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Falkirk School of Arts
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Falkirk School of Arts was founded in 1827. It existed to provide "the instruction of mechanics and others in popular science and the useful arts by means of lectures, apparatus, models and a library". It closed in 1891
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Scottish Arts Council
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Falkirk District Arts & Civic Council
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Falkirk Town Council gave authority and support to the formation of Falkirk Arts and Civic Council c1951. The main aim of the body is to encourage cultural activity in the burgh and it was financially supported by the Town Council and its successor authorities, Falkirk District Council and Falkirk Council. Its executive committee was originally composed half of town councillors and half of representatives of the constituent bodies of the Arts and Civic Council.
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Douglas Snedden
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Studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 1973 - 1977 (Drawing and painting)
Visiting lecturer Exeter College of Art 1977. Elizabeth. T. Greenshield Award 1979 Studied etching at Atelier 17 (Paris) with S.W.Hayter 1979-80 Began teaching career in 1980 at Graeme High School, Falkirk. Lecturer and Demonstrator, Scottish Arts Council 1989-92 Currently Principal Teacher of The Faculty of Arts, Alva Academy Exhibitions: Have shown work regularly at all major Scottish Group Exhibitions since 1978 including R.S.A., R.S.W., S.A.A.C., V.A.S., S.S.A., as well as Scottish Print Open, Compass Gallery Christmas Show, Dundee Printmakers, Lothian Printmakers, Central Arts, Falkirk Artists, McCauley Gallery- Stenton, The Clayton Gallery - Newcastle, Nexus Gallery- Edinburgh One Person Shows: The Carnoustie Gallery, Dalkieth Arts Centre Studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 1973 - 1977(Drawing and painting) Visiting lecturer Exeter College of Art 1977. Elizabeth. T. Greenshield Award 1979 Studied etching at Atelier 17 (Paris) with S.W.Hayter 1979-80 Began teaching career in 1980 at Graeme High School, Falkirk. Lecturer and Demonstrator, Scottish Arts Council 1989-92 Currently Principal Teacher of The Faculty of Arts, Alva Academy |
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Lothian Studio
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Ure, John & Son
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John Ure and Son's business was known as "The Model Shop" which sold arts and crafts c1956.
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O'May, D Mrs
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Mrs D O'May was a retail business for arts and crafts c1899 - also did a large trade as glazier and wholesale glass merchant.
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William J Gibson
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William J Gibson was the Falkirk Burgh Surveyor in the 1920s and Falkirk Burgh Engineer in the 1930s. He designed his own house, Hatherley, in 1904, in co-operation with Thomas Copland, in an Arts & Crafts style.
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Jade Stout
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Exhibitions
Amber Roome Contemporary Art Glasgow Art Fair 6 April 2006 – 9 April 2006 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 1 February 2006 – 2 March 2006 The Park Gallery, Falkirk Christmas Exhibition Delta Studios, Larbert, Falkirk Resident Artist Exhibition 29 October 2005 – 20 November 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 19 October 2005 – 22 December 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 14 September 2005 – 13 October 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Festival Exhibition 10 August 2005 – 9 September 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show 7 July 2005 - 4 August 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 17 February 2005 - 17 March 2005 The Park Gallery, Falkirk Christmas Exhibition 20 November 2004 - 8 January 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 25 November 2004 - 23 December 2004 The Pier Arts Centre, Orkney Christmas Show 29 November 2003 – 24 December 2003 The Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh Christmas Show 29 November 2003 – 3 February 2004 The Pier Arts Centre Eilidh Pearson, Kevin Cormack and Jade Stout 18 October 2003 – 22 November 2003 The Edinburgh Gallery at The Affordable Art Fair at Battersea 8 – 12 October 2003 The Edinburgh Gallery Summer Show 21 June 2003 – 26 July 2003 The Compass Gallery, Glasgow Christmas Show 22 November 2002 – 25 January 2003 National Heritage Centre, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh Exploring Place 2 December 2002 – 6 January 2003 Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre, North Uist, Western Isles Northern Exposure 5 October 2002 – 11 November 2002 Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh Glasshouse 18 July 2002 – 30 April 2003 Pentagon Business Centre, Glasgow New Generation Show II 6 July 2002 – 30 August 2002 Compass Gallery New Generation Show 6 July 2002 – 6 August 2002 Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh MFA Degree Show 15 – 25 June 2002 The Edinburgh Gallery Jade Stout, Ewa Irena Polanek and Colin Park 6 – 27 April 2002 Stills Gallery, Edinburgh What’s mine is yours, twenty-nine artists at stills 13 – 21 March 2002 McLellan Galleries, Glasgow Royal Scottish Academy Students Exhibition 9 – 20 March 2002 National Heritage Headquarters, Perth Exploring Place 11 March 2002 – 13 April 2002 The Fettes Gallery, Fettes College, Edinburgh Postgraduate Selected Works 8 – 31 Mar 02 New Street Exhibition Space and Holyrood Park Ranger Lodge, Edinburgh Exploring Place 25 January 2002 – 9 Febuary 2002 The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Postgraduate Show 27 – 28 November 2002 Origin Art, Mugdock Country Park, Glasgow First Exhibition 6 – 15 September 2001 St Fergus Gallery, Wick Highlands and Islands Open, Young Artists and New Graduates Section 8 – 30 August 2001 art.tm, Inverness Highlands and Islands Open, Young Artists and New Graduates Section 23 June 2001 – 4 August 2001 Edinburgh College of Art 1st Year MFA Degree Show 16 – 26 June 2001 Edinburgh International Conference Centre “Expose” 5 June 2001 – 30 April 2002 Education Edinburgh College of Art Postgraduate Master of Fine Art, 2000-2002 BA Honours of the First Class in Drawing & Painting, 1996-2000 |
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William W Telfer
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William W Telfer (1907-1993) was the Managing Director of Thomas Paul & Co. He was also an artist, and Vice Chairman of Falkirk Arts & Civic Council and was a violinist with the Siddall Orchestra. He conducted the Falkirk Orchestra. He married Marion Robertson (1908-1985) and had two daughters, Marion and Constance.
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Liz Murray
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Born in Southall, Middlesex in 1961 and studied at Chelsea School of Art, Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts, then Blackheath School of Art. She won a Thames & Hudson Drawing Prize in 1984 and has exhibited widely. She was a visiting lecturer at Chelsea School of Art 1992-94. She now lives in Renfrewshire and has exhibited at the RSA from Kilbarchan.
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Robert Robertson
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Robert Robertson (1802-1865) was called to Bar in 1823. Appointed Sheriff Substitute at Falkirk in June 1850, making his home at Belmont. In 1861 transferred to Stirling. Then soon after moved to Dublin where he died in 1865. Was known as an ardent Shakespeare scholar, lectured at Falkirk School of Arts and was member of Volunteer Corps,
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Cochrane & French
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John Heeps
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David Russell
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F Milson Dixon
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William Rose Primrose
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Cowan, Alexander & Sons
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Elspie
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The Dr Elspie Trust owned property in Weir St, Falkirk
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George Inglis
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Member of Falkirk Erskine Church and Sabbath School Superintendent.
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