Scottish Society for Art History

⚫ SSAH 40 ⚫ ✨ Delighted to announce the launch of the 40th anniversary edition of the SSAH journal. 📅 16 December, online Free to book: eventbrite.com/e/ssah-journal… Image: Calm Water by Bet Low. The Pier Arts Centre © the artist's estate.

🌲 Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for an art lover? 💫 SSAH Journal: 40 years of art and art history in Scotland (1984-2024) is the perfect gift! Available to purchase @artukdotorg: shop.artuk.org/journal-of-the…

📢 NEW DATE! Celebrate John Duncan Fergusson's 150th birthday with a special symposium on his work and legacy. Organised by @CulturePandK, @SSAHistory and the JD Fergusson Arts Foundation. 🗓️ Sat 23 Nov | 1:30-4:30pm 💷 £15 - £10 🎟️'s buff.ly/40q9jzl

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

🔵 Today 🔵 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

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

During the 40s & 50s, Cowcaddens and the Port Dundas canal were among Bet Low's preferred sketching spots. Can you recognise the Glasgow location of this sketch? Join us 16 Dec for our online journal launch, celebrating 40 years of SSAH. 🎫 Free: tinyurl.com/4bk2kvb3

No 50. In 1999 @GlasgowArtClub celebrated Bet’s award of Doctor of Letters from @UofGlasgow with a formal dinner and an exhibition of around 70 of Bet’s artworks. The exhibition included Still Life Flowing Sea dating to around 1988. Photo: Compass Gallery

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

💫 Did you know that 2024 marks the centenary of Scottish artist Bet Low's birth? 💫 2024 is also the 40th anniversary of SSAH, which we will celebrate in our online journal launch 16 December 7-8pm. 🎫 Free / book here: eventbrite.com/e/ssah-journal…

No48. In 1995 Bet received the Mayfest Paper Boat Award for her exhibition Land & Sea @BillcliffeArt and her 50 year long career. The charcoal drawing Cherry Tomatoes and Jug of Parsley was included in this exhibition. Photo: Lyon & Turnbull

‼️POSTPONED The J.D. Fergusson symposium has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions. We will be in touch with attendees with info on when the event will be rescheduled.

John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) Rhythm, 1911 Oil on canvas, 163 x 114cm University of Stirling Art Collection: Bequeathed by Margaret Morris Fergusson and the J. D. Fergusson Art Foundation 1968 © Courtesy Culture Perth & Kinross Museums & Galleries.

🎨 Don't miss our symposium Sat 23 Nov: J.D Fergusson at 150 @perthartgallery @culturepandk 🏛️ Join us to learn more about Fergusson's legacy & the new permanent collection of his works at Perth Art Gallery. 🎫 £16.50 full price/£11 concession: tinyurl.com/mry8jmn9

🪄 Fantastic opportunity to connect with archive custodians & artists! 💭 The Scottish Artists Archives Network is open to all, designed to support custodians & artists in the unique challenges posed by archival work. 📅 Free online event 4 Dec 1pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-art…

💭 Want to learn more about a remarkable, yet largely unknown, 19th century Scottish artist? ☄️Join us 4 December 8-9pm for an online exhibition viewing of Anna Forbes-Irvine: Light and Shadow & curator Q&A with Caitlin Jamison 🎫 Free, book here: eventbrite.com/e/online-event…

💫 Join us 23 Nov to mark 150 years of J.D. Fergusson & opening of Fergus and Meg: A Creative Partnership @perthartgallery @culturepandk 🖼️ Amy Fairley will present on curation & design of the permanent collection 🎫 £16.50 full price/£11 concessions: tinyurl.com/mry8jmn9

In honour of John Duncan Fergusson's 150th birthday, @CulturePandK, @SSAHistory and the JD Fergusson Arts Foundation are holding a symposium on his work and legacy. 🗓️ Sat 23 Nov | 1:30-4:30pm 💷 £15 - £10 🎟️'s buff.ly/40q9jzl

Celebrate John Duncan Fergusson's 150th birthday with a special symposium on his work and legacy. Organised by @CulturePandK, @SSAHistory and the JD Fergusson Arts Foundation. 🗓️ Sat 23 Nov | 1:30-4:30pm 💷 £15 - £10 🎟️'s buff.ly/40q9jzl

Image 1: John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) Le Manteau Chinois (Anne Estelle Rice 1877-1959, Artist), 1909 Oil on canvas, 200 x 97cm Culture Perth & Kinross: Gift from the J. D. Fergusson Art Foundation 1991 © Courtesy Culture Perth & Kinross Museums & Galleries

✨ Jordan Duncan Fergusson at 150: celebrating the prolific Scottish artist and opening of exhibition Fergus and Meg: A Creative Partnership ✨ 🏛️ Sat 23 Nov 1:30-4:30 @perthartgallery 🎫 £16.50 full price/£11 SSAH members or concessions Book here: tinyurl.com/mry8jmn9