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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NewsEdinburgh Printmakers: Opening date & first exhibitions
Edinburgh Printmakers opens the doors to its new home at Castle Mills in Fountainbridge at the end of April Read more »| 22 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 -
Features20 years of Dundee Contemporary Arts
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
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SexualityLady in Red: Artemisia Gentileschi's Enduring Legacy
As Artemisia Gentileschi’s Self-Portrait embarks on its UK tour, stopping first at Glasgow Women’s Library, we look at the legacy of the feminist icon as an artist and assault survivor Read more »| 05 Mar 2019 -
NewsExhibitions, Events and Opportunities: March 2019
With the beginning of spring come new exhibitions across Scotland, as well as events and opportunities to follow up on through March Read more »| 01 Mar 2019 -
ReviewsDependency @ 16 Nicholson Street
James St. Findlay's new exhibition at 16 Nicholson Street is an absurd yet poignant look at typical relationship roles Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsBreaking Down Borders: On Talbot Rice Gallery's Borderlines
Talbot Rice have plotted a group show to coincide with Britain's scheduled date to leave Europe. Speaking with the artists and curators, they each draw out the potential that art might have within a present of bi-partisan politics and divided communities Read more »| 20 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsMargaret Tait @ Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
A number of Margaret Tait's films are on show in Gallery of Modern Art, giving an overview of the Orcadian filmmaker's practice and legacy Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsCécile B. Evans @ Tramway
AMOS' WORLD is the most ambitious installation yet by Belgian-American artist Cécile B. Evans, and deconstructs an emotional and challenging feature length film into episodes spread across a large scale installation in the Tramway main space Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
NewsArt Events and Opportunities: February 2019
For February, there is a new programme of performance from Fruitmarket, as well as a very politically relevant show by Talbot Rice, and an exhibition on the nature of creativity in Tramway. There are also some exciting international residencies, too Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
SexualityWhy museums need to decolonise their collections
It's about time British and Scottish museums reckoned with their colonial histories. Here's why Read more »| 22 Jan 2019 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Kieran Muir
We look at the work of Glasgow artist Kieran Muir in this month's Showcase Read more »| 21 Jan 2019