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Ten Scots chosen for Collect 2023 show
GLASS artist Suh Moonju is among ten maker selected to represent Scotland at the Collect 2023 art fair in London. The ten artists were selected by Craft Scotland, the national development agency for contemporary craft. More than 20,000 collectors, enthusiasts, and representatives form galleries are expected to visit the show in London on 1-5 March.…
Read MoreThe Balmoral gets five stars from Forbes
THE 2023 Forbes Travel Guide has awarded a five-star rating to The Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh. The Balmoral became the first hotel in Scotland to receive five stars from the guide and has retained the accolade for the past three years. Forbes magazine has published its travel guide since 1958, with anonymous inspectors spending at…
Read MoreWhisky news round-up: tourism, auctions, and more
Peter Ranscombe takes another irreverent look at all the latest whisky news. IT’S been a week for splashing the cash in the world of whisky. The Scotch Whisky Experience unveiled plans to spend £3 million upgrading its tourist attraction on the approach to Edinburgh Castle. Susan Morrison, chief executive of The Scotch Whisky Experience, said:…
Read MoreUniversities mark Adam Smith tercentenary
THE second lecture in a series to mark the tercentenary of Scottish economist Adam Smith takes place in the United States. Sam Peltzman, who is the Ralph & Dorothy Keller distinguished service professor of economics at the Booth School of Business, will deliver the lecture in Chicago. His talk follows the inaugural event in the…
Read MoreGlasgow Clan ice hockey players raise cash for cancer charity
THREE players from the Glasgow Clan ice hockey team had their legs waxed to raise money for cancer charity Lymphoma Action. Canadians Drew McLean and Gary Haden, and American Jeff Solow underwent the waxing to support 20-year-old student nurse Alix Maitland, one of the team’s flag bearers. Maitland was diagnosed with stage-four Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which…
Read MoreRobert Burns Minecraft project gets awards nod
A PROJECT to promote Robert Burns within the Minecraft computer game is in the running for an award. The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust and the University of Glasgow have been shortlisted in the innovation of the year category at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards. The project is up against The Prebiotic Company and Glasgow Caledonian…
Read MoreTramway unveils discarded plastic sculptures
GLASGOW’S ’s charity-funded art venue, Tramway, will soon open its extensive yearly visual arts programme, beginning with distinctive sculptures exhibited by a Nigerian artist. This is the first time the Benin City artist Ifeoma Anyaeji will show her sculpture work with discarded plastics in Scotland. In an exhibition named “Ijem nke Mmanwu m” (“The journey…
Read MoreV&A Dundee prepares for tartan show
THE Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in Dundee wanted to see your tartan – and you didn’t let them down. Last year, Scotland’s design museum sent out a plea for Scots to search their wardrobes for examples of forgotten fashions featuring our national dress. Now, the museum is preparing to open “Tartan”, an exhibition that…
Read MoreLetterbox vase maker Potr seals Bloom & Wild deal
A SCOTTISH couple who designed a vase that can fit through a letterbox has won a contract from one of Europe’s biggest online flower delivery companies. Potr, which was founded by former Dyson engineer Andrew Flynn and marketing expert Eilidh Cunningham, has signed the deal with Wild & Bloom. Cunningham and Flynn contacted Wild &…
Read MoreJoy Dunlop unveils Gaelic solo album
GAELIC singer Joy Dunlop is preparing to release her first solo album in a decade. Dunlop, who also presents the weather for BBC Scotland, will unveil Caoir on 24 March, featuring fresh recordings of traditional Gaelic songs. “I’ve always loved music that pushed the boundaries of what was considered ‘trad’, without losing the soul of…
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