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Programme Manager at Collective Gallery Siobhan Carroll, introduces artist Bertille Bak’s exhibition ‘Faire le mur’. Featuring 6 tapestries and a 17 minute film, Bak’s work centres around her own observations of community life. Bertille Bak is a French visual artist …

Chicago based artist Fraser Taylor introduces his exhibition ‘Figure/Ground’, a body of work undertaken in his 1 year sabbatical from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Taylor returned to his home in Scotland to create work focusing on …

Mike McDonnell lives and works on the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, where his quirky, irreverent work echoes the Shetland propensity for poking fun at local politicians and each other as evidenced in the annual Up Helly’aa fire …

We talk to veteran broadcaster Peter Snow at the 2013 Lennoxlove Book Festival about his newest book “When Britain Burned the White House”, which tells the story of the War of 1812 and Britain’s attempt to stop the Americans by …

Glasgow based designer Gabriella Marcella DiTano introduces Risotto, a risograph print and design studio. The studio specialises in providing events, venues, labels and individuals with a range of print, design, installations and art direction. Find out more about the studio …

Artistic Director of Perth Theatre Rachel O’Riordan, introduces the work of Perth Theatre and the programme that she has put in place, which is geared towards engaging the local communities around Perth and getting them involved in theatre. The programme …

Dundee based artist Ben Robinson introduces his project ‘ART101‘, a YouTube channel created by Ben as a response to the government’s discussions to get rid of art education. Ben pitched his idea of an arts channel to the Dundee Visual …

Photographer Malcolm J Thomson and printmaker Allan Beveridge introduce their exhibition ‘Seeing the Wood and the Trees’. A combination of the two mediums, this exhibition is a result of a visual exploration of woodland in Fife and Angus,from Harran Hill …

Sophia Hao, Curator of Cooper Art Gallery at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, introduces the new exhibition ‘Disrupting the Alignment’, by Pakistani artist Naiza Khan. Featuring three films, watercolours, prints and photographic works, this is Khan’s first …

Bonhoga marks the start of its 20th anniversary celebrations with the opening of the first show of 2014. Dennis Coutts returns with another showcase of captivating images from the 1960s in Shetland. After the huge success of Sixties’ Exposure at …

Artist Mary Modeen discusses her work featured in her new exhibition ‘The Absolutely Other’, showing at Edinburgh Printmakers. Featuring prints, books and models, Modeen creates scenes by applying layer upon layer of images to produce a picture that you could …

Susanna Mulvihill introduces ‘1933: Eine Nacht Im Kabarett’, an immersive theatre piece that is in two parts; one happening on the stage, and the other happening amongst the audience. Drawing from traditional Weimar Cabaret style, the piece is set on …

Visual artists Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead introduce their exhibition ‘Maps DNA and Spam’ at Dundee Contemporary Arts. Working in film and print, their work looks at the relationship we have with the Internet, the impact it has had on …

Artist Alex Dordoy introduces his first major solo exhibition in a UK public Gallery, persistencebeatsresistance, at Inverleith House, Edinburgh. Utilising different materials such as plaster, silicone and glass, Dordoy’s work explores the role of objects beyond their physical use, representing …

Douglas Currie and Susan Wales introduce the work of the Scottish Community Drama Association National Library, which is an archive that holds copies of plays acting as a useful resource for community and amateur theatre. The SCDA have set up …

Art historian Bill Hare, introduces the work of the Boyle Family and their 1969 work Tidal Series, which is on display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. The Boyle Family consisted of Mark Boyle and Joan Hills, and …

An exploration into the creative potential of a found object, Sally Webber introduces her exhibition ‘An Inexact Science’, at Summerhall. The show features a collection of found objects, some of which were discovered in Webber’s time practicing at Summerhall. The …

Fiona Herbert steps in to guest host Jo Caulfield’s night of storytelling and comedy. A whole evening of comedy, music and tales from the likes of the Martians, comedian and radio producer Julia Sutherland, comedian Andrew Learmonth, poet Jenny Lindsay …

Photographer Julie Howden introduces her exhibition ‘The Throwbacks – Obsessed About The ’50s’, featuring a collection of photographs studying the sub-culture of 50s style. The Throwbacks – Obsessed About The ’50s is on in the Lower Café Gallery, Summerhall, Edinburgh, …

Performance artist Sarah Sanders introduces her piece ‘I Used To’, a live text based work that is part of ‘The Dark Would’ exhibition at Summerhall. Using black paint, Sarah adorns the walls of the Lower Church Gallery corridor with phrases …

Simon Hart, Artistic Director of Puppet Animation Scotland, introduces Manipulate Festival 2014, which showcases and celebrates innovative visual theatre and film. The festival takes place from the 31st January to the 8th February, in locations across Scotland and down in …

Paul Darling, one half of arts production company ‘Two Little Birds’, introduces their largest ever group exhibition, ‘Boys Keep Swinging’. Featuring the work of artists from New York, London and Manchester, this exhibition explores certain aspects of contemporary society from …

Curator Hannah Brocklehurst introduces the National Galleries exhibition, Allan Ramsay at 300. Featuring a large collection of drawings, this exhibition, which celebrates the 300th anniversary of the artist’s birth, displays the commitment Ramsay had to the technique of drawing. This …

Simon Hart, Artistic Director of Puppet Animation Scotland, introduces Manipulate Festival 2014, which showcases and celebrates innovative visual theatre and film. The festival takes place from the 31st January to the 8th February, in locations across Scotland and down in England.  

Al Bennett of Edinburgh Hacklab talks about the idea behind the space, and what it offers to those interested in these kind of facilities. Based at Summerhall, Hacklab launched on 24th August 2010, and is part of the worldwide movement …

Artist Fiona Watson presents Glasgow Print Studio’s exhibition ‘Living Proof‘, which features a collection of prints from artists such as Elizabeth Blackadder, Alasdair Gray, Kenny Hunter and many more. The exhibition represents an ongoing preoccupation with animals in artists work, …

Curator Robin Baillie introduces the Scottish Portrait Gallery’s exhibition ‘The Nation // Live | Work, Union, Civil War, Faith, Roots’. The exhibition features work from five community outreach projects, which looked at the meaning of Scottish history to residents of …

Black Sun Drum Korps discuss their interpretation of Shakespeare’s dark classic, Macbeth. Focusing on the story of Lady Macbeth, Black Sun Drum Korps combine rhythmic industrial music with Burroughs and Gysin’s cut-up technique to create an intense and visceral retelling …

Curator Anna Robertson introduces ‘Re:new’, a selection of contemporary art from Dundee’s Art Galleries and Museums recent art acquisitions. This exhibition is split into two groups. One group looks at the unusual visual depictions of Dundee, from the response to …

The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum presents an exhibition of paintings from the collection of James Guthrie Orchar. This selection explores the way harbours were depicted frequently as a subject matter in 19th Century art. James Guthrie Orchar (1823–1898) …