THE LAND | SSA AT THE DICK INSTITUTE, KILMARNOCK
The SSA is pleased to be collaborating with The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock to present an exhibition titled ‘The Land’. The exhibition includes selected works from over 40 SSA Members, which will be displayed alongside work from invited artist Calum Wallis.
The exhibition will take place at The Dick Institute from Saturday 15th March – 7 June 2025.
This SSA exhibition: ‘The Land’, explores how contemporary artists respond to the concept of “land”, how they identify with their environment, and their experience of living within a space.
As the world continues to change around us through climate breakdown and escalating world conflicts, we are constantly reminded of the importance of “land”, to our societies, to our identity, and to our existence.
The exhibition will showcase work by current SSA members that explores the theme of “land” and includes diverse interpretations of the theme, displaying a range of creative mediums, giving a platform for our artists to share their experience of what “land” means to them.
This exhibition theme was inspired by the United Nations’ seventeen Sustainable Development Goals, with particular focus on goal number fifteen: ‘Life on Land’, which looks to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and reverse land degradation. The motif of “land” has many connotations that feel very relevant to the current climate of today. How do we identify with the concept of land? How do we use the land, who owns the land we inhabit, and can the land really be owned?
Achieving sustainable and greener practices within the creative arts is one of our Society’s main objectives. The theme of this exhibition was also a consideration of these targets and how the SSA can raise awareness of sustainable practices.
Exhibiting Artists:
Anne Russell, becs boyd, Carolyn Laidlaw, Carmen Carmeli, Calum Wallis, Christopher Ivor Adam, Connie Liebschner, Deborah Blakley, Dianne Gardner, David Faithfull, Elizabeth McNeill, Euan Tait, Fiona Maher, Fenneke Wolters-Sinke, Georgie Fay, Gregory A McCullough, Gregory Moore, Gyllian Thomson, Helen Moore, Jane Shanks, Jennifer Alford, Jennifer Haggarty, Jill Bennett, Joanna Kessel, Joan Smith, Katie Morris, Kirsty Reid, Kirsty Whiten, Laura Gressani, Lin Chau, Louise McLaren, Lynne Bingham, Mary Baillie, Mary Bourne, Monika Walendziak, Morag Thomson Merriman, Nicole Manley, Norman Sutton-Hibbert, Olana Light, Rachel Stanley, Rosie Lesso, Ruaridh M Law, Sandor Nagy, Sarah Bold, Siobhan McLaughlin, Sue Shields, Tom Allan
THE LAND
Exhibition dates: Saturday 15 March – Saturday 7 June 2025
Opening hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am – 6pm, Thursdays 1pm-8pm, Fridays and Saturdays 10am-4pm. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Venue: The Dick Institute, Elmbank Avenue, Kilmarnock KA1 3BU View Map
Free Admission
For any exhibition enquiries, please contact admin@s-s-a.org