LISTINGS ART
Sun Ham-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.
I PROVANO’S LOROSHIP 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 to 1918.
I OUEEN’S PARK SYHAGOGUE Falloch Road. Battlefield. 632 1743. Open Sun 2—5pm. Worth visiting to see 22 pictorial stained glass windows by John K. Clark based on the symbolism of Jewish festivals.
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. World War 11 and 1960s schooldays.
Trading Arts Thurs 8 Jul—21 Aug. An exploration of African arts with ceremonial wood carvings from Ghana. stone carving from Zimbabwe and an interactive music exhibition which offers the chance to blend four tracks of instruments and music.
I STREET LEVEL 279—281 High Street. 552 2151. Tue—Sat Ham—5.30pm. Kamarabuskaman Sat 9 Jul—l3 Aug. Photographer Martin Towse is a kind of busking artist complete with toy dog and dark room in a pram. His camera? On a pole. of course. The results of his street photography around Glasgow. including a lot of ankles and tops of heads. will be on show.
Heaven and Earth Until Sat 2 Jul. An installation by Claudia Kolgen and Michael Gibbs incorporating digitally treated photographs. video and text and the subject of bungy jumping.
I ST MUHGO MUSEUM OF REUGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Free. Glasgow‘s own museum of world faith. Exhibits include a zen garden. priceless art works from the world’s six major religions. Dali's Christ ofSainr John of the Cross and the story of religion in Scotland in words and pictures. Ahmed Moustaia: Arabic Script as Art Until 18 Sept. Based on the aesthetic lines and curves of Arabic calligraphy. this Anglo-Egyptian artist uses oils. watercolour. tapestry and print to express a range of ideas inspired by sacred Islamic themes and poetry.
I TRANSMISSION 28 King Street. 552 4813. Tue—Sat Ham—5pm.
Modern Art Until Sat 2 Jul. Vast group show with work picked from open submission from 79 artists.
I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 422 2023. Wed—Sun l 1am—5pm.
South Area Artist’s Group Until Sun 3 Jul.
Work from an artist's collective based in the Gorbals.
Part Edit Until Sat 2 Jul. The first solo show by Jacqueline Donachie. a young local artist. which explores the trigger- effect of music and speech. Vast speakers play a patchwork of songs by such stars as the Sex Pistols and Dolly Parton interwoven with monologues and sound effects.
EDINBURGH
I BOURHE FINE ART 4 Dundas Street. 557 4050. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
Raymond Booth Until Sat 2 Jul. Work by this painter/planter which have been exhibited to coincide with the Japom'ca Magnifica show at the Royal Botanical Garden.
I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 225 2424. Mon-Sat IOam—Spm. Cafe.
Worlds in a Box Until l6 Jul. Experimentation with art in boxes was first explored by the Surrealists in the 1920s. This exhibition traces the artform‘s development from then until the present day with pieces by Marcel Duchamp. Yoko Ono and Claes Oldenburg.
The Sum of All Parts Until Thurs 7 Jul. Eight young artists including Clare Barclay. Jim Buckley and Gillian Curran take part in an exciting group show of three-dimensional work.
SOS Prints Until Sat 2 Jul. A selection from the city‘s fine art collection. with a range of groovy works from artists such as Henry Moore and Frank Auerbach.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockbum Street. 220 1260. Tue—Sat Ilam—5pm. Flight from the Sink Sat 2—23 Jul. Visual art by eight local woman in collaboration with artists Lucy Brown and Rachel Mimiec using photography. 3D construction. sculpture. text and drawing to reflect issues which affect their lives. Artist for a Week Short-term shows by the brightest of local talent. You can meet the artist at the gallery on Saturday afternoons 3—5pm.
Gallery 111 An ever-changing display of small-scale contemporary artwork at affordable prices.
I CONTACT GALLERY Grindlay Court Centre. Grindlay Street Court. 229 7941. Mon—Fri 10am-3.30pm.
Contacts Two Until Fri 8 Jul. The second in a series of shows unveiling the results of workshops which have been led by professional artists in conjunction with the Centre. Artist Helen Noyce and three local artists fuse observation with fantasy. I EASTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL Main and Outpatient Corridor. Seafreld Street. Daily 9am—8pm.
Corridor Artists Until Fri 8 Jul. A group show by ten artists who have all exhibited in the hospital to mark the fifth anniversary of the Art Fund.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP 23 Union Street. 557 2479 Tue—Sat 10am—6pm.
Nine Translations from the Chinese Until
Thurs 7 Jul. A folio of screenprints by George Donald based on his recent travels to China.
I FLYING COLOURS GALLERY 35 William Street. 225 6776. Tue—Fri 1 lam—6pm; Sat 10am—2pm.
Victoria Cassidy Wed 13 Jul—6 Aug. Delicate work in watercolour.
Caroline Buchanan Until Thurs 6 Jul. Landscapes including recent studies of Turkey.
I FILMHOUSE Lothian Road. 226 2688. Times as for cinema.
Peter Standen Until Fri 1 Jul. Optimistic views of the future in Edinburgh plus a few pictures ofcats.
I FREHCH INSTITUTE 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Fri 9am—6pm; Sat 10am—1.3()pm.
le Temps Suspendu Until Fri 1 Jul. Strange. fragile images resembling projected apparations in a dream-type
monuments which hover in the air.
I FRUITMARKET GALLERY Market Street. 225 2383. Tue—Sat 10.30am—5.30pm. Liquid Crystal Futures: Contemporary Japanese Photography Until 16 Jul. Japanese culture is apparently undergoing a youthquake with the established norms crumbling in the face of Westernisrn and new technology. This exhibition comprises the work of eleven photographers who all share a highly individualistic. refined approach while focusing on the underside of the cityscape and its disintegration.
I GALLERY 41 41 Dundas Street. 557 4569. Mon—Sat 10.30am—5.30pm; Sun l—4.30 m.
Oscar oodall Until Wed 6 Jul. An exhibition of drawings plus ceramics by Andrew Adair.
I HANOVER FINE ART 22a Dundas Street. 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Recent Work Sat 9—23 Jul. An exhibition by three artists; Regina Fernandes. Pamela Lyall and John Wailing.
Five Women Artists Until Sat 2 Jul. Recent landscapes and still lifes.
I JOHN KNOX HOUSE See entry for Netherbow Arts Centre.
I MISEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street. 225 2424. Mon-Sat 10am—6pm. All manner of archive material and old toys relating to childhood through the ages.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm;
Sun 2—5pm.
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I Raphael: The Pursuit of Perfection Until ; Sun 1() Jul. An examination of this artist's I immense vision and skill with the hanging l of three paintings; Brit/gett'awr Madonna. : Holy Famin with a Palm Tree and Madonna (/61 l’assegglo plus twenty
j preparatory drawings. Recent cleaning
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I Salpado One hundred harrowing yet fascinating prints which capture the dignity of the subject. McLellan Gallery. Glasgow.
I Mood ot the Moment Photographs from the archives of St Andrews University collection. Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh.
I Heterogeniety - Abstraction and Virtual Space Twelve contemporary New York painters abstract-out. Out of the Blue. Edinburgh.
I New Generation if you missed them all. here is Cyril Gerber's personal pick of the degree shows in Scottish art schools. Compass Gallery. Glasgow.
I c.n. Mackintosh: The Chelsea Years A collection of work from the artist’s later period which hopes to dispel any notions that he was heading downhill. Hunterian. Glasgow.
supplied information about how the paintings were produced and this gives a fascinating insight into his creative process. Work by assistants and followers also sheds light on his huge influence.
I NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 High Street. 556 9579. Mon—Sat 10am—4.30pm. [1)]. Cafe. Admits to the John Knox House. a picturesque 15th century building. reputedly the home of the notorious Scottish church reformer. Admission £1.20 (ill/50p).
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75 Cumberland Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat lOam—4pm.
Recent Work Sat 2—21 Jul. Painting by Ann Patrick plus crafts. jewellery and prints.
I OUT OF THE BLUE 25 Blackfriars Street. 556 5204. Tue—Sat 11am—5pm. Heterogeneity, Abstraction and Virtual Space Until 30 Jul. Recent works by ten New York artists. curated by Leonard Bullock.
I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Candlemaker Row. 220 1911. Tue—Sat noon—5.30pm. Karen Knorr: The Virtues and the Delights Sat 2—30 Jul. A celebration of philosophers whose common concern is egalitarianism. with photographs taken in Geneva. France and London.
STREET
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279 - 281 High Street Glasgow G4 008
EXHIBITION
Martin Towse
9 - 23 July Street Level is subsidised by
Photography Gallery 8 Workshop
Kamerabuskaman
The Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow City Council
Photo-comic Workshops Two day workshops for 9 - 14 year olds
open 11am - 5.30pm Tuesday - Saturday
EVENTS
Workshop 1: l2 & 13 July Workshop 2: 14 & 15 July Fee £6
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