Category Archives: Exhibitions

 Midway through this coming advent, Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios, whose building was formerly home to the auld toun’s Victorian public baths, will present Merry Makers Market. The Yuletide event will feature work from twenty designers and makers, that offers a chance to buy gifts while supporting the local creative community whether it’s textiles, homeware, skincare, jewelleryContinue reading “Dive in to Dovecot’s Merry Market this December”

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh, that has over 200 monuments and 13 venues across the Capital, aims to give citizens of Edinburgh a renewed sense of connection to its objects and their stories through a new three year project named Auld Reekie Retold.  The newly launched project will see the recording and cataloguing of the collection ofContinue reading “Inventory Project Launched by Museums & Galleries Edinburgh”

Alan Davie was a Scottish painter, jeweller and musician born in 1920 whose interest in jazz and spirituality informed his approach to painting. Widely admired and respected by fellow artists, he was appointed CBE in 1972 and elected a Senior Royal Academician in 2012, just two years before his death in Hertfordshire in 2014. InContinue reading “Scottish Artist Gets Centenary Exhibition at Dovecot”

Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) has announced  details of this year’s Platform exhibition, the festival’s annual showcase supporting artists in the early stages of their careers to make and present new work. Selected from an open call by artist Ruth Ewan and curator Sophia Hao of Cooper Gallery and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design,Continue reading “Edinburgh Art Festival Announces This Year’s Platform Exhibition”

This autumn the City Art Centre and the National Trust for Scotland present E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas, which is the first major exhibition of the work of Scottish artist Edward Atkinson Hornel(1864–1933) for over 35 years. The exhibition will re-evaluate his paintings in light of his extensive photographic collection. This extensive collectionContinue reading “E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas Comes to Edinburgh’s City Art Centre”

Edinburgh’s City Art Centre, home to the City’s collection of historic and contemporary Scottish art, presents a two-floor exhibition of works entitled Jock McFadyen Goes to the Pictures to mark the 70th birthday of contemporary artist Jock McFadyen RA. This major exhibition showcases new and existing paintings by McFadyen, whose career has spanned over fourContinue reading “City Art Centre Celebrates Artist Jock McFadyen’s 70th Birthday with Exhibition”

Edinburgh’s City Art Centre is to re-open its doors to the public on Saturday 12th September 2020 with a full range of new safety measures in place to ensure the safety of visitors and staff. The gallery reopens with two new exhibitions, City Art Centre at 40: Highlights from the City’s Art Collection marking the City ArtContinue reading “Edinburgh’s City Art Centre to Reopen with New Exhibition to Mark 40th Anniversary”

As part of a year of events to mark the centenary of Leith’s amalgamation with the city of Edinburgh, under the banner of Leith100, LeithLate has announced a series of outdoor live events this Autumn, as well as the launch of its new online Virtual Tour of Leith’s murals and art studios. For 10 nights,Continue reading “LeithLate Announce Live Outdoor Events Plus The Launch of Virtual Tours”

Travelling Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in a bus that acts as a national service that reaches communities and people, offering an open and welcoming environment across Scotland for people to discover and enjoy contemporary art. The ‘not for profit’ organisation marked its 40th anniversary in 2018 over which time it has brought innovativeContinue reading “Crowdfunder Appeal Launched for Travelling Gallery Carbon-Efficient Generator”