Exhibitions

193rd RSA Annual Exhibition 2019

2 November - 11 December 2019 RSA Upper & Lower Galleries Free entry Exhibition Catalogue £3 The RSA Annual Exhibition is a focal point of the RSA programme, showcasing work from RSA Academicians the length and breadth of Scotland. Now in its 193rd year, it continues to provide a platform for contemporary painting, sculpture, film, printmaking,... Read more

Neoneanderthals

Robbie Bushe RSA & Jeanne Cannizzo 14 September - 20 October 2019 The Finlay Room, RSA Lower Galleries NeoNeanderthals is a collaborative project between artists Robbie Bushe RSA and Jeanne Cannizzo. Using scientific data on the inheritance left by the Neanderthals, the artists ‘revisit’ the popular image of hairy, low-browed, unintelligent beings who were killed off by superior humans. But they are... Read more

Our Infinite Land

22 June - 21 July 2019 The Academicians' Gallery Free entry The Royal Scottish Academy is pleased to present Our Infinite Land . Taking Hugh MacDiarmid’s decrial ‘Scotland small? Our multiform, our infinite Scotland small?’ as an initial cue, the exhibition will highlight the emotive power of the Scottish landscape and show the contrasting approaches taken... Read more

SILENT MUSIC | SEEING SOUND

18 May - 16 June 2019 The Finlay Room, RSA Lower Galleries Silent Music | Seeing Sound is the latest exhibition by Jo Ganter RSA in collaboration with musician and composer Raymond MacDonald. Together, they have produced a series of original prints as musical compositions, creating sound visually. These graphic scores work independently as pieces of... Read more

Philip Reeves RSA: Fragments of Form

Collecting the Artist's Studio 19 April - 13 October 2019 President’s Room and Friends’ Corridor, RSA Lower Galleries Continuing the retrospective exhibition of the pioneering printmaker and collagist Philip Reeves RSA (1931-2017), this exhibition displays the collages and paintings which will be accessioned into the permanent collection of the RSA from the Philip Reeves Studio Gift. The exhibition is complemented... Read more

Philip Reeves RSA

Fragments of Form 13 April - 12 May 2019 Members’ Lobby and Octagon Galleries, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry A retrospective exhibition of the pioneering printmaker and collagist Philip Reeves RSA (1931 – 2017). Reeves brought the tenets of European Modernism to Scottish art, creating collages and prints that centre on the formation of shape, line and colour. Known... Read more

IMPRINT

New Prints and Multiples by Royal Scottish Academicians 13 April - 12 May 2019 The Academicians’ Gallery and Finlay Room, RSA Lower Galleries Free entry Highlighting the breadth of innovation in printmaking and multiples within the RSA membership, Imprint includes new, innovative practices alongside historic processes. The exhibition shows how contemporary artists are reinvigorating the long tradition of printmaking in Scotland and is an... Read more

RSA Friends Schools Art Awards 2019

9 March - 3 April 2019 The Academicians’ Gallery Free entry Organised by the RSA Friends, the 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 to be one of the most prestigious... Read more

RSA New Contemporaries 2019

9 March - 3 April 2019 RSA Upper and Lower Galleries Admission £6/£4 concession. Free for RSA Friends . Free on Mondays Exhibition 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 eleventh year, this carefully curated exhibition offers... Read more