre-school children which believes that a child Ieams in many different ways and in particular, through the use of expressive arts.
AULD KIRK MUSEUM
The Cross, Kirkintilloch, 578 0144. Tueéat lOam—lpm & 2—5pm. Free. Comics For Kids Until Sat 26 Aug. A selection of front page comic covers from the 20th century.
BURRELL COLLECTION
2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 11am—5pm. Free.
Wild Tigers 0f Bandhavgarh Until Sun 19 Nov. A major exhibition of paintings, sculpture and installation highlighting the plight of the Wild Tiger by fifteen international contemporary and wildlife artists including Peter Howson. Nicola Hicks and Hock Aun-Teh.
Joseph Crawhall: Animal Magic Until Sun 19 Nov. Complementing the Wild Tigers Of Bandhavgarh exhibition, a selection of works by Joseph Crawall (1861—1913), a passionate observer of animals and birds.
GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS
730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. Daily 11am—4pm. Free.
On The Wild Side Until Sun 1 Oct. An exhibition presented by the Glasgow