AllyDFollowing the death of David Harding, town artist during the construction of #Glenrothes , retrieving this 2023 news story on the subsequent travails of the public art there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-64346303
Mike FranksThe Thinking Garden by Judi Milne @inkminxtattoos at St Nicolas Centre, The New Vestry, Back Wynd, Aberdeen, Scotland in September 2016 as part of @nuartaberdeen's Painted Doors Project in . Photos taken April 2025.
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'It's called "The Thinking Garden" the idea being when you see it from a distance, it attracts you closer until you read the hidden message in the gate... "Blood sweat and tears really don't matter, just the things that we do in this garden" based on lyrics from "This Garden" by The Levellers, basically a simple mantra in life, to make sure your everyday efforts are not in vain, the Bee representing this perfectly.' @inkminxtattoos Sept 12, 2016
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Artist website: https://facebook.com/Jamilne70
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#aberdeen #aberdeeninspired #aberdeenstreetart #artinthestreets #cityart #fewandfarwomen #globalstreetart #graffiti #graffitiart #insearchofstreetart #jj_urbanart #nuartaberdeen #painteddoorsabdn #publicart #scotland #Scottishart #scottishartist #spraypaint #stainedglass #steetartaberdeen #streetart #streetartist #streetartphotography #streetartscotland #thelevellers #urbanart #urbancontemporary #womenwhopaint
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'It's called "The Thinking Garden" the idea being when you see it from a distance, it attracts you closer until you read the hidden message in the gate... "Blood sweat and tears really don't matter, just the things that we do in this garden" based on lyrics from "This Garden" by The Levellers, basically a simple mantra in life, to make sure your everyday efforts are not in vain, the Bee representing this perfectly.' @inkminxtattoos Sept 12, 2016
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Artist website: https://facebook.com/Jamilne70
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#aberdeen #aberdeeninspired #aberdeenstreetart #artinthestreets #cityart #fewandfarwomen #globalstreetart #graffiti #graffitiart #insearchofstreetart #jj_urbanart #nuartaberdeen #painteddoorsabdn #publicart #scotland #Scottishart #scottishartist #spraypaint #stainedglass #steetartaberdeen #streetart #streetartist #streetartphotography #streetartscotland #thelevellers #urbanart #urbancontemporary #womenwhopaint
A substantial new book presenting the visual works of artist and musician Brian McFie, along with English & French texts.
Can't be many books with back cover commendations by both Sam Ainsley and Fay Fife.
The Ghost Monk"Cauld blaws the wind frae east to west,
The drift is driving sairly;
Sae loud and shrill's I hear the blast
I'm sure it's winter fairly."
- Robert Burns
This painting by Joseph Farquharson is called 'Cauld Blaws The Wind From East To West' in reference to the poem
#BookWormSat #ScottishArt #poetry
A found page providing the floorplan for the original Transmission Gallery in Chisholm Street #Glasgow 40 years ago.
During 1986 the inner "exhibition area 2" (actually a walled-in cobbled lane) began to be used for performance, notably across a couple of days by Stuart Brisley, and then so did the basement.
StockbridgeArchOn until the end of January, FRAGILE is the 2nd exhibition by Andrew Radford hung in the Custom Lane exhibition space in Leith.
Creating art from found materials, his work doesn’t shout at you about consumerism and waste but invites you through craft and delicacy and colour and texture, to quietly ask questions of yourself. Tiny acts of cutting and layering addressing a global storm. Heart lifting and beautiful, you should visit. #scottishart #contemporaryart
Visited Adam Geary's "Utopia" exhibition at #Dunfermline Carnegie Library Gallery yesterday.
Recalling his exhibition "The promise of tradition" at Transmission in Glasgow back in 1987, it is good to see a creator developing their project over the long term, especially outside the major cities.
Also good to see engagement by the young in Utopia given space in the far gallery.
Narture are organising artist networking evenings of a Sculpture Placement Group (name echoing the 60s Artists Placement Group), last week in #Dumfries next week in #Ayr.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sculpture-placement-group-114918611411
Sculpture Placement Group
We’re Sculpture Placement Group (SPG), our mission is to innovate, support artists, and ensure that art is a vital part of everyday life. Through pioneering initiatives and creating useful tools, we’re breaking down barriers and creating opportunities for artists while supporting the wider arts sector to address the urgent challenges of the Climate Emergency.At SPG, accessibility is paramount. We believe that art should be for everyone, which is why we strive to make our projects and tools barrier-free and easily understandable. Our commitment to accessibility extends to ensuring that all our resources are available free of charge, ensuring that anyone can engage with the arts regardless of their background or circumstances.SPG Loan is an online catalogue featuring sculptures available for placement in shared and communal spaces. The artworks were originally created for exhibitions and events and are now waiting in storage for a second life. Since 2018, Sculpture Placement Group has facilitated around 70 placements in schools, businesses, community groups, and universities.The Loan Toolkit provides artists and organisations with everything they need to plan and arrange a placement. All resources are free to download and use.https://www.sculptureplacementgroup.org.uk/loan-toolkit/
Five years of the Narture project in #Ayr This weekend they have their RISE Festival: "a vibrant celebration of food, art, and community spirit"
Like FireStationCreative in #Dunfermline Narture is a great example of what can be achieved by focussed individuals outwith the major cities.
https://www.narture.co.uk/events
Celebration of a decade of #FireStationCreative in #Dunfermline tonight.
20+ artists' studios, a cafe/bar, 125 visual arts exhibitions, over 1000 musical performances over the decade.
Too often, projects fall into excess focus on capital outlay for flashy redesigns and then fail to sustain. By contrast, the Fire Station, achieving a strong reconstruction through local initiative and effort, has thrived.