Books Writer Duncan McLean looks back at his friendship with Orkney based photographer Gunnie Moberg. Based in Orkney since 1992, McLean was part of a loose group of writers whose work centred on Edinburgh and often explored topics such as poverty, … Duncan McLean : The Work of Gunnie Moberg
Visual Arts Tiffany Boyle, one half of curatorial duo Mother Tongue, introduces A Thousand of Him, Scattered: Relative Newcomers in Diaspora. The exhibition explores themes of storytelling and biography to examine how individuals relate to their diasporic status and its daily realities. … Tiffany Boyle : Stills Gallery
Visual Arts Writer Duncan McLean looks back at his friendship with Orkney based photographer Gunnie Moberg. Based in Orkney since 1992, McLean was part of a loose group of writers whose work centred on Edinburgh and often explored topics such as poverty, … Duncan McLean : The Work of Gunnie Moberg
Visual Arts Convenor Ronnie Forbes introduces the Royal Scottish Academy’s 188th Annual exhibition, featuring works by RSA members in sculpture, painting, print making, and video work. The curated aspect of the exhibition is called ‘Focus on Film’ and is a collection of … Ronnie Forbes : RSA Annual Exhibition
Visual Arts Photographer Scott Caruth introduces his exhibition ‘Molatham’, which explores the role of portraiture photography, graphic design and iconography in occupied Palestine. ‘Molatham’ literally translates as “to cover ones face” and the term is used to describe those fighting both violently … Scott Caruth : Molatham
Visual Arts Artists and flatmates Rebecca Bracey, Alexander Millar, Joanna Monks and Rosie Shepley exhibit their work in their flat, as part of Glasgow Open House Art Festival. Inspired by Donald Barthelme’s short story ‘I Bought A Little City’, the works interpret … Joanna Monks : I Bought a Little City
Visual Arts Artist Corin Sworn introduces her new work at Inverleith House. The pieces explore the plant samples that have been archived at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and the dyeing qualities of them. Sworn presents silk screens that have been dyed using … Corin Sworn
Visual Arts As part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, DisCARDbOARD celebrates the many and varied uses of cardboard. Lara Luna Bartley introduces some of the pieces featured in the living room, which is currently located in the Summerhall Courtyard. www.discardboard.co.uk Lara Luna Bartley : DisCARDbOARD
Visual Arts Artist Emma Ewan introduces her installation Modular Manner, which features ink drawings and an interactive sculptural piece. The idea for the exhibition was drawn from an exploration into the history of revival architecture in the 20th Century, in particular the … Emma Ewan : Modular Manner
Visual Arts For Glasgow Open House Arts Festival, artists Alistair Gow, Marco Giordano & Sam Dransfield have staged their exhibition in an old industrial tunnel. Connecting the street to the train yards, the white tiled space has been left rather neglected over … Alistair Gow, Marco Giordano & Sam Dransfield : Caveroom
Visual Arts Artists Angel Reid and Jack Farrell introduce their very different practices in their exhibitions ‘A Gyrus to Define Us’, as part of the first Glasgow Open House Art Festival. Their work is showcased in their flat, showing not only their … Angel Reid and Jack Farrell : A Gyrus to Define Us
Visual Arts James Lee introduces ‘Definite Motion’, a group exhibition inspired by the MONIAC analogue computer used by Keynesian economists to model the British economy until the 1970’s. The exhibition brings together practices from Scotland, mainland Europe and The Americas to model … James Lee : Definite Motion
Visual Arts Glasgow based artist Janie Nicoll introduces HALLelujah! 3, an exhibition of work curated by herself and shown as part of Glasgow Open House Art Festival. The exhibition takes place in Nicoll’s hallway, and features site specific collage, from a selection … Janie Nicoll : HALLelujah! 3
Visual Arts As part of Glasgow’s newest arts festival, Glasgow Open House Art Festival, artist Augustus Veinoglou presents his exhibition ‘Below The Spillway’. Exhibiting at 1 Royal Terrace, this exhibition is site specific and references the Kelvingrove, dream imagery and the old … Augustus Veinoglou : Below The Spillway
Books First of a new and occasional series of discussions titled Writers’ Stories. Writers’ Stories is a longer format allowing writers and literary figures to unravel something of how they progress. Nicole Brandon talks with two winners of the 2013 Scottish … Scottish Book Trust : New Writers Award
Festivals Visual Arts Sorcha Carey, Director of Edinburgh Art Festival, introduces the highlights of this year’s festival. The festival showcases a range of work from UK based and international artists, at galleries and art spaces all over Edinburgh, from the 31st July to … Sorcha Carey : Edinburgh Art Festival Preview 2014
Visual Arts When Men and Mountains Meet explores artist Paul Martin’s interest in the nature of nature, and how we see and interact with it. Martin’s work uses a range of organic materials, including beeswax, resins, powders, bitumen, magnesium oxide and ash … Paul Martin : When Men and Mountains Meet
Visual Arts John McDougall introduces 2014 Frames‘ event from Merchant Square in Glasgow. This event is one of a series that are on alongside the Glasgow International Festival, and aim to showcase work from a selection of photographers from all over the … John McDougall : 2014Frames
Speakeasy Julia Sutherland stands in for Jo Caulfield to host the Speakeasy from the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh that this month features another wide variety of authors, poets, storytellers, comics and musicians. Julia Sutherland Presents The Speakeasy : April 2014
Visual Arts Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani holds his first retrospective at Glasgow’s CCA, featuring installation and conceptual work ranging from the 2000s. Hourani has been of great influence in the growth of Palestinian art, and the way it is perceived. Although not … Khaled Hourani : A Retrospective
Visual Arts Situated in an underground car park, Le Swimming re-imagines the space as a swimming pool, and combines sculpture, installation, video work and paintings. A group of artists have been running the space for the past year and a half, and … Nadege Druzkowski : Le Swimming
Visual Arts As part of the artist collective OPERA AUTONOMA, artist Craig Mulholland introduces GYMNASIA, a multi-disciplinary artwork, which explores the corporate nature of exercise and how it affects our daily lives. The exhibition features wall pieces, items of gym clothing designed … Craig Mulholland : Gymnasia
Visual Arts Latvian photographer Arnis Balcus introduces his new exhibition Victory Park, which is a collection of photographs exploring subjects such as politics, gender, and sex. The title of the exhibition is from a place in Riga, Latvia’s capital city, where military … Arnis Balcus : Victory Park
Visual Arts As part of Glasgow International Festival, The Briggait is hosting a large exhibition featuring numerous sculptural works, some of which haven’t been seen for 20 years, from contemporary artists from all over the UK. As well as showcasing a diverse … Kate V Robertson : Reclaimed – The Second Life of Sculpture
Visual Arts Director of Glasgow International Festival Sarah McCrory, introduces four exhibitions, which are showing at the McLellan Galleries. The space hasn’t been used in some time, and it was the festival’s aim to bring it back into use as gallery spaces … Sarah McCrory: McLellan Galleries
Visual Arts Artist Leigh Chorlton introduces his exhibition ‘Pollster’. The works featured in this exhibition focus on the NHS, the media, the police, politicians and HMRC, posing questions about power, influence and political direction. Although exploring serious issues, Chorlton’s work presents his … Leigh Chorlton : Pollster
Visual Arts David Osbaldeston’s new exhibition ‘The Measure of All Things’, looks at the relevance of objects and ideas in our lives, and asks the question ‘does culture produce language and objects or do language and objects produce culture?’ Director of Collective … Kate Gray : The Measure of All Things
Visual Arts Photographer Johan Nieuwenhuize introduces his exhibition IMG_ at Street Level Photoworks. Nieuwenhuize’s work explores cities in Europe and the USA by using the tools of documentary photography, but creating abstract representations of them. The aim was to force the viewer to think … Johan Nieuwenhuize : IMG_
Visual Arts Artist and writer David Burrows introduces the concept for his exhibition ‘In outer space there is no painting or sculpture’. The title is taken from a quote from artist Brion Gysin, who said this at the Nova Convention in New … David Burrows : In outer space there is no painting or sculpture
