"Geddes Today" A Patrick Geddes Exhibition, Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland

"Geddes Today"

A Patrick Geddes Exhibition

by the Ballater Geddes Project 2004
Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland

7 August - 2 October 2004

An Exhibition commemorating the 150th Anniversary (2nd October) of the birth in Ballater
of Professor Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932).

Examining the life and the contemporary relevance of the thought and work of this famous town planner,
educator, arts advocate, environmentalist, biologist.

The Exhibition features literature, explanatory panels and video,
and specially written contributions on the
Relevance of Geddes to the modern day.

BGP2004 Main :: Downloads :: Further Information :: The Venue :: Photographs

Visitor Comments :: Language of Rivers and Leaves

Downloads

Download the "Geddes Today" Exhibition Leaflet/Flyer published in PDF format here.

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Further Information

To the Scots Magazine where a Geddes Article appeared in September 04

To the Leopard Magazine where a Geddes Article appeared in September 04

Royal Town Planning Institute (Scotland) National Diary of 150th Anniversary Geddes Events

Patrick Geddes Trust Web Site

The Venue for the Exhibition - the Old Royal Station, Ballater


Front View of the Old Royal Station	Inside the Glassed Station Platform	Rear View

The parts of the Exhibition


Facing the Future - Patrick Geddes and his daughter Norah	15 Display posters make up the core exhibition	Looking through the panels to schools contributions

Art from Ballater School and the School of Art and Craft, Kolkata, India	Looking back up the Old Royal Station platform	Video, Introductory Panel, supporting literature and comments book

BGP2004 Main :: Downloads :: Further Information :: The Venue :: Photographs
Visitor Comments :: Language of Rivers and Leaves

Geddes Walkway Plaques and Posts	The Artist at Work 6 August 2004
	Sculptor Gavin Smith works on installing plaques on 12 larch posts he carved to follow on a walk from the Old Royal Station to Ballater School. The Plaques feature art by Ballater School Children and Geddes information.
A completed post - the Walkway complements the Exhibition but will remain permanently. (The Exhibition will tour and ultimately end up back in Ballater).
Pictures from an Exhibition	The Opening 7 August 2004
	The Duckworths take in the exhibition. Louise Duckworth is Head Teacher of Ballater School which has kindly contributed to the Project many times.
The Starks (Royal Town Planning Institute) chat to Dr. Eleanor Anderson, Chair of Marr Area Partnership
	Faces in the crowd including: Artists Kenny Munro and Gavin Smith and Walter Stephen, Chair of the Patrick Geddes Trust
Guests including: Mike Rumbles MSP, Dr. Douglas Glass (Cairngorms National Park) and Aberdeenshire Cllr. Willie Anderson listen to guest speaker Dr. Robbie Nicol
	The Hays enjoy the Exhibition. Ian Hay is the editor of the "Ballater & Crathie Eagle"
Artist and Project member Iain Mitchell listens to Dr. Robbie Nicol's introduction to the exhibition
	Sheila Potter, Convener of BGP 2004, introduces Robbie Nicol
Guest Speaker Dr. Robbie Nicol PhD addresses the approx 60 members of the audience from throughout Scotland and abroad
	Dr. Robbie Nicol PhD
Sheila Potter explains what the Project has achieved over its' 5 years