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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FeaturesBig Hugs: Old School Fabrications at Chelsea Flower Show
This month we meet Old School Fabrications to explore their special commission ‘the hug’ which travels to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, an international showcase of horticultural design excellence Read more »| 13 May 2025 -
InterviewsThe Skinny On... Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller, a conceptual artist with a sharp political edge, has been getting ready to 'Meet the Gods'. Ahead of this collaborative performance in Dundee on 24 May, he took on our questions that not even University Challenge could prepare him for Read more »| 13 May 2025 -
FeaturesLinder Sterling's Alternative Aristocracy
Ahead of her first retrospective in Scotland, the feminist artist Linder Sterling reveals how she practises punk in a dead-end world Read more »| 08 May 2025 -
FeaturesPower Play: Inside Perth Museum's new Macbeth exhibition
From historical figure to blockbuster anti-hero, Macbeth: An Exhibition at Perth Museum traces the many reincarnations of a Scottish king Read more »| 01 May 2025 -
FeaturesEdinburgh International Mural Festival to launch this summer
A new festival dedicated to street art and community – Edinburgh International Mural Festival – will make its debut as part of Hidden Door this June Read more »| 28 Apr 2025 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights: May 2025
Linder Sterling confronts patriarchal ideas of gender and sexuality in her first retrospective in Scotland, while Jeremy Deller invites you to a collaborative punk performance in Dundee Read more »| 28 Apr 2025
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FeaturesGLOW Up: Edinburgh College's GLOW Festival returns
Edinburgh College's GLOW Festival is back; with a year's worth of graduate projects open to the public this summer, here are our top picks Read more »| 25 Apr 2025 -
ReviewsCiara Phillips: Undoing It @ Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Canadian-Irish artist Ciara Phillips impresses with her dynamic large-scale prints that transform Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art Read more »| 24 Apr 2025 -
FeaturesFarm to Plate: MOSS restaurant and ViViVi Studio
Our design writer speaks to Akiko Matsuda and Henry Dobson about their collaboration for new restaurant Moss and their plans for their future in Scotland Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
InterviewsActs of Creation, and motherhood in the art world
This month, Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood, a Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition, arrives at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA). We talk to curator Hettie Judah on the importance of making space for motherhood in the art world Read more »| 10 Apr 2025 -
FeaturesWhere Are the Disabled Photographers?
We zoom in on how Stills challenges the institutional barriers that prevent disabled photographers from greater exposure in the Scottish art scene Read more »| 08 Apr 2025 -
NewsCCA Highlights: April 2025
After a winter spent in hibernation, the CCA is reopening its doors and its spring programme looks incredible. We get into the nitty-gritty of some of the best things on over the next few months Read more »| 03 Apr 2025 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights: April 2025
Motherhood and creativity is the subject of a landmark exhibition in Dundee, while Portia Zvavahera presents her dreamscapes at Fruitmarket and Jupiter Artland reopens for 2025 Read more »| 02 Apr 2025 -
FeaturesFragile Beauty: GLASS at Perth Museum
A new exhibition in Perth Art Gallery, GLASS explores the evolution of glassmaking locally and around the world Read more »| 01 Apr 2025 -
MusicJupiter Rising x EAF: First details for 2025 revealed
Glasgow DJ and electronic artist TAAHLIAH will headline this year's Jupiter Rising x EAF, the after-dark party of live music, art and performance at Jupiter Artland Read more »| 28 Mar 2025