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TWO NEW EXHIBTIIONS

Press Release
Royal Scottish Academy
August 20 2010

PRESS VIEW: Thursday 9 September 2-3pm, RSA Building - refreshments provided

TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS:
RSA NEW WORKS
&
SCOTLAND AND ROME

The Royal Scottish Academy is pleased to present two very different exhibitions. RSA New Works will present work by artists who have participated in the 2009 RSA Residencies Programme (see separate press release) and will run in the RSA Finlay Room from 10th September to 10th October. Scotland and Rome has been curated to celebrate the imminent papal visit and will run in the RSA Library from 13th - 30th September.

RSA NEW WORKS
10th September to 10th October
This exhibition will present work by five artists who participated in the 2009 RSA Residencies for Scotland programme. As successful applicants for the programme, each of the five artists received funding (up to £5000) and an opportunity to spend time at RSA Partner arts venues across Scotland. These venues allowed the artist to further develop their practice in a period of research from one week to six months.
Paintings, photographs, prints, film work and sculpture resulting from these periods of research are exhibited as part of this exhibition.
The following artists are participating:
• Anthony Schrag - Deveron Arts, Huntly
• Becky Šik - Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden
• Frank Pottinger RSA - The Rendezvous Gallery/Tigh Alasdair Ruaraidh, Lewis
• James Lumsden - An Tallas Solais, Ullapool
• Patricia Cain - Wasps Artist Studio, Glasgow

SCOTLAND AND ROME
13th – 30th September
To celebrate the papal visit and the ongoing support of the RSA John Kinross Scholarships, the RSA is pleased to present an exhibition which aims to show the historical and ongoing links between Scotland and Rome formed over the course of the centuries. It has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Royal Scottish Academy, the Hunterian Museum, the Scottish Catholic Archives, the National Gallery of Scotland and the Scottish National Library and will feature key artefacts and artworks from each of these collections.
All the exhibits come from Scottish collections, beginning with important archaeological findings in Scotland such as the Altar to Fortuna, which is thought of as the most important Catholic artefact in Scotland. The exhibition will present other artefacts from the medieval period, through to the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Other notable exhibits will include priceless documents such as the Hours of Marie de Rieux, an Arma Christi (both from the 15th century) and from 1976, the Bull of Canonisation, which ratified the Sainthood of the 16th century Scottish saint, John Ogilvy.
Historical artworks will be selected by the partner organisations and contemporary artwork will be represented by past RSA award winners Geoff Uglow and Steven MacIver.
- ENDS –
PRESS VIEW: Thursday 9 September 2-3pm, RSA Building - refreshments provided

Notes to editors
ABOUT THE RSA RESIDENCIES FOR SCOTLAND PROGRAMME
The Royal Scottish Academy Residencies for Scotland programme in association with the Scottish Arts Council. With a total budget of some £45,000, this exciting new scheme provides funded residency opportunities with partner provider venues across Scotland enabling contemporary artists a period of research and forging vital new links with these artistic centres of excellence. The consortium of collaborators with whom we intend to work all have a long history of offering quality development to, and presentation opportunities for, contemporary artists. For many, their expertise and longevity has formed the back-bone of artist practice in Scotland for decades.

RSA PARTNER VENUES
An Talla Solais, Ullapool
Cove Park, Argyll and Bute
Deveron Arts, Huntly
Edinburgh Printmakers
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Hospitalfield House, Arbroath
Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen
The Pier Art Centre, Orkney
The Rendezvous Gallery/Tigh Alasdair Ruaraidh, Lewis
Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Isle of Skye
Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden
Stills, Edinburgh
Taigh Chearsabhagh, North Uist
Wasps Studios (Glasgow, Newburgh and Shetland)

SCOTLAND AND ROME – EXHIBTION PARTNERS:
National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland is a reference library with world-class collections. NLS is also Scotland's largest library and one of the major research libraries in Europe. The library collections range from rare historical documents to online journals, covering every subject. They specialise in Scotland's knowledge, history and culture.

National Galleries of Scotland
The National Galleries of Scotland look after one of the world's finest collections of Western art ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day. These holdings include the National Collection of Scottish art which we are proud to display in an international context. The organisation has sites throughout Edinburgh as well as in Banff and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh
The Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh is an office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Department for Cultural Promotion and Cooperation – which promotes Italian language and culture in Scotland and Northern Ireland organising a wide series of events.

The Scottish Catholic Archive
The Scottish Catholic Archives is a National Agency of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland. It preserves, selects and makes available the archives of the Catholic Church in Scotland and abroad. Holding over 800 years of documentary evidence of the Catholic Church in Scotland and the wider world, the Scottish Catholic Archives is a major resource for understanding Scottish and European history. The organisation’s research centre is based at Columba House, Edinburgh.

The Hunterian Museum
The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery is Scotland’s oldest museum and one of Glasgow’s preeminent cultural institutions. Their collection encompass just over a million objects and is officially rated as one of Scotland’s top five museums due to the strength and range of its collections. The various collections are housed over four sites in the University district of Glasgow.

PRESS VIEW: Thursday 9 September 2-3pm, RSA Building – refreshments provided

For further information or images please contact:
Andrew Goring, Sales and Communications Assistant, The Royal Scottish Academy on 0131 624 6556 or press@royalscottishacademy.org
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The Royal Scottish Academy is a charity registered in Scotland (No. SC004198)
Registered address: The RSA, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL

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	Press Release Royal Scottish Academy August 20 2010 PRESS VIEW: Thursday 9 September 2-3pm, RSA Building - refreshments provided TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS: RSA NEW WORKS & SCOTLAND AND ROME The Royal Scottish Academy is pleased to present two very different exhibitions. RSA New Works will present work by artists who have participated in the 2009 RSA Residencies Programme (see separate press release) and will run in the RSA Finlay Room from 10th September to 10th October. Scotland and Rome has been curated to celebrate the imminent papal visit and will run in the RSA Library from 13th - 30th September. RSA NEW WORKS 10th September to 10th October This exhibition will present work by five artists who participated in the 2009 RSA Residencies for Scotland programme. As successful applicants for the programme, each of the five artists received funding (up to £5000) and an opportunity to spend time at RSA Partner arts venues across Scotland. These venues allowed the artist to further develop their practice in a period of research from one week to six months. Paintings, photographs, prints, film work and sculpture resulting from these periods of research are exhibited as part of this exhibition. The following artists are participating: • Anthony Schrag - Deveron Arts, Huntly • Becky Šik - Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden • Frank Pottinger RSA - The Rendezvous Gallery/Tigh Alasdair Ruaraidh, Lewis • James Lumsden - An Tallas Solais, Ullapool • Patricia Cain - Wasps Artist Studio, Glasgow SCOTLAND AND ROME 13th – 30th September To celebrate the papal visit and the ongoing support of the RSA John Kinross Scholarships, the RSA is pleased to present an exhibition which aims to show the historical and ongoing links between Scotland and Rome formed over the course of the centuries. It has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Royal Scottish Academy, the Hunterian Museum, the Scottish Catholic Archives, the National Gallery of Scotland and the Scottish National Library and will feature key artefacts and artworks from each of these collections. All the exhibits come from Scottish collections, beginning with important archaeological findings in Scotland such as the Altar to Fortuna, which is thought of as the most important Catholic artefact in Scotland. The exhibition will present other artefacts from the medieval period, through to the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Other notable exhibits will include priceless documents such as the Hours of Marie de Rieux, an Arma Christi (both from the 15th century) and from 1976, the Bull of Canonisation, which ratified the Sainthood of the 16th century Scottish saint, John Ogilvy. Historical artworks will be selected by the partner organisations and contemporary artwork will be represented by past RSA award winners Geoff Uglow and Steven MacIver. - ENDS – PRESS VIEW: Thursday 9 September 2-3pm, RSA Building - refreshments provided Notes to editors ABOUT THE RSA RESIDENCIES FOR SCOTLAND PROGRAMME The Royal Scottish Academy Residencies for Scotland programme in association with the Scottish Arts Council. With a total budget of some £45,000, this exciting new scheme provides funded residency opportunities with partner provider venues across Scotland enabling contemporary artists a period of research and forging vital new links with these artistic centres of excellence. The consortium of collaborators with whom we intend to work all have a long history of offering quality development to, and presentation opportunities for, contemporary artists. For many, their expertise and longevity has formed the back-bone of artist practice in Scotland for decades. RSA PARTNER VENUES An Talla Solais, Ullapool Cove Park, Argyll and Bute Deveron Arts, Huntly Edinburgh Printmakers Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop Hospitalfield House, Arbroath Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen The Pier Art Centre, Orkney The Rendezvous Gallery/Tigh Alasdair Ruaraidh, Lewis Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Isle of Skye Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden Stills, Edinburgh Taigh Chearsabhagh, North Uist Wasps Studios (Glasgow, Newburgh and Shetland) SCOTLAND AND ROME – EXHIBTION PARTNERS: National Library of Scotland The National Library of Scotland is a reference library with world-class collections. NLS is also Scotland's largest library and one of the major research libraries in Europe. The library collections range from rare historical documents to online journals, covering every subject. They specialise in Scotland's knowledge, history and culture. National Galleries of Scotland The National Galleries of Scotland look after one of the world's finest collections of Western art ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day. These holdings include the National Collection of Scottish art which we are proud to display in an international context. The organisation has sites throughout Edinburgh as well as in Banff and Berwick-upon-Tweed. The Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh The Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh is an office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Department for Cultural Promotion and Cooperation – which promotes Italian language and culture in Scotland and Northern Ireland organising a wide series of events. The Scottish Catholic Archive The Scottish Catholic Archives is a National Agency of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland. It preserves, selects and makes available the archives of the Catholic Church in Scotland and abroad. Holding over 800 years of documentary evidence of the Catholic Church in Scotland and the wider world, the Scottish Catholic Archives is a major resource for understanding Scottish and European history. The organisation’s research centre is based at Columba House, Edinburgh. The Hunterian Museum The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery is Scotland’s oldest museum and one of Glasgow’s preeminent cultural institutions. Their collection encompass just over a million objects and is officially rated as one of Scotland’s top five museums due to the strength and range of its collections. The various collections are housed over four sites in the University district of Glasgow. PRESS VIEW: Thursday 9 September 2-3pm, RSA Building – refreshments provided For further information or images please contact: Andrew Goring, Sales and Communications Assistant, The Royal Scottish Academy on 0131 624 6556 or press@royalscottishacademy.org --- The Royal Scottish Academy is a charity registered in Scotland (No. SC004198) Registered address: The RSA, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL Web Link: