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Casting an Eye on Raeburn
TO STAGE a 'world class' major, temporary exhibition, "one of the best seen in Dumfries & Galloway", as some viewers of Eye to Eye: Sir Henry Raeburn's Portraits (until September 29) claim, Kirkcudbright Galleries have punched well above their weight. And an extensive overview of Scotland's finest portrait painter, up there with Gainsborough, Reynolds and Romney, is long overdue…
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Editorial Comment
FOR THE BELEAGUERED bosses of Creative Scotland it must all too often seem you can't win…
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A Smart Search Box can produce better sales results at minimal cost!
THE IMPORTANCE of accurately searching online content of an organisation's website could not be overemphasised as it could help enhance further interests in the business and eventually increase the overall revenue…
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Rent rises stir up a nest of protest at WASPS
WASPS is the U.K.'s largest studio provider, with over a thousand artists in 21 buildings across Scotland. All thousand artists are currently directly affected by a massive hike of their studio rents. In fact many more than were impacted by Creative Scotland's "closing" of the Open Fund for Individuals…
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End of a dream for Barrie house
MOAT BRAE is an imposing Dumfries mansion, whose garden for Victorian author J.M. Barrie, was the inspiration for his children's novel, 'Peter Pan'. Between 1873 and 1878, Barrie lived in Dumfries and attended Dumfries Academy. He was a frequent visitor to Moat Brae, where he spent hours playing with the children of the Gordon family, who lived there…
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Bridging the gap
SUMMER in Berwick has seen thousands of art-loving visitors in town to see Lowry and the Sea at the Granary Gallery. Encouraging, too, the green light for a new Maltings theatre, and cautious optimism for revamping the Barracks, including museum and studios…
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Byth's PUBlic art with a difference
THERE'S A DREAM of an old police station in Blyth's Bridge Street, complete with chained mastiffs, carved, a belfry… and even a spirelet…
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Photo-real Festival
THIS September, DalkeithPhoto is holding its inaugural month of photography at Dalkeith Palace. The programme includes a diverse range of photography exhibitions, a major symposium, hands-on workshops, portfolio reviews, and guided exhibition tours, offering a comprehensive and engaging experience for photography enthusiasts, art lovers and the local community…
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Controversy at the Festival? No!!!
THIS YEAR'S Festival's Marriage of Figaro was for me, a mostly retired horn player of Mozart concerti, spendidly performed by the orchestra (beautifully done horn playing!), and a fine cast of gifted opera singers…
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From riverside shed to distant seas and mountains
Dr BARRY SMITH is well known in Scotland as both a former influential lecturer in outdoor pursuits and as the woodturner who used to make delightful items in his riverside shed in Cramond…
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Crowning achievement for Maclean?
WITH THE sudden death, just as the last issue of ArtWork appeared, of Calum Macdonald, Scotland's artistic community lost one of its most talented graphic professionals…
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