Creative Boom Scotland

Papa Stour

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

16th Feb 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Papa Stour is an online boutique formed by Scottish textile designer and Interiors stylist Rosie Brown, in 2005 to showcase exciting contemporary craft and design. There is work available from over fi...

ANTA opens new store in Edinburgh before guest appearance stateside

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

10th Feb 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ ANTA, the dynamic Scottish textiles and ceramics company, opened its flagship store on Edinburgh’s George Street this week. Intent on providing customers with an ‘experience’, the shop boasts ro...

Munch exhibition to showcase rare print of The Scream at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

8th Feb 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ An outstanding private collection of lithographs and woodcuts by the celebrated Norwegian artist Edvard Munch will be shown in the UK for the first time this spring at the Scottish National Gallery of...

Zombie Game to start UK tour in Scotland

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

7th Feb 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ The zombies are coming – and Glasgow is first in line. Hot on the heels of Brad Pitt and World War Z, gaming company, SlingShot, is bringing its thrilling zombie chase game, 2.8 Hours Later, to Glas...

Exquisite red chalk drawings to light up the Scottish National Gallery this spring

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

27th Jan 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ This spring, a fascinating new exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery will explore the versatile and beautiful drawing medium of red chalk. Comprising some 35 works from the Gallery’s world-cl...

Digital agency always on call with website launch

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

25th Jan 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ One of Scotland’s fastest growing digital marketing companies has cemented its expertise in web design and development, with the completion of its most significant project to date. JustCall, who pro...

The Illustrative Workshop: Art, Fashion,Photography

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

24th Jan 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ In February 2012, Edinburgh based artist Christine Clark launches her all new workshop: an intensive one day course which will give you the chance to immerse yourself in the world of Fashion, Art and ...

Glasgow Film Festival 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

23rd Jan 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Glasgow Film Festival 2012 has announced a packed programme of premieres, special guests and unique events. GFF 2012, funded by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Creative Scotland and EventScotland, is o...

Matthew Carey Simos

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

19th Jan 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Matthew Carey Simos is an Illustrator/Printmaker who was born in South Africa, raised in Greece and is now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He received his BA hons in Illustration at Coventry University ...

Verbal Picks

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

16th Dec 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Verbals Picks and is a young Illustrator and Editor from Scotland working around the UK. Having studied in Film Production from the University for the Creative Arts, he has found a natural progression...

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art announces definitive look at 110 years of Sculpture

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

16th Dec 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art announces definitive look at 110 years of Sculpture including works from Auguste Rodin and Edgar Degas through to Ron Mueck and 2011 Turner Prize winner, Martin...

Roger Ackling at Ingleby Gallery

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

12th Dec 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Like his friends and colleagues Richard Long and Hamish Fulton, Roger Ackling belongs to the generation of artists who graduated from St Martins School of Art in the late 1960s challenging traditional...

Catwalk Couture Knitwear now available for needles everywhere

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

9th Dec 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Scottish designer Jo Storie brings catwalk knitwear to yarn lovers everywhere with the launch of her first range of knitting patterns. The newly available designs in the ‘Modern Heritage’ range co...

Scottish National Portrait Gallery opens following £17.6 m transformation

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

29th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ The Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG) will open on 1 December, following an ambitious £17.6m restoration project and with an entirely new presentation of its world-famous collection. The proj...

Own the art you love

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

22nd Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Ever fancied owning a piece of Scottish art that won’t break the bank? An exhibition of prints is opening on Friday 2nd December at the Creative Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh, part of The Skin...

Steve North ‘Tees Off’ Stateside Celebration of Scottish Style

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

21st Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ World-renowned retailer Brooks Brothers recently ‘teed-off’ an exclusive celebration of Scottish textiles in New York with a little help from Steve North, Director of Instruction at St Andrews Lin...

Miss Scotland models pieces of the specially created Hororata tartan

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

21st Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ A specially created Scottish tartan took pride of place last week, at a special fundraising event in Hororata, one of the villages worst hit by this year’s earthquake in New Zealand. The new tartan ...

Isolated Heroes - A new Scottish Street Wear label

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

17th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ After the success of the emerging talent’s graduate collection, ‘Voodoo Zumbies’, a new collection will be released for the Autumn/Winter 2012 season. Called 'Isolated Heroes' this is predominan...

Stirling is the first UK university to use cinemagraphs

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

11th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Heehaw Digital has broken new ground again with a series of captivating digital images for the University of Stirling. In possibly the first commercial use of cinemagraphs in Scotland, Stirling also b...

Doctorate recognises Hollywood star’s passion for education

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

8th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Hollywood star and one of Scotland’s hardest-working actors Brian Cox has been named an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Kingston University in South West London. Best known for his roles in movies suc...

Another new face for ICE

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

8th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Leading change agency ICE has appointed Ian Dixon as its new Business Relationships Development Manager for the North of England. Ian joins the team from Glasgow-based Novograf Ltd, where he was the k...

Scottish entrepreneurs turn to strangers to secure start-up funding

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

7th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Scottish entrepreneurs unable to secure funding from their banks are increasingly turning to friends, family - and surprisingly – the kindness of strangers. In an online survey of over 1,000 represe...

Les Garçons de Glasgow exhibit in Paris at Jim Haynes' Atelier

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

3rd Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ This week sees the launch of Parallel People, an exhibition of photography by blogger Jonathan Pryce, founder of Scotland's most well read style blog LesGarçonsdeGlasgow.com. The display is Pryce's f...

Not just a pretty picture? Show us

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

27th Oct 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ "Not Just a Pretty Picture" is a search to discover the next big thing in the Scottish fashion industry. Over the course of the next six months G2E Events will be working in collaboration with the awa...

A big Plus as Edinburgh-based PR agency rebrands to Freshwater

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

24th Oct 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Leading Scottish PR agency Profile Plus has rebranded to take the name of its award-winning parent company Freshwater. Headquartered in Cardiff, Freshwater is the UK’s second largest PR agency outsi...

Alan Moore unveils new ten30 Collection

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

20th Oct 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ One of Scotland's most promising up and coming designers Alan Moore, is to unveil his brand new ten30 collection in a stunning show on Saturday 22nd October at the Malmaison Hotel, Glasgow...

Once Upon A Time in Glasgow

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

5th Oct 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Created by two sisters from the Scottish Highlands, the Once Upon A Time vintage boutique has stormed Glasgow to amazing success. Hannah and Charlotte Booth, now based in Glasgow, began the business i...

Alison Watt: Hiding in full view

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

4th Oct 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ In the spring of last year Alison Watt was commissioned by the Uffizi Gallery in Florence to make a work for their celebrated collection of self-portraits by women artists. This was an unusual commis...

That's A Wrap for Highland Feature Film

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

3rd Oct 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Shooting has now “wrapped” for Brocken Spectre, a feature film being made in the Scottish Highlands by young filmmaker, Fergus Thom (19). ‘Brocken Spectre’ is based loosely on the legend of ...

Life’s Tender Journey Travels to Tain

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

30th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ A unique Highland art gallery is set to welcome internationally-renowned artist Neil MacPherson when his exhibition entitled “Life’s Tender Journey” opens in Tain today...

Life is a Cabaret!

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

29th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ The Glasgow Cabaret Festival is a new cultural festival concept for the city of Glasgow; comprising of eight days of multi-discipline performance activity, the festival takes place across a variety of...

In the Company of Wolves

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

29th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ This intriguingly named and stunningly seductive show, is coming to Glasgow Sub-Club Wednesday 26th October. In the Company of Wolves is an award winning multi-media fashion show providing a platform...

Ooh Fashion Fall/Winter 2011 Fashion Events

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

26th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Ooh fashion's Fall/Winter season is a two day event launching with a fashion show at the Green Room on 18th October, showcasing over 15 collections from Edinburgh and across Scotland, followed by "A F...

Scottish collaboration kicks off at London Fashion Week

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

19th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Scotland’s oldest continually operating textile mill* Caerlee launched a knitwear and hand intarsia collaboration with the award winning Holly Fulton at the Scottish designer’s S/S 2012 catwalk sh...

Readers' Studios: LucyMoose

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000

15th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the stud...

Enter a new world of Dawntroversial

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

12th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ As I enter the world of Dawntroversial I can’t help but wonder if I have accidentally stumbled into a Lady Gaga music video. Cyborg models pose with intergalactic shoes on their shoulders and in the...

Scottish Textiles Creates Special Tartan For New Zealand Earthquake Appeal

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

9th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ New Zealanders will receive the ‘gift of Scottish tartan’ next week to help raise much-needed funds to rebuild their community after the earthquake which devastated much of the country this year.....

Recoat Gallery presents Breuckelen - a solo show from French female artist, Ema

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

5th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Taking place at the Recoat Gallery in Glasgow from this Friday is 'Breukelen' - a solo show from French female artist, Ema. Ema grew up in France, discovering graffiti in the early '90s. She has gone ...

Digital agency nets new appointment

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

5th Sep 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ An agency dedicated to helping businesses perform better online, is investing in its own business performance after appointing a new Project Manager to help drive the company development strategy...

Mela children’s programme celebrates forests, bats and birds

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

31st Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Festival season will be coming to a close but the Edinburgh Mela festivities will be in full swing with the children and families’ programme offering a weekend of a hands-on art, crafts and sporting...

ANTA advances to Italy

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0000

30th Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ ANTA, the dynamic Scottish textile and ceramic company, will open its first overseas shop in Milan in Italy on September 6. ANTA’s finest tartans, made almost entirely from materials produced and ma...

Young photographer celebrates Scottish fashion and music in new studio

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0000

30th Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Jodie Mann a new young fashion photographer and makeup artist has just completed two shoots featuring Scottish creative talent at her highland based studio in Grantown on Spey. Edinburgh based Impract...

Aberdeen young entrepreneur launches online boutique featuring British designers

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000

24th Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Jade Murray, 21, a former Hazlehead Academy pupil from Aberdeen is launching Ginger Pickle next week, which is an independent online boutique selling original handcrafted gifts by British makers.

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IC tomorrow and Abertay University launch Future Games Contest

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000

22nd Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ IC tomorrow, a Technology Strategy Board programme, is running a contest for the University of Abertay Dundee to provide small companies with up to £25,000 in funding for the development of prototype...

Jodie Mann

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

18th Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Jodie Mann is a young fashion photographer and make-up artist based in the Highlands of Scotland with her studio based in Grantown-on-Spey, Inverness-shire. The studio is housed in one of the new indu...

AVC Announces Appointment of Studio Manager

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

16th Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ AVC Media Enterprises, the Aberdeen based media and communications agency, today (12th August) announces the appointment of Barrie Milne as Studio Manager.

Mr Milne joins AVC as Studio Manager, b...

Blaze Dance Academy launch

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0000

2nd Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ On Saturday 20th August 2011, Dance HQ’s resident performance group Blaze will launch Blaze Dance Academy for pupils aged 3+. The free enrolment day will take place from 12pm – 4pm at Dance HQ sit...

Caravan launch exhibition in a unique gallery space

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0000

1st Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Caravan is run by a collective of artists and designers, keen to give other artists and designers from Scotland and beyond an opportunity to showcase and sell their work in a unique space. They were o...

Announcing a new contemporary art event for Glasgow

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +0000

27th Jul 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ In September 2011, UZ Arts, in association with Patricia Fleming Projects, will present a new contemporary art event for the city. Vault is an opportunity for members of the public, collectors and gal...

Mela Festival programme launch

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0000

25th Jul 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ A colourful celebration of the world’s different cultures returns to Edinburgh with an exciting, jam packed three day programme, from 2nd - 4th September. The Edinburgh Mela Festival, Scotland’s f...