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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Features
Queering the City: Edinburgh Art Festival 2023
As Edinburgh Art Festival returns this month, The Skinny meet Sean Burns and Tarek Lakhrissi to discuss their artistic contributions to the festival Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
Interviews
Studio Frostwood: Sustainable Ceramics
We talk to Studio Frostwood, an Edinburgh-based ceramics studio led by contemporary designers Hazel Frost and Natalie J Wood, about crafting a sustainable practice Read more »| 03 Aug 2023 -
News
Scottish Art Events & Exhibitions: August 2023
All eyes will be on Edinburgh in August, but Glasgow and Dundee also play host to excellent new exhibitions this month Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
Travel
Art Tour: A brief guide to Glasgow's galleries
Glasgow's art scene is world-renowned – here's a quick guide to some of the city's most exciting and influential galleries Read more »| 18 Jul 2023 -
Reviews
Art Night, Dundee: Shadowy sirens & sea creatures
Art Night in Dundee upended the misconception that encounters with art are static – here, interaction is encouraged, rather than frowned upon Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
Music
Living In Colour: The Art of Scott Hutchison
Ahead of Living In Colour: The Art of Scott Hutchison's arrival this month, we catch up with his brother and Frightened Rabbit bandmate Grant as well as long-time artistic collaborator Dave Thomas Read more »| 10 Jul 2023
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News
Scottish Art Events & Exhibitions: July 2023
As visual arts' busiest months arrive, new exhibitions by Christian Noelle Charles, Sebastian Thomas and Jala Wahid open in Glasgow and Edinburgh Read more »| 04 Jul 2023 -
Interviews
Dualchas: Design and its peripheries
Much of our recent writing about contemporary design explores how it overlaps and intersects with other artforms; we speak to writer and film director Peter Marsden about his work on the Dualchas installation at the Venice Architecture Biennale Read more »| 03 Jul 2023 -
Reviews
Glasgow School of Art Degree Show 2023: The review
This year's degree show at Glasgow School of Art sees graduates thoughtfully addressing chronic illness, queer representation and working class pride Read more »| 30 Jun 2023 -
Reviews
Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2023: The review
An interest in language and a devotion to craft define Edinburgh College of Art's degree show this year Read more »| 30 Jun 2023 -
Reviews
Duncan of Jordanstone Degree Show 2023: The review
This year's DJCAD graduates overcame the setbacks of the pandemic to create a range of dynamic and stimulating works Read more »| 29 Jun 2023 -
Features
Edinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2023 preview
Edinburgh Art Festival has announced the details of its annual Platform exhibition, celebrating the work of four Scotland-based emerging artists Read more »| 20 Jun 2023 -
Features
Diverse Critics 2023: Flipping the script on arts journalism
Disability Arts Online's Assistant Editor Joe Turnbull introduces the Diverse Critics programme, aiming to rewrite the script of arts journalism for emerging writers Read more »| 15 Jun 2023 -
Features
Present Tense: Art Night Dundee 2023
In the lead up to Art Night in Dundee, we speak to Maria Fusco, Margaret Salmon and Annea Lockwood about their commission: an opera-film titled History of the Present Read more »| 15 Jun 2023 -
Features
GSA Degree Show 2023: School of Design
We take a closer look at some of the students' work from the six main programmes which make up the School of Design at Glasgow School of Art Read more »| 01 Jun 2023