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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FestivalsLiverpool Biennial 2016 programme announced
Split into six 'episodes' exploring links to Ancient Greece, China and beyond, Liverpool Biennial 2016 will involve 42 artists from 15 participating countrie... Read more »| 28 Apr 2016 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 27 Apr - 2 May
Our weekly art guide, featuring performance at Glasgow School of Art and The Glue Factory, the return of Glasgow Zine Fest, and a beer-based art exhibition in Edinburgh. Read more »| 26 Apr 2016 -
NewsCCA Highlights - May/June 2016
Bored in Glasgow this Spring? Impossible – not when there’s so much great film, art and music going on at the CCA. Allow us to be your guide Read more »| 25 Apr 2016 -
NewsThis Week in Scottish Art: 19-25 April
It's the final week of this year's Glasgow International festival of visual art, with plenty of events across Glasgow in the coming week. Here's our guide to what's what... Read more »| 19 Apr 2016 -
Interviews
Exploring Audio: Sound for the Moving Image at GSA
With May’s interim degree show approaching, The Skinny talks to staff, alumni and students about The Glasgow School of Art’s Masters programme in Sound for the Moving Image. Read more »| 13 Apr 2016 -
Festivals
Sounds from the Other City: Meet the art directors
For the last three years, Sounds from the Other City has appointed an art director to oversee the look and feel of the festival. This year's artist, himHallows, gives us a taste of what to expect – from cardboard crustaceans to a masquerade ball. Read more »| 13 Apr 2016
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Reviews
Reel Stories @ Museum of Liverpool
Think of the Liverpool skyline and you probably think of powerful Victorian buildings – docks, grand hotels with sweeping staircases, the two cath... Read more »| 12 Apr 2016 -
News
This Week in Scottish Art: 12-18 April
Glasgow International continues while British Art Show gains momentum in Edinburgh; Cryptic Nights returns, a host of GI artists discuss their work, and there's an Aphrodisiac Feast at The Old Barn... Read more »| 12 Apr 2016 -
Showcase
Thom Isom: The Skinny Showcase
Thom Isom is a freelance graphic designer and artist. He works with artists, musicians and cultural organisations from around the UK. He’s been designi... Read more »| 12 Apr 2016 -
Festivals
FutureEverything 2016 review: Experiments in Art
FutureEverything 2016 offered new ways of thinking about the future and artistically minded experiments in data visualisation. Our writer went along to the c... Read more »| 11 Apr 2016 -
Reviews
Richard Slee @ Tramway
Richard Slee's Work and Play exhibition at Tramway has some good moments, but isn't getting the laughs it's going for. Read more »| 06 Apr 2016 -
Emerging Artists
Sarah Wright @ Glasgow Print Studio
Sarah Wright expands into installation and sculpture in her latest exhibition in Glasgow Print Studio. Using methods of stripping away and simplification, she paradoxically sets up a disquieting ambiguity. Read more »| 06 Apr 2016 -
News
Liverpool LightNight 2016 programme announced
LightNight, Liverpool's annual night-time celebration of arts and culture in the city, returns for its seventh year with a programme of light projections, new musical compositions and other late-night cultural happenings Read more »| 05 Apr 2016 -
Things To Do
Manchester After Hours 2016: What to see
Manchester After Hours returns for 2016, with late opening at galleries, museums and venues around Manchester, and performances, workshops and experiences of all kinds across the city. Here's our pick of the programme. Read more »| 04 Apr 2016 -
Interviews
Glasgow International's Community Projects
Taking the Glasgow part of its title seriously, Glasgow International 2016 involves several community-oriented and socially-engaged projects. We talk to some of the artists facilitating these events and exhibitions. Read more »| 04 Apr 2016