http://www.nationalgalleries.org/events Events at the National Galleries of Scotland en-gb info@nationalgalleries.org Copyright 2009 National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6051 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg' /></p> Helen MacLeod and Emma Wilkins, the Scottish-based harp and flute duo, play a selection of music inspired by The Intimate Portrait exhibition. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6051 2008-11-06 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6114 Explore different 'mark-making' processes in these monthly, experimental drawing sessions inspired by the modern collection, led by a contemporary artist. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6114 2008-11-11 00:00:00 National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6131 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__generic.jpg' /></p> Brian Jackson, Principal Curator (Mineralogy) at National Museums Scotland, looks at the mining history of the Leadhills orefield, drawing on images and early writings, including the National Galleries of Scotland's newly acquired painting by David Allan, to illustrate why the Leadhills orefield is of international importance. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6131 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__generic.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6153 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg' /></p> A tour of the Gallery of Modern Art's permanent collection which spans the period from the 1890s to the present day. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6153 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6062 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg' /></p> Dr Patricia Andrew, art historian, discusses Allan Ramsay's more intimate portrait images, particularly those of his family. Many of these delicate and graceful images were made as private studies, and stand as a great contrast to Ramsay's grander public portraits. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6062 2008-11-07 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6134 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__generic.jpg' /></p> Tying in with the exhibition Zig-Zag: The Paths of Robert Burns on show at the National Library of Scotland, Gerry Carruthers, Head of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, considers how Burns the man and the poet has been viewed both in his own time and through history. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6134 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__generic.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6158 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2193.jpg' /></p> A four-week course led by artist Damian Callan exploring the ingenious and imaginative techniques employed by artists such as Titian, Poussin, Rubens and Velázquez to tell a good story. From role-playing models to spot-lit figurines in miniature theatres, participants will experiment with ways of telling their own tale. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6158 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2193.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6197 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2436.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 17th January to 17th February. This spring at Saturday Art Club we explore different approaches to creating sculpture, linking to a range of sculptures in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.Working with artist Rachel O'Neill, learn clay-modelling and carving techniques, inspired by Italian sculptures at the National Gallery of Scotland.   http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6197 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2436.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6208 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/charles_avery_eternal_forest.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 17th January to 7th February. A course which aims to develop your experience of seeing and making drawings and watercolours. It will include visits to see and discuss examples in these exhibitions: Turner in January, The Intimate Portrait and Charles Avery. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6208 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/charles_avery_eternal_forest.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6184 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/bags_of_art_018.jpg' /></p> Collect a bag of new activities from the Art Station at the top of the stairs to help your family explore the collection and create your own artwork. Supported by Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6184 2008-11-13 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/bags_of_art_018.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6069 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg' /></p> Free tour given by Mary Kilpatrick and interpreted into British Sign Language by Mary Dunlop. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6069 2008-11-07 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6138 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg' /></p> Simon Groom, Director of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Galleries of Scotland, talks about the recent acquisitions of contemporary art at the Gallery of Modern Art and its cultural context. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6138 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6063 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg' /></p> Jacob Simon, Chief Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, London, looks at how materials, marketing, framing and display were essential to meeting the growing demand for small portraits in London and Edinburgh. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6063 2008-11-07 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6117 Baritone Phil Gault, accompanied by Claire Haslin on piano, perform a selection of songs inspired by landscapes. In association with Live Music Now Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6117 2008-11-11 00:00:00 National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6159 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2193.jpg' /></p> A four-week course led by artist Damian Callan exploring the ingenious and imaginative techniques employed by artists such as Titian, Poussin, Rubens and Velázquez to tell a good story. From role-playing models to spot-lit figurines in miniature theatres, participants will experiment with ways of telling their own tale. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6159 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2193.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6139 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg' /></p> Turner's genius for landscape has rarely been doubted, however his figure painting has often attracted criticism. Frank Milner, art historian, looks at Turner's varied intentions and different approaches in the peopling of his pictures. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6139 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6225 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/charles_avery_eternal_forest.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 17th January to 7th February. A course which aims to develop your experience of seeing and making drawings and watercolours. It will include visits to see and discuss examples in these exhibitions: Turner in January, The Intimate Portrait and Charles Avery. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6225 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/charles_avery_eternal_forest.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6187 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg' /></p> Come and listen to stories inspired by the paintings of Turner, then see them illustrated before your very eyes by amazing writer and illustrator James Mayhew. Sponsored by Orchard Books http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6187 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6199 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2626.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 17th January to 7th February. This spring at Saturday Art Club we explore different approaches to creating sculpture, linking to a range of sculptures in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.Working with artist Rachel O'Neill, learn clay-modelling and carving techniques, inspired by Italian sculptures at the National Gallery of Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6199 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2626.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6188 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg' /></p> Come along and help James to create a giant of a Turner storm with wind, light, rain and crashing waves. James will sign copies of his new book, Katie and the British Artists in the Gallery shop later. Sponsored by Orchard Books http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6188 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6166 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg' /></p> James Mayhew, author of the hugely popular Katie books, shares his experiences of both writing and illustrating for children with some fun practical exercises. His new book Katie and the British Artists includes her adventures through works by Turner and Constable. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6166 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6141 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg' /></p> Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) was undoubtedly Britain's greatest painter, if not even the greatest landscape and marine artist ever. He was incredibly versatile technically, being an equally great oil painter and watercolourist. Eric Shanes, author of eleven best-selling books on Turner, and himself a painter, will range across all the diverse ways in which Turner used his craft, and will show many of his finest works in the process. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6141 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/turner_january.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6072 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg' /></p> Descriptive tour and practical workshop led by Juliana Capes and Jennie Temple. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6072 2008-11-07 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6064 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg' /></p> Dr Stephen Lloyd, Senior Curator at the Portrait Gallery and co-curator of the The Intimate Portrait exhibition, leads a guided tour around the portrait miniatures on display, highlighting the uses of these exquisite works as sites of memory and affection during the long eighteenth century. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6064 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6120 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2656.jpg' /></p> This joint study afternoon explores Baroque Italian masterpieces from the Royal Collection and the National Galleries of Scotland. Following an afternoon of talks at the National Gallery, participants are invited to attend a private view of Art of Italy in the Royal Collection: The Baroque at The Queen’s Gallery. Speakers are: Aidan Weston-Lewis (Chief Curator at the National Galleries of Scotland), John Gash (Senior Lecturer in History of Art, University of Aberdeen) and Desmond Shawe-Taylor (Surveyor of The Queen’s Pictures). http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6120 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2656.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6160 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2193.jpg' /></p> A four-week course led by artist Damian Callan exploring the ingenious and imaginative techniques employed by artists such as Titian, Poussin, Rubens and Velázquez to tell a good story. From role-playing models to spot-lit figurines in miniature theatres, participants will experiment with ways of telling their own tale. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6160 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2193.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6227 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/charles_avery_eternal_forest.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 17th January to 7th February. A course which aims to develop your experience of seeing and making drawings and watercolours. It will include visits to see and discuss examples in these exhibitions: Turner in January, The Intimate Portrait and Charles Avery. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6227 2008-11-18 10:38:38 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/charles_avery_eternal_forest.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6178 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/art_cart_1.jpg' /></p> Art activities for all the family inspired each month by different works from the collection. Supported by Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland.     http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6178 2008-11-13 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/art_cart_1.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6065 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/avery_the_eternal_forest.jpg' /></p> Fiction writer and poet, Dilys Rose, gives a special talk responding to the mysteries and enigmas of Charles Avery's The Islanders: An Introduction exhibition. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6065 2008-11-07 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/avery_the_eternal_forest.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6156 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_raeburn_walker_2.jpg' /></p> National Gallery Highlights tour including the Titian paintings Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto and other parts of The Bridgewater Collection. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6156 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_raeburn_walker_2.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6200 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2626.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 17th January to 7th February. This spring at Saturday Art Club we explore different approaches to creating sculpture, linking to a range of sculptures in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.Working with artist Rachel O'Neill, learn clay-modelling and carving techniques, inspired by Italian sculptures at the National Gallery of Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6200 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2626.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6179 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/art_cart_1.jpg' /></p> Art activities for all the family inspired each month by different works from the collection. Supported by Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland.     http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6179 2008-11-13 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/art_cart_1.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6066 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/avery_the_eternal_forest.jpg' /></p> Philip Long, Senior Curator at the Gallery of Modern Art, gives an introduction and tour of the Charles Avery exhibition. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6066 2008-11-07 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/avery_the_eternal_forest.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6067 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/avery_the_eternal_forest.jpg' /></p> Dr Erma Hermens, Lord Kelvin-Adam Smith Fellow in Technical Art History at the University of Glasgow, explores the fantastical landscapes of Flemish artist, Paul Bril. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6067 2008-11-07 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/avery_the_eternal_forest.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6161 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2193.jpg' /></p> A four-week course led by artist Damian Callan exploring the ingenious and imaginative techniques employed by artists such as Titian, Poussin, Rubens and Velázquez to tell a good story. From role-playing models to spot-lit figurines in miniature theatres, participants will experiment with ways of telling their own tale. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6161 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2193.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6118 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg' /></p> Ebony Duo featuring Lesley Bell on clarinet and Fiona MacLeod on piano respond to The Intimate Portrait exhibition with a selection of pieces. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6118 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/intimate_portrait.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6142 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_332.jpg' /></p> This painting provides a splendid example of how Gainsborough fulfilled his 'strong inclination to landskip' alongside a career as a brilliant painter of portraits. A gallery talk by Ailsa Turner, independent art historian. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6142 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_332.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6162 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2709.jpg' /></p> A four-week course exploring detail, pattern and texture within some of the Gallery's earliest paintings, led by artists Louise Fraser and Tessa Asquith-Lamb. Each participant will create four unique wall panels using a diverse range of techniques and materials including gilding, embossing, working with textiles, printing and drawing. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6162 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2709.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6226 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/charles_avery_eternal_forest.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 17th January to 7th February. A course which aims to develop your experience of seeing and making drawings and watercolours. It will include visits to see and discuss examples in these exhibitions: Turner in January, The Intimate Portrait and Charles Avery. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6226 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/charles_avery_eternal_forest.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6192 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2583.jpg' /></p> Scottish artist George Henry loved Japan. Come and see his work then be inspired to make all kinds of exciting things. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6192 2008-11-13 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2583.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6151 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/snpg_exterior_from_queen_street.jpg' /></p> Meet one of the many faces in the Portrait Gallery's collection in these monthly talks focusing on a different portrait each month. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6151 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/snpg_exterior_from_queen_street.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6201 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2626.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 17th January to 7th February. This spring at Saturday Art Club we explore different approaches to creating sculpture, linking to a range of sculptures in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.Working with artist Rachel O'Neill, learn clay-modelling and carving techniques, inspired by Italian sculptures at the National Gallery of Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6201 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2626.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6143 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2833.jpg' /></p> Duncan Macmillan, art historian and art critic for The Scotsman discusses the National Gallery's recent acquisition of this Scottish genre painting by Alexander Carse. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6143 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2833.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6144 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/pg_1410.jpg' /></p> David Taylor, Senior Curator at the Portrait Gallery, discusses the Dutch flower painter Verelst’s pensive image of the 1st Marquess of Lothian. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6144 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/pg_1410.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6115 Explore different 'mark-making' processes in these monthly, experimental drawing sessions inspired by the modern collection, led by a contemporary artist. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6115 2008-11-11 00:00:00 National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6163 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2709.jpg' /></p> A four-week course exploring detail, pattern and texture within some of the Gallery's earliest paintings, led by artists Louise Fraser and Tessa Asquith-Lamb. Each participant will create four unique wall panels using a diverse range of techniques and materials including gilding, embossing, working with textiles, printing and drawing. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6163 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2709.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6154 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg' /></p> A tour of the Gallery of Modern Art's permanent collection which spans the period from the 1890s to the present day. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6154 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sngma_with_ueda_landform.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6185 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/bags_of_art_018.jpg' /></p> Collect a bag of new activities from the Art Station at the top of the stairs to help your family explore the collection and create your own artwork. Supported by Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6185 2008-11-13 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/bags_of_art_018.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6145 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_4111.jpg' /></p> Patrick Elliott, Senior Curator at the Gallery of Modern Art, discusses the work of Alan Davie. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6145 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_4111.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6224 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/david_allan_pounding_the_oreng_2834_web.jpg' /></p> Helen Smailes, Senior Curator of British Art at the National Gallery, discusses Allan's unique series of paintings illustrating lead processing at Lord Hopetoun's lead mines in Lanarkshire. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6224 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/david_allan_pounding_the_oreng_2834_web.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6297 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__hawthornden.jpg' /></p> This short course led by Dr Jonathan Blackwood, Lecturer in the History and Theory of Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Fine Art and Design, Dundee, will explore the art of Eastern Europe. The three sessions will focus on the following: Wednesday 18 Februrary: Modernism in Eastern Europe before 1945After introducing what is meant by 'Eastern Europe', this session will look at the relationship between the 'East' and Western European modernism, showing how they changed and mutated. This lecture will focus, in particular, on Slovenia, Hungary and the Czech Republic.Wednesday 25 February: The Warsaw Pact? Socialist Realism and the Artist under Marxism-LeninismThe lecture introduces the concepts of 'Marxism-Leninism' and 'socialist realism' and shows how the two doctrines were inextricably linked in the countries which formed part of the Cold War Warsaw Pact. In addition to providing examples of official 'socialist realist' art, it will also take time to consider the strategies of those who chose to resist or stand outside the 'official' art world. This lecture will look at artists from East Germany, Bulgaria and the USSR.Wednesday 4 March: After All That: The Contemporary Artist in Late Capitalist Eastern EuropeWith the dissolution of the Eastern bloc in 1989-91, many were quick to proclaim the 'end of history'. But, for countries adapting to different political and cultural systems, in many ways, history was just beginning. The lecture considers the impact of the collapse of Communism on the art world and the structures and institutions that have arisen in their place. This lecture takes the three Baltic republics - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - as case studies. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6297 2008-12-09 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__hawthornden.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6207 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ngl_059.46_1.jpg' /></p> A two-day workshop to create animated films inspired by the Diana paintings by Titian. Led by Red Kite Animation. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6207 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ngl_059.46_1.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6119 Amici Winds perform works by Mendelssohn including A Midsummer Night's Dream, in this the 200th anniversary of the German composer's birth. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6119 2008-11-11 00:00:00 National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6146 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_1814.jpg' /></p> Ysanne Holt, Lecturer in this History of Art, Design and Film at Northumbria University, explores how a fascination with the art and aesthetics of Japan transformed and shaped Hornel’s depictions of his native Galloway countryside, as well a section of his garden in Kirkcudbright. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6146 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_1814.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6164 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2709.jpg' /></p> A four-week course exploring detail, pattern and texture within some of the Gallery's earliest paintings, led by artists Louise Fraser and Tessa Asquith-Lamb. Each participant will create four unique wall panels using a diverse range of techniques and materials including gilding, embossing, working with textiles, printing and drawing. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6164 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2709.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6223 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sheet_music_ng.jpg' /></p> A cappella group, Bel Canto, perform sacred music from the 16th to 21st centuries. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6223 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/sheet_music_ng.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6147 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__generic.jpg' /></p> Matilda Mitchell, art historian, explores the relationship between artist and sitter, drawing on works from the National Galleries' collections, and enabling the viewer to find a new approach to an image they may already know very well. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6147 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__generic.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6298 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__hawthornden.jpg' /></p> This short course led by Dr Jonathan Blackwood, Lecturer in the History and Theory of Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Fine Art and Design, Dundee, will explore the art of Eastern Europe. The three sessions will focus on the following: Wednesday 18 Februrary: Modernism in Eastern Europe before 1945After introducing what is meant by 'Eastern Europe', this session will look at the relationship between the 'East' and Western European modernism, showing how they changed and mutated. This lecture will focus, in particular, on Slovenia, Hungary and the Czech Republic.Wednesday 25 February: The Warsaw Pact? Socialist Realism and the Artist under Marxism-LeninismThe lecture introduces the concepts of 'Marxism-Leninism' and 'socialist realism' and shows how the two doctrines were inextricably linked in the countries which formed part of the Cold War Warsaw Pact. In addition to providing examples of official 'socialist realist' art, it will also take time to consider the strategies of those who chose to resist or stand outside the 'official' art world. This lecture will look at artists from East Germany, Bulgaria and the USSR.Wednesday 4 March: After All That: The Contemporary Artist in Late Capitalist Eastern EuropeWith the dissolution of the Eastern bloc in 1989-91, many were quick to proclaim the 'end of history'. But, for countries adapting to different political and cultural systems, in many ways, history was just beginning. The lecture considers the impact of the collapse of Communism on the art world and the structures and institutions that have arisen in their place. This lecture takes the three Baltic republics - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - as case studies. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6298 2008-12-09 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__hawthornden.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6148 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/pg_2990.jpg' /></p> Susanna Kerr, former Senior Curator at the Portrait Gallery, discusses this portrait of Sir James Hall, a pioneer of geology. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6148 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/pg_2990.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6165 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2709.jpg' /></p> A four-week course exploring detail, pattern and texture within some of the Gallery's earliest paintings, led by artists Louise Fraser and Tessa Asquith-Lamb. Each participant will create four unique wall panels using a diverse range of techniques and materials including gilding, embossing, working with textiles, printing and drawing. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6165 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/ng_2709.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6157 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_raeburn_walker_2.jpg' /></p> National Gallery Highlights tour including the Titian paintings Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto and other parts of The Bridgewater Collection. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6157 2008-11-12 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/national_gallery_of_scotland_raeburn_walker_2.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6204 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg' /></p> This spring at Saturday Art Club we explore different approaches to creating sculpture, linking to a range of sculptures in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Working with artist Lindsey Hamilton, learn construction and assemblage techniques, inspired by British and European modern sculptures at Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Gallery. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6204 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6212 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 28th February to 21 March. Sculpture course involving discussion based tours of displays and practical workshops, using a range of materials, with support from two practising artists. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6212 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6299 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__hawthornden.jpg' /></p> This short course led by Dr Jonathan Blackwood, Lecturer in the History and Theory of Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Fine Art and Design, Dundee, will explore the art of Eastern Europe. The three sessions will focus on the following: Wednesday 18 Februrary: Modernism in Eastern Europe before 1945After introducing what is meant by 'Eastern Europe', this session will look at the relationship between the 'East' and Western European modernism, showing how they changed and mutated. This lecture will focus, in particular, on Slovenia, Hungary and the Czech Republic.Wednesday 25 February: The Warsaw Pact? Socialist Realism and the Artist under Marxism-LeninismThe lecture introduces the concepts of 'Marxism-Leninism' and 'socialist realism' and shows how the two doctrines were inextricably linked in the countries which formed part of the Cold War Warsaw Pact. In addition to providing examples of official 'socialist realist' art, it will also take time to consider the strategies of those who chose to resist or stand outside the 'official' art world. This lecture will look at artists from East Germany, Bulgaria and the USSR.Wednesday 4 March: After All That: The Contemporary Artist in Late Capitalist Eastern EuropeWith the dissolution of the Eastern bloc in 1989-91, many were quick to proclaim the 'end of history'. But, for countries adapting to different political and cultural systems, in many ways, history was just beginning. The lecture considers the impact of the collapse of Communism on the art world and the structures and institutions that have arisen in their place. This lecture takes the three Baltic republics - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - as case studies. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6299 2008-12-09 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/lectures__hawthornden.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6203 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg' /></p> This spring at Saturday Art Club we explore different approaches to creating sculpture, linking to a range of sculptures in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Working with artist Lindsey Hamilton, learn construction and assemblage techniques, inspired by British and European modern sculptures at Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Gallery. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6203 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6229 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 28th February to 21 March. Sculpture course involving discussion based tours of displays and practical workshops, using a range of materials, with support from two practising artists. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6229 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6205 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg' /></p> This spring at Saturday Art Club we explore different approaches to creating sculpture, linking to a range of sculptures in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Working with artist Lindsey Hamilton, learn construction and assemblage techniques, inspired by British and European modern sculptures at Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Gallery. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6205 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6230 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 28th February to 21 March. Sculpture course involving discussion based tours of displays and practical workshops, using a range of materials, with support from two practising artists. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6230 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6206 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg' /></p> This spring at Saturday Art Club we explore different approaches to creating sculpture, linking to a range of sculptures in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Working with artist Lindsey Hamilton, learn construction and assemblage techniques, inspired by British and European modern sculptures at Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Gallery. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6206 2008-11-21 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg National Galleries of Scotland http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6231 <p><img src='http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg' /></p> Four week course from 28th February to 21 March. Sculpture course involving discussion based tours of displays and practical workshops, using a range of materials, with support from two practising artists. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/calendar/5:367/6231 2008-11-18 00:00:00 http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/gma_2000.jpg