Visual Arts German-American artist Stefan Roloff introduces his exhibition ‘The Kindness of Strangers, which is currently on at Summerhall. The first ever UK exhibition for the artist features his video installation ‘The Kindness of Strangers’, which tells the stories of two refugees- … Stefan Roloff : The Kindness of Strangers
Visual Arts Edinburgh based artist Jonathan Owen takes existing work and reconstructs it to make it new. In this reconstruction, he manages to alter the original meaning of the piece and present something that questions the ideas that went before it. Richard … Richard Ingleby : Jonathan Owen
Visual Arts Artist Tania Kovats introduces her new exhibition ‘Oceans’, which is showing at the Fruitmarket Gallery. This work explores Kovats’ fascination with the sea, and includes sculptural works, and a global project called ‘All the Sea’, which is a collection of … Tania Kovats : Oceans
Visual Arts Have one of the best artists in town teach you to draw! Every Wednesday until the 26th March, Dennis J Reinmüller will be sharing the secrets of the trade, in a two hour class at Summerhall. Book now to avoid … Life Drawing Class with Dennis J. Reinmüller
Summerhall Residents Emma Baird from Art Clay Scotland discusses the workshops and services on offer at Summerhall, including silversmithing and making your own wedding rings. Find out more at http://www.artclayscotland.com/ Emma Baird : Art Clay Scotland
Visual Arts Artist Karin Gunnarsson introduces her exhibition ‘Apparition’, which is currently showing at Summerhall. Featuring moving images, photographs, and installation work, which responds to Summerhall’s past, Karin’s work looks at how psychological processes can be translated into surface. Apparition is on … Karin Gunnarsson : Apparition
Visual Arts Animator Claire Lamond talks to us about her short film ‘Seams and Embers’, a stop-motion piece which observes a young miner during his early working days in the 1940s through to his experiences as an old man following the closure of … Claire Lamond : Seams and Embers
Visual Arts Catherine Jarvie introduces the work of the late photographer Colin Jarvie (1962-2012). The exhibition features photographs from two bodies of work, ‘My World, My Wife, My Camera’ and ‘Jaun y…(The Bus Drivers of Acapulco)’. Both of which could be described … Catherine Jarvie : In Praise of Shadows – Works by Colin Jarvie
Literature Dominic Hinde of the Post Collective tells us more about their event ‘New Scotland, New Culture?’, which was on at Summerhall last month. Featuring a host of speakers, the event discussed the state of Scotland’s culture, and what the future … Dominic Hinde : New Scotland, New Culture?
Summerhall Residents Summerhall TV catches up with Summerhall based designer Andy McGregor. With a background in environmental art and digital media, Andy works with clients in the cultural sector to produce print, moving image and online media. Andy McGregor
Visual Arts Estonian cartoonist and animator Priit Pärn talks to us about his work over the past 30 years, and his involvement with Manipulate Festival and Edinburgh College of Art. Pärn’s work has been met with critical acclaim from all over the … Priit Pärn : Divers in the Rain
Summerhall Residents Will Anderson is a BAFTA winning Writer/Director and Animator from the Scottish Highlands. Based at Summerhall, Will specialises in design and character animation for film and television. His short ‘The Making of Longbird‘ has screened at over 50 Film festivals, picking up … Will Anderson
Festivals Up Helly Aa is a tradition that originated in the 1880s. Since then the festival has been an annual occurrence in the Shetland calendar. Up Helly Aa is many things to many people, throughout the day there are experiences a … Erik Moncrieff : Up Helly Aa 2014
Visual Arts Artists Sam Dransfield, Ryan Gibson and Aleksandra Zawada explain the ideas behind their practice and the Stills Gallery exhibition ‘Constructions of Landscape, Work in Progress 3’. Each artist presents a development of their photographic work, utilising various techniques to test the … Stills Gallery : Constructions of Landscapes, Work in Progress 3
Visual Arts Artist Mairi Lafferty introduces her new show KISS THE SHUTTLE, which is currently exhibiting at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s gallery space, TANK. The exhibition explores the industrial process of shuttle kissing, which was carried out in weaving mills in Lancashire, … Mairi Lafferty : KISS THE SHUTTLE
Visual Arts Artist James Murphy shows us around his Wasps studio based at the Briggait, Glasgow, and provides some insight into his practice. Taking inspiration from the places and spaces around him, Murphy works in painting, construction, video and photography. Find out … James Murphy : In the Studio
Visual Arts 1 ROYAL TERRACE is a non-commercial, artist-run exhibition space in central Glasgow dedicated to monthly solo shows by emerging Scotland-based artists pushing the boundaries of medium specificity. Run by a two person committee, they seek to establish discursive professional networks … 1 Royal Terrace
Visual Arts In 2011 ATLAS commissioned Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich to create a soundscape Celestial Skye featuring Celestial Radio for the organisations first major event Bàta Brèagha: Bonnie Boat. The event was part of celebrations for The Year of Scotland’s Islands. … Rosie Somerville : Atlas Arts
Visual Arts Dundee based painter Jonathan Hood provides some insight into his work from his Wasps Meadow Mill studio. Working primarily in oils, utilising a strong palette, Hood explores light and its effect on the human form. Jonathan Hood : In The Studio
Visual Arts Fotografie is a retrospective look at the work of German photographer, Helga Paris. Exhibiting a collection of photos taken in East Germany in the postwar period, Paris’s work is considered to be one of the most revealing and compassionate bodies … Helga Paris : Fotografie
Visual Arts Curator of Photography at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery Annie Lyden, introduces the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013, which the gallery is hosting for the first time. The exhibition features 60 photographs, which were selected anonymously for inclusion by the judges, out … Annie Lyden : Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
Festivals Visual Arts Glasgow Open House Art Festival will run for ten days from April 11th – 21st 2014 and annually thereafter. The festival will provide an expansive platform for the city’s arts community, whilst offering an alternative format for public interaction with … Glasgow Open House Art Festival 2014
Visual Arts Artist Toby Paterson discusses his exhibition ‘Soft Boundary’, which was recently at The Modern Institute in Glasgow. Incorporating painting, printmaking and sculpture, Paterson’s work is rooted by an enquiry into urban space and the effect of Modernist tradition in architecture … Toby Paterson : Soft Boundary
Visual Arts Alex Millar was selected by The Skinny and CCA as the award-winner at RSA New Contemporaries 2013, an annual survey of graduate work from Scottish art schools. The award includes an exhibition in Intermedia Gallery, along with a showcase in … Alex Millar : Novella
Visual Arts After winning the prestigious Margaret Tait Award, artist Rachel Maclean created her newest piece ‘A Whole New World’, a film that encompasses Maclean’s trademark green screen composite video technique and bright costumes. Looking at broader ideas of national identity and … Rachel Maclean : A Whole New World
Visual Arts Siobhan Carroll introduces the first of this year’s Satellite Programme exhibitions at Collective Gallery, ‘Recreationally Surviving – The Great Outside’. Created by artist Catrin Jeans, this installation is a staged wilderness including snowshoes, campfire, and the backdrop of a hilltop covered … Siobhan Carroll : Recreationally Surviving – The Great Outside
Visual Arts Part four of our RSA New Contemporaries coverage features sculpture and installation from Lyndsay Hyslop, Dorian Braun and Jack Paton. The Royal Scottish Academy hosts a large annual exhibition of recent graduates from Scottish art and architecture schools. The exhibition … RSA New Contemporaries 2014 Part Four
Visual Arts Part one of our RSA New Contemporaries coverage features sculpture, photography and performance art from Jamie Davidson, Jonny Lyons and Conor Baird. The Royal Scottish Academy hosts a large annual exhibition of recent graduates from Scottish art and architecture schools. … RSA New Contemporaries 2014 Part One
Visual Arts Part two of our RSA coverage features painting, video and architecture from Culloden Robertson, Emma Finn and Louisa Butler. The Royal Scottish Academy hosts a large annual exhibition of recent graduates from Scottish art and architecture schools. The exhibition provides … RSA New Contemporaries 2014 Part Two
Visual Arts Part three of our RSA New Contemporaries coverage features sculpture, large-scale painting and installation work from Brodie Sim, Mikey Cook and Calum and Fraser Brownlee (the Brownlee Brothers). The Royal Scottish Academy hosts a large annual exhibition of recent graduates … RSA New Contemporaries 2014 Part Three
