The Scottish Gallery

We have worked our little Christmas socks off this week and created a very special environment this December, which you can now visit in person until 21 December. Explore Helen Glassford's The Phenomenal World, Emily Sutton's Toy Shop, Katrin Moye's Past It, and Christmas Rocks!

Happy New Year! The Scottish Gallery is back open - please visit us in person or courtesy of our Viewing Rooms. 😊

🎄 Season's Greetings! 🎄 As we approach the festive season, here's a quick update on our Christmas opening hours: ✨ We’ll be open as usual until Saturday 21 December, 11am - 2pm. ✨ We’ll reopen with our exciting New Year programme on Thursday 9 January 2025, 10:30am. Thank you for following our exhibition programme this year! Wishing you a joyful Christmas and a wonderful New Year. 🎁✨ We can’t wait to welcome you back in 2025! 🎉 #ChristmasHours #HappyHolidays #SeeYouIn2025

Please join our Christmas Rocks! Coffee Morning on Friday 13th December, 11am-12noon, for a chance to meet exhibiting artist Helen Glassford!

There is still time to catch our November exhibitions before they close at 2pm on Saturday 23 November! See What's On here!

The latest guest on the Material Matters podcast is the excellent Mark Hearld. Mark is an artist and designer who is fascinated by flora and fauna and has worked in a range of different media – including lithographic and linocut prints, painting, ceramics, textiles and tapestry. However, he is best known for his collage pieces. A graduate of Glasgow School of Art and the Royal College of Art, he has curated installations and exhibitions at York Art Gallery and Compton Verney and is an avid collector of objects. Over the years, he has been a huge advocate for the importance of mid-Twentieth century British artists such as Edward Bawden and Eric Ravillious and the role of craft in the fine art world. Another edition of Mark’s book, Raucous Invention – The Joy of Making, will be published by Thames and Hudson in 2025. In this episode we talk about: his love of paper; his need to be around other people when he works; collaborating with Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios and The Scottish Gallery on a new series of tapestries; the process behind his collage work; the ‘mystery, poetry, joy and darkness’ of Hans Christian Andersen; why collage is like stepping onto a dance floor; writing a collage manifesto; how edges contain exuberance; having imposter syndrome at the Royal College of Art; and swimming against the art world’s tide for many years. To listen search for Material Matters with Grant Gibson on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and the MM website: https://lnkd.in/eHCjPY6U 

Christina Jansen has been featured in this month’s Homes & Interiors Scotland magazine, ‘Art at home’ 💫 “Long before she was the managing director at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh, when she was just a teenager at a house party, Christina spotted a printer’s tray stuffed with knick-knacks hanging on the bathroom wall. "I just loved it," she recalls. “I thought, ‘Ahh. So this is what you do with all the tiny little things you acquire and don’t want to throw away’.” And of course, she is featured wearing Malcolm Appleby jewellery! You can try on and buy Malcolm’s work in The Gallery as part of our current jewellery show The New Baroque, until 23 November. photography: Gabriela Silveira Photography

As winter draws near and the nights grow longer, we're excited to offer a online event on Thursday 7th November at 6pm! Join artist, broadcaster, and author Lachlan Goudie for a special talk where he’ll share insights into his new exhibition at The Scottish Gallery, and discuss the legacy of The Scottish Colourists, especially J.D. Fergusson, whose journey to the south of France in 1913 was driven by a similar passion for light and colour. 

Explore The Scottish Gallery this November! In our main space, Hannah Mooney’s enigmatic Irish landscapes capture nature's beauty, while Lachlan Goudie brings vibrant Mediterranean colour to two gallery spaces. We’re also proud to present Edinburgh artist-blacksmith Daniel Freyne in his first solo exhibition at The Gallery and complementing these works, The New Baroque jewellery collection is displayed, alongside notable British ceramics and glass. Visit us from 31 October to 23 November at The Scottish Gallery!

Saturday 26th October is your last chance to visit The Gallery to see our wonderful October exhibition programme! We are open on Saturdays from 11am - 2pm. Naoko Shibuya | Sanctuary A Collector's Eye | F.C.F. Valentine A Collector's Eye | Alistair Grant Nel Linssen | Moving Geometry Colin Reid | Nature's Influence