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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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FeaturesDIY Darlings: The artists on the fringe of Glasgow International
With Glasgow International in town, a whole host of artists and curators present an eclectic array of exhibitions outwith the official programme – we pick out some highlights Read more »| 02 Jun 2026 -
NewsScottish Art Highlights: June 2026
Glasgow International uplifts homegrown creativity and community projects with exhibitions across the city, while a Sandra George retrospective and an installation by Katie Paterson arrives in Edinburgh Read more »| 02 Jun 2026 -
Emerging ArtistsGSA Degree Show 2026: Master of Fine Art
The MFA programme offers an expansive and ambitious cohort of young artists who look primed to push boundaries in Scotland’s creative sphere and beyond Read more »| 01 Jun 2026 -
FeaturesCity Links: Helen Nisbet on Glasgow International 2026
Scotland’s biennial of contemporary art is back under the community-driven vision of its new director, Helen Nisbet. We highlight the must-sees of this expansive programme, featuring the likes of Aqsa Arif, Cathy Wilkes and Michelle Williams Gamaker Read more »| 01 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsÅsa Johannesson: The Queering of Photography @ Stills, Edinburgh
At Stills in Edinburgh, Åsa Johannesson's photography exhibition reconfigures the queer gaze and plays with the relationships between sitter, photographer and viewer Read more »| 29 May 2026 -
Emerging ArtistsGSA Degree Show 2026: Heads Up
The Degree Show isn’t the only event to look forward to at the GSA this summer. Here are some events, exhibitions and talks to keep an eye on Read more »| 28 May 2026
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Emerging ArtistsGSA Degree Show 2026: Architecture
From the conceptual reimagination of the Highlands to an analysis of the city of Copenhagen, the MSA Degree Show covers the breadth of the built environment today Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
Emerging ArtistsGSA Degree Show 2026: Design
Together, these emerging designers are challenging conventional boundaries while proposing thoughtful responses to contemporary life Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
Emerging ArtistsGSA Degree Show 2026: MDes Communication Design
For students on the MDes Communication Design programme this year, location and surroundings appear as a framework exploring how images, narratives and landscapes shape, fix, or unsettle the ways in which people are defined Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
Emerging ArtistsGSA Degree Show 2026: Fine Art
Students from the School of Fine Art have explored perception and scale across all degree programmes. Their installations invite immersion across diverse ideas, intentions and forms Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
Emerging ArtistsGSA Degree Show 2026: Innovation and Technology
The work of students at SIT embodies the space where future and present overlap, in the intersection of art and technology Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
FeaturesShame Parade: Bugarin + Castle's Scotland + Venice exhibition
At the Venice Biennale, Bugarin + Castle's Scotland + Venice pavilion reverberates against rising transphobia, reimagining cross-cultural traditions of public shaming through sound, sculpture and spectacle Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
NewsECA Degree Show at risk amid staff and student boycotts
Some ECA final year students have threatened a “Grad Show Boycott” as ECA teaching staff continue a Marking and Assessment Boycott in response to potential job cuts Read more »| 08 May 2026 -
FeaturesTrongate 103: Community, Creativity, and Glasgow's Cultural Crisis
Glasgow's art scene is under threat. In light of City Property's decision to quadruple rent for tenants at Trongate 103, we question the profit-motivated decisions damaging the arts community Read more »| 06 May 2026 -
FeaturesDrawing Strength: Lorna Miller on comics, cartoons and creativity
Glasgow illustrator and artist Lorna Miller has spent decades moving between comics, political cartooning, and design work. We discuss the reinvention and resilience that come with the cycles of creative careers Read more »| 06 May 2026