THE MACLAURIN TRUST
 The
Maclaurin Trust are a group of Trustees who were brought into
being following the bequest of Mrs Mary Ellen Maclaurin in 1971
to have an Art Gallery or Museum erected within the Royal Burgh
of Ayr in memory of her husband, James Henry Maclaurin. After
the building of such a place, the Trustees were to apply the rest
of the Trust funds towards the upkeep of the gallery/museum and
the purchase of items for a museum/gallery collection. It was
decided that the adjacent servant quarters and stable block at
Rozelle House should be converted into an art gallery in keeping
with Mrs Maclaurin’s bequest. The Maclaurin Galleries opened
in June 1976, and consists of 4 galleries, which are attached
via corridors to Rozelle House. The galleries are managed on a
daily basis by South Ayrshire Council Officers as a Service Level
Agreement between the Maclaurin Trust and the Council.
THE MACLAURIN COLLECTION
 This
collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints
acquired by commission or purchased from artists or art dealers.
The emphasis is on the modern period, loosely defined as 1900
-1990. The collection also includes a small body of work from
the 19th Century previously in the possession of the owners of
Rozelle House. A smaller collection of children’s work also
exists, being the award winners in the Maclaurin Art Competition.
If you have any enquiries about the Trust’s collection please
contact the Council’s Collections
Management Officer.
If you would be interested in having an exhibition in the Maclaurin
Galleries please contact the Council’s
Exhibitions Assistant in the first instance. All requests
for exhibition space are forwarded and decided upon by the Maclaurin
Programming committee. |
