Milngavie Art Club
To enquire about this item(s) please contact us archives@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
TitleMilngavie Art Club
ReferenceMAC
Date1937-2003
Archive creatorMilngavie Art Club
Scope and ContentMinutes, reports on events and exhibitions, membership records, correspondence etc
Archival historyFormerly housed in Mitchell Library under the management of Glasgow City Archives. Transferred to care of Lillie Art Gallery in 1999/2000. Additional material deposited by the Club at the Lillie in 2003. Transferred from Lillie Art Gallery to East Dunbartonshire Archives, Bearsden in January 2017.
Persons keyword Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley, Mary Nicol Neill Armour, William Armour, Flora Wood
Level of descriptionfonds
Admin history/BiographyMilngavie Art Club began in 1915. Its first exhibition was held in the Territorial Hall, Milngavie from 25th December 1915 until 8th January 1916 followed by a second exhibition a year later. One purpose of these exhibitions was to raise funds for the Red Cross and contribute to the war effort.
Following the success of these exhibitions, further annual exhibitions were held. In the early years these took place in the local school premises usually during the Easter holidays. Because of the unsatisfactory nature of the arrangements, in the 1930s six annual exhibitions were held in the MacLellan Galleries in Glasgow and one in 1940 at Annan's Gallery at Charing Cross, Glasgow.
Membership declined after the Second World War and meetings and exhibitions became sporadic. Robert Lillie's bequest for the building of a small gallery acted as a catalyst for the revival of the club. The Lillie Gallery opened in 31st March 1962 with a selection of paintings lent by Glasgow Art Galleries along with some of Lillie's works and a small exhibition of 28 paintings by 13 members of the club. Three of these members - Helen Carrick Anderson, Jean Irwin and Flora Wood were well known exhibitors. Famous artists such as William and Mary Armour and Joan Eardley were also members of the club.
In 1990 club membership was 150 with 93 exhibiting members. It met monthly from September to April for lectures and demonstrations and held a three week annual exhibition in June and a one day exhibition in November. The Club is still running today.
Following the success of these exhibitions, further annual exhibitions were held. In the early years these took place in the local school premises usually during the Easter holidays. Because of the unsatisfactory nature of the arrangements, in the 1930s six annual exhibitions were held in the MacLellan Galleries in Glasgow and one in 1940 at Annan's Gallery at Charing Cross, Glasgow.
Membership declined after the Second World War and meetings and exhibitions became sporadic. Robert Lillie's bequest for the building of a small gallery acted as a catalyst for the revival of the club. The Lillie Gallery opened in 31st March 1962 with a selection of paintings lent by Glasgow Art Galleries along with some of Lillie's works and a small exhibition of 28 paintings by 13 members of the club. Three of these members - Helen Carrick Anderson, Jean Irwin and Flora Wood were well known exhibitors. Famous artists such as William and Mary Armour and Joan Eardley were also members of the club.
In 1990 club membership was 150 with 93 exhibiting members. It met monthly from September to April for lectures and demonstrations and held a three week annual exhibition in June and a one day exhibition in November. The Club is still running today.
Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Bearsden
Hierarchy browser