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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
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FeaturesOn The Move: Moving Image at Glasgow International
There’s a rich collection of moving image work coming up at this year’s Glasgow International. Here are five moving image exhibitions to seek out Read more »| 29 May 2024 -
FeaturesGlasgow International 2024: Stories from the city
Returning after a three-year hiatus, this year’s Glasgow International is embedded in the city’s communities and distinct history, while also embracing voices and ideas from outside the city Read more »| 29 May 2024 -
FeaturesGSA Degree Show 2024: Master of Fine Art
Flirting with world-building, modern media, and digital encounters, artists on Glasgow School of Art's MFA are forging depictions of a climate that they recognise as fruitful yet corrupt with imagery and inspiration. Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
FeaturesGSA Degree Show 2024: School of Design
Based in the Reid Building, with its building-wide feeling of energy and community, it's no wonder that there is a playfulness, curiosity and quality attention to detail present in much of the work of the School of Design's 2024 cohort Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
FeaturesGSA Degree Show 2024: MDes Communication Design
MDes Communication Design sees many students investigating personal topics of home and storytelling. Exploring perception and tradition, home, and family has taken student work in varied directions this year Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
FeaturesGSA Degree Show 2024: Mackintosh School of Architecture
The graduates of the Mackintosh School of Architecture present a rich and diverse showcase in The Glasgow School of Art’s Bourdon Building, reimagining the landscape of Glasgow and beyond Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
FeaturesGSA Degree Show 2024: School of Innovation and Technology
Work from the School of Innovation and Technology includes material product and service design, alongside experiences realised through specialist digital visualisation across medicine, games, heritage, immersive systems design and virtual reality Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
FeaturesGSA Degree Show 2024: School of Fine Art
As the role of art in the current climate feels both more trivial and more necessary than ever, students in the GSA School of Fine Art’s Stow Building deal with ideas around the politics of space, memory, personal and collective history and culture Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
FeaturesGlow Up: Highlights from Edinburgh College's GLOW Festival
We spotlight some of our favourite events from GLOW Festival, Edinburgh College's festival of arts and performance led by its current and graduating students Read more »| 13 May 2024