Society of Scottish Artists
Professional Members Exhibition Opportunity
Redrawing
Mon 4 Oct – Sat 20 Nov 2010
Eastwood Park Theatre Gallery, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 6UG
Hand in: Fri 1st October 10am – 6pm (or by arrangement with Janet Forry, Visual Arts Development Officer, Eastwood Park Theatre 0141 577 3679).
Drawing has been traditionally regarded as simply a depiction of information using dark monochromatic lines on paper. We learn the global skills of drawing as we study edges, spaces, relationships, lights and shadows and then the whole or gestalt. We explore drawing from memory and from imagination and as creative boundaries have fused and merged, this definition has broadened. Now drawing is used as an expressive way of exploring other materials, subject matters and methods. Drawing can be explored through print, 3dimensions or using unconventional mediums such as text or digital programmes. Drawing is always evident whether it’s seen as a line, an arrangement of shapes in space or a configuration in thread or metal; or even, as in some cultures, in writing.
The SSA invites all professional members to explore and interpret the concept of drawing for this year's exhibition at Eastwood Park Gallery.
Professional
members may submit up to two artworks.
Hand back: Sun 21st Nov 10am – 5pm
at Verdant Works
Exhibition of the SSA collaborative
sculpture 'Juteopolis' runs until end
of October.
Verdant Works
West Henderson’s Wynd
Dundee
DD1 5BT
t: 01382 309060
f: 01382 225891
e: admin@dundeeheritage.co.uk
Website [link]
As part of the exhibition 'Juteopolis at Verdant Works' we have an
ongoing interactive worksheet for children aged 3 - 12 and there will be
a series of children's workshops later in the year.
Click here or on either of the images above for further information
 Jo Macdonald |
The Society is delighted to welcome the following new Members:
- Carole Racionzer
- Sam MacDonald
- Katharine Aarrestad
- James Paterson
- Aine Scannell
- Ryan Raymond
- Margaret Quinn
- Julia Matheson
- Jane Murray
- Jill Bennett
- Macs Dixon
- Jo Macdonald
- Jean Lothian
- Karolina Szydlowska
Art groups raise the roof with silent sale
'Each year Scotland's three historic art societies – the Royal Scottish
Society of Painters in Water Colour, the Society of Scottish Artists, and
Visual Arts Scotland, which have 1,200 members between them – stage
their annual exhibitions at the RSA building.
The annual open shows give young and little-known artists in particular
a chance to show work in the capital's prestigious art space.
However, since the building's revamp early this decade, the rent alone
now costs the societies £30,000 per year. The National Galleries
of Scotland (NGS) rents the building to the societies at cost for seven
weeks for their annual shows.' [click to read more...]
The Scotsman Newspaper: 26 June 2010
By tim cornwell
www.scotsman.com
For the complete list of pick-up points and dates, please click here.
The President and Council are delighted to offer their congratulations to the six newly elected Professional Members of the Society.
- Eona Murray Aitken
- Ingrid Bell
- Rowena Comrie
- Fiona Jappy
- Janet Melrose
- Catherine Sargeant
 Janet Melrose |
The Society is delighted to welcome the following new Members:
- Frank To
- Sarah Keast
- Elena Mackenzie
- Shelagh Atkinson
- Margaret Maran
- A M Tate
- Michele Marcoux
- Jim McCutcheon
- Judith Burbridge
- David Forster
- Emma Herman Smith
- McLoughlin
- Robert Pereira Hind
- Simone Pereira Hind
- Imogen Evans
- Gillian McFarland
- Jane Gardiner
 Beth Robertson Fiddes |
The Society is delighted to welcome the following new Ordinary Members during the month of April:
- Alison Prosser
- Lynne Harkess
- Beth Robertson Fiddes
- Trina Bohan Tyrie
- Camilla Seddon
- Gill Tyson
- Gordon Massie
- Joan Doerr
- Annabel Milne
- Harriet Lowther
- Georgina Bown
- Bronwen Sleigh
[click for more...]
The Society is delighted to welcome the following new Ordinary Members during the month of February:
- Sera Irvine
- Margaret Ritchie
- Nicola McInally
- Catriona Taylor
- Amy Strachan
- Justin Butcher
- Soosan Danesh
- Linda Downie
- Jim McCutcheon
- Joanna Foster
- Susie Goodwin
- Nadin Haberthuer
The Scotsman newspaper, 03 March 2010 (four stars ****)
[link to The Scotsman website]
Giles Sutherland, The Times 15th March 2010 (four stars ****)
[read full review]
Cordelia Oliver was a great supporter of the SSA and of the Arts in Scotland.
It was with great sadness that we heard of her death in 2009.
Click here to read her obituary
2010 Prizewinners
Justin Butcher, The Keys of Life series: Spiritual Flight
The Kilmorack Gallery Prize - £500
Camilla Watson, High Sky
The Deloitte Prize - £500
Ben Fielding, Pump Action Table
Grampian Hospitals Art Trust Purchase Prize
Janet Melrose, Thought of a Fox
SSA Prize - £400
Kevin Dagg, Stress Position
Connell & Connel Prize - £300
Matthew Draper, Atlantic
The Edinburgh Printmakers Award
Joseph Calleja, Synderesis
SSA Website Awards
Molly Bullick - Pojagi and Beyond [link]
Patrizio Belcampo - Victoria [link]
View past prize-winners here
The Society is delighted to welcome the following new Ordinary Members during the month of January:
- Phil McLoughlin
- Keith Epps
- Marna Rinder
- Lin Li
- Gwen Fleming
- Sheena Wilson
- Jenny Mathews
- Linda Smith
- Luisa Ramazzotti
- Susan Winton
- Linda Kosciewicz-Fleming
- Brian Young
- Siljes Elisabet Thorin
- Colin Macleod
- Gillian MacFarland
Norman McBeath & Paul Muldoon
Scottish Poetry Library Edinburgh
29th July – 4th September 2010
Plan B is a special collaboration between the Pulitzer prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon and the highly acclaimed Scottish photographer Norman McBeath. The result is 28 perspectives on ten poems, loosely gathered around the theme of life’s cock-ups, contingencies and conspiracies.
www.edinburghartfestival.com/
MIXED PRINTMAKING EXHIBITION -
including work by various SSA members
PRIVATE VIEW 29 july 6-8pm
Exhibition runs until 18 September
78 MONTROSE TERRACE EDINBURGH EH7 5DP
0131 661 1167
www.amberarts.co.uk
the legacy of artist James B Munro
Dalkeith Arts Centre 19th August—24th September 2010
Exhibition opening times Monday, Thursday & Friday 10am-4pm Tuesday 1.00pm-4pm Wednesday and Saturday 10am-1pm Closed public holiday weekend 17th – 20th September
click here to download a pdf with further information
Office and Finance Manager
£20,000 pro rata plus pension
28 hours per week
click here todownload the full details (deadline 3rd September)
exhibition •
9 February – 5 March 2011
deadline •
26 October 2010
venue •
Summerfield Gallery, Pittville Studios,
University of Gloucestershire, GL52 3JG
in partnership •
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
Dates for the open west 2011 are announced - an annual open competition and exhibition, inviting submissions from national and international artists practising contemporary and conceptual art, inclusive of painting, installation, film, photography, print and sculpture.
The exhibition, of up to 40 shortlisted artists, will run from 9 February to 5 March 2011, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The deadline for applications is 26 October 2010.
The panel of selectors for 2011 will include Richard Billingham and Matthew Raw together with the curators Lyn Cluer Coleman and Sarah Goodwin.
There will be an opportunity for interested artists to participate in a community programme. An artist's residency will be available at the Meantime project space in Cheltenham. the open west publishes a limited edition screenprinted catalogue and organises artist talks alongside the exhibition.
the open west is supported by Cheltenham Borough Council, the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum and Griffith Clarke
For all further information visit the website - www.theopenwest.org.uk – or email - info@theopenwest.org.uk
contacts:
Sarah Goodwin
Lyn Cluer Coleman
07594 354791
info@theopenwest.org.uk
http://www.theopenwest.org.uk
Salary £27k pro rata, 4 days a week
Maternity Cover (six months in the first instance)
8 November 2010 - 6 May 2011
The Edinburgh Art Festival is seeking a dynamic Director. You will have the
commitment, enthusiasm and skills to build on the continued success of The
Edinburgh Art Festival, its annual festival, strategic plans and other
activities.
The EAF is Scotland's largest visual art festival, promoting and enhancing
the work of visual art organisations, and encouraging innovative approaches
to the presentation and interpretation of art that celebrates and develops
the interface between art and audiences.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a proven arts manager with vision,
ambition, strong strategic leadership skills and fundraising experience to
develop The Edinburgh Art Festival, both within the visual art sector and
across the public realm. It is the only partnership of public, commercial,
national, academic and artist led visual art organisations across Edinburgh
therefore a collaborative and strategic thinker is essential. You will also
represent the EAF on the Board of Festivals Edinburgh, working alongside
colleagues in other Edinburgh festivals towards local, national and
international initiatives.
We welcome applications from candidates who have a proven track record in
strategic thinking, collaborative working, fundraising, event and people
management.
For further information and to receive an application pack please contact
Joanne S. Brown, Tel: 0131 225 5668, E-mail: joanne@edinburghartfestival.com
The Edinburgh Art Festival is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes
applications from a diverse range of people.
Deadline for Applications: 4pm Thursday 9th September 2010
Interviews to be held: Edinburgh, Thursday 7th October 2010
Friday 3 – Sunday 5 SEPTEMBER. All
venues open 10am – 5pm.
Over 60 Artists Studios are open throughout Scottish Borders & North
Northumberland.
Contact www.crossing-borders.org.uk to download Art Trail Guide.
SSA member Carol Norris (Visual Artist) joins Danielle Ray (Jeweller & Crafts)
at Trolls Eye Crafts Selkirk as part of this event.
Carol Norris
Troll’s Eye Crafts – Riverside Mills
Dunsdale Road
Selkirk TD1 5EF
07814 366 644 during Trail
01896 753066 other times
More traditional figurative work & landscape.
We are pleased to invite you to the exhibition
preview of
things we learned as girls
on Friday 13th August 2010, 7 - 9 pm, at 15 Millgate, Cupar
music, refreshments
For further information please telephone 07976 832 634
or email: gayle_e_nelson@yahoo.co.uk
Throughout 2011, 12 sculptors will be given
the opportunity to show their work as part of three distinct exhibitions
in the RBS (Royal British Society of Sculptors) Studio gallery. Four
exhibitors will be selected for each of three exhibitions; there will
be an accompanying evening discussion withthe participating sculptors
and a guest chair and this will be open to the public. These discussion
evenings will explore the concept and context of the work in relation
to the sculptors’ practice and with regards to the wider context
of sculpture today. The three concepts to be explored to form the exhibitions
in 2011 are Metropolis, Metamorphosis and Measure, each
of these exhibitions will provide an opportunity for the selected sculptors
to profile their work to art professionals, fellow sculptors and the
wider public, whilst engaging a captive and supportive audience during
the forum discussions. These exhibitions are designed to maximise exposure
in London and to provide a platform for sculptors to network and generate
valuable interest in their work.
click here to download
the information as a pdf
Katie Orton
1 – 8 August (12-5pm)
Opening: Saturday 31 July, 6-8pm
Meet the artist: Sunday 1 August 2-3pm
Kate V Robertson
28 Aug-5 September (12 -5pm)
Opening: Friday 27 August 6-8pm
Alex Hetherington in conversation with
Kate V Robertson: Sunday 29 August 2-3pm
Paul Rooney
14- 22 August (12-5pm)
Opening: Friday 13 August 6-8pm
Dr. Angela McClanahan in conversation with Paul Rooney: Sunday 15 August
2-3pm
Sierra Metro
Shapes and Things
Gemma Holt / Richard Healy
1 August - 12 September
Joint Launch Party at Sierra Metro,
31 July 8-11pm
Free bus to Sierra Metro leaving ESW at 8pm. Please contact ESW to book
a seat
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
25 Hawthornvale, Newhaven
Edinburgh
EH6 4JT
Sierra Metro
23, North Harbour Road
Edinburgh
EH5 1PN
Email
admin@edinburghsculpture.org
Web
www.edinburghsculpture.org
A bursary of £6000 is offered to support
an artist for six months (March 2011 – August 2011) to research
and develop their work at the Banff New Media Institute, part of the
Banff Centre for the Arts in
Canada. The residency provides accommodation, studio access, meals, flights,
and equipment/technical costs in addition to the £6000 bursary at
this world-renowned centre.
Additional Guidance Notes on the Banff Residency are available here www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/information/publications/1007181.aspx" and from the Creative Scotland Enquiry Service.
Application form and guidelines can be found at
www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/funding/apply/individuals/visualarts.aspx#banff
You are cordially invited to the opening
of DECAY on the 7th August at 3-6pm,
Patriothall Gallery.
With guest speakers Ian Parkinson, Hon Dutch Consul & Kate Downie
RSA
Featuring artists:
Marielle van den Bergh (NL) www.mariellevandenbergh.eu
Kevin Dagg (UK) www.kevindagg.com
Mels Dees (NL) www.melsdees.eu
Natalie Taylor (UK) www.nataliejtaylor.com
Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival 2010 at
Patriothall Gallery Off Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 5EY
www.landenbeeld.nl for blog
www.edinburghartfestival.com for more info
www.patriothallgallery.co.uk for more info
Presented by The Arts Catalyst in association with HICA
18 - 19 September 2010
London Fieldworks | Camila Sposati | Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum |
Alec Finlay |
Susanne Norregard Nielsen | Louise K Wilson | Gair Dunlop | Claudia Zeiske
| Adam Dant
For information and booking visit: www.artscatalyst.org/projects/detail/great_glen_airshow/
Exhibition by Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum continues at HICA: 18 September
- 10 October 2010
Supported by:
Arts Council England, Scottish Arts Council, The Highland Culture Fund,
The Henry Moore Foundation, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation,
Highlands and Islands Enterprise, H2007, Highland Council and Nevis Partnership,
Brazilian Ministry of Culture, Brazilian Federation
HICA, Dalcrombie, Loch Ruthven, Dores, Inverness-shire, IV2 6UA, UK
T: +44 (0)1808-521-306
info@h-i-c-a.org
www.h-i-c-a.org
Organic Dyeing Workshop Sun 25July 11.00 - 16.00
West Barns Studios
Textiles Tutor Irene Blair will lead you through the process of dyeing
wool to achieve beautifully subtle colours from natural materials.
£
25 Adult&child+ £5 14-18 £12.50
All ages welcome - 10 places - please book- 01368 840301
Nr Dunbar - 20 mins on East Coast line / A1 south from Edinburgh
Dunbar-Arts-Trust
[link]
Joyce Gunn Cairns has several
drawings included in an exhibition Skin Deep,
at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. The exhibition looks at facial
disfiguration and plastic surgery, and examines our perception of ourself
and our understanding of how others perceive us. The exhibition runs for
six months from 1 August 2010.
www.joycegunncairns.com
Few artists working in Scotland today can boast such a loyal and passionate following as Jenny Matthews. Having trained under Dame Elizabeth Blackadder at ECA, Jenny has taken the art of flower painting to the highest levels, working predominately in watercolour. Her paintings are highly observed, in contrast to the surrounding areas which are more intuitive and atmospheric, and are often inspired by colour combinations noticed while out painting. The myriad of flowers and plants, not to mention the ever-changing landscape and weather conditions, allow her to constantly find new inspiration and ideas, whether it be in the garden or further afield. Highly collected and admired, Jenny has produced a stunning collection of new work for this beautiful exhibition.
www.uniongallery.co.uk
The entire collection is also viewable on his website - www.leodufeu.co.uk
Inverarity One to One,
1 Montrose Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5DJ
Mon - Wed: 10 - 6, Thurs - Fri: 11 - 7, Sat: 10 - 4, 0131 661 8816
Venue:
Wasps Gallery
Patriothall
Hamilton Place
Stockbridge (behind Scotmid)
Edinburgh
EH3 5AY
First opening:
Friday 7th May 6.00pm - 9.00pm
Wine served
Second opening:
Saturday 15th May 11.00am - 1.00pm
Coffee and cake served
Exhibition dates and times:
8th - 18th May 2010 1.00pm - 6.00pm
Take a moment. Imagine yourself at your favourite Trust property. Why is it special? How could you share that feeling? Here's your chance to do just that.
Be inspired. Create an image. You can draw, paint, make a print or collage, use your computer or use any other technique you like except photography.
Upload your entry by Monday 16 August 2010. You can submit up to three images.
Shortlisted entrants will be asked to bring their original work to Edinburgh on Friday 10 September for the final round of judging and to be photographed for the online exhibition. The winners will be announced the same day.
There are three classes of entry
Class 1 : Students in full-time education on 1 January 2010;
Class 2 : Emerging artists who have not had their own show by 1 January 2010;
Class 3 : Established artists who have had their own show.
There is a £1000 cash prize for each class winner
All winners and shortlisted works will be exhibited on the Trust's website.
There is also the chance of making a name for yourself as people could
see your work on Trust merchandise in one of the Trust's many shops
across Scotland.
For details of how to enter and competition rules please visit www.nts.org.uk/artcompetition
This project is part of pARTicipate - a National Trust for Scotland arts programme designed to engage the public in the work of the Trust.
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