Capital stage for Artspace exhibition

Jun 23 2009 by Andrew Welsh, Perthshire Advertiser Tuesday

A CREATIVE Perth charity is preparing to take its work to Holyrood.

An exhibition of films, artwork, photos and music put together by Artspace will premiere at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh tomorrow.

The event is being jointly promoted by the National Trust, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Government as part of PlaceBook Scotland.

Over 850 members of the public submitted art, images, words and music, summing up their feelings about Scotland, its landscape and their sense of place, at the project’s website.

Project co-ordinator Irene Watson described the quality of the contributions as “inspiring”.

“Scotland’s landscape has been the muse of many a piece of art over the ages,” she said yesterday.

“In this Year of Homecoming, it’s worth remembering that Burns was greatly influenced by his sense of place and many of his writings reflect the sights, sounds and sense of his surroundings.

“The exhibition is designed to encourage more people to think about Scotland, what it means to us and how it inspires us every day.”