Cryptic Nights: crossing creative boundaries with live music, visual and sonic art, film and new media
An annual open call for emerging, Scottish-based artists to develop existing work with support and mentoring from Cryptic.
Presented in partnership since 2009 with the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow, Cryptic Nights has presented over 330 artists including:
2024: ACE V!SION, Catriona Beckett and Nina Stranger, Georgina Penstkart, Mours, Raincoat and Sean Logan and Angus Bradley. 2023: Karen Sutherland, Kris Halpin, Zeo Fawcett, Chizu Anucha, Eldin&Love, Olesya Ilenok, KINTRA, Veronica Petukhov, Benjamin Hall, David Shaw, Grace Fielder, Sam Wood, Paria Goodzari and Humam Husari. 2022: Lene de Montaigu, Eyve Madyise, Veronica Petukhov, Matthew Grouse, Andy Sowerby, STASIS, Ailie Ormston, Tim Fraser, Daniel Cook, Lucy Duncombe, Al White, Toraigh Watson; 2021: Emma Smith, Hammy Sgíth, SHHE, plus Heather Britton, Diane Edwards, Lucian Fletcher, Tom Fraser & Simon Tong, Sonia Killman, Kin, Eloise Kretschmer & Sean Lìonadh, Kim Moore, Veronica Petukhov & Samm Anga, Christian-Alexandru Popa, Heloise Tunstall-Behrens & Auclair, Hammy Sgìth & Marianne Wilson as part of Sonic Bites; 2020: debxox & SHHE, plus Josh Armstrong & Heir of the Cursed, Ollie Hawker & Scott Morrison as part of Sonic Bites; 2019: Emma Clark, Kris Halpin, Clare Johnston, Kin, Erin O’Neill, Dr Jules Rawlinson, Silent Chaos & Steven Thornton; 2018: Ross Blair, Maria Braender, Elph, Mike Guest, Fergus Hall, Luci Holland, John Lemke, Sarah McWhinney, Robert Motyka, Claus Otto, Urška Preis, Craig Robertson, Julie Sparsø Damkjaer & Tom Sulat; 2017: Charlie Knox, Greg Lawson, Su-a Lee, Stuart MacPherson, Euan Mckenzie & John Wallace; 2016: William Aikman, Darien Brito, Timothy Cooper, Luke Fowler, David Fyans, Jonny Knox, Heather Lander, Guy Lee, Anna Lucia Nissen, Kian McEvoy, Alex Rathbone & Richard Youngs; 2015: Matthew Collings, Clea Friend, Pete Furniss, Emma Lloyd, Numbercult, Dr Jules Rawlinson, Jamie Wardrop, Lewis Wardrop & Sean Williams; 2014: Michael Butcher, Vanessa Coffey, Ed Crawley, Emma Dove, Alexander Horowitz, Mark Lyken, Joshua Payne & Mikolaj Szatko; 2013: Jamie Bolland, Matthew Collings, Dr Steven Ford, Steve Forman, Tom Harlow, Aimée Laws, Donal McCruden, Andrew McDowell, Christos Michalakos, Erik Par & Bill Whitmer; 2012: Kayus Bankole, Raydale Dower, Sisi Lu, Rory Middleton, Steven Morrison; 2011: Aderline Bourret, Sarah Cairncross, Anya Clifford, Oliver Coates, Lewis Gourlay, Claricia Kruithoff, Graeme Miller, Joanne Pirrie, Roderick Price, David Russo, Robbie Thomson, Abby Warrilow & Sven Werner; 2010: Josh Armstrong, Oliver Coates, Elena Cochero, Dave Donnelly, Sarah Kenchington, Kitty the Lion, Ruaridh Law, Malve Lippman, Rachel MacLean, Anna Meredith, Tony Mills, Matt Norris and The Moon, one dot zero, Yann Seznec, Catriona Shaw & Robbie Thomson, and 2009: Stefan Agamanolis, Any Colour Black, Chris Gorman, Peter Gregson, Sue Hawksley, Tomoko Hayashi, James Houston, Matthew Karau, Konx-Om-Pax, John B. McKenna, Anna Meldrum, Netwurker Mez, Muddy Face, one dot zero, Matt Pyke, Hannu Rajaniemi, Gail Sneddon, The Niallist, Thomson & Craighead, J. Simon Van Der Walt, Sophie Walter & Phillip Ward.
