Art in Scotland TV

The world premiere of a multi-media collaboration that combines live music from the Melomaniacs trio with film by the Scottish filmmaker Lee Archer, photographs taken by the New York based photographer Jean Luc Fievet and lyrics written by Mike Marlin. …

Sarah Stewart is one of 84 artist/makers opening their studios for visitors between 26-28 May. Sarah is based in Wigtown, Scotland’s Book Town and her recent work engages various forms of printing with some images based on typewriters and their …

Encouraging participation has been central to the British Art Show 8. Here National Community Coordinator Natalie Walton engages groups from Glasgow and Edinburgh in the BAS8 exhibition and activities during the final week of the touring show’s appearance in Edinburgh.

Anthea Hamilton’s free-standing sculptures, which function as formicaries or ant farms, ants move within intricate Art Nouveau patterns over images drawn from the artist’s previous works: a woman acting as a human clapperboard and a figure clothed in full-dress Kabuki …

The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival takes place in venues around Scotland, every October, and aims to challenge preconceived ideas around mental health, explore the opportunities within creative practices, and bring together communities through events, performances and exhibitions. …

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 …

Lucilla Sim, StAnza Artist in Residence 2012, discusses her exhibition, which was shown during the 2014 festival. Sim combines found objects and text, and uses a process that utilises potassium permanganate to provide a layered affect on her work. Sim …

Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival hosted a preview event at Summerhall, Edinburgh, on 11 March 2014. Those attending the event were the first to see clips from the identical twin Quay Brothers’ surreal puppet animation, Unmistaken Hands, one of …

Glasgow Open House Art Festival will run for ten days from April 11th – 21st 2014 and annually thereafter. The festival will provide an expansive platform for the city’s arts community, whilst offering an alternative format for public interaction with …

Simon Hart, Artistic Director of Puppet Animation Scotland, introduces Manipulate Festival 2014, which showcases and celebrates innovative visual theatre and film. The festival takes place from the 31st January to the 8th February, in locations across Scotland and down in England.  

Arts Development Officer for Literature Donald Anderson, introduces Shetland’s Wordplay Festival, which has been running every year since 2001. Featuring writers, poets and speakers from as far as Canada, the festival offers guests a chance to meet with their favourite authors …

Culture and Broadcasting was one of several debates under the title Enlightening the Constitutional Debate run in partnership with the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the British Academy, at the Scottish Parliament and held in 2013 as part of its Festival …

Managing Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, Joanna Baker, introduces some of the highlights from this year’s festival. Photo credits : ‘The Poet Speaks’ featuring Patti Smith and Philip Glass by Stephanie Berger

Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Nick Barley introduces highlights from this year’s August Festival.

Children and Education Director Janet Smyth, introduces this year’s Children’s Book Festival highlights, forming part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival at Charlotte Square.

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 …

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.

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.  

Another successful year for the Westport Book Festival, have a look at some of the authors and events featured in this years festival, throughout the Westport and Edinburgh.

The Big Noise is an orchestra programme based in Raploch, Stirling that aims to use music making to foster confidence, teamwork, pride and aspiration in the children taking part – and across their wider community. Speakers discussed the impact of …

Chaired by Struan Stevenson MEP with panellists including Professor Richard Demarco the event asked whether Scotland does enough to promote its arts and artists throughout Europe. And what do other Europeans make of our efforts?

LeithLate, Leith’s annual multi-arts event is back, returning to a variety of different venues up and down Leith Walk on the evening of Thursday 28th June, and now it’s even bigger, better and LATER than before! Newly extended to a …