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Are you a Scottish artist or curator who would like to exhibit internationally? Would you like to see Scottish art exhibited in your country? Find out how we may be able to help you.
We work with our UK and overseas offices to develop and run projects that include the work of Scottish artists. By attending exhibitions and events we inform our overseas offices and curators around the world of the artistic talent in Scotland.
E-mail art.scotland@britishcouncil.org or telephone +44(0) 131 524 5713 to tell us about your work.
Examples of our work in the visual arts have included:
- A major exhbition spanning 200 years of British work opened in Belgium last October. Several Scottish artists were featured in British Vision at the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent. Discover more.
- A group of high-profile museum directors from China and Hong Kong visited Scotland to attend the Museum Association's annual conference. The China-UK Connections through Culture programme was one topic discussed at a networking event organised by the British Council. Read more.
If you are a UK based visual artist, then we may be able to help you with the costs of transporting work to an exhibition in a gallery abroad. Find out more about the Grants to Artists scheme.
Showcasing Scottish visual arts in Venice
The British Council Scotland, Scottish Arts Council, National Galleries of Scotland, have once again collaborated to present work from Scotland at the Venice 2007
The artists selected to represent Scotland at the 52nd Venice Biennale of Art were Charles Avery, Henry Coombes, Louise Hopkins, Rosalind Nashashibi, Lucy Skaer and Tony Swain.
All six artists presented work within an exhibition entitled Scotland and Venice 2007, curated by Philip Long, Senior Curator, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
The Venice Biennale is held every two years and is the world’s largest and most prestigious international showcase for contemporary visual arts. More than 65 countries participate in the five-month event, with each country hosting an exhibition or pavilion dedicated solely to the work of its best artists.
The exhibition took place on June 10 2007 ‘Scotland and Venice 2007’. The presentation of work from Scotland complemented other presentations from the UK including Wales, Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
British Council Scotland Gallery
Currently on display in our office is work from the British Council Collection, including work by Richard Wright, Gareth McConnell and Carol Rhodes. Find out more about the art being shown to our international visitors and contacts.
Scottish visual arts are recognised as the leading edge in new work. In the past three Becks Futures awards for the most promising new artist in the UK have been presented to individuals trained and based in Scotland.
The 2005 Turner Prize was won by Scottish artist Simon Starling. Simon was chosen to represent Scotland at the 2003 Venice Biennale where his work was showcased alongside that of Jim Lambie (also a Turner Prize nominee) and Claire Barclay.
Visiting Arts is the national agency for promoting the flow of international arts into the UK. View their website to find out how they can help you.
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