Category: Member news
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Mhairi Muncaster of An Talla Solais reflects on GI x SCAN event
On 5 June 2026, SCAN and Glasgow International festival welcomed a British Council delegation for Meet the International Curators, an...
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Anatomy of an Art School: a series of provocations from Aberdeen
Changes around cost, access, value, larger cohorts sharing space and changing career paths for artists are topics that always come...
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Introducing SCAN Member Forums
Following our inaugural in-person Member Meetup in St Andrews in February, SCAN is continuing to develop our Membership Programme to...
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MSP visits to SCAN members show how artists strengthen communities
Throughout the year, SCAN facilitates MSP and MP visits to SCAN members’ studios, galleries, venues and production facilities, encouraging them...
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Five years of making and baking: a visit to Narture’s RISE Festival
SCAN’s Deputy Director Helen Moore reflects on a recent visit to Ayr to visit the inaugural RISE Festival, a celebration...
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SCAN’s AGM 2025 with Beatriz Lobo Britto
SCAN’s 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place online on Tuesday 4 November, 11am – 12.30pm, with a keynote...
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Scotland + Venice returns for 2026
Following a pause in 2024, the Scotland + Venice project returns in 2026 with a project from artist duo Bugarin...
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Summer workshops from SCAN members
This summer, a host of SCAN members across Scotland are offering workshops and courses across a range of creative specialisms...
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Embrace The Strange: A Weekend With Alchemy
From 1–4 May, the town of Hawick hosted the fifteenth edition of the Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival. SCAN’s Deputy...
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‘Magical, mythical, potentially folkloric’ – Anya Gallaccio in Paisley
From installations of fading flowers to carpets of rotting apples, artist Anya Gallaccio’s career has been dedicated to the ephemeral....
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SCAN members meet MSPs and MPs in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Fife
Across the country, creative workshops provide making facilities and expertise in a network unique to Scotland, allowing open access to...
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SCAN member + staff picks: Edinburgh Art Festival 2024
This year Edinburgh Art Festival celebrates its 20th birthday, with a city-wide programme that aims to connect with infrastructures of...
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SCAN members in Edinburgh during festival month
Every August, SCAN member organisation Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) takes over Scotland’s capital, with a programme showcasing the city’s vibrant...
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Q&A: Shared leadership with Sam Trotman, Scottish Sculpture Workshop
As SCAN member Scottish Sculpture Workshop’s marks it’s 45th anniversary, it is one of a growing number of arts organisations...
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Preview: Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival
SCAN member organisation Alchemy Film & Arts celebrates the fourteenth edition of its flagship event, Alchemy Film and Moving Image...
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Aberdeen Round-Up
Spectra, Snug and spaces for artists, we reflect on a recent visit to Aberdeen. A walk round Aberdeen city centre...
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ATLAS Annual Arts Gathering: Attendance bursaries for SCAN members
SCAN is pleased to be able to offer a limited number of attendance bursaries for members looking to attend the...
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Help your loved ones #UnwrapArt this festive season
Scotland’s visual artists are world-renowned, with artists and makers across the country taking inspiration from its rare natural beauty and...
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Spaces need artists
Access to meanwhile spaces is now commonplace in the visual arts sector. Here, writer Chris Sharratt speaks to Shân Edwards...
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#ArtUnlocks Placemaking
In our latest #ArtUnlocks article, writer Chris Sharratt finds out more from Deveron Projects Director Natalia Palombo about connecting artists,...
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#UnwrapArt at the Fruitmarket Book Shop, Edinburgh
As Christmas approaches, writer Chris Sharratt speaks to Allison Everett about the amazing range of books, editions and homeware, uniquely...
