Visual Art in Edinburgh

World Press Photo exhibition

One of the world’s leading showcases of photojournalism and documentary photography, the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 presents the award-winning images and…

The Scottish Parliament Building, Edinburgh

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Out of Sight Out of Mind 2026

Come and see the 14th Out of Sight Out of Mind, a one-of-a-kind exhibition presenting hundreds of artworks made by people with experience of mental health issue…

Summerhall, Edinburgh

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Anna King: Showcase

Anna King is a Scottish contemporary landscape painter. A small showcase of new and recent works of deconstructed sheds to overgrown greenhouses, clearfell site…

Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

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Christine Woodside & Charles Macqueen Joint Exhibition

Husband and wife artists, Charles MacQueen and Christine Woodside, will exhibit new and recent works in a joint exhibition.A leader of the diverse school of con…

Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

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Gus Farnes: Showcase

Born in Suffolk in 1984, Gus Farnes is a sculptor whose practice explores the relationship between landscape, human intervention, and history.Working through a…

Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

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Touchstones: Jack Morrocco solo exhibition

An Edinburgh art gallery has announced details of a new exhibition of work from Jack Morrocco, one of Scotland’s most notable and collectable contemporary artis…

Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh

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Reflect, Reclaim, Reimagine

An exhibition showcasing visual artworks by five artists commissioned to create new work in response to our 20th year theme Reflections.Working across textiles,…

Summerhall, Edinburgh

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10 by 10: A Celebration of Room For Art

This exhibition marks 10 years of Room For Art, Art in Healthcare's social prescribing project which supports the health and wellbeing of adults across Edinburg…

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh

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Greyfriars Edinburgh Art Fair

Experience one of Edinburgh’s most distinctive cultural events at the Greyfriars Edinburgh Art Fair.

Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh

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As I See It

Edinburgh artist Colin Maxwell Bryce celebrates with first exhibition of his ninth decade “…as I see it…” explores the unexpected and unusual often hidden withi…

Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh

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OOSOOM Uncovered All Day

A day of art and events organised by and for people who have experience of having a mental health issue, as part of Out of Sight Out of Mind exhibition at Summe…

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Colour in Silence: Memorial Exhibition

David Peacock began painting large canvases in acrylic in the 1990s in the NHS Art Therapy unit when he lived in Gogarburn Hospital.

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Ade Adesina: Bard

We are pleased to present a major solo show by Aberdeen-based printmaker Ade Adesina (b.1980.

City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Push the Boat Out: Edinburgh's International Poetry Festival

Push the Boat Out is a festival where artforms come together, cross-pollinate and collide: poetry, spoken word, live music, songwriting, film, sound, gaming, vi…

The Pleasance, Edinburgh

Kenneth Dingwall: Being

This major retrospective marks a significant moment for the contemporary Edinburgh-based artist, offering a comprehensive overview of his 60-year career.

City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Deep Time

Deep Time is Fruitmarket’s festival of new music featuring commissions and performances from some of the leading radical and experimental composers, musicians a…

Fruitmarket, Edinburgh

Carla van de Puttelaar - Facing the Law: Portraits Past & Present

Carla van de Puttelaar (b. 1967) is an internationally acclaimed Dutch photographer and art historian based in the Netherlands.

City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Makers Amok

This November, step into the Out of the Blue Drill Hall for a unique pop-up shop, showcasing and celebrating local art and design by the Drill Hall based artist…

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh

Touching Light

Rosita Mckenzie’s Touching Light uses abstract, saturated photography to explore the vividness of blind imagination.

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Jamie Primrose 'Ethereal Edinburgh' (50th Solo Exhibition)

Highly acclaimed contemporary Scottish artist Jamie Primrose celebrates his 50th solo exhibition (across Edinburgh and London) since he became a professional pa…

Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh

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Wee Gay Market

New market launching in Edinburgh.Showcasing queer makers from our local community and bringing people together for some fun free craft activities.We hope you j…

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh

Secondhand Smoke

Secondhand Smoke is a solo exhibition by Ruthella Dafnis tracing grief, memory and addiction in the wake of the recent loss of her father.

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Balancing in Freedom by Iddo Oberski

Balancing in Freedom is a 70-minute one-person show written and performed by Edinburgh-based multidisciplinary artist Iddo Oberski, co-directed by Mark Kydd.

Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Winter Open Studios

The artists and makers at Abbeymount Studios are once again opening their studio doors for the annual Winter Open Studios Weekend this November.It's a great cha…

Out of the Blue Abbeymount Studios, Edinburgh

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In Conversation: David Patterson, Duncan Macmillan & Kenneth Dingwall

David Patterson, ex-curator of the City Art Centre, will chair a conversation between the art critic and art historian Duncan Macmillan and the artist Kenneth D…

City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Fragments to Fiction with Robbie Bushe RSA

Join acclaimed Scottish artist Robbie Bushe RSA to create layered works that develop narratives through selection and recombination.Led by Robbie Bushe, this tw…

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Described Exhibition Tour

Join artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb for a descriptive tour of highlights from the 'Kenneth Dingwall: Being' exhibition.

City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Explorative Expressions

An experimental art workshop where you will create a series of dynamic abstractions.

City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Reflections

An exhibition of textile art by Sheila Dalgleish. Sheila's work is lively and colourful, and based on landscape.Please note there is no disabled access for this…

Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh

Scotland’s Thousands of Years of Abstract Art

Join artist Kenneth Dingwall for an overview of his work. His training in the mid-1950s at Edinburgh College of Art was focused on the human figure and still li…

City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Intuitive Painting - From Nature to Canvas

A relaxing and soothing art workshop through the discovery of abstract art principles.

City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Making a Mark in Prehistory: Rock Art in Scotland

Abstract art in the Western world is generally considered to have its origins in the 19th century, becoming fully fledged in the early 20th century and celebrat…

City Art Centre, Edinburgh