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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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FestivalsJupiter Rising x EAF26: Queer, curious and challenging
Sgàire Wood's curation of Jupiter Artland’s annual one-night festival of experimental performance was thrilling and challenging, writes Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Anna Olivia Riley Read more »| 02 Sep 2026 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights: September 2026
France-Lise McGurn's intuitive painting takes over Dundee Contemporary Arts, while Afrofuturist Harold Offeh lands Mothership 2.0 Collective in Glasgow Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
FeaturesThe fight to save Dundee's Cooper Gallery
As Dundee's Cooper Gallery faces the threat of closure, a campaign to defend its value as a boundary-pushing hub of critical inquiry gains momentum Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsDavi Pontes + Sebastião Abreu @ Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, a choreographed performance subverts the codes inherited from Western dance tradition, writes Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Khadea Santi Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsMagnus Westwell: Caught Hold of Nothing @ Biscuit Factory, Leith
An embodied performance by artists Magnus Westwell and Océane Robin enchanted Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Mayson Taylor Read more »| 27 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsEmii Alrai’s Guardian and Edinburgh’s Disgrace
On Calton Hill, Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Eve Whittle brings a new sculpture into dialogue with the unfinished National Monument of Scotland Read more »| 26 Aug 2026
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FeaturesAll You Need: Scotland's Design Agency of the Year
Laura Thomson from creative agency Need shares why redefining success has led to becoming Scotland's Design Agency of the Year Read more »| 25 Aug 2026 -
FeaturesGut Feelings: Jasleen Kaur and Capturing the Everyday
Photographer and writer Miriam Morris reflects on the work of Jasleen Kaur and how photography can preserve the insignificant for a time of significance Read more »| 20 Aug 2026 -
FeaturesReclaiming Censored Queer Art in EAF26
Rare solo exhibitions dedicated to the queer photographer Del LaGrace Volcano and the late fetish artist Sadao Hasegawa challenge the cultural devaluation of LGBTQ+ erotic art Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsSensations of Power: Anne Hardy transforms Talbot Rice for EAF
Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Eve Whittle follows her intuition at Talbot Rice Gallery, where British artist Anne Hardy has transformed the Georgian Gallery through sculpture Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsFuture Vision: Catherine Opie on her first Scottish solo exhibition
Photographer Catherine Opie speaks to Edinburgh Art Festival 2026 Emerging Writer Anna Olivia Riley about capturing a hopeful portrait of humanity Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsClimbing the Walls: Eva Rothschild on her new Edinburgh exhibition
At Fruitmarket, Edinburgh Art Festival Emerging Writer Mayson Taylor speaks with Irish artist Eva Rothschild about activating sculpture through play Read more »| 04 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsAyesha Jones & Aqsa Arif @ Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow
In two contrasting exhibitions at Glasgow's Street Level Photoworks, photographer Ayesha Jones documents overlooked experiences of female health while artist Aqsa Arif reclaims the Pompeii Lakshmi Read more »| 03 Aug 2026 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights: August 2026
In Edinburgh Art Festival 2026's life-affirming programme, Sgàire Wood's curation of Jupiter Rising is set to be legendary, while a listening session at the Palestinian Museum offers a meditative insight into Palestine's sonic culture Read more »| 31 Jul 2026 -
FeaturesStart from the Level: The new exhibition celebrating Sandra George
A new exhibition at Edinburgh's City Art Centre charts the practice of social documentary photographer Sandra George, revealing her contributions to feminist art history and Black British visual culture Read more »| 15 Jul 2026