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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FeaturesWelcome to the Glasgow Creative Accelerator
We speak to the people behind Glasgow Creative Accelerator, a new programme that aims to help Glasgow creatives lay down solid foundations for their businesses Read more »| 15 Feb 2021 -
InterviewsRadical Perfumery: The UK's first scent library
A Library of Olfactive Material in Glasgow is a beautifully designed open access resource for scent education, experience and experimentation – we meet its Director, Clara Weale Read more »| 15 Feb 2021 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Lucy Grainge
In this month's Showcase, we highlight the work of visual artist and designer Lucy Grainge Read more »| 11 Feb 2021 -
InterviewsStories Told On Silk: Emma Talbot on her DCA exhibition
Emma Talbot's upcoming exhibition at DCA sees her create exploded narratives around grief of 'failing systems' in the current 'point of crash', all within a deftly made, immersive installation of paintings, sculpture and film Read more »| 25 Jan 2021 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Katie Smith
This month's Showcase highlights the colourful and playful work of Glasgow-based illustrator Katie Smith Read more »| 13 Jan 2021 -
InterviewsWhy Making Matters: Curating in the Digital Space
Designers Morven Mulgrew and Stefanie Ying Lin Cheong discuss making and curating in the digital space with Instagram shopping channel Quality Craft Vision Read more »| 11 Jan 2021
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InterviewsNwando Ebizie on Kink and Accessibility in The Arts
We meet artist Nwando Ebizie for a virtual chat on her work-in-progress, Kink and accessibility Read more »| 14 Dec 2020 -
SexualityHow statues became ideological battlegrounds in 2020
Statues have loomed large over 2020, from Edward Colston sleeping with the fishes to the recent Mary Wollstonecraft disaster. We take a look at how questioning statues has been a questioning of our collective memory Read more »| 10 Dec 2020 -
FeaturesLocal Heroes: Still Lifes at New York City Jewelry Week
With the largest and most diverse showcase of talent, ideas and jewellery in one virtual week, New York City Jewelry Week offered Local Heroes the perfect platform for their first international show Read more »| 07 Dec 2020 -
ReviewsLife After Love @ Generator Projects, Dundee
Two solo exhibitions come together as artists Ross Fleming and Joseph Cotgrave envision the present and futures of queer clubbing, sex and socialising Read more »| 07 Dec 2020 -
ReviewsTrinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize @ Cooper Gallery, Dundee
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is the largest open call prize of its kind, and the 71 works in this year's exhibition represent the expansive possibilities of drawing as a medium Read more »| 30 Nov 2020 -
Things To DoCreative Edinburgh Awards 2020: The winners
Creative Edinburgh celebrated some of the city's best creative talent at its annual awards – here's a rundown of the winners Read more »| 12 Nov 2020 -
ReviewsCaroline Walker @ Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
Caroline Walker's neat compositions offer intimate insight, while allowing for their central character to remain enigmatic Read more »| 12 Nov 2020 -
ReviewsRajni Perera @ Tramway, Glasgow
Rajni Perera's visionary works project BIPOC bodies into a luscious, beautiful future of body modification and new forms of society Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
Things To DoCreative Edinburgh Awards 2020: The Shortlist
This year's Creative Edinburgh Award nominees are a cross-section of the city's creative scene Read more »| 19 Oct 2020