Exhibitions

RSA Architecture Open Exhibition 2012

24 November - 16 December 2012 RSA Projects Room, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry Calling all architects! This year the RSA are pleased to present the very first RSA Architecture Open exhibition. Situated in RSA Projects, in the RSA lower galleries, it aims to showcase some of the most interesting architectural practice drawn from across Scotland.... Read more

RSA Open 2012

24 November 2012 - 31 January 2013 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry Drawing from artists across the whole of Scotland and beyond, this exhibition in the RSA's Lower Galleries showcases a wide range of small and medium sized works (80cm in any direction) selected through open submission and includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints and photographs. Eagerly anticipated... Read more

Scottish Painters and Limners

Works from the RSA Collections (A Diamond Jubilee Celebration) 24 September 2012 - 17 December 2013 RSA Friends Room Exhibition Open Mondays 10am - 5pm, or by arrangement, call 0131 225 3922 Part 1: Raeburn to Paton The second RSA exhibition in 2012 celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee explores the work of the artists who have filled the post of Scottish Painter and Limner since the... Read more

Of Natural & Mystical Things

Artists from the RSA Membership, Exhibitions and Awards Programme 15 September - 4 November 2012 Projects Room, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry For a 360° panorama of the show click here. This exhibition presents RSA Members as well as artists that have recently come through the RSA Awards & Exhibitions programme. Every year the RSA awards around £100,000 worth of awards, prizes and residencies with... Read more

Tutaj/Teraz (Here/Now)

An investigation of Polish Contemporary Artists in Scotland 28 July - 9 September 2012 Projects Room, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry Over the years Scotland has attracted a large community of international artists to its shores. In the past decade, the wave of 'new Scots' coming to study, work and live in Scotland, has included a very strong Polish voice. The work being produced... Read more

Drawing from the Landscape

16 June - 22 July 2012 Projects Room, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry For a 360° panorama of the show click here. This exhibition presents RSA Members as well as artists and architects that have recently come through the RSA Awards & Exhibitions programme. Every year the RSA awards around £100,000 worth of awards, prizes and... Read more

186th RSA Annual Exhibition 2012

Including the Artist's Studio 28 April - 6 June 2012 Upper and Lower Galleries Now in it's 186th year, 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 well as a number of specially invited artists and architects. This year's convenors are... Read more

A Royal Taste

Landscape paintings from the RSA Collections (A Diamond Jubilee Celebration) 23 April - 17 September 2012 RSA Friends' Room Open Mondays 10am - 5pm or by arrangement, call 0131 225 3922 The first of two exhibitions from the RSA collections in 2012 celebrating the Diamond Jubilee explores the development of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Scottish Academy, from a visual arts perspective.... Read more

RSA New Contemporaries 2012

17 March - 11 April 2012 RSA Upper and Lower Galleries Admission £4/£2 Concession RSA New Contemporaries is a curated annual exhibition which focuses on the finest emerging artists & architects in Scotland. Now in its fourth year, this exciting show has evolved out of the long standing and much anticipated RSA Annual Student Exhibition which... Read more

The Art of Sylvia Wishart RSA

1 January - 29 February 2012 Finlay & Projects Rooms, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry For a 360° panorama of the show click here. Sylvia Wishart was a painter of terrific ability. Her location in Orkney and subsequent distance from her peers in the 'art world' has meant that her career has been somewhat overshadowed. However,... Read more