Posts Tagged ‘arts’
Five-star Fringe hit with ex-politician and opera singer
A British-American opera singer and an award-winning Edinburgh-based former politician will perform a festive adaptation of a five-star Fringe hit show in the capital next month. Andrea Baker, the internationally-renowned mezzo soprano, and former SNP councillor Richard Lewis will present a tinsel-tinged edition of Sing Sistah Sing! The Christmas Celebration, a celebration of Christmas and…
Read MorePhotographic exhibition will be all At Sea
A Scots photographer’s portrait of working men and women from north-east Scotland’s fishing communities have been unveiled at a new exhibition. Photographic portraits by London-based Paul Duke of working men and women are now on show at the Aberdeen Maritime Museum. From his series, At Sea, these magnificent images document a time of sharp decline…
Read MoreA taste of L.A. comes to new Glasgow restaurant
A new £1million California-inspired restaurant has opened in Glasgow. RUSK & RUSK, the award-winning team behind, The Butchershop Bar & Grill, Hutchesons City Grill, and The Spanish Butcher, have today unveiled their latest restaurant, bar and event space, So L.A. Situated on 43 Mitchell Street, the new all-day venue is inspired by the vibrancy and…
Read MorePainter releases her third book in the Borders
Internationally renowned Scottish felt painter Moy Mackay recently launched her third book, The Art of Moy MacKay, in the Scottish Borders. Moy’s latest book comes in the wake of the success of her best-selling book Art in Felt & Stitch followed by Flowers in Felt & Stitch, which to date has sold well over 30,000…
Read MoreInvisible Spaces and Visible Girls in exhibition
A brand new photographic exhibition exploring the spaces that matter to young people in Scotland will open this weekend. Invisible Spaces, co-curated by a group of 18-26 year olds and commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to celebrate the Year of Young People, examines ideas of youth, identity, belonging and the built environment in 21st…
Read MoreNew Scottish Opera work heads to frozen Arctic
Scottish Opera is to present the world premiere of Anthropocene, a gripping new work, in Glasgow. Anthropocene was commissioned by Scottish Opera from composer Stuart MacRae and librettist Louise Welsh, and will debut on January 24 at Theatre Royal Glasgow. It then tours to King’s Theatre, Edinburgh and London’s Hackney Empire. Telling the story of…
Read MoreMacmillan clan chief keeps the wheels turning
In the impressive grounds of Finlaystone House, Port Glasgow, stands an ancient Yew tree, known as the John Knox Tree. The tree, which survived a shell exploding on the lawn during the Second World War, provided the canopy under which Knox gave his first communion in the west of Scotland in 1556. Today, George MacMillan,…
Read MoreMackintosh inspires a new train of thought
A huge pavilion inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been unveiled in Glasgow’s Central Station this week. Standing 15ft high and more than six-feet wide, the Light Pavilion, situated on the main concourse under the station’s clock, has been created by Glasgow-based designer Scott Jarvie. Commissioned by Glasgow Life, it is the latest activity as…
Read MoreInvitation to the Galloway Glens hydro arts project
Artists are inviting people from the Galloway Glens to get involved with a project exploring the story of the area’s dams and power stations. Energise is being carried out by Dumfries and Galloway based internationally-renowned photographers Ted Leeming and Morag Paterson along with Jason Nelson, an artist and lecturer at Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College…
Read MoreYule Fest Leith returns for the festival season
Following the success of this summer’s first-ever Chill Fest, the team behind the month-long festival of frivolity are back for Yule Fest Leith. They will bring back the concept for Christmas, with a decidedly festive flavour and even more special offers and events than before. Yule Fest will be a cosy celebration of EH6’s thriving…
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