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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NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 2-8 August
Edinburgh Art Festival is into its first proper week, and comes with talks and events throughout the week. In Glasgow, there are openings and a milestone for the new Mount Florida Studio complex, which turns a respectable one year old. Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
FestivalsHearing Voices: Siân Robinson Davies Interview
We talk to Siân Robinson Davies about combining art and comedy and Conversations, her upcoming show of scripted conversations between inanimate objects... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Sally Hackett on The Fountain of Youth
Sally Hackett discusses her latest ceramic sculptural commission Fountain of Youth for Edinburgh Art Festival, and collaborating with pupils from Tollcross P... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
FestivalsPlatform 2016 at Edinburgh Art Festival
Edinburgh Art Festival sets up Platform, its emerging artist set of exhibitions at the very centre of its map in the Kiosk. This year marks another diverse g... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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This Week in Scottish Art: 26 July - 1 August
This week Edinburgh Art Festival officially begins, and it's packed with talks, performance and previews. Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
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UK's first graphene exhibition opens in Manchester
A new exhibition telling the story of graphene, an extraordinary substance discovered at the University of Manchester in 2004, has opened at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). Read more »| 22 Jul 2016
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This Week in Scottish Art: 19-25 July
This week sees performance in Dundee from previous Showcaser Josée Aubin Oullette, Kathryn Elkin's new show Television (with a cameo from Dustin Hoffmann...), as well as events for Dovecot's Scottish Endarkenment Read more »| 19 Jul 2016 -
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Women in Print: Manchester art exhibition preview
Find out more about some of Manchester's iconic women including Emmeline Pankhurst and Victoria Wood, whose achievements are brought to life by some equally compelling creatives in this group exhibition at Rudy's Pizza. Read more »| 18 Jul 2016 -
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Bloomberg New Contemporaries @ The Bluecoat, Liverpool
The UK's annual snapshot of emerging artists, this year featuring work by 46 graduates, comes to the Bluecoat in Liverpool Read more »| 14 Jul 2016 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 12-18 July
Here's the next seven days of art openings, events and workshops across Scotland, including costume making, new group exhibitions and some good ol' naked drawing. Read more »| 12 Jul 2016 -
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Liverpool Biennial 2016: first look report
A first look at Liverpool Biennial, opening this weekend, finds our writer taking in new work from Mark Leckey and Marvin Gaye Chetwynd Read more »| 08 Jul 2016 -
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Megan Hampton: The Skinny Showcase
Megan Hampton was born in South Africa in 1992, moving to the UK in 2005. She completed her foundation degree at Leeds College of Art in 2011 and graduated f... Read more »| 08 Jul 2016 -
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Beer-ennial: Liverpool Biennial 2016 preview
Liverpool Biennial opens this weekend, with a 14-week, 42 artist programme. Overwhelming, right? WRONG. We've put together a handy guide to the highlights, as well as the best places for food and drink pit stops along the way Read more »| 06 Jul 2016 -
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In Design: Young graphic design & animation studio
In the first of a new series looking at great design in the North, we speak to Young, a graphic design studio focusing on animation. Read more »| 06 Jul 2016 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 5-11 July
There's a whole list of new art events and openings to see this week, beginning and ending with art band gigs. Read more »| 05 Jul 2016