Summerhall TV

Artist Tom Carlile presents Fractures, an exhibition exploring the ongoing child abuse investigation, Operation Yewtree. Combining sculpture, video work and drawing, Carlile aims to investigate the victims, the presentation of the investigation, and the sense of social desensitisation to the …

Canadian artist Stan Douglas presents a series of photographs and prints taken from his films, including Der Sandman, up to the just-completed The Second Hotel Vancouver, at the Fruitmarket Gallery. This solo exhibition showcases the work Douglas undertakes to explore themes …

Raj Chakraborty interviews author Andrey Kurkov about his work, what inspires him, and the presence of amoral characters in his books, at the 2005 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Andrey Kurkov is a Ukrainian novelist and commentator, writing for several international …

Coming into its final week at the Talbot Rice Gallery, Christopher Orr’s selection of new and recent paintings for his exhibition ‘The Beguiled Eye’. Orr draws inspiration from a range of source material and visual appropriation such as clips from …

A Bench on the Road is the result of research commissioned in 2013 by the University of Edinburgh under the Italian-Scottish Research Cluster project (ISRC). The script, written by Laura Pasetti, is based on archival items held by the ISRC, …

Set up in 2001 Channel Six Dundee was an innovative TV music and arts channel broadcasting to those parts of Dundee reached by the Tay Bridge transmitter. Where available, the signal was easy to receive on portable as well as …

Coming into its final week on show, Futureproof is an annual showcase of new photographic talent selected from Scotland’s photographic and fine art degree courses. Work comes from Edinburgh College of Art, Glasgow School of Art, University of the West …

Programme Curator for Suttie Arts Space, Fraser MacDonald, discusses the work of Grampian Hospital Arts Trust, which has been working for 30 years to bring art into the hospital. Featuring a mix of traditional and contemporary styles of work, the …

The Golden Beggar festival of local TV is held annually in Kosice, Slovakia. This series of clips from the 2005 festival illustrates the humanity of those living in countries that the west has long lost contact with, countries identified since …

Jim Kelly interviews Glyn Maxwell about his new book, The Sugar Mile, a series of monologues set during the Second World War and a post 9/11 environment, at the 2005 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Glyn Maxwell is a poet and …

Edward Welch, Director of the Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture introduces the archive of photographer George Washington Wilson and the contemporary work of the Visual Culture Aberdeen blog. Photographs courtesy of the University of Aberdeen.

Drawing inspiration from Summerhall and its current place within the arts in 2013, owner Robert McDowell disentangles arts and cultural policy.

Same Same But Different is a group exhibition featuring the work of artists Lotte Glob, Oliver Laric and Stephanie Mann. The three artists work in very different media, but all share the theme of repetition within their work, whether it …

Photographers Catherine Cameron and Jolanta Dolewska discuss their work in January’s Talk See Photography event, held at CCA. Both photographers work with analogue technology, Dolewska incorporating found imagery with new photographs, creating a dialogue between pictures and exploring the various …

In collaboration with Art Fund International & Hayward Touring, Glasgow’s GoMA is one of five UK galleries and museums that will be showing a range of works by international artists. Acquired through the Art Fund scheme, the collection will feature …

Artist William Latham introduces his show Mutator 2, which displays early drawings and an interactive projection work involving three projections that visitors interact with via touchscreen to morph and mutate forms. The software used is modelled on evolution. Mutator 2 …

Lesley-Anne Lettice introduces Kirkcaldy Galleries’ collection of watercolours and drawings, featuring works by the likes of Elizabeth Blackadder, Sir William Gillies, Frances Walker and many more. Due to the delicate nature of the works they aren’t shown as often as …

Warburton Gallery presents ‘Edgelands’, a new exhibition of work from artists Paul Martin and Idris Murphy. The exhibition came out of a conversation they had in Australia, where they discovered that they shared similar references and inspirations. Although each painter …

Photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews presents her exhibition, Shot at Dawn, which explores the sites where British, French and Belgian troops were shot for cowardice and desertion between 1914 and 1918. Chloe Dewe Mathews : Shot at Dawn This project was conducted …

Curator Graham Domke introduces the work of American artist, Jim Campbell. Indirect Imaging is the first ever UK solo exhibition of his work, and he presents a series of light sculptures derived from simple films – birds in flight or …

Do You See What I see is artist Gerald McGowan’s observations of people, their interactions with each other, and how they’re reflecting society today. McGowan uses photography and sketching to record his ideas and moments of inspiration, which will later …

Talking at the Amnesty International event as part of Edinburgh International Book Festival, author Ian Rankin shares his thoughts on the power of free speech and the written word. Ian Rankin is best known for his Rebus series. Started when …

Gordon Johnstone from The Grind Journal and Craig Allan from [Untitled] Falkirk discuss their upcoming food bank fundraiser, Away Game. Taking place in Summerhall’s Anatomy Lecture Theatre on the 15th January, the event will have a host of poets and …

The Real Bothy is a project devised by three artists, Claire Lamond, Andrew Lennie and Alan Grieve, and has toured around the communities of Fife stopping in places such as Lochore Meadows, Oakley Community Centre, Lochgelly Centre, and the Rothes …

Invented Acoustical Tools 1969 – 2014 is the first UK showing of musical instruments by American artist, filmmaker and musician, Tony Conrad. A pioneer of minimal and drone music, Conrad wanted to expand the boundaries of music that is most …

It’s thirty years since this animation was commissioned by the National Union of Journalists and Channel Four from TURC Video in Birmingham. Animated at Bob Godfrey’s wonderful studio in London the clip features Steve Bell’s infamous journalists Blockhead and Hardnose …

Peacock Visual Arts celebrates 40 years in printmaking and collaborating with artists from all over the world. The exhibition provides more of a snapshot of what the gallery is doing, rather than a retrospective of what it has done. There …

As we celebrate 15 years of arts-news production, we take a look back at 2000’s cultural review show, Not the Late Review. Kevin Williamson introduces his guests author Hugh Collins, freelance journalist Innes Reekie, and poet Paul Reekie, as they …

To celebrate 15 years of arts-news production for various channels and websites, we’ve looked into our archive and produced this special compilation of the 5th British Art Show in Edinburgh, back in 2000. Introduced and closed by Paul Nesbitt of …

To celebrate 15 years of our literature coverage, we present a collection The Book Show interviews taken from Edinburgh Book Festival as far back as 2000. Robert Morgan presents Terry Jones, Moon Unit Zappa, Jeff Noon, Edwina Currie, Linda Grant, …