Dr Gráinne Rice
@grainnerr.bsky.social
Adult Programme Coordinator, @Natgalleriessco
All views my own etc.
Board dir: @SCampbellTrust & @WeAreUpland Writing about Steven Campbell & art.
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All views my own etc.
Board dir: @SCampbellTrust & @WeAreUpland Writing about Steven Campbell & art.
linktr.ee/grainnerr
Such an interesting talk this afternoon @nationalgalleriesscot 🎨
Art historian Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo speaking about how foreign artists, like John de Critz, invented British art.
Different words belong to different times, in the 16th C they would have been termed 'strangers' not 'foreign'
Art historian Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo speaking about how foreign artists, like John de Critz, invented British art.
Different words belong to different times, in the 16th C they would have been termed 'strangers' not 'foreign'
September 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Such an interesting talk this afternoon @nationalgalleriesscot 🎨
Art historian Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo speaking about how foreign artists, like John de Critz, invented British art.
Different words belong to different times, in the 16th C they would have been termed 'strangers' not 'foreign'
Art historian Leslie Primo @artfirstprimo speaking about how foreign artists, like John de Critz, invented British art.
Different words belong to different times, in the 16th C they would have been termed 'strangers' not 'foreign'
Author and journalist Peter Ross speaking about his research into graveyards and monuments today @nationalgalleriesscot
🪦 A Tomb with a View
The talk responds to Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful installation, Gravestones which is on display @nationalgalleriesscot until 2 November.
🪦 A Tomb with a View
The talk responds to Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful installation, Gravestones which is on display @nationalgalleriesscot until 2 November.
August 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Author and journalist Peter Ross speaking about his research into graveyards and monuments today @nationalgalleriesscot
🪦 A Tomb with a View
The talk responds to Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful installation, Gravestones which is on display @nationalgalleriesscot until 2 November.
🪦 A Tomb with a View
The talk responds to Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful installation, Gravestones which is on display @nationalgalleriesscot until 2 November.
What a treat! Screening: Paper Portraits @nationalgalleriesscot 🎥Community collab w/ Gerda Stevenson. A poetic tribute to the millworkers. Pencuik paper was a global commodity. It fuelled Edinburgh's publishing industry, Walter Scott, RL Stevenson, Turner used it 📚 @community_arts_penicuik
July 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
What a treat! Screening: Paper Portraits @nationalgalleriesscot 🎥Community collab w/ Gerda Stevenson. A poetic tribute to the millworkers. Pencuik paper was a global commodity. It fuelled Edinburgh's publishing industry, Walter Scott, RL Stevenson, Turner used it 📚 @community_arts_penicuik
Beautiful laid back voice, guitar and accordion folk recital @nationalgalleriesscot this evening 🎸🪗🎶
@heathercartwrightmusic & @bigmabbox
Programmed w/ @livemusicnowscotland ❤️🙏
Tiny castle courtesy of Benjamin West's Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag 1786
@heathercartwrightmusic & @bigmabbox
Programmed w/ @livemusicnowscotland ❤️🙏
Tiny castle courtesy of Benjamin West's Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag 1786
July 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Beautiful laid back voice, guitar and accordion folk recital @nationalgalleriesscot this evening 🎸🪗🎶
@heathercartwrightmusic & @bigmabbox
Programmed w/ @livemusicnowscotland ❤️🙏
Tiny castle courtesy of Benjamin West's Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag 1786
@heathercartwrightmusic & @bigmabbox
Programmed w/ @livemusicnowscotland ❤️🙏
Tiny castle courtesy of Benjamin West's Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag 1786
Fascinating conversation about the life and loves of King James VI/ I today @nationalgalleriesscot between authors @steven.veerapen.3 & @_garethrussell
Queering James 👑
#theworldofkingjames
Queering James 👑
#theworldofkingjames
July 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Fascinating conversation about the life and loves of King James VI/ I today @nationalgalleriesscot between authors @steven.veerapen.3 & @_garethrussell
Queering James 👑
#theworldofkingjames
Queering James 👑
#theworldofkingjames
Amazing, not often we have an Olympic champion speaking @nationalgalleriesscot🥇‼️
Insightful conversation between Prof @fionaskillen Deputy Director Imogen Gibbon w/ Olympic medal holder Team GB Curler Rhona Howie whose team portrait is part of the National Galleries collection 🥌🥌🥌
Insightful conversation between Prof @fionaskillen Deputy Director Imogen Gibbon w/ Olympic medal holder Team GB Curler Rhona Howie whose team portrait is part of the National Galleries collection 🥌🥌🥌
June 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Amazing, not often we have an Olympic champion speaking @nationalgalleriesscot🥇‼️
Insightful conversation between Prof @fionaskillen Deputy Director Imogen Gibbon w/ Olympic medal holder Team GB Curler Rhona Howie whose team portrait is part of the National Galleries collection 🥌🥌🥌
Insightful conversation between Prof @fionaskillen Deputy Director Imogen Gibbon w/ Olympic medal holder Team GB Curler Rhona Howie whose team portrait is part of the National Galleries collection 🥌🥌🥌
Always brilliant, a passionate argument in favour of resistance by @garyyounge @nationalgalleriesscot The talk marks the opening of the Resistance photography exhibition at Modern Two 📸 Co-curated by artist/filmmaker Steve McQueen, the exhibition documents 100 years of popular protests in Britain.
June 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Always brilliant, a passionate argument in favour of resistance by @garyyounge @nationalgalleriesscot The talk marks the opening of the Resistance photography exhibition at Modern Two 📸 Co-curated by artist/filmmaker Steve McQueen, the exhibition documents 100 years of popular protests in Britain.
Brilliant talk today @nationalgalleriesscot by Senior Researcher Lola Conte @forensicarchitecture on their methodology for investigations and popular protests.
Presented as part of @archifringe
Presented as part of @archifringe
June 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Brilliant talk today @nationalgalleriesscot by Senior Researcher Lola Conte @forensicarchitecture on their methodology for investigations and popular protests.
Presented as part of @archifringe
Presented as part of @archifringe
An artist, a scientist and an art historian give a talk...
@geologicnotes Dr Claire Cousins and @catrionamcara share their brilliant collaborative work in progress today @nationalgalleriesscot
Finding kinship, geological conglomerates
Watch it back here: www.youtube.com/live/yLqAJEX...
@geologicnotes Dr Claire Cousins and @catrionamcara share their brilliant collaborative work in progress today @nationalgalleriesscot
Finding kinship, geological conglomerates
Watch it back here: www.youtube.com/live/yLqAJEX...
April 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
An artist, a scientist and an art historian give a talk...
@geologicnotes Dr Claire Cousins and @catrionamcara share their brilliant collaborative work in progress today @nationalgalleriesscot
Finding kinship, geological conglomerates
Watch it back here: www.youtube.com/live/yLqAJEX...
@geologicnotes Dr Claire Cousins and @catrionamcara share their brilliant collaborative work in progress today @nationalgalleriesscot
Finding kinship, geological conglomerates
Watch it back here: www.youtube.com/live/yLqAJEX...
Karen Livingstone, Deputy Director of Fitzwilliam Museum speaking about her beautiful new publication Women Pioneers of the Arts & Crafts Movement (V&A) today @nationalgalleriesscot
A necessary history as 'minimal if any references' can be found for these pioneering women artists 🎨
A necessary history as 'minimal if any references' can be found for these pioneering women artists 🎨
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Karen Livingstone, Deputy Director of Fitzwilliam Museum speaking about her beautiful new publication Women Pioneers of the Arts & Crafts Movement (V&A) today @nationalgalleriesscot
A necessary history as 'minimal if any references' can be found for these pioneering women artists 🎨
A necessary history as 'minimal if any references' can be found for these pioneering women artists 🎨
Music is good for the soul 🎶
@thefountaineers brilliant performance celebrating transatlantic roots of bluegrass and old timey music this evening @nationalgalleriesscot
Loved their beautiful version of WB Yeats' Lake Isle of Innisfree ❤️💚
Detail of Niagara Falls courtesy of Frederick Church, 1867
@thefountaineers brilliant performance celebrating transatlantic roots of bluegrass and old timey music this evening @nationalgalleriesscot
Loved their beautiful version of WB Yeats' Lake Isle of Innisfree ❤️💚
Detail of Niagara Falls courtesy of Frederick Church, 1867
April 4, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Music is good for the soul 🎶
@thefountaineers brilliant performance celebrating transatlantic roots of bluegrass and old timey music this evening @nationalgalleriesscot
Loved their beautiful version of WB Yeats' Lake Isle of Innisfree ❤️💚
Detail of Niagara Falls courtesy of Frederick Church, 1867
@thefountaineers brilliant performance celebrating transatlantic roots of bluegrass and old timey music this evening @nationalgalleriesscot
Loved their beautiful version of WB Yeats' Lake Isle of Innisfree ❤️💚
Detail of Niagara Falls courtesy of Frederick Church, 1867
Sara Shackleton's residential Margaret Morris Movement course, 11-14 April in beautiful #DumfriesandGalloway
Contact for info.
Contact for info.
February 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Sara Shackleton's residential Margaret Morris Movement course, 11-14 April in beautiful #DumfriesandGalloway
Contact for info.
Contact for info.
Happy New Year to ye all xx 🐈⬛🖤
January 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy New Year to ye all xx 🐈⬛🖤
The Radical Pend, site of the Battle of Bonnybridge 1820
Invigorating winter walk followed by a pint 🍻
Invigorating winter walk followed by a pint 🍻
December 30, 2024 at 2:51 PM
The Radical Pend, site of the Battle of Bonnybridge 1820
Invigorating winter walk followed by a pint 🍻
Invigorating winter walk followed by a pint 🍻
Our cyclops Spooky says hi 🖤
December 8, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Our cyclops Spooky says hi 🖤
Engaging lunchtime talk today @natgalleriessco
Curator Tico Siefert telling the story of how this incredible collection of early Netherlandish drawings came to be at Chatsworth House ✍️
Curator Tico Siefert telling the story of how this incredible collection of early Netherlandish drawings came to be at Chatsworth House ✍️
November 27, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Engaging lunchtime talk today @natgalleriessco
Curator Tico Siefert telling the story of how this incredible collection of early Netherlandish drawings came to be at Chatsworth House ✍️
Curator Tico Siefert telling the story of how this incredible collection of early Netherlandish drawings came to be at Chatsworth House ✍️
Lovely conversation this evening @natgalleriessco between writer @sarasheridanwriter and @annielyden about Sara's latest novel The Secrets of Blythswood Square
Picture 1. Annie, Robert Louis Stevenson & Sara
Picture 2. Annie, Sara & Hill & Adamson's studio assistant Jessie Mann (probably) 📸
Picture 1. Annie, Robert Louis Stevenson & Sara
Picture 2. Annie, Sara & Hill & Adamson's studio assistant Jessie Mann (probably) 📸
November 14, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Lovely conversation this evening @natgalleriessco between writer @sarasheridanwriter and @annielyden about Sara's latest novel The Secrets of Blythswood Square
Picture 1. Annie, Robert Louis Stevenson & Sara
Picture 2. Annie, Sara & Hill & Adamson's studio assistant Jessie Mann (probably) 📸
Picture 1. Annie, Robert Louis Stevenson & Sara
Picture 2. Annie, Sara & Hill & Adamson's studio assistant Jessie Mann (probably) 📸
A gorgeous recital this evening @natgalleriessco by @theatelierensemble recital includes Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and Morricone's theme from The Mission 🎶❤️💚
@livemusicnowscotland
19th C exhibition detail courtesy of Scottish School, Interior of the National Gallery 1868-72
@livemusicnowscotland
19th C exhibition detail courtesy of Scottish School, Interior of the National Gallery 1868-72
September 5, 2024 at 5:24 PM
A gorgeous recital this evening @natgalleriessco by @theatelierensemble recital includes Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and Morricone's theme from The Mission 🎶❤️💚
@livemusicnowscotland
19th C exhibition detail courtesy of Scottish School, Interior of the National Gallery 1868-72
@livemusicnowscotland
19th C exhibition detail courtesy of Scottish School, Interior of the National Gallery 1868-72
Margarita time 🍸🍋🟩
@darkartdistillery
Out of office on ☑️
@darkartdistillery
Out of office on ☑️
August 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Margarita time 🍸🍋🟩
@darkartdistillery
Out of office on ☑️
@darkartdistillery
Out of office on ☑️
Sights from an Easter walk 🥚
April 1, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Sights from an Easter walk 🥚
Great musical start to the year with @mairimcgillivraymusic and @katiebethallen @natgalleriessco this evening #HNY2024 🎻🎶
They are part of the @livemusicnowscotland network of musicians
🌈 Rainbow courtesy of Frederic Edwin Church, (detail) Niagara 1867
They are part of the @livemusicnowscotland network of musicians
🌈 Rainbow courtesy of Frederic Edwin Church, (detail) Niagara 1867
January 4, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Great musical start to the year with @mairimcgillivraymusic and @katiebethallen @natgalleriessco this evening #HNY2024 🎻🎶
They are part of the @livemusicnowscotland network of musicians
🌈 Rainbow courtesy of Frederic Edwin Church, (detail) Niagara 1867
They are part of the @livemusicnowscotland network of musicians
🌈 Rainbow courtesy of Frederic Edwin Church, (detail) Niagara 1867