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Joseph Maxwell Stuart to exhibit new work in North Berwick
Renowned Scottish artist Joseph Maxwell Stuart is getting ready to host a new exhibition in North Berwick. The landscape artist, from the Scottish Borders, works in both oils and watercolours, painting landscapes mostly ‘en plein air’. He particularly delights in the challenge of working directly from nature. He will be exhibiting new works in a…
Read MoreJolomo opens new exhibition in Glasgow and reveals where he discovered his trademark colours
Bestselling Scottish artist John Lowrie Morrison – known as Jolomo – is famous around the world for his colourful paintings of Scotland’s landscapes. Now, in a new exhibition in Glasgow, he reveals the place where he discovered the high-key colour which has become his trademark – on a special trip to Switzerland more than 50…
Read MoreComedian Craig Hill takes his latest hit show out on tour
Comedian Craig Hill is taking his latest hit show I’ve Been Sitting On This For A While! out on tour across Scotland And he certainly has been sitting on this for a while as Craig has just completed his 25th consecutive run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Renowned world-wide for his high-octane, irreverent live comedy, Craig’s…
Read MoreEdinburgh’s Hogmanay expands outside the city to Portobello for the first time
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay will host live music events outside the city centre for the first time this year. A free afternoon ceilidh dance and a night-time indie pop and rock gig will be staged on New Year’s Day at Portobello Town Hall. The Vitamin C club night hosted by Vic Galloway and Andy Wake will start…
Read MoreThin Slices: An extract from the winner of this year’s Anne Brown Essay Prize
This is an extract from a longer essay by the winner of this year’s Anne Brown Essay Prize, Sarah Whiteside. Sarah is an Edinburgh-based writer of fiction and personal essays. Her winning essay came after the reading and research she did after learning her son is autistic, which led to the realisation she is autistic…
Read MorePalace of Holyroodhouse’s dramatic past revealed in first official history ever published
‘If these walls could talk’ might be the most fitting idiom when thinking about The Palace of Holyroodhouse. It’s journey from 12th-century abbey to official Scottish residence of His Majesty The King is peppered with royalty, glamour and even murder. Mary, Queen of Scots spent just six years at the Palace in the 1560s, but…
Read MoreJupiter Artland launches a special Winter Series of events
Jupiter Artland – the award-winning, contemporary sculpture park, located just outside Edinburgh – will launch a special new Winter Series. Doors open this season for a series of lunches, art experiences and festive activities for all the family; from a live nativity, to wreath making, to exclusive dinners in the ballroom. Activities and events will…
Read MoreScotland Through A Lens: Into the wild with Rosanna Forbes
From the hares in rural Perthshire to the kingfishers around Edinburgh’s waterways, Rosanna Forbes has ranged far and wide to capture Scotland’s enchanting wildlife. I fell into photography about 12 years ago as I became enchanted by all the wildlife around me at home in Perthshire. I became more and more fascinated by the…
Read MoreAlan Cumming: ‘The Traitors has been such a huge hit, it’s a testament to saying yes to things outside your comfort zone’
TV presenter and silver screen actor Alan Cumming chats with Rosie Morton about his new book, life in Scotland, and his beloved pooch Lala. Tell me all about your new book, Victor & Barry’s Kelvinside Compendium. It has been 40 years since Forbes [Masson] and I made up ‘Victor & Barry’. Which is a terrifying…
Read MoreWorks by the ‘father of modern Scottish photography’ Joseph McKenzie go on display
Often referred to as the ‘father’ of modern Scottish photography, Joseph McKenzie is considered by many as one of the greatest post war photographers to have emerged from outside of America. Over the years Joseph produced some of the largest and most regarded studies of the changing face of Dundee (Dundee – City in Transition)…
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