Paisley Art Institute Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2016 There are more changes to the committee of management of the Paisley Art Institute that were confirmed at the October 2016 AGM. Two of the changes are to the post holders of Membership Secretary and the Treasurer. The former is due to the resignation of Gary Gilday in July and the latter from October 2016 because Richard Burgess has had to step down due to traveling overseas for a period. Two Artist Members stood down after serving several years on the committee.The current constitution of the committee is:

President: David SuttonVice­President: Eslyn BarrVice­President: Joe Broadley Secretary: Lesley HindeMembership Secretary: Nicola CarberryTreasurer: Graham MaloneyTBAMichael DurningBrent MorrisonLindsey McLachlanHugh McKayTBAAlastair StrachanNorman Sutton­Hibbert Emma SweeneyLisa WattHelen Wilson

At the time of drafting this newsletter, two Artist Members had been approached to replace Sandy Murphy and Euan McGregor and we have a new Lay Member, Norman Sutton­Hibbert, nominated at a previous committee meeting. New committee members will be announced on the web site in due course. There were votes of thanks for Richard, Sandy and Euan recorded at the AGM.

Communication with the PAITransferable Email addresses have been confirmed for the Secretary and Membership Secretary and are available as links on the PAI web site. The Secretary's phone number remains the same and the Membership Secretary now has a separate, dedicated and transferable phone number as a complement to membership communication. Secretary: secretary@paisleyartinstitute.com Tel: 07816 112071Membership Secretary: membership@paisleyartinstitute.com Tel: 07549 949165

Updated membership subscription forms for Artist and Lay Members are available to view and download from the 'Membership' tab on the web site. All forms, cheques and other postal communication can now be sent to a central, 'corporate' address:

BOX 114Abbey House43 High Street PaisleyPA1 2AH

These measures have been taken to facilitate easier, optional communication with the Secretary, Membership Secretary, Treasurer and indeed, the President! The web site will be further updated as we move towards the 129th annual exhibition in 2017.

Subscriptions Reminder'Life Members' apart, would all members please consider settling their subscriptions which are due from 31st October 2016. Relevant forms can be downloaded from the web site or requested from the Membership Secretary using the mailbox address or by calling on the new, dedicated phone line 07549 949165. Can Members paying by a long­time Standing Order please review the amount ensuring that Lay is £15 (not £12.50) and Artist is £25. Members wishing to pay by online bank transfer can obtain the PAI bank account details from the Membership Secretary.

New Membership Cards are being printed as part of a Members' update and will be sent out on renewals. Would Members please report any changes in their contact details, for example postal address, email address or telephone numbers, to the Membership Secretary by email or BOX 114. As we move optimally towards communication and contact with members by email and website, it would be good for those members registered with a preference for postal communication only to confirm the preference or to indicate a new email address as a replacement preference.

New MembersWith pleasure we welcome two new Diplomates (PAIs) elected by the Credentials Committee in July 2016: Jacqueline Orr RSW RGI PAI and Robert D Murray RGI RSW PAI. It is hoped that the Credentials Committee will meet again before the 129th annual exhibition, bringing the event back into a traditional calendar month.Nine new Artist Members were successful in their joining applications during the AGM week. Congratulations to:Catriona Henderson DarrochAnthea GageSimon LaurieDouglas LennoxTania MeikleIan RawnsleyRobert RichardKaren ScopaSusan Winton

Norman Sutton­Hibbert is a new Lay Member. All new members will be listed on the web site in due course.

ExhibitionsThe historical exhibition: "A Paisley Legacy, The Paisley Art Institute Collection" opened in the Paisley Museum and Art Galleries from 3rd October 2015 and ran until 24th January 2016. Visitors were recorded by the Galleries' attendants as 3788 and 256 catalogues were sold. The majority of the exhibition was 'held over' as a complement to the Museum's "Inspired" exhibition and therefore the visitor footfall for the latter (TBC) added substantially to that of the "Legacy". Being of historical interest, unsold catalogues were distributed to libraries, art schools, academic institutions and publishing bodies. There were 57 very positive feedback comments written by visitors.

The 128th PAI Annual Exhibition opened on the 14th May 2016 in the Paisley Museum and Art Galleries and ran until 26th June 2016. Over 500 artworks of paintings and sculptures were submitted and 464 were hung or shown. There were 3274 visitors to the exhibition including 138 guests to the Corporate Evening and 339 to the Private View. 570 exhibition catalogues were sold throughout the span of the exhibition including the preview evenings. Catalogues were also distributed to sponsors, advertisers and special guests.

The Guest Artist was the well known Kurt Jackson MA (Oxon) DLitt (Hon) RWA whose work reflects his commitment to the environment and the natural world. There were some disappointed visitors who had travelled to Paisley expecting an entire exhibition of Kurt Jackson's work! The Guest Sculpture was Sir John Steell RSA (1804­1891) who was the most eminent and respected sculptor of the Victorian generation. A maquette of one his famous works sited in Edinburgh was kindly loaned to the PAI From the Paisley Museum's collection for the exhibition.The exhibition was promoted by the production of full colour posters. Publicity and promotion of the exhibition were further advertised through art media organisations, the PAI web site, Facebook and Twitter accounts.

In parallel with 128th exhibition, the PAI organised a competition for Primary and Secondary Schools and was open to all schools in Renfrewshire. More active promotion of the competition resulted in record entries from 10 Secondary Schools, ranging from S1­S6, and 5 Primary Schools, ranging from P4­P7. From over 200 entries an excellent exhibition of 100 works were hung in tandem with the Annual Exhibition from 21st May to 21st August 2016 and attracted a large number of visitors. The generous sponsor, Macfarlane Group, allowed the PAI to present a trophy for the overall winner and 6 prizes over three age categories.

Planning for the Paisley Art Institute 129th annual exhibition 2017 has commenced and the public opening day will most likely be Saturday 13th May; this has yet to be confirmed. Provisional approaches have been made to Adrian Wiszniewski and Lys Hansen, respectively as guest painter and guest sculptor. This will be confirmed on the confirmation of the 2017 scheduled dates.

The Autumn of 2017 will see the return of the Scottish Drawing Exhibition (Competition), dates and schedule yet to be confirmed.

PAI CollectionThe 'Paisley Lawn Tennis Club', John Lavery and the 'Road to Deauville', Eugene Louis Boudin were on loan to The Holburne Museum, Bath, as part of their exhibition: Impressionism: Capturing Life,Saturday 13 February to Sunday 5 June 2016. Both had been on display during the Legacy Exhibition. The final visitor figures for 'Impressionism' was a total of 15,264 visitors which exceeded their expectations and they were delighted with the loan.

MEMBER NEWS

Members' news for Winter not making the deadline for this newsletter are still welcome and can be added to the 'members' news' page on the website.

Michael Durning PPAI PAI RSW: Continues to tutor 'Drawing and Painting' at House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park on Thursdays from 22nd Sep 2016­8th Dec 2016 and 19th Jan 2017­6th Apr 2017. Art Park Studio 2.

Ronnie F. Smith RSW RGI PAI: Is the current featured artist on the website of the Glasgow Art Club. He is having a solo exhibition in the Edgar Modern, Bartlett Street, BATH 12 November ­ 08 December 2016

Joe Hargan DA PPAI PAI: Joe's Retrospective "A look behind" in the Glasgow Art Club, Bath Street, ends on Saturday 12th November.

Falconer Houston DA HPAI: Falconer made films in Paisley from the 1960s to the 1990s. In the 'Paisley on Film' Retrospective, shown in Gallery 4 of Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, three of the best of Falconer's films will be shown from November 8th­November 15th: 'Tannahill' recounts the life and times of Paisley's most famous poet, 'The Blue Potter' is about the renowned potter Alex Sharpe, and 'Cry of the Peewee' won the coveted Scottish Amateur Film Award in 1970. An unfinished film by Falconer from the 1960s, 'My Paisley', traced the history of Paisley from St Mirin right up to the flourishing Rootes factory in Linwood. Paul Mothersole, working with local talent, has re­imagined Falconer's film and brought the history of the town to a new generation. It will be shown from December 6th­December 11th.

ARTISTS' PAYBACK

DACS is a not­for­profit visual artists' rights management organisation https://www.dacs.org.uk/for­artists/payback. Basically any artist who has had work reproduced in a UK published book, or magazine, may be eligible to a 'share of the pot' ­ but they have to make a claim each year. It does not matter when the book or magazine was published. 'Payback' details are on the website. Contact Janet Tod (janettod@googlemail.com) for further information.

USEFUL LINKS

Mark Greer Art Hire: www.arthireframing.co.ukDerwent Online Store: www.pencils.co.ukCalder Gallery and Framing: www.caldergalleryandframing.co.ukGreat Art Online Art Materials: www.greatart.co.ukMacfarlane Group Packaging: www.macfarlanegroup.comAardvark Art Services: www.aardvarkartservices.com

GALLERY/EXHIBITION NEWS

RGI Open Annual Exhibition opens 12th November 2016 and runs until 27th November 2016 at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. www.royalglasgowinstitute.org

The Lemond Gallery, 4 Thorn Road, Bearsden: this is late going to press but the Christmas Show runs only two days Saturday 12th November and Sunday 13th November. Several PAIs and Artist Members are showing including Robert Kelsey, Michael Clark, Joe Hargan, Judith Bridgland, Mairi Stewart, Marion Drummond, Helen Turner, David Smith, Pam Carter, James Davis and Frank Colclough. http://lemondgallery.comhttp://lemondgallery.com

House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park: Studio Pavilion Exhibition: Sharon Quigley 'Luminal' from 15th October­4th December 2016. http://www.houseforanartlover.co.uk/arts/exhibitions­projects/studio­pavilion­exhibiton

Concept Gallery, 174 Drymen Road, Bearsden: Liz Knox DA PPAI PAI is a current featured artist.http://www.conceptgallery.co.uk/

The Roger Billcliffe Gallery, 134 Blythswood Street, Glasgow, is continuing 'Wee Gems' (small paintings) until December 2017. 'John Boyd­in Memorium' runs from 13th Oct 2016­31st Dec 2016. Philip Braham 'A Wind from the North' runs from 29th Oct 2016­22nd Nov 2016.http://www.billcliffegallery.com/exhibitions/

By Distinction Art, 100 Byres Road, Glasgow: Recent featured artist member, David Smith RSW. http://www.theartofscotland.co.uk

Fidra Fine Art Gallery, 45 Dirleton Avenue, North Berwick, EH39 4BL. Current exhibition of George Birrell and Davy Brown, 29th Oct­4th Dec 2016. http://fidrafineart.co.uk/index.php/exhibitions/show

Lillie Art Gallery, Station Road, Milngavie: Annual Christmas Exhibition 12th Nov­21st Dec. Joan Eardley a selection of work from the Gallery's permanent collection, 12th Nov­17th Dec 2016.http://www.edlc.co.uk/arts/lillie_art_gallery/exhibitions_at_the_lillie.aspx Spring Newsletter 2017If you have any news/events/projects you wish to promote in the next newsletter, please send to secretary@paisleyartinstitute.com at any time but before the end of February 2017. We are now trying to promote the work of our Artist Members on the PAI web pages, the PAI Facebook page and in Twitter feeds as well as in the biannual newsletters so we welcome any promotional material including images, invites etc. We have also been using Paisley.org (Paisley on the Web) for promotional purposes.

Web: http://www.paisleyartinstitute.comFacebook: Paisley Art Institute est. 1876Twitter: Paisley Art Inst. @secretary_76466

David Sutton PPAI, 10th November 2017