Art
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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News
Scottish Art Events and Exhibitions: May 2023
New exhibitions by Saoirse Amira Anis, Lis Rhodes and Kira Freije open across Scotland this month; here's our pick of May's best shows, events and exhibitions Read more »| 28 Apr 2023 -
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The Skinny x Edinburgh Art Festival: Emerging Writers Open Call
We're joining forces with the Edinburgh Art Festival once again for an emerging writers' programme covering this year's festival Read more »| 28 Apr 2023 -
Interviews
Pavilion Pavilion: The contemporary stained glass studio
We meet Jack Brindley, the artist behind Pavilion Pavilion, creating immaculate work in contemporary stained glass Read more »| 12 Apr 2023 -
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Scottish Art Events and Exhibitions: April 2023
Major new solo exhibitions by Alberta Whittle, Jasleen Kaur and Zineb Sidera open across Scotland this April – here are the details Read more »| 29 Mar 2023 -
Features
Art Futures: RSA New Contemporaries 2023
The Royal Scottish Academy’s New Contemporaries returns to celebrate the artists and architects who graduated from Scotland’s art schools in 2021 Read more »| 28 Mar 2023 -
Reviews
Poor Things @ Fruitmarket, Edinburgh
Poor Things is a new group exhibition of 22 artists at Fruitmarket in Edinburgh, reflecting on the relationships between art and class Read more »| 27 Mar 2023
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Features
Civic House: A 21st-Century Power Station
A former printing press for Glasgow’s political movements built in the 1920s, Civic House has been shortlisted for a prestigious AJ Retrofit Award after a radical transformation by Agile City in collaboration with Collective Architecture Read more »| 15 Mar 2023 -
Features
Naming the Money: repatriation and reparations
As Scotland’s museums begin the process of repatriating stolen goods, the absence of discussions around reparative justice is glaringly obvious Read more »| 09 Mar 2023 -
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Edinburgh Art Festival announce 2023 programme
Edinburgh Art Festival returns in August for its nineteenth year, under the new curatorial direction of Kim McAleese Read more »| 01 Mar 2023 -
Features
Portraits of Home: Matthew Arthur Williams at DCA
Matthew Arthur Williams’ revelatory exhibition Soon Come contemplates meanings of home and how the labour of certain communities is rendered invisible Read more »| 01 Mar 2023 -
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Scottish Art Events and Exhibitions: March 2023
As winter turns to spring, RSA New Contemporaries returns alongside a host of new exhibitions and screenings in Glasgow, Stirling and Edinburgh Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
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CCA Highlights: February 2023
CCA Glasgow kicks off spring with new exhibitions from Benjamin Soedira and Jack Cheetham, and a film programme from Living Rent Read more »| 03 Feb 2023 -
Features
Absolute Truth?: Katherine Ka Yi Liu 廖加怡 at Collective, Edinburgh
We meet Katherine Ka Yi Liu 廖加怡 to unpack their new exhibition at Collective, which examines Britain’s colonial legacy in Hong Kong Read more »| 03 Feb 2023 -
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Scottish Art Events and Exhibitions: February 2023
February sees new exhibitions from Elizabeth Price and Asuf Ishaq, plus new group shops in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Read more »| 31 Jan 2023 -
Features
Artisanal Excellence: Scottish textiles at Collect
Meet the four textile designers selected to show with Craft Scotland at the Collect contemporary craft and design fair Read more »| 16 Jan 2023