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Welcome to the latest edition of the Scotland + Venice newsletter.

Alberta Whittle's exhibition, deep dive (pause) uncoiling memory, has recently closed - read the news of its success, as well as where the journey takes Alberta next.

Plus, meet one of our partners by reading Three Questions with The Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre (VIAD), and read the reflections of Alice Rose Archer on supporting the conservation of Alberta Whittle’s exhibition at the Arsenale Docks, S. Pietro di Castello.

A woman stands looking at the camera in a red dress in a lush tropical garden

Image: Alberta Whittle, Lagareh – The Last Born, (film still – single channel video), 2022. Photographer Jaryd Niles-Morris, © Alberta Whittle. Courtesy the artist, Scotland+Venice, and Forma.

Unprecedented visitor numbers for Alberta Whittle’s Scotland + Venice exhibition

Alberta Whittle’s show for the Venice Biennale draws to a close following critical acclaim, 35,000 international visitors, a prestigious artist award and confirmation of a major solo show at National Galleries of Scotland which is confirmed to open on 1 April 2023.

Read the full story on the Scotland + Venice website

To the left, two women stand in front of a gate with a tapestry suspended from it - they are the artist Alberta Whittle and Dr Leora Farber. To the right, a portrait image of a man in a hat looking at the camera in dramatic lighting and a green background. He is Shalom Mushwana, one of the Professional Development Programme Participants.

Left: Dr Leora Farber (left), Associate Professor in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, with Alberta Whittle (right) in Venice. Right: Shalom Mushwana, 2022 Professional Development Programme participant from the University of Johannesburg

Three questions with The Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre (VIAD)

The Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre (VIAD) is housed within the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA).

VIAD supports an international community of Visiting Professors, Research Associates, Affiliated Researchers and Postdoctoral Fellows, whose diverse research projects promote critical thinking (and feeling) around two core thematic currents in relation to visual practice, representation and culture, art and design practices:

African and African diasporic histories, identities, and creative human practices.
Practice-based engagements exploring connections between art, design, and the life sciences.

Read their insightful responses to our three questions to them in our latest partner feature.

Three Questions with VIAD

A group of people stand in various colourful jackets, coats and outfits in a playground

Members of the 2022 PDP cohort - Image by Matthew Arthur Williams

Thank you to our Professional Development Programme teams

Students and early career practitioners from nine universities, colleges and arts organisations across Scotland embarked on a career-defining journey this year, designed to provide them with an invaluable learning experience in the visual arts.

As Alberta Whittle's exhibition draws to a close, join us in thanking them for their hard work and dedication throughout the year.

Learn more about the Professional Development Programme

Alice Rose Archer at work in front of the tapestry created as part of Alberta Whittle’s exhibition, deep dive (pause) uncoiling memory Image credit: Joe Satorius

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Read Alice Rose Archer's reflections on supporting the conservation of Alberta Whittle’s exhibition at the Arsenale Docks, S. Pietro di Castello. Alice Rose Archer is a preventive conservator originally from the UK and has been based in Venice, Italy, for nearly a decade.

Reflect on conservation in Venice with Alice Rose Archer