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Ruined: Dissecting the National Galleries of Scotland archives
Showcasing four years worth of young people experimenting and pulling apart the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, the exhibition Ruined: Reinventing Scottish History comes from the work of the Image Liberation Force project Read more »| 04 Aug 2021 -
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Art Events & Exhibitions in Scotland: August 2021
August brings us the blockbuster Edinburgh Art Festival, two new solo shows at Dundee Contemporary Arts, along with a special milestone 25th birthday at Generator Projects Read more »| 03 Aug 2021 -
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Edinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2021 preview
Platform is always one of the most exciting parts of Edinburgh Art Festival, offering up four emerging artists' practices with lightly curated themes between them, with this year's looking at care and support structures Read more »| 29 Jul 2021 -
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The Show Must Go On: Scottish Degree Shows 2021
After an impossible year, the graduates of Glasgow School of Art, DJCAD and Edinburgh College of Art share bodies of work that are – against all odds – considered, critical, poignant and memorable Read more »| 25 Jun 2021 -
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Jupiter Rising reveals 2021 lineup
Arts and music festival Jupiter Rising returns to Jupiter Artland with bbymutha, Free Love, Fimber Bravo, Pictish Trail and Lady Neptune included in its music lineup and moving-image work from Alberta Whittle, April Lin and Fastwürms among others Read more »| 24 Jun 2021 -
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Edinburgh Art Festival returns for 2021
Edinburgh Art Festival returns to the city's art spaces this summer with exciting new work (Isaac Julien, Emeka Ogboh, Sean Lynch), retrospectives (Ian Hamilton Finlay, Christine Borland, Karla Black) and the annual Platform showcase Read more »| 03 Jun 2021
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Scottish art exhibition highlights: May 2021
The galleries are open! Here's our pick of the paintings, pieces and paraphernalia to peruse this month across Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Read more »| 03 May 2021 -
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Fifteen Glasgow businesses get a leg-up with Elevator
Elevator selects 15 companies for its Glasgow Creative Accelerator, a programme designed to help creative businesses achieve their potential Read more »| 15 Mar 2021 -
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Stories Told On Silk: Emma Talbot on her DCA exhibition
Emma Talbot's upcoming exhibition at DCA sees her create exploded narratives around grief of 'failing systems' in the current 'point of crash', all within a deftly made, immersive installation of paintings, sculpture and film Read more »| 25 Jan 2021 -
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Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize @ Cooper Gallery, Dundee
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is the largest open call prize of its kind, and the 71 works in this year's exhibition represent the expansive possibilities of drawing as a medium Read more »| 30 Nov 2020 -
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Creative Edinburgh Awards 2020: The winners
Creative Edinburgh celebrated some of the city's best creative talent at its annual awards – here's a rundown of the winners Read more »| 12 Nov 2020 -
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Creative Edinburgh Awards 2020: The Shortlist
This year's Creative Edinburgh Award nominees are a cross-section of the city's creative scene Read more »| 19 Oct 2020 -
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Edinburgh Art Festival: Online programme for 2020
The EAF present work from ten artists, online and across Edinburgh Read more »| 15 Jul 2020 -
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Coronavirus: Creative Scotland launch new bursary
The new Creative Scotland fund, which can award up to £2,500 to people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, opens today Read more »| 30 Mar 2020 -
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Quick Draw: Inuit Artist Shuvinai Ashoona
Inuit Artist Shuvinai Ashoona's drawings are idiosyncratic and virtuosic renderings of memories and fantastical scenes she encounters and imagines whilst living as part of her community in Cape Dorset Read more »| 13 Mar 2020