Art in Scotland This edition of Art in Scotland looks at some of the murals created by artists as part of a project commissioned by the Scottish Book Trust for Book Week Scotland. It also features an interview with Illustration tutor Lucy Roscoe … Art in Scotland : Book Special
Visual Arts Ed Hollis introduces the NVA and The Invisible College’s project Kilmahew/St.Peter’s Seminary, an ambitious undertaking that aims to turn the abandoned Seminary into a building fit for public use. With funding and development, the Seminary could provide a new space … Ed Hollis : The Invisible College
Art in Scotland This edition features an interview with artist Marcus McDermott as he discusses his creations in computer graphics, and an interview with Chelsea Stinson from the Children’s Parliament. Art in Scotland : Marcus McDermott and Chelsea Stinson
Art in Scotland This edition is a pottery special, featuring interviews with potter Bernard Irwin, and ceramicist Lotte Glob. A great chance to explore the techniques employed in these two crafts. Art in Scotland : Pottery Special
Art in Scotland This edition of Art in Scotland looks at a number of recent exhibitions shown in the city of Glasgow, featuring interviews with the artists and curators behind them. Art in Scotland : Glasgow Special
Art in Scotland Culture and Broadcasting was one of several debates under the title Enlightening the Constitutional Debate run in partnership with the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the British Academy at the Scottish Parliament and held in 2013 as part of its Festival … Art in Scotland : Festival of Politics 2013
Art in Scotland This edition of Art in Scotland looks back to the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2013, featuring an interview with Adam Thirlwell about his new book which he has been editing, “Multiples”. This edition also features an interview with artist Audrey … Art in Scotland : Adam Thirlwell and Audrey Slorance
Summerhall Residents Jenny Carr, chair of the Scotland-Russia Forum introduces the charity’s work. Running since 2003, the forum aims to promote interest in Russia and its neighbours in order to improve understanding of those countries in Scotland. The charity is run entirely … Jenny Carr : Scotland-Russia Forum
Visual Arts Curator Emma Brasó introduces the Man of the Year exhibition at Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts. Two artists, Henry Coombes and Carles Congost, present their latest productions. The premiere of Coombes’ new film, Two Discs and a Zed, and some examples from … Emma Brasó : Man of the Year
Summerhall Live Clout Theatre combine Lecoq physical theatre and the absurdist tones of Daniil Kharms to bring you a visceral and bizarre adaptation of How A Man Crumbled. A Fringe hit in 2012, the cast returned to Summerhall in Spring 2013 for … Clout Theatre : How A Man Crumbled
Visual Arts Showing at Dundee Contemporary Arts, Lenticular is the work of visual artist Hikari Sawa. The installation is a combination of video pieces created with children and an original work of Sawa’s specially created for the venue. The exhibition runs at … Hiraki Sawa : Lenticular
Visual Arts Curator and poet Philip Davenport introduces ‘The Dark Would’, featuring work from world-leading poets and text artists exploring the maze of living and dying. A variety of works from contributors such as Jenny Holzer, Richard Long, Susan Hiller, Tom Phillips, … Philip Davenport : The Dark Would
Visual Arts Camera Histories is the new exhibition from Canadian artist Sylvia Grace Borda. The exhibition features the camera as the main subject of Borda’s work, exploring the role of the camera, utilising found photographs, and creating montages that create a new … Sylvia Grace Borda : Camera Histories
Visual Arts Artist Wendy McMurdo introduces the Jill Todd Photographic Award 2013 exhibition held at Street Level Photoworks, Trongate, Glasgow. Open to emerging photographers from major Photography and Arts degrees in Scotland, the award aims to showcase and support young talent in … Wendy McMurdo : Jill Todd Photographic Award 2013
Visual Arts Exit, Voice and Loyalty is artist Lucy Skaer’s most ambitious exhibition since 2009’s Turner Prize. Taking its title from economist Albert O. Hirschman’s essay on how change comes about through dissent, this exhibition presents work in ceramics, litho, sculpture and … Claire Jackson : Exit, Voice and Loyalty
Visual Arts Director of the Fruitmarket Gallery Fiona Bradley, introduces the Louise Bourgeois exhibition ‘I Give Everything Away’. Featuring a collection of drawings and writings from her ‘Insomnia Drawings’, ‘When Did This Happen?’ and ‘I Give Everything Away’ series, Bourgeois’s work explores … Louise Bourgeois : I Give Everything Away
Books This edition of the Book Show comes from World Book Day in March 2001, at Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms. Featuring interviews with Ian Rankin, Lindsey Fraser of the Scottish Book Trust, and children’s author Julia Donaldson who wrote The Gruffalo, World … The Book Show : World Book Day 2001
Books The Book Show presents a Christmas special with storyteller and poet David Campbell reading a festive tale, accompanied by Alexandra Salinasova on vocals. The Book Show : David Campbell
Visual Arts The Scottish National Gallery and ARTIST ROOMS present this special ‘In Conversation’ event as part of the exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois : A Woman Without Secrets’, on the 26th October 2013. Senior Curator Lucy Askew talks to Jerry Gorovoy, Louise Bourgeois’s … On Louise Bourgeois : In Conversation
Visual Arts The ARTIST ROOMS and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art present a major exhibition of French-American artist Louise Bourgeois’s work. From drawings to sculptures, A Woman Without Secrets celebrates the later works in the artists long career. Bourgeois’s assistant … Louise Bourgeois : A Woman Without Secrets
Visual Arts Andrew Goring introduces the Royal Scottish Academy’s Open Exhibition, which showcases small and medium works submitted by artists from all over Scotland and beyond. Due to the nature of open submission, anyone from any background can submit a piece of … RSA Open 2013
Visual Arts Curator Ben Harman introduces Living With War – Artists on war and conflict, an exhibition exploring the many and varied responses to war from artists all around the world. Drawing much of the work from the art collection from the … Ben Harman : Living With War – artists on war and conflict
Visual Arts Sea Change is an exhibition featuring work from a collection of artists from the Western and Northern Isles of Scotland, based on a four year project by Cape Farewell. The aim of the project is to highlight the impact climate … Sea Change : Deirdre Nelson
Visual Arts As part of Book Week Scotland 2013 and to celebrate reading and the importance of libraries in Scotland, four artists were commissioned to create five new artworks unveiled on a different library across the country over the course of the … Book Week Scotland 2013 Murals
Visual Arts Illustrator Ryoko Tamura introduces her exhibition ‘Funch – Wuckwich a day makes you a legend’. Funch tells the story of ninja Koko and her husband Paw Paw the Polar Bear. Koko makes Paw Paw “funch”, a fun lunch, which features … Ryoko Tamura : Funch
Visual Arts Edinburgh Printmakers and the Scottish Poetry Library launched a project to encourage collaborations between poets and printmakers, resulting in the exhibition ‘The Written Image’. Featuring prints and texts, this exhibition explores the cross over between image and words. The Written … Jennifer Williams : The Written Image
Books As part of Book Week Scotland 2013, first and second year illustration students at Edinburgh College of Art teamed up with Analogue Books to create small editions of books about Edinburgh’s Grassmarket. Lucy Roscoe : Grassmarket Books
Visual Arts Director of Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Elspeth King, introduces the exhibition ‘Mach Goes Commando’. Artist David Mach presents works inspired by DC Thomson’s Commando comics, which were prominent in the artist’s youth. Mach Goes Commando is on at … Elspeth King : Mach Goes Commando
Visual Arts Photographer Julie Howden introduces her exhibition ‘The Throwbacks – Obsessed About The ’50s’, featuring a collection of photographs studying the sub-culture of 50s style. The Throwbacks – Obsessed About The ’50s is on in the Lower Café Gallery, Summerhall, Edinburgh, … Julie Howden : The Throwbacks – Obsessed About The ’50s
Visual Arts Curator Rosina Buckland introduces the National Museum of Scotland’s exhibition ‘Kabuki : Japanese Theatre Prints’. Kabuki was a popular form of Japanese theatre from the 19th Century, featuring an all male cast and mixing drama, with music and acrobatics. Kabuki … Rosina Buckland : Kabuki – Japanese Theatre Prints
