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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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FeaturesNational Galleries of Scotland: Three Lavery Works
We asked Dr Freya Spoor, Curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, to tell us all about three of the paintings currently on display in An Irish Impressionist | Lavery on Location Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
NewsScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: October 2024
October is a stellar month for art lovers with a multitude of exhibition openings in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Read more »| 01 Oct 2024 -
NewsThe World As We Know it: Arika announce 2024 programme
Arika return to Tramway this autumn with Episode 11: To End The World As We Know It, an exploration of the relationship between artistic practice, critical thought and political organising Read more »| 18 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsEnd to end: Dundee Design Festival's BOOKENDS exhibit
Dundee Design Festival's BOOKENDS exhibit sees 30 Scotland-based designers respond to the travel writing of two Victorian Dundee women, who travelled to the ends of the Earth for DC Thomson in the 19th century Read more »| 12 Sep 2024 -
InterviewsThe Best of Scottish Design: Dundee Design Festival 2024
Dundee Design Festival lands in the UNESCO City of Design this month, with the chance to see the work of 180 designers all under one roof. We catch up with this year’s festival director, our very own Stacey Hunter, to find out more Read more »| 12 Sep 2024 -
InterviewsWriting Intimacy: The Skinny Prize 2024
The Skinny meets Samuel Temple – the winner of this year’s The Skinny Prize at RSA New Contemporaries – to learn more about their making process, inspirations and the realities of post-art school life Read more »| 12 Sep 2024
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InterviewsThe Power of the Unseen: Tayo Adekunle at Edinburgh Printmakers
In her show at Edinburgh Printmakers, Tayo Adekunle finds affinity with a Yoruban Orisha in new photographs, prints and textile works Read more »| 09 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Sequoia Danielle Barnes' Everything Is Satisfactual
One writer takes a deep dive into the themes of Sequoia Danielle Barnes' exhibition at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, which unravels how the consumption of cuteness perpetuates oppression and marginalisation Read more »| 05 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Hayley Barker & Fungi Forms
One writer explores the interplay between nature and domestic space in Hayley Barker’s The Ringing Stone at Ingleby Gallery and Fungi Forms at The Royal Botanic Gardens Read more »| 05 Sep 2024 -
FeaturesHidden Door moves to Maybury paper factory for 2025
Hidden Door have announced their 2025 home – a vast former paper factory in Maybury in the west of Edinburgh – with a launch party at the venue this autumn Read more »| 05 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Prem Sahib's Alleus
One writer reflects on Prem Sahib's performance Alleus, taking place in an an Edinburgh car park, evoking the now-departed Conservative government's scary anti-immigration rhetoric against the backdrop of far-right violence across the UK Read more »| 02 Sep 2024 -
NewsScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: September 2024
September's art highlights include two exciting festivals and a plethora of exhibitions at galleries across Scotland Read more »| 02 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Karol Radziszewski's Filo
One writer reflects on Karol Radziszewski's exhibition at City Art Centre, which offered an opportunity to understand Polish queer histories and the importance of queer archiving Read more »| 30 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesFrom the Echo Department
Graphical House co-founder Daniel Ibbotson on reconnecting with his musical roots and collaborating with Fraser Taylor to create a new fundraising double LP Read more »| 15 Aug 2024 -
FeaturesCelebrating 50 years of Fruitmarket
As Fruitmarket celebrates its 50th birthday this year, The Skinny takes a deep dive into the archive for a look at five of the gallery’s pioneering exhibitions – from the 1970s to the 2010s Read more »| 08 Aug 2024