Exhibitions

AGES OF WONDER

4 November 2017 - 7 January 2018 RSA Upper & Lower Galleries Free Entry | Catalogue £8 (RSA Friends £6) Exhibition Publication £30 (RSA Friends £26) SCOTLAND'S ART 1540 TO NOW Collected by the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture A partnership between the Royal Scottish Academy and the National Galleries of Scotland. In collaboration with... Read more

Gareth Fisher RSA

9 September - 29 October 2017 T he Academicians’ Gallery Free entry An exhibition of new watercolours , alongside early carvings and casts, by Gareth Fisher RSA. Professor Gareth Fisher RSA  (b. Cumbria, 1951) a ttended Edinburgh College of Art from 1969 to 1976 , gaining a Diploma in Sculpture and two consecutive Post Graduate years of... Read more

RSA Open Exhibition of Art 2017

22 July - 1 October 2017 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry Click here for a 360 view of the exhibition! This year the RSA Open Exhibition will be on again throughout the world famous Edinburgh Festival! Drawing from artists across the whole of Scotland and beyond, this exhibition celebrates the variety of contemporary art practice. Showcasing... Read more

Arthur Watson PRSA & Ian McKenzie Smith PPRSA

15 July - 3 September 2017 The Academicians’ Gallery Free entry An exhibition of recent work by two Presidents of the RSA – past and present – who are together responsible for driving forward the modernisation of the RSA into an inclusive and relevant contemporary arts organisation that supports artists at all stages in their careers.... Read more

SUMMA

Recent RSA Residency for Scotland Artists 20 May - 2 July 2017 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry Exhibitors: Aeneas Wilder (Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop) | Anneli Holmstrom (Pier Arts Centre) | Carrie Fertig (Hospitalfield & Stills) | Geveva Sills (Stills) | Hannah Imlach (Bothy Project & Glasgow Sculpture Studios) | Ilana Halperin (Timespan) | Jock Mooney (Glasgow Sculpture Studios) | Natasha Russell (Edinburgh... Read more

RSA Friends Schools Art Awards 2017

1 April - 7 May 2017 The Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy Schools Art Award is a competition open to all secondary schools in Scotland which aims to encourage creativity and showcase talent. It has been running since 1986 and is considered by teachers as one of the most prestigious awards made to Scottish schools.... Read more

191st RSA Annual Exhibition

1 April - 7 May 2017 RSA Upper & Lower Galleries Admission £5/£3 (inc. catalogue) Free on Fridays (catalogue £3) Visitors please note: In light of the ongoing security situation and recent events, intermittent bag searches will be in operation at the entrances to the National Galleries of Scotland. Suitcases, large bags and large rucksacks will... Read more

Ian Howard RSA

The Death of Magic 4 March - 7 May 2017 Opening Times : Open 10am - 5pm Monday - Saturday 12 - 5pm Sunday The Academicians’ Gallery Visitors please note: In light of the ongoing security situation and recent events, intermittent bag searches will be in operation at the entrances to the National Galleries of Scotland.   Suitcases, large bags and... Read more

RSA New Contemporaries 2017

18 February - 5 March 2017 RSA Upper and Lower Galleries Admission price £5/£3 concession (ticket price includes exhibition catalogue) Free entry on Friday's (catalogue £3) The RSA New Contemporaries, supported by Walter Scott & Partners Limited, represents the RSA's commitment to promoting contemporary art in Scotland. Now in it's ninth year, this carefully curated exhibition... Read more

Willie Rodger

Wee Prints 26 November 2016 - 29 January 2017 The Academicians’ Gallery Free entry We are very pleased to present an exhibition of over 100 printed works by one of Scotland’s best-loved artists, Willie Rodger RSA. Born in Kirkintilloch in 1930, Willie Rodger studied Graphics and Printmaking at Glasgow School of Art from 1948 – 1953. He received a... Read more

The Artist Traveller

12 November 2016 - 29 January 2017 The Finlay Room, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry David Michie RSA greatly supported opportunities for artists' travel throughout his life. His own post diploma 'traveller' was spent in Italy with John Houston - meeting latterly with Elizabeth Blackadder and Frances Walker. Throughout his career he continued to travel... Read more

The David Michie Gift

10 September 2016 - 29 January 2017 RSA Lower Galleries Free Entry For a 360 panorama view of the exhibition please click here and scroll with mouse . It is with great reverence that we host this autumn series of exhibitions by David Michie. With an Academy membership spanning more than fifty years and, having been preceded... Read more