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An exhibition that has introduced vast numbers of gallery-goers to gems in one of Scotland\u2019s finest art collections is being extended.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
A dazzling array of paintings managed by cultural charity OnFife features in\u00a0Brushstrokes<\/i>\u00a0\u2013 which was complementing the Jack Vettriano retrospective at Kirkcaldy Galleries \u2013 will now run until 9 January.<\/p>\n
Jack Vettriano: The Early Years<\/i>\u00a0ended last Sunday (23 October).<\/p>\n
Curator Lesley Lettice says: \u201cLots of visitors to the Jack Vettriano show were blown away by what\u2019s on show in the adjacent two galleries \u2013 and, for many, it\u2019s been their first glimpse of our amazing permanent collection.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brushstrokes\u00a0<\/i>features 21 paintings by the ever-popular Scottish Colourists \u2013 Francis Cadell, J D Fergusson, John Leslie Hunter and Samuel Peploe \u2013 and eight by renowned landscape artist William McTaggart.<\/p>\n
Included in the blend of traditional and modern works are paintings by acclaimed artists such as Alison Watt, Joan Eardley and Anne Redpath. Among the other leading names from 20th<\/sup>\u00a0century Scottish art are John Bellany, Robin Philipson and Fife\u2019s own John Houston.<\/p>\n Galleries staff have chosen several of the exhibits and written texts to accompany their selections. QR codes let audiences learn more about many of the artists and their works.<\/p>\n Brushstrokes\u00a0<\/i>is family friendly. Visitors are welcome to access an art cart loaded with books, colouring sheets, craft activities, a giant jigsaw and a quiz game.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not much of a gallery-goer and have never been here before,\u201d\u00a0wrote one visitor in the comments book.\u00a0\u201cI came for\u00a0the Jack\u00a0Vettriano\u00a0show\u00a0but thoroughly enjoyed\u00a0Brushstrokes<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n Another commented: \u201cBrushstrokes<\/i>\u00a0is excellent. I didn\u2019t realise you had so many paintings \u2013 I will come back with family and friends. It makes me proud to live in Kirkcaldy.\u201d<\/p>\n Others praised its inclusivity: \u201cI enjoyed the witty, insightful interpretations of each painting and the staff picks labels \u2013 very helpful for those of us not from an \u2018arty\u2019 background.\u201d<\/p>\n Many have welcomed its broad appeal: \u201cIt\u2019s nice to see activities for families to enjoy. My grandkids loved the quiz. And there are so many famous names to get close up to.\u201d<\/p>\n Visitors\u00a0have had a chance to\u00a0suggest which paintings might feature in future displays at Kirkcaldy. Audiences can tell staff which works appeal to them most, and curators will use gallery-goers\u2019 feedback to inform their choices when the Galleries are rehung next year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted to use\u00a0Brushstrokes<\/i>\u00a0to engage with our audience and we\u2019re pleased that has happened,\u201d says Lesley Lettice. \u201cI\u2019ve spent a lot of time chatting to visitors and this has given us a clear idea about what they like and what they want to see in future.\u201d<\/p>\n After closing in Kirkcaldy,\u00a0Brushstrokes<\/i>\u00a0will transfer to St Andrews Museum in early spring, once the building\u2019s current refurbishment programme has been completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An exhibition that has introduced vast numbers of gallery-goers to gems in one of Scotland\u2019s finest art collections is being extended.\u00a0 A dazzling array of paintings managed by cultural charity OnFife features in\u00a0Brushstrokes\u00a0\u2013 which was complementing the Jack Vettriano retrospective at Kirkcaldy Galleries \u2013 will now run until 9 January. Jack Vettriano: The Early Years\u00a0ended […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":206178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206181,"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206177\/revisions\/206181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onfife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}