Exhibitions

RSA OPEN 2011

12 November - 18 December 2011 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry A selected exhibition of small works sourced by open submission from artists across Scotland. Including new paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photographs and architecture. With a large range of well-priced works and the availability of the ever-popular Own Art scheme, this exhibition is a terrific opportunity... Read more

RESIDENT:11

New Works from the RSA Residencies for Scotland Programme 8 - 27 October 2011 For a 360° panorama of the show click here. The Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture is delighted to present RESIDENT:11, an exhibition of selected artists from the RSA Residencies for Scotland programme in collaboration with Creative Scotland, the Friends of the RSA and The Barns-Graham Trust. Now in... Read more

In Japan

Highlights of Academicians' projects in contemporary Japan 30 July - 17 September 2011 RSA Finlay & Projects Room Free entry For a 360° panorama of the show click here. Artists have long been fascinated with Japanese art and culture. This exhibition examines projects by RSA Members whose work is directly influenced and inspired by Japan (and Japanese artists), investigating elements of collaboration and... Read more

Muse

A Search for Beauty (Paintings from the RSA Collections) 4 July 2011 - 5 March 2012 RSA Friends’ Room Mondays 10 - 5 or by appointment (0131 225 3922) The aim of Art is to present not the outward appearance of things, but their inner significance; for this, not the external manner and detail, constitutes true reality. Aristotle Portrayal of the female in art resonates with... Read more

Heather Ross

29 June - 26 July 2011 RSA Projects Room Free entry Heather Ross was awarded the prestigious Alastair Salvesen Art Scholarship (£12,000) for painting and travel in 2010. Her award-winning proposal presented to the Salvesen committee dealt with Japanese-based themes of old and new, femininity and technology. Since being awarded the prize, Heather has travelled to... Read more

3×3: 3 ARCHITECTS, 3 PROJECTS, 3 IDEAS

13 June - 24 July 2011 Finlay Room, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry The first in a series of RSA exhibitions focused on architecture, 3×3 looks at the work of the RSA's most recently appointed academicians, the architects Neil Gillespie, Gareth Hoskins and Charlie Sutherland. The exhibition focuses on three projects from each architect that explore... Read more

RSA Annual Exhibition 2011

30 April - 8 June 2011 Sponsored by the Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy RSA Upper and Lower Galleries For a 360° panorama of the show click here. The RSA Annual Exhibition is a highlight of the exhibiting year and features RSA Academicians and selected submissions from leading and emerging artists from across Scotland, as... Read more

RSA New Contemporaries 2011

19 March - 13 April 2011 RSA Upper and Lower Galleries For a 360° panorama of the show click here. RSA New Contemporaries is a curated annual exhibition which focuses on the finest emerging artists & architects in Scotland. Now in its third year, this exciting show has evolved out of the long standing and much... Read more

William Littlejohn RSA

Abstract Paintings from the Studio Collection 5 February - 6 March 2011 William Littlejohn is widely known for his beautiful watercolours detailing influences such as fish, still life and harbours, so it is very unusual to bring together a selection of more abstracted works by Bill for this exhibition. Dealing mainly with patterning and the suggestion of form, the works continue to... Read more

Folk, Yarn and Fancy

Paintings from the RSA Collections 22 January - 13 June 2011 RSA Friends' Room Open Mondays 10am - 5pm or by appointment (0131 225 3922) From generation to generation people have passed on folklore and belief through story, myth, song and creativity. Finding imagination rendered in tangible forms allows us to trace paths from the thoughts of our ancestors to the... Read more

Gill Russell

Uamh / Cave 1 - 31 January 2011 FInlay Room, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry For a 360° panorama of the show click here. Gill Russell is the 2010 recipient of the Sabhal Mor Ostaig Residency Award, in association with the Royal Scottish Academy, Sabhal Mor Ostaig (Skye) and Creative Scotland. This installation is based on a piece... Read more

10 DIALOGUES

Richard Demarco, Scotland and the European Avant Garde 27 November 2010 - 9 January 2011 RSA Upper Galleries Admission £6/£4 conc. This exhibition marks the year of Richard Demarco's 80th birthday and the 40th anniversary of Strategy: Get Arts. Presented in the magnificent RSA Upper Galleries, it highlights ten seminal relationships that Richard has had over the years both with Scottish artists and with those... Read more