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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Emerging ArtistsPicnics: perfectly portable design
Local Heroes returns to V&A Dundee with more joyful design commissions as part of Daytrippers! The project supports designers by commissioning limited edition, collectable design products Read more »| 11 Aug 2022 -
InterviewsArtist Spotlight: Ragini Chawla
Curator and programmer Myriam Mouflih speaks to artist Ragini Chawla on the occasion of her exhibition at the Goethe-Institut, Glasgow Read more »| 05 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsStaying afloat with Pester & Rossi
We talk to Ruby Pester, one half of artist duo Pester & Rossi, about their Edinburgh Art Festival commission Finding Buoyancy, set around the city's Union Canal Read more »| 02 Aug 2022 -
FeaturesScottish Art Events and Exhibitions: August 2022
August centres on Edinburgh Art Festival, but this month also sees an array of exciting new shows across the country Read more »| 29 Jul 2022 -
FestivalsEmmie McLuskey on her Edinburgh Art Festival programme
We meet Emmie McLuskey, this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival Associate Artist, to discuss her collaborative, multi-disciplinary programme Channels Read more »| 26 Jul 2022 -
FeaturesLocal Heroes: Design To Take With You
Daytrippers! is a special summer collaboration between Local Heroes and V&A Dundee celebrating Scotland’s contemporary design scene, which supports designers by commissioning limited edition, collectable design products Read more »| 19 Jul 2022
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InterviewsThe Skinny on... David Lemm
We talk to artist (and former employee of The Skinny) David Lemm ahead of his solo exhibition in Leith's Good Vibes Read more »| 14 Jul 2022 -
FeaturesWhat's On: Edinburgh Art Festival 2022
This year’s Edinburgh Art Festival negotiates the course of the city’s Union Canal, marking the 200th anniversary of its opening. From the Lochrin Basin to Wester Hailes, exhibitions this year reflect on the canal’s cultural and social significance Read more »| 04 Jul 2022 -
NewsScottish Art Events and Exhibitions: July 2022
As well as the blockbuster Edinburgh Art Festival from 28 July, this month offers three new exhibitions at Collective and new shows across Glasgow Read more »| 01 Jul 2022 -
NewsCCA Highlights - July 2022
CCA Glasgow's summer programme includes the first non-London showings of SAFAR Film Festival and a delightful reading group with Small Trans Library Read more »| 01 Jul 2022 -
ReviewsEdinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2022: The review
The 2022 Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show sees the ECA graduates focus on ideas of dwelling, belonging, space and place Read more »| 01 Jul 2022 -
ReviewsDuncan of Jordanstone, Dundee Degree Show 2022: The review
This year's DJCAD graduates present a colourful and immersive degree show in Dundee Read more »| 29 Jun 2022 -
ReviewsGlasgow School of Art Degree Show 2022: The review
Glasgow School of Art's 2022 graduates pull together an optimistic and energetic show full of bold, experimental energy Read more »| 28 Jun 2022 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on... Morven Mulgrew & Kate Owens
Artists Morven Mulgrew and Kate Owens, whose collaborative exhibition SKU is currently showing in Sierra Metro, share their favourite (and not favourite) things Read more »| 14 Jun 2022 -
FeaturesSonia Boyce, Alberta Whittle, Simone Leigh at the Venice Biennale
This year’s Venice Biennale sees Black women of Caribbean descent representing Scotland, Britain and the United States – this is why this rendition of the Biennale is so important Read more »| 10 Jun 2022