A two-day, celebratory weekend marking the temporary closure of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery as it begins an ambitious Portrait of the Nation project. See portrait artists at work and hear them in conversation; enjoy live music performances; have your portrait made or create your own. Plus, hear about plans for the gallery's future.
All
day - Queen Street Café - Enjoy
the best of the café's delicious fare chosen by visitors in
the last week. You can also obtain discount vouchers for the Dean &
GMA café.
Keep
in touch postcard: What
will you miss most while we are closed? Tell us your favourite thing
about the PG on a postcard.
11.00am
-5.00pm Entrance Hall & Raeburn Room
Meet
Mary Queen of Scots & Robert Burns in full costume.
Drop
in workshops on the Ambulatory & Raeburn Room
11am
-12pm & 1- 4pm
Choose
from:
Picture
Yourself: digital photography with digital artist Janey Nicoll
Drawing
and painting portraits - create an original drawing at an easel,
working from a live costumed model or with the help of a mirror
capture yourself in time by making a self portrait using lots of
drawing materials.
Creating
a clay portrait bust - Inspired by works in the PG collection try
your hand at modelling a 3-D clay head and shoulders bust to take
home.
Demonstrations
by Alex Main
11am
- 1pm & 2pm -4pm
Sculptor
Alex Main, who has recently made a bust of actress Tilda Swinton,
demonstrates how he starts making a portrait bust from a model using
clay. Through examples he will explain the stages involved in
transforming the clay sculpture into a bronze, discuss his techniques
and answer questions.
11:15am
& 12:15pm
Behind
the Scenes: Prints and Drawings
Senior
Curator Stephen Lloyd looks at highlights of the Portrait Gallery's
extensive prints and drawings collection.
12
places - booking on the day essential
12:00-12:45pm
Main Hall
Live
Music Now: Sarah Naylor (fiddle) and Douglas Millar (Piano/keyboard)
.
1.15-1.45pm
Iain
Clark and Muriel Gray - in conversation (Temporary Exhibition
gallery)
Broadcaster
Muriel Gray will discuss portraiture with Iain Clark in relation to
his own work and illustrated by his portrait of Muriel. Muriel will
reflect on the role of the sitter in portraiture and Iain on the
process of creating photographic portraits.
2-2.45pm
Portrait
of the Month
An
introduction to a selection of some of the many faces in the Portrait
Gallery's collection including Mary Queen of Scots, John Campbell,
4th Duke of Arygll, The Oncologists and a self portrait by John
Bellany.
Meet
in the main entrance.
3.-3.45pm
Portrait
of the Month
An
introduction to a selection of some of the many faces in the Portrait
Gallery's collection including Walter Scott, Flora Macdonald, Flora
Drummond and works by Calum Colvin.
Meet
in the main entrance.
4-4.30pm
Ken
Currie in conversation with Dr Tom Normand (Room 2)
Dr
Tom Normand, University of St Andrews talks to artist Ken Currie
about his striking portrait of the three Oncologists. Discussing his
relationship with the sitters, the reasons behind the choice of
subject matter and the impact of the work on the viewer.