THE Scottish show at this year's Venice Biennale of Architecture is coming to Glasgow this week.

The Happenstance Exhibition at The Lighthouse will be open to the public from 31 August to 3 October.

It will then be presented in Edinburgh from October.

Scotland’s contribution to the 16th International Architecture exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia was produced by Glasgow-based arts company WAVEparticle.

The exhibition will feature the response of the Venetian community to The Happenstance, which has been resident at Palazzo Zenobio in Venice since late May.

Peter McCaughey, director and lead artist of WAVEparticle said: "The first two phases of The Happenstance inspired organisations, communities and individuals of all ages to explore ideas around freespace in Scotland and then Venice.

"The project in Venice was lauded, both locally and internationally, at a time when freespace and the freedom to express ourselves is under threat.

"This work has already engaged over 14,000 people and we are looking forward to bringing it back to Scotland”.

The Architectural Review called the show "a standout triumph".

www.waveparticle.co.uk

A NEW festival exploring the space between science, music, art and design will take place at the University of Dundee for the first time this autumn.

Festival of the Future will take place from October 17 to 21.

It has been designed to "celebrate how collaboration across the scientific and creative spheres are helping to address the biggest issues of our times."

Authors Chris Brookmyre and Ken MacLeod will discuss the future of AI, among other topics, while musician Be Charlotte will give a performance demonstrating the results of her collaboration with scientist Dr Kate Stone.

Professor Niamh Nic Daeid and crime writer Val McDermid will discuss the fact and fiction of forensic science and its current relationship with the justice system.

Overall there will be 50 events at the festival.

V&A Dundee will be one of the institutions working with the University to create performances, talks and workshops.

The National Theatre of Scotland will be providing the opening event, which will include performance and music.

Anna Day, the festival manager, said: "The festival comes at an exciting time for the University and the city.

"It’s an evolution of the Dundee Literary Festival and Women in Science – a chance for us to shout out loud about absolutely everything that the University and the city is brilliant at.

“We will show that fantastic collaboration happens here – not just between different groups in the cultural sector, but between science and the arts, between technology and music, dance and design."

The programme will be officially launched in mid-September.

ww.dundee.ac.uk/futurefest.

THE FIRST Sit-Up Award, a new Fringe award for shows that shine on the light on social issues, has gone to Christina Murdock for her production Dangerous Giant Animals at Underbelly.

It is based on her experience of growing up with her disabled sister.

A panel of judges said that Dangerous Giant Animals "poignantly shone a spotlight on events that are rarely discussed as they happen behind closed doors but which have a profound effect on the relationship between those with disabilities and their carers."

Dangerous Giant Animals tells the story of Christina’s relationship with her younger sister who has severe disabilities and the impact it has had, and still has, on her life.

Ms Murdock said: "My goal in writing and performing Dangerous Giant Animals was to share my personal story to bring greater awareness, empathy, and attention to the world of disability, especially from the sibling perspective.

"I wanted to shed light on a topic that is rarely spoken about, and yet plays a huge part in my life and in the lives of so many others."

The judges also decided to issue an additional Special Commendation Award worth £1,000 to Strictly Arts’ production of Freeman, a play which passionately explores, racism, generational trauma and mental health in prisons.

www.situpawards.com