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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FeaturesManchester School of Art Degree Show 2016
Manchester School of Art boasts one of the largest offerings of art and design courses in the UK. The annual degree show is its opportunity to present this v... Read more »| 14 Jun 2016 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 14-20 June
It's a week of big events with Print Festival Scotland 2016 and Embassy Annuale 2016 Read more »| 14 Jun 2016 -
Showcase
Alice Myers: The Skinny Showcase
Between 2012 and 2014, photographer Alice Myers traveled backward and forward to Calais, where she worked with migrants and refugees who were attempting to cross the Channel. Read more »| 13 Jun 2016 -
Festivals
European City of Science festival lineup announced
The programme for Science in the City festival, part of Manchester's year as European City of Science, has been revealed Read more »| 09 Jun 2016 -
NewsKate Davis announced as Margaret Tait Award winner
Glasgow-based artist Kate Davis has been awarded the 2016/17 Margaret Tait Award Read more »| 07 Jun 2016 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 8-14 June
On Friday, a host of new group exhibitions open up in the East of Glasgow, along with talks, event and screenings throughout the week across the country. Read more »| 07 Jun 2016
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Reviews
Sol Calero @ David Dale Gallery
It's all about the soap opera in David Dale, with an immersive and colourful set forming the backdrop for a new work by South American artist Sol Calero Read more »| 06 Jun 2016 -
FestivalsXpoNorth: The Art of Design
XPoNorth hosts a design programme, run by the Glasgow School of Art Forres Institute for Design Innovation, with workshops, panel discussions and an inspiring keynote speech Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
News
Art in Lancashire: June 2016
From studies of Felix the Cat to degree shows and absurdist explorations, there's plenty to get excited about at Lancashire's galleries and exhibition spaces this month Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Features
Lakes Ignite 2016: rainbows, Ruskin and real talk
On a visit to the Lake District for this year's Lakes Ignite programme, our Art editor discovers flickering rainbow bridges, 700 types of water and creepy sc... Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
News
Art in Greater Manchester: June 2016
It’s all about techno techno this month. Not Dutch Eurodance (though that would make a great theme) but the exploration of technology and its intersections with art and culture, as Manchester is halfway through its year as European City of Science Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
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Art in Liverpool: June 2016
It's degree show-a-geddon this month, with displays of student' work opening here, there and everywhere. Plus Picasso on the Wirral, Frances Bacon at The Tate and Designing Digital Now at FACT Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
Showcase
The Royal Standard is 10: The Skinny Showcase
The Royal Standard gallery in Liverpool celebrates its tenth birthday this year. We look back at some of its exhibitions to celebrate. The Royal Standard wa... Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 1-7 June
This week, there's screenings, discussions and openings across Glasgow and Edinburgh - and the last week of ECA's degree show, until Sunday! Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Interviews
Lila de Magalhaes: lions, mermaids and Tall Tales
A new touring exhibition, Tall Tales, showcases 17 artists whose work has a playful edge. With a love of mermaids, lions and risky installations, California-based artist Lila de Magalhaes certainly lives up to the brief. The Skinny meets her. Read more »| 01 Jun 2016