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Current Exhibitions
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British Art Fair
29 September - 2 October 2022 This September, the RSA will be mounting a special exhibition at the British Art Fair including works by some of Scotland’s leading artists alongside selected emerging artists. From intricate sculpture work to large abstract painting, the RSA’s exhibition will celebrate the diversity and excellence of contemporary art in Scotland. -
OMOS
3 September - 2 October 2022 This September the Royal Scottish Academy will mount an exhibition of a new moving image project that pays homage to Scotland’s untold Black history and celebrates Black excellence and LGBTQ performance in Scotland. -
Research + Practice
RSA Residencies and Awards in Focus 3 September - 2 October 2022 Victoria Clare Bernie | MV Brown | Samantha Clark | Joel Dixon | Flore Gardner | Robert Powell This September we are pleased to present new work from five artists supported by the RSA Residencies for Scotland programme. The exhibition will also features new paintings from the winner of the 2021 RSA William Littlejohn Award for Water-based Media, Samantha Clark. -
Sam Ainsley
Stories Real and Imagined 3 September - 2 October 2022 An exhibition of selected paintings, works on paper and prints by Royal Scottish Academician Sam Ainsley.
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Events
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OMOS Events
From the History of Gospel and Jazz Music to Lipsyncing 101, OMOS has a variety of workshops taking place across Edinburgh. 24 September - 15 October 2022 The Origins of Storytelling (Creating Writing Workshop) Saturday 24 September, 2 - 4pm The Fruitmarket This workshop will give you a chance to explore your favourite story, adventure, fairy... -
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... -
William Wilson: Live printing in the galleries
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...
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Past Exhibitions
Explore our recent exhibitions programme-
Leon Morrocco
Long Road Home 30 July - 28 August 2022 This summer the Royal Scottish Academy will present Leon Morrocco: Long Road Home. Timed to coincide with the artist’s 80th birthday, the exhibition will position Leon Morrocco RSA as one of the most important Scottish painters of his generation. -
Scotland Small?
Recent work from RSA Residencies for Scotland and Awards Artists 25 June - 24 July 2022 Daniel Cook | Rachel Duckhouse | Audrey Grant | Hannah Imlach | Frank McElhinney | Tim Sandys | Bruce Shaw | Fenris Wolf and Ragnar Thorfinn This summer we are pleased to present new bodies of work from eight artists supported by the RSA Residencies for Scotland 2019 programme. The exhibition also features a new short film from the 2019 winner of the Morton Award for Lens-based Media, Daniel Cook. -
Summer in the City
25 June - 22 July 2022 The Academicians' Gallery | Free Summer in the City brings together recent works by Royal Scottish Academicians for the summer months. Featuring works by Henry Kondracki, Elspeth Lamb, Ade Adesina,... -
The 196th Annual Exhibition
23 April - 12 June 2022 We are delighted to present the 196th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy. The Annual Exhibition is the core of the RSA’s exhibition programme, and represents the Academy’s commitment to promoting excellence in visual art in Scotland.
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