Upcoming events
Stalking the Image: Margaret Tait and Her Legacy
Thursday 8 November
- Sunday 5 May 2019
Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Glasgow
Opening Thursday 8 November, 5–8pm
Stalking the Image is a celebration of the life, work and legacy of the pioneering Orcadian filmmaker, painter and poet, Margaret Tait (1918–1999). The exhibition provides an opportunity to honour Tait’s achievements in her centenary year alongside work by nine contemporary artists and filmmakers, many of whom have been inspired by Tait.
Interim Edition: The Margaret Tait Poetry Archive
Thursday 8 November
- Sunday 6 January 2019
Demarco Archive Exhibitions, Summerhall, Edinburgh
This exhibition invites you to explore a selection of archival materials related to Tait’s written work.
Scottish Animation: Abstraction & Experimentation
Tuesday 20 November 2018
£4 / £2.50 (concessions)
CCA Glasgow, hosted by Glasgow Short Film Festival
Curated for Anim18 – a UK-wide celebration of British animation – by Ross Hogg, and marking the centenary of Orcadian filmmaker and poet Margaret Tait, this programme showcases Scottish animations that play with the form and structure of filmmaking.
Places of Work
Friday 30 November 2018
BFI Southbank, London
Places of Work features a selection of Tait’s dynamic and meditative film portraits of the infinite possibilities of our living spaces and includes an introduction from season curator Peter Todd.
Meanwhile, meanwhile…ah meanwhile: Poetic vision, time and place in the films of Margaret Tait
Monday 3 December 2018
Red Lecture Theatre, Summerhall
An evening of films and discussion exploring the relationship between Tait’s written poetry and her work as a filmmaker, programmed to coincide with the current exhibition, Interim Edition: The Margaret Tait Poetry Archive.