This month, up until 10 March, the Scottish National Portrait gallery is hosting the BP Portrait Award. Originally organized by London’s National Portrait Gallery and already running for the 39th year in a row, this competition aims to encourage...
Atop the beloved Calton Hill sits the newly restored City Observatory, new home to Collective, an Edinburgh-based arts group committed to supporting contemporary work by artists who are at a pivotal stage in their development. The walled hilltop...
The art of storytelling is celebrated in this immersive exhibition, with painting from John Slavin, poetry inspired by Duncan Williamson, and recreations of his stories led by Linda Williamson, David Campbell, and Helen East. As you walk into the...
In a contemporary political climate in which debates over nationalism and nationalities are constantly called into question, Another Country is a relevant and engaging exhibition that aims to encourage the discussion surrounding these debates whilst...
Colours of Edinburgh – a group named for the ‘positiveness’ that colours represent – is an initiative which runs exhibitions to raise money for charities supporting refugees, but to also share their stories. A research team selects...
Joyce Cairns, an Edinburgh-born painter, has been elected as the first female president of the Royal Scottish Academy in 192 years. She brings to the role a wealth of experience and knowledge that comes from her career as a teacher, an exhibitor and...
Stills, a modest photography gallery just behind Waverly station, presents a small collection from Andres Serrano’s Torture series. Serrano is an acclaimed photographer frequently attracting attention in the art world for his use of controversial...