Paisley Book Festival returns to the West of Scotland this week with many bookish delights while Los Bitchos bring their floor-thumping music to Stereo.
In the last year, we have all become digital humans, casting our virtual net far and wide as our lives shrank to hearth, home and heath, punctuated with the odd supermarket visit to spice things up. In visual arts, festivals and galleries alike have had to weather many a storm in order to come out the other side. The good news is that Scotland s art spaces should start opening up after April 26. So if like me, you have been missing seeing actual art, what is there to look forward to this year?
1. Glasgow International
www.glasgowinternational.org, June 11-17 Last year, just weeks away from opening, Glasgow International (Gi), Scotland s major biennial festival of contemporary art was forced to postpone. It s back with a Director’s Programme of commissions and exhibitions in collaboration with partners and venues. News of the full programme is still to be announced, but a highlight is sure to be a new installation by Barbadian-Scottish multimedia artist, Alberta Whittle and I