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ABERDEEN & NORTHEAST Eion Stewart Fine Art, Gallery Heinzel, Milton Art Gallery BORDERS Blat Cat Gallery, White Fox Gallery, Dawyck Botanic Garden CUMBRIA Brantwood DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright Galleries DUNDEE Dock Street Studios EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS Art & Craft Collective, The Gallery at Linlithgow Burgh Halls, Coburg House Art Studios, Colinton Arts, Scottish Ornithologist’ Club, Open Eye Gallery, Fidra Fine Art, Morningside Gallery, Union Gallery FIFE Fire Station Creative, Quay Gallery, Open Studios North Fife, J&G Innes, Tatha Gallery GLASGOW Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow Gallery, Glasgow Print Studio, The Alchemy Experiment PERTHSHIRE Artisanand, Aberfeldy Gallery, Barn Gallery, City Contemporary Art, Goldfinch Gallery, Frames Gallery STIRLINGSHIRE Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum

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Catch up on all the latest exhibition news and reviews across the Scottish art scene and further afield.

Setting the Tone: Lois Green at Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock

15 October 2021

A new exhibition at Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock showcases artist Lois Green’s paintings and drawings which examine our daily habits and routines through tone and light.

Class of 2021 at Gallery Heinzel Aberdeen

15 October 2021

Distilled at Gallery Heinzel in Aberdeen features work from the 2021 Gray’s School of Art Degree Show, which was largely unseen by the public due to Covid restrictions.

A Blacksmith’s Introduction at Art & Craft Collective Edinburgh

15 October 2021

Edinburgh’s Art & Craft Collective’s exhibition Introducing Jaxx Waygood: The Fine Art of Blacksmithing is his first solo exhibition after finishing his Masters at Edinburgh College of Art.

Morningside Gallery’s Double 50

15 October 2021

Morningside Gallery in Edinburgh has a two-person show featuring over fifty paintings inspired by the natural world.

Moy Mackay, 'The Cow Sheds', Merino fleece fibres

Moy Mackay’s One in Between Forty at Artisan& in Aberfeldy

14 October 2021

Inbetween at Artisan& in Aberfeldy has featured artist Moy Mackay alongside a mixed exhibition of work by forty artists.

Maryam Yahia, 'African Glimpse', draped sculpture, photo Ian Dodds

Understanding the Misunderstood at Summerhall

14 October 2021

Review: Edinburgh’s Summerhall’s Out of Sight Out of Mind is an ambitious multimedia exhibition showcasing artworks by more than 100 exhibitors who have lived experience of mental health issues.

Erin Thomson (winner, 2021 New Graduate Award), 'Curse of the Ninth', fountain pen on tea-stained watercolour paper

SSA Returns to the RSA this Autumn

13 October 2021

The Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) Annual Exhibition returns this autumn to the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, showcasing work from around 150 artists and designers, from painting, sculpture and printmaking to installation and moving image.

'Out of Sight Out of Mind', artwork by ZUI, Sonnet 3, Women of Colouring. Photo by Ian Dodds

Summerhall’s Festival is a Home for Mental Wellbeing

12 October 2021

Edinburgh’s Summerhall is mounting Out of Sight Out of Mind – an ambitious multimedia exhibition showcasing artworks by more than 100 exhibitors who have lived experience of mental health issues.

Clare Andrews, 'Life in the Abstract- Grey Orange'

Clare Andrews Brings Aberdeen and Rio Together at Linlithgow Burgh Halls

12 October 2021

Clare Andrews’ exhibition at Linlithgow Burgh Halls features a selection of oil paintings from the Scotland and Brazil-based artist.

Finding What was Lost: Sarah Knox at Dawyck Botanic Garden

12 October 2021

Sarah Knox: Lost Worlds at Dawyck Botanic Garden showcases paintings inspired by Sarah’s neighbours’ gardens, and visits to Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Gardens and Balerno’s Malleny Garden.

Open Studios North Fife Returns Online and In-Person

12 October 2021

Open Studios North Fife is a great chance to see behind the scenes of almost seventy artists’, designers’ and craftmakers’ workspaces, in a lovely part of Scotland.

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Saul Bass, 'Vertigo', offset lithographic poster

Lyon & Turnbull Keeping Us Posted

13 October 2021

The next live online auction by Edinburgh’s Lyon & Turnbull is Vintage & Film Posters Starring James Bond – part of the auctioneer’s series of Design sales in October.

Tea Green Pops-Up Again

8 October 2021

Dundee-based Tea Green showcases Scotland’s most talented independent artists and designers at pop-up events, with new events planned for October – December.

Bet Low, 'Sailing Round Jura', watercolour

Lyon & Turnbull’s Online Beauties

8 October 2021

The next live online auction by Edinburgh’s Lyon & Turnbull is Paintings & Works on Paper.

Unique Borders Farewell to Lowood House at Lyon & Turnbull

29 September 2021

The next live online auction by Edinburgh’s Lyon & Turnbull is The Contents of Lowood House, on the river Tweed in Melrose, with its eclectic collection amassed by two families, the Crum Ewings and the Hamiltons.

Bryony is Going for Goldsmith’s

23 September 2021

Edinburgh-based jeweller Bryony Knox is among 150 craftspeople to exhibit at Goldsmith’s Fair 2021 in London.

Forth Rail Bridge, Scottish School Illustration, circa 1890

Rarities on Sale at Lyon & Turnbull

21 September 2021

Edinburgh sale room Lyon & Turnbull’s next auction will be Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs.

Edinburgh singer-songwriter Katherine Aly performs Friday at 5:45pm, South Stage

Hidden Doors Wide Open in Edinburgh

15 September 2021

Edinburgh’s Hidden Door returns for a five-day outdoor festival of live music, art, theatre, dance and spoken word.

Lyon & Turnbull’s Timeless Gems

13 September 2021

Edinburgh sale room Lyon & Turnbull continues its jewellery theme with a sale of Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 14th – 15th September, to be followed by more auctions to take us into the autumn.

Sterling silver cufflink by Caiyang Yin (also known as Curtis Yin)

Lyon & Turnbull’s Elemental Fair is the Finest

9 September 2021

Bringing together some of the finest designer-makers in the UK, Elements at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh is Scotland’s biggest selling fair of contemporary jewellery, silver and gold.

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Artist’s impression of the National Centre for Music

Scotland’s National Centre for Music Moves Step Closer

14 October 2021

City of Edinburgh Council has approved the restoration of the former Royal High School, architect Thomas Hamilton’s iconic building on Calton Hill, as the National Centre for Music.

Scottish Ensemble’s Return to Common Ground

14 October 2021

Scottish Ensemble returns to the stage at four locations across Scotland for the first time since the pandemic with an event combining music and discussion exploring the importance of live performance, in which audiences are invited to take an active part.

Salons en Musique at Edinburgh’s Institut Français

14 October 2021

Edinburgh’s Institut Français is getting into the live music act with the opening of the 2021-2022 Salons en Musique season.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Autumnal Live Return

14 October 2021

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has returned to live music-making with performances throughout Scotland.

Imagine That! The Scottish International Storytelling Festival Returns to Edinburgh

11 October 2021

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival returns with an extended hybrid programme – its most diverse yet.

Hannah Donaldson and Gabe Quigley in The Enemy, photo Mihaela Bodlovic

National Theatre’s Enemies of the People Tour Scotland

14 September 2021

The National Theatre of Scotland hits the road with The Enemy, a Scottish take on the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People about truth, power and deception.

Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor play Juliet and Romeo in the National Theatre 's production

Double Liaisons at The Brunton

10 September 2021

The Brunton in Musselburgh has two special screenings of performance films – Dangerous Liaisons and Romeo and Juliet.

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra trombones. Photo Derek Clark

Celebrating Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s Quarter-Century

8 September 2021

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra celebrates its 25th anniversary at Edinburgh’s Queens Hall with a programme drawn from almost 100 years of jazz and the classical and Scottish traditions.

Award-winning electroacoustic work Dhãtu (Edwin Hillier) was co-commissioned by GCF and Glasgow Experimental Music Series, receiving its world premiere at GCF2019.

Glasgow Cathedral Festival’s Musical High Five

7 September 2021

Now an established part of the city’s cultural landscape, the fifth Glasgow Cathedral Festival will offer a line-up showcasing the best of Scottish artistic talent.

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