Visual Arts To celebrate 15 years of arts-news production for various channels and websites, we’ve looked into our archive and produced this special compilation of the 5th British Art Show in Edinburgh, back in 2000. Introduced and closed by Paul Nesbitt of … 5th British Art Show
Visual Arts Curator Dan Brown introduces Icaro Menippus x 2, an exhibition of work by the late Scottish sculptor Paul Carter. The exhibition draws from work which first featured in Cardiff’s Chapter Gallery, and the Fruitmarket Gallery, in the early 2000s. Moses’ … Paul Carter : Icaro Menippus x 2
Visual Arts Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery hosted a solo exhibition by Scottish artist, Jim Lambie, as part of GENERATION, a series of exhibitions celebrating Scottish contemporary art over the last 25 years, and the Edinburgh Art Festival. Known for his visually striking pieces … Jim Lambie : Fruitmarket Gallery
Visual Arts Artist duo Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion introduce their exhibition, Tumadh: Immersion, which was on show at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios. It was a two part show, with one part in Edinburgh and the other in An Lanntair, Stornoway, and explored … Dalziel + Scullion : Tumadh: Immersion
Robert Morgan from Edinburgh Television interviews PD James at the 2001 Edinburgh International Book Festival. PD James has written twenty books, most of which have been filmed and broadcast on television in the United States and other countries. She spent … PD James : Edinburgh International Book Festival 2001
Visual Arts By creating sculptural works using materials and found objects such as vitamin pills, light bulbs, water or rocks, alongside art materials such as bronze, glass and resin, artist Vanessa Billy explores society’s relationship with manufactured goods, and the social and … Vanessa Billy : Sustain, Sustain
Visual Arts Artist and poet Alec Finlay presents his exhibition ‘a-ga : on mountains’, which consists of a selection of poems and a series of wooden blocks, a letter on each, arranged in such a way they spell the name of a … Alec Finlay – a-ga : on mountains
Visual Arts Danish artist Jesper Christiansen presents FOUND DRAWINGS, an exhibition of drawings which were originally shown as part of a large exhibition back in Denmark, called GO BACK. The works on show were nearly thrown out during a house move, but … Jesper Christiansen : FOUND DRAWINGS
Festivals The 18th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair – the alternative international book festival – will take place from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 October 2014 in Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Around 70 publishers will be displaying books ranging … Elaine Henry : Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 2014
Visual Arts Richard Ingleby, Director of Ingleby Gallery, introduces the work of Katie Paterson, who is currently exhibiting her work ‘Ideas’. This is Paterson’s first solo exhibition in Scotland, featuring a series of recent and new works which represent her interest and … Richard Ingleby : Katie Paterson – Ideas
Visual Arts As part of GENERATION, a nationwide celebration of Scottish contemporary art from the past 25 years, artist and filmmaker Luke Fowler is exhibiting his 61 minute film The Poor Stockinger, the Luddite Cropper and the Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott. … Anne Lyden : Luke Fowler
Visual Arts Artist Kirstine Roepstorff discusses her solo exhibition “Mother of Time Showing Her Fruits”, which is a continuous engagement of finding forms within the subject of the invisible. Roepstorff’s exhibition explores themes of time, light, tone and density through her collage … Kirstine Roepstorff : Mother of Time Showing Her Fruits
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
Art in Scotland 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, … Art in Scotland : Christmas Exhibitions at Summerhall
Art in Scotland This edition of Art in Scotland features an interview with Scottish actor Alan Cumming about his involvement with the refurbishment of the Birks Cinema in Aberfeldy. We also speak to Andrew Goring at Edinburgh’s Royal Scottish Academy about the annual … Art in Scotland : Alan Cumming and RSA Open
Art in Scotland LeithLate presents The Mural Project, in collaboration with the artists’ collective Blameless, involving the installation of a new, contemporary mural for Leith on the corner of Halmyre Street and Gordon Street. The artists involved in The Mural Project are: Fraser … Art in Scotland : The Leith Aquatic
Visual Arts Mother and son, Danish artists Inge Lise Westman and Emil Westman Hertz, present their new exhibition Star Sailor, at the Danish Cultural Institute. Both artists work is greatly influenced by nature. Inge Lise works on large canvases, taking a closer … Inge Lise Westman and Emil Westman Hertz : Star Sailor
Visual Arts Tina Sørenson talks about the exhibition currently running at the Danish Cultural Institute, Mind Over Matter in which three Danish artists use the space to explore the relation between the inward and the outward through photography, print and installation pieces. … Tina Sørenson : Mind Over Matter
Visual Arts Project Coordinator Tina Sørensen, talks us through the Fashion Scandinavia exhibition at the Danish Cultural Institute. Danish Cultural Institute : Fashion Scandinavia
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
Art in Scotland This edition of Art in Scotland features an interview with author Robert Irwin about his novel, ‘For Lust of Knowing : The Orientalists and their Enemies’ , a non-fiction work exploring the history of the academic discipline Orientalism. This video … Art in Scotland : Robert Irwin
Visual Arts Winnie Egefjord introduces the ‘Nordic Quilts- A Celebration of Diversity’ exhibition at the Danish Cultural Institute. The quilts are made by Scandinavian artists from Denmark Norway, Sweden and Finland and reflect the Scandinavian spirit and way of life Nordic Quilts : A Celebration of Diversity
Literature “Scottish Independence: Irish Consequences” National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh. Thursday 22nd March 2012 Into the final week of the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign, we thought we’d dig out this panel discussion, which took place at National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, … Louise Welsh : Scottish Independence – Irish Consequences
Literature “Scottish Independence: Irish Consequences” National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh. Thursday 22nd March 2012 Into the final week of the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign, we thought we’d dig out this panel discussion, which took place at National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, … Glenn Patterson : Scottish Independence – Irish Consequences
Literature “Scottish Independence: Irish Consequences” National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh. Thursday 22nd March 2012 Into the final week of the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign, we thought we’d dig out this panel discussion, which took place at National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, … Thomas McCarthy : Scottish Independence – Irish Consequences
One of three Science and the City events organised by the Schop Institute with Summerhall. Oliver Chapman introduces Colin Hamilton who explores the sustainable features of the John Hope Gateway Building at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Tour of the John Hope Gateway Building
This edition from the Cityscape series from 2001 explores the requirements and constraints on extending the Scotland’s National Museum in Chamber Street. Cityscape : National Museum of Scotland
From Edinburgh Television’s Cityscape series, this programme looks at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh. Cityscape : Scottish Poetry Library
Feature from Edinburgh Television’s Cityscape series on the design of The Scotsman building on Holyrood Road. Cityscape : Scotsman Building
Ann McLuskey introduces an innovative community arts programme in Edinburgh’s Sighthill in this edition of CityScape from 2000. Cityscape : Sighthill
