ART LISTINGS
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i Lectures are on Saturday afternoons,
3—4pm: Sat 21, From Art Nouveau to
Socialist Realism; Sat 28, Programme of
Czech and Slovak Music. I HUNTERIAN MUSEUM Glasgow
University, University Avenue, 339 8855.
Mon-Fri9.30am—5pm;Sat9.30am—1pm.
The bequest of William Hunter, a student of Glasgow University in the 17305, who left his substantial collection of books,
prints, and various other curiosities to the
university.
I LILLIE ART GALLERY 1 Grange Ave,
Milngavie, 943 3247. Mon—Fri ' 10am—5pm; Sat and Sun 2—5pm.
Mary-Jane SelwootI: Recent Tapestry Weavings Until Sat 21 Nov.
Sarah-Jane Selwood: Recent Ceramics and ; Paintings Until Sat 21 Nov. Christmas Exhibition Sat 28 Nov—l9 Dec.
Christine Ironslrle: Recent Paintings Sat 28 Nov—19 Dec.
I MCLELLAN GALLERIES 270 Sauchiehall
Street, 331 1854. Tue—Sat 10am—10pm;
1 Sun and Mon 10am-8pm. [D]. Admission
£3.50/concs £2.50/children £1.50. Royal Glasgow Institute Annual Exhibition Sun 22 Nov—17 Dec. This annual eclectic show presents the best recent works by contemporary painters and sculptors in Scotland; 300 works are selected from the original submissions and then held in the RGl‘s collection, the third largest in the UK. I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall, 1 Bunhouse Road, 357 3929. Daily 10am-5pm; Sun llam—Spm. [D]. John Smeaton (1724-1792) Until Jan. A celebration of the life of the civilengineer who masterminded the building ofthe Forth and Clyde Canal. I 90s GALLERY 12 Otago Street, 3393158. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. James Gonnan Until Wed 25 Nov. A third solo exhibition at 905 for ‘one of Scotland's most imaginative and experienced artists'. Christmas Show Sat 28 Nov—24 Dec. More
' than 300 works by gallery artists, including
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compass gallery
COMPASS CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION Paintings, Prints, Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewellery
Opens 1 Dec 5.30 - 9.30pm continues until the end of January Mon-Sat 10-5.30pm
178 West Regent Street, Glasgow (32 4R1. Tel: 041 221 6370 Fax: 041 248 1322
PHOTOGRAPHY FAIR
Stills
PHOTOGRAPHY FAIR Sunday 29th November
105 HIGH STREET EDINBURGH 031 5571140
SECOND ANNUAL
1 1.000m to 5.00pm Admission 50p
"1W:
University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL. Tel. 031 650 2211
21 NOVEMBER - 19 DECEMBER
PETER BRANDES
In association with the Danish Institute
Tues-Sat 10am-5pm
Admission Free Subsidised by the Scottish Arts Council
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58 The List 20 November — 3 December 1992
Ackerrnan, Graham and Cross.
I PEOPLE'S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow Green, 554 0223. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. [D]. Cafe.
Once a museum for the working class, now a repository for all sorts of ephemera connected with Glasgow‘s history— everything from old cigarette packets to suffragettes' campaigning material. Glasgow's Good News: 500 Years otthe Archdiocese at Glasgow Until 17 Jan. An exhibition charting the course of Catholicism in Glasgow since 1492 — when the city was elevated to archdiocese status - focusing on education, the effects of Irish immigration and the changing patterns of devotion.
I PROVAND'S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street, 552 8819. Mon-Fri 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm.
The only surviving medieval house in Glasgow, built in 1471. Period room displays range from 1500—1918.
Thomas McGoran: Hail a Kitchen An appropriate venue for McGoran‘s paintings recalling his childhood in an East End tenement. McGoran took up painting five years ago, on his retirement from the railways.
I ROGER BILLCLIFFE FINE ART 134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm.
Christine McArthun Sunflower Fields and Still Ute -A Summer in France Until Tue 24 Nov. Landscape pictures, several of which explore unusual new techniques.
Glen Scouiler: Travels In France and Morocco Sat 28 Nov—24 Dec. The old culture of the village and the new life of beach resorts rub shoulders in these colourful new works.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Mon—Fri 9am—8.30pm; Sat 9am—5pm; Sun noon-5pm.
Scotland’s Music: 3000 Years In Image and Sound Until Mon 30 Nov. From early chant and ballad to 17th century bagpipe music, 19th century ballads and contemporary rock — this exhibition was originally designed to complement the successful Radio Scotland series. Combined Operations Until 23 Dec. Recent works by Ingham, McKenna and Riddell in which warfare, mortality, the paranormal and mutation are recurring themes.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street, 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D] Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland from 1872 onwards. Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour of Victorian, Edwardian, Second World War and 19605 schooldays.
The Box at Delights Until Sat 22 Nov. Illustrations for children‘s books by 21 contemporary British artists.
I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Ayr Street, 557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat 10am—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm.
Described as the first real community museum in Britain.
I STREET LEVEL 279—281 High Street, 552 2151 . Tue—Sat 11am—5.30pm.
Maud Sultan Nysieria Until Sat 28 Nov. An ambitious audio-visual installation — created by Sulter while she was Artist in Residence at the Tate Gallery in Liverpool — which illustrates the story of Hysteria, a 19th century black American woman who travelled to Rome in search of fame and fortune.
I TRAMVIAY 25 Albert Drive, 4222023. Daily, 11am—7pm. [D].
Read my Ups: New York AIDS Polemics Until Tue 1 Dec. For the first time outside America, this large, multi-media show coordinates some of the world's artistic responses to AIDS, with contributions from collectives like Gran Fury and Act Up, and individuals Holzer, Moffett, Wojnariwicz and others. A programme of debates accompanies the show.
I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street,
I Street,2201305.Mon—Sat ‘ 10.30am—5.30pm. Contemporary glass
3 I aounus FINE run 4 Dundas Street, 557
; Sir 0.Y. Cameron and Katherine Cameron:
, Paintings, Drawings and Etchings Until Sat 28 Nov.
I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street, 225
' 2424, ext. 6659/6660/6661. Mon—Sat
10am—5pm.
L horn 15th Century Icons to the 20th Century
The City Collection, Part One: Acquisitions
5 states are represented in a show which also
I EASTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL Seafield ; Street, 554 4444. Daily, 9am—8pm. Three Artists Exhibition Until Fri 27 Nov.
Judith Da Fano. 3 I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP
number of young contemporary artists.
. An Edinburgh Suite Sat 2i Nov—23 Dec.
552 4813. Mon-Sat noon—6pm. [D] Demesures Until 5 Dec. Brilliant, quirky show of miniature works and trompe l’oeils by contemporary French artists.
EDINBURGH
I BARNES & FITZGERALD 47b George
gallery.
4050. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Spirit otthe Ukraine: 500 Years olPalnting,
Anni-Garie Until 9 Jan. A big title fora big, inaugural show, drawn from the collections of the State Museum of Ukrainian Art in Edinburgh’s twin town, Kiev, and tracing the development of Ukrainian art from Iconography to Stalin’s Socialist Realism.
1979-1992 Until Sat 21 Nov. Paintings and sculptures purchased, donated or bequested to the city. Includes Bellany, Eardley, Ferguson and J ohnstone and a
Twelve Stars: An Exhibition otWorks Selected item the European Partiament’s Collection Until 12 Dec. All EC member
includes ten new works, by British artists, bought to celebrate the British Presidency.
I CALTON GALLERY 10 Royal Terrace, 556 1010. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Christmas Exhibition Until 23 Dec. Paintings, watercolours and prints by over a hundred 19th and early 20th century artists, including McTaggart, MacDonald and Thomson.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockbum Street, 220 1260. Tue—Sat 11am—5pm. Andreas Bee: Sculpture Until Sat 28 Nov. ‘Skeletal‘ structures of wood and steel explore the interplay of volume and forms — Bee‘s first exhibition outside his native Germany.
Spotiit: Night-time Installations Five local artists present their work in the gallery windows. Until 11 Dec: Annie Cattrell’s Cognition.
Paintings by Jan Bates, Avril Jaques and Elizabeth Lorimer.
I EDINBURGH GALLERY 183 Dundas Street, 557 5227. Mon-Fri 11am—5pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Mixed Show Until Sat 21 Nov. Landscapes, still lifes and figurative work by Charles Harris, John Kingsley, Nigel Grounds and I
AND GALLERY 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue—Sat 10am—5.30pm
Etchings, lithographs, screenprints and relief prints by nineteen studio artists who were invited to make a print based on a view if the city, in honour of the gallery‘s 25th anniversary. See competitions page for details of how to win a handsome and valuable Peter Howson print.
I ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION 23 Atholl Crescent. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Tue 10am—noon.
The Eighth Special Christmas Watercolour Exhibition Sat 28 Nov—12 Dec.
I FLYING COLOURS GALLERY 35 William Street, 225 6776. Tue—Fri 11am—6pm; Sat lOam-lpm.
Michael Hermon Recent Oils and Watercolours Until Wed 25 Nov.
I THE FRENCH INSTITUTE 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Mon—Fri 9.30am-5.30pm; Sat 9.30am—1 .30pm.