A NEW exhibition at the Tramway in Glasgow showcases 180 art works from Scottish offenders.
Narrative, curated by the acclaimed writer Jenni Fagan, features paintings, drawings, sculptures and other artworks from Scottish prisons, secure hospitals and secure children’s homes opens in Glasgow tomorrow.
It consists of pieces specially selected by the author Jenni Fagan from the 1,130 Scottish entries to the annual Koestler Awards - a charitable scheme that recognises artistic achievement in the criminal justice and secure sectors.
It takes place at Tramway from 10 November to 22 December.
Sally Taylor, Chief Executive of the Koestler Trust, said: “There are people of extraordinary talent in Scotland’s prisons and secure centres and the awards give them something to aspire to. In some cases they provide new avenues in life after they are released.
“The entries can be from people of any age, sex, race, religion and social background."
Entries are judged by over 100 experts from different fields.
This year saw 56 awards go to people in HMP Edinburgh alone, with nearly 30 to Glenochil and 25 to HMP Dumfries, with more going to HMP Perth, Aberdeen Probation, the Prison and Young Offenders Institution in Grampian and elsewhere.
www.koestlertrust.org.uk
THE 154th Annual Open Exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Arts opens at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, this weekend.
This year the exhibition includes 14 invited artists, four memorial artists and an eclectic mix of open contributors.
The exhibition runs for two weeks at the Mitchell, until November 26.
www.theroyalglasgowinstituteofthefinearts.co.uk
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists have been announced, including two artists with links to Scotland.
Charlotte Prodger is a Glasgow-based artist who works with video, writing and performance and has a forthcoming solo show at the Tramway in Glasgow from January 2018.
Artist Rehana Zaman looks at social dynamic on how individuals and groups relate – with a particular interest in the lives of women and women of colour.
She has a solo show at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow from February 2018 to March 2018.
They are among ten artists given prizes by the Foundation.
At £60,000 for each artist with no strings attached, the awards are the most generous in the UK.
Each award has increased by £10,000 from £50,000 in previous years.
The number of recipients has also increased to ten, with two more composer awards.
www.artists.phf.org.uk/
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