Encounters With Place is the final of a linked series of three Encounters exhibitions in 2011 by Perthshire Visual Artists Forum (PVAF) at Threshold Artspace, Perth Theatre. The exhibition features works selected by Arthur Watson, a major Scottish sculptor, printmaker and educator.

The show presents an intriguing range of work by 20 PVAF member artists: Tricia Anderson, Shelagh Atkinson, Margaret Bathgate, Thora Clyne, Ann Coomber, Genie Dee, Emma Herman-Smith, Gillian Hunt, George Logan, Mary Golden, Su Grierson, Chris Jenkinson, Astrid Leeson, Dawson Murray, Liz Murray, Malize McBride, Lesley McDermott, Jackie Smith, Aileen M Stackhouse, Clare Yarrington.

The artists have engaged with many aspects of place, from their own gardens to their upbringing, incidental and particular landscapes and buildings, from remote woodland to major cities. The media used include, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, digital images, screenprinting, etching, book form and video.

Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, Perth PH1 5UW from 23 Oct 2011 until 20 Feb 2012, Monday to Saturday, 10am – 5pm or until 10pm on performance evenings (closed Sunday). Admission is free. www.horsecross.co.uk

For further details and information on PVAF, visit the web site at www.pvaf.org.uk

Image: Birdwire by Emma Herman-Smith.