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The Lime Tree Gallery is unique in the West Highlands of Scotland, Fort William. A private gallery privately funded whose aim is to entertain, educate and encourage. To do this the Lime Tree Gallery has hosted shows from the National Art Collections, given contemporary artists a platform to show and sell their work.
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ARTIST ROOMS 2010 TOUR ANNOUNCED – 21 EXHIBITIONS FROM LLANDUDNO TO FORT WILLIAM
COLLECTION GROWS IN STRENGTH AS NEW GIFTS
ARE ADDED
21 British museums and galleries from Llandudno to Fort William will be able to show masterpieces of contemporary art in 2010 thanks to ARTIST ROOMS, Anthony d’Offay’s gift to the nation made in 2008. The ARTIST ROOMS 2010 Tour has been made possible by The Art Fund and is supported by the Scottish Government. Held jointly by National Galleries of Scotland and Tate, ARTIST ROOMS is the largest public gift of art to museums in UK history. The collection has now been enhanced by artists and collectors who have made significant donations to the scheme including:
ED RUSCHA The Music from the Balconies 1984 – donated by the artist
IAN HAMILTON FINLAY – IDYLLS END IN THUNDERSTORMS 1986 and A LAST WORD RUDDER 1999 donated by the Estate of the artist.
Pledged works include:
AGNES MARTIN – an important late painting pledged by a private American collector*
ROBERT THERRIEN – a major work has been pledged by the artist*
JANNIS KOUNELLIS – a major work has been pledged by the artist*
ARTIST ROOMS on Tour with The Art Fund supported by The Scottish Government has been devised to enable this collection held by Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland to reach and inspire new audiences across the country, particularly young people.
The ARTIST ROOMS tour in 2009 reached around 8 million people nationally, over 700,000 people outside of London and Edinburgh in towns and cities as far afield as Stromness in Orkney, Cardiff in Wales, Middlesbrough in Teesside and Bexhill in East Sussex. A total of 372 works went on tour. The 2010 ARTIST ROOMS Tour will see works from this outstanding contemporary collection reach a further 16 towns and cities across the UK including Stornoway, Perth, Nottingham, Thurso, Llandudno, Eastbourne and Belfast.
The 2010 ARTIST ROOMS tour venues are:
- Manchester Art Gallery (showing Ron Mueck – 4 February to 11 April 2010)
- Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh (showing Jenny Holzer – 27 March to 21 May 2010)
- Hunterian Museum in Glasgow (showing Joseph Beuys – 1 April to 2 June 2010)
- Perth Museum & Art Gallery (showing Andy Warhol – 17 April to 23 October 2010)
- Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge (showing Agnes Martin – 15 May to 11 July 2010)
- Nottingham Contemporary (showing Diane Arbus – 24 July to 26 September 2010)
- An Lanntair in Stornoway (showing Ian Hamilton Finlay – 30 August to 30 November 2010)
- The Ulster Museum in Belfast (showing Richard Long - September 2010 to February 2011)
- Towner in Eastbourne (showing Robert Mapplethorpe – 25 September to 21 November 2010)
- Highland Touring Circuit: Swanson Gallery Thurso; The Lime Tree, Fort William; Timespan, Helmsdale; Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (showing Ed Ruscha – October 2010 to March 2011)
- BALTIC in Gateshead (showing Anselm Kiefer –1 October 2010 to 16 January 2011)
- Oriel Mostyn in Llandudno (showing Alex Katz – 30 November to 19 February 2011)
- New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester (showing Gerhard Richter – dates tbc)
