Festivals Morvern Cunningham, event organiser of Leith Late, introduces the multi arts festival held in multiple venues on Leith walk. Featuring music, visual arts, films and spoken word, in the space of three hours, Leith Late took over 17 places this … Morvern Cunningham : Leith Late 2013
Festivals Director of the festival, Paul Bruce introduces Paulina Salas Ruiz’s film ‘Tong: Do You Speak It?’, and Andy Gonzalez, who discusses Gregor Fergie’s ‘All Kinds of Twisted’ performed by the Acid Fascists. Paul Bruce : Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2013
Artist Rachel Maclean talks to Summerhall TV about her recent piece ‘Over the Rainbow’, which was created as part of a six month residency run by Creative Scotland, held at the Banff Centre in Canada. The video features Rachel dressed … Rachel Maclean : Over the Rainbow
Visual Arts Glasgow based artist and Turner Prize nominee Ciara Phillips talks to Summerhall TV about her exhibition ‘And More’, which is a collection of screen prints on paper and textiles. These works are made in response to the Botanic Garden’s archival … Ciara Phillips : And More
Festivals Sorcha Carey, the director of the Edinburgh Art Festival, talks to Summerhall TV about the festival programme and its plans to celebrate its 10th birthday. Sorcha Carey : Edinburgh Art Festival
Visual Arts Mia Nelle Drøschler talks to Summerhall TV about her exhibition ‘DreamEscape’, which looks at the idea of a world without the presence of humans. Mia’s work consists of a series of digital collages of nature, created from photographs that are … Mia Nelle Drøschler : DreamEscape
Visual Arts Italian born artist Valentina Bonizzi talks to Summerhall TV about her work for the exhibition Migration Stories, at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Valentina uses photography and video to look at migrant experiences of women from 1850 to the present … Valentina Bonizzi : Migration Stories
Visual Arts An interview from Highland Perthshire News with students from Breadalbane Academy talking about their recent exhibition at the Aberfeldy Gallery and their career plans are for the future. Breadalbane Students : Aberfeldy Gallery
Visual Arts The Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporaries is an annual exhibition that showcases work from up and coming art and architecture graduates from Scottish art colleges and architecture schools. Featuring a range of works from sculpture, film making, painting, installation, architecture, … Art in Scotland : RSA New Contemporaries
Visual Arts As part of the Artist Rooms on Tour, an important collection of art that is toured around the UK, the Perth Museum and Art Gallery is holding an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe prints. Principal Officer for Art Maria Devaney, talks … Maria Devaney : Robert Mapplethorpe
Visual Arts Sparked by the grace of a single marble relief that caught our eye at the recent exhibition By the Way They Hang and Turn Summerhall TV tracked down sculptor Alasdair Thomson for an interview at his workshop. Alasdair Thomson : In the Workshop
Visual Arts Jack Smith was an American filmmaker, photographer and actor. His work influenced that of Andy Warhol and John Waters. Paul Robertson introduces the exhibition in which a first edition of ‘The Beautiful Book’, a very rare photography book created by … Paul Robertson : The Beautiful Book
Visual Arts Holly Knox Yeoman, Claudia De La Pena and Richard Taylor introduce Edinburgh’s newest arts venue in the former Newhaven Station and the work they and Dickie Webb have installed in this gallery’s first show. Newhaven Station
Visual Arts Massimo Bartolini introduces his exhibition at the Fruitmarket Gallery and discussions with its Director Fiona Bradley in the preparation of Studio Matters +1. Massimo Bartolini : Fruitmarket Gallery
Visual Arts Karen and Patrick Lauke introduce their sound scape, Re/Sonant. Inspired by the darker and more eerie parts of Summerhall’s past, this sound is created using metallic structures, creating a sound that is passed through 4 speakers placed in each corner … Karen Lauke and Patrick Lauke : Re/Sonant
Visual Arts Artist Bec Wonders talks to Summerhall TV about her exhibition Step Inside, at the Whitespace Gallery. Based on her painting of an interior, Bec has transferred the pattern from the painting onto furniture therefore allowing the viewers to physically ‘step … Bec Wonders : Step Inside
Visual Arts Artist Kate Livingstone talks to Summerhall TV about the processes and inspirations behind her work. Using a variety of materials such as gold leaf, varnish and spray paint, Kate creates layers in her paintings to give a very textured outcome. … Kate Livingstone : In Conversation
Visual Arts Following on from Louise Gibson’s Amalgamate 2012 exhibition at Summerhall, we were able to catch up with Louise at the By The Way They Hang and Turn exhibition, which was held at the Old Ambulance Depot. Louise talks to Summerhall … Louise Gibson : By The Way They Hang and Turn
Ben Grieve’s film for Comment TV and Highland Perthshire News. Episode Three: After many years of fund-raising and an extensive reconstruction programme, the Birks Cinema finally (re)opened its doors to the public after a series of preview screenings culminated in … Birks Cinema : The Re-opening
Ben Grieve’s film for Comment TV and Highland Perthshire News. Episode Two: A fly-on-the-wall look at the recent visit made to the re-developing Highland Perthshire cinema by Local MSP and Minister for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney. Mr Swinney … Birks Cinema : John Swinney Visit
Ben Grieve’s film for Comment TV and Highland Perthshire News. Episode One: A look at the work being carried out at The Birks Cinema, as it is extensively transformed into a functional community facility once more. Birks Cinema : Work underway in September 2012
“My work slips inside and outside of history and into imagined futures, creating hyper-glowing, artificially saturated visions that are both nauseatingly positive and cheerfully grotesque”. As a prelude to her upcoming exhibition at Summerhall, Glasgow based artist Rachel Maclean speaks … Rachel Maclean : The Lion and the Unicorn
Visual Arts Artist Peter Skibinski discusses the subject matter of his work and his piece that was featured in the exhibition, By The Way They Hang and Turn, which was held at the Old Ambulance Depot in February. Peter Skibinski : By The Way They Hang and Turn
Visual Arts Following a ten year career in the police service, Audrey Slorance studied design at the Scottish College of Textiles in Galashiels. She worked freelance before taking up painting to which, with increasing success, she devotes much time in her studio … Audrey Slorance
Paul Robertson introduces Rachel MacLean, a Glasgow based artist working largely in green screen composite video and digital print. MacLean is the only performer in her work and she creates numerous characters that mime to “appropriated audio and toy with … Rachel Maclean : LolCats
Visual Arts Zoe Beloff introduces the other installation, Days of the Commune, in her exhibition at the Talbot Rice Gallery. Beloff studied the activities at Occupy Wall Street and created documentary style drawings of what she saw. She then recruited actors, activists … Zoe Beloff : Days of the Commune
Visual Arts John Bellany is known as one of Scotland’s greatest contemporary artists. Julie-Ann Delaney, curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, talks to Summerhall TV about the most comprehensive exhibition of John Bellany’s work to celebrate his 70th birthday year. John Bellany : A Passion for Life
Visual Arts Stephen Thorpe discusses the new work in his exhibition at Summerhall and invites viewers to come along to the gallery on the 19th January where he will be completing the larger canvas. Stephen Thorpe : Once It’s In You It Never Goes Away
Visual Arts Edinburgh born, New York based artist and filmmaker Zoe Beloff, talks to us about her exhibition, A History of Dreams Remains to Be Written, currently at the Talbot Rice Gallery. An exhibition showing two installations, Zoe tells us about the … Zoe Beloff : A History of Dreams Remains to Be Written
Visual Arts Andrew Martin introduces the National Library of Scotland’s showcase on the art and history of “The Dandy” as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. Runs until 3 February at the NLS on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. Andrew Martin : The Dandy
