DUNFERMLINE artist and hairdresser Alan Grieve called it an "honour" to present the first show when the Fire Station Creative re-opens fully next month.

He will bring his unique initiative, 'Workspace', to the gallery at Carnegie Drive from Friday, September 4

until Sunday, September 27.

The show marks a return of the Fire Station Creative to normal opening hours pre-lockdown.

He said: "To bring Workspace into the creative heart of Dunfermline is such an exciting prospect and it is an honour to be the first show after its full re-opening.

"It will also feel like an experiment in how the public will react to art in a gallery setting post lockdown; an exercise in re-peopling spaces. No pressure, then!

"COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown have had a profound affect on the arts.

"Artists are currently recalibrating their practices to fit with a world where the criteria for 'bums on seats' and the taken-for-granted concept of public engagement has shifted.

"As a Dunfermline-based art initiative that combines the skills of hairdressing and art-making, this change has been pretty seismic.

"Undeterred, Workspace is actively seeking new ways of working with the public to create artworks that continue to put local people and places centre stage.

"This show is a selection of works and ideas that took shape during the lockdown period and that can hopefully propel Workspace forward, embracing the uncertainties ahead.”

FSC gallery curator Ian Moir said: “Alan Grieve is a living legend of the Dunfermline arts scene.

"We’re delighted that he will bring the talent and energy of Workspace to the fire station.

"He’s always made art so accessible for our community by holding up a mirror to the specialness of local people and their stories.”