Art
The Skinny art guide. We bring you the latest in emerging artists, art exhibition previews, reviews, interviews, and features. Find out the latest art news for Scotland with our news columns, and view emerging artists' portfolios in our monthly Showcase.
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Features
Rachel Levine: Soft Chaos
Winner of The Skinny Award at RSA New Contemporaries 2014, Rachel Levine describes the "small things, shifts and turns" that have informed her upcoming show at the CCA Read more »| 06 Feb 2015 -
Festivals
Hidden Door arts festival announces 2015 dates
Edinburgh’s Hidden Door arts festival has announced dates and plans for its 2015 edition, with a derelict former depot in the heart of the Old Town the... Read more »| 05 Feb 2015 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Matthew Arthur Williams
Showcase: Matthew Arthur Williams "My work has always leaned heavily on the format of a journal. This body of work consists of a series of photographs, reco... Read more »| 01 Feb 2015 -
News
Stunning Ruins, Thick Time, and a Touring Show: This Week in Scottish Art
Could this be the best week yet since the start of our weekly Scottish art events column? There's abstract painting, performances, screenings, conversations and a parked Mazda playing the Amelie soundtrack, so quite possibly Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
News
Memo Akten, Alec Empire added to FutureEverything 2015 lineup
More details on the lineup for this year’s FutureEverything digital culture festival have been revealed, ahead of the 20th anniversary edition next mon... Read more »| 22 Jan 2015 -
News
Star Boys, Academicians, and The Drouth: This Week in Scottish Art
There are new exhibitions across Dundee and Glasgow this week, featuring artist both local and from further afield, and exciting opportunities to see work from influential 20th century artists Rose English and Jack Smith Read more »| 20 Jan 2015
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Film
The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman lead 2015 Oscar nominations
The awards season kicked into a higher gear today as the Oscars announced the nominations for its 87th awards, to take place 22 Feb in Los Angeles. Much of t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
Theatre
HOME 2015 opening programme launched
HOME, Manchester’s new centre for contemporary visual art, theatre and film, yesterday presented its extensive opening programme for 2015. The launch t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
News
NYC Meets Dundee, Marx, and Gill Sans: This Week in Contemporary Scottish Art
Across Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh this week, there are exhibitions and events concerning typography, historical materialism, and an open call from the capital's Embassy gallery. Read more »| 14 Jan 2015 -
Showcase
The Skinny Showcase: Helen Wheeler
Showcase: Helen Wheeler Helen Wheeler is an artist based in Manchester. Apocalypse, the sublime, health and science are all areas of research that inform he... Read more »| 12 Jan 2015 -
Features
Hope Springs: The Northwest Art Scene in 2015
From the Whitworth reopening to a triple whammy of great shows at the Bluecoat, our Art ed previews the upcoming season's exhibition calendar Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
Reviews
Victoria Morton @ The Modern Institute
Seeing the small flyer for Victoria Morton’s show in Aird’s Lane, without any sense of scale the shiny reproduction gives the sense that the work... Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
News
CCA Event Highlights January 2015
Feeling a stitch overwhelmed by the hurricane of arts and culture hitting Scotland this month and unsure where exactly to begin? Fret not ye post-festive mes... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
News
Menthol Refreshment, Hasty Hanging, IKEA: This Month in Scottish Art
Across Edinburgh and Glasgow, there are blockbuster art shows ending soon and showcases of emerging artists – as well as a performance about the importance of oral hygiene Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
News
Revisionism, Radices and Reggio: This week in Scottish Art
In the first weekly events column of the new year, there's plenty of interesting events across Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow to kick off a cultural 2015. Read more »| 06 Jan 2015