Grand rooms will showcase art displays
Ten local artists will take over Bannockburn House to stage the historic mansion’s first-ever major art installation since being bought by the community back in 2016.
Originally planned for Easter, the event by the Gossip Collective will now take place this weekend thanks in part to funding from Stirling’s Place Partnership, Scene Stirling.
A special digital premiere of ‘Transparency’, featuring a walk-through of the exhibition and interviews with the participating artists, will be aired on Saturday, November 28, on Facebook.
The installation will include a range of contemporary artworks, from textile sculptures and printmaking to poetry and paintings, inspired by the 17th century mansion house.
Visual artist Lesley Mcdermott, who is organising and exhibiting at the event, said:“on my first visit to Bannockburn House I was struck by its amazing resilience. Despite the ravages of time, it has stood, elegant, proud and beautiful.
“I invited other members of the collective to discover the house too; with each of us going on to choose part of the house as the inspiration and setting for our work.”
Lesley’s work will be displayed in the upstairs dressing room and servants’quarters. She said:“my installations focus on creating 3D mixed media compositions. They each incorporate a variety of elements, using hanging, hand -printed fabrics, positioned in relation to small sculptural pieces that explore aspects of the architectural motifs, historical references and imagined inhabitants of Bannockburn House.”
Fellow exhibiting artist Audrey Mcmenemy added:“i live within three miles of the house and didn’t know of its existence until Lesley Mcdermott told me all about it. I quickly fell in love with the house’s grandeur, history and beautiful air of aged calm. This is reflected in the colours and textures I have used.”
To view the exhibition tune into The Gossip Collective’s Facebook page on Saturday, November 28, at 4pm and 7pm.