Renowned Methodist Art Collection Comes to Edinburgh

SCOTSMAN
By Ian Swanson

"The Supper at Emmaus" (1958) By Ceri Richards

SCOTLAND - A collection of modern religious art hailed as one of the most important outside the Vatican will go on show in Edinburgh this weekend. The free exhibition at Edinburgh University's New College on The Mound features works by 20th century greats such as Graham Sutherland, Elisabeth Frink, Peter Howson and Eric Gill, from the renowned Methodist Art Collection. The exhibition also marks the start of a three-year research project by the university's Centre for Theology and Public Issues on Peace-building Through Media Arts. The exhibition at New College, Mound Place, runs from May 14 until June 11.[link]