Lachlan Goudie | The Story of Scottish Art at the National Galleries of Scotland
Scottish National Gallery Hawthornden Lecture Theatre
Thursday 23 February, 6–8pm
£14, Friends and guests
This event is fully booked. Please contact friends@nationalgalleries.org to be added to the waiting list.
Join Lachlan Goudie, renowned contemporary Scottish artist, broadcaster and presenter of BBC Four’s The Story of Scottish Art discussing his new book. The Story of Scottish Art is a page-turning narrative full of scandals and rebellions, seismic historical events and personal tragedies that inspired or destroyed artists. Lachlan brings these artists’ stories to life, offering his perspective as a contemporary Scottish painter with a deep personal connection to Scotland’s artistic heritage. Richly illustrated with diverse artworks from both famous and less well-known artists, including sculpture, photography and architecture alongside a strong tradition of Scottish painting, he explores what is distinctive about Scottish art and how the cultural identity of Scotland has developed through the ages. Connecting Scotland to the global story of art, showing how Scottish artists have engaged with art traditions outside of Scotland and how they have influenced such movements as Art Nouveau (Charles Rennie Mackintosh) and Pop Art (Eduardo Paolozzi).
Pat Douthwaite | Conversations with the Collection
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One)
Friday 24 February, 3–3.45pm
FREE
Professor Susannah Thompson (Glasgow School of Art) and Berlin-based curator Kyla MacDonald discuss the life and work of Scottish artist Pat Douthwaite whose work features in the Conversations with the Collection display at Modern One. The discussion will be chaired by curator Leila Riszko. To meet demand there is also an online live stream of the event. Space is very limited, please do not come to the event without a pre-booked ticket.
Buy Pat Douthwaite by Guy Peploe here.
View the work of Pat Douthwaite here.
What's on in Edinburgh
The Palace of Holyrood House
The King’s official residence in Edinburgh and the home of Scottish royal history. Open throughout the year, the Palace of Holyroodhouse stands at the end of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
Explore the Palace’s close associations with some of Scotland’s most well-known historic figures such as Mary, Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie, and learn how today it is used by The King when carrying out official engagements in Scotland.
Find out more here.
What’s on in Oxford
Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
A New Power: Photography in Britain 1800-1850
Until 7th May
The announcement of photography’s invention in January 1839, first in Paris and then in London, introduced a ‘new power’ into British life. This new power – derived from photography’s capacity to automatically capture the images created in a camera – was soon being used for every conceivable purpose. A New Power: Photography in Britain 1800–1850 explores the early history of photography, starting with the invention of the medium and the earliest dissemination of photographic images in Britain and ending with the famous Great Exhibition of 1851. It examines the broad range of uses that photography would quickly come to fill, from documenting the invention of celebrity to the very first ‘travel photography’ and how this helped to shore up colonial sensibilities. By showing how photography intersected with all aspects of a nascent modernity, A New Power reveals photography’s crucial role in making Britain the society it is today.
Find out more here.
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What’s on in Colchester
BIG WOMEN
Saturday 11 February – Sunday 18 June 2023
Curated by one of Britain’s most significant contemporary artists – Sarah Lucas – and featuring the work of over twenty high-profile female artists, the BIG WOMEN exhibition will include a variety of works that will make you think, laugh and reflect on the role women play in the creative world. Works included in the exhibition will range from sculpture, painting, film to fashion, with works by artists including Renata Adela, Erica Åkerlund, Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press, Kate Boxer, Yoko Brown, Angela Bulloch, Phillippa Clayden, Sonia Coode-Adams, Vanessa Fristedt, Maggi Hambling, Pam Hogg, Rachel Howard, Merilyn Humphreys, Patricia Jordan, Princess Julia, Abigail Lane, Tory Lawrence, Millie Laws, Polly Morgan, Clare Palmier, Georgina Starr, Milly Thompson, Gillian Wearing, Sue Webster, and Lucas herself.
Learn more here.
