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FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Own Art
Never mind that the city of Edinburgh is full to the brim with good art exhibitions all year round, there’s still a genuine rush of exuberance and exci... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
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Own Art: GRID: Going Places
Innovative Glasgow-based interactive art map GRID comes to Edinburgh – we chat to its creators, Sebastian Gorton Kavik and Arron Sands Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
FestivalsCreative Routes: LeithLate13
For its third year, LeithLate returns with an evening programme of (mainly free!) events extending from the city centre to the Foot of the Walk and from installation art to spoken word via some film and a lot of live music Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
FeaturesOwn Art: Limitd
Limitd is a new Glasgow-based virtual gallery, presenting work online by emerging artists. Director Daniel Hearn gave us an introduction Read more »| 03 Jun 2013 -
FestivalsLiverpool International Photography Festival: Through the Looking-Glass
The second biennial Liverpool International Photography Festival, or LOOK/13, boldly asks its participating artists and audience to interrogate their ideas of identity. It's an appropriate theme for an event with an increasingly strong sense of self Read more »| 03 May 2013 -
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Opinion: What's your Northwest?
The Skinny is new in the Northwest of England. We spoke to some of those involved in Manchester and Liverpool's arts scenes about place, community, and belonging Read more »| 04 Apr 2013
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Own Art: RSA New Contemporaries
A grand and stately building on Edinburgh’s Mound, the Royal Scottish Academy looks every inch the beacon of intellectual brilliance that the term &lsq... Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
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Own Art – GI editions
Every two years the behemoth returns, propping up Glasgow’s reputation as an unexplained, miracle-growing melting pot. For three heady weeks it renders... Read more »| 01 Mar 2013 -
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Art Beyond Borders: Edinburgh Iranian Festival 2013
The third Edinburgh Iranian Festival promises a re-examination of the culture, history and art of a much-misunderstood country Read more »| 01 Feb 2013 -
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A Bogan Abroad: Anticipating the Future
Among the spectres of GSA’s Mackintosh Museum Polish artist Mariusz Tarkawian predicts the art of the future. Peter Drew puts his crystal ball to the test Read more »| 31 Jan 2013 -
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A Bogan Abroad: How to Change the World
ECONOMY, a major group show at CCA and Stills, aims to provoke public discussion. Our resident Aussie art critic unpicks the meaning of socially engaged art Read more »| 01 Jan 2013 -
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A Bogan Abroad: Enjoy Now, Think Later
Hailing from Oz, Peter Drew charts his first encounters with the Scottish art scene. This month: Sonic art and horror entertainment Read more »| 29 Nov 2012 -
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Starter for 6: Briggs & Cole
Based in Glasgow, Briggs & Cole is a new visual art and product design studio practice formed by creative partners Jane Briggs and Christy Cole. Having... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
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Starter for 6: Kohl Publishing
Kohl Publishing is the latest newcomer to the book publishing scene in Scotland. Based in Glasgow, the company was founded in 2011 by Lesley-Ann Dickson... Read more »| 08 Oct 2012 -
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Art School Top Trumps
So you're off to art college, and well on your way to becoming a massive critical success. But have you chosen your art school correctly? Let's find out... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012