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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ReviewsElinor 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 -
Interviews
Dundee'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 -
NewsThis 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 -
GalleriesCultural 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
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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 -
News
This 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 -
News
HOME announces PUSH festival of regional talent
Manchester's HOME has announced the programme for PUSH, its two-week festival shining a light on local talent. Read more »| 14 Nov 2016 -
News
Hollywood stars get behind Inverleith House
In response to the news that the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh are to close Inverleith House, international stars such as Ewan McGregor and Val Kilmer come out in support of the art gallery Read more »| 11 Nov 2016 -
News
Creative Edinburgh Awards 2016: The winners!
The 2016 Creative Edinburgh Awards have been announced at an awards ceremony this evening, with sculpture park Jupiter Artland, The Scottish Poetry Library and LeithLate arts producer Morvern Cunningham among the winners Read more »| 10 Nov 2016 -
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Hogmanay festival Scot:Lands announces programme
The full programme of the fourth Scot:Lands, the one day pop-up, multi-arts festival within the Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations, has been revealed Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
Galleries
Sharon Hayes @ The Common Guild
Sharon Hayes makes a touching and complicated exhibition from extended engagement with different lesbian archives, including those at the Glasgow Women's Library. Read more »| 09 Nov 2016