What s On Scotland 30 Jul-6 Aug: Fringe of Colour & more
Fringe of Colour is making a long-awaited return to our small screens, with a bursting programme of performing arts gems packed into two weeks. Elsewhere, Edinburgh Art Festival takes over the city, and HANG brings live hip hop to Glasgow. Feature by Anahit Behrooz | 30 Jul 2021
The first of the August festivals are amongst us and boy what a start to the season. Kicking things off in style is Fringe of Colour, running
1-15 August. Beginning life as a spreadsheet spotlighting shows that starred or were created by people of colour in an often overwhelmingly white Fringe programme, the organisation has grown into its very own festival in just four years, with this year s edition being their second digital offering.
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Scottish art exhibition highlights: May 2021
The galleries are open! Here s our pick of the paintings, pieces and paraphernalia to peruse this month across Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Feature by Anahit Behrooz | 03 May 2021
Rabiya Choudhry, Fiona Jardine, Raisa Kabir + Hanneline Visnes: Ambi @ CCA
In partnership with the Glasgow School of Art, this exhibition sees four specially commissioned UK-based artists develop work inspired by objects in the textiles, fashion and costume holdings from the GSA’s Archives & Special Collections.
Galleries and studios across Scotland are ready to welcome visitors
Visitors to the Pier Arts Centre in Stromness enjoy their re-opening displays, including works from their collection. Photo: The Pier Arts Centre.
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.- From the Pier Arts Centre in Orkney to Cample Line Gallery in Dumfries and Galloway all over the country this spring and summer, Scotlands art galleries, studios, contemporary art venues and production workshops are opening up. Now a new campaign to help the public find their nearest gallery and champion Scotlands world class contemporary art and studio facilities has been launched.
The #ArtUnlocks campaign organised by Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN), will highlight the cultural opportunities in neighbourhoods across Scotland, with venues that are ready to welcome visitors and artists from 26th April over the coming months. New openings will be announced and shared using the hashtag #ArtUnlocks and a continually refreshed list of contempora
A 60,000-piece Lego Concorde beneath the original will be
among the attractions at the National Museum of Flight in
East Fortune, East Lothian
SCOTLAND takes its first significant step in lockdown easing today with the reopening of hospitality, gyms, non-essential shops and indoor attractions such as museums, galleries and libraries. Museums ranging from the RiversidFum and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow to the National Museum of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two) in Edinburgh are among those opening their doors again on Monday. But city council-owned culture and sport charity Glasgow Life has confirmed dozens of venues including libraries, community centres and sports centres are not scheduled to open their doors.
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