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Scottish Art Highlights: October 2025

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:14:24 +0100

Exhibitions in Dundee explore social justice and the censorship of speech, while The Alasdair Gray Archive maps Glasgow through a queer, working-class lens

The Skinny 200th Issue Party: Photo Gallery

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:19:00 +0000

Last month, we celebrated 200 issues of The Skinny with a blow-out party at Summerhall – here's a recap of what went down

The Skinny Showcase: Rae-Yen Song

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:31:17 +0100

In this month's Showcase, we highlight the work of Glasgow artist Rae-Yen Song

The Skinny Showcase: Mari Campistron

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Tue, 25 May 2021 12:28:17 +0100

A look at the work of illustrator and printmaker Mari Campistron, whose work can be found on the cover of our May issue

Local Heroes: Rug tufting

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:57:36 +0100

Local Heroes interviews Dana Finnigan, Molly Kent, Camila Richardson and Shona MacPherson to find out more about their work and rug tufting as a form of expression

Local Heroes: Kate & The Ink

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:44:00 +0000

As the world begins to feel a little brighter, Local Heroes turn their attention to the sunny designs of Kate Dowling, aka Kate & The Ink

The Skinny Showcase: Josephine Lohoar Self

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:05:00 +0000

In this month's Showcase, we look at the work of Scottish BAFTA-nominated writer and director Josephine Lohoar Self

The Skinny Showcase: Lucy Grainge

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:27:14 +0000

In this month's Showcase, we highlight the work of visual artist and designer Lucy Grainge

The Skinny Showcase: Katie Smith

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:27:40 +0000

This month's Showcase highlights the colourful and playful work of Glasgow-based illustrator Katie Smith

The Skinny Showcase: Tayo Adekunle

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:01:00 +0100

In this month's Showcase, we look at the work of Edinburgh-based British Nigerian photographer Tayo Adekunle

Tamara Macarthur: The Skinny Showcase

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:45:00 +0100

A look at the beguiling and intriguing performance art of Tamara Macarthur

Marilena Vlachopoulou's photos of lockdown Glasgow

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:39:10 +0100

Glasgow-based photographer Marilena Vlachopoulou shares some of the work she created in response to lockdown

DIY Art and Glasgow Zine Library

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:30:00 +0100

We chat with three artists programmed for the now-cancelled Glasgow Zine Festival to discover what makes zine culture and DIY arts institutions so powerful

Daryl Terri Cooney: The Skinny Showcase

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:28:37 +0000

A look at the work by Duncan of Jordanstone graduate Daryl Terri Cooney

Local Heroes: Jewellery in Scotland

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:55:56 +0000

We take a look at Scotland’s flourishing independent jewellery design scene with a focus on five new makers based in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Fife

Local Heroes: Scottish Design at London Design Festival 2019

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:09:42 +0100

Design curators Local Heroes scout out the best contemporary design from Scotland at this year’s London Design Festival

Visiting Georgia

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:23:30 +0100

Torn between a city break in Budapest and a backpacking adventure around Northern India? Why not get the best of both worlds by visiting a country where Europe meets Asia – Georgia

Edinburgh Art Festival 2019: Meet the Platform artists

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:55:00 +0100

Each year, the Platform exhibition presents four early career artists in the prestigious context of Edinburgh Art Festival. For 2019, the artists have been selected from an open submission by Monster Chetwynd and Toby Paterson

James Dalley: The Skinny Showcase

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:49:00 +0100

James Dalley's dystopian architecture features in this month's Showcase

Imagining the City: Dundee Design Festival 2019

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 13 May 2019 12:20:00 +0100

How can a city use design to shape its future? Poised to answer this question is the Dundee Design Festival, back this month for its third iteration and with not one, but two energetic new curators at the helm in the form of design studio Agency of None

The Skinny Showcase: Kieran Muir

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:07:00 +0000

We look at the work of Glasgow artist Kieran Muir in this month's Showcase

Local Heroes: A Very Contemporary Christmas

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:34:00 +0000

The concept for A Very Contemporary Christmas is very simple. Best friends Jenny Hazel and Stacey Hunter drew up a wish list of what they’d like for Christmas and turned it into a shop

The Skinny Showcase: Adam Wilson

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Edinburgh-based graphic designer and photographer Adam Wilson captures the gorgeous burnt orange tones of The Trossachs

Graphic Design Festival Scotland: The Skinny Showcase

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 17:20:33 +0100

Celebrating its fifth birthday, we look at the programme for this year's Graphic Design Festival Scotland, featuring not one but two poster competitions

David McLeish: The Skinny Showcase

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:24:00 +0100

Greetings from the Costa del Prole

The Skinny Showcase: Just Guts

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:24:00 +0100

We showcase the work of the Just Guts collective, fresh from their collaboration at this year's Edinburgh College of Art degree show

Scottish Design: Collaborations

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:20:00 +0100

The collaborations keep coming in Scottish design – here are a few of 2018's newest offerings

Alice Rawsthorn on Scotland's design policy

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 10:15:00 +0100

It’s becoming a persistent question as Scotland’s design sector thrives and evolves: do we need a national design policy? This month, Local Heroes founder Stacey Hunter asks design critic Alice Rawsthorn for her opinion

Kat Gollock: The Skinny Showcase

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 16:38:17 +0100

Edinburgh-based photographer Kat Gollock specialises in performance, portraiture and events, and has been shooting gigs for The Skinny for several years. She's also taken two cover images – Law Holt and Birdhead – and worked as in-house photographer for our sister publication Fest. A graduate of both Stevenson College and Edinburgh Napier University, she's been working within the photography industry since 2007. As well as freelance work, she teaches photography and has been involved in several art based youth engagement and community outreach projects. Her more permanant roles include picture editor for Edinburgh International Film Festival and project assistant for Neu! Reekie!

You can contact her on wordup@katgollock.com

www.katgollock.com

Scottish Design: Cast, Thrown and Moulded Ceramics

hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) — Mon, 14 May 2018 15:38:00 +0100

In the second part of our survey of Scottish ceramics we meet five more ceramicists whose work contributes to this remarkably fertile scene