The February 2021 Poetry Roundabout
Click the link below for the February Poetry Roundabout. The March 2021 ‘Springtime Edition’ Roundabout will take place on Zoom Friday March 5th at 7.p.m. Email John at johnjcoutts@gmail.com for the link. You can also send a chosen poem, your own work or a favourite, to the same address by
Lockdown Meanders from Poet, Anne B Murray
In our latest exhibition Meanderings: A Walk Through The Smith’s Collection, we asked visitors to reflect on their walks and explorations during lockdown whilst they stroll through a selection of our art collection. The artwork on display depicts nature in various forms, seasons and locations. At the end of the
The January 2021 Poetry Roundabout
The new year has brought some new changes. Not only is the monthly roundabout now being held on Zoom but you can download the pdf by clicking the link below. Enjoy! January 2021 Roundabout
The Pipe of Freedom launches The Guardian’s Great British Art Tour
The Guardian‘s Great British Art Tour began today. This new series, created in partnership with ArtUK, will showcase some of the great works of art housed in collections across Britain. The series is a great way to do a little art exploration from the safety of our homes. The work
The December 2020 Poetry Roundabout
The Poetry Roundabout December 2020 on The Smith’s website and now on Zoom! Winter is a wonderful time of year Inside it is warm and cosy North Pole is cold and windy The snow is lit up by the sun Every Christmas my elf comes Remember to wear warm clothes
Calling All Young Poets of Stirling!
John Coutts, Poet-in-Residence at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum is collecting winter poems to share as an online poetry roundabout. What is your favourite winter activity? What Makes winter special? What clothing, food, weather, or animals make you think of winter? Tell us in your poem. Rhyming
The November 2020 Poetry Roundabout
The Poetry Roundabout November 2020 Edited by John Coutts, Poet in Residence ‘What is the late November doing?’ -T.S. Eliot An interesting collection this, with translation from the Arabic and our first contribution on Shetland dialect. There’s a sober side, with reference to Remembrance Sunday. Which is why I’ve tried
Smith’s Pipe of Freedom on BBC Radio
We are so pleased that over lockdown a special painting in our collection has been receiving just attention: Thomas Stuart’s Smith’s The Pipe of Freedom. Credit is due to Peter Brathwaite, an opera singer and occassional broadcaster. Early in the year, Brathwaite took part in the Getty Museum Challenge, where
The October 2020 Poetry Roundabout
The Poetry Roundabout OCTOBER 2020 ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.’ John Keats – Ode to Autumn Edited by John Coutts, Poet in Residence First on the Roundabout this month is a poem by Staff Nurse Dawn Martinez of Strathcarron Hospice. The Day Care Centre is closed, but it keeps
The Embroiderers’ Guild Exhibition Takes Flight at the Smith
Our latest exhibition is now on display in Gallery 1: Flights of Fancy by The Stirling & Districts Embroiderers’ Guild. Early in the year, the Guild was preparing for a showcase of works created around the themes of flight and dream. However, this theme took on new meaning for members