Bearing in mind current concerns over Coronavirus, it is with regret that our Kingsgate Shopping Centre Gallery will close for a spell after after today’s opening (14th March).
We take this action to reduce avoidable risk for both our members, who to a large extent fall into the section of the community identified as susceptible, and our art loving public.
Category Archives: Items of Interest
Studio Library – New Addition
Here is latest addition to our extensive art library located in the club studio in Townhill. All our books (and DVD’s) may be taken out on loan by members for a period of three weeks.
Woodmill High School Fundraising Event -26th March
Following the fire at Woodmill High School last summer many of the members asked if there would be a Club response to help the School.Following discussion with representatives from the school, it was decided that we could help by contributing art works to their exhibition and silent auction sale event on the evening of Thursday 26th March to which all members are cordially invited to attend.
Members are invited to contribute saleable works for inclusion in their exhibition. If therefore, you have any unsold works which you would want to contribute in support of the Schools fund raising event, they would be most gratefully received.
The proceeds of the sale will go to replace Art Department resources lost or damaged in the fire.
Please bring any contributions to either the Gallery in the Kingsgate Centre by 19 March or to the Studio at Townhill by 21 March. Either framed or mounted paintings and prints will be acceptable.
Please wrap your work to protect it, label it with artist and medium info.
The exhibition will be at the School from 17:00 until 18:30 Thursday 26 March.
Winter Exhibition – Winner of Public Vote
The winner of the public vote for best painting in our recent Winter Exhibition was Alison Chalmers’s portrait “Proximo” (Oliver Reed in the film Gladiator)) with 33 votes out of the 500 votes cast. Peter Atherton and R S Henry’s paintings came next, tied with 21 votes each
Gallery Featured Artist – Oct/Nov 2019
The Clubs Featured Artist in the Kingsgate Gallery from now until 16th November is Jen Manson. Here is a selection of Jen’s excellent work currently on display on “The Wall”. More details and additional images are also available on our Dunfermline Art Club Facebook Page.
Fife Shell Art Exhibition 2019
The Fife Shell Art Exhibition, (sponsored by Shell UK), will run in Lochgelly Centre from Saturday 5th October until Saturday 23rd November 2019. The Exhibition will feature several artists from Dunfermline Art Club. A preview evening for participating artists and guests will be held on Friday 4th October 2019.
Club Library – Recent Additions
Here are two recent additions to our extensive art library located in the club studio in Townhill. All our books (and DVD’s) may be taken out on loan by club members for a period of three weeks.
Central Fife Open Studios, 14th-15th Sept
Central Fife Open Studios Art Trail continues this coming weekend at various locations throughout Central Fife. The club (and the general public) has received a personal invite from artist Leo du Feu to visit his studio in Burntisland during this time.
Good afternoon 🙂 On the offchance you and any other members of your groups (or anyone!) are looking for things to do this weekend – my studio in pleasant coastal Burntisland, Fife is open 11am-6pm both Sat and Sun as part of www.centralfifeopenstudios.org
A 15 minute walk from Burntisland station.My mum Susan Smith in the studio downstairs is also open.Please share with anyone who may be interested.Please note – my studio is up two flights of steps.
Jess Burns Memorial Prize 2019
The Jess Burns Memorial Prize is awarded each year to the Dunfermline Art Club artist whose work had been voted favourite painting by the general public during the clubs Annual Exhibition.
The award comes with vouchers for the purchase of art materials and we are pleased to announce that the winner for 2019 is Chris Amos for his excellent pastel work “Maine Coone”. Congratulations Chris ! The runner up this year was Annette Burgess.
The voting for the prize this year was again well spread, with 66% of the entrants getting at least one vote.
“Maine Coone”, pastel by Chris Amos
Dunfermline Ambulance Station – Exhibition Arrangements
The Club Secretary has provided the following information relating to submission of entries to the Dunfermline Ambulance Station Exhibition. – “Members who are exhibiting at the Dunfermline Ambulance Station Exhibition should take in their paintings between 3 pm and 7 pm on Tuesday 2nd April direct to the Station. Our contact at the Station is Neil Gillies and the address is KY11 8UK almost opposite the new fire station on the Pitreavie Industrial Estate.”