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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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#UnwrapArt 2025: Festive Artists’ Markets
#UnwrapArt is SCAN’s annual campaign inviting the public to support Scotland’s artists and makers while buying gifts and experiences that...
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Announcing SCAN’s Programme for 2025/26
Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN) is the member-led support network for contemporary art in Scotland. Founded in 2012, SCAN connects,...
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#UnwrapArt 2025 launches in Homes and Interiors Scotland
#UnwrapArt is SCAN’s annual campaign inviting the public to support Scotland’s artists and makers while buying gifts and experiences that...
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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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SCAN supports talks series from Earth Climate Scotland
SCAN is delighted to be supporting an ongoing series of talks from Earth Climate Scotland, an initiative exploring topics related...
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SCAN members at Edinburgh Art Festival 2025
For three weeks in August, SCAN member organisation Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) showcases the capital’s vibrant contemporary art scene, with...
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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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Take part: Artist-led Collaboration & Networks in the Scottish Highlands
Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN) is a charitable organisation working to stand up for the cultural, social, and economic value...
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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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Reflecting on SCAN Summit 2025: The Grid
SCAN Summit 2025: The Grid took place on 13 May at Eden Court in Inverness, the first time our annual...
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Degree Show Season 2025
The transition from late Spring to early Summer is one of our favourite times in the contemporary art calendar. As...
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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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Our Artists’ Short Film Programme for SCAN Summit 2025
As a precursor to SCAN Summit 2025: The Grid SCAN has programmed an evening of artists’ short film, delving further...
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Poetry, parades and premieres: Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival 2025
Based in the Borders town of Hawick, the Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival is known for presenting artists’ film...
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Scotland + Venice to return in 2026
Following a pause in 2024 to review Scotland’s involvement, the Scotland + Venice Partnership are pleased to announce their renewed...
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Celebrate 10 years of Maria Fusco’s Master Rock at SCAN Summit 2025
SCAN is delighted to announce that we have commissioned a deep listening event of Maria Fusco’s Master Rock, marking ten...
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Veronique AA Lapeyre appointed as new Director of SCAN
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Veronique AA Lapeyre as the new Director of Scottish Contemporary Art Network....
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SCAN Summit 2025: The Grid
Tuesday 13 May 2025 Eden Court, Inverness. SCAN Summit 2025: The Grid is an all-day programme interrogating the systems that...
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Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival turns 20
It’s a landmark year for the Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, as the artistically ambitious festival of film and...
