Writing and Publishing
Satisfying compromise
The problem with art is that it costs money to produce. The problem with artists is that they need to…
Fèis Gleann Albainn
While the eyes of the world are focused on Scotland’s capital for the annual ‘gallon in a pint pot’ International…
Career Profile: Nathan Menglef, artist
Nathan Menglef is a self-taught painter, zinester, illustrator, gutter punk and linux geek, originally from Florida but now living, working…
Going green
This year environmental sustainability has become 'de rigueur' in the arts. What are some of the green initiatives that have…
Dull, delightful, dazzling: Edinburgh Art Festival
Gordon Haynes takes in three city centre exhibitions as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival and finds them "Dull, delightful…
Career Profile: Martin Ritchie, actor
Martin Ritchie has performed in a number of titles at London's Globe, alongside various other film and theatre projects, and…
Discovering poetry acorns
In her first column on the arts in Scotland, Rachel Chown looks at the Poetry Library and two poetry events…
How to catch a shark, part one: Whose copyright is it anyway?
When Damien Hirst unveiled his diamond-encrusted skull, hands up all those who thought he’d sat up all night sticking the…
Artist interview: Jenny Matthews
"On the first floor of Edinburgh College of Art at the end of a corridor overlooking the Sculpture Court, I…
A Passage to India
ARTS HUB AUSTRALIA: In 2006 I travelled to India and spent a month discovering and working with artists trained in…