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Artmag | May 7 2021

ART HISTORY Judith and Holofernes How artists through the ages have depicted this iconic scene

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EXHIBITIONS GSA Exhibitions (Glasgow)…Frames Gallery (Perth)…Gracefield Arts Centre (Dumfries)…Dockside Gallery (Berwick-upon-Tweed)…Fire Station Creative (Dunfermline)…White Fox Gallery (Coldstream) MUSIC Brunton Classical Online Series PLUS Launch of Central Scotland School of Craft…Arty urns brighten the funeral industry

ART & TRAVEL Berlin The biggest art scene in Europe

IMAGE ANALYSIS Anatomy of a Painting Titian, Perseus and Andromeda, probably 1554-56, The Wallace Collection

CRAFT & DESIGN Hand-made for you & your home Glass, jewellery, textiles, furniture, ceramics & wallpaper

ART MISHAPS Accidents will happen When artworks become damaged goods

ART BOOKS Read all about it! Viking Art…John Hassall: The Life and Art of the Poster King…Time To Act: An intimate photographic portrait of actors backstage

PHOTO-SPREAD Women Street Photographers A glimpse of what happens when women are behind the camera

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

Philip Edwards, 'A Break in the Cloud on Creag Leacach', charcoal

Philip Edwards is Frames Gallery Perth’s Featured Artist

7 May 2021

Frames Gallery in Perth’s featured artist throughout May is Philip Edwards, in an exhibition titled ‘Out of the Cloud’.

Victoria Crowe, 'Making all Things New', oil on museum board

Victoria Crowe’s Transporting Art at The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh

6 May 2021

‘Another Time, Another Place’ comprises a dialogue between artist and poet in twelve paintings by artist Victoria Crowe, and twelve poems by Christine De Luca.

Tonya McMullan, 'The lure of tomorrow's harvests' (pollen images) digital print. Image made by The Roslin Institute Bioimaging Facility. Courtesy of the artist and Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh

Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh Waking Us to the Worldwide Normal

6 May 2021

The University of Edinburgh’s Talbot Rice Gallery is presenting ‘a vivid reflection of life during the pandemic’ in The Normal.

Rachel Maclean’s Jupiter Artland Adventure

6 May 2021

Review: ‘Upside Down Mimi’ is Scottish artist Rachel Maclean’s first foray into animation and large-scale sculpture, set in the beautiful grounds of Jupiter Artland.

Jenny Matthews, 'A Handful of Seeds', watercolour on paper

Towards the Summer with Morningside Gallery

5 May 2021

Now reopened, Edinburgh’s Morningside Gallery continues to collect new paintings to show the world.

Doors Open Again at Edinburgh Art Shop

5 May 2021

Edinburgh Art Shop’s doors are open again to serve artists and the art community, offering supplies for all art-related needs.

Kate Philp, 'All is Calm, All is Bright, Tentsmuir', acrylic

Eduardo Alessandro Studios Putting Spring in the Step

4 May 2021

Eduardo Alessandro Studios is hosting a new exhibition marking its reopening, featuring the work of many highly-renowned UK artists.

Jimmy Cauty, 'ESTATE, TB1 and TB2', Stoke on Trent, 2020 Image: L-13 Light Industrial Workshop

Foundation Set for Jimmy Cauty’s Dystopian Model Village in North Edinburgh

4 May 2021

K-Foundation artist Jimmy Cauty’s new dystopian model village shipping-container installation, ESTATE, is to arrive in North Edinburgh for a month-long residency.

Rudolf Koch, 'Die Schriftgiesserei im Schattenbild' ('The foundry in silhouettes')

Online Type Auction Puts the Letters Together

4 May 2021

San Francisco-based Letterform Archive has teamed up with New York’s Swann Galleries to mount a major online sale of type-related graphics, books and posters.

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, 'Six Lines', etching

Gallery TEN Edinburgh is Hot Off the Press

3 May 2021

A contemporary and applied arts exhibition space in the heart of Edinburgh’s vibrant West End, Gallery TEN has reopened.

Texture and Pattern Inspire Carol Dewart at Larks Gallery Ballater

3 May 2021

Featured artist in May at Larks Gallery in Ballater is Carol Dewart, whose paintings are characterised by texture, pattern and light.

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Glasgow Gallery and Café Calls for Love in the Chaos

13 April 2021

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

Amy Balkin et al, 'A People’s Archive of Sinking and Melting', (2012-ongoing) New Orleans Collection (R.U.B.A.R.B. et al.). Courtesy of the Archive

‘A Future Characterised by Loss’ at Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh

9 April 2021

The University of Edinburgh’s Talbot Rice Gallery is calling for contributions to A People’s Archive of Sinking and Melting – a worldwide archive of items contributed by people living in places threatened by climate change.

'Kornelia Remø Klokk's Glamorous Sun' from GOHAF 2014

Glasgow Open House Arts Festival 2021 Brings It Together

7 April 2021

A unique event in September, Glasgow Open House Arts Festival 2021’s theme is Artists In Isolation, inviting artists, organisations and creative members of the public to reflect on their experiences of the pandemic.

Trio of fossilised wood specimens, Java, Indonesia, Miocene period

Lyon & Turnbull’s Spring-Summer Programme Takes Flight

7 April 2021

Lyon & Turnbull’s programme of online auctions continues on 21st April with Design Since 1860, followed by a major sale of luxury brand Lalique.

Adjusting and Adapting to the New at Scottish Furniture Makers’ Association Online Exhibition

2 April 2021

Review: The Scottish Furniture Makers’ Association’s members’ exhibition, Adjust/Adapt, celebrates the Association’s 20th Anniversary online.

Renzo Spiteri recording his soundscape 'Sonic Interactions'

Refreshingly Adventurous in Shetland

30 March 2021

Fifteen new works in a wide variety of disciplines showcasing a diverse range of Shetland-grown talent are set to premiere throughout April as part of the Refresh Now programme by Shetland Arts.

Cleve Gray, 'Reach #2', acrylic on canvas

Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh’s Sale of the 20th Century

30 March 2021

Edinburgh sale room Lyon & Turnbull’s programme of sales continues with Contemporary & Post-War Art on 7th April.

Adjust/Adapt Showcases Scotland’s Finest Furniture Makers Online

23 March 2021

Now extended to 9th May, a major group exhibition showcases the transformative power of creativity and craft in challenging times.

Jeanette Lassen, 'Still Life With Birds' oil on board

Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh’s Feminine Focus

5 March 2021

Edinburgh sale room Lyon & Turnbull’s programme of sales continues with Paintings and Works on Paper on 10th March.

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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.

Dundee is Host to First Opera Festival and Singing Competitions

26 March 2021

Two competitions for singers, to be held in Dundee in September 2021, will be a feature of the new Opera Festival Scotland – Dundee’s newest arts festival and Scotland’s first festival of opera.

Graeme McNaught piano, Abigail Young violin, Balazc Renczes cello

Top Trio’s Masterful Mendelssohn at the Brunton

23 March 2021

Review: The third in a series of three Brunton Classical online concerts culminates in a masterful Mendelssohn piece, bookended by two contrasting pieces from 20th and 21st centuries.

Red Light Spells Support for UK Live Events

16 March 2021

Light It In Red is a campaign to light buildings in red, and spread words of support for those in the UK live events industry affected by a year of lockdown.

Scottish Opera Issues a Primary Challenge

16 March 2021

Scottish Opera and University of Edinburgh are seeking a Challenge Respondent to help harness data and develop a digital evaluation tool for Scottish Opera’s long-established Primary Schools Tour.

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