Visual Art in Edinburgh

Aileen Grant and Rona MacLean: No Woman is an Island

No Woman Is An Island are back! Artists and Printmakers Aileen Grant, Rona MacLean are joined by Cat Outram, Kairen Bergius and Karen Rogers in the Dundas Stree…

Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh

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Art Walk Porty

Art Walk Porty is an annual arts festival held in September in Portobello, Edinburgh.

Various venues, Edinburgh

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Gelli Plate Printmaking with Alfons Bytautas RSA

Join renowned Scottish painter and printmaker Alfons Bytautas RSA to create monotype prints using Gelli plates.Monotype is a direct and painterly method for pro…

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

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In a Zigzag Way: A Solo Exhibition by Dominik Zarzycki

The opening night - In a Zigzag Way - free entryIn his first solo exhibition, Polish weaver and artist Dominik Zarzycki explores the zigzag as a primal leitmoti…

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh

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Fernanda: Le Foto Ritrovate. Undiscovered photos of Italian rural life 1930 - 1950

The backstory is fascinating, in that the photographer and many of the individuals remain unknown, and the negatives themselves languished in a drawer for many…

Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh

Colony of Artists

Artists living in the Abbeyhill Colonies in Edinburgh open their doors to visitors who can explore their work, hear about their inspirations and methods, and bu…

Various venues: Edinburgh, 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

Colourwork kniting class - join this small, friendly class and learn to knit your own hot water bottle!

Learn to knit a hot water bottle colour using circular knitting and colourwork techniques with Samira Hill.In this workshop, participants will learn how to knit…

Scottish Textiles Showcase, Edinburgh

Doors Open Day

Trinity House is home to a treasure trove of fascinating maritime memorabilia. Once the headquarters of the Incorporation of Mariners and Shipmasters, today vis…

Trinity House, Edinburgh

The Low Cost Art Sale

Affordable weekend art sale in Below Deck, the cafe's basement space.Featuring a range of work by a group of local independent artists, all work priced £50 or u…

Rising Tide Cafe, Edinburgh

Accordion Artist's Books with Alfons Bytautas RSA

Join renowned Scottish painter and printmaker Alfons Bytautas RSA to create your own artist’s book.

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Greyfriars Edinburgh Art Fair

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

Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh

Avenue YOU: A parts work puppet making workshop

We've all got lots of different versions of ourselves. But have you ever wondered what your inner critic, your chaotic goblin, or your dramatic diva self actual…

Edinburgh Open Workshop, 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

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

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