Branching out The fine art of living dangerously

VANITAS

7 April-7 May. Entry free. Arusha Gallery, 13A Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH33 6QG.

In this series of small paintings, artist Morwenna Morrison explores what “Vanitas” might mean in contemporary society. While 17th-century Dutch artists used this still life form to evoke the fleeting nature of human existence, Morrison explores the significance of ephemera and objects we use in our everyday lives. arushagallery.com

UPROOTED VISIONS

2 April-2 July. Entry free. Edinburgh Printmakers, Castle Mills, 1 Dundee Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9FP.

This show is the culmination of a series of residencies hosted across a European network of printmaking studios. The studios provide supported workspaces to artists, bottom right, whose practices had been disrupted through displacement and migration. Themes explored include the concept of home and the experience of war. edinburghprintmakers.co.uk

ALBERTA WHITTLE – CREATE DANGEROUSLY

1 April-7 January 2024. Entry free. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 75 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DR.

This immersive exhibition invites visitors to slow down and pause. Artist Alberta Whittle’s works address the brutality and harm caused by colonialism, slavery and the ongoing climate crisis. nationalgalleries.org

TARTAN

1 April-14 January. Entry from £7. V&A Dundee, 1 River Esplanade, Dundee, DD1 4EZ.

Celebrating tartan and its global impact, this exhibition explores how tartan has connected and divided communities worldwide, how it has embraced tradition, expressed revolt, and inspired great works of art. Tartan brings together a selection of more than 300 objects from over 80 lenders worldwide and features loans from across Scotland as well as around the world including from Chanel and Dior. vam.ac.uk/dundee

JACK CHEETHAM: TRAPPED IN A

COFFIN WITH NOTHING TO DO

7-23 April. Entry free. Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD.

This interactive installation imagines a forgotten puppet show set in the year 2066 where the audience become the puppeteers. The exhibition explores themes like consumer culture and incorporates expanded forms of caricature, cartooning and character design. cca-glasgow.com/programme

WINTER: INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

4-29 April. Entry free. The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, 57 Glassford Street, Glasgow, G1 1UB.

For April, the Glasgow Gallery of Photography, main picture, is hosting an international photo exhibition with the theme of “winter”. It is showcasing the works of photographers from all over the world. glasgowgalleryofphotography.com

NO PROSPECTS, BRIGHT FUTURE 7-11 April. Entry free. Saltspace, Axiom Building, 54 Washington Street, Glasgow, G3 8AZ.

Salt Space is hosting Glasgow-based artist Danielle Metcalfe-Shaw’s first solo exhibition in the city. The paintings explore working-class Glasgow femininity and the art of doing nothing. The exhibition opens on the April 7,when visitors can meet the artist ahead of the show beginning. saltspacecoop.co.uk/gallery-space

BEING CO-OPERATIVE

1-22 April. Entry free The Art Department, 2-10 Causeyside Street, Paisley, PA1 1UQ.

This show features work from 14 local artists and hundreds of creative learning workshop participants based in and around Paisley. The artworks on display cover a variety of mediums including photography, stained glass, collage, printmaking and paintings. outspokenarts.org/being-cooperative

MYTH AND/OR MYTHOLOGY.. EXTRAVAGANZA

1 April. Entry from £8. Edinburgh Palette: St Margarets House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6AE.

This is an art exhibition from Greece’s most prolific contemporary artist, Constantine. The series contains more than 40 original paintings inspired by ancient Greek mythology. Having exhibited the show in different areas between Edinburgh and London, the artist Constantine now returns to the Scottish capital with Extravaganza. edinburghpalette.co.uk

FORTHLINE

1-16 April. Entry free. Fife Coastal Centre, The Harbourmasters House, Dysart, KY1 2TQ.

The Fife Coastal Centre is hosting an exhibition of artwork created as part of the Forthline Exhibition. The show is the passionate response of nearly 200 people to a part of the Forth coast that is special to them. The result is a storyline of enmeshed memories and visions of the Forth, linking Fife and Lothian coasts, individuals and communities. edinburghshoreline.org.uk

CHARLOTTE COHEN