Ali Millar in conversation with Etgar Keret an internationally acclaimed novelist who now turned his hand on memoir, at this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival. Etgar Keret was declared ‘a genius’ by the New Yorker: The Seven Good Years, translated into English by …

Colin MacIntyre may be more familiar to some as the man behind Mull Historical Society. Under this pseudonym he has become one of the UK’s most respected songwriters and performers, releasing four albums to critical and chart success. Now Colin …

Matt Haig spoke in front of a packed Book Festival audience about the importance of reading and writing in maintaining mental health and its role in helping him conquer depression, as part of the Festival’s Staying Well strand. Matt said …

Catriona O’Sullivan interviews Ragnar Jonasson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland Ragnar currently works as a lawyer having previously worked in TV and radio. He has translated 14 Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic and set up …

James Meadway is the senior economist at the New Economics Foundation, where his work focuses largely on developing responses to the recession and austerity. He formerly worked as a policy advisor at HM Treasury, covering regional economic development, science and …

Ali Millar in an illuminating interview with Danish novelist and short-story writer Dorthe Nors at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Nors has burst onto the UK literary scene with a heady cocktail of short stories, ‘Karate Chop’, translated from the …

Stuart introduces and recites his poem at the site of Margaret Wilson’s martyrdom (d.1685) …. A young Wigtown women drowned for refusing the abjuration oath in April, 1685,

Dates: 17th to the 22nd of August Venue: Army Reserve Centre, 89 East Claremont St One man’s love letters from the front line. Towards the close of WW2, Army signaller Dennis Marshall wrote a series of moving letters to his …

In the last two decades there has been a breakdown of the traditional distinction between a subject and an object, with an increasing focus on the ‘thing’ as a mediator in both human and non-human relationships. In this ambitious exhibition …

New Acquisitions from the University of Edinburgh Art Collection David Batchelor, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ilana Halperin, Jessica Harrison, Fabienne Hess, Daniel Hughes, Daisy Lafarge, Jonathan Owen, Katie Paterson, Isobel Turley, Luc Tuymans, JL Williams Including three tattooed Doulton figurines, a …

Through poetry and history we explore the connections between Lowland Scots and Ulster Scots in a programme for local channel NvTv transmitting in Northern Ireland.

The Royal Scottish Academy Building, The Mound, Edinburgh 3 – 27 December 2016 Visual Arts Scotland held their annual exhibition, FLY, launching on Saturday 3 December in the stunning upper galleries of the The Royal Scottish Academy Building on the …

Two years in the making, CEIBA – Casa de Todos los Muertos is the result of photographer- artist Ross Fraser McLean’s research trips into Mexican culture, specifically exploring Mexico’s relationship with death and dying. Unlike most other parts of the …

In 2017 the A-listed City Observatory complex on Calton Hill will open freely to the public for the first time in its history. In partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, Collective will save the site, which is on the …

Exhibiting artists Matt Donovan and Hallie Siegel talk about the new work in their exhibition, and the themes that inspire their wider artistic practice. This launch reception celebrates Donovan & Siegel’s ambitious, organic and highly visible new artwork Rust Garden, …

29 July – 22 October 2016 Location: Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3LR, Scotland, UK A UK premiere exhibition of new commissions and existing artwork by Toronto artists Matt Donovan and Hallie Siegel, that explores the enduring legacy …

Founded in 2004, Edinburgh Art Festival is the UK’s largest annual festival of visual art. We bring together the capital’s leading galleries, museums and artist-run spaces, alongside new public art commissions by established and emerging artists and an innovative programme …

A ludicrous and inventive interpretation of the Brontë myth, taking the real and imaginary worlds of the Yorkshire siblings as inspiration. With only a handful of props, two performers deconstruct not only gothic themes of love, madness and revenge, but …

The Subject and Me tells the story of the turbulent events that shaped Alice Neel’s life, through a retrospective of drawings and selection of late paintings. Emphasising the psychological perception that would allow Neel (1900-1984) to produce some of the …

Eclectrc Panoptic teases back layers of cognition, reflecting New Zealand born artist Johnson’s interest in science fiction, alternative universes and the slippery nature of perception and reality. Comprised of a suite of drawings, tessellating patterns and virtual reality technology, the …

A homecoming in viola, voice, movement, animation and storytelling, Pulse is the story of Mairi Campbell’s quest to heal cultural wounds.

Sometimes we need a bit of a jolt to remind us our filmmaking started to present voices seldom heard and faces seldom seen on mainstream media. For decades those missing from TV’s news might just as well have never got …

Second in the 2015 WriterStories series for TV transmission.

This twenty four minute programme is compiled from interviews with the artists and organisers of British Arts Show 8 staged in Edinburgh at Talbit Rice, Inverleith House and the Gallery of Modern Art throughout Spring 2016. BAS8 is touring throughout …

One of a series of broadcast programme length compilation of interviews from the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival.

MERZ Gallery, Sanquhar, is putting on an exhibit of the artwork of Charles Jencks and Alex Rigg, in conjunction with the Summer Solstice Festival at the The Crawick Multiverse, the weekend of June 24-26th. Exhibition open 24 June – 3 …

Intermedia Gallery, CCA, Sauchiehall Street 9th – 19th June Tue-Sat: 11:00–18:00, Sun: 12:00–18:00 All ages Free Drop-in Do you know what causes a seizure? For two hundred years doctors have been trying to explain epilepsy. This art exhibition looks at …

Encouraging participation has been central to the British Art Show 8. Here National Community Coordinator Natalie Walton engages groups from Glasgow and Edinburgh in the BAS8 exhibition and activities during the final week of the touring show’s appearance in Edinburgh.

Summerhall Residents Brightside use their skills in Film, 3D & storytelling & harness new technologies to craft creative, interactive environments that help brands build relationships with their consumers. The immersive environments and interactive experience we create drive brand awareness through …

Glasgow International is a world-renowned biennial festival of contemporary art. Glasgow International showcases the best of local and international art for wide-ranging audiences. The forthcoming seventh edition will happen in the city from 8th – 25th April 2016, again under …