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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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NewsArt Events & Exhibitions in Scotland: September 2021
September brings new exhibitions by Christian Noelle Charles and Kate Frances Lingard, and exciting continuing shows by Sekai Machache and Flo Brooks Read more »| 31 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesLocal Heroes: Daytrippers – contemporary design in Dundee
The latest Local Heroes project and a collaboration with V&A Dundee, Daytrippers! continues to bring contemporary design to the museum’s outdoor space during a very sunny Scottish summer Read more »| 26 Aug 2021 -
TravelGreat Exhibitions: Edinburgh Art Gallery Guide
Edinburgh is well served with art galleries year-round, and particularly in August when Edinburgh Art Festival arrives with a programme of exhibitions and commissions Read more »| 11 Aug 2021 -
InterviewsRuined: Dissecting the National Galleries of Scotland archives
Showcasing four years worth of young people experimenting and pulling apart the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, the exhibition Ruined: Reinventing Scottish History comes from the work of the Image Liberation Force project Read more »| 04 Aug 2021 -
NewsArt Events & Exhibitions in Scotland: August 2021
August brings us the blockbuster Edinburgh Art Festival, two new solo shows at Dundee Contemporary Arts, along with a special milestone 25th birthday at Generator Projects Read more »| 03 Aug 2021 -
FestivalsExploring EAF's Associate Artist Programme
For Edinburgh Art Festival 2021, Associate Artist Tako Taal has brought together six of the most interesting artists working currently to respond to a work by Isaac Julien, which pivots on the history of American abolitionist Frederick Douglass Read more »| 03 Aug 2021
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FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2021 preview
Platform is always one of the most exciting parts of Edinburgh Art Festival, offering up four emerging artists' practices with lightly curated themes between them, with this year's looking at care and support structures Read more »| 29 Jul 2021 -
FeaturesDaytrippers! - Local Heroes and V&A Dundee
Local Heroes curator Stacey Hunter introduces their latest design project – a collaboration with V&A Dundee that celebrates ‘the year of the daytripper’ with limited edition souvenirs and a bespoke mobile exhibition at V&A Dundee’s plaza Read more »| 08 Jul 2021 -
Emerging ArtistsThe Show Must Go On: Scottish Degree Shows 2021
After an impossible year, the graduates of Glasgow School of Art, DJCAD and Edinburgh College of Art share bodies of work that are – against all odds – considered, critical, poignant and memorable Read more »| 25 Jun 2021 -
FestivalsJupiter Rising reveals 2021 lineup
Arts and music festival Jupiter Rising returns to Jupiter Artland with bbymutha, Free Love, Fimber Bravo, Pictish Trail and Lady Neptune included in its music lineup and moving-image work from Alberta Whittle, April Lin and Fastwürms among others Read more »| 24 Jun 2021 -
InterviewsScottish Community Arts and the COVID Pandemic
In the fourth in our series platforming emergent writers, produced with Edinburgh International Festival, we meet participants and organisers at WHALE Arts, NEMO Arts and Birds of Paradise to learn about their use of the arts to build community Read more »| 16 Jun 2021 -
InterviewsLocal Heroes: Naomi Mcintosh's Quiet Garden
As her Quiet Garden installation continues at the London Design Biennale, Naomi Mcintosh talks about participating in one of this year’s most important international design events Read more »| 14 Jun 2021 -
ShowcaseThe Skinny Showcase: Rae-Yen Song
In this month's Showcase, we highlight the work of Glasgow artist Rae-Yen Song Read more »| 10 Jun 2021 -
FeaturesGlasgow International 2021: One for Glasgow
Glasgow International is back after a year's hiatus. With an exciting programme of new exhibitions, some of the organisers and artists give a sense of what the festival will bring to audiences through this month Read more »| 10 Jun 2021 -
FeaturesGSA Showcase 2021: School of Simulation and Visualisation
This year's School of Simulation and Visualisation’s Sound for the Moving Image class present work demonstrating their adaptability and resilience Read more »| 09 Jun 2021