Woven Identities: Tartan meets Koru by Mitchell Manuel
This Autumn, The Smith hosts an art exhibition that tells the story of shared heritage through tartan. Woven Identities by Aotearoa New Zealand artist, Mitchell Manuel explores, celebrates, and expresses whakapapa (genealogical) and cultural connections between Māori and Scottish people. Mitch draws upon the iconic visual symbolism of tartan and
The Face of Tartan Noire
The annual Bloody Scotland Crime Writers’ festival returns to Stirling in September, and the Smith hosts The Face of Tartan Noire by Scottish artist Les Donaghy. The show features portraits of six of Scotland’s best crime writers, Peter May, Chris Brookmyre, Ian Rankin, Denise Mina, Val McDermid and the late, great