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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Interviews16 Nicholson Street Curators on Their Inaugural Show
New 16 Nicholson Street curators talk about their big plans for the space and the artists for their inaugural show describe what they've planned. Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
NewsFirst LightPool Festival to illuminate Blackpool
Artists including Bob and Roberta Smith and Steve Messam will participate in a brand new art festival celebrating Blackpool's unique relationship with light, and marking the final weekend of this year's Blackpool Illuminations. Read more »| 27 Sep 2016 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 27 Sep - 3 Oct
Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) is back with film screenings, workshops and talks all week at venues across Glasgow, plus previews at SWG3, the Briggait and Glasgow Sculpture Studios, and Martin Creed talks at Fruitmarket Gallery. Read more »| 27 Sep 2016 -
Emerging Artists
Jess Johnson @ Talbot Rice
Jess Johnson brings together scifi and high technology with aplomb for her Talbot Rice solo show. Read more »| 26 Sep 2016 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 20-26 September
Openings, performances and artist talks take place through the week across Glasgow and Edinburgh, including the last in the Transmission's series of experimental form artist talks, and an imaginary nightclub presented in the publication Ultra Vires. Read more »| 20 Sep 2016 -
Festivals
Threshold unveil 'Darkness & Light' theme for 2017
Threshold will return to Liverpool's Baltic Triangle for its seventh year in 2017 to showcase the region's finest music, visual artists and DIY projects. It'll also have a new theme: Darkness and Light. We take a peek Read more »| 15 Sep 2016
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Emerging ArtistsKieran Milne: The Skinny Showcase
Kieran Milne graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone in 2016 having studied Fine Art. Now based in Glasgow, Milne holds a studio at the Crownpoint studios ... Read more »| 15 Sep 2016 -
ReviewsAlice Neel @ Talbot Rice Gallery
The Subject and Me aims to narrate Alice Neel’s (1900-1984) turbulent life through her later paintings and drawings. Neel is showcased as a subject and... Read more »| 14 Sep 2016 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 13-19 September
Across Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, this week brings great new exhibitions and events including Embassy's graduate show, the largest show to date of talent Katy Dove, as well as new exhibitions from Mary Mary, Koppe Astner and more ... Read more »| 13 Sep 2016 -
Students
How to do a good degree show
Hey art student! You want your degree show to be totally amazing right? We’ve got some tips and we’ve got some gripes and hopefully the combination of the two will create a useful guide you can use to make your degree show a wonderful place for all of us Read more »| 09 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Tall Tales: An Interview with Sarah Forrest
Before the major touring group show Tall Tales comes to Glasgow Women's Library in October, Sarah Forrest describes learning the drums and the exhibition run so far Read more »| 08 Sep 2016 -
News
HOME announce new art, film & theatre season
The eclectic new season from HOME includes a Rachel Maclean showcase, an adaptation of Paul Auster’s City of Glass and a Neville Smith retrospective Read more »| 08 Sep 2016 -
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Bed Art: Top five beds in art
Tracey Emin’s not the only person to use an art bed autobiographically. Bed Art is a much underrated genre in Art History that quite frankly deserves more funding. Here are a few of our favourite examples Read more »| 06 Sep 2016 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 6-12 September
There's plenty to be seen and done this week in Scottish contemporary art, with new openings from The Modern Institute, events and previews in Cooper Gallery, Generator Projects and DCA, and a temporary radio station from CCA. Read more »| 06 Sep 2016 -
Features
In Design: The Print Project
As part of our series looking at great design in the North, we speak to The Print Project, who've spent the last six years making stunning art... Read more »| 05 Sep 2016