Exhibitions

William Littlejohn RSA

1 - 14 November 2008 RSA Lower Galleries A retrospective look at the career of the late William Littlejohn, featuring oils, watercolours and prints from his studio. Born in Arbroath in 1929, Littlejohn studied Fine Art at Dundee College of Art, before becoming Lecturer in (and then Head of) Fine Art at Gray’s School of... Read more

Donald Urquhart RSA

6 October - 19 December 2008 RSA Friends Room Newly elected member of the Royal Scottish Academy, Donald Urquhart, is recognised as one of the leading Scottish artists of his generation whose profound and thought-provoking work has been shown both nationally and internationally. Originally from rural Perthshire, Urquhart studied Drawing & Painting at Edinburgh College of... Read more

New Academicians

26 September - 26 October 2008 RSA Finlay Room An exhibition featuring paintings, prints and sculptures by recently elected members Michael Agnew, Delia Baillie, James Castle and Donald Urquhart. Each year the Royal Scottish Academy elects a number of artists and architects as new members. Nominated by the existing membership of the Academy, this prestigious invitation... Read more

Research

RSA Residencies in Focus 11 July - 21 September 2008 RSA Finlay Room Free entry An exhibition presenting the work of 10 artists awarded RSA Residencies in 2007. RSA GILLIES RESIDENCIES AT HOSPITALFIELD, ARBROATH Katie Orton | Colin Parker | Jim Harold and Susan Brind | Paulina Sandberg RSA/SAC/SMO RESIDENCIES, SABHAL MOR OSTAIG, SKYE Eoghann MacColl RSA JOHN KINROSS... Read more

Frank Pottinger

5 July - 3 October 2008 RSA Friends' Room Exhibition Frank Pottinger's exhibition in the Friends’ Room features prints – mainly etchings and woodcuts – together with a few examples of his sculptures. All are concerned with poetry and language, a lifelong interest since schooldays. While writers and poets have used language as a vehicle to... Read more

RSA Annual Exhibition 2008

10 May - 25 June 2008 RSA Upper and Lower Galleries Admission £4 / £2 Conc. RSA 182nd ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2008 INCLUDING CURATED SHOW ‘NEW SCOTS / NEW SCOTLAND’ A highlight of the exhibiting year for artists, architects and members of the public, the exhibition showcases around 350 works by the best of both established and... Read more

George Donald RSA

New Paintings 10 May - 30 June 2008 RSA Friends Room Exhibition “In 2005, George Donald travelled from Vietnam to Australia, across the South Pacific, to Tahiti and Easter Island. From 1960’s newsreel images of the battered Mekong Delta, through the postcards of Gaugin’s couth seas and travelogue essays about Easter Island’s mesmerising Heads we think we know... Read more

New Scots

10 May - 20 October 2008 RSA Library Free entry Continuing from the RSA Annual Exhibition 2008, this complementary show in the RSA Library called New Scots is drawn from the Academy’s permanent collection and archive, reflecting on the rich, multi-cultural nature of the RSA as an institution. Since its foundation, the membership of the Royal... Read more

Jackie Anderson

After Carnival 14 March - 20 April 2008 RSA Finlay Room, RSA Lower Galleries An RSA Alastair Salvesen Scholarship Exhibition Jackie Anderson was the 2007 winner of the RSA Alastair Salvesen Scholarship. This solo exhibition is part of the award and chronicles her explorations in the Caribbean. With the award money of up to £10,000 Jackie travelled to... Read more

RSA Student Exhibition 2008

16 - 27 February 2008 RSA Upper and Lower Galleries Admission prices £2.20/£1.10 conc. with Gift Aid Catalogue £2 A presentation of emerging art in Scotland today from the fine art graduates of 2008. Featuring sculpture, painting, installation, printmaking, photography, film, and performance art, it is an exciting glimpse of the Scottish art scene of... Read more

Cultivating Creativity

16 February - 14 April 2008 RSA Library (Entrance via Princes Street) Cultivating Creativity: A Celebration of the Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy Schools’ Art Award Since 1987 the wealth of artistic talent in Scottish secondary schools has been nurtured and encouraged by the Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy through its annual Schools’ Art... Read more

ORDER + CHAOS

1 - 31 January 2008 RSA Members Lobby ORDER + CHAOS: Contemporary and historic works from the RSA Collection “We adore chaos because we love to produce order” M.C. Escher Throughout history the pursuit of controlling, ordering and classifying ourselves and our environments has been a mainstay of humanity’s quest to dominate the world, but... Read more

Basil's Bairns

1 - 31 January 2008 RSA Finlay Room The architectural practice of Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson enjoys an enviable reputation in 20th century Scottish architecture. Founded as Basil Spence & Partners in 1946, the firm was responsible for a formidable catalogue of buildings, from modest houses to substantial publicly funded projects, by its... Read more

Highland

View and Visons 8 October 2007 - 28 January 2008 RSA Library Highland: Views and Visions from the RSA Permanent Collection A specially curated exhibition of works from the prestigious RSA Collection with a particular focus on the Highlands. This selection of paintings, sketches, etchings, photographs and artist’s books are displayed in the RSA Library and will be open every... Read more