Scotland + Venice

Scotland + Venice provides artists based in Scotland with a valuable platform to showcase their work on the international stage at one of the world’s most prestigious visual arts festivals, the Venice Biennale.

Learn more about Scotland +  Venice, the partnership, and recent iterations on the Scotland + Venice website.

Stories from Scotland + Venice

Alberta Whittle invites audiences to heal with her Scotland + Venice Collateral Event at the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia

The Scotland + Venice partnership is delighted to present Alberta Whittle and her new body of work deep dive (pause) uncoiling memory at Biennale Arte 2022.

Published: 19 Apr 2022

2022 Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme Announced

Following the announcement of Alberta Whittle’s Biennale Arte 2022 Collateral Event with Scotland + Venice – set to open to the public on April 23rd – students and early career practitioners from nine universities, colleges and arts organisations across Scotland have embarked on a career-defining journey designed to provide them (...)

Published: 05 Apr 2022

Scotland + Venice: announcing major exhibition of new work by Alberta Whittle

The Scotland + Venice partners are delighted to confirm a major exhibition of new work by Alberta Whittle has been confirmed by La Biennale di Venezia as a Collateral Event at the 59th International Art Exhibition, taking place from 23 April – 27 November 2022.

Published: 10 Mar 2022

Scotland + Venice commission to debut at V&A Dundee 

Award winning Edinburgh based architecture and design practice 7N Architects in partnership with Architecture & Design Scotland, will present their Scotland + Venice commission What if…?/Scotland at V&A Dundee from Saturday 22 May until Sunday 21 November 2021.

Published: 22 Mar 2021

Alberta Whittle to represent Scotland at La Biennale di Venezia, 2022 

Alberta Whittle has been commissioned to represent Scotland at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with an exhibition of new work curated by Glasgow International. 

Published: 02 Dec 2020

Alexia Holt on Cove Park's Scotland + Venice journey - from Argyll to the Biennale and back again

Cove Park's Associate Director, Alexia Holt, talks to us about working with Charlotte Prodger, this year's Scotland + Venice commission, and why it's important for the work to tour in the Highlands and Islands.

Published: 27 Jun 2019

Charlotte Prodger: SaF05 – Scotland + Venice 2019 official Collateral Event for the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia

The Scotland + Venice partnership presents SaF05, a new single-channel video by 2018 Turner Prize-winning artist Charlotte Prodger for the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

Published: 10 May 2019

Charlotte Prodger's new film for Scotland + Venice to tour across Scotland

The Scotland + Venice partnership has confirmed the Scottish tour dates for Charlotte Prodger’s major new single channel video work for the Venice Biennale.

Published: 30 Apr 2019

La Biennale di Venezia confirms Charlotte Prodger’s Scotland + Venice presentation as official Collateral Event

The President of La Biennale di Venezia, Paolo Baratta, confirmed Charlotte Prodger's Scotland + Venice presentation as one of the official Collateral Events of the 58th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.

Published: 07 Mar 2019

2019 Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme details and team announced

Scotland + Venice is delighted to announce the names of the 17 Scotland-based individuals that will take part in the 2019 Professional Development Programme.

Published: 19 Feb 2019

Charlotte Prodger to represent Scotland at 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia

On behalf of the Scotland + Venice partnership, Creative Scotland is delighted to announce that Charlotte Prodger has been selected to represent Scotland at the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

Published: 30 May 2018