Dovecot Studios
Dalziel + Scullion: Tumadh: Immersion
1 August – 13 September 2014
Dalziel + Scullion, Hair, 2014, Detail from exploratory work on a series of tweed garments, courtesy of Dalziel + Scullion for Dovecot Studios
Direct re-connection to the environment, the earth and immersion in the strength and intensity of natural forces – ideas that come together in powerful new work at Dovecot Studios by Dundee-based artists Dalziel + Scullion. Forming one half of a two-part exhibition with An Lanntair in Stornoway that will respond directly to the architectural and geographic contexts of both venues, Tumadh: Immersion explores its themes through works focused on the landscape, textiles and bodily experience of the Isle of Lewis - reaching out from the Western Isles into the heart of the capital.
Part of GENERATION, a landmark series of exhibitions celebrating 25 years of contemporary art in Scotland.
Supported by Creative Scotland and Dovecot Foundation
Mon-Sun, 10.30am-6.30pm
Outside August: Mon-Sat, 10.30am-5.30pm
Free admission
Events
6 August 2014
Dalziel + Scullion in conversation with Edi Stark
6.30pm for 7pm; the exhibition will remain open until 8.30pm
£6 (£5) including drink on arrival. Book tickets.
13 August 2014
Current Exchanges: Curator's Tour
6pm
Free, but please book in advance. Book tickets.
Dovecot Studios
Current Exchanges: Dovecot and the Australian Tapestry Workshop
5 July – 27 September 2014
Arlene Textaqueen, Jack of hearts, 2003 Courtesy of Australian Tapestry Workshop
Celebrating the continuing connections between the Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, and Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, this exhibition brings together recent work from both institutions. Although geographically separate, both share a similar philosophy of working closely with contemporary artists to produce tapestries at the cutting edge of artistic practice. The links between the studios date back to the founding of the Australian Tapestry Workshop in 1976: Dovecot’s Master Weaver, Archie Brennan, advised on the structure and feasibility of the new antipodean enterprise. Since then the exchanges of weavers and ideas have continued. This year marks the beginning of another cycle of such interchanges between Melbourne and Edinburgh, through an exchange between weavers from the two studios funded by Creative Scotland's Creative Futures Programme.
Mon-Sun, 10.30am–6.30pm
Outside August: Mon–Fri, 12–3pm (or by Appointment)
Sat, 10.30am–5.30pm