6 – 12 November 2021, 10am – 4pm

RIGArts, Tobacco Warehouse 11 Clarence Street Greenock PA15 1LR

Willie Sutherland presents new work inspired by the art and activism of George Wyllie, alongside original works by George Wyllie.

This timely jewel of an exhibition, presented during COP 26 invites us to question our treatment of the planet in this time of climate emergency.

Highly praised for his first solo exhibition, ‘Evolution of Wa’, at Glasgow’s CCA, self-taught artist and sculptor Willie Sutherland presents new sculptures and paintings based on a re-imaging of Wyllie’s work.

When talking about his work, Sutherland said Wyllie’s “humour and humanity” influenced him. From this, subsequent connection with the George Wyllie Estate gave the idea for this new collaborative exhibition.

The exhibition’s driving force is Wyllie’s Original Earth Guarantee, a deliberately verbose, yet comical, document decorated by Wyllie in the style of a retailer’s instructions for care of a product. The Guarantee sets out Wyllie’s manifesto on mankind’s duty of care for Planet Earth.

This exhibition by Willie Sutherland, in collaboration with the George Wyllie Estate, takes place in the lead up to the centenary of George Wyllie’s birth on 31 December 2021.

Part of Galoshans Festival Supported by Climate Beacons for COP26

Alternative text for image: An illustration of a man standing on a moon like surface