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FeaturesNational Galleries of Scotland: Three Lavery Works
We asked Dr Freya Spoor, Curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, to tell us all about three of the paintings currently on display in An Irish Impressionist | Lavery on Location Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
FestivalsEnd to end: Dundee Design Festival's BOOKENDS exhibit
Dundee Design Festival's BOOKENDS exhibit sees 30 Scotland-based designers respond to the travel writing of two Victorian Dundee women, who travelled to the ends of the Earth for DC Thomson in the 19th century Read more »| 12 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Sequoia Danielle Barnes' Everything Is Satisfactual
One writer takes a deep dive into the themes of Sequoia Danielle Barnes' exhibition at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, which unravels how the consumption of cuteness perpetuates oppression and marginalisation Read more »| 05 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Hayley Barker & Fungi Forms
One writer explores the interplay between nature and domestic space in Hayley Barker’s The Ringing Stone at Ingleby Gallery and Fungi Forms at The Royal Botanic Gardens Read more »| 05 Sep 2024 -
FeaturesHidden Door moves to Maybury paper factory for 2025
Hidden Door have announced their 2025 home – a vast former paper factory in Maybury in the west of Edinburgh – with a launch party at the venue this autumn Read more »| 05 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Prem Sahib's Alleus
One writer reflects on Prem Sahib's performance Alleus, taking place in an an Edinburgh car park, evoking the now-departed Conservative government's scary anti-immigration rhetoric against the backdrop of far-right violence across the UK Read more »| 02 Sep 2024
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FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Karol Radziszewski's Filo
One writer reflects on Karol Radziszewski's exhibition at City Art Centre, which offered an opportunity to understand Polish queer histories and the importance of queer archiving Read more »| 30 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesFrom the Echo Department
Graphical House co-founder Daniel Ibbotson on reconnecting with his musical roots and collaborating with Fraser Taylor to create a new fundraising double LP Read more »| 15 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesCelebrating 50 years of Fruitmarket
As Fruitmarket celebrates its 50th birthday this year, The Skinny takes a deep dive into the archive for a look at five of the gallery’s pioneering exhibitions – from the 1970s to the 2010s Read more »| 08 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesNational Galleries Scotland: The Story of The Lilac Sunbonnet
Starting this summer, visitors to the National Galleries Scotland: National will be able to view a rare, newly acquired painting, Bessie MacNicol’s The Lilac Sunbonnet (1899) Read more »| 31 Jul 2024 -
FestivalsCreativity in Crisis: Edinburgh Art Festival 2024
Edinburgh Art Festival celebrates its 20th birthday this year, with a programme that explores the most pressing crises of our times. In advance of the festival, The Skinny meets three participating artists and collectives to talk about their contributions Read more »| 30 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesWomen in Revolt! at National Galleries Scotland
This month, we find out more about Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990, the radical survey exhibition currently on show at National Galleries Scotland: Modern Two Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesThe Glasgow International artists tackling Scotland's colonial past
At this year’s Glasgow International, many artists focused on Scotland’s colonial project and its historical and contemporary repercussions – the continued systematic erasure of Black stories and voices being one of them Read more »| 04 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesOut of the Cities: Explore museums and galleries further afield
Fancy getting out of the city this summer on an affordable day trip that promises fun, adventure and a chance to learn? If so, we recommend hopping on a bus or train to explore these wonderful museums Read more »| 03 Jul 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival announces 2024 opening event
Where to Begin, this year's EIF opening event, will use George Heriot's as its venue, turning the private school into a vessel for a large-scale communal experience that “celebrates the creative force of the city" Read more »| 18 Jun 2024