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GSA Showcase 2021: Mackintosh School of Architecture
A diverse range of community-driven work emerges this year from the Mackintosh School of Architecture Read more »| 09 Jun 2021 -
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GSA Showcase 2021: Storytelling, showreels & expanded studios
Katie Goh talks to GSA students, tutors and researchers about the challenges and opportunities of creating online showcases, and bringing their work to these new spaces Read more »| 09 Jun 2021 -
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Who Is The Cultural Worker? Art, work, and change
As museums and galleries begin to open their doors again, and with complaints that funding is tighter than ever, where does that leave the cultural workers who were already in precarious situations before the pandemic? Read more »| 30 Apr 2021 -
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Class Politics: Introducing The Ignorant Art School
Transformative politics and social justice ambitions tie together Cooper Gallery's new programme, The Ignorant Art School Read more »| 12 Mar 2021 -
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Welcome to the Glasgow Creative Accelerator
We speak to the people behind Glasgow Creative Accelerator, a new programme that aims to help Glasgow creatives lay down solid foundations for their businesses Read more »| 15 Feb 2021 -
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The Skinny and Edinburgh International Festival launch emergent writers programme
The Skinny team up with Edinburgh International Festival for a new series of in-depth features exploring the arts in Scotland Read more »| 17 Dec 2020
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Intersections
How statues became ideological battlegrounds in 2020
Statues have loomed large over 2020, from Edward Colston sleeping with the fishes to the recent Mary Wollstonecraft disaster. We take a look at how questioning statues has been a questioning of our collective memory Read more »| 10 Dec 2020 -
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Local Heroes: Still Lifes at New York City Jewelry Week
With the largest and most diverse showcase of talent, ideas and jewellery in one virtual week, New York City Jewelry Week offered Local Heroes the perfect platform for their first international show Read more »| 07 Dec 2020 -
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Shoving From All Sides: Edinburgh Art Festival Platform 2020
The annual showcase of emerging Scottish artists Platform returns for its 2020 edition, featuring four diverse practices. Mark Bleakley, Rhona Jack, Susannah Stark and Rabindranath A Bhose introduce their work Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
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The Chimeral Sounds and Comforting Timing of Rowan McIlvride
The winner of Edinburgh College of Art's inaugural Cultural Criticism Prize – for critical responses to 2020's digital degree show – shares a piece of writing on Rowan McIlvride's You Know It Better Read more »| 01 Oct 2020 -
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Support The Skinny with our limited edition T-shirt
If you like this month’s cover, you’re going to love this T-shirt – our support drive is back and this time it's got merch Read more »| 29 Sep 2020 -
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State of the Art: Tramway and The Common Guild
As the pandemic continues, cultural organisations have been taking up the possibilities of the digital like never before – we take a deep dive into Tramway's Instagram video series and The Common Guild's audio project In The Open Read more »| 28 Sep 2020 -
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Local Heroes: Too Gallus
For the latest edition of our Local Heroes design column, we speak to Barrington Reeves about culture, creating creative experiences and the future for Too Gallus Read more »| 03 Sep 2020 -
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Building Edinburgh better in a post-pandemic world
Creative producer Morvern Cunningham presents a manifesto on the cultural crisis facing the city of Edinburgh – 'You'll Have Had Your City?' Read more »| 29 Jul 2020 -
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Daryl Terri Cooney: The Skinny Showcase
A look at the work by Duncan of Jordanstone graduate Daryl Terri Cooney Read more »| 17 Mar 2020