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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FestivalsLightNight 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 -
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 -
FeaturesCCA 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 -
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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 -
FeaturesManchester'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
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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 -
News
Leeds Art Gallery launches crowdfunding campaign
The gallery's iconic stairwell will be transformed by artist Lothar Götz if a fundraising target is achieved by 18 May Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
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This Week in Scottish Art: 18-24 April
This week brings new exhibitions from Celine Gallery, The Common Guild, WASP in Glasgow, Market Gallery, Koppe Astner, as well as the last week of Mary Mary's temporary bookshop exhibition. Read more »| 18 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
Glasgow Open House Festival 2017: What's On
Glasgow Open House Festival, one of the most exciting and unique festivals in Scotland's art scene, sees artists across the city open their doors to the public and turn their homes into impromptu gallery spaces. We take a look at the programme Read more »| 12 Apr 2017 -
Features
Check out Manchester's newest interactive digital art installation
Artist Brendan Dawes has unveiled a new interactive art installation that responds to its surroundings in Manchester's city centre, launching Bruntwood's co-working space Neo. Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 11-17 Apr
This week brings openings and events aplenty, including Many Studios' culminating event of an ongoing collaboration with Zimbabwean arts organisation Art Moves, as well as new shows from Arusha, SWG3, The Lighthouse and more. Read more »| 11 Apr 2017