Recent events
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RSA Collections Visit
Exclusive to RSA Freinds 2 February 2023 Join collection curator Sandy Wood for a behind the scenes look at our store in Granton, housing the Royal Scottish Academy collection which is a nationally-recognised collection of significance. Our... Read more -
Family Art Afternoon
28 January 2023 Get creative and join us for art activities inspired by the otherworldly paintings of William Littlejohn RSA and works by recipients of the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Travel Award. Enjoy being hands... Read more -
Artist Talk
Into the Distance 19 January 2023 Join Paige Silverman, Martin Hill, Aleksandra Zawada, and Geri Loup Nolan from our exhibition Into the Distance in a lively discussion about their work, how the RSA Barns-Graham Travel Award... Read more -
Christmas Choir Concert
9 December 2022 Join us for a festive evening with a mix of Christmas carols by Pitchcraft, an Edinburgh based choir known for their uniquely crafted acapella arrangements. Gather your friends and family,... Read more -
RSA Friends High Sunderland excursion
Join us for a rare opportunity to see inside one of Scotland's finest examples of Modernist architecture 8 November 2022 High Sunderland is a category A listed home set in the woodlands between Selkirk and Galashiels. The residence, designed in 1957 by Peter Womersley ARSA for renowned textile designer Bernat... Read more -
“I’ve an Angel in the oven”
The Art of William Wilson 2 November 2022 Join exhibition curator Sandy Wood for a talk and tour of the exhibition William Wilson: Print, Paint and Glass. The talk will explore Wilson’s impressive career, from his early years... Read more -
William Wilson
Live Printing in the Gallery 22 October 2022 Drop into the galleries for a day of live printing in the gallery with Leena Nammari RSA (Elect) and exhibition curator Sandy Wood. Sandy and Leena will be printing using... Read more -
Elemental Calligraphy
A Talk and Demonstration by Ju Hongshen and Xu Yun with introduction by Helen Goodwin & Kate Downie 13 October 2022 Two Outside Edge artists, Ju Hongshen and Xu Yun, will demonstrate their traditional and contemporary calligraphic skills in the context of this exhibition, informed by both the sound-names we carry... Read more -
Live Painting Performance
‘Cave Painting in Carsaig’- drawing thoughts made manifest 11 October 2022 In September 2019, at the foot of a huge coastal cliff in Mull, the four artists in Outside Edge were filmed ‘air-drawing’ a response to this complex basalt structure. Finally... Read more -
Free Exhibition Tour
Join Kate Downie RSA on a tour around Outside Edge 8 October 2022 Join us in the galleries for a free exhibition tour of Outside Edge led by Kate Downie RSA and Helen Goodwin, two of the participating artists. Reunited after three years,... Read more -
Artist Talk with Sam Ainsley RSA
22 September 2022 We are pleased to welcome Sam Ainsley to talk about her exhibition Stories Real and Imagined. Sam will give a tour of the exhibition, exploring the concepts and themes behind... Read more -
Bill Hare Book Launch
Scottish Artists in an Age of Radical Change 17 September 2022 ‘As a highly readable, yet scholarly introduction to contemporary Scottish art, Hare’s new book will be hard to beat.’ – Alexander Moffat RSA Please join us to celebrate the launch... Read more -
OMOS
Film screening and artist Q&A 1 September 2022 Join us for the opening night of OMOS with a Q&A with the artists: Rhys Hollis, Andrea Baker, Divine Tasinda and Kheanna Walker. OMOS is an exhibition of a new... Read more -
Leon Morrocco
in conversation with Liz Lochhead 25 August 2022 Join us for a lively conversation between artist Leon Morrocco RSA and poet and playwright Liz Lochhead on the occasion of our exhibition Leon Morrocco: Long Road Home. The conversation... Read more -
Drop in and Draw
A family event welcome to everyone 21 August 2022 There’s a wellspring of inspiration in the RSA at the moment. Leon Morrocco’s Long Road Home is bursting with colour and light from and far off lands. Get hands on... Read more -
Frank McElhinney and Bruce Shaw
Scotland Small? Discussion 13 July 2022 Join us in a discussion with Frank McElhinney and Bruce Shaw about their residencies and exhibition, followed by a Q&A. The discussion will be streamed on Zoom, with limited tickets... Read more -
Rachel Duckhouse and Audrey Grant
Scotland Small? Discussion 7 July 2022 Join Ronald Forbes RSA as he sits down to talk with Rachel Duckhouse and Audrey Grant about their residencies and exhibition, followed by a Q&A. The discussion will be streamed... Read more -
Hannah Imlach and Tim Sandys
Scotland Small? Discussion 5 July 2022 Join Edward Summerton RSA as he sits down to talk with Hannah Imlach and Tim Sandys about their residencies and exhibition, followed by a Q&A. The discussion will be streamed... Read more -
Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn: Act 4
3 July 2022 Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn will employ their body of work exhibited in Scotland Small? as props, backdrop, and stage for Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn: Act 4. The fourth... Read more -
Orcadia: A Fenris & Ragnar Story
Film Screening & Q&A 2 July 2022 Join Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn for the premiere of Glen Thomson’s documentary film Orcadia: A Fenris and Ragnar Story. The screening will be followed with a short discussion and... Read more -
Art Unlocked
With RSA Collections Curator Sandy Wood 15 June 2022 Join Art UK and Sandy Wood, Collections Curator at The Royal Scottish Academy, for an exciting exploration of some notable works from this collection on 15th June 2022, 5:30pm Art... Read more -
Gallery Discussion Group
1 June 2022 Gain a deeper insight into our Annual Exhibition and the work of Doug Cocker RSA as volunteers Sarah Harwood and Charlie Leeson take us around the galleries and discuss the... Read more -
William Gillies Memorial Lecture - Hockney's Eye
25 May 2022 Join us as Professor Martin Kemp HRSA delivers the Sir William Gillies Memorial Lecture on Hockney. Focusing on the exhibition David Hockney in Perspective, curated by Martin Kemp, Martin Gayford... Read more -
Friends’ Excursion | Marchmont House
24 May 2022 Marchmont House is an imposing Grade A listed Palladian mansion built in 1750 by Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont. Long thought to have been designed by William Adam but... Read more -
Family Art Afternoon
22 May 2022 Free | Registration required 1 – 4pm After the big success of our Family Art Afternoon during New Contemporaries, we're thrilled to be putting on another event for the Annual... Read more -
Invited Artists' Online Discussion
18 May 2022 Every year the Exhibition Convenor invites a number of artists to show work in the Annual Exhibition. Join us on Zoom to hear four of this year’s invited artists discuss... Read more -
Convenor's Gallery Tour
12 May 2022 We are very excited to be staging the Annual Exhibition in the galleries for the first time since 2019. Once again, the exhibition includes the RSA Open and works by... Read more -
Poets on the Attack
A dramatic re-enactment of Hugh MacDiarmid and Hamish Henderson's Folk-Song Flyting 11 May 2022 In 2022 it is 100 years since the name Hugh MacDiarmid first appeared in print. We are pleased to mark the anniversary of one of our Honorary Academicians with a... Read more -
Metzstein Architecture Discourse 2022
Rafael Moneo 27 April 2022 Purchase Publication The RSA is delighted to announce that Rafael Moneo will present this year's Metzstein Architecture Discourse. Rafael Moneo is a Spanish architect and educator who won the Pritzker... Read more -
Academy Late
1 April 2022 Experience late night art, music and performances. Enjoy New Contemporaries after dark in the stunning surroundings of the RSA Galleries. Read more -
Family Art Afternoon
27 March 2022 Get creative and join us for art activities inspired by the New Contemporaries Exhibition. Suitable for all ages. Led by artists Rachael Bibby and Ola Rek. Read more -
Gallery Discussion Group
24 March 2022 Led by Sarah Harwood and Charlie Leeson, and exclusive to RSA Friends, these have proved to be both popular and interesting. Read more -
RSA New Contemporaries Promenade
17 March 2022 Enjoy a glass of wine and listen to a selection of exhibiting artists discuss their work, influences and plans for the future as you are guided around the exhibition by Leena Nammari RSA. Read more -
20:20
8 March 2022 A wonderful informal opportunity to find out about the work of ten New Contemporaries exhibitors. Read more -
Convenor’s Gallery Tours
2 March 2022 Find out about what lies behind the diverse selection of artworks we have come to expect in RSA New Contemporaries. This year’s Convenor, Marion Smith RSA, will discuss the selection and curation of the exhibition and then lead a tour of her personal highlights. Read more -
Robin Webster
Live from the Academician’s Studio 17 February 2022 Robin Webster RSA OBE formed cameronwebster architects with his architect son-in-law (Stuart Cameron) and his architect daughter (Miranda Webster) in 2005. Robin will be chatting from his Glasgow studio with fellow architect Graeme Hutton RSA. Read more -
Kate Downie RSA
Live from the Academician’s Studio 3 February 2022 Chaired by Annie Catrell RSA , this unique ‘Live Session’ will take you into Kate Downie’s studio as she generously documents her journey, sharing her insights and discoveries as she looks, thinks, draws and paints to better understand Eardley and this her final ambitious canvas. Read more -
Iron: Translating Territories
Online Discussion 27 January 2022 Join exhibition curator Gordon Munro RSA and RSA Collections Curator Sandy Wood as they discuss the concepts explored in the exhibition Iron: Translating Territories with exhibitors Ewan Robertson and Oana Stanciu. Read more -
Provenance
Online Talk by Victoria Bernie 23 November 2021 Victoria Clare Bernie began her residency, Provenance, which was funded by the RSA Friends, in the RSA Collections in September 2019. Working with Collections Curator Sandy Wood and Documentations Officer... Read more -
20th Century Boys: A Memorial
An online discussion 18 November 2021 RSA Director, Colin Greenslade will be joined by members of the artists families to discuss works in the exhibition by David Evans RSA, Alexander Fraser RSA, Kirkland Main RSA, James... Read more -
Paul Furneaux RSA
Gallery Tour 11 November 2021 Join us for a tour of Paul Furneaux’s exhibition Mado. Paul describes his work as ‘an abstraction and distillation of the contemplation of the landscape, subtly blending the physical reality... Read more -
Michael Agnew RSA
Live from the Academician’s Studio 21 October 2021 Michael Agnew’s eclectic practices includes painting, collage, printmaking, collaborative publishing and drawing. He is first and foremost an image maker and his work mines ideas surrounding his and the collective... Read more -
Leena Nammari RSA (Elect)
Live from the Academician’s Studio 7 October 2021 Leena Nammari RSA (Elect) is a Palestinian artist residing in Scotland. She is a master printmaker, specialising in various printmaking techniques. Though her work predominantly centres around printmaking, she is... Read more
