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2011

 

 

Tuesday 22 November

Kim Canale and Patricia Cain - In Conversation (Kelly Gallery Talk)

 

Tuesday 8 November

Malcolm Lochhead – Textile Technology (Kelly Gallery Talk)

 

Tuesday 18 October

Tom Allan - (He)Art of Stone (Kelly Gallery Talk)

Discusses the excitement of stone sculpture as an expressive art form.

 

Tuesday 27 September

Rosalind Lawless - Abstracted Materials (Kelly Gallery Talk)

An insight into the artist’s work and her experience of winning the Inverarity Award One to One Travel Award at the RGI Annual. With a screen-print demonstration.

 

27 May - 30 June 2011

Treasure of the Month - RGI Archives Exhibition

The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN

 

RGI Archives Exhibition - To mark the 150th anniversary of the RGI, a display of catalogues and other ephemera relating to the Institute and its history.

 

You can dip into the RGI's hundred and fifty years of history at The Mitchell over the coming weeks. Featured in the Archives Department, on the second floor, is a selection of items from their 'Special Collection' of RGI memorabilia. It includes catalogues and papers and photographs charting the development of the Institute, founded in 1861, granted its Royal Charter in 1896, and its Annual Exhibitions that have flourished throughout a century and a half, notably at the McLellan Galleries, promoting the work of contemporary artists.

 

5 - 26 June 2011

EXHIBITION by RGIs and LOCAL ARTISTS, The Crinan Hotel, Argyll

 

Saturday 4 June 2011

Private View, 5 - 7.30 pm

Crinan Gallery1: RGIs

Crinan Gallery 11: Invited local artists with RGI exhibitors and prizewinners

Casual Dinner

 

Sunday 5 June 2011

Painting Demonstration by George Devlin RGI, 11 am, Lock 16 Studio

Private View, 12 noon, Crinan Galleries 1 and 11

Special RGI 150th Anniversary Lunch

 

Thursday 9 June

Zaha Hadid "In Conversation with Deyan Sudjic" (Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum)

 

The architect of Glasgow's iconic new museum of transport and travel, Zaha Hadid, has an international reputation and is one of the world's most in-demand architects. In the run-up to the opening of Riverside Museum, Kelvingrove hosts an evening with Zaha Hadid, a unique opportunity to hear her talk about the museum in her own words.

 

More about the event

 

Zaha Hadid is one of the world’s most in-demand architects, creating compelling masterpieces of form and design. Now, just days before the £74 million Riverside Museum opens to the public, the Riverside Museum Appeal and The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art present a unique opportunity to hear Zaha Hadid CBE in conversation in Glasgow’s favourite building.

 

The Stirling Prize winner will answer questions about her vision and inspiration for her first major public building to open in the UK. Zaha Hadid is the only female recipient of the Pritzker Architectural Prize, architecture’s “Nobel Prize”.

 

In Conversation With Zaha Hadid will be hosted by Deyan Sudjic, journalist, author, academic and, currently, Director of the Design Museum in London. Deyan has close links to Glasgow when in 1999 he was Director the City’s year as the UK City of Architecture and Design.

 

The event will be held in the Central Hall of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art.

 

All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards the Riverside Museum Appeal. The public appeal is aiming to raise £5 million toward the cost of the new museum. More details can be found at www.riversideappeal.org

 

The Riverside Museum will open to the public on 21 June 2011.

 

RGI in partnership with: Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Museums and the Riverside Museum Appeal.

 

Friday 27 May & Sunday 29 May

150th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS’ WEEKEND (Kelly Gallery)

CHAMPAGNE TASTING, Inverarity One to One’s selection & expert guidance
OPEN HOUSE, An RGIs’ Exhibition + Archives’ Display
FINGER BUFFET & WINE, Special Guest: Honorary RGI & Scots Makar, LIZ LOCHHEAD
TEA PARTY, RGIs & invited guests

 

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (RGI), is Scotland’s Makar, Liz Lochhead, in her role as Honorary RGI. The poet is pictured with a rare sculpture by long-serving RGI, George Wyllie (89), at the RGI Kelly Gallery in Glasgow. 
 
The sculpture ‘Canary with Foot Stuck in Girder’ has rarely been exhibited and is unusual in that it is part of George Wyllie’s personal collection, created by the artist as a gift for his late wife Daphne. Also on display is archive material stretching back to the founding of the Institute on 29 May 1861, when a group of Glasgow businessmen and artists decided to establish annual exhibitions to showcase the work of living artists.
 
The first exhibition was held in the Corporation Galleries, now the McLellan Galleries in Sauchiehall Street, attracting almost 40,000 visitors, many of whom came on a ‘Working Man’s’ or ‘Artizan’s’ (sic) ticket, introduced to bring contemporary art to the widest possible audience. Alongside work from a younger generation of Scottish painters and sculptors, work was submitted by established artists such as Sargent, Whistler, Renoir, Hornel, Lavery and Guthrie, resulting in exhibitions that were unrivalled anywhere in Scotland.

Friends of George Wyllie have been formed to promote the artist’s work in his 90th birthday year.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-George-Wyllie/196771603699276

 

Tuesday 10 May

ALISON PEEBLES

THE ART OF PERFORMANCE (Kelly Gallery Talk)

 

Alison Peebles takes centre stage at the RGI Kelly Gallery

 

Few people are aware that one of Scotland’s most versatile actors, Alison Peebles, originally studied painting and drawing at Edinburgh Art College. On Tuesday 10 May as part of the RGI Kelly Gallery’s season of Tuesday talks, Alison will talk about how painting has informed her stage career.

 

On leaving art school, Alison studied stage management and design at RSAMD, before going on to work at Edinburgh’s Theatre Workshop, where she developed an interest in performance art.

 

As Alison’s career progressed into straighter acting roles, her artistic background continued to influence her acting. “Visually and physically, it does have an influence,” says Alison, who is also an acclaimed director.

 

“When I’m performing, I always visualise myself in a character while I’m doing it. When you are directing, you have a responsibility for a vision of the whole piece. You are creating the mood and atmosphere, and my visual background is also a source for that.”

 

Alison’s most recent role was the formidable Mother Courage, the powerhouse at the heart of Bertolt Brecht’s study of economic survival in the 30 Years’ War.

 

Tuesday 5 April

STUART DUFFIN

'THE ART OF THE MASTER PRINTMAKER' (Kelly Gallery Talk)

Stuart Duffin talks about his work and his role as a Master Printmaker.

 

Tuesday 8 March

MICHAEL G CLARK

ENTENTE CORDIALE - A Love Affair with France (Kelly Gallery Talk)

 

Michael’s Love Affair with France began as a student visiting Paris in 1980. After life in a small town in the west of Scotland, Paris provided a romantic vision – fuelled by memories of Bonnard, Doisneau, the smell of perfume, tobacco, restaurants.

Paris was a near-perfect celebration of living. Many visits followed. His love affair went on to embrace the South West of France and Provence.

 

"The pleasure of looking at Michael Clark's paintings might seem to have everything to do with surfaces and textures, the evocation of flavours, scents and textures. Yet there is nothing merely sensationalist here..... his paintings deliver something onto the canvas more than mere depiction." Prof. Alan Riach, University of Glasgow

 

Tuesday 8 February

ASHLEY PAGE

'THE ART OF SCOTTISH BALLET' (Kelly Gallery Talk)

 

“SCOTTISH BALLET is a force to be reckoned with, a company of fine dancers who deserve to be seen far and wide” (The Herald)

“Page has redefined the choreography of nineteenth-century classic ballet... You simply have to take pride in the fact that this is our national company.” (The Sunday Times)

Scotland’s award-winning dance company performs a diverse repertoire throughout the UK and beyond. Based at the Tramway complex in Pollokshields since 2009, the scale of its purpose-built production and presentation facility is unrivalled in the UK.

ASHLEY PAGE, formerly principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, distinguished choreographer renowned for his individual blend of the classical and the contemporary, has secured the company’s international status since his 2002 appointment as Artistic Director.

 

 

2010

 

Wednesday 1 December

RGI ART AUCTION

Lyon & Turnbull

 

2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts.

 

At any given time there are only ever are fifty RGIs. In the course of its history the Institute has honoured an array of stars of the art world, from the Glasgow Boys and the Colourists to a very distinguished current roll call including Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, George Devlin, Barbara Rae, James Watt and Gordon Mitchell.

 

As a lead in to the 2011 celebrations, Lyon & Turnbull announce an auction of Fine Paintings in association with this long-respected Glasgow institution. The December sale will feature works by past and present RGIs, with highlights on view at the Glasgow Art Club before being offered at auction in Edinburgh. A percentage of the sale proceeds from the lots consigned specifically through this joint venture will go to the RGI. For advice about paintings you may wish to include in this sale please contact Campbell Armour on 0141 333 1992.

 

The response to the current Glasgow Boys exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery is testament to the great public enthusiasm for the art of the early RGIs. Will works by contemporary RGI giants prove as enduring as those of the previous century? Lyon & Turnbull's winter Fine Paintings sale will hopefully go some way to providing an answer! http://www.lyonandturnbull.com

 

Tuesday 16 November

ADRIEN VON FERSCHT
'INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE'

Next Tuesday's star guest is ADRIEN VON FERSCHT - architect, specialising in how interior spaces get used, both privately and commercially and internationally.
Baffled by the world of minimalism, or the buying of 'a look' or 'a name', Adrien is all for the expression of personality.

 

Tuesday 2 November

CAMPBELL ARMOUR

'ART AT AUCTION' (Kelly Gallery Talk)

 

Next Tuesday's treat at the Kelly Gallery is a dip into the fascinating life of the auctioneer,
embracing the extraordinary gamut of the world of the arts.

 

CAMPBELL ARMOUR ranks among the most knowledgeable experts in Scotland. A founding director of Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers, he has over 20 years' experience in the fields of Fine Art and Antiques. Collections of paintings, furniture, silver, jewellery, ceramics and books are his areas of expertise. He is now also a popular speaker, full of amusing anecdotes and illustrating his talks with objects to handle and encouraging questions. What treasures are there in Scottish attics? Do you know the value of what's in yours! When to bring in the specialist....

 

Lyon & Turnbull, dating from 1826, revived in 1999, are now the largest auctioneer in Scotland - and the only Scottish one to have an office in London.

 

Tuesday 19 October

TERESA BROWN

'ART IN THERAPY' (Kelly Gallery Talk)

 

5 - 26 June

CRINAN 2010 SUMMER EXHIBITION

Crinan Hotel

 

Tuesday 22 June

INVERARITY ONE TO ONE WINE-TASTING WITH PETE STEWART

 

22 & 23 May

ART IN THE PARK

RGI stand

Queen's Park, Glasgow

 

Tuesday 18 May

CAROL FOREMAN
'The Lost & Hidden Architectural Heritage of Glasgow' (lunch-time talk)

 

Tuesday 27 April

GORDON McCRACKEN

'THE ART OF FRAMING' (lunch-time talk)

 

Tuesday 23 March

JOE MULHOLLAND
'THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MARGARET WATKINS' (lunch-time talk)

 

Tuesday 23 February

PAUL DOWDS

'THE GLASGOW ART CLUB' (Lunch-time talk)

 

 

2009

 

Monday 14th December

WINE TASTING EVENING WITH INVERARITY ONE TO ONE
"Little Crackers for Christmas"

 

Tuesday 8th December

JILA PEACOCK
"The Hafez calligraphy" (Lunch-time talk)

 

Monday 16th November

JOHN BYRNE HRGI

RGI Annual Exhibition Lecture

 

Tuesday 10th November

PATRICIA CAIN

"Drawing as thinking" (Lunch-time talk)

 

Sunday 18th October

Life Class with The Royal Glasgow Institute
Free drawing session as part of The Big Draw, with support from the ArtStore.

 

Tuesday 6th October

GORDON MITCHELL RSA RSW RGI

"Painting demonstration" (Lunch-time talk)

 

Tuesday 8th September

SIMON LAURIE RSW RGI

(Lunch-time talks)

 

Tuesday 7 April

Terry Anderson, cartoonist - "Scottish Cartoon Art"

 

Tuesday 10 March

Carol Foreman, architectural historian (accidental!) - "Hidden Glasgow"

 

Tuesday 17 February

Minty Donald, artist - Art - Site - Audience

 

Tuesday 27 January

Malcolm Lochhead, Textile Artist & Fellow in Design, Glasgow Caledonian University

"My work – and welcome to it"

 

 

2008

 

Tuesday 9 December

Peter Trowles curator of The Mackintosh Collection discusses "Preserving the Past : Managing the Future" - the Mackintosh conservation and access project at The Glasgow School of Art.

 

Tuesday 11 November

Alastair Ross, internationally renowned sculptor, presents his Sculptural Reminiscences.

 

Tuesday 21 October

Judith Bowers of Glasgow's Britannia Panopticon music hall presents "Laugh, I nearly died!" - the history of Glasgow's oldest theatre building.

 

Tuesday 30 September

Mark O'Neill, Glasgow's Head of Arts & Museums, presents an illustrated talk on the renewal of Kelvingrove.

 

Tuesday 13 May

Thoughts of a Marine Artist at the RGI Kelly Gallery : Illustrated Talk by James Watt RGI

 

Scotland's premier maritime painter illustrates how he approaches his subject and how his paintings are constructed; demonstrating his lifelong passion for ships and the sea, and showing a wide range of his work throughout his career.

 

“The most any artist can hope for is to do his own thing and get some appreciation from some people! If you can do that as honestly as you can it’s all worthwhile. I like to think that in my painting I have made some small comment upon the way of life which I have so greatly enjoyed.” - James Watt RGI

 

Tuesday 15 April

"Whistler & Glasgow" at the RGI Kelly Gallery

Illustrated Talk By Professor Nigel Thorp, Honorary Research Fellow and Project Director

The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, of the University of Glasgow reveals the man behind the art, through his copious writings.

 

James McNeill Whistler’s artistic and literary estate was presented to the University of Glasgow in recognition of the support he had received from the city. Eighty paintings and a thousand other works form the central collection of the Hunterian Art Galley, and together with his correspondence, books, photographs, furniture and personal effects have made Glasgow the Centre for Whistler Studies, the primary focus in Europe for the study and appreciation of his work. www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk

 

Tuesday 18 March

Portrait Painting Demonstration by George Devlin RSW, RGI, RBA, ROI, ARWS, FRSA

 

Glasgow School of Art prodigy – the much-honoured, widely-travelled and internationally exhibited and collected George Devlin will demonstrate how he sets about painting a portrait. From how he sets up his model - on this occasion one of his former students and now magazine editor, Lynne Kennedy – through why he does what in his painting, to answering questions in the sociably informal setting of The Kelly Gallery.

 

George is then off to the south of France for the month of May on a fellowship as Artist-in-Residence in Collioure – just round the corner from the landscape of Port Vendres, made famous by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – where he will be doing a similar painting demonstration, with the local Mayor as his model!

 

Tuesday 19 February

The Art of Radio Times by broadcaster and writer Tony Currie

 

The RADIO TIMES was created in 1923 by the controversial Glaswegian Lord Reith, father of the BBC. For much of its life the Corporation's weekly journal was Britain's biggest commissioner of original artwork.

 

Some of the finest contemporary artists in the British Isles have decorated the covers, pages and programme billings. Off-the-peg commercial art has never been an option for the world's best broadcaster. With the work of Rex Whistler, Jean Cocteau, Bob Sherriffs, Eric Fraser, Victor Reinganum, Robert Micklewright, Peter Brookes and Edward Ardizzone - to name but a few - gracing its pages, the Radio Times swiftly gained the reputation of being art's greatest national patron. TONY CURRIE is the author of the definitive history of the BBC's journal, "The Radio Times Story". His talk will be supplemented by previously unseen original artwork and from his own archive collection of issues of The Radio Times.

 

 

2007

 

Tuesday 30 October

A Talk & Demonstration by James Spence RGI RSW, co-founder of the Glasgow Group of Artists

 

Tuesday 16 October

An Audience with Evelyne Anderson, first lady President of the RGI and member of the Glasgow Art Club council