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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FestivalsLeithLate announces 2017 programme
Locally-spirited arts festival LeithLate returns with a lively programme of visual art, theatre and music, along with a few new venues and a Public Poetry Trail Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
FeaturesNew exhibition depicts lost Manchester and Salford
Photographs by Shirley Baker capture communities living in Manchester and Salford during the years of urban clearance Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
FestivalsLightNight artist profile: Super Sonic Assembly
The theme for this year's LightNight festival is 'Time', so we asked some of the commissioned artists how they've responded to the brief. DJ Greg Wilson of The Super Sonic Assembly tells us what he'd put in a time capsule Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
FestivalsLightNight 2017 artist profile: Andy McKeown
We asked the commissioned artists for this year's LightNight how their work responds to the festival's theme, 'Time'. New-media artist Andy McKeown tells us about his ambitious recreation of the Metropolitan Cathedral's 'crown' Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
Festivals
LightNight 2017 artist profile: Friend or Foe
The theme for this year's LightNight festival is 'Time', so we asked some of the commissioned artists what (or who) they'd put in a time capsule. No prizes for guessing who multidisciplinary artists Friend or Foe nominated... Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
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LightNight 2017 artist profile: Jonathan Raisin
The theme for this year's LightNight festival is 'Time', so we thought we'd ask some of the commissioned artists about time capsules and alternate dimensions. First up: musician/composer Jonathan Raisin Read more »| 09 May 2017
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Festivals
Rachel Maclean – Spite Your Face: Venice Biennale 2017
This year's Scotland + Venice presentation is Rachel Maclean's Spite Your Face in the Chiesa Santa Caterina Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
Features
CCA Highlights: May - June 2017
Don’t let them do it. You all know what I’m referring to. Use your voice or watch the future ground out from underneath you. Until then, to find ... Read more »| 05 May 2017 -
InterviewsChew and Spit: Interview with Beatrice Loft Schulz
Beatrice Loft Schulz discusses her Chew and Spit exhibition at Tramway, and its take on the dismantling of the social state, gallery neutrality and the Wham Rap! Read more »| 05 May 2017 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 2-8 May
Nicolas Party's new installation at Jupiter Artland and a pair of exhibitions from Glasgow School of Art students feature in this week's art round-up Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
Features
Manchester's Pankhurst statue: Progress for women?
A bronze sculpture of Emmeline Pankhurst is to become only the second statue of a woman in Manchester. While this may represent progress for women's representation, the messaging behind this new public art work is rather more complex Read more »| 28 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
Ewan Murray @ Telfer Gallery, Glasgow
Ewan Murray's Landscapes, People, Buildings is an insightful and sensitive collection of small paintings. Read more »| 26 Apr 2017 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 25 Apr – 1 May
This week brings music, performance and new exhibitions, as well as a very, very packed weekend with Glasgow Open House Festival, Glasgow Zine Festival and Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair. Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
Features
Cass Art Manchester: open for artists
As art supplies store Cass Art opens a new premises in Manchester, we explore the shop and find out how it plans to support the city's creatives Read more »| 21 Apr 2017 -
Features
Manchester After Hours 2017: programme announced
Manchester After Hours returns to celebrate the city’s galleries, museums and venues with late-night events, performances and workshops Read more »| 20 Apr 2017