Kaffe Fassett: The Power of Pattern at Dovecot
Dovecot is a world-renowned tapestry studio in the heart of Edinburgh and a landmark centre for contemporary art, craft and design.
Dovecot are currently showing The Power of Pattern, an exhibition exploring Kaffe Fassett’s world, drawing on original textile artworks from invited international makers – as well as Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably – garments and archival material, to illuminate the work of this distinctive, influential artist and designer.
Kaffe Fassett is one of the most successful artists and designers working in contemporary craft today. His career spans over 50 years with a prolific oeuvre that encompasses knitting, needlepoint, mosaic, quilting, textile design, painting and drawing. His books and projects have encouraged millions to make and to create with his designs being used and interpreted by quilters around the globe.
On from 31 March – 8 July 2023. Find out more and book your ticket here.
Tartan at V&A Dundee
A radical new look at one of the world’s best-known textiles
The instantly recognisable symbol of Scotland, a global textile of tradition, rebellion, oppression and fashion, tartan has connected and divided communities worldwide, inspiring great works of art as well as playful and provocative designs.
Experience dazzling objects from around the world from the high fashion of Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen to Jackie Stewart’s racing helmet, from the portrait of rugby legend Doddie Weir to the MacBean tartan which rocketed to the moon. See tartan worn by Bonnie Prince Charlie and Bay City Rollers trousers handmade by a lifelong fan, together with the indigenous textiles of Indian Madras and the humble Scottish shortbread tin.
A must-see! On until 14 January 2024.
Find out more and book your tickets here.
James Morrison | This Fragile Earth at Coventry Cathedral
This breakthrough exhibition by the Fleming Collection, staged in the evocative surroundings of Coventry Cathedral, focusses on a group of veteran artists who were ahead of their time in responding to the threat of climate change.
Until now, these artists, although well known to one another, have never been perceived as a group with common artistic goals. Only when reviewing their distinctive individual careers does a common thread appear, which is their shared response to the beauty and fragility of the planet, often expressed as early as the 1970s and 1980s.
This Fragile Earth is on from 4 April – 29 May 2023. Find out more here.
James Knox, Director at The Fleming CollectionThis landmark show installed in the modernist masterpiece, Coventry Cathedral, which incidentally was designed by a Scot, will open the eyes of the public to the prophetic sensitivity of Scottish artists to the threats and consequences of climate change as expressed through works of great beauty and force.
James Morrison RSA, RSW (1932-2020) is one of the distinctive artists included in this exhibition. The Scottish Gallery has had the privilege of representing James’s work since 1959 and in June 2022, we held a major retrospective of his work A Celebration 1932-2020. For the show, we created and shared archive films, one of which you can enjoy below.
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Julian Stair: Art, Death and the Afterlife at Sainsbury Centre
Leading ceramic artist, Julian Stair OBE, presents new works in Art, Death and the Afterlife. Created in response to the global pandemic, Stair offers commemoration and solace for those who have died and lost loved ones.
Around thirty new artworks by the artist, including monumental figural forms, will invite the viewer to meditate on the relationship between the clay vessel and the human body. They will be presented alongside objects from the Sainsbury Centre Collection, selected by the artist to communicate the universality of death as aesthetic inspiration and philosophical inquiry.
On ’til 17 September 2023. Find out more here.
Julian Stair is one of the UK’s leading potters with an international reputation and his work is held in over thirty collections worldwide. He creates powerful, meticulous works of art on both a monumental and intimate scale.
Explore available work by Julian Stair here.
The Rossettis at Tate Britain
A major exhibition devoted to the radical Rossetti generation.
This exhibition follows the romance and radicalism of the Rossetti generation, through and beyond the Pre-Raphaelite years: Dante Gabriel, Christina and Elizabeth (née Siddal). Visitors will get to experience world-renowned works from their boundary-pushing careers.
This is the first retrospective of Dante Gabriel Rossetti at Tate and the largest exhibition of his iconic pictures in two decades. It will also be the most comprehensive exhibition of Elizabeth Siddal’s work for 30 years, featuring rare surviving watercolours and important drawings.
On from 6 April – 24 September 2023. Find out more and book your tickets here.
V&A South Kensington
To complement The Rossettis exhibition at Tate Britain, we are bringing to your attention two exhibitions which are running at the V&A in London currently. They explore the Victorian and Edwardian period, as well as giving visibility to many overlooked women artists from the period. Please note that the V&A currently host a Remarkable Woman Tour every Saturday at 11am (staff permitting), which is a fantastic way of gaining further insight into the contribution of women in the arts.
The Artistic Home on until 25 September 2023. Read more here.
Displaying art pottery was key to creating a fashionable, ‘artistic’ home in the late 1800s. This display showcases the creativity and innovation of British art potteries and their artists, many of them women, who painted and decorated wares by hand.
Print and Prejudice: Women Printmakers, 1700 – 1930 is on until 7 May 2023. Find out more here.
This display charts the development of women artists’ remarkable but overlooked engagement with printmaking from the 18th to early 20th centuries – from picturesque landscapes, to intimate portraits and vibrant botanical works.
Remarkable Women Tour, Saturdays at 11am. More info here.
There have always been women artists but, until very recently they’ve often been ignored by the art world. Each one of these V&A Volunteer Guide-led tours highlights the leading role of women as artists but also patrons, muses, creators, business partners and more.
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
‘This is more than an exhibition, it’s a miracle’ – The Guardian
If you missed out on getting a ticket to see the Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, then fear not as a blockbuster film Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition is being released in cinemas on the 18 April 2023.
This new Exhibition on Screen film invites audiences to a private view of the exhibition, accompanied by the Director of the Rijksmuseum and the curators of the show. A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get up close and personal to 28 masterpieces without the crowds – 90 minutes running time. Find out where to view a screening here and watch the official trailer below…