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February 2008 Dovecot Studios Infirmary Street Baths Project: updated images - artists impressions. Artist Impressions
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November 2007 Dovecot Studios In late November the Studios hosted a lunch for the Cutting Off Ceremony of a new tapestry taken from Vicky Crowe’s design entitled ‘Two Views’.... (61k) pdf copy of the Article with picture
November 2007 Dovecot Studios

Rug raises £11,000 for Maggie’s Centre at Fire and Ice fundraising evening at Prestonfield Hotel.
The opportunity to design or transfer your child’s design into a rug was recently auctioned at a charity dinner at Prestonfield Hotel outside Edinburgh in November ’07.  After some exciting bidding the hammer finally went down at £11,000.  We are very proud to be able to support Maggies’ Centre.

www.maggiescentres.org
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2 August 2006 Edinburgh Evening News News article about Dovecot Studios plans to move to Infirmary Street Baths – creating a permanent home for tapestry in Scotland (1Mb) pdf copy of the Article
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19 January Country Life Giving pause for thought - 'Pause on the Landing' by Patrick Caulfield being hung in British Library (290k) pdf copy of the Article
May 2006   Dodging and Weaving by Sue Prichard - pdf (564k) pdf copy of the Article
18 January 2006 In the Know The director of Dovecot Studios, David Weir doesn't go as far as to say that he liked the product so much that he bought the company but the reality isn't that far removed... - pdf (724k) pdf copy of the Magazine
18 January 2006 The Herald Patrick Caulfield design 'Pause on the Landing' is on display at the British Library from 19 January - pdf (533k) pdf copy of the Newspaper Article
15 January 2006 Scotland on Sunday 'Thread of Life' article by Sarah Harrison on Dovecot Studios - pdf (459k) pdf copy of the Newspaper Article
19 December 2005 Evening News Rug design 'Edinburgh Skyline' recreated from a painting by Sophie Renton is on display at Holyrood - pdf (231k) pdf copy of the Newspaper Article
July to Sept 2005 G8 Conference - Gleneagles Humankind Tapestry displayed at G8 Conference (part of the Burrell Collection) 'Friends Preview - July to September', The Magazine of Glasgows Museums (page 3) - pdf (582k) pdf copy of the Magazine
    Liz Rideal and Dovecot Studios - 'flying carpets and woven pixels' - pdf (140k) pdf copy of the article
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    Patrick Caulfield in the Making click here for the pictures
Summer   Lothian Life 4 page article 'Magic Carpets and More' - pdf (530k) pdf copy of the article
June 2005 Moscow Visit News article 'Huge success for Scottish Textiles in Moscow' - pdf (240k) pdf copy of the article
14 May 2005 Moscow Visit The Scotsman Newspaper article, 'Russia rolls out the red carpet' - pdf (220k) pdf copy of the article
6 May 2005 Moscow Visit British Embassy Newsletter Moscow - pdf (170k) pdf copy of the article
April 2005 Moscow Visit Russian Design publications articles on Dovecot Studios - pdf (350k) pdf copy of the article from Design News in Russian
April 2005 Moscow Visit Dovecot Studios to visit Moscow as part of 'Scottish Textiles Showcase' 19 - 20 April 2005 pdf copy of the article from FrontLine in English
January 2005 Dovecote Studios Independent Newspaper article - pdf (200k) pdf copy of the article
January 2005 Victoria & Albert Museum, London

The international art fair for contemporary objects
Presented by the British Crafts Council
12 - 17 January

www.craftscouncil.org.uk/collect

July 2004 Dovecot Studios Royal visit to Dovecot Studios - pictures of the Queen's visit click here for the pictures
June 2004   Scotsman Magazine article - pdf (380k) pdf copy of the article
17th June 2004 Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh Ilustrated lecture about Dovecot www.scottishartsclub.co.uk
May 2004 Harvey Nichols, Edinburgh Dovecot Tapestry Retrospective.
Exhibition runs 10th May to 10th June 2004
 
10th March 2004 Lunch time lecture Dovecot – fine art tapestry weaving in the 21st Century  
January 2004 Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, London 'Red Card' designed by Willie Rodger ARSA on loan for exhibition 'Urban Living' – scenes from contemporary life. Exhibition runs 27th January- 3rd April 2004 www.flemingcollection.co.uk
January 2004 Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 'Night Divisions' new rug designed by Barbara Rae RA. Exhibition runs 8th January – 4th February www.scottish-gallery.co.uk
November 2003 David Weir lecture at Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art Dovecot tapestry commissions 1912 to date  
4-31 August 2003 Dovecot Colour, a Working Exhibition To coincide with the Edinburgh International Festival (9-25 August), the Edinburgh International Book Festival (9-25 August) and the Edinburgh Fringe (3-25 August) -

'Dovecot Colour, a Working Exhibition' featuring tapestries and rugs recently completed with Alan Davie, Barbara Rae and John Bellany.
www.edbookfest.co.uk
www.edfringe.com
www.edinburgh-galleries.co.uk
25 – 29 June and
2 - 6 July
Dovecot Studios at “Scotland at the Smithsonian”. Dovecot is delighted to have been invited to participate at the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC, USA. More than 1 million visitors are expected to attend this event on the National Mall, surrounded by the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument and the Smithsonian museums. To learn more about the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, visit www.folklife.si.edu.
June 2003 Save the Children Charity Ball Dovecot rug child’s design raises £2,000 for charity event  
21 March – 10 May Barbara Rae RA Travelog Exhibition Glasgow Print Studio. Travels and residencies in France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and the USA have resulted in a rich resource of drawings and sketches from which Barbara Rae has created vibrantly colourful paintings, monotypes, editioned screenprints, etchings and a tufted rug – the result of a collaboration with Dovecot Studios master weaver Douglas Grierson www.gpsart.co.uk
November 2002 Caledonia magazine See the feature in Scotland's contemporary lifestyle magazine. 'Material wealth'.
'If tapestry seems old-fashioned to you, think again as David Weir takes over the legendary Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, a company aiming to make one of the oldest art forms a 21st-century trend. Ian Gale meets a man of vision'.
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19 November 2002 National Museums of Scotland Gala Dinner and Auction To visit the NMS website, click here.
November/
December
2002
Crafts magazine The latest issue of this bi-monthly magazine of the Crafts Council includes a feature on Dovecot Studios. To visit The Craft Council's website, click here.
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