198th RSA Annual Exhibition
Now in its 198th year, the RSA Annual Exhibition provides a platform for contemporary painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, photography and installation alongside work by some of the country’s leading architects. The exhibition will be available to view from 11 May - 16 June 2024 at the Royal Scottish Academy on The Mound in Edinburgh
Summerhall Fringe Launch
Performance maker, poet and self-confessed foodie, Sean Wai Keung, who’s show A History of Fortune Cookies will be playing at the Summerhall Festival as part of the Edinburgh Fringe, successfully predicts the shows that will form the festival in August by using his own Fortune Cookies.
Scotland's Newest Gallery
Colstoun Arts is a new venture in Colstoun House in Haddington, outside Edinburgh. It is partly about diversification and new ways to sustain a country house, and partly about starting the journey to their vision – to become a national museum for landscape art. The first exhibition at the venue, The Other Side, features large-scale works by Landscape Painter, Joe Grieve
Scottish Gallery Spring Show
The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh gets ready for Spring; hanging the works of James Morrison alongside objects from Doug Cocker, Lara Scobie and Joanne Thompson. The exhibition of works will be on display at the gallery on Dundas Street from 11 April 2024 to 1 June 2024
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
Carlos Acosta - ‘On Before’
Carlos Acosta is the world's favourite dancer, and ‘On Before’, which sees him dance a full-length show again, is a homage to his late mother and the most personal work he has ever created. He will be performing in Edinburgh on 16 and 17th February 2024
Manipulate Festival
Puppeteer Ella Mackay and ball circus performer Callum Donald launch the Manipulate Festival in Edinburgh. The full festival programme, runs from 1st to 11th February 2024 with film screenings and live performances across the city of Edinburgh
Edinburgh's Chinese New Year
Organisers of Edinburgh’s Chinese New Year Festival today announce a full programme of events and activities across the city to celebrate Chinese New Year and the start of The Year of the Dragon. The programme, which includes the Official Chinese New Year Concert, lion dances at St James Quarter, bilingual ceilidhs, tai chi sessions, calligraphy and tarot card reading, runs from 3rd to 13th February 2024
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
William Gillies - Modernism and Nation
The Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh presents a new exhibition about William Gillies. The exhibition coincides with the publication of William Gillies: Modernism and Nation in British Art by Andrew McPherson, charting the artist’s ‘extraordinary story’.
Our Scottish Future conference
The think tank, Our Scottish Future, set up by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, holds a conference entitled Better Jobs, Better Skills, Better Pay at the EICC in Edinburgh.
Henry Kondracki: Joie de vivre
A new exhibition hosted by the Academicians’ Gallery, Joie De Vivre, includes new paintings by Henry Kondracki RSA at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh from 21 October 2023 to 19 November 2023.
Sherlock Holmes Returns
Conan Doyle’s step-great granddaughter and designer of the Sherlock Holmes tartan, Tania Henzell welcomes back the statue of Sherlock Holmes, designed by Gerald Laing, to its new position on Edinburgh’s Picardy Place island.
Silent Roar World Premiere
The Edinburgh International Film Festival opens with the world premiere of Silent Roar, the debut feature from Scottish writer and director Johnny Barrington.
Phaedra
The Edinburgh International Festival presents a double bill pairing Benjamin Britten’s final vocal work, the powerful cantata Phaedra, with the thrilling new dance piece Minotaur, choreographed by Kim Brandstrup and directed by Deborah Warner.
Minotaur
The Edinburgh International Festival presents a double bill pairing Benjamin Britten’s final vocal work, the powerful cantata Phaedra, with the thrilling new dance piece Minotaur, choreographed by Kim Brandstrup and directed by Deborah Warner.
For the Many Live with Ian Blackford MP
LBC presenter Iain Dale and former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith in conversation with Ian Blackford, MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber and former SNP Westminster leader at a live recording of the For The Many podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival When asked about things he regretted about the 2015 campaign against Charles Kennedy, Blackford responded that he had challenged Charles Kennedy on his voting record and that he didn’t know the kind of challenges Charles was going through.
Iain Dale All Talk with Sir John Curtice and Brian Taylor
LBC presenter Iain Dale interviews British political scientist Sir John Curtice and former BBC Scotland Political Editor Brian Taylor. Sir John Curtice stated, “The choice that Scotland hasn’t debated is should Scotland be independent outside the EU or independent inside the EU?” Brian Taylor added, “Nothing short of persuading the people of Scotland is going to work to obtain another referendum, not another de facto referendum, not anything else.”
For the Many Live with Sir Ed Davey MP
Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020, appears with Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and LBC presenter Iain Dale at a live recording of the For The Many Podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.