The Maclaurin Art Gallery News
Open Studios Ayrshire winners at Paisley Art Institute Annual Open Exhibition
The Maclaurin Gallery • May 30, 2023
A fantastic opening afternoon at the Maclaurin Art Gallery in May for the Paisley Art Institute 134th annual open exhibition! There was a great turn out, some lovely speeches and best of all - lots of fantastic art.
Several artist members from Open Studios Ayrshire were honoured. Amongst the prize winners were Dianne Gardner, Ian Leyden, Bobby Johnstone and Lorna Hutcheson.
Our other members exhibiting at the show were Kerry Souter, Louise McBride, Ian McKinnell, Sandra Ratcliffe and Lisa Brown. So Open Studios Ayrshire were well represented.
The first exhibition of the year is Ayr Sketch Club's Annual Exhibition. It's always a popular event with a wide range of Ayrshire based artists. We hosted a ‘Meet the Artists’ event midway through their exhibition as, sadly, their scheduled exhibition launch was cancelled due to storm Eowyn. What a great afternoon it was, bustling with artists and visitors! This exhibition continues until the end of March.
Heading into Spring, we are hosting a variety of art workshops in the Patrons Gallery, over the next few weeks. We have already kicked this off with a fabulous Pastel Workshop by Gregory Moore, Artist and Printmaker in February. We didn’t even get a chance to advertise this on our social media pages, before the 2 days were booked up! Similarly, Angela Ortenzi-MacColl has already proved a big success, with another of her collage workshops coming up on 22nd February (no spaces left!). Next on the agenda is Sue Howat from Sixpenny Studio, who will be teaching her interesting watercolour and Indian ink resist technique. There are 2 date options for this workshop, Tuesday 4 March and Saturday 8 March 2025. Anyone interested should register directly with Dianne Gardner (Maclaurin Trust): dianneagardner@gmail.com Further workshops will appear, just keep your eyes on our social media pages - Facebook and Instagram , where the latest up to date information will be advertised.
This is our first exhibition of 2025 and it's already off to a flying start, despite having to cancel their preview event due to storm Eowyn. We are however holding a MEET THE ARTIST event on SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2025 at 2pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to see some of your favourite artists from Ayr Sketch Club as well as meeting new ones. They will be around to answer your questions and chat, while you see the show. This is a free event, open to all and refreshments are provided. Just come along and enjoy!