Visual Arts A montage looking at the Summerhall Visual Arts Programme, featuring some of the exhibitions that launched as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival. Summerhall Visual Arts Programme April-May 2014
Visual Arts Artist Peter Gillies introduces Art on the Hill, an independent art fair that takes place in the Southside of Glasgow and is part of the Southside Fringe Festival. Created out of a desire to showcase art from around the city, … Peter Gillies : Art On The Hill
Visual Arts Moray-based artist Caroline Inckle presents her new exhibition Re: Production, which is on at 1 Royal Terrace. The show features digital prints, sculpture and installation works, which draw on material retrieved from a flood alleviation scheme site near Inckle’s studio. … Caroline Inckle – Re: Production
Festivals Robert Harris talks about his last book in the Historical Fiction Festival. The book, An Officer and a Spy, tells the story of the Dreyfus Affair. Robert Harris : An Officer and a Spy
Visual Arts Sencha presents her new exhibition, Vibes I & II, which is currently on at the Arches. Adopting a mixture of street art style and illustration, Sencha explores topics such as female youth and urban living. The works on show are … Sencha : Vibes I & II
Visual Arts James Wedlake from the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum talks about one of their exhibitions, A Dream of Stirling : Norman McLaren’s Scottish Dawn. McLaren was born in Stirling, and was a well known and influential animated filmmaker. Much … James Wedlake : Norman McLaren
Literature Robert Harris talks about his last book in the Historical Fiction Festival. The book, An Officer and a Spy, tells the story of the Dreyfus Affair. Robert Harris : An Officer and a Spy
Visual Arts Director of Mary Mary Gallery in Glasgow, Hannah Robinson, introduces London based artist Jesse Wine’s new exhibition ‘Chester Man’. Wine works primarily in ceramics, and made this body of work specifically for the gallery. The artist has arranged the pieces … Hannah Robinson : Chester Man
Visual Arts To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Leith School of Art presents an exhibition featuring works from 17 past students of the school, who have gone on to continue their practice after graduating. Exhibiting at Dovecot Studios, the show features a … Leith School of Art Alumni Exhibition
Visual Arts Founders of Buzzcut, Nick Anderson and Rosana Cade, introduce their 5 day festival that takes in Glasgow. The festival provides a platform for audiences to experience exciting live art and performance, and allow artists and performers to share ideas and … Nick Anderson and Rosana Cade : Buzzcut 2014
Visual Arts Talbot Rice Gallery recently held an event called FAIR, which aims to provide a platform for Masters students to show their work in a group exhibition and work collaboratively. The event showed a mix of sculpture, painting, installation, design and … Neil Mulholland : FAIR
Visual Arts Curator Kitty Anderson introduces new work from Mexican artist Gabriel Kuri. The work on show at the Common Guild is a mixture of Kuri’s sculptural work and ordinary objects such as blankets, towels, and toiletries. By combining these objects with … Kitty Anderson : All Probability Resolves into Form
Visual Arts Artist Kirstine Roepstorff discusses her solo exhibition “Mother of Time Showing Her Fruits”, which is a continuous engagement of finding forms within the subject of the invisible. Roepstorff’s exhibition explores themes of time, light, tone and density through her collage … Kirstine Roepstorff : Mother of Time Showing Her Fruits
Visual Arts Jane Matthews introduces the Open, an exhibition that welcomes entries from amateur, professional, and student artists and craft makers, aged 18 and over, who are linked to Shetland by birth, education, or residency. This year’s theme of ‘home’ can be … Jane Matthews : Bonhoga Open 2014
Visual Arts Artist and co-founder of Glasgow Open House Art Festival, Amalie Silvani-Jones, introduces her exhibition ‘A Tragedy in Three Acts’, which is a three part installation set up in the spare room of her flat. The installation explores the widening gap … Amalie Silvani-Jones : A Tragedy in Three Acts
Visual Arts Felt Tip Faces explores the work of artists Phoebe Barnicoat, Peter Johnson and Euan Stewart who met working at Project Ability. The work on show is primarily portraiture but the artists have used felt tip pens as their medium. This … Phoebe Barnicoat : Felt Tip Faces
Festivals Director of the Summerhall Historical Fiction Festival, Iain Gale, talks about some of this year’s programme highlights. In its second year, the Summerhall Historical Fiction Festival celebrates all that is great in historical fiction. A series of panel events, readings … Iain Gale : Summerhall Historical Fiction Festival 2014
Visual Arts Matt McKenna introduces Streetland Sculpture Park, a space which is dedicated to exhibiting artworks during Spring/Summer 2014, and is supported by Glasgow City Council’s Stalled Spaces and Govanhill Housing Association. As part of Glasgow Open House Art Festival, the space … Matt McKenna : Streetland Sculpture Park
Visual Arts Artists Stephanie Burt and Emily McFarland introduce their work, which is showing as part of Glasgow Open House Art Festival. Featuring sculptural and video works, the exhibition is created in response to Chantal Akerman’s film Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1976), … Stephanie Burt : An/Other Ending
Performance Some highlights from Edinburgh’s popular literature and music night, Neu! Reekie! #46. Neu! Reekie! #46
Books Writer Duncan McLean looks back at his friendship with Orkney based photographer Gunnie Moberg. Based in Orkney since 1992, McLean was part of a loose group of writers whose work centred on Edinburgh and often explored topics such as poverty, … Duncan McLean : The Work of Gunnie Moberg
Visual Arts Tiffany Boyle, one half of curatorial duo Mother Tongue, introduces A Thousand of Him, Scattered: Relative Newcomers in Diaspora. The exhibition explores themes of storytelling and biography to examine how individuals relate to their diasporic status and its daily realities. … Tiffany Boyle : Stills Gallery
Visual Arts Writer Duncan McLean looks back at his friendship with Orkney based photographer Gunnie Moberg. Based in Orkney since 1992, McLean was part of a loose group of writers whose work centred on Edinburgh and often explored topics such as poverty, … Duncan McLean : The Work of Gunnie Moberg
Visual Arts Convenor Ronnie Forbes introduces the Royal Scottish Academy’s 188th Annual exhibition, featuring works by RSA members in sculpture, painting, print making, and video work. The curated aspect of the exhibition is called ‘Focus on Film’ and is a collection of … Ronnie Forbes : RSA Annual Exhibition
Visual Arts Photographer Scott Caruth introduces his exhibition ‘Molatham’, which explores the role of portraiture photography, graphic design and iconography in occupied Palestine. ‘Molatham’ literally translates as “to cover ones face” and the term is used to describe those fighting both violently … Scott Caruth : Molatham
Visual Arts Artists and flatmates Rebecca Bracey, Alexander Millar, Joanna Monks and Rosie Shepley exhibit their work in their flat, as part of Glasgow Open House Art Festival. Inspired by Donald Barthelme’s short story ‘I Bought A Little City’, the works interpret … Joanna Monks : I Bought a Little City
Visual Arts Artist Corin Sworn introduces her new work at Inverleith House. The pieces explore the plant samples that have been archived at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and the dyeing qualities of them. Sworn presents silk screens that have been dyed using … Corin Sworn
Visual Arts As part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, DisCARDbOARD celebrates the many and varied uses of cardboard. Lara Luna Bartley introduces some of the pieces featured in the living room, which is currently located in the Summerhall Courtyard. www.discardboard.co.uk Lara Luna Bartley : DisCARDbOARD
Visual Arts Artist Emma Ewan introduces her installation Modular Manner, which features ink drawings and an interactive sculptural piece. The idea for the exhibition was drawn from an exploration into the history of revival architecture in the 20th Century, in particular the … Emma Ewan : Modular Manner
Visual Arts For Glasgow Open House Arts Festival, artists Alistair Gow, Marco Giordano & Sam Dransfield have staged their exhibition in an old industrial tunnel. Connecting the street to the train yards, the white tiled space has been left rather neglected over … Alistair Gow, Marco Giordano & Sam Dransfield : Caveroom
