As The Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture (RSA) in Edinburgh celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2026, a nationwide programme of exhibitions, events and performances will take place, celebrating the vital role it has played in shaping the nation’s cultural landscape: Artmag will be supporting the RSA and related partner events via our coverage throughout the coming year.
The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is showing an exhibition marking 300 years since the birth in the city of James Hutton, who became known as the father of modern geology.
The RSA’s new Edinburgh exhibition features the work of 26 artists celebrating the Academy’s artist opportunity programme, each artist representing each year of the twenty-first century.
Review: The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is showing a major exhibition by one of Scotland’s most distinctive artists, Joyce W Cairns, as part of its bicentenary programme.
Graham Fagen RSA’s new exhibition at the Dick Institute in Kilmarnock references Scottish-Jamaican links, marking the 240th anniversary of Robert Burns’ first published edition of poetry
As the Royal Scottish Academy celebrates its bicentenary year, Susan Mansfield discovers how it has had to adapt and survive in a changing world.
Review: Marking the RSA’s bicentenary and the birth of James Hutton, the ‘father of modern geology’, curator Annie Cattrell’s theme reflects on connections between beginnings, transformation and the layered history of the RSA itself.
Hosted as part of the Royal Scottish Academy’s bicentennial festival, Zembla in Hawick in the Borders is hosting an exhibition of new work, based on division and redivision, by Jim Pattison RSA.
This year celebrating its 200th anniversary, the RSA is staging its Annual Exhibition – the largest and longest-running yearly display of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland.
Currently showing at Fire Station Creative in Dunfermline is an exhibition of paintings by James Shearer RSA and other architects who brought hydro-power to the Scottish Highlands.
Review: A generation’s most promising talent explores contemporary themes of identity, politics, society and the environment in the RSA’s annual New Contemporaries show in Edinburgh.
Photographer Clare Flynn from Ayr has won the Glenfiddich Artist in Residence Prize, presented at the annual RSA New Contemporaries exhibition in Edinburgh.
Held in a working university building, the University of Stirling’s Art Collection is a varied collection and display of Scottish Contemporary art – and now a partner in the RSA’s bicentenary programme.
The youngest artist at this year’s RSW Annual Exhibition is 13-year-old Terox – the youngest artist ever to be selected for the prestigious show, currently at Edinburgh’s RSA.
Review: Founded nearly 150 years ago, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour has long championed watercolour and water-based media. Its Annual Exhibition highlights the versatility and relevance of these media.
Edinburgh Makar Michael Pedersen has had his portrait painted by award-winning artist Aine Divine in front of a live audience at the RSW annual exhibition at the city’s RSA.
Review: One of the largest contemporary art exhibitions in the country, The Society of Scottish Artists (SSA)’s 127th Annual Exhibition takes place at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is opening its bicentenary year with two exhibitions exploring how creative knowledge, influence and legacy are passed from one generation to the next.
One of the largest contemporary art exhibitions in the country, The Society of Scottish Artists (SSA)’s 127th Annual Exhibition takes place at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
Strong female artists, a Turner Prizewinner and a return to the Venice Biennale – Susan Mansfield highlights some of the best exhibitions coming our way in 2026.
