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The Unteachable Artist
Norman Gilbert did not see eye to eye with his tutors at Glasgow School of Art, as he refused to follow the artistic style of the time, forging his own path.
Iolaire
Artist Margaret Ferguson painted 100 portraits to honour the 201 Hebridean men who lost their lives at sea in the Iolaire Disaster in 1919.
Marc Ellison/Ross Muir
Journalist Marc Ellison talks about co-authoring an immersive and shocking graphic novel. We also follow Glasgow-based Ross Muir, a former drug addict who turned his life around and, after one painting went viral, became a successful Scottish artist.
Gingzilla/Rujazzle
7ft-tall drag queen Gingzilla takes on a challenge to create an Edinburgh-inspired look for £50, and Rujazzle, a drag queen, performance and makeup artist based in Glasgow, combines her two great passions into a photo series entitled 28 Days of Art Herstory.
Skateboarding Photography
Loop investigates what makes a good skateboarding photograph, with the work of Michael Rennie capturing tricks on camera at the skatepark in Newport-on-Tay.
Radial
Loop features Radial, part of National Theatre of Scotland’s Futureproof festival, where young people in Dundee collaborated with Back to Back Theatre (Australia) to make a film and video portrait of a community and landscape in motion.
Iona Lee
A homage to female friendship, through poetry and animation, from Glasgow School of Art student Iona Lee.
Now & Next Forest Floor
Robbie and Julie use simple but ingenious designs to overcome physical access challenges.
Karen Dunbar's School of Rap
Scottish comedian and actress Karen Dunbar has turned her hand to something rather unexpected – teaching people to rap! In doing so, she has discovered how spoken word can empower people to tell their own stories, regardless of who they are or where they are from.
Edinburgh Special 2020
August 2020 in Edinburgh isn’t shaping up like a normal year, but there are still plans in place to mark the festival season. Loop heads through Edinburgh to take a look, meeting some of the artists living and practising year-round in the vibrant city.
Edinburgh Special 2021
The return of the Edinburgh Festivals sees Loop meet drag queen Alice Rabbit and The Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company, as well as the creators of Fringe shows 1902 and Sex Education Xplorers.