The Next Layer - Scotland

Postcard from Altandhu

Lindsay — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:58:01 +0000

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A Gathering of Artistic Research: From New Science to Nameless Science

Lindsay — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:57:12 +0000

Art and Research
Volume 2. No. 2. Spring 2009

Editorial:

This issue of Art & Research represents a ‘gathering’ of issues and experiences in artistic research as manifest in papers and artworks presented on the ‘occasion’ of significant international conferences and symposia dedicated to artistic research held between May and December 2008:

Art and Research

Lindsay — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:48:12 +0000

Front cover of the new issue of Art and Research, published yesterday.

An Email from Variant

Lindsay — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:27:36 +0000

THE FUTURE OF THE ARTS IN SCOTLAND

CREATIVE SCOTLAND : An artists' briefing paper

There is much confusion over the formation of Creative Scotland and its remit, responsibilities and functions. What the proposed changes will mean for artists is being still further confused in what appears to be inter-agency horse trading. In the absence of transparency, the need for "confidence" in the "process" is much invoked. Here is what we think is actually going on...

Winter from the Passenger Seat

Lindsay — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:52:03 +0000

A Boost to the Economy

Lindsay — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:48:52 +0000

Five centimetres of snow fell last night. Not much to the countries that are still used to heavy dustings of snow over high ground, but to coastal Scotland this has become very unusual over the past two decades. As you can see from the related link, the rural highland economy benefits from their five small ski centres, but in recent years the reliability of high snowfall has become less and less. However one hopes that this latest cold-snap, although bad for the domestic heating bill, may at least support livlihoods further North.

Selkie

Lindsay — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:00:36 +0000

Selkies (or silkies) are part of the folklore of coastal North Scotland and Ireland. Selkies are seals that can shed their skin to reveal a human form which allows them to take lovers from from the land.

Steve's Bothy

Lindsay — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:42:17 +0000