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
Art in Scotland Andy MacMillan, renowned architect and co-designer of St.Peter’s Seminary, has died at the age of 85. MacMillan was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, and went on to become one half of one of Britain’s most dynamic creative partnerships with lifelong friend … Art in Scotland : Ed Hollis and the Invisible College
Visual Arts The Briggait is currently playing host to a very large sculpture in its magnificent 1873 hall. Artist Stephen Murray wanted to create a piece of work, which reflected on the recent Scottish referendum, and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and so … Stephen Murray : The Comedown
Visual Arts Scattered Waters : Sources Streams Rivers is photographer Thomas Joshua Cooper’s ‘love letter’ to Scotland. Focusing on what he calls the life line of the country, Cooper utilises traditional photography techniques and equipment to capture the streams and rivers running … Thomas Joshua Cooper : Scattered Waters – Sources Streams Rivers
Visual Arts Aaron Kreisler, Curator of Dunedin Public Art Gallery, introduces Edinburgh Art Festival’s and Glasgow Commonwealth’s exhibition, Where do I end and you begin. Taking its title from a work by Shilpa Gupta, the show presents work from a selection of … Aaron Kreisler and Kushana Bush : Where do I end and you begin
Performance Rupert Thomson, Summerhall’s Artistic Director, introduces the programme for Summerhall’s Autumn season. The programme will feature a variety of music and theatrical performances in many of the venue’s interesting spaces. For full details of the programme, go to www.summerhall.co.uk Rupert Thomson : Summerhall Autumn Programme 2014
Visual Arts ARTIST ROOMS and the Dick Institute present the work of German artist Gerhard Richter. This collection spans over 30 years of the artist’s career, and features a series of abstract paintings, and the important photographic work, 48 Portraits. With a … Phillipa Aitken : Gerhard Richter
Visual Arts A little something from our sister site Craft Scotland TV, jeweller Rhona McCallum introduces Craft Scotland’s conference exhibition, which shows a selection of some functional and sculptural works by emerging designers and makers across Scotland. The exhibition explores the diverse … Rhona McCallum : Sometimes Useful
Visual Arts Painter Keith Salmon is a resident at Wasps Courtyard Studios, Irvine and introduces his work, along with the work of others based at the studios on their open day. Salmon was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy and his sight deteriorated quickly, … Keith Salmon : The Courtyard Studios
Visual Arts Specially made for Edinburgh College of Art’s Sculpture Court, House with Dress explores artist Andreas Bee’s interest in site specific work and creating a new space for viewers to experience. The suspended sculpture explores notions of fragility, intimacy, strength and … Andreas Bee : House with Dress
Visual Arts Charles Taylor, furniture designer and founder of Charles Taylor Woodwork, opens up the doors of his workshop. This carpentry business was established in 1985 in London and relocated to Dalkeith, Edinburgh, in 1992. They work with a wide range of … Charles Taylor Woodwork
