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
Visual Arts A Traveller’s Dreams is the new exhibition from artist June Carey, featuring drawings, paintings, etchings and 3D work, inspired by different cultures throughout the world. A Traveller’s Dreams is on at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, until 10th … Elspeth King : A Traveller’s Dreams
Visual Arts Curator Susan Keracher introduces ‘A Silvered Light’, a selection of Scottish art photography drawn from Dundee City’s permanent collection. Featuring the work of Joseph McKenzie, Calum Colvin, Oscar Marzaroli, Maud Sulter, Emma Hamilton, Patricia MacDonald and David Williams, the exhibition … Susan Keracher : A Silvered Light
Visual Arts Helen Scott introduces the Walter Geikie exhibition at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh. Geikie’s work focuses on the poor and working class of Edinburgh, featuring pieces depicting everyday scenes such as neighbours talking in the street or fish wives … Helen Scott : Walter Geikie
Visual Arts Scott Hudson introduces Dundee Contemporary Art’s Winter Print Exhibition, which features work from studio members. A variety of printmaking techniques are on display including litho, screenprinting, etching and collagraph. The exhibition is on at Dundee Contemporary Arts, until the 19th … Scott Hudson : DCA Winter Print Exhibition
Visual Arts Ed Hollis introduces the NVA and The Invisible College’s project Kilmahew/St.Peter’s Seminary, an ambitious undertaking that aims to turn the abandoned Seminary into a building fit for public use. With funding and development, the Seminary could provide a new space … Ed Hollis : The Invisible College
Visual Arts Curator Emma Brasó introduces the Man of the Year exhibition at Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts. Two artists, Henry Coombes and Carles Congost, present their latest productions. The premiere of Coombes’ new film, Two Discs and a Zed, and some examples from … Emma Brasó : Man of the Year
Visual Arts Showing at Dundee Contemporary Arts, Lenticular is the work of visual artist Hikari Sawa. The installation is a combination of video pieces created with children and an original work of Sawa’s specially created for the venue. The exhibition runs at … Hiraki Sawa : Lenticular
Visual Arts Camera Histories is the new exhibition from Canadian artist Sylvia Grace Borda. The exhibition features the camera as the main subject of Borda’s work, exploring the role of the camera, utilising found photographs, and creating montages that create a new … Sylvia Grace Borda : Camera Histories
Visual Arts Artist Wendy McMurdo introduces the Jill Todd Photographic Award 2013 exhibition held at Street Level Photoworks, Trongate, Glasgow. Open to emerging photographers from major Photography and Arts degrees in Scotland, the award aims to showcase and support young talent in … Wendy McMurdo : Jill Todd Photographic Award 2013
Visual Arts Exit, Voice and Loyalty is artist Lucy Skaer’s most ambitious exhibition since 2009’s Turner Prize. Taking its title from economist Albert O. Hirschman’s essay on how change comes about through dissent, this exhibition presents work in ceramics, litho, sculpture and … Claire Jackson : Exit, Voice and Loyalty
Visual Arts Director of the Fruitmarket Gallery Fiona Bradley, introduces the Louise Bourgeois exhibition ‘I Give Everything Away’. Featuring a collection of drawings and writings from her ‘Insomnia Drawings’, ‘When Did This Happen?’ and ‘I Give Everything Away’ series, Bourgeois’s work explores … Louise Bourgeois : I Give Everything Away
Visual Arts The Scottish National Gallery and ARTIST ROOMS present this special ‘In Conversation’ event as part of the exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois : A Woman Without Secrets’, on the 26th October 2013. Senior Curator Lucy Askew talks to Jerry Gorovoy, Louise Bourgeois’s … On Louise Bourgeois : In Conversation
Visual Arts The ARTIST ROOMS and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art present a major exhibition of French-American artist Louise Bourgeois’s work. From drawings to sculptures, A Woman Without Secrets celebrates the later works in the artists long career. Bourgeois’s assistant … Louise Bourgeois : A Woman Without Secrets
Visual Arts Andrew Goring introduces the Royal Scottish Academy’s Open Exhibition, which showcases small and medium works submitted by artists from all over Scotland and beyond. Due to the nature of open submission, anyone from any background can submit a piece of … RSA Open 2013
Visual Arts Curator Ben Harman introduces Living With War – Artists on war and conflict, an exhibition exploring the many and varied responses to war from artists all around the world. Drawing much of the work from the art collection from the … Ben Harman : Living With War – artists on war and conflict
Visual Arts 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 … Sea Change : Deirdre Nelson
Visual Arts As part of Book Week Scotland 2013 and to celebrate reading and the importance of libraries in Scotland, four artists were commissioned to create five new artworks unveiled on a different library across the country over the course of the … Book Week Scotland 2013 Murals
Visual Arts Edinburgh Printmakers and the Scottish Poetry Library launched a project to encourage collaborations between poets and printmakers, resulting in the exhibition ‘The Written Image’. Featuring prints and texts, this exhibition explores the cross over between image and words. The Written … Jennifer Williams : The Written Image
Visual Arts Director of Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Elspeth King, introduces the exhibition ‘Mach Goes Commando’. Artist David Mach presents works inspired by DC Thomson’s Commando comics, which were prominent in the artist’s youth. Mach Goes Commando is on at … Elspeth King : Mach Goes Commando
Visual Arts Curator Rosina Buckland introduces the National Museum of Scotland’s exhibition ‘Kabuki : Japanese Theatre Prints’. Kabuki was a popular form of Japanese theatre from the 19th Century, featuring an all male cast and mixing drama, with music and acrobatics. Kabuki … Rosina Buckland : Kabuki – Japanese Theatre Prints
Music Visual Arts Artist Andy Holden discusses his performance ‘Seven Short Works In Time’, a piece made up of musical composition, spoken word, film and objects, that was performed as part of Hospitalfield Arts open weekend. This work grows and grows as Andy … Andy Holden : Seven Short Works In Time
Visual Arts Curator and poet Philip Davenport introduces ‘The Dark Would’, featuring work from world-leading poets and text artists exploring the maze of living and dying. A variety of works from contributors such as Jenny Holzer, Richard Long, Susan Hiller, Tom Phillips, … Philip Davenport : The Dark Would
Visual Arts Louise Briggs introduces artist Haegue Yang’s exhibition Journal of Bouba/Kiki, currently showing at Glasgow Sculpture Studios. Completed during a residency at the studios, Yang’s work encompasses many elements of hand crafting including ceramic work and macramé, a form of textile making … Louise Briggs : Journal of Bouba/Kiki
Visual Arts Artist Sally Fisher introduces her exhibition ‘Cattle’, currently showing at the Whitespace Gallery. Using oil paints, Sally creates textured and life like portraits of cows, from the Highland Cow, to the Fresian and Guernsey. This exhibition is at the Whitespace … Sally Fisher : Cattle
Visual Arts “Accidental” artist Jerry Gretzinger tells the story of how his now colossal map began, and continued to grow. Starting 50 years ago, Jerry created a little doodle of a map and let it grow, drawing one 8″x10″ panel at a … Jerry Gretzinger : Jerry’s Map
Visual Arts Owner of the Watermill Gallery, Kevin Ramage, introduces the Modern Print Masters exhibition currently on show. The exhibition features an eclectic mix of European and British modern abstract print works, ranging from John Bellany to Matisse and Picasso. The exhibition … Kevin Ramage : Modern Print Masters
Visual Arts Artist Andrew Crummy introduces his book The Great Tapestry of Scotland, a behind the scenes look at the work that was carried out to create the large community arts project. Andrew Crummy designed each of the 150 panels that were … Andrew Crummy : The Great Tapestry of Scotland
Visual Arts Georgina Starr launches her new book, The History of Sculpture, featuring photographs and texts from her current exhibition ‘Before Le Cerveau Affamé’ (Before The Hungry Brain). Georgina Starr : The History of Sculpture
Visual Arts Claire Stewart introduces the mural at Bonnybridge Library by graffiti artist Rogue-one, as part of Book Week Scotland’s Mural project. As part of Book Week Scotland 2013, artists were commissioned to create five new artworks unveiled on a different library … Claire Stewart : Bonnybridge Library Mural
