Scotland’s biggest show of its kind, the Scottish Furniture Makes exhibition brings together more than 20 established and emerging makers whose work spans a host of styles from traditional to contemporary. Visitors also have the chance to meet the makers and find out more about the techniques and materials that helped bring their creation to life.
https://scottishfurnituremakers.org.uk/
Glasgow 850
7-19 June. Entry free. Project Ability, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD.
This exhibition brings together the talented artists of Project Ability to honour the rich culture and legacy of the city, and the creativity that continues to shape it. There’s a number of different media on display from painting, photography, print-making and drawing to sculpture and film and aims to serve as a reminder of why people love Glasgow.
https://www.project-ability.co.uk
GSA Degree Show
7-8 June. Entry free. Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3 6RQ.
The Glasgow School of Art is presenting the work of a new generation of students who have come through their four specialist schools and are approaching their graduation. One of the highlights of the school’s academic year, it offers a unique insight into their programmes as well as the work of the students.
Aoife Cawley
7-12 June. Entry free. Six Foot Gallery, Pentagon Business Centre, Washington Street, Glasgow, G3 8AZ.
Artist Aoife Cawley returns to Six Foot Gallery with a collection of her vibrant, multi-layered screen prints and embroidered textiles. Cawley originally comes from county Kildare and works between Ireland and Scotland to create works that explore folklore, mythology and history to blend traditional medieval art forms with contemporary techniques.
Alison Cowan
7-29 June. Entry free. Annan Gallery, 164 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6LL.
If you’re drawn to contemporary art that’s full of colour, texture and flair then Alison Cowan’s solo exhibition is not to be missed. Her bright, bold and colourful paintings bring landscapes, trees and floral scenes to life with a striking intensity that is best seen in person.
Torpor
14 June-7 September. Entry free. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE.
Sarah Rose’s exhibition at Tramway incorporates processes of material transformation using the basic elements of glass, heat and light. Through these mediums, the artist explores themes of power, energy, information and environmental precarity and traces the ways in which glass and light form part of our networks – from the fibre optic cables woven into our spaces to the reflective glass used to illuminate our road networks.
https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/
Caring Spaces
7-28 June. Entry free. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR.
This exhibition celebrates the creativity and resilience of unpaid carers across the Lothians and showcases a diverse range of artworks produced through the Art in Healthcare’s Caring Spaces initiative. Carers have been offered a supportive environment to explore various artistic techniques to create a display of work that reflects their journey towards self-discovery, emotional resilience and empowerment.
https://scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/
Depth of Field
7-29 June. Entry free. Street Level Photoworks, Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD.
Discover the work of a diverse range of photographers whose involvement in the Glasgow Photography Group between 1987 and 1989 led to the establishment of Street Level Photoworks back in September 1989. The work on show includes a range of photographic practice undertaken before, during, and after the intense lifetime of the Glasgow Photography Group – many of which are being presented in a gallery for the first time.
https://www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/
FIND EACH OTHER
7-27 June. Entry free (by appointment). Kudirka, 22 Cleveden Gardens, Glasgow, G12 0PT.
Sarah Kudirka has curated this group exhibition by inviting three artists to contribute work for the show separately, not meeting until the first showing of the exhibition. Tilda Williams-Kelly, Ruby Pluhar and Gill Wlton do not work together, nor do they even know each other, but have all contributed to the display you see at Kudirka.
https://www.instagram.com/kudirka_ok/
GAFFER – Impressions from a Loch Fyne Skiff
9 June-1 August. Entry free. An Tobar Gallery, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, PA75 6QB.
GAFFER is a multi-media exhibition that explores the real and imagined narratives in the life of the Loch Fyne Skiff known as Kirsty. Three artists have collaborated through their different techniques and media to capture the spirit of Kirsty on whom they sailed for 25 years.
https://www.antobarandmulltheatre.co.uk/
