Scotland + Venice
Open Call for Scotland + Venice 2026
Open Call for Scotland + Venice 2026
Scotland will return to the Venice Biennale in 2026
Scotland will return to the Venice Biennale in 2026
Following a pause in 2024 to review Scotland’s involvement, the Scotland + Venice Partnership are pleased to announce our renewed participation in the Venice Biennale for 2026, and a commitment to future editions in 2028 and 2030. Scotland + Venice supports the promotion of contemporary visual art in Scotland on an international stage, and the […]
Culture Radar appointed to deliver Scotland + Venice review
Culture Radar appointed to deliver Scotland + Venice review
Following an open tender process Culture Radar has been appointed to lead a review of the Scotland + Venice project. The review, which is being commissioned by Creative Scotland on behalf of the Scotland + Venice partners, will determine the future viability of the project and the effectiveness of the current approach to its delivery. […]
Land, Language, Lexicon: The Scotland + Venice pavilion at this year’s Architecture Biennale prompts topographical and cultural correspondence – KoozArch
Land, Language, Lexicon: The Scotland + Venice pavilion at this year’s Architecture Biennale prompts topographical and cultural correspondence – KoozArch
This year’s contribution from Scotland profits from a polyphonic multitude of languages and perspectives, from which to read the significance and meaning of our relationship with landscape. Kooz sits down with the curatorial team.
Atlantic Assemblages by Harvey Dimond
Atlantic Assemblages by Harvey Dimond
After an Open Call asking artists and writers for a creative promotional response to the themes of A Fragile Correspondence, Harvey Dimond was commissioned to write the below creative response. This three-part text considers how colonialism has shaped the natural ecologies of Scotland, South Africa and Barbados, and considers their historic and contemporary resonances from […]
Abundant Nectar by Harper Walton
Abundant Nectar by Harper Walton
After an Open Call asking artists and writers for a creative promotional response to the themes of A Fragile Correspondence, Harper Walton was commissioned to write the below poem, which explores the geographically distinct areas of Highland, Island and Lowland as queer spaces through a transgender and non-binary lens. Abundant Nectar By Harper Walton […]
Island Time by Natasha Thembiso Ruwona
Island Time by Natasha Thembiso Ruwona
Agenda: Why new build may not be the answer for Ravenscraig
Agenda: Why new build may not be the answer for Ravenscraig
PDP Reflections: Maxwell Wilson
PDP Reflections: Maxwell Wilson
Maxwell Wilson formed part of the Professional Development Programme, during the summer. From Lhanbryde, Moray, he was a Stage 6 student at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture in Aberdeen, graduating in July. Before going to Venice Maxwell said, “Throughout my time in architecture school, I have become particularly interested in exploring issues of culture […]
A Fragile Correspondence - Lexicon
A Fragile Correspondence - Lexicon
Language is powerful, and shapes how we understand the world around us. Through these creative explorations, and by proposing a new lexicon of terms and definitions, can we begin to imagine alternative ways of doing things? Can we see the potential in futures that sensitively work in correspondence with the land rather than simply upon it?
Land now fantastical when jarred | Article by Eilidh Akilade
Land now fantastical when jarred | Article by Eilidh Akilade
'Biennale Follows New Path' by Susan Mansfield
'Biennale Follows New Path' by Susan Mansfield
LET’S START with a word: opportunity. Scotland’s chance to participate in the Venice Architecture Biennale, the biggest and most prestigious festival of architecture in the world. In the canal-side venue used by the Scotland + Venice Partnership since 2019, close to the Biennale’s main spaces, the show is ideally placed to catch visitors from all […]
Find out more about A Fragile Correspondence
Find out more about A Fragile Correspondence
The Scotland + Venice partnership is delighted to announce that A Fragile Correspondence is one of the collateral events for the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia at the Arsenale Docks, S. Pietro di Castello, Venice. Curated by the Architecture Fringe, -ism, and /other, A Fragile Correspondence responds to Biennale curator Lesley […]
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