Eardley Contemporary Part 1 Project 2019 Adam Kelly RIBA Studio | UK The project brief is to design an Art Gallery which will display the artworks of Joan Eardley. Joan Eardley is one of Scotland’s most renowned painters of the twentieth century. She is recognised as reminding Scots of lost tenement communities and the wild beauty of costal landscapes. The Eardley Contemporary art gallery celebrates the stages of Eardley’s life as told through her art; her travels and particularly her later years in Catterline; her immersive coastline canvas. The site additionally accommodates temporary exhibition spaces, studios for artists in residence and a café with views of the sea. The proposed site is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the town of Stonehaven which is historically known for fishing and is the closest town to the village of Catterline. The town centre of Stonehaven appears disconnected from the coastline and sea views as there is no obvious or direct access route, building lines block this connection. The decline in the fishing industry has resulted in the economic decline of Stonehaven. The Eardley Contemporary challenges this sense of detachment by re-connecting the coastline with the town and creating a cultural destination to revive the local economy. Tutor(s)