Visual Arts Gallery manager Lauren McLaughlin introduces Hide and Seek, the first solo UK show from Argentinian photographer, Romina Ressia. Drawing from four bodies of work, ‘How Would Have Been’, ‘What Do You Hide’, ‘Renaissance Cubism’ and her most recent ‘Not About … Romina Ressia : Hide and Seek
Visual Arts The Royal Glasgow Institute presents a new show of work by artist Robin Leishman. Inspired by a box of toy soldiers he found, which belonged to his late father, Leishman has created a series of paintings, etchings and sculptures, touching … Robin Leishman : Propaganda
Visual Arts A different kind of shopping experience can be found at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art’s Pig Rock Bothy, this week. Artlink’s Barter Swap Shop has a series of handcrafted items made by artists with learning disabilities in collaboration … Kara Christine : Barter Swap Shop
Visual Arts Nina Bacos, founder of Talk See Photography, introduces the organisation’s roundtable discussion, which follows up on an event held last year exploring Scotland’s current photography scene and how it’s developing. The round table panel consisted of Malcolm Dickson (Streetlevel/IPS), Ben … Nina Bacos : Talk See Photography March 2015
Visual Arts Just one more week left to see the work of French brothers Michael and Florian Quistreber, as they present a series of abstract video and canvas works in their largest UK exhibition Visions of Void, at Dundee Contemporary Arts. The duo … Graham Domke : Visions of Void
Visual Arts The Romance of Iron and Cortisone is on at Glasgow Print Studios for one more week. Orkney based artist Colin Johnstone discusses his work, which features a combination of text and print works, inspired by his parents lives, in particular his … Colin Johnstone : The Romance of Iron and Cortisone
Visual Arts The second edition of In Motion Animation Festival focuses on the work of Dutch artist Hisko Hulsing, creator of the multi-award winning Junkyard. Peacock Visual Arts in Aberdeen hosts an exhibition of Hulsing’s development sketches, storyboards, paintings, and films. At … Susie Wilson introduces Hisko Hulsing
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 Sculpture graduate Alistair Grant introduces The Number Shop, which is a studio and gallery space, located along from Edinburgh’s Pleasance venues. The building was empty for a long time until Grant saw an opportunity to open up affordable and flexible … Alistair Grant : The Number Shop
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 ART 101 is a YouTube channel created by artist Ben Robinson, in response to the UK government’s decision to cut funding for arts education. Along with artist Morgan Cahn and editor Andrew Maclean, Robinson is currently involved in creating a … Ben Robinson : ART 101
Visual Arts Last chance to catch film and moving image art works by Emma Charles, Rose English and Abri de Swardt in Cooper Gallery’s Men Gather, In Speech. The exhibition is a nod to Hannah Arendt’s proposition of ‘the space of appearance’ and offers a … Sophia Hao and Rose English : Men Gather, In Speech…
Visual Arts Generator Projects presents the annual members show, which offers members a chance to showcase their work to the public. The project puts out an open call for work, with no particular theme, allowing members the freedom to submit a piece … Alison Scott : Generator Projects Members Show 2015
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 Participants of the Merz Barn Project discuss the future developments and plans for the Cylinders Estate, which includes developing the Merz Barn buildings and woodland in the garden-ground, first developed by Harry Pierce, in the 1940s. The Elterwater Merz Barn … The Merz Barn Project
Visual Arts Curator Sarah Cook introduces LifeSpace’s newest exhibition Material Concerns, which explores the issues surrounding the use of human tissue within research, medical experiments and training. Gina Czarnecki, David Connearn, Carolee Schneemann, Verena Friedrich and Alec Finlay, present pieces of work … Material Concerns
Visual Arts Artist Tom Carlile presents Fractures, an exhibition exploring the ongoing child abuse investigation, Operation Yewtree. Combining sculpture, video work and drawing, Carlile aims to investigate the victims, the presentation of the investigation, and the sense of social desensitisation to the … Tom Carlile : Fractures
Visual Arts Canadian artist Stan Douglas presents a series of photographs and prints taken from his films, including Der Sandman, up to the just-completed The Second Hotel Vancouver, at the Fruitmarket Gallery. This solo exhibition showcases the work Douglas undertakes to explore themes … Stan Douglas
Visual Arts As part of GENERATION, and the Edinburgh Art Festival, artist Tessa Lynch responds to an ancient law that states if you can build a small dwelling on a piece of land and have a fire in the hearth by sundown, … Tessa Lynch : Raising
Visual Arts Curator Hannah Brocklehurst introduces the National Galleries exhibition, Allan Ramsay at 300. Featuring a large collection of drawings, this exhibition, which celebrates the 300th anniversary of the artist’s birth, displays the commitment Ramsay had to the technique of drawing. This … Hannah Brocklehurst : Allan Ramsay at 300
Visual Arts Curator Robin Baillie introduces the Scottish Portrait Gallery’s exhibition ‘The Nation // Live | Work, Union, Civil War, Faith, Roots’. The exhibition features work from five community outreach projects, which looked at the meaning of Scottish history to residents of … Robin Baillie : The Nation // Live | Work, Union, Civil War, Faith, Roots
Visual Arts Curator Amy Waugh introduces artist Debbie Lawson’s exhibition ‘Magic Carpet’, featuring sculptural works of flora and fauna, a fox, bear and a flock of seagulls, covered in patterned carpet. Lawson’s inspiration for this exhibition is drawn from the literary classic, … Amy Waugh : Magic Carpet
Art in Scotland 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 … Art in Scotland : Sea Change
Visual Arts The group exhibition, from 03-19 August, showcases some of the most exciting works, selected from the huge volume of artistic activity taking place within the distinctive red brick walls of St Margaret’s House, London Road.The Summer Show, occupying all three … Art’s Complex Summer Show