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The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
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10 art exhibitions to see across Scotland this week
Robert Powell's latest exhibition explores time through his unique imagery. Powell has put together intricate and thought-provoking compositions that capture humanity's complexity, grandeur and folly. This multi-media exhibition features prints, sculptures, sound installation and animation to reflect on how we experience, order and preserve time. On Thursday August 21 you can join an artist's talk to celebrate Robert Powell's solo exhibition Hall of Hours, in conversation with Dr Alasdair Richmond from the University of Edinburgh, School of Philosophy. Tickets need to be booked in advance from £2. MUO immersive exhibit: Vive le Fringe 9-25 August. Entry free. Institut francais d'Ecosse, West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF. MUO is an immersive audiovisual installation by Lomond Campbell that makes use of muon detectors to sense harmless radiation in the atmosphere. The radiation is created by cosmic rays which are the result of powerful nuclear events such as black holes, stars exploding and galaxies colliding. These various intergalactic events shape the soundscape, light and visual in real time. From Brick to Building: Mount Stuart's Development 9-31 August. Entry from £18.25. Mount Stuart House & Gardens, Isle of Bute, PA20 9UR. Exploring the architectural journey of Mount Stuart - from its earliest incarnations to the Neo-Gothic masterpiece that exists today - this exhibition coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Trust opening the house and gardens to the public. Visitors can see rare archival drawings, elevations, photographs, correspondence and design materials, many of which have never been on display before. Museum of Things 9 August-19 October. Entry free. Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 0RG. Through a process of artistic reclamation, Museum of Things delves critically and creatively into The Hunterian's spaces and artefacts to reimagine their significance in contemporary contexts. Multiple perspectives have been articulated as part of this journey and reshaped how artefacts are seen and how history is told. Julie Smith and Bridget Hunter 2-30 August. Entry free. The Glasgow Gallery, 182 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HG. Red Roof Carrick by Bridget Hunter (Image: Bridget Hunter) The Glasgow Gallery has brought together the work of two vibrant and expressive artists - Julie Smith and Bridget Hunter. This joint exhibition is rooted in the rich beauty of the Scottish landscape and both of their works are shaped by friendship, memory and resilience. The pair draw from their life experiences and the quiet strength of female artists to create their works. Glasgow Close Knit 11-14 August. Entry free. The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow, G1 5HZ. Glasgow Close Knit brings together hundreds of knitted and crocheted blankets that have been carefully crafted by churches, community groups and individuals. Throughout this year, people have been celebrating Glasgow 850 in a city-wide communal activity of knitting and crocheting patchwork blankets for this exhibition. Existence 8-14 August. Entry free. Dundas Street Gallery, 6 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ. Existence represents a fundamental state of being and an awareness of our surroundings. In this exhibition artists utilise art as a medium to reflect this existence, capturing the essence of people, places, objects and moments through time. Millennial Prayer 9 August-28 September. Entry from £11.80. Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, Bonnington House Steadings, Edinburgh, EH27 8BB. Guy Oliver - Millennial Prayer (Image: Guy Oliver) Millennial Prayer is a personal essay film that aims to decipher what it meant to transition into adulthood at the turn of the new millennium. Artist Guy Oliver has examined the millennium moment 25 years on and addresses masculinity in politics and culture, coming of age during this era and how this might impact on our present moment. Rustopias 10 August-5 October. Entry free. Unlimited Corporation, 77 Brunswick Street, Edinburgh, EH7 5HS. Kevin Harman - Rustopias (Image: Kevin harman) Rustopia is a new solo exhibition from Scottish artist Kevin Harman. Best known for transforming the overlooked and the discarded into compelling works of art, Harman returns with a powerful new body of work that continues his ongoing interrogation of value, labour and urban detritus. The exhibition also extends beyond the gallery walls with Harman creating a live sculpture outdoors over the course of the exhibition. KINSKINS 9 August-4 October. Entry free. Glasgow Print Studio, 25&48 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QO. KINSKINS is a bold new installation by acclaimed Glasgow artist Claire Barclay. Created during a GPS Production Residency, it expands printmaking through sculptural reliefs, handprinted calico and immersive textures. Her work explores memory, materiality and sensory aspects of surface and form and Barclay has transformed the gallery with large-scale printed works, inviting visitors to reconsider how they encounter print in daily life.
The Herald Scotland
31-07-2025
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- The Herald Scotland
Tracing Scotland's Soul: Two artists, one landscape at Glasgow Gallery
(Image: Bridget Hunter's 'A Favourite Blue') Bridget Hunter's work greets you first: coastal scenes bathed in soft light, wildflowers arranged just so, and still lifes that somehow feel alive with sea air and salt. Her palette is warm, but not sentimental; these are not postcard views but lived-in spaces. You sense she knows these places well — not just their shape, but their silence. Bridget is a painter based on the South West coast of Scotland whose work is rooted in a deep appreciation for the everyday and the wild beauty of her surroundings. Inspired by artists such as Joan Eardley, Pierre Bonnard, Ivon Hitchens and Barbara Rae, she captures still life and Scottish landscapes, particularly Loch Doon and the West Coast islands, with warmth, energy, and a strong sense of place. Often sketching outdoors or around her home, Bridget uses a variety of mark-making tools, from watercolour brushes to oil pastels. While some of her paintings begin en plein air, her recent work leans toward abstraction, exploring mood, colour, and memory. A passionate draughtswoman, she continues to hone her observational skills through life drawing, believing it to be the foundation of all great art. (Image: Julie Smith's 'Cloud Bank Over Harris') Then you step into Julie Smith's world — a shift in tone, like stepping into deeper water. Her pieces are layered, elemental. Paint clings to panels textured with sand, wool, even coal. Glints of copper and silver flicker beneath translucent washes. Smith's landscapes are less about what you see, and more about what you feel standing there — the wind, the stories beneath your feet, the long shadow of history. Julie is best known for her semi-abstract interpretations of the Scottish landscape. Born in Irvine, Ayrshire, she worked as a stained-glass artist and framer for many years until attending painting classes at Glasgow School of Art. Julie became an occasional practical art tutor at the University of Glasgow's Centre for Adult & Continuing Education but now concentrates solely on painting. Working in oil over a watercolour base, she pays particular attention to the preparation of her painting surface. Board is textured with Orkney wool as well as sand or sea washed coal- shards from the [[Ayr]]shire coast. Metal leaf is then carefully placed, sealed and masked before several layers of acrylic gesso are applied around it. Together, their work forms a kind of duet: Hunter the observer, Smith the interpreter. One reaches outward, the other downward — but both are anchored in the Scottish land and its changing light. (Image: Bridget Hunter's 'Red Roof Carrick') There's something deeply personal in this pairing. Both artists draw from memory, from walks taken and weather felt, but they bring it to canvas in such different ways. What unites them isn't style, but spirit — a reverence for the places that shaped them. As exhibitions go, this isn't one to rush through. It invites lingering, looking twice. Perhaps even seeing something of your own history reflected in the brushwork. Whether you come for the opening on 2 August or slip in quietly later in the month, one thing is clear: this is more than an art show. It's a map of emotion, etched in pigment and place. Opening event: Saturday 2 August, 2–4 pm (all welcome) Exhibition runs: 2–30 August Venue: The Glasgow Gallery, 182 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HG Website:
