FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF AGES OF WONDER, THE ART OF ETCHING AND LIFE SCHOOL GALLERIES ARE HEADING OUT ON TOUR AROUND SCOTLAND IN 2018 AND 2019

Each exhibition features the collections works that were on display during Ages of Wonder, combined with the contemporary artworks produced live during the exhibition.

THE ART OF ETCHING TOUR

22 JAN – 11 MAR 2018:  MACLAURIN GALLERIES, AYR

26 APR – 24 JUN 2018:  PAISLEY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

6 JUL – 29 SEPT 2018:  BIGGAR MUSEUM

24 NOV 2018 – 2 FEB 2019:   GRACEFIELD ARTS CENTRE, DUMFRIES

2019 COMING SOON!

The Art of Etching tells the story of fine art printmaking in Scotland, from the work of Alexander Runciman to the best printmakers of the present day.  The exhibition combines work from the RSA collections, with the new prints created during Ages of Wonder by artists Delia Baillie, Kate Downie, Stuart Duffin, Paul Furneaux, Jessica Harrison, Marion Smith and Frances Walker. 

THE LIFE SCHOOL TOUR

26 JAN – 15 JUL 2018:   LINLITHGOW BURGH HALLS

20 AUG – 7 OCT 2018:   ROZELLE HOUSE, AYR

27 OCT – 24 NOV 2018:   DUNOON BURGH HALLS

2019 COMING SOON!

Focussing on the history of the RSA as a teaching institution, The Life School includes anatomical firsts and old master copies, amazing early paintings from the life by the likes of S J Peploe and Robert Brough and contemporary responses by Beth Fisher and George Donald.  A major part of this exhibition are the life studies made by emerging artists during the live life school, held in Ages of Wonder.  Fantastic new drawings by Paul Brady, Pavel Isupov, Kane McLay, Louiza Nomikou, Gabrielle Seguin, Lana Svirejeva-Hopkins and Suzanne Taylor shine a contemporary light on the history of the life school collections.