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Current Exhibitions
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198th RSA Annual Exhibition
11 May - 16 June 2024 The largest and longest-running annual exhibition of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland. Now in its 198th year, the RSA Annual Exhibition provides a platform for contemporary painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, photography and installation, alongside work by some of the country’s leading architects. This year’s Convenor is Wendy McMurdo RSA, assisted by Deputy Convenor Jude Barber RSA (Elect). -
The Discerning Observer
11 May - 16 June 2024 The extraordinary everyday, observed by Royal Scottish Academicians -
William Gillies
Modernism and Nation Tour 2 March 2024 - 31 December 2025 Throughout 2024 and 2025 we are pleased to be taking William Gillies: Monument and Nation on tour to nine venues across Scotland, with each exhibition exploring a different different focus.
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Events
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Convenor's Tour
with Wendy McMurdo RSA 21 May 2024 Join us for an immersive after-hours tour of the galleries with this year's Annual Exhibition Convenor, Wendy McMurdo RSA. -
Friends Day
13 June 2024 Join us for an exciting day of drop-in talks and activities. -
Family Art Day
8 June 2024 Get hands on in the galleries and create your own art inspired by the works on show in the 198th RSA Annual Exhibition. -
Collective Action in Architecture
31 May 2024 How can we better acknowledge the collaborative nature of architectural practice? How would this enrich how buildings and places are shaped and evolve over time? Jude Barber RSA (Elect), architect...
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Past Exhibitions
Explore our recent exhibitions programme-
RSA New Contemporaries 2024
30 March - 24 April 2024 Now in its fifteenth year, RSA New Contemporaries offers a unique opportunity to see some of the most promising talent in Scotland in one single, large-scale exhibition in the heart of Edinburgh. -
Between the Lines
30 March - 5 May 2024 An exhibition exploring formal approaches within the practices of Royal Scottish Academicians. -
The Artist’s Garden
17 February - 17 March 2024 We are pleased to present The Artist’s Garden in the Academicians’ Gallery this February, an exhibition celebrating the infinite inspiration to be found just beyond the artist’s doorstep. -
After Gillies
3 February - 3 March 2024 Continuing our celebration of Sir William Gillies RA RSA (1898-1973) we are delighted to present an exhibition exploring Gillies’ enduring influence on the current Membership of the Royal Scottish Academy. -
Impressions
Scottish Masters of Printmaking 13 January - 11 February 2024 The Academicians’ Gallery is pleased to present Impressions, an exhibition of historic and more recent prints by Royal Scottish Academicians. -
William Gillies
Modernism and Nation 9 December 2023 - 28 January 2024 The Royal Scottish Academy are pleased to present Modernism and Nation, a major exhibition exploring the life and work of Sir William Gillies RSA. -
The Christmas Show
25 November - 21 December 2023 We are delighted to once again present our Christmas Show. -
Henry Kondracki
Joie de Vivre 21 October - 19 November 2023 This autumn the Academicians' Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Henry Kondracki RSA.
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