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Rebus author Ian Rankin helps unique art project raise nearly £29,000 for mental health charity
Ian Rankin took part in the Art In Mind Project THEY are a unique collection of vases hand-painted by some of Scotland’s leading contemporary artists and brought together in a one off exhibition. More than 40 were displayed at the Glasgow Print Studio, in the Trongate last month, before going under the hammer to raise money for mental health charity, the Scottish Association for Mental Health. As part of the Art in Mind initiative artist and organiser June Carey brought high profile artists together including David Mach, known for his large Big Heid sculptures along the M8, Celie Byrne, daughter of artist John Byrne, and Neil McPherson, who created their designs on blank ceramic vases.
THEY started out as 46 plain white vases, blank ceramics, but have now been transformed into stunning designs by some of Scotland’s most high profile contemporary artists and creatives. From David Mach, known for his large Big Heid sculptures along the M8, to Adrian Wiszniewski, Celie Byrne, daughter of artist John Byrne, and Neil McPherson, the response has been overwhelming for organiser and artist June Carey. And there will be a rare opportunity to see the vases when they are exhibited at the Glasgow Print Studio next month for Art In Mind.
Read more: While most are known for their art, Rebus creator Ian Rankin has also produced a vase which will be on display. His design involves noughts and crosses which is a homage to the first novel Rebus appeared in, Knots and Crosses, in 1987. Comedian Phill Jupitus has also got involved in the project and currently embarking on a new path studying art at Dundee University.
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A museum of Sydney Harbour is set to be built on the lower north shore after North Sydney Council voted to lobby the state government to hand over harbourside land when the Western Harbour Tunnel is completed.
The concept plan for the Berrys Bay site envisages a museum, berths for historic vessels, restoration of Woodley Shed for use as a workshop and boatshed, as well as a launch area for canoes, kayaks and small vessels and a ferry wharf.
Berrys Bay would also become the new home of the Sydney Heritage Fleet after the cancellation of a plan to house its collection of maritime heritage vessels around the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour.