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The Good Books, Fiona Watson: ‘As a historian I adored Hilary Mantel’s commitment to research and being faithful to the facts’

Fiona Watson on reading the Narnia books as a child, her favourite book of the year and being inspired by Hilary Mantel.   The first...
Curator Emma Inglis with a Jane Younger bedcover with an embroidered panel in the Glasgow Style from the Hill House. Credit Phil Wilkinson

Stitched in time: 200 years of Scotland’s treasured textiles go on display at Dovecot Studios

Treasured Scottish textiles, many of which have never been on display before, will be at the centre of an exhibition at Dovecot Studios this year. ...
The artist, Everlyn Nicodemus, with works from her new series, Lazarus Jacaranda (2022–24), created for the exhibition. Credit: Neil Hanna

Everlyn Nicodemus: ‘This exhibition feels like the most important moment in my career’

Following a 25-year break from painting, Everlyn Nicodemus has unveiled a new series of artwork at the National Galleries of Scotland. More than 80 drawings,...
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Elizabeth Newman, Pitlochry Festival Theatre: ‘Theatre will always be important to people’

‘Theatre will always be important to people, we will always need to tell stories to make sense of the world,’ says Elizabeth Newman. It’s a...
Sir William Gillies with a still life painting by Lida Moser. Credit The Royal Scottish Academy.

William Gillies: A fresh look at one of Scotland’s most important painters

William Gillies adored Scotland. One of the 20th century’s most influential artists, he often travelled around our wee nation sketching and painting, inspired by the...
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The Good Books, Mhairi Collie: ‘I have been an Outlander fan for a long time’

Mhairi Collie on being inspired by Alexander McCall Smith, not making it through A Little Life by Hanya, Yanagihara and her love of the Outlander...


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