{"id":209568,"date":"2025-10-18T20:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/209568\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T20:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:35:16","slug":"alan-cumming-and-peter-capaldi-in-major-scottish-art-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/209568\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Cumming and Peter Capaldi in major Scottish art project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Call &amp; Response, a printmaking initiative from Glasgow Print Studio, officially launched on Friday.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It will see a host of cultural figures from across the country create their own limited-edition print in collaboration with the studio, which will culminate in a public exhibition at the studio&#8217;s gallery next year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The cultural figures taking part include:\n<\/p>\n<p>Alan Cumming<\/p>\n<p>  Peter Capaldi<\/p>\n<p>  Franz Ferdinand<\/p>\n<p>  Bobby Bluebell<\/p>\n<p>  Greg Hemphill &amp; Julie Nimmo<\/p>\n<p>  Pam Hogg<\/p>\n<p>  Ashley Jensen<\/p>\n<p>  Sanjeev Kohli<\/p>\n<p>  The Pastels<\/p>\n<p>  Kirsty Wark<\/p>\n<p>\n  More participants are set to be announced in the coming months.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Each piece will reflect the artist as an individual, taking inspiration and reflecting on some of their own creative work.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/25546341.racism-beyond-borders-new-book-far-right-attack-germany-tours-scotland\/?ref=ed_latest?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;Racism is beyond borders&#8217;: New book on far-right attack in Germany tours in Scotland<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The artworks will be created using traditional printmaking techniques and will then be available for purchase, with all proceeds supporting the work of the not-for-profit studio.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Claire Forsyth, Glasgow Print Studio&#8217;s creative director, said: \u201cThis project is a true celebration of creativity and collaboration.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cBuilding on our legacy of inviting cultural icons to engage with printmaking \u2013 as we have over the decades with polymaths such as John Byrne, Alasdair Gray and others \u2013 we\u2019re opening up fresh conversations across disciplines, while supporting the future of printmaking in the process.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The first artwork has already been completed, and will be launched to the public in Glasgow Print Studio&#8217;s gallery on November 6.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The piece, created by Bobby Bluebell \u2013 of legendary Scottish indie new wave band The Bluebells \u2013 draws on inspiration from the band in depicting the bluebell flower.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Mark Cameron)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Bluebell commented: &#8220;I was really pleased to be asked by the Print Studio \u2013 I graduated in design from the printing college, now part of Strathclyde University \u2013 and I\u2019ve been popping in there ever since.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I\u2019ve always been involved in design, doing record sleeves, posters, and flyers for my own band and others, as well as for pretty much every nightclub in the city. So this was something I was always going to say yes to.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The sale of each artwork will also support one bursary place at Glasgow Print Studio, providing access to classes, training and membership for people who face barriers to accessing art.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The studio opened six decades ago and has since become a nationally significant centre for printmaking.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/%20glasgowprintstudio.co.uk\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Call &amp; Response, a printmaking initiative from Glasgow Print Studio, officially launched on Friday. 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