Visual Arts It’s the last seven days of Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens’ Night in the Garden. Allowing the public a rare chance to experience the gardens at night, the event will present a trail for people to follow, and create a new and … Malcolm Innes : Night in the Garden
Festivals Broadcaster and author Lesley Riddoch, brings her book ‘Blossom : What Scotland Needs to Flourish’, to Shetland’s literary festival, Wordplay. Covering such topics as the grassroots efforts involved in the Scottish Independence Referendum, youth engagement in politics, and the impact … Lesley Riddoch : Blossom at Wordplay
Performance Alasdair McCrone, Creative Director of theatre and dance at Comar Arts, introduces Mull Theatre’s newest production, Whisky Galore. The play is adapted from Compton Mackenzie’s famous novel, which was based on real events, about a ship that runs aground the … Alasdair McCrone : Whisky Galore
Visual Arts Andy McDougall, Director of Edinburgh Art Fair, introduces the 3 day event, which hosts a huge selection of national and international exhibitors. Showcasing the best in printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, and much more, the art fair gives audiences the opportunity to … Andy McDougall : Edinburgh Art Fair
Visual Arts Artist Tessa Lynch presents a portrait of a city living artist in her show, Café Concrete. Lynch explores her commute through Glasgow, focusing on the emotional impact of the city’s built environment, and how to express this through sculpture, whilst … Tessa Lynch : Café Concrete
Visual Arts Writer, curator and art critic, Mika Hannula, presents his book ‘Tell It Like It Is – Contemporary Photography and the Lure of the Real’, as part of TalkSeePhotography’s workshop series. Hannula explores our understanding of contemporary photography through the discussion … Mika Hannula : Tell It Like It Is
Summerhall Residents Summerhall resident Tolulope Onabolu discusses his work in architecture, product design and 3D technology. Onabolu’s company Immersion Drive works on engaging immersive design environments and getting the user to interact with the object or space. Onabolu explores the potential opportunities … Summerhall Resident : Tolulope Onabolu
Visual Arts Artist and poet Alec Finlay presents his exhibition ‘a-ga : on mountains’, which consists of a selection of poems and a series of wooden blocks, a letter on each, arranged in such a way they spell the name of a … Alec Finlay – a-ga : on mountains
Festivals James Meek was interviewed in October for www.writerstories.tv at the Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair held, at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Meek talks about his book Private Island, which explores the privatisation of some of Britain’s largest … James Meek : Private Island
Festivals Dominic Hinde talks to Writer Stories TV about the Post Collective, at the Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair, hosted in Leith’s Out of the Blue space. The collective is an open journalism project dedicated to providing a platform for people … Dominic Hinde : Post Collective
Festivals Natalia Palombo introduces the 9th edition of Africa in Motion Film, a yearly film festival that explores the best and most interesting films that Africa has to offer. Staged at various venues throughout Glasgow and Edinburgh, the festival puts on … Natalia Palombo : Africa In Motion Film Festival
Visual Arts When Joyce Laing first started in the field of art therapy, not much research had been conducted to find out what kind of impact it could have on a patient. Laing had observed the development of certain patients’ work and … Joyce Laing : Art Therapy
Visual Arts Artists Aoife McGarrigle and Iede Reckman present their joint exhibition, Over/Athrá, currently showing in the Briggait, Glasgow. The pair met on Glasgow School of Art’s M.Litt course and found similarities in their work such as an interest in geometric shapes. … Aoife McGarrigle and Iede Reckman : Over/Athrá
Visual Arts Danish artist Jesper Christiansen presents FOUND DRAWINGS, an exhibition of drawings which were originally shown as part of a large exhibition back in Denmark, called GO BACK. The works on show were nearly thrown out during a house move, but … Jesper Christiansen : FOUND DRAWINGS
Visual Arts The Lighthouse Late is an event celebrating design, music and film, and features a whole host of artists, musicians, and filmmakers. Landscape architect, performer and filmmaker Liva Dudareva, introduces urban consultancy and art collective, Metasitu, which is comprised of herself … Liva Dudareva : The Urbanography Series
Visual Arts Glasgow Print Studio’s featured artist is Gregor Smith, whose work studies the interesting landforms of Scotland and Norway. Smith starts by creating rough sketches of his scene, building up on this work in watercolours or etching. His recent trip to … Gregor Smith : Glasgow Print Studio
Visual Arts It’s the final week of Gregor Wright’s exhibition, Dinosaur Expert I’m Feeling Lucky. Wright combines several subjects such as chance, logic or fantasy with one narrative, Science Fiction. The final exhibition combines sculpture, painting and installation with a wide variety … Gregor Wright : Dinosaur Expert I’m Feeling Lucky
Visual Arts Entering into its final week Reverse : Universe by Japanese artist Nana Shiomi displays a collection of Woodcut prints created by Shiomi using traditional Japanese techniques combined with contemporary tools. An important element of her prints is the repetition of … Nana Shiomi : Reverse – Universe
Visual Arts Artist David Aitken presents his solo exhibition of photography, Seen But Not Seen at Dundee’s Tin Roof gallery. The work on display shows Aitken’s development from 35mm film into digital, and explores different compositions and inspirations. The theme comes from the … David Aitken : Seen, But Not Seen
Festivals The 18th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair – the alternative international book festival – will take place from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 October 2014 in Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Around 70 publishers will be displaying books ranging … Elaine Henry : Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 2014
Visual Arts Artist Gary Baseman has been exploring his father’s life in his mid-20s, when he escaped the Nazis during World War II, and became a partisan with a Soviet group, in the woods near his home. Mythical Creatures is the piece … Gary Baseman : The Buckingham Warrior
Visual Arts As part of a TalkSeePhotography event held at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger and Erja Sala talk about the phenomenon of sharing pictures online through sites and apps such as Flickr, Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr. Rastenberger’s long term … Erja Sala and Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger : TalkSeePhotography
Visual Arts Mythical Homeland is enjoying an extended run at Summerhall. Artist Gary Baseman‘s exhibition delves into the real and imagined histories of generations past, interpreting the Holocaust and its lasting effects on culture and identity. Drawings, paintings, and photographs and a short … Gary Baseman : Mythical Homeland
Visual Arts Coming into its final week, curator Kirsten Lloyd talks to us about Stills Gallery’s exhibition, The King’s Peace : Realism and War, which exhibits the work of photographer and writer Owen Logan, as well as that of other photographers who … Kirsten Lloyd : The King’s Peace – Realism and War
Visual Arts As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, a collective of artists have created a series of works in various media for the large exhibition Out of Sight/Out of Mind, in Summerhall’s Meadow Suite Gallery. The exhibition … Out of Sight/Out of Mind Exhibition
Visual Arts Archivist Kerry Patterson introduces Glasgow Print Studio’s exhibition, Alasdair Gray : A Life in Print and Posters. As part of a special season celebrating the artist’s 80th birthday, and his prolific art career, the studio has a series of prints … Alasdair Gray : A Life in Print and Posters
Visual Arts As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, a collective of artists have created a series of works in various media for the large exhibition Out of Sight/Out of Mind, in Summerhall’s Meadow Suite Gallery. The exhibition … Out of Sight/Out of Mind Exhibition
Visual Arts Sculptor and Summerhall resident, Deirdre Nicholls unveils her Nelson Mandela bust, at a ceremony in Glasgow City Chambers, celebrating 21 years since Mandela visited Glasgow to thank them for granting him the freedom of the city. Nicholls was selected by … Nelson Mandela Bust Unveiling
Visual Arts Sculptor Deirdre Nicholls unveils her Nelson Mandela bust, at a ceremony in Glasgow City Chambers, celebrating 21 years since Mandela visited Glasgow to thank them for granting him the freedom of the city. Nicholls was selected by a panel of … Nelson Mandela Bust Unveiling
Visual Arts Ben Twist, Director of Creative Carbon Scotland, spoke at the Craft Scotland conference recently, outlining the important steps creative industries must take to ensure they keep their practice as green as possible. Creative Carbon Scotland aims to work with cultural … Ben Twist : Creative Carbon Scotland
