Exhibitions
WE'RE BACK HOME for 2017/ 2021 EXHIBITIONS
There can be no exhibitions during the quarantine period arising from Covid 19
Please remember that the artwork is available for free download as an APP from Google
@ scottishdiaspora
March 20th - April 29th 2017
10am/ 4pm - not Sundays or Public Holidays
Use Cromwell Green Entrance
Westminster Hall, London SW1
Hosts: Parliament & Crown Court Church, Covent Garden
4th - 18th May 2017
St Giles Cathedral
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Hosts: The Cathedral & Prestonpans Friends of The Tapestries
Our Coming Home Exhibition
+ Scottish Schools Panels
June 2nd - 11th 2017
3 Harbours Festival
Prestonpans Community Centre
Prestonpans
Hosts: Prestonpans Friends of The Tapestries
July 22nd - August 12th 2017
Crieff Remembers
Games Hall at Morrison’s Academy in Crieff
September 16th - 30th 2017
Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale, Sutherlandshire
Helmsdale Community Hall
October 5th - 18th 2017
Irvine Townhouse
Irvine, North Ayrshire
Hosts: Irvine Burns Club & NAC Heritage
November 17th - 19th 2017
EAF 2017: Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Newmarket Road, EH14 1RJ
Hosts: Edinburgh Arts Fair
This will be a small selection of the panels
27th January - 18th February 2018
Dunoon
Hosts: The School Team that created its own panel
March 6th - 15th 2018
The Border Kirk, Carlisle
Hosts: Moving Mountains Mission
April 6th - June 28th 2018
Stanley Mills, Stanley
Hosts: Historic Environment Scotland
August 2018
John Muir Museum: Dunbar
Selected John Muir panels only
July 11th - November 10th 2018
Garioch Heritage Centre
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
March 2nd - April 28th 2019
New Lanark Mills
Crieff Remembers
Games Hall at Morrison’s Academy in Crieff
September 16th - 30th 2017
Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale, Sutherlandshire
Helmsdale Community Hall
October 5th - 18th 2017
Irvine Townhouse
Irvine, North Ayrshire
Hosts: Irvine Burns Club & NAC Heritage
November 17th - 19th 2017
EAF 2017: Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Newmarket Road, EH14 1RJ
Hosts: Edinburgh Arts Fair
This will be a small selection of the panels
27th January - 18th February 2018
Dunoon
Hosts: The School Team that created its own panel
March 6th - 15th 2018
The Border Kirk, Carlisle
Hosts: Moving Mountains Mission
April 6th - June 28th 2018
Stanley Mills, Stanley
Hosts: Historic Environment Scotland
August 2018
John Muir Museum: Dunbar
Selected John Muir panels only
July 11th - November 10th 2018
Garioch Heritage Centre
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
March 2nd - April 28th 2019
New Lanark Mills
New Lanark
June 3rd/ July 2nd 2019
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow G4 9JB
In two parts
3rd/ 16th: British Isles, Baltic, Western Europe & Southern Asia
17th June/ July2nd: Canada, The Americas, Africa & Australasia
High Mill, Verdant Works [tbc] 2021
Dundee
Merseyside [tbc] 2021
GLOBAL TOURING 2015/ 2017
hosted by the embroiderers themselves in their own communities
sponsored by Barons Courts of Prestoungrange & Dolphinstoun
direction: Sharon Beck - Jenny Bruce - Arran Johnston - Gordon Prestoungrange
Western Europe - Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA - Iceland
16th March - 11th April 2015
BERGEN, Norway
Hosts: Bergen Scottish Society
30th May - 26th July 2015
VEERE, Netherlands
Hosts: Scottish Houses Museum, Stichting Veere-Shotland
8th -26th August 2015
BARGA, Italy
Hosts: Commune di Barga
29th August - 26th September 2015
PICINISCO, Italy
Hosts: Marietta & Cesidio di Ciaccia
3rd - 17th October 2015
BOUSSY-SAINT-ANTOINE, France
Hosts: Twinning Association, University of Edinburgh Alumni of France
21st - 29th October 2015
PARIS, France
Hosts: Twinning Association, University of Edinburgh Alumni of France
November 13th - 21st 2015
GOOLWA, South Australia
Hosts: Community Arts: Alexandrina Council
November 29th - December 13th 2015
Burnside Civic Centre, ADELAIDE, South Australia
Hosts: Scottish Associations of South Australia and the City of Burnside
January 9th - January 23rd 2016
LINC, HOBART, Tasmania
Hosts: LINC State Library Hobart & Dr Neil McGlashan
February 3rd - 24th 2016
Albury Library/ Museum & Lavington Library, ALBURY, New South Wales
Hosts: Albury City Council
February 28th - March 13th 2016
Wangaratta Library, WANGARATTA, Victoria
March 23 - April 2nd 2016
Chrissie Cotter Gallery SYDNEY, New South Wales
Hosts: Heather Smallbone & the Sydney stitchers
April 9th - 30th 2016
Otago, DUNEDIN, New Zealand
Hosts: Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
13th - 30th May 2016
Christ Church Cathedral, VICTORIA, British Columbia
930 Burdett Avenue
13th June - 3rd July 2016
Manitoba Legislative Building, WINNIPEG, Manitoba
Host: Scottish Heritage Council of Manitoba
16th - 31st July 2016
Vaughn Hall, MONTELLO, Marquette County, Wisconsin
Host: Montello Historic Preservation Society & Wisconsin Friends of John Muir
19th September - 1st October 2016
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Scarborough, TORONTO
Host: St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
8th - 22nd October 2016
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island
Art Galley, The Confederation Centre of The Arts
Host: Mary Gallant
7th - 12th November 2016
Glasgow Street Theatre, NEW GLASGOW, Nova Scotia
Host: Troy MacCulloch
19th November - 10th December 2016
Atwater Library and Computer Centre, Westmount, MONTREAL
Hosts: St Andrew's Society of Montreal
31st December, 2016
Global and Canadian Tapestries Pre-exhibit: 5-9pm
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne , OTTAWA
Hogmanay celebrations
1st January - 25th January 2017
Ottawa Public Library, 120 Metcalf Street, OTTAWA
Hosts: the Scottish Society of Ottawa
2nd - 28th February 2017
Eyjafaorsveit, NODORLAND, Iceland
Venue: The Music House
June 3rd/ July 2nd 2019
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow G4 9JB
In two parts
3rd/ 16th: British Isles, Baltic, Western Europe & Southern Asia
17th June/ July2nd: Canada, The Americas, Africa & Australasia
High Mill, Verdant Works [tbc] 2021
Dundee
Merseyside [tbc] 2021
GLOBAL TOURING 2015/ 2017
hosted by the embroiderers themselves in their own communities
sponsored by Barons Courts of Prestoungrange & Dolphinstoun
direction: Sharon Beck - Jenny Bruce - Arran Johnston - Gordon Prestoungrange
Western Europe - Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA - Iceland
16th March - 11th April 2015
BERGEN, Norway
Hosts: Bergen Scottish Society
30th May - 26th July 2015
VEERE, Netherlands
Hosts: Scottish Houses Museum, Stichting Veere-Shotland
8th -26th August 2015
BARGA, Italy
Hosts: Commune di Barga
29th August - 26th September 2015
PICINISCO, Italy
Hosts: Marietta & Cesidio di Ciaccia
3rd - 17th October 2015
BOUSSY-SAINT-ANTOINE, France
Hosts: Twinning Association, University of Edinburgh Alumni of France
21st - 29th October 2015
PARIS, France
Hosts: Twinning Association, University of Edinburgh Alumni of France
November 13th - 21st 2015
GOOLWA, South Australia
Hosts: Community Arts: Alexandrina Council
November 29th - December 13th 2015
Burnside Civic Centre, ADELAIDE, South Australia
Hosts: Scottish Associations of South Australia and the City of Burnside
January 9th - January 23rd 2016
LINC, HOBART, Tasmania
Hosts: LINC State Library Hobart & Dr Neil McGlashan
February 3rd - 24th 2016
Albury Library/ Museum & Lavington Library, ALBURY, New South Wales
Hosts: Albury City Council
February 28th - March 13th 2016
Wangaratta Library, WANGARATTA, Victoria
March 23 - April 2nd 2016
Chrissie Cotter Gallery SYDNEY, New South Wales
Hosts: Heather Smallbone & the Sydney stitchers
April 9th - 30th 2016
Otago, DUNEDIN, New Zealand
Hosts: Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
13th - 30th May 2016
Christ Church Cathedral, VICTORIA, British Columbia
930 Burdett Avenue
13th June - 3rd July 2016
Manitoba Legislative Building, WINNIPEG, Manitoba
Host: Scottish Heritage Council of Manitoba
16th - 31st July 2016
Vaughn Hall, MONTELLO, Marquette County, Wisconsin
Host: Montello Historic Preservation Society & Wisconsin Friends of John Muir
19th September - 1st October 2016
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Scarborough, TORONTO
Host: St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
8th - 22nd October 2016
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island
Art Galley, The Confederation Centre of The Arts
Host: Mary Gallant
7th - 12th November 2016
Glasgow Street Theatre, NEW GLASGOW, Nova Scotia
Host: Troy MacCulloch
19th November - 10th December 2016
Atwater Library and Computer Centre, Westmount, MONTREAL
Hosts: St Andrew's Society of Montreal
31st December, 2016
Global and Canadian Tapestries Pre-exhibit: 5-9pm
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne , OTTAWA
Hogmanay celebrations
1st January - 25th January 2017
Ottawa Public Library, 120 Metcalf Street, OTTAWA
Hosts: the Scottish Society of Ottawa
2nd - 28th February 2017
Eyjafaorsveit, NODORLAND, Iceland
Venue: The Music House
HOMECOMING 2014 TOUR ACROSS
SCOTLAND & ENGLAND
31st May - 8th June 2014
The Homecoming Launch
PRESTONPANS - Three Harbours Arts Festival
Prestonpans Community Centre
24th June - 23rd July 2014
STIRLING - MacRobert Centre, Stirling University
6th August - 31st August 2014
EDINBURGH - St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
6th September - 22nd September 2014
PAISLEY - Anchor Mill
27th September - 25th October 2014
Split Exhibition
INVERNESS - Museum & Art Gallery
& WICK - St Fergus Gallery
SCOTLAND & ENGLAND
31st May - 8th June 2014
The Homecoming Launch
PRESTONPANS - Three Harbours Arts Festival
Prestonpans Community Centre
24th June - 23rd July 2014
STIRLING - MacRobert Centre, Stirling University
6th August - 31st August 2014
EDINBURGH - St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
6th September - 22nd September 2014
PAISLEY - Anchor Mill
27th September - 25th October 2014
Split Exhibition
INVERNESS - Museum & Art Gallery
& WICK - St Fergus Gallery
DONCASTER, South Yorkshire
Minster Church of St George
24th November - 6th December 2014
CORBY, Northamptonshire
Rooftop Gallery, Corby
11th-20th December 2014
MUSSELBURGH Museum, East Lothian
a selection of panels including the Dutch, French & Jamaican sets