Ostriches are in the ARC
Posted by CHARTS
Date: Thursday 05 June 2025
Time: 10:30 - 15:30
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane
Category: Exhibitions, Public lectures
Speaker: Prof. Christina Young
Ostriches and flowers are in Professor Christina Young’s History of Art lab at the ARC - in paintings and botanical drawings on loan from Argyll & Bute and Kew Gardens. Professor Young will be streaming from her lab, using a combination of optical techniques to research the pigments and artist techniques which have produced the vivid ostriches and subtle colours of the botanical drawings.
Paintings from the Argyll Collection will be featured. The outstanding Argyll Collection, which is a group of 179 artworks and a key regional heritage asset established between 1960 and 1990 to enable access and movement of contemporary art between Argyll’s schools, for young people otherwise unable to reach museums and galleries. Currently managed by CHARTS on behalf of Argyll and Bute Council, this movable collection is understood to be unique in the UK, containing significant works by leading Scottish artists and what is believed to be amongst the best collection of work by African Artists in Europe (cited by the University of St Andrews).
Two time slots 10:30am-11:30am and 2:30pm-3:30pm. No booking required!
This event is part of Glasgow Science Festival 2025 which runs from 5 - 15 June. Full details of the GSF25 programme can be found here.
Image: ‘Ostriches’ by Hezbon Owiti. The Argyll Collection