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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GalleriesEdinburgh's Stills gallery at risk over council's rent increases
The future of Edinburgh gallery Stills – one of the UK's most vital photographic galleries – is in doubt after an exorbitant rent rise Read more »| 15 Apr 2019 -
ReviewsPrunella Clough @ 42 Carlton Place, Glasgow
Prunella Clough (1919-1999) created an expansive body of work as an abstract painter. 42 Carlton Place displays the enviable breadths of her practice and interests Read more »| 15 Apr 2019 -
FeaturesLocal Heroes: 5 Scottish Ceramics Makers
We continue our exploration of Scotland's vibrant ceramics community by examining the work of five more makers Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
InterviewsArt Against Ageism: Platform's Timefield exhibition
Platform in Glasgow host Timefield, a collaborative group show by five older artists who are above 50 but at the early stage of their art career, as part of this year's Outskirts festival Read more »| 10 Apr 2019 -
NewsScottish Art Events and Opportunities: April 2019
Petra Bauer and SCOT-PEP's work comes to a head at Collective this month, plus details of exhibitions at Rhubaba and Embassy, and a collection of opportunities to look out for Read more »| 06 Apr 2019 -
ReviewsAndrew Kerr @ The Modern Institute, Glasgow
Andrew Kerr's solo show at The Modern Institute showcases his complicated semi-abstract landscapes Read more »| 29 Mar 2019
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FestivalsOutskirts festival at Platform: Our highlights
Outskirts returns to Platform in Glasgow with a glittering blend of performance, music and visual art. Here are a few of our highlights Read more »| 28 Mar 2019 -
NewsLeithLate is back for 2019
After a hiatus in 2018, multi-arts organisation LeithLate announces it will be returning in 2019 with a brand new ongoing events format Read more »| 28 Mar 2019 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival 2019: Programme revealed
The first Scottish solo shows from Samson Young and Grayson Perry are among the highlights from the first wave of news from Edinburgh Art Festival Read more »| 25 Mar 2019 -
NewsNuart Aberdeen completes its 2019 line-up
Internationally-renowned street art festival Nuart Aberdeen finalises its 2019 line-up, with new additions including Ememem, Vhils, Smug and Evol Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
ReviewsMaking Ground @ Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
The three artists in the Embassy group show Making Ground each deal with the persistence of the physical and social violence of colonialism Read more »| 11 Mar 2019 -
FeaturesDCA at 20: A Timeline
This month marks the 20th birthday of one of Scotland’s most-beloved cultural spaces, Dundee Contemporary Arts. To mark the occasion we’ve taken a look through their archive to pick out some of the key events of the last two decades Read more »| 10 Mar 2019 -
NewsV&A Dundee to Celebrate Video Games
V&A Dundee's new exhibition will celebrate video games. Titled Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt, it'll feature a series of new commissions and special events showcasing video game design from Scotland and around the world Read more »| 07 Mar 2019 -
InterviewsDisplays of Solidarity: Transmission Gallery
For five weeks, Transmission Gallery will give over their large street-facing windows to local community groups for them to create displays of the work they do Read more »| 07 Mar 2019 -
Emerging ArtistsRSA New Contemporaries 2019: Meet the Artists
The Royal Scottish Academy's New Contemporaries exhibition is a highlight each year in the art calendar, and lets audiences check in with a selection of the previous year's graduates just under a year after their degree shows Read more »| 04 Mar 2019