https://www.theskinny.co.uk/ Latest articles from The Skinny en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:15:21 +0100 At their graduate showcase, students at the Edinburgh College of Art demonstrate solidarity with their striking faculty https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/eca-degree-show-2026-the-review https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/eca-degree-show-2026-the-review hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:14:00 +0100 With Glasgow International in town, a whole host of artists and curators present an eclectic array of exhibitions outwith the official programme – we pick out some highlights https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/diy-darling-artists-on-the-fringe-of-glasgow-international https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/diy-darling-artists-on-the-fringe-of-glasgow-international hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:27:13 +0100 Art students at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee reckon with meaty topics: state neglect of social housing, sleep under late capitalism and the increasing presence of AI in filmmaking https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/djcad-degree-show-2026-the-review https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/djcad-degree-show-2026-the-review hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:51:00 +0100 Scotland’s biennial of contemporary art is back under the community-driven vision of its new director, Helen Nisbet. We highlight the must-sees of this expansive programme, featuring the likes of Aqsa Arif, Cathy Wilkes and Michelle Williams Gamaker https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/glasgow-international-2026-helen-nisbet https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/glasgow-international-2026-helen-nisbet hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:45:00 +0100 At the Venice Biennale, Bugarin + Castle's Scotland + Venice pavilion reverberates against rising transphobia, reimagining cross-cultural traditions of public shaming through sound, sculpture and spectacle https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/bugarin-castle-scotland-venice-shame-parade https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/bugarin-castle-scotland-venice-shame-parade hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 28 May 2026 09:45:00 +0100 Glasgow's art scene is under threat. In light of City Property's decision to quadruple rent for tenants at Trongate 103, we question the profit-motivated decisions damaging the arts community https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/save-trongate-103 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/save-trongate-103 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 06 May 2026 13:05:54 +0100 Glasgow illustrator and artist Lorna Miller has spent decades moving between comics, political cartooning, and design work. We discuss the reinvention and resilience that come with the cycles of creative careers https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/lorna-miller-interview https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/lorna-miller-interview hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 06 May 2026 12:05:00 +0100 This spring, Kinning Park Complex marks 30 years on from the occupation that saved it, with a 55-day programme of events. We speak to Events and Volunteer Coordinator Ren Clark about community organising, and reimagining the future of third spaces https://www.theskinny.co.uk/intersections/features/30-years-with-kinning-park-complex https://www.theskinny.co.uk/intersections/features/30-years-with-kinning-park-complex hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 01 May 2026 16:33:00 +0100 A chance encounter with Shona Kinloch's pigeon sculptures on Leith Walk prompts one writer to reflect on belonging and life after a breakup https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-shona-kinlochs-pigeon-sculptures https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-shona-kinlochs-pigeon-sculptures hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:47:00 +0100 In the 200th anniversary of the Royal Scottish Academy, Scotland's most-promising art school graduates explore a range of sociopolitical issues, from disability representation to technological dominance https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/rsa-new-contemporaries-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/rsa-new-contemporaries-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:50:00 +0100 At Jupiter Artland, Tai Shani's sculpture of a blue giant rests in a glass coffin. In this creative response, our Art editor wonders what the hell it's doing there https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-tai-shanis-the-spell https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-tai-shanis-the-spell hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:56:58 +0000 With the CCA in Glasgow now in liquidation, its staff left jobless, and its windows boarded up, we speak to some of the artists and programmers who use this space and ask what we've lost in the wreckage and what we can salvage if the CCA returns https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/cca-glasgow-retrospective https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/cca-glasgow-retrospective hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:21:00 +0000 The artist behind Fragment Found – an online archive of found pottery sherds – traces her steps and memories to a treasure trove of discarded relics https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-fragment-found https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-fragment-found hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:36:55 +0000 We speak to Nänni-pää, artist and founder of The Woom Room, about community and change https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/nanni-paa-woom-room https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/nanni-paa-woom-room hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:12:00 +0000 At City Art Centre, Michael Fullerton’s intimate portraits of asylum seekers give voice to migrant stories while far-right anti-migration protests take place in Scotland https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/michael-fullerton-asylum-seeker-portraits https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/michael-fullerton-asylum-seeker-portraits hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:47:00 +0000 An AI-generated mural mock-up has struck a nerve in Glasgow's creative community, prompting us to cherish the democratic medium's activist roots https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/glasgow-ai-mural-no-one-asked-for https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/glasgow-ai-mural-no-one-asked-for hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:48:00 +0000 O Street’s Keli Mitchell is opening the studio door to anyone who needs a way in, and offering time, honesty and a little hope https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/doors-open-o-street-keli-mitchell https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/doors-open-o-street-keli-mitchell hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Curator and writer Brooke Hailey Hoffert responds to Andromeda M. Rodriguez's 'Reminders of Her' from My Fierce Aunt Bianca, an exhibition dedicated to the life and legacy of Bianca 'Exotica' Maldonado https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-reminders-of-her https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-reminders-of-her hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:51:00 +0000 Inspired by an exhibition on Marina Abramović’s first performance in Scotland, we interview five artists about the enduring appeal of the experimental medium https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/performance-artists-scotland-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/performance-artists-scotland-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Edinburgh Art Festival is the temporary home to a panel of the beloved UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, while the Glasgow School of Art launches an exhibition on motherhood https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/scottish-art-highlights-january-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/scottish-art-highlights-january-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:07:00 +0000 In the face of literally everything, we look at some design industry tops hits to remind us all that creativity is alive and well https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/creativity-lives-design-hits-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/creativity-lives-design-hits-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:01:00 +0000 A walk through Glasgow's muralled streets brings up memories of visiting the tenement flat of the late John Kraska, a community activist and artist https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-garnethill-murals https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-garnethill-murals hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:30:00 +0000 Two solo exhibitions by Felicity Hammond and Jamie Cooper highlight their political points with vivid colour https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/felicity-hammond-jamie-cooper https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/felicity-hammond-jamie-cooper hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:16:00 +0000 December offers Afrofuturist photography, a meditative film about land dispossession and a survey of Scottish portraiture https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/scottish-art-highlights-december-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/scottish-art-highlights-december-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:45:00 +0000 Rooted in personal discovery, Gut Feelings is a new column that explores how art can be a conduit for memories and sticky emotions. In the launching edition, art writer Megan Rudden responds to Uist Corrigan's exhibition, Get Wet https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-get-wet https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/gut-feelings-get-wet hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Fruitmarket presents a major posthumous exhibition dedicated to activist-artist Juane Quick-to-See Smith, while Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊 transforms Tramway into a sub-aquatic world https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/scottish-art-highlights-november-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/scottish-art-highlights-november-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:17:00 +0000 To commemorate eleven years of INTL festival bringing together Scotland's graphic design community, we speak with founder James Gilchrist https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/poster-modernism https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/poster-modernism hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:16:50 +0000 Curator Stacey Hunter rolls her sleeves up to pull together HARVEST, a contemporary craft exhibition inspired by a farmer's market https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/harvest-handpicked-craft-for-autumn https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/harvest-handpicked-craft-for-autumn hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:09:00 +0100 We bring back our fashion column from 2007 to speak to anonymous informants about Big Fashion's relationship with Scotland https://www.theskinny.co.uk/fashion/designers/back-in-fashion-the-return-of-skinny-jeans https://www.theskinny.co.uk/fashion/designers/back-in-fashion-the-return-of-skinny-jeans hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:36:41 +0100 Artist Grace Ndiritu stages Sit-in #5: Compassionate Rebels in Action at Cooper Gallery, Dundee. She speaks to us about collective reflection, spirituality and activism https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/grace-ndiritu-sit-in-dundee https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/features/grace-ndiritu-sit-in-dundee hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:24:00 +0100