What's On | March 2025
Frances Macdonald | Sea Fever
6 - 29 March 2025
In Sea Fever we find Frances Macdonald painting her long-favoured subjects: the curve of the White Strand of the Monks and the Island of Storms on the east coast of Iona; the distinctive rocks of the North End; the extraordinary views west from Crinan; the full blooming of bluebells in the Argyll forest and a group of late autumn pictures of Brittany.Frances Macdonald has an approach which makes her painting quite distinctive and instantly recognisable. She takes her tonal range and palette from nature and then goes some way to represent the movement and physicality of her subject with the palette knife and oil paint she favours.
Adrian McCurdy | Flow
6 - 29 March 2025
Adrian McCurdy’s lifelong connection with wood has shaped a unique practice where fine art and craftsmanship merge. Each piece is an exploration of form, texture, and process—guided as much by the material itself as by the maker’s hand.From his Scottish Borders workshop, Adrian embraces the raw authenticity of riven wood, using hand tools to release the natural shapes hidden within each log. His designs emerge gradually, responding to the wood’s grain, character, and history - sometimes years after a log is first selected. Whether working with storm-felled trees or quartered oak, his approach is deeply mindful of traditional techniques. The flow of oak grain is a constant feature in this new exhibition. Inspired by local rivers and ponds, the natural patterns of wood grain take on a pictorial quality.
Harbours & High Water
6 - 29 March 2025
David Cass | David Cook?|?Peter Davis | Amy Dennis | Kate Downie | James Downie Robertson?| Alan Furneaux |?William Gillies|John Houston?| Tom Hovell Shanks | G.L. Hunter | Lilian Neilson | Pascale Rentsch | Mick Rooney | Adam Bruce Thomson | Geoff Uglow
Artists have been captivated by the sea for centuries, drawn to its power, beauty, and ever-changing nature. Harbours & High Water celebrates contemporary and historical Scottish artists responses to the edges of our landscape. It highlights the enduring majesty of the ocean and examines the complex interplay between humans and the sea—a relationship that is as much about survival and sustenance as it is about awe and inspiration.Scotland’s fishing communities have profoundly shaped our understanding and connection with the sea. Harbours & High Water invites audiences to reflect on how our coastlines continue to shape cultural identity and to consider what the future holds for these vital, vulnerable spaces.