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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Celebrating International Cat Day with Two Works from The Fleming Collection

08.08.2026

Agnes Miller Parker. The Uncivilised Cat (1930). The Fleming Collection.

Two artworks within the Fleming Collection include black cats; A Newhaven Fishwife, (c. 1901) by Alexander Roche and The Uncivilised Cat, (1930) by Agnes Miller Parker. Caroline Metcalf explores their symbolic role, from a source of supernatural power to women’s independence.

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Lubaina Himid on Belonging in Places Elsewhere

By Shalmali Shetty, 06.08.2026

Lubaina Himid. Chefs. Commissioned by The British Council. Image by Eva Herzog.

Lubaina Himid’s richly layered, immersive installation at the British Pavilion in Venice reflects on the continuous negotiation of belonging facing those who come from elsewhere. Shalmali Shetty visits.

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Interview: Katie Paterson

By Susan Mansfield, 28.07.2026

Afterlife, Katie Paterson (2026) created in collaboration with architects Zeller & Moye, at Collective Gallery, Edinburgh © Eoin Carey25

In her new exhibition Afterlife at Collective Katie Paterson presents a work so ambitious it sounds almost impossible, writes Susan Mansfield.

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Spirit Animals: Michael Visocchi’s Monument to the Lost Whales of South Georgia

By Greg Thomas, 23.07.2026

Michael Visocchi. Key Table SG (2025). Courtesy of the Artist.

Since 2020 Michael Visocchi has been developing the world’s most remote permanent art installation. Commissioned by the South Georgia Heritage Trust, the work commemorates the loss of 175,000 whales at South Georgia between 1905 and 1965. Greg Thomas meets the artist…

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