Visual Arts Senior Archivist at the Orkney Library and Archive, David Mackie, and Project Officer, Rebecca Marr, introduce the Gunnie Moberg Archive. The idea for the archive was initiated by Gunnie’s husband Tam MacPhail, and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Her … The Orkney Library and Archive : Gunnie Moberg
Performance Leanora Olmi and Lydia Beilby are the duo behind Screen Bandita, a collective which gives new life to abandoned film and photos through use in live performances. Collaborating with poet Ryan Van Winkle, Screen Bandita’s new project ‘Adrift’ came from … Screen Bandita : Adrift
Visual Arts Part of Summerhall TV’s commitment to documenting the arts is to provide an archive exploring the work of artists, theatre makers and other cultural contributors. In doing so, the work and legacy left behind by these people can therefore be … The Orkney Library and Archive : Gunnie Moberg
Visual Arts Tin Roof Dundee is an artist led organisation that aims to support artists in Dundee with affordable resources and a creative network.The idea came about when a group of art graduates decided they needed something to support emerging artists. With … Joanna Helfer : Tin Roof Dundee
Visual Arts Richard Ingleby introduces a series of twelve prints by Ellsworth Kelly. Specially selected by the artist for the Ingleby Gallery, these works span a creative period of forty years. Ellsworth Kelly is an American artist, and widely considered to be … Richard Ingleby : Ellsworth Kelly
Visual Arts The Pier Arts Centre in Stromness, Orkney, opened in 1979, with the aim to housing an important collection of British art that was donated by activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner. Since then, the centre has gone on to hold work from … Neil Firth and Isla Holloway : Pier Arts Centre
Performance An idea that came to them during a workshop at Manipulate Festival, Club Adelphi was an outlet for Molly Barrett and Verity Quinn to explore visual theatre in a way that they hadn’t previously seen demonstrated anywhere else. Utilising their … Molly Barrett and Verity Quinn : Club Adelphi
Visual Arts Artists Delia Baillie and Iain Sturrock introduce their exhibition ‘Everything is Vague Until You Make it Precise’, which is currently showing at The Briggait, Glasgow. Featuring work from a number of Glasgow and Edinburgh based artists, this exhibition aims to … Delia Baillie : Everything is Vague Until You Make it Precise
Visual Arts As part of The Scottish Colourist Series, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art hosts a large retrospective of colourist J.D Fergusson’s paintings, sculptures and other artefacts. Set out chronologically, the exhibition displays the progression of Fergusson’s work, from his … Alice Strang : J.D Fergusson
Visual Arts Tara Chaloner introduces the GENERATOR’s Annual Members show, which exhibits a diverse range of art work. GENERATOR is a Dundee based organisation, which aims to promote the creation of art, and provide sustained support for practicing artists. The Annual Members show … Tara Chaloner : Generator Projects
Visual Arts Broad Horizons showcases the collaborations between artists and Dovecot Studios, and celebrates the creativity that can be found through combining great ideas and skill. Featuring work by Alasdair Gray, John Byrne, David Poston, and many more, Broad Horizons looks back … Kate Grenyer : Broad Horizons
Performance Executive Producer of the Traverse Theatre Linda Crooks, discusses the theatre’s involvement with the festival, and why it’s important to practitioners and audiences to have a festival that supports visual theatre. Linda Crooks : Manipulate Festival 2014
Visual Arts Director of the Confucius Institute for Scotland in the University of Edinburgh Natascha Gentz, introduces The Lanterns of Terracotta Warriors. To celebrate Chinese New Year, 90 larger than life lanterns, inspired by the ancient Terracotta Warriors of Xian, will populate … Natascha Gentz : The Lanterns of Terracotta Warriors
Festivals Pitlochry’s literary festival Winter Words, turns 10 this year. Events Manager Annie Hibberd, and other members of Pitlochry Theatre staff give us a sneak peek into what they’re looking forward to seeing. Pitlochry Festival Theatre : Winter Words Festival
Summerhall Residents Illustrator and Summerhall resident Camilla Seddon, talks to Summerhall TV a year and a half since we first met her. Working primarily in watercolour and pen, Camilla produces fine art prints exploring wildlife, landscapes and traditional architecture. We get an … Camilla Seddon : In the Studio
Visual Arts Visual artist and former President of the Scottish Society of Artists Louise Ritchie, introduces the Meffan Gallery’s exhibition ‘In a Jiffy’, featuring work created using paper. The title is derived from the phrase used to describe a measurement of time, … Louise Ritchie : In A Jiffy
Visual Arts Glasgow based designer Gabriella Marcella DiTano introduces her exhibition ‘Super Signs’, currently on at The Arches, Glasgow. Featuring 12 pieces printed on large silk scarves, the bright colours and bold prints explore a playful take on the Zodiac. Super Signs … Gabriella Marcella DiTano : Super Signs
Visual Arts Canadian artist Scott Rogers introduces his exhibition ‘Negative Miracle’, currently showing at the Glasgow Sculpture Studios. Created during his one year Graduate Fellowship at GSS from November 2012 to November 2013, this is Rogers’ first major solo show since graduating from … Scott Rogers : Negative Miracle
The Richard Demarco Archive Richard Demarco is awarded the Edinburgh Award by Rt Hon Donald Wilson, Lord Provost of The City of Edinburgh on 24th March 2014. The Edinburgh Award : Richard Demarco
Summerhall Residents Chris Pearson introduces his company Giclée, which specialises in fine art printing. Set up in 2001 with his colleague Calum MacDonald, the pair are based at Summerhall and produce fine art prints for clients such as the National Galleries of … Chris Pearson : Giclée
Visual Arts 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 … Siobhan Carroll : Faire le mur
Visual Arts 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 … Fraser Taylor : Figure/Ground
Visual Arts 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 … Mike McDonnell
Books 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 … Peter Snow : When Britain Burned the White House
Visual Arts 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 … Gabriella Marcella DiTano : Risotto Print Studio
Performance 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 … Rachel O’Riordan : Perth Theatre
Visual Arts 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 … Ben Robinson : ART101
Visual Arts 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 … Malcolm J Thomson and Allan Beveridge : Seeing the Wood and the Trees
Visual Arts 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 … Naiza Khan : Disrupting the Alignment
Visual Arts 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 … Dennis Coutts : Sixties Revisited
