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lOam-4.30pm; Sun 2-5pm. Winner of the 1989 Award for Social and Industrial History and described as the 2 first real community museum in Britain. I Nursery Days Until 14 Feb. A hands-on i exploration of the first five years of life , a l pcriodwhen both children and parents learn more rapidly than at any other time 1 in the child‘s development. 1 A Picture of Health Until Wed 12 Feb. A I collaborative exhibition by some ofthe i social history curators, recording health 1 provision in Scotland today. A Basket ol Memories: 50 Years at Shopping in Springbum Until 11 Mar. I STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY STAFF CLUB George Street. 552 4400. Mon—Fri 11am—5pm; Sat by appointment. Moira McLennaghan and Pheona Kern Recent Works Tue 11 Feb—27 Mar. I STREET LEVEL 279—281 High Street. 552 2151. Wed—Sat 11am—6pm; Sun 2—4pm. Richard Learoyd: Elevations Until 16 Feb. A touring exhibition of photographs taken by Learoyd when he was awarded the first Scottish Arts Council Dance Photography Commission. lmpressionistic. challenging. the images have ntore to do with rhythm and movement than ballet I STRIP GALLERY I Iutcheson Street. info: 331 2190. Daily 10.30am--5pm. Strlp Show One until Wed 5 Feb; Show Two Sat 7—28 Feb. Paintings and cross-media works by six artists. Gardner, McCaffrey. Walsh. MeConnachie. Lee and Pender — in a temporary adapted
552 4813. Mon-Sat noon—6pm.
In Here Until 8 Feb. Gallery works - by Shrigley. Mimiec. Donaldson. Galloway and Teehan — which reflect the experience ofthe individual. including walldrawings and installations made specifically for the show. Outta Here, which starts on 18 Feb. will concentrate on shared experiences and environments — don‘t miss it.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street.
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Ronald Rae
Recent Drawings
Alan Davie
Screenprints 1965 ~ 1989
l - 22 February Mon - Sat 10.00 - 5.30pm
178 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 4R1.
Tel: 041 2216370 Fax:041248 1322
CRAWFORD A R T S CENTRE
Admission Free
24 January - 23 February J. Douglas MacGregor RSW
{1892 - 1951}
Artist and Craftsman, A Centenary Exhibition
Toured by Dundee Museums and Galleries
Nathan Coley, Artist in Residence An Introduction
Alan Kean - Ceramics
Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm Sun 2pm - 5pm 93 North Street St. Andrews Tel. (0334)74610
ED NBURGH
I ASH GALLERY 105 West Bow, Victoria Street/Grassmarkct. Info: 225 4983. Tue—Sat noon—5.30pm. Challenging Perspectives: New Lines oi Direction Sat 1—15 Feb. David Mach, and seven other artists from Poland. Germany, England and Canada. redefine the notion of the word ‘drawing‘. An exciting. innovative show taking place in the temporary space of a disused snuff factory. I BROUGHTON BOOKS 2a Broughton Place. Tue-Fri noon—6pm: Sat 10.30am—5.30pm. Paul Sucksmith: Challenging the Elements Until March. A selection oflandscape paintings. I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 166 High Street. 22() 1260. Tue—Sat noon—6pm. Sean Taylor. The Twelve Apostles Until 1 Feb. An installation featuring portraits of twelve world leaders renowned for their hard-line tactics. With the influence of Russian Orthodox icons and Hinduism. incense-burning and fairy-lights. the show promises a provocative look at religion, authoritarianism, and the Charade of politics. John Young: Landscape Alchemy Fri 7—29 Feb. A series ofdrawings in which Young probes the responses and interpretations of our five senses when confronted with landscape. Not abstract works. exactly. but a ‘distillation ofthe qualities of landscape.‘ I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 229 9311. Mon—Sat 9am—6pm. Works lrom Italy Mon 3— 1 7 Feb. Artists John Brown, Jamie Nicoll and Paul Rooney exhibit in the Sculpture Court. Towards an Expanded Poetic Tue 440 Feb. A multi-media exhibition comprising painting. performance. installation. film and text. by artists Robert Montgomery. Elaine B. Speirs and John Ayscough. I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP AND GALLERY 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Mon—Sat 10am—5.30pm. Alan Davie: Tapestries and Works on Paper Until 29 Feb. A selection ofsmall works on paper — drawings, lithographs, gouachcs — and two tapestries. complementing the retrospective of Davie currently being held at the McLellan Gallery in Glasgow. Book now for a weekend course in Screenprinting. Etching or Stone Lithography. to be held on the weekendof Sat 8 Feb. I EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY LIBRARY George Square, 650 1000. Mon—Fri 9am—5pm. The Scottish Students’ Songbook 1891—1991 Until 31 Mar. Acentenary celebration and. who knows, sing-songin honour of the University song book. I FINE ART SOCIETY 137 George Street, 2206370. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm: Sat Ilium—1pm. Works from stock. 1800—1950. I FLYING COLOURS GALLERY 35 William Street. 225 6776. Tue—Fri 11am—6pm; Sat 10am~1pm. Contemporary Colurisls. Part II Tue 1 1 Feb—4 Mar. In association with London‘s Gallery 10. Flying Colours present ten well known. and up-and-coming colourists: first. Norman Adams RA. Pauleen Aiers. Oliver Bevan. Albert Irvin and June Redfern. Part Land five more colourists. will folloi / in March. I FRENCH INSTITUTE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon—Fri 9.30am—-5.30pm; Sat 9.30am—1 .30pm. DeMesures Until Sat 22 Feb. A selection of impressive — and witty — miniatures from across the Channel. I GALLERY OF MODERN ART Belford Road. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 103m—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. [D] Cafe. The gallery’s justly renowned cafe is open Mon—Sat 10.30am—4.30pm; Sun 2.30—4.20pm. Entry to the permanent
collection is free, and features works by Picasso, Matisse, Mondrian and 201h century Scottish artists. Texas Realism Until Sun 2 Feb. Some 60 oils. drawings and prints from the collections of the Meadows Museum in Dallas. concentrating on the Social Realist images of the 19305 and 19405: oil wells, cattle ranches and vast open spaces. Richard Long: Stone Line 1980 and Selected New Works Until 29 Feb. I HANOVER FINE ART 22A Dundas Street. 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm. Artists New to the Gallery Until Mon 3 Feb. Alan Sutherland: Nudes and Landscape Drawings Sat 8—24 Feb. There will also be a mixed show of works by gallery artists and a sale of paintings and prints from stock. I KINGFISHER GALLERY 5 Northumberland Street Lane. 557 5454. Mon-Fri 9.30am—4.30pm. Claudia Petretti: New Paintings Until Fri 7 Feb. The first Edinburgh exhibition of works by this young Italo-Scottish artist since she went to live in Milan. Her semi-abstract landscapes are notable for their bold use ofcolour. I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. The best days of your life? Toys, videos and various kids' bits and pieces shed some light on how it was for everyone else. The Christmas Crib Until Sat 1 Feb. A display of Nativity ornaments ‘halftoys and halfobjects of devotion‘ from Christian communities all over the world. including Latin America, Italy. France, Germany and Poland. I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921 . Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. The home of a fine collection ofworks. from the Renaissance to Post~lmpressionism. including Velazquez, El Greco, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Degas, Van Gogh and Scottish Colourists. I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George IV Bridge, 226 4531. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Contemporary Illustration Until 15 Mar. A behind-the-scenes exploration of the role played by illustration and design in the media, product packaging and textiles— how it impinges on our lives and how we take it for granted. I NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 High Street. 556 9579. Mon-Sat 10am—4.30pm. The Preacher and the Goldsmith Admission £1.20/£1/50p. Exhibition about the next-door-neighbour, John Knox‘s House. I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75 Cumberland Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm. Sat 10am—4pm. Exhibitions until Thurs 13 Feb: Hazel Nagl RSW: Paintings. Katie Easthaugh: Ceramics. Rehecca Halstead: Jewellery. Images ol Women: Japanese Woodblocks 1700-1935. I PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE Royal Mile. Mon—Sat 9.30am—3.45pm. £1 (75p). Royal Residences at the Victorian Era Until 21 Mar. Twenty-eight magnificently detailed watercolours from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. commissioned by Queen Victoria, to record interior views of the Royal Family‘s various abodes. I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Candlemaker Row, 220 1911. Tue—Sat noon—5.30pm. Mari Mahr: Between Ourselves Until Sat 8 Feb. Images which ‘suggest metaphors rather than portray facts'; Mahr reflects on her Hungarian upbringing and the cultural identities of her grandmother, mother and daughter. I PORTRAIT GALLERY Queen Street. 556 8921 . Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 2—5pm. [D]. Cafe. Scotland’s bonniest and beastliest monarchs, politicians, writers and artists— not to mention the footballers- and every fine cafe to boot.
Kenneth NacLeay: Landscapes. Portraits
50 The List 31 January — 13 February 1992