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Council news  >  Press Releases  >  Shell U.K Limited donates works of art to city gallery

Shell U.K Limited donates works of art to city gallery

06/05/08

To celebrate its 25th year of sponsoring the Aberdeen Artists Society exhibition Shell U.K. Limited will donate artwork it has purchased from the exhibition to Aberdeen Art Gallery’s permanent collection on Wednesday, 7 May, 2008.

The pieces are:

• No 174 Katharine Aarrestad "This is the end of you" Mixed media (artist based in Edinburgh)
• No 124 Vivien Moir "We shall eat" ceramic (Dundee artist now based in Dumbarton)
• No 125 Vivien Moir " Most Beautiful Flower" ceramic
• No 23 William Reid "Striation" mixed media (Peterhead artist now based in Aberdeen)

The Aberdeen Artists Society exhibition, the largest of its kind in the North of Scotland, offers professional, established, amateur and emerging artists from across the country the opportunity to display their work in the splendid setting of Aberdeen Art Gallery.  The exhibition is open to the public until Saturday, 31 May.

Submissions were received from all over Scotland, not just Aberdeen and the North East, and works on show include a number by established artists of national and international renown such as Alexander Fraser, Joyce Cairns, Michael Waight, Tracey Johnston, Barry McGlashan, David Henderson and Francis Walker.

Art Gallery & Museums manager Christine Rew said: “We are delighted to receive these generous gifts to our collections from Shell U.K. Limited, marking the company's 25 years of support to Aberdeen Artists Society. This group of works from three Scottish artists will enhance our Fine Art and Applied Art Collections and allow us to demonstrate our longstanding connection with the Aberdeen Artists Society and its objective of encouraging contemporary art in the North East.”

John Hollowell, Vice President - Production for Shell, said: “Shell is delighted to donate these four pieces to the Aberdeen Art Gallery permanent collection in celebration of our 25 years support of the Aberdeen Artists Society Exhibition.  We hope the community will be able to appreciate these works of art in the Gallery for many years to come.”

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ABERDEEN ART GALLERY - Situated on Schoolhill, the gallery is open from 10am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday, and from 2pm to 5pm on Sundays. Admission is free of charge.

If you have any queries regarding this, or any other news story, please contact Aberdeen City Council on: 01224 522000.