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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NewsCoronavirus: 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 -
InterviewsDIY Art and Glasgow Zine Library
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 Read more »| 30 Mar 2020 -
ShowcaseDaryl Terri Cooney: The Skinny Showcase
A look at the work by Duncan of Jordanstone graduate Daryl Terri Cooney Read more »| 17 Mar 2020 -
InterviewsQuick 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 -
InterviewsMargaret Tait Winner Emilia Beatriz on barrunto
Bringing together environmental grief, experimental science and artistic collaboration, Margaret Tait Award-winning artist Emilia Beatriz discusses their plans for 2020 Read more »| 11 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsIsabella Widger @ CCA, Glasgow
Literary and historical references come together across imaginative drawings, poetry and theatrical set installation in Isabella Widger's CCA exhibition Read more »| 06 Mar 2020
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NewsScottish Art Events: March 2020
March brings new events around International Women's Day, Dundee's sci-fi fantasy inspired exhibition and Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
InterviewsRaissa Pardini on MUSICA! MUSICA! MUSICA!
Ahead of the Lunchtime Gallery launch of her first solo exhibition, we speak to graphic designer Raissa Pardini about her twin loves – music and design – and why she relocated to Glasgow to pursue her career Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
FeaturesThe Museum is a Prison: Sulaïman Majali interview
As Sulaïman Majali launches several projects and shows across Scotland, they guide us through some of the thinking driving their artistic practice and some of the works they are currently making Read more »| 02 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsHardeep Pandhal @ Tramway, Glasgow
Hardeep Pandhal's show combines pop culture, history and surreal imagination with adept drawing skills, wit and some excellent knits Read more »| 02 Mar 2020 -
NewsDiverse Critics: Four writers selected for scheme
Four emerging writers have been selected for the Diverse Critics scheme from Disability Arts Online, Creative Scotland and The Skinny Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
InterviewsPassion Projects: Carrie Maclennan on being a 'Concept Librarian'
A sense of curiosity and wit is palpable in all of Carrie Maclennan’s projects and her new role as Concept Librarian at one of the most talked about hotels, The Standard, London, is, without an ounce of hyperbole, a marriage made in heaven Read more »| 11 Feb 2020 -
ReviewsPaula Rego @ Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Paula Rego distils well-known stories and social issues into surprising and charged portraits Read more »| 10 Feb 2020 -
NewsScottish Art Events: February 2020
Timely art exhibitions and events take place across the country all of this month by international and locally-based contemporary artists Read more »| 04 Feb 2020 -
ReviewsFrance-Lise McGurn @ Tramway, Glasgow
Painter France-Lise McGurn has created an immersive and alluring installation in Tramway. While it's a show full of immediacy and technical skill, at moments its sense of context feels lacking Read more »| 31 Jan 2020