Editing Newport-on-Tay (section)

==Newport-on-Tay and the arts==
The arts have played a major role in the shaping of Newport and its neighbourhood. In 1905 the Tayport Artists' Circle was formed,<ref>The National Archives; BT58/12/Cos/1288A</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=February 2022}} including James Douglas, Anna Douglas, Alec Grieve, [[Stewart Carmichael]], [[William Bradley Lamond]], [[Charles Adamson (sculptor)|Charles Adamson]] and the so-called "Painter's painter" [[David Foggie]].<ref>{{Cite web |orig-date=27 August {{ndash}} 15 October, 2004 |title=David Foggie: The Painter's Painter |url=https://www.dundee.ac.uk/museum/exhibitions/foggie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224193119/https://www.dundee.ac.uk/museum/exhibitions/foggie/ |archive-date=24 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022 |website=www.dundee.ac.uk |publisher=[[University of Dundee]] |language=en}}</ref> Led by [[Frank Laing]], their aim was to have an influence through art on the industrial environment; this is explained in a letter from Laing to the town planner/architect [[Patrick Geddes]].<ref>University of Strathclyde archives</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Many teachers of fine art in the [[University of Dundee]]'s [[Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design]] have migrated towards Newport-on-Tay and its north-west facing position for the incredible quality of light.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} Such heavy-weights in the Scottish art scene as [[John Byrne (playwright)|John Byrne]], [[Will Maclean]] and Marian Leven<ref>{{Cite web |last=Annabel |date=2015 |title=Marian Leven |url=https://compassgallery.co.uk/2015/marian-leven/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224195900/https://compassgallery.co.uk/2015/marian-leven/ |archive-date=24 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022 |publisher=Compass Gallery |location=Glasgow, Scotland |language=en}}</ref> are associated with the area. A local community arts centre, The Forgan Arts,<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2017 |title=Home |url=http://www.forganartscentre.co.uk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531070025/http://www.forganartscentre.co.uk/ |archive-date=31 May 2017 |access-date=30 May 2017 |publisher=Forgan Arts Centre |location=Fife, Scotland |language=en}}</ref> provides courses in arts and crafts. The Tatha art gallery opened in Newport-on-Tay in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2014 |title=TATHA Gallery opens Newport |url=https://creativedundee.com/2014/04/tatha_gallery/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224201628/https://creativedundee.com/2014/04/tatha_gallery/ |archive-date=24 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022 |website=creativedundee.com |publisher=Creative Dundee |location=Dundee, Scotland |language=en}}</ref><ref>London Times 8 May 2014 page 21</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=February 2022}}