Visual Arts Possibilities of the Object presents a survey of Brazilian art from the 1950s onwards, by both established and up-and-coming Brazilian artists. Exploring the idea of objects and how they’re used within art, the work on show features a series of … Paulo Venancio Filho : Possibilities of the Object
Visual Arts Curator and artist, Paul Robertson introduces his new venture, Lust and the Apple, which is a contemporary art gallery based in an old primary school in Temple. This rural setting has informed the decision to exhibit works inside the space … Paul Robertson : Lust and The Apple
Visual Arts Last chance to see At Every Fading of the Stars, an exhibition of work by artist James Rigler, which is on at Tramway for one more week. Rigler explores the boundaries between important architectural objects and everyday objects. The title of … James Rigler : At Every Fading of the Stars
Visual Arts Rediscovered explores the work of artist Emma Gillies, who created painted and thrown ceramics whilst at the Edinburgh College of Art. Found locked away in a cupboard in ECA, these items had been used for still life displays without anyone … Emma Gilles : Rediscovered
Visual Arts One more week of David Lemm’s exhibition Debris and Phenomena, at Edinburgh Printmakers. Lemm completed an artist residency on the Isle of Eigg, which explored the role of maps in society, storytelling through map making and maps being used as … David Lemm : Debris and Phenomena
Visual Arts Artist and musician Tim Vincent-Smith presents a series of works and experiments during his Sound Shape residency, as he explores aspects of shape and sound at St.Margaret’s House. Pieces of work include a piano ‘cube’ constructed from three upright pianos … Tim Vincent-Smith : Sound Shape
Visual Arts It Surrounds Me – Part 2 is a continuation of work first started on a residency in Thailand, by artist jeweller, Fiona Hermse. Her initial focus was to create work that reflected the natural elements of her surroundings on the … Fiona Hermse : It Surrounds Me – Part 2
Visual Arts Michele Ciacciofera, whose current exhibition ‘I Hate the Indifferent’ is currently on at Summerhall, in conversation with Robert McDowell and Richard Demarco. The exhibition runs from December 2014 to April 2015 in Summerhall’s Church Galleries. Michele Ciacciofera : In Conversation
Visual Arts Fun A Day Dundee encourages people to create something every day throughout the month of January. Originating in America, artist Morgan Cahn brought it over to Dundee in 2011 and it’s been going ever since. Creations can be in any … Hazel Saunderson : Fun A Day Dundee 2015
Visual Arts Lesley-Anne Lettice introduces Kirkcaldy Galleries’ collection of watercolours and drawings, featuring works by the likes of Elizabeth Blackadder, Sir William Gillies, Frances Walker and many more. Due to the delicate nature of the works they aren’t shown as often as … Lesley-Anne Lettice : Into The Light
Visual Arts The Real Bothy is a project devised by three artists, Claire Lamond, Andrew Lennie and Alan Grieve, and has toured around the communities of Fife stopping in places such as Lochore Meadows, Oakley Community Centre, Lochgelly Centre, and the Rothes … Lesley-Anne Lettice : The Real Bothy
Visual Arts Invented Acoustical Tools 1969 – 2014 is the first UK showing of musical instruments by American artist, filmmaker and musician, Tony Conrad. A pioneer of minimal and drone music, Conrad wanted to expand the boundaries of music that is most … Tony Conrad : Invented Acoustical Tools 1969 – 2014
Visual Arts Peacock Visual Arts celebrates 40 years in printmaking and collaborating with artists from all over the world. The exhibition provides more of a snapshot of what the gallery is doing, rather than a retrospective of what it has done. There … David McCracken : XL//Peacock Visual Arts at 40
Visual Arts Curator Kitty Anderson introduces the work of Turner Prize winner Duncan Campbell. The work was first shown at Scotland + Venice 2013, a Collateral Event of the 55th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia, along with artists Corin … Kitty Anderson : Duncan Campbell
Visual Arts Phillipa Aitken of The Dick Institute in Kilmarnock introduces the work of Christine Borland, Graham Fagen and artist partnership Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion, four well known local artists who contributed to the series of Scotland-wide GENERATION exhibitions. The exhibition … Phillipa Aitken : Generation SXSW25
Visual Arts Sophia Hao talks to us about Studio Jamming Artists’ Collaborations in Scotland featuring Gang Hut, a Scottish creative collective who had a week long residency at Cooper Gallery and were focusing on the theme of “Jamming”, and Ariki Porteous who … Sophia Hao : Studio Jamming
Visual Arts Curator Dan Brown introduces Icaro Menippus x 2, an exhibition of work by the late Scottish sculptor Paul Carter. The exhibition draws from work which first featured in Cardiff’s Chapter Gallery, and the Fruitmarket Gallery, in the early 2000s. Moses’ … Paul Carter : Icaro Menippus x 2
Visual Arts Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery hosted a solo exhibition by Scottish artist, Jim Lambie, as part of GENERATION, a series of exhibitions celebrating Scottish contemporary art over the last 25 years, and the Edinburgh Art Festival. Known for his visually striking pieces … Jim Lambie : Fruitmarket Gallery
Visual Arts Chloe Josse introduces work from artist duo Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan, who are exhibiting at Tramway as part of Generation, a nationwide celebration of 25 years of contemporary art in Scotland. The duo have been working together since 1995 … Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan : Generation at Tramway
Visual Arts Tine Bek Hansen and Adam Benmakhlouf introduce the work of Glasgow-based Canadian artist Corin Sworn. Hansen and Benmakhlouf accompanied Sworn, as well as Duncan Campbell and Hayley Tompkins when they exhibited in Scotland + Venice 2013, a Collateral Event of … Corin Sworn : The Common Guild
Visual Arts Wendy McMurdo introduces the third year of the Jill Todd Photographic Award, which is an annual award that showcases the work of emerging photographers from Photography and Arts Degree programmes in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The award … Wendy McMurdo : Jill Todd Photographic Award 2014
Visual Arts Artist Tessa Lynch presents a portrait of a city living artist in her show, Café Concrete. Lynch explores her commute through Glasgow, focusing on the emotional impact of the city’s built environment, and how to express this through sculpture, whilst … Tessa Lynch : Café Concrete
Visual Arts Danish artist Jesper Christiansen presents FOUND DRAWINGS, an exhibition of drawings which were originally shown as part of a large exhibition back in Denmark, called GO BACK. The works on show were nearly thrown out during a house move, but … Jesper Christiansen : FOUND DRAWINGS
Visual Arts ARTIST ROOMS and the Dick Institute present the work of German artist Gerhard Richter. This collection spans over 30 years of the artist’s career, and features a series of abstract paintings, and the important photographic work, 48 Portraits. With a … Phillipa Aitken : Gerhard Richter
Visual Arts Richard Ingleby, Director of Ingleby Gallery, introduces the work of Katie Paterson, who is currently exhibiting her work ‘Ideas’. This is Paterson’s first solo exhibition in Scotland, featuring a series of recent and new works which represent her interest and … Richard Ingleby : Katie Paterson – Ideas
Visual Arts Artists Alex Pollard, Charlie Hammond and Iain Hetherington present their group exhibition ‘Internet Curtains’, which utilises their dry and black humour to explore the complex contextual issues involved in the production of contemporary art. Part of the Generation programme which … Alex Pollard, Charlie Hammond and Iain Hetherington : Internet Curtains
Visual Arts As part of GENERATION, a nationwide celebration of Scottish contemporary art from the past 25 years, artist and filmmaker Luke Fowler is exhibiting his 61 minute film The Poor Stockinger, the Luddite Cropper and the Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott. … Anne Lyden : Luke Fowler
Visual Arts Cabbages in an Orchard; The formers and forms of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Graham Fagen explores the connections and common ground between both artists’ work. Fagen was asked to research the work of Mackintosh and create new work in response … Cabbages in an Orchard; The formers and forms of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Graham Fagen
Visual Arts Artist Alex Frost completed a research residency in 2013, and was invited by Cove Park to create a body of work, which developed the themes he was exploring. As part of GENERATION, Scotland’s nationwide celebration of 25 years of contemporary … Alex Frost : The Patrons
Visual Arts The Common Guild in Glasgow, is currently showing one of the three solo exhibitions which are part of the GENERATION programme. Digital Light Pool features a configuration of works from the 55th Venice Biennale exhibition and other new works by … Hayley Tompkins : Digital Light Pool
