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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ReviewsThe Inventors of Tradition II
A new publication and artist book incorporates documentary moments for each of the elements of The Inventors of Tradition II project. Conceived by the artist... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Features
Don't Miss: Helen Marten at The Hepworth Wakefield
Make sure to catch the Hepworth Prize for Sculpture exhibition, featuring work by 2016 Turner Prize winner Helen Marten, before it closes in February. Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
InterviewsIan Skelly on The Coral: Distance Inbetween
As the curtain comes down on a triumphant year for The Coral, following the success of their eighth album Distance Inbetween, we chat with drummer Ian Skelly... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 6-12 Dec
It's the second art weekly of December and so the season of Christmas Party fundraisers is upon us! With very affordable art and all-invited parties through 16 Nicholson Street, CASS Art and Rhubaba, find some art cheer where you are this week! Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
News
Helen Marten wins Turner Prize 2016
The 30-year-old artist from Macclesfield says she’ll share the £25,000 award with her fellow nominees. In less surprising news, Michael Gove is a dick Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Reviews
Elinor Stanley @ House for an Art Lover
Elinor Stanley brings intimate paintings of bald heads and retreating figures to Mackintosh's House for an Art Lover. Read more »| 05 Dec 2016
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InterviewsDundee's Finest Export: DCA Thomson
Christmas time for many brings with it an Oor Wullie or The Broons annual, comics that are recognisably more Scottish than a saltire soaked in Irn Bru. To ce... Read more »| 29 Nov 2016 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 29 Nov – 5 Dec
A whole new week's worth of screenings, openings and exhibition openings with a restaged Strawberry Switchblade performance tomorrow, openings at Mount Florida Studios and Collective and a 12-hour symposium in Dundee. Read more »| 29 Nov 2016 -
Galleries
Cultural Highlights: Art Without Walls at YSP
Art Without Walls For more than three decades, Yorkshire Sculpture Park has been busy breaking down barriers between the public and contemporary art, capita... Read more »| 29 Nov 2016 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 22-28 Nov
Brace yourselves for an eventful week ahead with two festival, previews, new shows, performances, a talk, and a symposium in Edinburgh and Glasgow, but at the start of next week there’s a chance to spoil your loved ones, (or yourself) at GSA Read more »| 22 Nov 2016 -
Features
Explore Leeds with a Christmas art trail
Christmas in Leeds this year is an arty affair, with a specially commissioned trail of art works encouraging visitors to explore the city and residents to discover it anew Read more »| 21 Nov 2016 -
News
A reprieve for Inverleith House?
Glimmer of hope in Inverleith House campaign as Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh release a fresh statement Read more »| 18 Nov 2016 -
Books
Graphic Content: Stef Bradley
Liverpool-based zine maker Stef Bradley makes comics that celebrate the extraordinary everyday. Read more »| 18 Nov 2016 -
Features
Christmas gift guide: Northern artists and makers
With – dare we say it – Christmas around the corner, we collect some of our favourite local designers from Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds together for some festive shopping inspiration. Scroll through the gallery above and find out more about them below. Read more »| 16 Nov 2016 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 15-21 Nov
House for an Art Lover and Edinburgh's Fruitmarket Gallery preview new exhibitions from emerging and established artists alike, plus take your pick of talks, lectures, a book launch and numerous performances and film screenings Read more »| 15 Nov 2016