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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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FeaturesEdinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2023
Edinburgh Art Festival's Platform exhibition returns with a fresh cohort of emerging talent. This year, each artist has been paired with a writer from the EAF x The Skinny writer programme to explore their practice Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
FeaturesQueering the City: Edinburgh Art Festival 2023
As Edinburgh Art Festival returns this month, The Skinny meet Sean Burns and Tarek Lakhrissi to discuss their artistic contributions to the festival Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
InterviewsStudio Frostwood: Sustainable Ceramics
We talk to Studio Frostwood, an Edinburgh-based ceramics studio led by contemporary designers Hazel Frost and Natalie J Wood, about crafting a sustainable practice Read more »| 03 Aug 2023 -
NewsScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: August 2023
All eyes will be on Edinburgh in August, but Glasgow and Dundee also play host to excellent new exhibitions this month Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
TravelArt Tour: A brief guide to Glasgow's galleries
Glasgow's art scene is world-renowned – here's a quick guide to some of the city's most exciting and influential galleries Read more »| 18 Jul 2023 -
FeaturesSpace and Time: Scotland's rural art offerings
We take a tour of some of Scotland's rural art institutions to find out what they have on offer this summer Read more »| 13 Jul 2023
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ReviewsArt Night, Dundee: Shadowy sirens & sea creatures
Art Night in Dundee upended the misconception that encounters with art are static – here, interaction is encouraged, rather than frowned upon Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
MusicLiving In Colour: The Art of Scott Hutchison
Ahead of Living In Colour: The Art of Scott Hutchison's arrival this month, we catch up with his brother and Frightened Rabbit bandmate Grant as well as long-time artistic collaborator Dave Thomas Read more »| 10 Jul 2023 -
NewsScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: July 2023
As visual arts' busiest months arrive, new exhibitions by Christian Noelle Charles, Sebastian Thomas and Jala Wahid open in Glasgow and Edinburgh Read more »| 04 Jul 2023 -
InterviewsDualchas: Design and its peripheries
Much of our recent writing about contemporary design explores how it overlaps and intersects with other artforms; we speak to writer and film director Peter Marsden about his work on the Dualchas installation at the Venice Architecture Biennale Read more »| 03 Jul 2023 -
ReviewsGlasgow School of Art Degree Show 2023: The review
This year's degree show at Glasgow School of Art sees graduates thoughtfully addressing chronic illness, queer representation and working class pride Read more »| 30 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsEdinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2023: The review
An interest in language and a devotion to craft define Edinburgh College of Art's degree show this year Read more »| 30 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsDuncan of Jordanstone Degree Show 2023: The review
This year's DJCAD graduates overcame the setbacks of the pandemic to create a range of dynamic and stimulating works Read more »| 29 Jun 2023 -
FeaturesEdinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2023 preview
Edinburgh Art Festival has announced the details of its annual Platform exhibition, celebrating the work of four Scotland-based emerging artists Read more »| 20 Jun 2023 -
FeaturesDiverse Critics 2023: Flipping the script on arts journalism
Disability Arts Online's Assistant Editor Joe Turnbull introduces the Diverse Critics programme, aiming to rewrite the script of arts journalism for emerging writers Read more »| 15 Jun 2023