This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is film and cinema, so we have chosen After, After, After Monarch of the Glen by Peter Saville🦌
Edward Landseer's original 1851 painting has been reproduced for various TV and film projects, including Schitt's Creek🎥
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Join Mil Stricevic, the creative mind behind Irregular Sleep Pattern, as he discusses the brand’s unique approach to sustainable fashion on Saturday 6th September at @DovecotStudios! https://t.co/Vz3hwz3SwD
@DovecotStudios new exhibition, IKEA: Magic Patterns, showcases 180 designs which span over 60 years, blending Swedish heritage with modern design icons. Visitors can experience IKEA's evolution through textiles, wallpapers and home decor with bold colours and folklore motifs.
📍 Dovecot Studios
📅 18th July 2025 to 17th January 2026
Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'summer' 🌞
We've chosen Pastoral (or Hammersmith Garden) by Julian Trevelyan, 1948. We love the bright, summery colours and the garden in full bloom! 💐
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Art and creativity boost Scotland’s economy and reputation, and @ScotGov is increasing culture funding by £34 million.
First Minister @JohnSwinney visited @DovecotStudios to celebrate the Scottish Colourists, at a centenary exhibition of paintings from the Fleming Collection.
This tapestry weaving experience day, at @DovecotStudios on 20th June, is a rare chance to learn the art of tapestry weaving at the UK’s longest running tapestry studio. https://t.co/vJ5e40gVf3
Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is bird 🦅
This cutie tapestry bird is 'Fancy Bird' by Rudi Richardson, 2018. The design is inspired by traditional Russian folk art patterns! 🐦
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This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is sport for 150 years of Blackburn Rovers RC @BlackburnMuseum ⚽
We thought this Willie Rodger rug, 'Red Card', was perfect! 🏁 Orginally a woodcut print from 1996, this design was translated into a gun-tufted rug in 2003🧵@artukdotorg
Doug Cocker: Threads opens this Saturday! 🌟
In collaboration with @scottishgallery, the exhibition offers a rare and insightful exploration of the threads, themes and influences that have shaped his distinguished career.
Learn more: https://t.co/tUc5kghjQt
Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is fabulous fashion! 👗 This fantastic set of a corset, headpiece, and shoes, designed by renowned designer Chris Clyne, are made up of intricately woven tapestry panels and sculptural corset boning 🪡@artukdotorg
Don’t miss Susan Moore’s talk Anne Estelle Rice: An American Colourist? @DovecotStudios on 31 May as part of their & @FlemingArtColl’s show The Scottish Colourists: Radical Pespectives: https://t.co/laEZBGlMcQ Image: Rice’s Seascape w Sailing Boats @UniOfHull (c) Artist’s Estate
Join our curator emeritus James Knox to discuss why the Scottish Colourists deserve wider recognition for their contribution to European art in the early 20th century.
🗓 11:00-12:00, Sat 17 May
📍@dovecotstudios
Book tickets here: https://t.co/GgqHT9ZtVJ
#OnlineArtExchange this week is 'art beyond the canvas', so we've chosen this stainless steel and tapestry sculpture Red Rectangles by David Poston and Jonathon Cleaver 🟥 @artukdotorg
We’re taking part in Going Places, an @artfund, @HeritageFundUK and @JuliaRTrust programme. Working with three other museums, we’ll explore the theme of 'Four Lanterns' to create touring exhibitions in the largest project of its kind.
https://t.co/qYXcg0o2TA
IKEA Museum's Magical Patterns exhibition comes to @DovecotStudios from 18th July, celebrating 60 years of innovative textile design. https://t.co/39m2lCCVoo
Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is the colour orange!🍊
We've chosen Serpent from our Dovecot Patterns project, woven by Naomi Robertson and inspired by the rich history of Peruvian textiles����🐲
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Don't miss the chance to catch art historian and journalist Susan Moore's talk on Anne Estelle Rice, a muse of JD Fergusson's and a fantastic artist in her own right! 🎨
📌 @DovecotStudios
📅 Sat 31 May, 2pm
Book tickets here: https://t.co/uHuhEJ4Ro2