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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FilmRachel Maclean on Make Me Up
Like razor-wire wrapped in candy floss, Rachel Maclean returns with Make Me Up, which imagines St. Peter's Seminary as a candy-coloured phantasia filled with women forced to compete against one another. She tells us more about this strange world Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
NewsLandmark Moments: Grassroots Art in Dundee
While the V&A Dundee heralds change for the city, we talk to some of those at the grassroots of Dundee's art scene, keeping a close eye on the direction of the museum's momentum Read more »| 01 Oct 2018 -
NewsArt News and Opportunities: October 2018
With autumn comes new exhibitions from Rhubaba in Edinburgh and Cooper Gallery in Dundee (including a "jamming studio"), and exhibition, grant and residency opportunities from Dewar Arts and Hospitalfield Trust Read more »| 01 Oct 2018 -
Reviews
The 14th Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival
Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival brought together a diverse range of international and UK-based artists, with the transgressive work of young, queer and artists of colour forming the strongest elements Read more »| 01 Oct 2018 -
News
Giant Game of Thrones tapestry heads to Glasgow
Winter is Coming... to Glasgow. Well it already has, as the city welcomes a huge Game of Thrones tapestry, which took over 5,000 hours to produce Read more »| 24 Sep 2018 -
Music
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay: a "love-letter" to Europe
Edinburgh's Hogmanay full three-day festival line-up is revealed featuring the Torchlight Procession, Franz Ferdinand and love letters to Europe with Message from the Skies Read more »| 19 Sep 2018
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ShowcaseDavid McLeish: The Skinny Showcase
Greetings from the Costa del Prole Read more »| 17 Sep 2018 -
News
Glasgow CCA 'to remain closed until mid-October'
The vital Glasgow venue will remain closed following the fire that destroyed the Art School Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
Galleries
Design for Life: The V&A Dundee
After years in the making, the ambitious V&A Dundee will open its doors this month, changing the Dundee cityscape for good. Philip Long fills us in ahead of the grand opening Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Emil Nolde @ Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Historical 20th Century painter Emil Nolde receives a retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. His achievements are tempered by his disturbing fascistic tendencies, which the Modern don't quite manage to frame responsibly Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
Features
Local Heroes: Scottish Craft and Design
The term 'craft' is loaded with political, artistic and social signifiers – we discuss it with some of Scotland's designers and makers Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
News
Art News and Opportunities: September 2018
September brings new opportunities, and exhibitions of poignant and ambitious new works from emerging and established artists alike, including massive sculpture, a year-long animation project in Tramway, and poignant records of travel in DCA. Read more »| 05 Sep 2018 -
Things To Do
Doors Open Days 2018: A guide
Walk, run and jump through Scotland's built heritage from churches to concert halls as Doors Open Days returns for 2018 Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
News
Janice Kerbel @ Western Baths
The Common Guild gallery invites Janice Kerbel to create a visual art project for the festival accompanying the 2018 European Championships; the result is an elegant statement on the power of collective action Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Festivals
Doors Open Days announce 2018 programme
Doors Open Days, Scotland’s largest free annual architectural event, returns for 2018, letting you peek inside some of the country’s most fascinating buildings Read more »| 10 Aug 2018