ART LISTINGS

GLASGOW MUSEUM LISTINGS CONTINUED

ships and other transportation. devoted to the history of transport. Also on show. a display of motorcycles dating from the early part of the century to present day. including the recently acquired Art Motorcycle.

Sustrans Until 3| Mar. A display chronicling a recent project by Sustrans. an organisation who build traffic-free routes for cyclists. walkers and disabled people. Scottish Football Association Museum

Trust Until 1997. Taster exhibitions of text.

photographs and football memorabilia. leading up to the planned National Museum of Football at Hampden Park.

I PEOPLE’S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow Green. 22l 9600. Mon—Sat l0amn5pm; Sun I lam—5pm. [D]. Cafe. This well- loved institution is currently undergoing a facelift arid is due to re-open in time for its centenary itt I998. The first stage of the work has reached completion. and the new top floor features a l930s single-end house and a celebration of Glasgow‘s great visionaries.

I PROVAND’S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street. 22| 9600. Mon—Fri |0ant~5pmz Sun

l lam-5pm. The only surviving medieval house itr Glasgow, built irt I47 I. Period roorn displays range frottt l500-l9l8.

I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street. 22l 9600. Mort—Sat l0am—5pm: Sun Ham-5pm. Free. [D]. A museum of world faith. featuring a zen garden. priceless art works frottt the world‘s six major religions. Dali's (‘ltrt‘sl rt/Srtilt! Jultlt oft/w ('I'ms arid the story of religion in Scotland through words arid pictures.

The Prophecy or Peace Until t7 Nov. A set of 30 framed prints depicting Violet Oakley‘s famous murals set in the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. USA. Also on show. Quaker clothing. household items. photographs artd text from the l9th attd early 20th centuries.

I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 I202. Mort—Sat l0am-5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland frotn l872 onwards. Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour of Victorian. Edwardian. World War ll arid l960s school days.

I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Atlas Square. 557 I405. Mort—Fri |0.30am—5pm; Sat l()am-—4.30pm: Stilt 2—5pm. ID]. Springburn Retrospective Until 5 ()ct. A nostalgic look at ltow Sprirtgburtt. Glasgow and the world has changed over the past ten years.

EDINBURGH

I CAMEO CINEMA Horne Street. 228

4 I4 I. Mon—Wed 6—l l .30pm; Thurs 4pm-—lam. Sat lpm-lam: Stilt l—l l.30pm. The Collective Expression Until 8 Sept. Photographs by Tom l’ietrasik capturing jazz. and blues musicians irt performance. including Dizzy Gillespie. Courtney Pine and BB King.

Pictures OI Reality Thurs l2 Sept—6 Oct. Work exploring reality and illusion by members of the Grindlay Court Day Centre. created during workshops with photographer Michael Krttger.

I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 529 3993. Mon—Sat mam-5.30pm; Sun noon—5pm. £3 (£2).

Gateway To The Silk Road Until 5 Oct. A major collection of historical relics from Xi‘an in China (twinned with Edinburgh). featuring intricate silver work. ceramics. sculpture. gold and bronze works. much of which has never been seen outside China before.

Christina Robertson Until 5 Oct. Paintings by the l9th century Scottish portrait painter. who had a successful career in Europe before moving to Russia to paint members of the Russian court. See review.

heartland Until 5 Oct. Twentieth century

Scottish landscape art by William McTaggart. the Scottish Colourists and many more.

I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockburn Street. 220 l260. Tue—Sat l lam—5.30pm. The Collective Cattery Members Dpen Sat 7—28 Sept A diverse range of contemporary mixed media artwork by many of the gallery's 300 members.

I CONTACT GALLERY Grindlay Court Centre. Grirtdlay Street Court. 22! 072 l. Mon-Thurs l0am-4pm; Fri |0am—2.30pm; Sat llartt—3pm.

Scottish landscape Photographs Mon 9 Sept—l0 ()ct. Handprinted black and white photographs by Sebastian Spall. capturing some of Scotland's tnost dramatic scenery. from the (‘airngorms to the North West.

I CREELERS 3 Hunter Square. 220 4447. Painting By Colour Until 30 Sept. Vibrant mixed-media paintings arid oil on glass by Caroline Hunter and Jolm Hunt.

I DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3 Doune Terrace. 225 7l89. Mon—Fri l0am—5pm; Sat noon—2pm.

Wlig llansen Until 2| Sept. A selection of paintings by one of Denmark's rttost esteemed contemporary artists. who won the Guggenheim Award in I960 and has exhibited at major venues around the world. See review.

I DUNEDIN GALLERY 6 Hillside Street. 557 3753. Tue—Fri l lam—6pm; Sat

l lam—4.30pm.

Dut or The West Until 20 Sept. Contrasting images of the Irish landscape by two Edinburgh-based artists: Mary Morrison. who explores trtytlt and memory. and Jane Rutherford. whose work is described as ‘colourful lyricism'. I EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE l3—29 Nicolson Street. 529 (>000.

Drawing on Dance Ulttil 7 Nov. Paintings and drawings by artist Brian Hartley. inspired by the wealth and diversity of dance on show at the Festival Theatre.

I THE EDINBURGH GALLERY l8a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri llam-Spm: Sat l0am—lpm.

Mixed Exhibition Until 30 Sept. The gallery continues to show work from its Festival exhibition. featuring a diverse selection of work by numerous artists.

I EDINBURGH PRINTMANERS WORKSHOP 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat l0am-6pm.

Ilenry Moore Until 7 Sept. Best known for his sculpture. Moore had other talents. and this exhibition of collographs. lithographs and etchings features some important examples front each stage of his printmaking career.

The Scottish Print open Sat t4 Sept-l9 Oct. An open submission of some of the finest printmaking currently being

Bachlmblrl Courting Dance: trom a show or works by Magnum photographer, George Rodger, in The Alrican Photographs at the Royal

produced in Scotland. featuring work by Victoria Crowe. Paul Fumeaux and many others.

I EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STAFF CLUB Chambers Street. Mon—Sat 9am—lam. Visions Oi Six Until l4 Sept. Paintings and drawings by four women artists. all itt their final year at Edinburgh College of Art.

I FRONTIERS GALLERY 254 C anongate. Royal Mile. 556 279|. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm; Sun l-6pm.

Scottish Painters Until 9 Sept. An exhibition of drawings and paintings by Jacqueline Power. Nancy McKenzie and Roanne Grixoni.

I THE FRUITMARNET GALLERY 29 Market Street. 225 2383. Tue—Sat l0.30am—5.30pm.

Reckoning With The Past Until 28 Sept. Contemporary painting by fifteen artists from three centres of Chinese culture « China. Hong Kong and Taiwan -- highlighting the diversity of work produced within different social and political systems.

I HANOVER FINE ARTS 22a Dundas Street. 556 2|8l. Mon—Fri l().30am—6pm; Sat l0am—4pm.

Susan Ilepworth and Sarah Wilkinson Sat 7—28 Sept. Recent oil. watercolour and acrylic paintings by these two artists. capturing the cityscapes of Edinburgh and Venice. plus still lifes. interiors arid the Northumberland landscape. Also 12th Summer Festival Exhibition Part II. a continuation of the gallery‘s festival exhibition featuring work by a number of international artists.

I JUDITH GLUE GALLERY 60 High Street. 558 1866. Mon—Fri 9.30am—9pm; Sat 9.30am—7pm; Sun 10am—6pm.

Scottish Festival Twist Until 6 ()ct. Paintings. prints. glass. ceramics and jewellery. both traditional and contemporary. by a variety of Scottish artists.

I MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. Department of Architecture. 20 Chambers Street. 650 2342. Mott—Fri l0.30am—4.30pm.

Ove Arup1895-1988 Until 20 Sept. A retrospective exhibition celebrating the work of Ove Arup. one of the most important engineers of the 20th century. who worked on such prominent buildings as Coventry Cathedral and Sydney Opera House.

I METROPOLE COFFEE HOUSE 33 Newington Road. 648 4999. Mon—Sat 8.30am—late; Sun lOam-lOpm.

Fiona Macalister Utttil l6 Sept. Landscape-based mixed media paintings by Edinburgh artist Fiona Ma'calister. inspired by the Meadows and Waverley Station.

I MONTRESOR 35 St Stephen Street. 220

Scottish Academy, Edinburgh until 6 Oct. 6877. Mott—Sun |0.30am--5.3()pm. The Bug Ball Until I9 Sept. An unusual collection of antique and designer costume jewellery inspired by creepy crawlies. sold irt aid of Amnesty International. I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND Tlte Mound. 556 892l Mon- Sat l0am--5pm: Sun 2—5pm. The home of a fine collection of works from the Renaissance to Post- Impressionism. incltrding Rembrandt. Degas attd Vail Gogh pltls Antonio Canova‘s beautiful sculpture The Three Graces. ill residence at the gallery until I999. Velazquez In Seville Until 20 ()ct. £4 (£2.50). Taking pride of place ill the Gallery‘s new wing. this major exhibition of work by one of Spain's greatest painters is the first to examine the artist's early years in Seville. Drawn front collections around the world. tlte show includes the famous work ‘An Old Woman Cooking Eggs'. and features many prev iotlsly unseen works. I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George IV Bridge. 226 453 l. Mort—Sat |0am~5pm; Sun 2-5pm. A Nation Divided: Scotland and the ’45 Until 3| Oct. The Jacobite uprising of l745/46 was one of the tttost momentous (and bloody) events itt Scotland‘s history and. inevitably. the truth ltas been somewhat overshadowed by legend. ‘A Nation Divided' looks at the real story behind the Jacobites. Bonnie Prince Charlie arid the Battle of Culloden tltrouglt contemporary writings and illustrations. I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75~<79 Cumberland Street. 557 l020. Mon—Fri l0atn—6pm; Sat l0am-4pm. Mixed Exhibition Until l9 Sept. Recent oil paintings by Perpetua Pope; ‘Mishmash' -- light-hearted sculpture by Stuart Beaty: ‘Travel Notes”. a collection of prints by Douglas Muir. and a selection of recent silverjewellery by James Griffin. I OUT OF THE NDMAD’S TENT 2| St Leonards Lane. 662 l6l2. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm. Peshawar To Samarkand Until 7 Sept. A collection of textiles. carpets and jewellery frortt Afghanistan and Central Asia. I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Cattdlentaker Row. 220 l9l l. Mort—Sat “lam—5.30pm; Sun noon—4.30pm. ii I .50 r75p). Stilled lives Until 2l Sept. Photographic and sculptural work by Helen Chadwick. who until her untimely death earlier this year. was considered one of the tttost prominent artists working in the UK. Entitled ‘Cameos’ and ‘Unnatural Selection'. the works feature portraits from tnedical museums and explore the in-vitro fertilisation process.

62 The List 6-I9 Sept I996