RSA New Contemporaries 2025
Now in its 16th year, RSA New Contemporaries 2025 showcases the work by 63 graduates selected from the 2024 Scottish undergraduate degree shows. Exhibition prizes worth a total value of over £25,000 are on offer, including the £15,000 Glenfiddich Artist in Residence Prize, supported by William Grant and Sons
The Scottish Colourists - Radical Perspectives
A bold use of colour is at the forefront of the colourist movement and this curated display of artworks, showcased within the stunning Victorian vaulted ceiling of Dovecot Studios. The exhibition is supported by a series of displays on the Dovecot Balcony Gallery of contemporary Scottish artists working with colour in creative and challenging ways in media including watercolour, acrylic, oil, wood and textile
Patterns of the Past
Ammna Sheikh is a British/Pakistani artist whose practice celebrates the richness of her Pakistani cultural heritage. Her solo exhibition, Patterns of the Past at the Upright Gallery in Edinburgh, explores the handmade, generational techniques and histories that have been carefully passed down in her family over the past 70 years
New Contemporaries 2024
RSA New Contemporaries, supported by Walter Scott & Partners Ltd, represents the Royal Scottish Academy’s commitment to supporting and promoting contemporary art and architecture in Scotland. As a result of a postponed exhibition during the COVID-19 pandemic, this edition of RSA New Contemporaries will be particularly expansive, with the cohorts of 2022 and 2023 both being represented
Master Chefs of Great Britain
Following the success of the Master Chefs of Great Britain’s Masterclasses last year, 200 Culinary Students and The Minister for Higher and Further Education in Scotland, Graeme Dey, join top Chefs for a free and inspiring Scottish Patisserie Masterclass at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh
Turner in January
National Galleries of Scotland’s keenly awaited annual display of J.M.W. Turner’s watercolours takes place between January 1 2024 and January 31 2024. Almost 40 works will form the display, including dramatic landscapes from the Himalayas, the Swiss Alps, and the Isle of Skye. Journeying through Britain, Europe, and beyond, this mesmerising exhibition captures the life and career of this beloved artist
Escalate
Australia's best jugglers bring 'Escalate' featuring virtuosic juggling, innovative lighting, and relentless energy to Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe. Throw Catch Collective push the boundaries of their art with a unique eye for musicality and timing.
NT Art Month
Galleries prepare for the inaugural NT Art Month running throughout Edinburgh’s New Town this June. NT Art Month is a brand new month-long celebration of the arts quarter in Edinburgh’s New Town, which will run at 14 venues from 8 June to 30 June 2023.
ECA Performance Costume Show
Magical costumes inspired by The Wombles, the film Chicken Run and a Stephen King novel are among the creations being showcased by Edinburgh College of Art students. The outfits and performers will command centre stage at a theatrical show at the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, on 26 May, revealing the creations of students studying Performance Costume.
Ten Years of Modern Masters
The Scottish Gallery showcase a timely and timeless selection of works by artists, including the late Joan Eardley and James Morrison in Ten Years of Modern Masters, from 7th January - 28th January 2023.
EIFF 75th Anniversary Programme Launch
The Edinburgh International Film Festival 75th anniversary programme launch photo-call takes place at the roof garden of the St James Quarter
Scottish Gallery New Exhibitions
Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery launches three new exhibitions. An exhibition of paintings by the artist Helen Glassford, Encounters; The artist and sculptor Lizzie Farey has created a new series of wall pieces and 3D sculptural work, The Song of the Willow. Colin Brown’s new exhibition, Primavera, pays homage to the 18th century Belgian flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté.
Scottish Lib Dems Leader campaigns
Scottish Lib Dems leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton campaigns against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine outside the Russian Consulate General in Edinburgh.