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NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: Radical Art Fund Launch
It’s mid-December, so this week is about catching shows before they close (with Scotland's galleries roughly syncing up for their winter breaks), Xmas parties with Paraphernalia and Transmission, and a little bit of shopping. Read more »| 15 Dec 2015 -
NewsShia LaBeouf is in Liverpool for #TOUCHMYSOUL
Shia LaBeouf is appearing at FACT in Liverpool, with performance art collective LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, as part of the gallery's new group exhibition, Follow Read more »| 10 Dec 2015 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: WASPS & EAMIF
The week might have started high with the Turner Prize, but there's plenty more to get into over the next week, including Edinburgh Artist Moving Image Festival and a host of one-off events across Scotland. Read more »| 08 Dec 2015 -
NewsCommunity art – Assemble win the Turner Prize 2015
Architecture and design collective Assemble won the Turner Prize 2015 for their renovation of otherwise-retired housing stock in Liverpool. Read more »| 08 Dec 2015 -
NewsRogue Artists Studios' Manchester home sold
Crusader Mill, the Manchester home of the Rogue Artists Studios art complex, has been sold to a property developer, with the studios' artists facing a move t... Read more »| 07 Dec 2015 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: CCA Common Guild & more
There are exhibition-related screenings in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee this week, as well as a stand-alone film event by LUX Scotland, an art sale in the Project Room and an opening of an exhibition within an exhibition in House for an Art Lover. Read more »| 01 Dec 2015
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NewsScottish Art News: December 2015
Throughout December, as well as the art and design markets listed in another feature, there are openings and celebrations across the country. Read more »| 30 Nov 2015 -
NewsRefugee crisis: Cartoon urges EU to do more
A new animated video by a group of Swedish designers, Safe and Legal Paths calls on European Union leaders to do more to help those caught up in the ongoing refugee crisis in Syria in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: IC-98 at DCA & more
New shows open at Platform and Dundee Contemporary Arts and one-off events at Fruitmarket Gallery and Street Level Photoworks feature in this week's art round-up. Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
NewsNeu! Reekie! unveil Big Issue Christmas Art Heist
Edinburgh multi-arts curators Neu! Reekie! have joined forces with some of Scotland's top artists to give away unique artworks hidden inside copies of The Big Issue Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: Gold Panning & more
In this week's Scottish art round-up, catch new exhibitions a-plenty in Glasgow, a talk on the art of collage in Dundee, and work centred on "vulgar adoptions of foreign words" in Edinburgh. Read more »| 17 Nov 2015 -
NewsLiverpool Biennial 2016: Artists announced
Liverpool Biennial have announced details of 37 artists from around the globe who will take part in next year's festival. Read more »| 16 Nov 2015 -
NewsCreative Edinburgh award winners named
The winners of the 2015 Creative Edinburgh Awards have been announced at an awards ceremony this evening, with spoken word, film and music curators Neu! Reekie! and fashion designer Judy R Clark among the winners. Read more »| 12 Nov 2015 -
News2015 John Byrne Award winner announced
The 2015 winner of the John Byrne Award, which aims to encourage artistic expression among teenagers in Edinburgh, has been announced at a ceremony this evening. Read more »| 12 Nov 2015 -
NewsChristmas in Manchester: Enlighten Festival line-up
Enlighten Festival of Light and Sound Art promises to provide a haven away from the bustling Manchester Christmas Markets, with a celebration of light, sound and... Philip Pullman! Read more »| 10 Nov 2015