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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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Emerging Artists
Infinite Loop: Tako Taal on her expansive new exhibition
We meet Tako Taal to learn more about about her expansive DCA solo exhibition, At the shore, everything touches Read more »| 09 Feb 2022 -
News
Scottish Art Exhibitions and Events: February 2022
It's February, love is in the air (and at Embassy Gallery), and art FM radio station Radiophrenia is back on the airwaves, along with another half-dozen exhibitions handpicked for you to enjoy this month Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
Features
Design for Our Times explores sustainable design
Design for Our Times at V&A Dundee is a design exhibition featuring a variety of installations and objects from seven designers, exploring sustainable solutions to overconsumption and material waste Read more »| 12 Jan 2022 -
Interviews
Rae-Yen Song on family, memory, and creating a whole world at DCA
Glasgow-based artist Rae-Yen Song's first solo exhibition is now on at Dundee Contemporary Arts. Here, the artist shares some insights into making this new body of work, which is rich with symbolism and well-crafted surprising details Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
News
Scottish Art Events and Exhibitions: January 2022
Radical politics, sensitive explorations of site and place, and blockbuster installations feature in our round-up of art in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
Features
Van Gogh Alive Comes to Edinburgh
Critically acclaimed immersive exhibition Van Gogh Alive heads to Edinburgh after stints in over 75 cities across the world, offering a never-before-seen glimpse into the artist's dynamic, complex world Read more »| 14 Dec 2021
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Features
Give The Gift of Art: Glasgow's indie makers & studios
As Christmas kicks into gear, our Art editor rounds up some of Glasgow's finest independent art shops, makers and studios Read more »| 02 Dec 2021 -
News
Scottish Art Events round-up: December 2021
December brings a series of excellent shows across Scotland, plus art studio Christmas markets happening through the weekends; whether you want to revel in festivity or not, there's plenty of art to see Read more »| 30 Nov 2021 -
Features
How Open is the Door?: Arts accessibility in Scotland
As COVID-19 threatens to increase the diversity deficit in the arts, it’s more important than ever to create an inclusive arts sector in the UK Read more »| 26 Nov 2021 -
Interviews
A Circle Has No End: Howardena Pindell interview
Howardena Pindell's exhibition at Fruitmarket brings together her diverse body of work for her first major UK solo show. Here she gives an insight into her studio practice, and the last 60 years of making social change as an artist and activist Read more »| 26 Nov 2021 -
Travel
Glasgow Q&A: Govan Project Space's Alex Allan
Alex Allan, founder of Govan Project Space, on why an uninsulated warehouse near former dry docks is the perfect space for an arts venue Read more »| 11 Nov 2021 -
Emerging Artists
Fresh Fruit of the Loom: Tapestry Makers Talk
We've woven together interviews with 21 tapestry makers to bring some insight into what it means to work with a medium that's often more associated with antiques than contemporary art Read more »| 10 Nov 2021 -
News
Scottish Art Events: November 2021
Our November art highlights include COP26 responses from Glasgow's artists and galleries, as well as some exciting new exhibitions in Edinburgh Read more »| 02 Nov 2021 -
Features
Local Heroes: Ploterre's designs inspired by the natural world
We meet Rebecca J Kaye, the designer behind Ploterre, an Edinburgh-based design studio creating prints, textiles and apparel informed by systems found in the natural world Read more »| 01 Nov 2021 -
Emerging Artists
Discover Scottish Craft Talent
As Craft Week Scotland returns with a programme celebrating a wealth of craft talent across the nation, we select a few exciting makers to keep an eye on Read more »| 21 Oct 2021