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Artmag | Jun 11 2021

ARTS NEWS
EXHIBITIONS Burnside Gallery & Frames (Selkirk) • Kirkcudbright Galleries • Sun Gallery (Newburgh) • City Art Centre, Arusha Gallery, Ingleby Gallery, Dovecot Studios, Torrance Gallery, The Life Room (Edinburgh) • Annan Museum • Gymnasium Gallery (Berwick-upon Tweed) • Perth Creative Exchange
AUCTION Leith School of Art •
FESTIVALS Glasgow International, Edinburgh International Festival, Glasgow Jazz Festival
THEATRE King’s Theatre, Festival Theatre (Edinburgh) • Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow)

STRANGE PHENOMENA ALIEN ART? Did Old Masters and ancient artisans depict visitors from outer space?

ART & TRAVEL AMSTERDAM Capital of the country with the world’s highest art activity per capita

IMAGE ANALYSIS ANATOMY OF A PAINTING Nicolas Poussin, The Triumph of Silenus, c.1636 (National Gallery, London)

CRAFT & DESIGN ALL THAT GLITTERS Scotland’s jewellery makers are real gems

ART MATTERS STILL LIFE POSTHUMOUS PORTRAITS

ART BOOKS READ ALL ABOUT IT Marcel Duchamp • Yayoi Kusama: A Retrospective • Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life

PHOTO-SPREAD SCOTTISH NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS A selection of the 2020 winners

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Catch up on all the latest exhibition news and reviews across the Scottish art scene and further afield.

Emma Jones, 'My Blue Mind', mixed media and collage

Two for the Summer at Edinburgh’s Art & Craft Collective

15 June 2021

Art & Craft Collective on the south side of Edinburgh is hosting two early summer exhibitions, featuring the work of Emma Jones and Christina Roberston, whose manual techniques are an antidote to digital.

Jen Collee, 'Across the Town', oil on canvas

Artists Reunited at Sproson Art Gallery St Andrews

15 June 2021

The Sproson Art Gallery in St Andrews, Fife’s Scottish Collection comprises work from a wide range of accomplished Scottish artists.

Mary Herbert, 'The Body Remembers', soft pastel on paper

Exploring the Emotive: Edinburgh’s Arusha Gallery’s Bloodroot

15 June 2021

Arusha Gallery in Edinburgh’s first physical show of the year combines James Owens’ paintings exploring human emotion in nature, and Mary Herbert’s luminous, emotive, soft pastel drawings.

Bringing the Middle and Far East to Eastern Scotland – The Nomads Tent Edinburgh

14 June 2021

Edinburgh’s The Nomads Tent is quite unique in the city, describing itself as ‘a warehouse of tribal art’.

Burnside gallery & frames is Perfect Setting for Two Accomplished Scottish Artists

13 June 2021

Settings – beaches and books at Burnside Gallery & Frames in Selkirk features two artists who have concentrated in the last year on their surroundings.

Naomi McClure’s Imaginary Interior Spaces at Upright Gallery Edinburgh

10 June 2021

Naomi McClure’s unusual semi-abstract paintings depict imaginary interiors and spaces based on personal perceptions and experiences.

Jonathan Owen Takes Statuary Beyond at Ingleby Gallery Edinburgh

10 June 2021

Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh is hosting an exhibition by Jonathan Owen, best-known for re-carving and reinventing defunct marble statuary.

Janet Cleghorn, 'Trio of Pears', mixed media on canvas

Janet Cleghorn at Berwick-upon-Tweed’s Dockside Gallery

10 June 2021

The Dockside Gallery in Berwick-upon-Tweed has a selection of works by Borders textile designer-turned-artist Janet Cleghorn.

Michael Skeen, from 'Pyres', chemical painting - silver gelatin (detail)

Glasgow School of Art Graduate Showcase 2021 is Online

10 June 2021

Featuring work by over 500 graduating students, Glasgow School of Art’s Graduate Showcase is online again this year.

Arthur Melville RSW, 'Mosul at Dawn', watercolour

The Boys from Glasgow Visit Edinburgh’s Fine Art Society

10 June 2021

The Fine Art Society Edinburgh is showing an exhibition of the group of painters who became known as the Glasgow Boys.

Janette Kerr, 'The Walker No 3, Iceland', oil on linen

A Beauty Beyond Civilisation at Kilmorack Gallery

9 June 2021

Kilmorack Gallery in Beauly, Inverness-shire, is showing a collection of paintings by Janette Kerr, masterfully capturing the wild north.

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2020's Edinburgh International Festival featured a city-wide light display, 'My Light Shines On'. Image Ryan Buchanan

Inside, Outside and Online: Edinburgh International Festival 2021

14 June 2021

Live performances during this year’s Edinburgh International Festival are scheduled to be staged in three temporary outdoor pavilions around the capital, with safety the priority. Bookings now open.

Aberdeen artist duo Bibo & Brian Keeley, 'Breathe'

UNFIX Number Six: Innovating Online

11 June 2021

The international art festival UNFIX is now in its sixth year, bringing together a wide range of artists’ personal responses to the pressing current issues of climate change and the pandemic.

Eva Rothschild, 'Peak Times', installation (detail)

Countdown to GI Glasgow International Festival 2021

10 June 2021

One of the UK’s largest visual arts festivals, GI Glasgow International, is underway for its ninth edition with over 70 exhibitions and events showcasing work by over 100 artists in over 30 spaces across the city and online.

Ceramics by Juliet Macleod. Image Potfest Scotland

Palatial Setting for Potfest Scotland at Scone Palace

8 June 2021

Scone Palace in Perth is host to the annual outdoor artisan ceramics market Potfest Scotland, featuring over ninety ceramic artists from around the UK.

Joan Eardley RSA, 'Sea, Catterline', oil on board

Lyon & Turnbull Looks Toward the Summer

1 June 2021

Sale room Lyon & Turnbull’s programme for the forthcoming few weeks has been fixed, with auctions planned throughout the summer.

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra closes the Classical Concert Series with guest violinist Nicola Benedetti at the Perth Festival of the Arts

Perth Festival and ArTay 2021 Open Up Online

25 May 2021

The Perth Festival of the Arts is virtual this year with a series of performances recorded ‘as live’ in the city’s cultural spaces to be broadcast online.

France-Lise McGurn, 'Earth Girls Are Easy', Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 11 Jun 2021 - 01 Jun 2022

Countdown to GI Glasgow International Festival 2021

21 May 2021

The ninth edition of the biennial festival GI Glasgow International will restart on 11th June.

Cooking Sections artists portrait, Photo Ruth Clark

Pandemic Brings New Faces to Turner Prize 2021

13 May 2021

The list of 2021 Turner Prize nominees consists entirely of collectives who have helped to ‘inspire social change through art’ and who have continued to work in the community throughout the pandemic.

Mark Worst, mural for 'Love and Chaos' at The Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow

Glasgow Gallery and Café Calls for Love in the Chaos

13 April 2021

A coffee shop and gallery space in Glasgow’s west end is calling for artworks for its new project, Love and Chaos.

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The Maxwell Quartet are to appear at the Festival

Sumptuous Setting for Chamber Music at Paxton

2 June 2021

The beautiful setting of Paxton House in the Scottish Borders is the backdrop to a ten-day programme of sumptuous chamber music in July.

'A Glimpse', Director Zinnie Harris, featuring Kirsty Stuart. Image Robert Pereira Hind

Glimpsing the Depths at Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival

21 May 2021

Review: Renowned playwright Zinnie Harris takes her directorial skills into a new arena with her film debut ‘A Glimpse’, as part of Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.

SNJO in Full Flow as Rivers of Art and Jazz Meet

13 May 2021

Review: The first of four virtual live pieces from the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) brings a crisp and soulful jazz to the sweeping 12th-century arches of Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral.

Maria Rud with Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s Meeting of Art, Jazz & Soul

11 May 2021

Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) is showing an online concert series mixing live, newly-arranged music with live painting by artist Maria Rud.

From Yorkshire to East Lothian with The Brunton

5 May 2021

The current Brunton Classical Online Series rounds-off with soprano Rowan Pierce, accompanied by pianist Christopher Glynn.

Artist’s impression of a temporary performance venue in the Old College Quad

Live Performances Take it Outside for Edinburgh International Festival 2021

16 April 2021

Live performances during this year’s Edinburgh International Festival will be staged in three temporary outdoor pavilions around the capital, designed especially for live performance.

Arvo Pärt at St. Mary’s with Hebrides Ensemble and Dunedin Consort

15 April 2021

Two of Scotland’s top chamber ensembles’ performance of Arvo Pärt’s ‘Passio…’ at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh will be available to see and hear online.

Jonathon Watson, 'A Mug's Game', NTS Scenes for Survival

Surviving Lockdown Online with National Theatre of Scotland

12 April 2021

Review: A season of fifty short digital artworks from Scotland’s National Theatre features several of Scotland’s best-known actors working from isolation on new scripts.

Violinist Rachel Podger, photo: Theresa Pewal

From Yorkshire to East Lothian with The Brunton

9 April 2021

The Brunton Classical Online Series continues with three concerts from the Ryedale Festival recorded in beautiful locations around Yorkshire.

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