A globe-trotting artistic initiative has led to an exciting new exhibition which opens in Aberdeen today.
Below Another Sky is the brainchild of the Scottish Print Network, a partnership made up of five print studios including Peacock Visual Arts in Aberdeen.
Inspired by Glasgow 2014, 10 artists from Scotland and 10 from the Commonwealth countries were invited to undertake research residencies over the past 18 months.
Artists from Scotland travelled to Antigua, Baffin Bay, Bangladesh, Canada, India, New Zealand and Zambia while artists from Australia, Canada, India and Pakistan were on residency in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.
Speaking yesterday, Alexia Holt – the exhibition curator – says the project has been a great opportunity for all the artists involved.
She said: “The print network has collaborated before but never on such a big scale.
“All the artists involved are really well-known but some of them, particularly those from India and Pakistan, had never been to Scotland before.
“It was a really good way to bring artists over here that Scottish people were familiar with.”
Each artist worked with their respective print studios to come up with a new and innovative work.
The artists based in Aberdeen were Claire Barclay, Scott Myles, David Noonan and Janice Kerbel.
Ms Holt added: “Some of the artists work in print all the time, whereas some of them had never worked in that way before.
“Each artist wasn’t restricted to staying in the studios, they were really encouraged to visit other places.
“I hope people will come along and enjoy a tremendous show.
“There’s so many different elements to it, hopefully it will encourage more people to take up print-making and hopefully they pop along to Peacock Visual Arts.
“It’s also the final show in the art gallery before it shuts for refurbishment, so it’s the last chance you will have to experience it for nearly two years.”
Below Another Sky is free for people to attend and runs in Aberdeen Art Gallery until January 21 next year.
