Art

Community Art Project

Many Milngavie locals will remember or have heard of the Bennie Railplane, a form of rail transport which moved along an overhead rail by way of propellers. Invented by George Bennie (1891-1957), a prototype of this novel railplane ran over a 130-yard line in Milngavie in the 1930s but Bennie was never able to secure funding for further development and went bankrupt in 1937. The line was demolished for scap in the 1950s.

Milngavie Book & Arts Festival is inviting members of the public to pick up a paintbrush and recreate a section of the famous Bennie Railplane poster featured on our programme cover.

Individual contributions will then be reassembled and the finished work gifted by the festival to the Milngavie History and Heritage Group.

Book a square today to avoid disappointment

A limited number of squares are available for prebooking from Art Forum, Station Rd, Milngavie (956 6765). On booking you will be given a time slot to turn up at the Precinct Marquee outside Art Forum on Saturday 10 September. Simply arrive at the allotted time and let your creative juices flow. All contributors will be credited.

Squares cost £4 each. Unallocated squares will be available on a first-come first-served basis on the day.

Special thanks to Winsor & Newton for providing the materials for this project

Scottish Fine Art Exhibition

Art Forum, Station Rd, Milngavie:  6th September to 1st October 2011

Art Forum opens its Scottish Fine Art Exhibition on 6 September to coincide with this year’s festival. This exhibition and sale of affordable art (prices range from £10 to £1000) will run until 1st October 2011.

Artist Demonstrations

The Lillie Art Gallery is the venue for this year’s artist demonstrations on Saturday 10 September (10am – 1pm 2pm-5pm).

Stanley Bird and John Damari will be joined by Maggie Downer to demonstrate diverse painting techniques.

Stanley Bird

A Glasgow-based artist working in acrylics and mixed media on board and canvas. His subjects include landscapes, trees and farm animals.

John Damari

John is influenced by the ruggedness of the Scottish west coast and islands, coupled with the calming expanse of the sea.

Maggie Downer

A self-trained artist and children’s book illustrator. Her work is full of wonderful colours, textures and light.