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Our programme
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199th RSA Annual Exhibition
3 May - 8 June 2025 The RSA Annual Exhibition is the largest and longest-running annual exhibition of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland. -
George Donald
Themes and Variations 3 May - 8 June 2025 Our upcoming exhibition in the Academicians’ Gallery will bring together a selection of George Donald RSA's contemplative paintings which revisit the imagery that has recurred in his oeuvre for more than thirty years. -
William Gillies
Modernism and Nation Tour 2 March 2024 - 31 December 2025 Throughout 2024 and 2025 we are pleased to be taking William Gillies: Modernism and Nation on tour to nine venues across Scotland. Each venue will have its own unique flavour.
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Upcoming Events
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Concepts and Creations in Architecture
199th Annual Exhibition 21 May 2025 Join Robin Webster RSA and Ben Addy RSA for an engaging discussion on our built environment. -
Free Family Art Day
199th Annual Exhibition 24 May 2025 Get hands on in the galleries and enjoy an afternoon of creative family fun surrounded by the works on view in the Annual Exhibition. -
Revisiting Themes with George Donald RSA
Exclusively for RSA Friends 3 June 2025 Join George Donald RSA for an intimate conversation exploring his latest exhibition, Themes and Variations.
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Explore Scottish art
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Jane Hyslop RSA
Academician Q&A 16 May 2025 Each month, we’re sitting down with one of our Academicians to discuss their practice, influences and upcoming projects. This month, we're talking to Jane Hyslop RSA about Midlothian, Virginia Woolf, and being a John Kinross Scholar in the pre-internet world. -
In the Western Isles
24 April 2025 Our touring exhibition William Gillies: Modernism and Nation recently opened at Taigh Chearsabhagh, and it brought to mind some other works in our Collection that were inspired by beauty of the Western Isles. -
Celebrating 39 Years of the RSA Friends
22 April 2025 The Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy was established in 1986. 39 years on, we’re reflecting on the vital role they play in supporting the RSA.
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RSA News
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Winners announced for our 2025 Student Awards
20 May 2025 We are delighted to announce our 2025 Student Award winners. -
RSA New Contemporaries 2025 Award Winners
We are delighted to announce a full list of award winners in this year's RSA New Contemporaries. -
Dame Barbara Rae RA RSA
17 January 2025 We’d like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Royal Scottish Academician Barbara Rae following the announcement of her Damehood in the New Years Honours list for her services to art.
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