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Galleries: New exhibition explores intimate relationship of art and anatomy

Michael Clark & Company with The Fall in I Am Curious, Orange, 1988. Richard Haughton

Never mind the bare bottoms: Michael Clark - the Scot enfant terrible of dance
BARE bums, The Fall, heroin. Any mention of Michael Clark, the Scottish enfant terrible of British dance, usually contains all of the above at some point. Throw in the words “punk” and “provocateur” and you’ve probably got the full set.

Galleries: Exploring the art of life, light and darkness
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Scottish museums to receive extra £500k to help tackle cost-of-living challenges

Scottish museums to receive extra £500k to help tackle cost-of-living challenges

A solo exhibition by John McNaught

Galleries: Viewing life on Earth through artists’ eyes

Meet the pyrography artist inspired by Scotland’s natural world

best of scotland Meet the pyrography artist inspired by Scotland’s natural world

Burns Night Concert with Calum Colvin

Arts: Poetry, jewellery, tapestry ... Fine arts in a material world

Still Life by the Studio Window' (detail) by Vanessa Bell © 1961 Estate of Vanessa Bell, Courtesy Henrietta Garnett (2002)

Galleries/Exhibitions: Moving memories and still life in words and pictures

Major retrospective of renowned painter Peter Howson to open in May

The new street art in Edinburgh

Edinburgh locals surprised by new street art referencing Elon Musk and Twitter

Joseph McKenzie

10 must-see shows and exhibitions across Scotland this week

Kinglsey Ben-Adir, Ryan Gosling (as Ken) and Ncuti Gatwa in Barbie

23 to see for 2023: What to read, watch, listen to and see for the year ahead

We look at a selection of films that highlight the remarkable creativity and innovation of film director Jean-Luc Godard, who died in September

A Life in Film Jean-Luc Godard: the 20th century giant that changed film forever

The Gift by Barrowland Ballet

Picture: Paul Campbell

Start a New Year’s revolution with music, dance and a film-lover’s dream

Obituary: Dawson Murray, outstanding painter seen by many as a latter-day Monet

Scottish Fiddle Orchestra

Twixtmas crackers - Events to keep you merry and bright into the New Year

Nation's arts funders resort to dipping into reserves after Scot Gov cuts

Nation's arts funders resort to dipping into reserves after Scot Gov cuts

Transformation exhibition

Galleries/Exhibitions: Where to look for natural-born artistic wonders

The Whisky Angel is a small glass figure that holds a dram within it

Sponsored Heavenly creation ensures whisky lovers get the angels' share

Are the Kirk's policies of

Letters Kirk has to take a share of the blame for dwindling congregations

Andrew Gannon Impressions

Galleries: The art of life, from human nature to supernatural flora

Alice Strang with record-breaking Joan Eardley painting

Joan Eardley painting sells for record sum at auction

Madonna and Child, painted in Florence in the 1520s

16th century painting on show in Fife after conservation work reveals secrets

Suzanne Taylor exhibition

Galleries/Exhibition round-up: Leaps of faith, flights of fancy and the art of wonder

An Edinburgh Christmas Carol

From Highland folk to Scrooge in the city - What to see and hear this week

Alice Strang with Joan Eardley's The Yellow Jumper. Picture Lyon & Turnbull/Julie Howden

Joan Eardly painting showing Glasgow kids in lost community could fetch £150,000

Palestinian duo Zenobia will be performing at the festival

The Bethlehem Cultural Festival returns to Glasgow with host of events

Meet the makers who specialise in using only the finest Scottish materials

best of scotland Meet the makers who specialise in using only the finest Scottish materials

A new exhibition celebrating 50 years of printmaking at Glasgow Print Studio is set to open at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on Friday 18 November. Pictured is artist Sandi Anderson with her etching ...in the Eye of the Beholder. The Love of Print

An exhibition that embraces the very Glaswegian belief that art is for all

Artful exhibition

10 art shows and exhibitions to see this week

Artist Mhairi Killin with whale bone

Galleries: Visions of locked down streets and treacherous seas

Scottish comedian and folk singer Billy Connolly performing at the New Victoria Theatre (now the Apollo Victoria Theatre), London, 15th October 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images).

From the shipyard to the Sarry Heid - Billy Connolly’s Glasgow

Sogo Arts in Glasgow.

Glasgow art gallery in crowdfunder to fund more exhibitions and widen audience

Painter Lachlan Goudie, photographed at the Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh

Totally tropical taste: how painter Lachlan Goudie re-found his mojo in Mauritius

Painter Lachlan Goudie, photographed at the Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh

Lack of progress on art school a national scandal says broadcaster Lachlan Goudie

Albion Expo Open Art Studios Weekend, Edinburgh

Picture: Colin Hattersley Photography

Galleries: From stories of our lives to the art of vanished worlds

Pussy Riot is performing this Saturday at Maryhill Community Central Halls as part of multi-venue music and arts festival The Great Western

Pussy Riot: 'Don’t keep silent, go to the streets with your own actions and protest'

There is hope that the Edinburgh Filmhouse could be saved after a vigorous campaign, but how secure are Scotland’s other cultural attractions?

Opinion Rosemary Goring: The arts must be saved as a beacon amidst the gloom

David Forrester Wilson: The Scottish artist whose work was collected by Andy Warhol

Lachlan Goudie Photographer: Adolfo Massazza

Galleries: Celebrating artists’ visions of faith, hope and clarity

Glasgow-born filmmaker Jenny Gilbertson, photographed in 1938 or 1939

The untold story of Scotland's pioneering women photographers

A busy National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Picture: Gordon Terris

Letters We can no longer afford to give free entry to our museums and galleries

The Art of Banksy

World’s largest touring collection of Banksy artworks coming to Scotland

One of the sculptures on the Erskine trail. Picture: Jamie Williamson

Agenda Creativity is not bound by age

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Juli Bolaños Durman

best of scotland Edinburgh-based artist transforms found fragments of glass into stunning sculptures

Members of Holyrood’s Culture Committee are now calling on the Scottish Government to consider the matter with “increased urgency”

Scotland’s culture sector facing 'perfect storm' of increased costs and budget cuts

Life post-plastic -could be fantastic! V&A highlights Scottish pollution solutions

Life post-plastic -could be fantastic! V&A highlights Scottish pollution solutions

Jean Shrimpton wears a suit by Monte-Sano & Pruzan made from Bernat Klein fabric, 1963

Days out: It’s not what you wear it’s the way that you view it - celebrating the fine art of style

Galleries: Into the artist’s world from wildfowl to foul deeds

On the radar: Visions of mortality with a chorus of laughter, poetry and song

Northern Flights - A View from Shetland

Galleries: On a wing and a train, the fine arts of travel and strife

On the radar: From adventures in new music to memories of old rock legends

‘The Tories are literally killing disabled people’ – Ever Dundas talks her new book and life as a disabled queer writer

‘The Tories are literally killing disabled people’ – Ever Dundas on her mission to make us all feel sick

A print of the King’s painting of Balmoral was bought at auction for £5,738 on Thursday by a private British collector.

Print of King’s Balmoral painting snapped up for more than £5,000

The Modern Two art gallery in Edinburgh. Picture: Wikipedia Creative Commons

Edinburgh art gallery forced to shut as funding crisis hits cultural sector