LISTINGS ART
LISTINGS
Exhibitions are listed by category, then alphabetically by city and venue. Please send details to our offices at least ten days berore publication. Art Listings compiled by Kelly McMenamin.
I ART EXPOSURE GALLERY I9 Parnie Street. 552 777‘). Mon—Sat I lam—6pm. 7th Birthday Show Sat 5—-30 Oct. The gallery celebrates seven successful years with this diverse collection of work by invited artists. including Bryan Evans. Lin Pattullo and many tnore.
I ART GALLERY 8t MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE 287 2699. Mon-Sat IOam—Spm; Sun lIam—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Voluntary guides are available free of charge to show parties or individuals round the main galleries. Ask at enquiry desk. Prize Winners’ Art Competition Until 27 Oct. Over 3000 entries frotn school pupils around western and central Scotland. who follow the traditional format of producing a still life painting or drawing after three hours in front of the subject.
lntonnation Superhighway Sat I2 ()ct— I 5 Dec. Direct from The London Museum of Science. this interactive exhibition takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Internet. with terminals on hand allowing visitors to browse the web themselves.
Claws Until 31 Mar. From pet tabbies to sabre tooth tigers. this exhibition of catarama covers every aspect ofour feline friends. including Egyptian mummified cats. life-size reconstructions. photographs attd a series of competitions and events.
I ROGER BILLCLIFFE FINE ART I34 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon—Fri 9.30atn—5.30pm; Sat 10am—Ipm.
Mixed Exhibition Sat 5--2‘) ()ct. Oils and watercolours by Joint Houston. new pastels and watercolours by June Carey and silverware by Patricia Hamilton.
I CCA 346—354 Saucluchall Street. 332 7521. Mon—Sat I lam—6pm; Sttn noon—50m. Cafe. [D].
Kerry Stewart Until 9 Nov. Stunning life- size sculptural figures created by Stewart over the past three years. including the eerily identical 'livins. See preview. Moyna Flannigan Until 9 Nov. Beautiful traditional paintings exploring current issues including the role of women in tnodern society. self-image. conformity and middle class values and experience. Windows Sat l2-— I9 Oct. 7.30-l l.30pm. Although not actually at the CCA. this video installation by Daniel Reeves and Emma Davie will be projected onto the windows opposite (on the corner of Sauchiehall Street and Pitt Street). so here‘s your best vantage point. Filmed
over two months. ‘Windows’ takes a fast- paced glimpse at city life. most of which is normally hidden frotn view.
I COLLINS GALLERY University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 552 4400 ext 2682. Mort-Fri I0am—5pm; Sat noon—4pm. [D].
Iron Until 20 Dec. Multi-media work by Clydeside artist Toni McKendrick documenting the history ofGlasgow‘s once mighty shipbuilding industry.
I COMPASS GALLERY I78 West Register Street. 22I 6370. Mon—Sat 10atn—5.30pm. Precious Few lleroes Sat 5—3l Oct. New acrylic paintings by artist Mark lanson. I FRINGE GALLERY Castlemilk Shopping Centre. Castletnilk Arcade. 634 2603. Mon—Sat l0am—5pm.
Treasures Thurs 10 Oct—2 Nov. Local residents and workers were invited by artist-in-residence Susannah Silver to bring their favourite object into the gallery to be photographed. and tell Silver why the item was so ‘treasured'. The resulting 54 installations of sound and image build up a fascinating insight into the diversity of human nature.
I GALLERY OF MOOERN ART Queen Street. 33! I854. Mon—Sat I0am—5pm; Sun I lam—5pm. Glasgow's new gallery. with four thematic floors based on the elements: Earth. Air. Fire and Water. Featured artists include Howson. Hockney. Campbell. Bellany and Byrne as well as interactive exhibits and a swish cafe decorated by Adrian Wis/.niewski. Designer Rooms Until 25 Nov. As part of Glasgow‘s Internatiotutl Festival Of Design. GOM A shows the work of three designers: architect Joint Pawson. furniture designer Ron Arad and James Dyson. who redefines the vacuum cleaner. CO ROM Gallery Sat l2—l‘) ()ct.The Fire Gallery hosts a series of open submission CD ROMS. including Pattl Cameron Scot‘s documentary on the history of Castlemilk. ‘l.ooking For Mr Rogers'.
I t. GARNER GALLERY 4 Parnie Street. 552 4585. Tue—Sat I0am—5ptn; Sun noon—4pm.
llere 8t NOW II Until 30 Oct. The gallery celebrates its first anniversary with this innovative collection of contemporary ceramics by Scottish artists. ranging from functional ware to sculpture.
I CYRIL GERBER FINE ART I48 West Regent Street. 22l 3095. Mott—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm.
West Island Fishermen Tue 8—25 Get. An exhibition of drawings and watercolours by Josef Herman.
I GLASGOW FILM THEATRE Cafe Cosmo. I2 Rose Street. 332 8l28. Mon-Sat noon—9.30pm; Sun 5—‘).30pm.
Mirrorball Until 3| ()ct. An exhibition of work connected with the Minor/mil series at this year‘s Edinburgh Film Festival. ranging from album cover designs to graffiti art and mixed-media paintings.
I GLASGOW PRINT STUOIO 22 King Street. 552 0704. Mon—Sat l()am—5.30pm. Julie Roberts Until 26 Oct. Produced during a year-long scholarship at The
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MARK IANSON
"Precious Few Heroes" NEW PAINTINGS
5 - 31 October Mon - Sat 10.00 - 5.30
SCOTWORK
sponsored by
British School in Rome. this new series of still lifes by this increasingly popular artist looks at the interwoven relationship between church. family and state. See review.
I GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART I67 Renfrew Street. 353 4500. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5pm; Sat IOam—Spm; Sun 1.30—4.30pm.
Girls High Fri 4—30 Oct. A retrospective of public and community projects undertaken by Environmental Arts graduates over the past ten years.
Hans Richter Until 30 Oct. Work by this leading exponent of the Dada movement. documenting ‘the unique synthesis of painting and film‘.
I NUNTERIAN ART GALLERY University of Glasgow. University Avenue. 339 8855 ext 543 l. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5pm.
James McNeill Whistler Until 26 ()ct. Drawn from the University‘s renowned permanent collection. this survey of the artist‘s graphic work features portraits. nudes. streetscapes. marine and river views. frotn his childhood in Russia to his final years in England.
Robert Burns - The Crawford Years Until l8 Jan. No. not that Robert Burns. For once it's the Scottish designer and artist who comes under the spotlight in this exhibition ofcommissions made by Burns for the Crawford family (yes. that Crawford family) in the 1920s and 30s. including the designs for the Tea Rootn in Edinburgh.
I JAVA INTERNET CAFE I52 Park Road. 337 6727. Daily noon-9pm.
Street Level Open Until 6 ()ct. See Street Level and review.
Untogether Sat l2—I8 ()ct. A week-long programme of interactive performances linking the streets ofGlasgow to the World Wide Web. Events range from online karaoke to a live soap opera. with public participation welcome both in person and over the Net. Further info available frotn untogether(0‘java- cafe.Co.ttk
Catch the best Art this fortnight.
III Moyna Flannigan Paintings of women and children. where everything is not always as it first seems. These are women who are definitelyjuggling a life and a host of anxieties. C CA. Glasgow until 9 Nov. I .lulie Roberts Back after a year in Rome, the Glasgow-based artist shows her latest paintings. Opulent pieces of fumiture float against canvases of brilliant colour. See review. GIasyow Print Studio until 26 Oct.
I Film Culture Celebrating the centenary of British film. new works by artists Mark Lewis and Pierre Bismuth which cleverly tease the conventions of filmmaking Tramway, Glasgow tutti! 20 Oct.
I Gateway To The Silk Road Last few days of the first showing in the West ofan exquisite collection of ceramics. sculpture and bronze works from X'ian. China‘s ancient capital. City Art Centre. Edinburgh until 5 Oct.
ll - l6 October
l7 - 20 October
In the Galleries 28 September - 9 November
Kerry Stewart Moyna Flannigan
Galleries open: Mon - Sat 11am - 6pm and Sun 12noon - 5pm. admissron tree
in association with the 10 day weekend, a series of tree talks
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in association with John Smith & SOn Bookshops and The Herald O O Reading lights
Four days of readings, discussions, workshops and performances encompassing writing for the page.
stage. screen and sound. Includes appearances by Dermot Healy, Carolyn Cassidy and Gil Scot Heron.
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Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD +44 (0)141 332 7521 m
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