A Mental and Visual Dapple

By Greg Thomas, 07.09.2026

Rainbow, from Guten Morgan (2000). Reproduced by Permission of the Edwin Morgan Trust.

Greg Thomas, co-editor of a newly released publication about Edwin Morgan, A Home in Space, reveals the Hidden Colours and Sexuality in the writer’s Colour Poems...

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Marjorie Kemp, the Scottish Stained Glass artist Argentina never forgot

By Sebastian Pasquet, 06.09.2026

Marjorie Kemp. Chancel Window of Dr Smith Memorial Church, Buenos Aires. Image Courtesy of Sebastian Pasquet.

Sebastian Pasquet visits a small Presbyterian church in Buenos Aires and is moved by the restrained simplicity and quiet innovation of Kemp’s stained glass...

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Let There Be Light: Camera-less and Eco-Photography in Scotland

By Greg Thomas, 26.08.2026

Bowhouse. Install. Courtesy of Studies in Photography.

The saturation of ephemeral, digital photography and the disastrous consequences of the climate crisis are prompting many artists and photographers to turn to sustainable, alternative photographic processes. Greg Thomas explores some recent cameraless and eco-friendly projects happening in Scotland…

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Joyce W. Cairns’ Personal Odyssey

By Beth Williamson, 25.08.2026

Joyce W. Cairns. PPRSA Studio Portrait.

The RSA’s bicentenary celebrations continue with a captivating exhibition of works by the organisation’s first women President, Joyce W. Cairns. Beth Williamson visits... 

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Capturing the Light

By Susan Mansfield, 17.08.2026

Elsa McTaggart. Capturing the Light. Elsa McTaggart. Image Credit: Ralph Tonge.

William McTaggart’s Grandaughter, singer-songer Elsa McTaggart, brings show about acclaimed Scottish artist’s life to the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Susan Mansfield finds out more…

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Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour

By Neil Cooper, 11.08.2026

Dovecot Studios after Elizabeth Blackadder, The Red Bouquet, 2026

Dovecot Studios’ current exhibition explores Elizabeth Blackadder’s fascination with colour, through paintings, drawings, tapestries and rugs. Neil Cooper meets Head of Dovecot’s Tapestry Studio, Naomi Robertson, who explains how the exhibition is challenging perceptions of Blackadder’s work.

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