Visual Arts Co-curated by the Science Festival, Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science, How the Light Gets In brings together a selection of works by international artists intrigued by light in all its forms and facets with those aiming to shine a … How the Light Gets In : Part Two
Visual Arts Rags to Riches and Zero Waste Scotland worked with four Govanhill primary schools – Cuthbertson, St Brides, Holy Cross and Annette Street primary – and Zero Waste Scotland to creatively tackle the litter and fly-tipping that occurs in the community. The … Nadine Gorency : Rags to Riches
Visual Arts Co-curated by the Edinburgh International Science Festival, Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science, How the Light Gets In brings together a selection of works by international artists intrigued by light in all its forms and facets with those aiming to … How the Light Gets In : Part One
Visual Arts Artist Hugo Canoilas presents a series of paintings, photographs, drawings and writing in his first major exhibition in Scotland, Someone a long time ago, now. Hugo Canoilas is a Portuguese artist based in Vienna. Canoilas obtained his MA from Royal … Hugo Canoilas : Someone a long time ago, now
Visual Arts Every year a series of works is selected from the various degree shows at Scotland’s art and architecture institutions, and exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy in their New Contemporaries exhibition. This opportunity offers a platform for art graduates to … RSA New Contemporaries 2015 Artists : Part Three
Visual Arts Every year a series of works is selected from the various degree shows at Scotland’s art and architecture institutions, and exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy in their New Contemporaries exhibition. This opportunity offers a platform for art graduates to … RSA New Contemporaries 2015 Artists : Part Two
Visual Arts Every year a series of works is selected from the various degree shows at Scotland’s art and architecture institutions, and exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy in their New Contemporaries exhibition. This opportunity offers a platform for art graduates to … RSA New Contemporaries 2015 Artists : Part One
Visual Arts The Royal Scottish Academy’s New Contemporaries exhibition provides a platform for newly graduated artists to showcase new or recent work. The convenor of this year’s show, Eddie Summerton RSA, had the chance to go round the art schools and colleges … RSA New Contemporaries 2015 : An Introduction
Visual Arts The Royal Glasgow Institute presents a new show of work by artist Robin Leishman. Inspired by a box of toy soldiers he found, which belonged to his late father, Leishman has created a series of paintings, etchings and sculptures, touching … Robin Leishman : Propaganda
Visual Arts A different kind of shopping experience can be found at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art’s Pig Rock Bothy, this week. Artlink’s Barter Swap Shop has a series of handcrafted items made by artists with learning disabilities in collaboration … Kara Christine : Barter Swap Shop
Visual Arts Gerard Morris has been making work professionally since he first set up his studio in Islington in 1985. He works in oils on canvas, watercolour on paper & drawing with pastels, oil pastels & charcoal on paper. For this exhibition … Gerard Morris : Glasgow Print Studio
Visual Arts Nina Bacos, founder of Talk See Photography, introduces the organisation’s roundtable discussion, which follows up on an event held last year exploring Scotland’s current photography scene and how it’s developing. The round table panel consisted of Malcolm Dickson (Streetlevel/IPS), Ben … Nina Bacos : Talk See Photography March 2015
Visual Arts Artist Anna Somerville presents a retrospective of her work at Summerhall, featuring recent work created from her studio, also based at Summerhall. Somerville’s work is instinctual and draws from emotions rather than exploring any particular theme or narrative. Anna Somerville … Anna Somerville : Summerhall Exhibition
Visual Arts The Travelling Gallery is a custom-built, mobile, contemporary art space inside a big beautiful bus, which brings high quality contemporary art exhibitions and events to schools and communities throughout Scotland. The Travelling Gallery Spring 2015 exhibition and tour is a … Alison Chisholm : The Travelling Gallery
Visual Arts Just one more week left to see the work of French brothers Michael and Florian Quistreber, as they present a series of abstract video and canvas works in their largest UK exhibition Visions of Void, at Dundee Contemporary Arts. The duo … Graham Domke : Visions of Void
Visual Arts The Romance of Iron and Cortisone is on at Glasgow Print Studios for one more week. Orkney based artist Colin Johnstone discusses his work, which features a combination of text and print works, inspired by his parents lives, in particular his … Colin Johnstone : The Romance of Iron and Cortisone
Visual Arts The second edition of In Motion Animation Festival focuses on the work of Dutch artist Hisko Hulsing, creator of the multi-award winning Junkyard. Peacock Visual Arts in Aberdeen hosts an exhibition of Hulsing’s development sketches, storyboards, paintings, and films. At … Susie Wilson introduces Hisko Hulsing
Performance In February, Charioteer Theatre developed a play exploring Italian immigration in Scotland, from the 1850s to the 1950s. Focusing on the lives of six women, three Italian and three Scottish, A Bench on the Road is the result of research … A Bench on the Road : Compilation
Visual Arts Possibilities of the Object presents a survey of Brazilian art from the 1950s onwards, by both established and up-and-coming Brazilian artists. Exploring the idea of objects and how they’re used within art, the work on show features a series of … Paulo Venancio Filho : Possibilities of the Object
Visual Arts Summerhall is hosting an exhibition featuring a mixture of sculpture, prints and sketches by the late George Wyllie. Summerhall’s Technical Director, and friend of Wyllie, Pete Searle discusses the work of Wyllie, including the artist’s dedication to involving the public … Pete Searle : George Wyllie at Summerhall
Visual Arts Curator and artist, Paul Robertson introduces his new venture, Lust and the Apple, which is a contemporary art gallery based in an old primary school in Temple. This rural setting has informed the decision to exhibit works inside the space … Paul Robertson : Lust and The Apple
Visual Arts Sculpture graduate Alistair Grant introduces The Number Shop, which is a studio and gallery space, located along from Edinburgh’s Pleasance venues. The building was empty for a long time until Grant saw an opportunity to open up affordable and flexible … Alistair Grant : The Number Shop
Visual Arts Last chance to see At Every Fading of the Stars, an exhibition of work by artist James Rigler, which is on at Tramway for one more week. Rigler explores the boundaries between important architectural objects and everyday objects. The title of … James Rigler : At Every Fading of the Stars
Visual Arts Rediscovered explores the work of artist Emma Gillies, who created painted and thrown ceramics whilst at the Edinburgh College of Art. Found locked away in a cupboard in ECA, these items had been used for still life displays without anyone … Emma Gilles : Rediscovered
Visual Arts One more week of David Lemm’s exhibition Debris and Phenomena, at Edinburgh Printmakers. Lemm completed an artist residency on the Isle of Eigg, which explored the role of maps in society, storytelling through map making and maps being used as … David Lemm : Debris and Phenomena
Visual Arts Artist and musician Tim Vincent-Smith presents a series of works and experiments during his Sound Shape residency, as he explores aspects of shape and sound at St.Margaret’s House. Pieces of work include a piano ‘cube’ constructed from three upright pianos … Tim Vincent-Smith : Sound Shape
Visual Arts Sardinian artist Michele Ciacciofera introduces his current Summerhall exhibition, I Hate The Indifferent. The site-specific exhibition features paintings, installation and sculpture, and takes its name from a speech the Italian politician Antonio Gramsci made. I Hate The Indifferent is on … Michele Ciacciofera : I Hate The Indifferent
Visual Arts It Surrounds Me – Part 2 is a continuation of work first started on a residency in Thailand, by artist jeweller, Fiona Hermse. Her initial focus was to create work that reflected the natural elements of her surroundings on the … Fiona Hermse : It Surrounds Me – Part 2
Visual Arts There’s only one week left to see The Lighthouse’s exhibition, Empowerment, which looks at the progress of Humanitarian architecture organisation Orkidstudio, and the work that it has carried out in the developing world over the last few years. The company aims … James Mitchell : Empowerment
Visual Arts ART 101 is a YouTube channel created by artist Ben Robinson, in response to the UK government’s decision to cut funding for arts education. Along with artist Morgan Cahn and editor Andrew Maclean, Robinson is currently involved in creating a … Ben Robinson : ART 101
