{"id":21,"date":"2023-12-07T10:50:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/argyllcollection\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:26:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/argyllcollection\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb8fad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8eb8fad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fa0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9fa0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/argyllcollection\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/TAC_151_pic-scaled-qhrq0wodc0irs777olm30od5yq7l7b5jsge3tskqlc.jpg\" title=\"TAC_151_pic\" alt=\"Thunderstorm\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf29824 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf29824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e80a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98e80a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Argyll Collection is a public art collection which was created for schools in Argyll. It includes work by Scottish and international artists and comprises paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, and textiles. It was created between 1960 and 1990 by author Naomi Mitchison and Argyll County Council Art Advisor Jim Tyre. Their aim was to ensure that children living in our rural locality could still access and enjoy contemporary art at its best, including works by many artists known nationally.<\/p><p>The collection is displayed in schools throughout the region and is available to support learning at both primary and secondary levels. If you\u2019d like to learn more about the collection or learn about using it in your school, please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartsargyllandisles.org\/project-showcase\/the-argyll-collection-reconnected\/\">The Argyll Collection, Reconnected<\/a>, project manager <a href=\"mailto:rosalyn@chartsargyllandisles.org\">Rosalyn McKenna<\/a> or research manager <a href=\"mailto:kirsty@chartsargyllandilses.org\">Kirsty MacNab<\/a>.<\/p><h2>The Argyll Collection, Reconnected<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartsargyllandisles.org\/project-showcase\/the-argyll-collection-reconnected\/\">The Argyll Collection, Reconnected<\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartsargyllandisles.org\/\">Culture, Heritage and Arts Assembly, Argyll, and Isles (CHARTS)<\/a> led project principally funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artfund.org\/\">Art Fund<\/a> to review the cultural significance of the Argyll Collection, examining its social, educational and economic contemporary values. Currently supported by and following on from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartsargyllandisles.org\/project-showcase\/argyll-aspires\/the-argyll-collection-from-dawn-til-dusk\/\">Argyll Aspires<\/a> project exhibition, curated by Rothesay Academy pupils at Mount Stuart, The Argyll Collection, Reconnected aims to:<\/p><ul><li>Undertake an inventory of the collection artworks and associated documentation.<\/li><li>Condition-check every artwork and make recommendations for their future care.<\/li><li>Revitalise connections between the collection and schools.<\/li><li>Build partnerships with further education and cultural institutions nationwide.<\/li><li>Develop sustainable community engagement across Argyll &amp; Bute.<\/li><li>Research the artworks and artists in order to better understand the collection\u2019s cultural significance.<\/li><li>Share collections research through a varied programme of events, exhibitions, and activities.<\/li><li>Establish working relationships between the collection and the region\u2019s practising professional artists.<\/li><li>Embed the collection at the heart of CHARTS programming and planning.<\/li><li>Raise the profile of the collection regionally, nationally, and internationally.<\/li><li>Provide opportunities for young people to undertake meaningful training opportunities.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Youth Opportunities<\/h2><p>Meaningful opportunities for Argyll\u2019s young people are at the heart of all CHARTS activities. Our first young person to get involved with Reconnected is Exhibition Trainee Lily Vaughan. From Innellan, near Dunoon, Lily\u2019s role comprises a four-month traineeship supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, based at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dunoonburghhall.org.uk\/\">Dunoon Burgh Hall<\/a>, to curate a small exhibition from The Argyll Collection based on her own interpretation.<\/p><p>To find out more about Lily\u2019s experiences at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartsargyllandisles.org\/project-showcase\/the-argyll-collection-reconnected\/reconnected-traineeship\/\">CHARTS<\/a>.<\/p><p>Argyll and Bute Council and CHARTS are also delighted to work in collaboration with Dr Kate Cowcher, Lecturer in Art History at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/\">University of St Andrews<\/a>; Dr\u00a0 Lucy Steeds, Senior Lecturer in Art at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/\"> University of Edinburgh<\/a>; and Prof. Christina Young, Professor of Conservation and Technical Art History at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/\">The University of Glasgow<\/a>, whose research, expertise and ongoing support continue to enhance and uncover incredible facts and interests surrounding the Collection.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartsargyllandisles.org\/\">Culture, Heritage and Arts Assembly, Argyll, and Isles (CHARTS)<\/a>\u2019 project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartsargyllandisles.org\/project-showcase\/the-argyll-collection-reconnected\/\">The Argyll Collection, Reconnected<\/a> is funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artfund.org\/\">Art Fund<\/a> and supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/\">Argyll and Bute Council<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagefund.org.uk\/\">National Lottery Heritage Fund<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gannochytrust.org.uk\/\">The Gannochy Trust<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaidhlig.scot\/en\/\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaidhlig.scot\/en\/\">B\u00f2rd na G\u00e0idhlig<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.williamsysonfoundation.org.uk\/\">William Syson Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Argyll Collection is a public art collection which was created for schools in Argyll. 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