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
Visual Arts The Royal Scottish Academy presents its annual New Contemporaries exhibition, a large showcase of art work from recent graduates from Scotland’s art colleges and architecture schools. Presenting a whole host of works from the many and varied disciplines, this exhibition … Colin Greenslade : RSA New Contemporaries 2014
Visual Arts Berlin based artist Kathrin Sonntag, introduces her first major solo exhibition in Scotland, I See You Seeing Me See You. Featuring photography, film, sculpture and drawings, the exhibition is an exploration into the real vs the synthetic, and was created … Kathrin Sonntag : I See You Seeing Me See You
Visual Arts The Royal Scottish Academy presents its annual New Contemporaries exhibition, a large showcase of art work from recent graduates from Scotland’s art colleges and architecture schools. Presenting a whole host of works from the many and varied disciplines, this exhibition … RSA New Contemporaries 2014
Visual Arts Wildlife artist Tim Wootton introduces his work from his Stromness based studio and gallery space. Wootten’s process starts with field work where he creates small pencil drawings of birds capturing a little moment of the day, which he can then … Tim Wootton
Visual Arts Marion Parola and Yvonne Elliott introduce their Glasgow based textile design and print studio, Bespoke Atelier. They produce screen-printed fabric and digital fabric for interiors, fashion and theatre markets. Find out more about the studio at bespokeatelier.co.uk Yvonne Elliott and Marion Parola : Bespoke Atelier
Visual Arts An exhibition of work by students of Leith School of Art. A place where working studies became a series of inspirational exhibition spaces showcasing the diverse work of students of the school. Leith School of Art : Student Exhibition
Visual Arts Crossing The Line Programmer Carolyn Mills introduces the strand of Glasgow Film Festival, which showcases experimental and artist films, from Glasgow’s contemporary art scene and further afield. Crossing The Line features a host of one-off screenings, panel discussions and experimental … Carolyn Mills : Crossing The Line
Visual Arts Fraser Taylor is an artist based in Chicago, where he works at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Born in England, but raised in Glasgow, Taylor studied printed textiles at the Glasgow School of Art. Taylor went on … Fraser Taylor : In the Studio
Visual Arts CCA Director Francis McKee introduces the new exhibition ‘Speaking in Tongues’. This exhibition brings together three influential artists: Susan Hiller, Pavel Büchler and Sonia Boyce. Each has an important place in the development of contemporary art in Britain. This exhibition … Francis McKee : Speaking In Tongues
Visual Arts Visual artist Bruce Munro, introduces his large scale light installation ‘The Field of Light’, which is currently in St.Andrew Square, Edinburgh. The installation is made up of several rods, optical wire, halogen lights and blown glass to create long-stemmed, plant … Bruce Munro : The Field of Light
Visual Arts In Abstraction is the new exhibition at Glasgow Print Studio. Featuring old and new works from Hetty Haxworth, Aimée Henderson and Rosalind Lawless, the exhibition showcases the artists varying styles and creative methods. In Abstraction is on at the Glasgow … Glasgow Print Studio : In Abstraction
Visual Arts Head of Collections International Art at Tate Modern, Frances Morris, introduces ‘Louise Bourgeois, I Give Everything Away’ at the Fruitmarket Gallery. Set out chronologically, this series of drawings on paper was created during a period of insomnia, which Louise had … Frances Morris : Louise Bourgeois, I Give Everything Away
Visual Arts Mixed media painter Katie Ward spent six months largely alone at The Haining Country Estate in Selkirk as part of an RSA Residency, resulting in an exhibition of large-scale works inspired by her natural surroundings. Katie Ward : RSA Residency at The Haining
Visual Arts Diana Morton introduces City Art Centre’s exhibition ‘Citizen Curator’, which celebrates Leith’s heritage, through the art collections of the City Art Centre and history collections of Edinburgh Museums. The exhibition includes artworks by well known Leithers such as Eduardo Paolozzi, … Diana Morton : Citizen Curator
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
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
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
