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The SSAH promotes & supports the study and enjoyment of art and art history in Scotland. Registered Scottish Charity (SCO35621)

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Research Support Grants The Scottish Society for Art History promotes scholarship in the history of Scottish art and art located in Scotland. To facilitate this, the SSAH offers research support grants of up to Β£400 to as…

‼️ There's still time to apply for funds to support research on Scottish art history & art located in Scotland.

πŸ–ΌοΈ Grants available of up to Β£400 to support art historical investigation & practice-led projects.

πŸ“… Closing date: 31 October
More details on our website:

tinyurl.com/4re26rt6

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Photo of note card open to show front and back. The front depicts a sprig of monkshood in bloom (also known as aconitum, aconite, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, devil's helmet, or blue rocket). The same image is shown as a thumbnail on the back cover, along with the artwork's "tombstone" information and the branding verbiage with the Art Herstory logo, social media icons, and a QR code directing readers to the Alida Withoos resource page on the Art Herstory website.

Photo of note card open to show front and back. The front depicts a sprig of monkshood in bloom (also known as aconitum, aconite, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, devil's helmet, or blue rocket). The same image is shown as a thumbnail on the back cover, along with the artwork's "tombstone" information and the branding verbiage with the Art Herstory logo, social media icons, and a QR code directing readers to the Alida Withoos resource page on the Art Herstory website.

Art Herstory's Monkshood Note Card
Artist: Alida Withoos
Artwork held at: Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

etsy.me/4h85d4Q via Etsy

This autumn, we offer a 35% discount on all cards reproducing works by Dutch or Flemish women artists! The cost of this card, usually $3.95, is now $2.57 (w/ free shipping).

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Research Support Grants The Scottish Society for Art History promotes scholarship in the history of Scottish art and art located in Scotland. To facilitate this, the SSAH offers research support grants of up to Β£400 to as…

‼️ Funding opportunity ‼️

Are you an art history researcher based in Scotland or developing a project on Scottish art history?

SSAH has research grants available of up to Β£400 to support research costs, which also applies to practice-based projects.

πŸ“† Deadline 31st October.
tinyurl.com/4re26rt6

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πŸ“š Less than a week to go #SSAHArtTextConference 6-7 Feb! In partnership with @natlibscot.bsky.social

πŸ“ƒJoin us for an exciting programme incl Petra PoncarovΓ‘, presenting on The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine’s Magazines.

🎫 £35 General / £25 Concession
tinyurl.com/2e2ap69n

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πŸ“š #SSAHArtTextConference 6-7 Feb with National Library of Scotland.

πŸ“„ Join us to learn about the notebooks of Scottish Symbolist John Duncan from Nina Reid.

🎫 £35 General/£25 Concession
tinyurl.com/2e2ap69n

Image: John Duncan, The Riders of the Sidhe, 1911 (Dundee Art Galleries and Museums).

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πŸ“š #SSAHArtTextConference 6-7 Feb, in partnership with National Library of Scotland.

🧚 Keava McMillan will present on Illustrating Imagination: Cecile Walton’s Fairytales.

🎟️ £35 General / £25 Concession
tinyurl.com/2e2ap69n

Image: Cecile Walton, The Little Mermaid, 1911.

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Image: David Harding and Douglas Young, Poetry Path (Last Lauch), 1974.

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πŸ“– #SSAHArtTextConference 6-7 February in partnership with National Library of Scotland.

πŸ“ƒ @demetrius-art.bsky.social will present on text within the work of Scotland's postwar New Town artists, enriching the city through public art.

🎟 General £35/Concession £25
tinyurl.com/2e2ap69n

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#SSAHArtTextConference 6-7 Feb in partnership with National Library of Scotland πŸ“š

Join us to learn about writing art in healthcare settings from Ainize Moschynski & Enxhi Mandija.

Full programme:
sway.cloud.microsoft/gF7w4w9zFfB6...

🎫 General £35 / concession £25
tinyurl.com/2e2ap69n

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Image: Irene Aldazabal, Polyphony, artist’s book, 2022 (University of Dundee Museums, Β© the artist).

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πŸ“– Art & Text conference, in partnership with National Library of Scotland 6-7 Feb

πŸ“ƒJoin us for a fascinating programme, incl Matthew Jarron presenting on Word and Image in the University of Dundee Museum Collections.

🎟 General £35
Concession/SSAH member Β£25

Book here:
tinyurl.com/3su4snnv

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I am giving Richard Emerson's paper The School is Half Fergus: J D Fergusson & the Margaret Morris School on his behalf at today's @ssahistory.bsky.social & Culture Perth & Kinross's Fergusson at 150 seminar at Perth Art Gallery. Morris's painting with his Goat sculpture below: bit.ly/4g0YbNf

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I shall be giving the paper 'Beyond the Scottish Colourists: John Duncan Fergusson at 150' at the @ssahistory.bsky.social & Culture Perth & Kinross seminar 'John Duncan Fergusson at 150' at Perth Art Gallery today. Info: bit.ly/4g0YbNf Photo: Me with Fergusson's Standing Female Nude by Alex Robson.

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John Duncan Fergusson at 150 - Culture Perth & Kinross To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) and the opening of the permanent Fergus and Meg: A Creative Partnership

Scottish Colourist painter JD Fergusson and his wife the founder of the Margaret Morris Dance Group are the subject of a conference later this month from @ssahistory.bsky.social :
www.culturepk.org.uk/event/john-d...

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The John Duncan Fergusson at 150 symposium, organised by @ssahistory.bsky.social & Culture Perth & Kinross + support from the J D Fergusson Art Foundation will now tbe held on 18 January. Info: bit.ly/48dCEyz Image: Fergusson's Xmas Time in the South of France coll & (c) Culture Perth & Kinross

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Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History - Volume 29 (2024-2025): Forty Years of Art and Art History in Scotland, 1984-2024

🌲 Looking for a Christmas gift for an art lover?

πŸ’« SSAH Journal: Forty Years of Art and Art History in Scotland (1984-2024) is the perfect gift!

Available to purchase @artukdotorg.bsky.social:
shop.artuk.org/journal-of-t...

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Bet Low, The Isles of Eigg, Skye, Rhum and Muck (From Muck), year unknown. Β© the artist’s estate. Image courtesy of Lyon & Turnbull.

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πŸ”΅ Today πŸ”΅

SSAH 40 Online Journal Launch 7-8pm

Join us to hear from journal contributors on the legacies of key Scottish artists of the last 40 years

🎫 Free:
tinyurl.com/4bk2kvb3

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TONIGHT! On-line launch of @ssahistory.bsky.social 2024 journal 40 Years of Art & Art History in Scotland 1984-2024 To attend: bit.ly/3OZiDmw To buy cooies: bit.ly/49uYUnY Image #1: Cover with Calm Water by Bet Low, #2: 1st page of my article Beyond the Scottish Colourists: J D Fergusson at 150

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Image: Charing Cross, Bet Low, 1946-47. Β© the artist’s estate. Image courtesy of Lyon & Turnbull.

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During the 40s & 50s, Cowcaddens and the Port Dundas canal were among Bet Low's preferred Glasgow sketching spots.

Can you recognise the central Glasgow location of this sketch?

Join us 16 Dec for our online journal launch, celebrating 40 years of SSAH.

🎫 Free to book:
tinyurl.com/4bk2kvb3

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Merge and Emerge, Bet Low, 1961. Β© the artist’s estate. Image courtesy of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – The City of Edinburgh Council.

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πŸ’« Did you know that 2024 marks the centenary of Scottish artist Bet Low's birth? πŸ’«

2024 is also the 40th anniversary of SSAH, which we will celebrate in our online journal launch 16 December 7-8pm.

Book for free here:
tinyurl.com/225sn2j7

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⚫ SSAH 40 ⚫

✨ Delighted to announce the launch of the 40th anniversary edition of the SSAH journal.

πŸ“… 16 December 8-9pm, online
Free to book:
www.eventbrite.com/.../ssah-jou....

Image: Calm Water by Bet Low. The Pier Arts Centre Β© the artist's estate.

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