{"id":859,"date":"2022-04-21T17:08:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/?p=859"},"modified":"2022-04-21T17:49:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:49:20","slug":"spring-news-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/2022\/04\/spring-news-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"SPRING NEWS 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

New editions!<\/h3>\n

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I am delighted to announce the launch of three new editions available to purchase direct from the shop section of this website<\/p>\n

\u201cSutherland Revisited\u2019<\/strong> is an open edition inject print based on a large ink drawing (101 x 150cm) I made near Clachtoll in Sutherland earlier this century. I reworked the surface with late summer watercolour upon my return to Sutherland just before lockdown, \u00a0and can now be \u00a0purchased here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 and enjoyed on a more domestic scale!<\/p>\n

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Clogherhead Strand \u2013 A Print for Ukraine<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>I was lucky enough to be on holiday in Ireland with my partner Michael, at the same time as the Ukrainians were experiencing their first awful weeks of the Russian invasion.\u00a0We experienced glorious hospitality everywhere, a mixture of seeing old friends and making new ones, visiting cultural institutions and walking in nature on both sides of the Irish border.<\/p>\n

On our last day in County Louth, we were taken to Clogherhead Strand, on the edge of the Boyne Estuary \u2013 after a windswept walk at low tide, we paused for coffee in the outdoor Strand caf\u00e9 to catch our breath. Nearby, children were doing what children on beaches do the world over – they play, they dig, and jump and build wee sand castles for the sheer joy of knocking them down and starting over again.<\/p>\n

I could not help but make this small ink and watercolour drawing, sketching the very action of their joyous freedoms expressed so purely.<\/p>\n

As a place of freedom, it seemed appropriate to offer this picture \u2018Clogherhead Strand\u2019 as an edition of 60 inkjet prints on quality archival paper, for sale at \u00a375 each (+ \u00a310 Postage and packing) with 100% of the sales income going towards charities that directly help Ukrainian citizens in the midst of war but also here in Scotland. 40 prints are available in Scotland, and 20 in Ireland.<\/p>\n

It is with thanks to the kind generosity of Edinburgh Arts Picture Framers<\/a> who made this beautiful edition pro-bono in order that maximum funds can reach those who need them most. Exhibition sales as follows:\u00a020 prints on sale here<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a020 prints on sale via Edinburgh Arts Picture Framers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

All funds received (apart from Postage & Packing) will be sent direct to Ukrainian support charities.<\/p>\n

These are the \u00a0two very deserving charities I have selected:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thewelcoming.org\/ukraine-appeal\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.medbat.org.ua\/en\/about-pfvmh\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Study for ‘Three Bridge Evening’<\/h3>\n

\"\"Here is my \u00a0latest etching, completed in February ’22 in Glasgow, inspired by the confluence of \u00a0bridges over the Forth Estuary, each crossing representing three different centuries of\u00a0 design. From my particular viewpoint (as seen from Carlingnose Point in North Queensferry) they appear to intermingle in a distant perspective of transport options spanning the river.<\/p>\n

This limited-edition print has just been co-published with Glasgow Print Studio.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0in collaboration with master printer Stuart Duffin. The print can be viewed\/purchased directly from this website and also seen alongside a \u00a0retrospective selection of my Bridge prints on show until April 30th. It was a great experience to return to collaborating and \u00a0exhibiting at GPS after the lockdown and I look forward to many new projects with them later this year.<\/p>\n

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Conversations with Joan<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Many of you might know that for 15 weeks from October 2021-February 2022 I was deep inside a fascinating project which came about through my desire to create an appropriate homage to the work and life of Joan Eardley, an amazing UK painter who was based in Scotland and has been a profound influence upon so many artists, myself included.<\/p>\n

2021 marked the Centenary year of her birth, and you can read all about my attempts to create a completion of her unfinished painting \u2018Two Children\u2019 here https:\/\/glasgowmuseums-exhibitions.co.uk\/joan-eardley\/<\/a><\/p>\n

This link takes you to the blog which covers the whole studio process in my own words & pictures, from start to finish. I am delighted to announce that Glasgow Museum has now purchased my painting \u2018Four Children 1962-2022\u2019 by Kate Downie RSA (after Joan Eardley RSA)<\/em> for their permanent collection.\u00a0 More news to follow about viewing the painting in a public gallery.<\/p>\n

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Exhibition News<\/h3>\n

My work can currently be viewed at the<\/p>\n

196th Annual Exhibition at the RSA<\/strong> https:\/\/www.royalscottishacademy.org\/exhibitions\/forthcoming\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Until June 12th 2022<\/p>\n

New Acquisitions at the City Arts Centre<\/strong> https:\/\/www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk\/whats-on\/incoming-new-acquisitions-city-art-centre<\/a><\/p>\n

Until 28th May 2023<\/p>\n

Kate Downie Printing Bridges 1999-2022<\/strong> https:\/\/www.gpsart.co.uk\/Home\/DisplayExhibition\/241?year=2022<\/a><\/p>\n

Until 30th April 2022<\/p>\n

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Festival Lecture at the City Arts Centre<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe Art of Crossing\u2019<\/strong> August 3rd 2pm<\/p>\n

I will be presenting a lecture \u2018The Art Of Crossing\u2019 live at the Edinburgh Festival to coincide with \u2018Incoming – New Acquisitions\u2019 Exhibition<\/p>\n

Tickets are free but booking is essential<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk\/whats-on\/kate-downie-art-crossing-0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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