ART & EXHIBITIONS LIST
94 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 30F, Tel 031 225 5955
EDINBURGH SALUTES GLASGOW Paintings, Prints & Crafts by
LEADING GLASGOW ARTISTS 27 April - 19 May gallery closed 7 & 21 May
THE McGRIGOR DONALD SCULPTURE PRIZE 1990 Winning entries 23—29 May
Mon-Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—lpm
HANOVER-FINE'ARTS
An exhibition to mark the gallery's 5TH ANNIVERSARY. Providing a retrospective selection of the GALLERY ARTISTS
4 who have exhibited over the past five years, including many well-known names.
Sat 5 - Mon 28 May 1990 '\ (Closed Monday 2151 May)
Mo day - Friday 10.00am - 5.30pm ; Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm
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PRIZEWINNERS’ EXHIBITIONS
THE ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM. KELVINGROVE. GLASGOW WEDNESDAY 2ND MAY 1990 - SUNDAY 20TH MAY 1990
THE SCOTTISH GALLERY. EDINBURGH WEDNESDAY 23RD MAY 1990 - TUESDAY 29TH MAY 1990
THE SCOTTISH GALLERY. LONDON THURSDAY 3lST MAY 1990 — SATURDAY 2NDJUNE I990
MEGRIGOR Scottish kl. mu I)()NAI.I) Trust
The Filth Anniversary Exhibition 5—28 May. A retrospective look at the gallery‘s first five years. featuring many well known artists who have exhibited there.
I HILLSIDE GALLERY Hillside Street. 556 6440. Tue—Sat 12.30—6pm.
Illustrations by Aird McKinstrie Until 12
Ma .
I KINGFISHER GALLERY Northumberland Street Lane. 557 5454. Mon-Fri 10am—4.30pm. Sat 10am—lpm.
Glasgow Group 10—26 May. Paintings and sculptures from the eighteen members of the Group.
A Selection 01 Rare French and Russian Icons Throughout the summer in the Fine Art Gallery.
I MALCOLM INNES GALLERY 67 George Street. 226 4151. Mon-Fri 9.30am—6pm; Sat 10am-lpm.
The gallery will have its regular display of prints until the next exhibition which is Fritz Goosen 16—26 May. Dutch and
' Scottish landscapes.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat l()am-5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
The Consul Smith Collection: Raphael to Canaletto ll May—15 Jul. This fine collection of 17th and 18th century Italian artwork was originally put together by Joseph Smith (1674—1770). These days it is the property of Elizabeth Regina and many of the works are going on show for the first time.
flomantick Views by John Clark oI Eldin Until 3 Jun. The work of a gifted but untrained 18th century amateur artist. After the favourable reactions to his etchings of Scottish landscapes. he was finally persuaded to give up his drapery business in Edinburgh and take up drawing full-time.
I NETHERBOW 43 High Street. 5569579. Mon—Sat 10am—4.30pm and evenings when performances. Cafe.
Casa de Cool: House 01 Children 7—26 May. Photographs taken by Kane Rutherford which chronicle his journey to Romania from Scotland with a convoy oftrucks loaded with supplies. and the appalling conditions he found there.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75 Cumberland Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm.Sat 10am—4pm.
New Works Until 10 May. Recent paintings by Clare Gordon.
Jim Dalziel: Watercolours Until 10 May. Andy Laing and Margaret Struckmeir: Ceramics Until 10 May.
Molly Bulllclt: Jewellery Until 10 May. George Donald ARSA RSW 12—31 May. Recent paintings and prints.
Frank PottingerAflSA 12-31 May. Ceramic sculptures.
Martin Page 12—31 May. Jewellery.
I PORTFOLIO GALLERY AT PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 43 Candlemakcr Row. 220 1911.Tue—Satnoon—5.30pm.
Joseph McKenzie's Gorbals Children Until 5 May. The striking images of wee kidsin the rapidly changing Gorbals were taken by McKenzie over a fifteen-month period from early 1964 to late 1965. Now experiencing something of an upturn in his photographic fortunes. McKenzie. also has a book out under the same title asthe exhibition.
Peter Catlrel Divisions and Planes 9 May—2 Jun. Lanscape photography from the Edinburgh-based photographer.
I PORTRAIT GALLERY Queen Street. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 2—5pm. How to Take a Portrait Until 16Jul. Portraits from the National Collection of Photography are used to illustrate different approaches to taking a photographic portrait and how they have usurped the painter in recording people‘s faces for posterity.
I QUEEN'S HALL Clerk Street. Box Office 668 2019. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Cafe. Painting the Past 8 May—3 Jun. Mary Scott‘s paintings transform shepherds into kings and imbue tradesmen with an almost religious mystique.
I RIAS 15 Rutland Square. 229 7545. Mon-Fri 9.30am—5pm.
The North British Hotel Until 10 May. Plans and photographs detailing the renovation work that has recently been going on at the old Victorian hotel.
BIAS Student Awards tor Architecture 14—25 May. Students from all over Scotland were invited to submit work for these awards.
I RICHARD OEMARCO GALLERY Blackfriars Church. Blackfriars Street (off High Street), 557 0707. Mon-Sat 10am—6pm.
Three French Artists: The Road to Meikle Seggle Until 19 May. Last yearthe eponymous extrovert owner of the gallery took Pascal Barbe. Jean Sylvain Bieth and Francoise Vergier deep into Scotland's past on the road to the “lost settlement’of Meikle Seggie. Suitably inspired. the trio will provide their own interpretation. of Scotland in their specifically created works for the exhibition.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN 552 7171. Gardens Mon—Sat 10am—sunset; Sun llam—sunset. Plant houses and exhibitions (mounted in lnverleith House) Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 11am—5pm.
The Tree ol Lite 19 May—8 Jul. A Southbank Touring Exhibition for which 1500 sculptures were submitted. and only a few were chosen. The Botanics will have eight sculptures and a variety of connected works on show.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 6671. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Sun 2—5pm.
There will be no specific exhibitions during May. though the building will remain open. The next exhibition will be the RSA Annual.
I SCOTTISH CRAFT CENTRE 140 Canongate. 556 8136. Mon—Sat 10am-5.30pm.
Display of Scottish contemporary craftwork.
I THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 94 George Street. 225 5955. Mon—Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-lpm.
Edinburgh Salutes Glasgow Until 19 May. A large group show featuring printmakers. painters and craftoworkers who have been invited over to celebrate Glasgow‘s year as you know what.
I SOLSTICE GALLERY 18a Dundas Street, 557 5227. Mon—Fri 11am-5pm, Sat
10am- 1 pm.
Selection from works in stock, including McTaggart. Gillies and Armour.
I STEP GALLERY 39 Howe Street. 556 1613. Mon—Fri llam-5.30pm;Sat 11am-4pm; Sun noon—3pm.
Mixed show of work from the gallery's stock until the end ofMay.
I STILLS GALLERY 105 High Street, 557 1140. Tue—Sat Ham—5.30pm. TransAtlantic Dialogues 4 May-1 Jun. Work by a trio of British and a trio of black American photographers. brought together by Kellie Jones of the Jamaica Arts Center. The photographs from the States feature Brooklyn Street Portraits which records street life in the New York borough. Rainbow ol Culture which focuses on Latin-American culture in New York and Puerto Rica and Blaclt Cowboy Series showing the oft-ignored world of the black rodeo circuit.
I TALBOT RICE ART GALLERY Old College , University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 667 1011. Tue-Sat‘lOam—Spm.
Field 12 May—9 Jun. A mixed show ofwork by Mathew Inglis. Gordon Brennan and Ian Kane.
I THEATRE WORKSHOP 34 Hamilton Place. 226 5425. Mon-Sat 10am—5pm and late during performances.
Craigmiller Pictures Until 30 May. Illustrations oflife in this part of Edinburgh by local artist Bert Torrance. I 369 GALLERY 233 Cowgate . 225 3013. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5.30pm.
New Scottish Colourlsts Until 23 Jun. Four
artists. three of whom, Andrew Williams, .
Fionna Carlisle and Caroline McNaim. studied at Edinburgh in the mid 705, were
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