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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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NewsScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: December 2024
Bring 2024 to a close with a print exhibition in Dundee, two excellent posthumous exhibitions, and a group show inspired by the life and work of Derek Jarman Read more »| 04 Dec 2024 -
NewsSummerhall remains in limbo over HMRC case
Summerhall’s court case with HMRC over alleged unpaid corporation tax will continue for at least three more months, placing staff, the companies owed money by Summerhall, and the Edinburgh art scene as a whole in limbo Read more »| 29 Nov 2024 -
Emerging ArtistsHome Grown: Craft Week Scotland 2024
Our national celebration of contemporary craft returns this November, championing the people and places supporting Scotland's maker community. Our design writer provides a rundown of the must-see venues and makers Read more »| 06 Nov 2024 -
FeaturesWorld Building: Arika Episode 11 preview
Ahead of its 2024 edition, Arika’s Barry Esson discusses its Episode 11 programme, heading to Tramway under the banner To End The World As We Know It Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
FeaturesNational Galleries of Scotland: Everlyn Nicodemus
There’s a major new exhibition in National Galleries of Scotland: Modern One – Everlyn Nicodemus’s paintings, drawings, collages and textiles are displayed across the whole of the ground floor and are freely accessible over winter and spring, until 25 May Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
NewsScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: November 2024
There's a diverse set of new festivals, installations and exhibitions taking place across the country in November Read more »| 29 Oct 2024
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BooksThe White Pube's Gabrielle de la Puente on new book Poor Artists
We chat with Gabrielle de la Puente, one half of infamous critical duo The White Pube, about their first book Poor Artists ahead of her appearance at Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair Read more »| 25 Oct 2024 -
FeaturesInside Glasgow’s Listen Gallery
The Glasgow-based Listen Gallery supports and exhibits artists working in sound art – the gallery's founder Riah Naief tells us more about what they do, with accompanying voices from community and collaborators Read more »| 15 Oct 2024 -
FeaturesVoices from the Archive: Holly Davey at Fruitmarket
Holly Davey’s new exhibition at Fruitmarket sees the artist foregrounding the voices of the women artists who have exhibited at the gallery over the last 50 years Read more »| 11 Oct 2024 -
NewsUncertain Times: The impact of Creative Scotland's funding delays
As Creative Scotland's big decision on Multi-Year Funding is delayed once again, we talk to arts organisations and unions about where this leaves the Scottish arts community Read more »| 09 Oct 2024 -
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Summerhall: Tax dispute puts Edinburgh arts venue in jeopardy
HMRC have hit the company which manages Summerhall with a 'winding-up petition', claiming the Edinburgh arts organisation owe unpaid corporation tax. Summerhall are disputing the claim, but their programme of events will be disrupted Read more »| 07 Oct 2024 -
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