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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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NewsScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: December 2023
There's still plenty of exhibitions to catch before 2023 is out – as well as a new exhibition by Michelle Williams Gamaker in Dundee Read more »| 27 Nov 2023 -
InterviewsWho Is The Designer? celebrates Dundee's design
Who Is The Designer? seeks to highlight the creatives behind design projects in two UNESCO Cities of Design – Montréal and Dundee Read more »| 20 Nov 2023 -
IntersectionsReimagining Art School with The Otolith Group
There's more than one way to learn. Cooper Gallery’s third iteration of The Ignorant Art School series welcomes The Otolith Group with an exhibition of moving image works and a series of workshops-as-provocations Read more »| 17 Nov 2023 -
InterviewsTanatsei Gambura on new installation Nzira Yeparuware
Tanatsei Gambura's new installation at Edinburgh Castle fuses the sounds of Harare and Scotland's capital city – and discusses their inevitable entanglement Read more »| 17 Nov 2023 -
InterviewsIn conversation with Wooosh Gallery
The Skinny speaks to Dundee-based Wooosh Gallery about institutional voices, disrupting curatorial practices, and setting up an art gallery in a car park Read more »| 08 Nov 2023 -
FeaturesScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: November 2023
New exhibitions across Scotland this month explore social class, institutional power and colonial legacies Read more »| 03 Nov 2023
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NewsEAF 2023: Scotland’s International Art Fair
Edinburgh Art Fair is back with another dynamic programme of art, music, talks and workshops, alongside a carefully considered lineup of food and drinks featuring some truly spectacular art puns Read more »| 25 Oct 2023 -
Emerging ArtistsMirrl & Half Year Studio: Capitals
October ushers in Capitals, an exciting new collaboration in lighting by Mirrl and Half Year Studio, celebrating two of Glasgow’s most iconic historic designers – Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and Charles Rennie Mackintosh Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
NewsCreative Edinburgh Awards: The 2023 Shortlist
The Spit it Out Project, AdesignStorie, Hidden Door, and The Edinburgh Science Festival are just some of the projects and organisations shortlisted for Creative Edinburgh Awards this year Read more »| 16 Oct 2023 -
InterviewsCrafted Selves: Cat Dunn on curation and identity
As she prepares to open Crafted Selves: The Unfinished Conversation at St Andrews Museum, The Skinny meets curator Cat Dunn to talk about her new touring exhibition Read more »| 13 Oct 2023 -
InterviewsOccult Visions: Sekai Machache at Mount Stuart
Sekai Machache’s immersive installation at Mount Stuart draws our attention to who was, and who is, absent in the archive – a reverent call to reinstate and to invoke those who have been silenced Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
FeaturesMaking Better Worlds: SCAN's Summer Campaign
Scottish Contemporary Art Network has been tirelessly advocating for cultural workers in Scotland for many years – director Moira Jeffrey fills us in on their latest public campaign, Artists Make A Better World Read more »| 06 Oct 2023 -
Emerging ArtistsTransient Edinburgh
Can the festival city serve its creative communities year-round? We look at Edinburgh's relationship with the arts, the fringe, and its various communities Read more »| 05 Oct 2023 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Keg de Souza at Royal Botanic Gardens
One writer reflects on Keg de Souza's exhibition at Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden, which examines the legacies of colonialism on the global south's natural ecologies Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
NewsScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: October 2023
October welcomes a dense and diverse set of new exhibitions, screenings and performances across the country – here are the highlights Read more »| 02 Oct 2023