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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InterviewsIn conversation with Wooosh Gallery
The Skinny speaks to Dundee-based Wooosh Gallery about institutional voices, disrupting curatorial practices, and setting up an art gallery in a car park Read more »| 08 Nov 2023 -
FeaturesScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: November 2023
New exhibitions across Scotland this month explore social class, institutional power and colonial legacies Read more »| 03 Nov 2023 -
NewsEAF 2023: Scotland’s International Art Fair
Edinburgh Art Fair is back with another dynamic programme of art, music, talks and workshops, alongside a carefully considered lineup of food and drinks featuring some truly spectacular art puns Read more »| 25 Oct 2023 -
Emerging ArtistsMirrl & Half Year Studio: Capitals
October ushers in Capitals, an exciting new collaboration in lighting by Mirrl and Half Year Studio, celebrating two of Glasgow’s most iconic historic designers – Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and Charles Rennie Mackintosh Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
NewsCreative Edinburgh Awards: The 2023 Shortlist
The Spit it Out Project, AdesignStorie, Hidden Door, and The Edinburgh Science Festival are just some of the projects and organisations shortlisted for Creative Edinburgh Awards this year Read more »| 16 Oct 2023 -
InterviewsCrafted Selves: Cat Dunn on curation and identity
As she prepares to open Crafted Selves: The Unfinished Conversation at St Andrews Museum, The Skinny meets curator Cat Dunn to talk about her new touring exhibition Read more »| 13 Oct 2023
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InterviewsOccult Visions: Sekai Machache at Mount Stuart
Sekai Machache’s immersive installation at Mount Stuart draws our attention to who was, and who is, absent in the archive – a reverent call to reinstate and to invoke those who have been silenced Read more »| 10 Oct 2023 -
FeaturesMaking Better Worlds: SCAN's Summer Campaign
Scottish Contemporary Art Network has been tirelessly advocating for cultural workers in Scotland for many years – director Moira Jeffrey fills us in on their latest public campaign, Artists Make A Better World Read more »| 06 Oct 2023 -
Emerging ArtistsTransient Edinburgh
Can the festival city serve its creative communities year-round? We look at Edinburgh's relationship with the arts, the fringe, and its various communities Read more »| 05 Oct 2023 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival: Keg de Souza at Royal Botanic Gardens
One writer reflects on Keg de Souza's exhibition at Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden, which examines the legacies of colonialism on the global south's natural ecologies Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
NewsScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: October 2023
October welcomes a dense and diverse set of new exhibitions, screenings and performances across the country – here are the highlights Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
FeaturesEdinburgh Art Festival: Jesse Jones’ The Tower
One writer reflects on her experience of Jesse Jones’ intensely haunting installation at Talbot Rice, which explores terrifying histories of misogyny in Ireland and beyond Read more »| 12 Sep 2023 -
FeaturesEdinburgh Art Festival: Markéta Luskačová at Stills
One writer explores the work of Prague-born, UK-based photographer Markéta Luskačová and her enduring photographs of children from the 1960s to the present day Read more »| 11 Sep 2023 -
InterviewsThe Art of Disruption: Hazel Peters on No Permission Needed
The Skinny speaks to Hazel Peters about online and print platform No Permission Needed as they prepare to start work on their third publication Read more »| 30 Aug 2023 -
InterviewsManifestin' Joy: Christian Noelle Charles at Edinburgh Printmakers
The Skinny meets Christian Noelle Charles to discuss her current exhibition WHAT A FEELING! | ACT I at Edinburgh Printmakers Read more »| 30 Aug 2023