Aberdeen Art Gallery

Inside the Figure
(16 January - 27 February)

Empathetic responses in the work of Gavin Scobie and Auguste Rodin, comprising six sculptures which show how abstraction can develop from the human form.

Supported by Institut Français d'Ecosse and The Peter Stuyvesant Foundation Ltd.

 

Into the Light
(23 January - 20 February)

A memorial exhibition of paintings by Lil Neilson (1938-1998).

Supported by Wood Group.

 

The Seeking Suite by Simon Fraser
(27 January - 27 March)

A collection of etchings inspired by Celtic legends and myths.

 

Tim Cockburn
(2 February - 1 May)

A painter and printmaker whose output over the last 20 years has included landscapes, academic portraits, illustration and prints; this work is on display in the café gallery.

 

Take 4 - New Perspectives on the British Art Quilt
(27 February - 10 April)

A major exhibition of textile art featuring work by Jo Budd, Pauline Burbidge, Dinah Prentice and Michelle Walker.

Supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

 

Enterprise Oil 1st Exhibition Award: The Sound of the Pink Glass
(13 March - 10 April)

A site-specific body of new work by Ian Balch, winner of the 1998 First Exhibition Award, instituted by Aberdeen Art Gallery.

Supported by Enterprise Oil plc.

 

Woodcuts
(31 March - 5 June)

100 years of woodcuts from the collections, featuring work by Ian Cheyne, Mabel Royds, Claire Roberts, Pauline Jacobsen and Paul Furneaux.

 

Neolithic Carved Stone Balls - special preview
(24 April - 3 May)

Two of these enigmatic objects found in Aberdeenshire have been acquired and will be on display before moving to Provost Skene's House.

 

Aberdeen Artists Society 65th Annual Exhibition
(1 May - 22 May)

Aberdeen Artists Society's annual 'open' exhibition with painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, photography, film and printmaking.

Supported by Shell UK Limited.

 

Susan Anderson
(5 May - 31 July)

Still-life paintings based on material possessions that are modern day objects of desire.

 

Liberation and Tradition: Scottish Art (2) 1963-1975
(5 June - 31 July)

The second exhibition in a major series exploring the dynamic history of visual art in Scotland in the second half of the twentieth century; paintings, sculpture and photography by 35 leading artists of the time including John Bellany, Elizabeth Blackadder, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Will Maclean and Eduardo Paolozzi.

In association with McManus Galleries, Dundee, and Dundee Contemporary Arts; supported by Aberdeen Asset Management.

British Modern Art
(mid-June - mid December)

A selection from the City's Collections, including Southwold by Stanley Spencer, Wood on the Downs by Paul Nash and Brother and Sister by Joan Eardley.

 

The Pleasures of Peace - Mid-century Craft and Art in Britain
(14 August - 25 September)

Major exhibition tracing the history of crafts and related arts from the 1940s to the early 1970s, featuring textiles, ceramics, stained glass, silverware, jewellery, furniture and calligraphy.
Organised by the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia; supported by the Crafts Council and the Scottish Arts Council.

 

"Everyone is Different"
(4 August - 30 October)

New work by Lisa Keiko Kirton, continuing the café gallery series.

 

Imagine Aberdeen… Imagine the Beach
(27 August - 1 October)

Design proposals for key commissions within a major environmental improvement scheme at Aberdeen Beach and the Queen's Links.

 

BP Portrait Award 1999
(9 October - 6 November)

Featuring work by prizewinner Clive Smith, Kelley-Anne Cairns and Stephen Shankland, Mark Roscoe and Gareth Reid.

A National Portrait Gallery Touring exhibition; supported by BP.

 

Scotland's Mountains Before the Mountaineers
(16 October - 27 November)

An exploration of the way Scotland looked before the era of modern mountaineering, featuring work by James Giles, Samuel Bough, George F Robson and Thomas Dick Lauder.

 

Surf. Zone
(3 November - 29 January 2000)

Paintings by North-east artist William Reid, whose 'surface' works have the appearance of painting and also a sculptural dimension.

John Creed - Artist, Blacksmith and Silversmith (6 November - 8 January 2000)
Large architectural designs, drawings, photographs and maquettes, alongside chairs, coatstands and mirrors.

In association with the Roger Bilcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, and John Creed.

 

Gray's Former Students Club Millennium Exhibition
(20 November - 11 December)

Featuring paintings, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, jewellery and design.

 

Applied Art Through the Alphabet
(27 November - 1 July 2000)

Taking the alphabet as the theme, this display looks at some of the more unusual and surprising objects in the Applied Art Collections.

 

Christmas Trees for Books Abroad
(2 December - 8 December)

A unique display of 18 Christmas trees, each one decorated by a Scottish artist; the show will culminate in a grand charity auction of the trees.

Organised by the North-east-based charity, Books Abroad.

 

Robin Philipson (1916 - 1992)
(4 December - 5 February 2000)

A selection of work from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art's recent retrospective devoted to painter Robin Philipson, complemented by works from Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums' own collections.

Supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

 

Exposures: Aberdeen, the City and its People
(18 December - 5 February 2000)

To mark the new millennium, Aberdeen Art Gallery celebrates the lives of Aberdonians with a major photographic exhibition featuring work from the 1840s to the present day.
Children's photography in this show supported by Boots the Chemist.

 

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Making Weaves: The Basketmaker's Art
(16 January - 21 February)

The design diversity ofo basketmaking in Scotland today was highlighted in this exhibition of work from 14 of the country's leading basketmakers.

A National Museums of Scotland exhibition. Supported by The Scottish Arts Council.

 

Japan Lights
(1 - 29 March)

Richard Henry Brunton - The Father of Japanese Lighthouses

By 1876 Scottish born engineer Richard Henry Brunton had established a permanent Japanese Ligthhouse Service and built 30 lights, all modelled on the Northern Lighthouse Service.

A Scottish Lighthouse Museum touring exhibition

 

Focus Environment 98
(5 - 27 June)

Photographs created by secondary school students from all over Scotland as part of a competition to increase understanding of the environment and our responsibilities in protecting it.

Sponsored by Texaco North Sea U.K. Company

 

Sea Monsters
(10 July - 5 September)

An exhibition for younger visitors looking at whales and the story of whaling, including famous whales and amazing facts about the largest of mammals.

 

A Guid Haven: Discovering Aberdeen's Medieval Harbour
(18 September - 14 November)

Exploring Aberdeen's medieval past as the City grew from tiny waterside settlements to one of the prime commercial centres of Scotland.

 

Dockers: The 95-98 Liverpool Lock-out
(20 November - 9 January 1998)

A critically acclaimed photographic essay of the Liverpool docks dispute compiled by Liverpool photographer and retired docker's son, Dave Sinclair.

 

Provost Skene's House

John Brown
(Throughout July and August)

A rare opportunity to view some of John Brown's personal momentoes from his year's of royal service for Queen Victoria.

 

Carved Stone Balls
(4 May - 1 August)
No prehistoric objects are more extraordinary or more characteristic of the North East than Neolithic carved stone balls.

 

Scottish Travellers Association
(Throughout July and August)
Historical records and momentoes - gifted to the Collections - which tell the story of a The Scottish Commercial Travellers Association was founded in the city in 1903.

 

Aberdeen Tokens
(throughout August, September and October)

A display of tokens used by 19th century Aberdeen shops as money.

 

Donald Dinnie
(23 October - 4 December)

A display of medals won by Donald Dinnie, one of Scotland's greatest ever athletes and a legend of nineteenth century Highland Games.

 

Costume Gallery

Peggy's Choice
(16 January - 27 February)

A costume selection by Peggy Walker

 

Local Style
(6 March - 24 April)

Fashions from Aberdeen Shops

 

Taking Shape
(1 May - 26 June)

The Changing Female Silhouette

 

Hand-Picked
(3 - 31 July)

Staff favourites from the Costume Collection

 

Sartorial Elegance
(7 August - 25 September)

The wardrobe of the late Mrs Frances Farquharson of Invercauld

 

Crinoline and Bustle
(2 October - 27 November)

Fashion for Victorian Ladies

 

20th Century Vogue
(4 December - 12 February)

A look at the key fashion styles of the last 100 years.