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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FeaturesState of the Art: Tramway and The Common Guild
As the pandemic continues, cultural organisations have been taking up the possibilities of the digital like never before – we take a deep dive into Tramway's Instagram video series and The Common Guild's audio project In The Open Read more »| 28 Sep 2020 -
ReviewsRoss Little @ CCA, Glasgow
Ross Little explores the lives of the residents of a secret KGB settlement, and the geopolitical and personal impacts they face, in this video installation at the CCA Read more »| 28 Sep 2020 -
ShowcaseTamara Macarthur: The Skinny Showcase
A look at the beguiling and intriguing performance art of Tamara Macarthur Read more »| 17 Sep 2020 -
InterviewsLocal Heroes: Too Gallus
For the latest edition of our Local Heroes design column, we speak to Barrington Reeves about culture, creating creative experiences and the future for Too Gallus Read more »| 03 Sep 2020 -
ShowcaseMarilena Vlachopoulou's photos of lockdown Glasgow
Glasgow-based photographer Marilena Vlachopoulou shares some of the work she created in response to lockdown Read more »| 31 Aug 2020 -
NewsBarrington Reeves on the Black Scottish Business Fund
The head of Glasgow-based design and branding agency Too Gallus discusses the Black Scottish Business Fund, his address to the Scottish Parliament, and what it means to be a Black creative in 2020 Read more »| 03 Aug 2020
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FeaturesBuilding Edinburgh better in a post-pandemic world
Creative producer Morvern Cunningham presents a manifesto on the cultural crisis facing the city of Edinburgh – 'You'll Have Had Your City?' Read more »| 29 Jul 2020 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Online programme for 2020
The EAF present work from ten artists, online and across Edinburgh Read more »| 15 Jul 2020 -
NewsCoronavirus: Creative Scotland launch new bursary
The new Creative Scotland fund, which can award up to £2,500 to people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, opens today Read more »| 30 Mar 2020 -
InterviewsDIY Art and Glasgow Zine Library
We chat with three artists programmed for the now-cancelled Glasgow Zine Festival to discover what makes zine culture and DIY arts institutions so powerful Read more »| 30 Mar 2020 -
ShowcaseDaryl Terri Cooney: The Skinny Showcase
A look at the work by Duncan of Jordanstone graduate Daryl Terri Cooney Read more »| 17 Mar 2020 -
InterviewsQuick Draw: Inuit Artist Shuvinai Ashoona
Inuit Artist Shuvinai Ashoona's drawings are idiosyncratic and virtuosic renderings of memories and fantastical scenes she encounters and imagines whilst living as part of her community in Cape Dorset Read more »| 13 Mar 2020 -
InterviewsMargaret Tait Winner Emilia Beatriz on barrunto
Bringing together environmental grief, experimental science and artistic collaboration, Margaret Tait Award-winning artist Emilia Beatriz discusses their plans for 2020 Read more »| 11 Mar 2020 -
Emerging ArtistsDiverse Critics: Bringing new perspectives to arts criticism
Disability Arts Online’s Editor Colin Hambrook and Assistant Editor Joe Turnbull introduce the Diverse Critics programme Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsIsabella Widger @ CCA, Glasgow
Literary and historical references come together across imaginative drawings, poetry and theatrical set installation in Isabella Widger's CCA exhibition Read more »| 06 Mar 2020