Things to do

June's Scottish art round-up includes an exciting site-specific commission by Abbas Akhavan on Bute and degree shows in Glasgow and Edinburgh Read more »

This week we venture outside the Central Belt for Abbas Akhavan's exhibition on the Isle of Bute. Elsewhere, Tracey Emin comes to Jupiter Artland and Riverside Festival kicks off in Glasgow. Read more »

The Great Eastern brings a wealth of artists to Edinburgh this weekend, Figures of Speech take us on a journey through Scottish literature and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee kicks off degree show season Read more »

The first big festival of the summer kicks off with Knockengorroch in the Galloway hills. Over in Edinburgh, the CineSkinny Film Club has its inaugural screening, and Hak Baker heads to SWG3 in Glasgow. Read more »

As spring creeps (very slowly) into Edinburgh, we explore some of the city's newest and most exciting venues, from buzzing Greek restaurant Fava to charming Leith cafe Cocorico. Read more »

David Livingstone's life was full of contradictions. He was a man of science and God. He was an abolitionist and key to the colonisation of Africa. He was celebrated as a lone pioneer but travelled with many companions. We unpick these paradoxes Read more »