Exhibitions

John Byrne RSA

Rogues' Gallery 17 November - 23 December 2018 The Academicians' Gallery Free entry This winter an exhibition of new paintings, drawings, prints and objects by one of Scotland’s most celebrated working artists, John Byrne RSA, will be on view in the Academicians’ Gallery. Well-known as a polymath of prolific output, producing plays, screenplays and stage design alongside his... Read more

Barbara Rae: The Northwest Passage

At The Pier Arts Centre, Orkney 22 September - 10 November 2018 Opening Times: Tuesday - Saturday 10.30am - 5.00pm The Pier Arts Centre, 28 Victoria Street, Stromness A selection of work from our exhibition Barbara Rae: The Northwest Passage is currently on view at The Pier Arts Centre , Orkney. In 2013 internationally renowned artist Barbara Rae CBE RA RSA began... Read more

Conversations with Paolozzi

20 September - 28 October 2018 The Academicians' Gallery Free entry Conversations with Paolozzi will bring together responses of Royal Scottish Academicians to the Scottish-Italian artist, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005). Timed to coincide with the publication of Paolozzi at Large in Edinburgh (Luath: Edinburgh, 2018), co-edited by Christine de Luca and Carlo Pirozzi, the exhibition considers... Read more

SHELTER STONE

The Artist and the Mountain 4 August - 9 September 2018 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry The door to the invisible must be made visible Rene Daumal, Mount Analogue Shelter Stone: The Artist and the Mountain celebrates the completion of a year-long public art project taking the format of a newsprint publication. The Strict Nature Reserve and the Mountain Bothy Association... Read more

Barbara Rae

The Northwest Passage 4 August - 9 September 2018 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry For a Virtual Tour of the exhibition please click here . In 2015 internationally renowned artist Barbara Rae CBE RA RSA began a series of journeys of discovery into the Arctic, following in the footsteps of her namesake, the Orcadian explorer Dr John Rae. The... Read more

RSA Open Exhibition of Art 2018

23 June - 25 July 2018 RSA Lower Galleries. Free entry. Drawing artists from across Scotland and beyond, this exhibition in the RSA’s Lower Galleries showcases a wide range of contemporary collectable art works selected through open submission, including painting, drawing, sculpture, print, film and photography. With all works for sale, the RSA Open presents a... Read more

RSA Annual Exhibition 2018

5 May - 6 June 2018 RSA Upper & Lower Galleries Admission price £6/£4 concession (ticket price includes exhibition catalogue) Free entry for RSA Friends | Free entry on Monday's (catalogue £3) The RSA Annual Exhibition is a focal point of the RSA programme and showcases work from RSA Academicians the length and breadth of Scotland.... Read more

New Prints

5 May - 10 June 2018 The Academicians' Gallery Free entry Printmaking as an art form has a history in Scotland dating back to the 18th century. Before this, printmaking was seen as a tool of publishing, but the early media seen in books and manuscripts has evolved into a beautifully unique art form today. The... Read more

Lennox Dunbar RSA

Lewis & Other Journeys 5 May - 28 June 2018 The Academicians' Gallery Free entry Lennox Dunbar’s prints and mixed media paintings have long explored the notion of ‘place,’ usually by incorporating objects from his locale. These elements have included tools and components from agricultural machinery – hints of the historic and contemporary industry and rural way of life surrounding... Read more

RSA New Contemporaries 2018

24 March - 18 April 2018 RSA Upper and Lower Galleries Admission £6/£4 concession (ticket includes exhibition catalogue ) Free entry for RSA Friends Free entry on Monday’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 its tenth... Read more

Michael Visocchi RSA

24 March - 19 April 2018 The Academicians' Gallery Free entry The sculptor Michael Visocchi lives and works in an old schoolhouse in the county of Angus. The schoolhouse sits in farming country and the panorama is rich in green pasture topped by ever-changing skies. In front of his studio there is a narrow and winding... Read more

Winter Flowers

20 January - 8 March 2018 RSA Lower Galleries Free entry In 2015, an Anne Redpath lithograph was purchased for the RSA Collection. Winters Flowers was made by Anne in collaboration with Harley Brothers in Edinburgh. These editioning printers predated the open access workshops and collaborated with a number of prominent Scottish artists from their premises... Read more

Ages of Wonder on Tour

20 January - 17 March 2018 Opening Times variable, check with venues Following the success of our recent Ages of Wonder exhibition we are delighted that The Art of Etching and Life School Galleries are heading out on tour around Scotland in 2018/19. THE ART OF ETCHING TOUR Maclaurin Galleries, Ayr: 22 Jan – 11 Mar... Read more