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A Float for the Future by Pester and Rossi

Discover the latest DIY Art Kit

Scotland and Chattel Slavery Through the Lens of Art

A teaching resource in partnership with National Galleries of Scotland

Finding Buoyancy – Sound Meditations

A project by Pester & Rossi in partnership with WHALE Arts

Feeling Lost, Feeling Found – A Companion* Compilation**

DIY Art Kit by Pester & Rossi

Wow Orange

DIY Art Kit by Naomi Garriock

Waiting Painting

DIY Art Kit by Alexa Hare

Housemates

DIY Art Kit by Sofia Niazi

HELLO Postcards

DIY Art Kit by Peter Liversidge

Making a Dream World

DIY Art Kit by Tamara MacArthur

Make a Jam Jar Snow Globe

DIY Art Kit by Sally Hackett
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Galleries Across the Capital

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Partner Galleries

Arusha Gallery

Arusha Gallery is a contemporary art gallery with its main premises in Edinburgh’s historic New…

City Art Centre

The City Art Centre is an impressive nine storey warehouse located in the heart of Edinburgh cl…
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Collective

Collective’s unique home on Calton Hill features the historic City Observatory, City Dome, an…

Dovecot Studios

Dovecot is a world-renowned tapestry studio in the heart of Edinburgh and a landmark centre for…

Edinburgh College Of Art

Edinburgh College of Art is a leading international art college within the University of Edinbu…

Edinburgh Printmakers

Edinburgh Printmakers is a centre for printmaking and the visual arts in Fountainbridge.

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop is a centre for production, research and learning.

Fruitmarket

A free, public space for culture in the heart of Edinburgh, the Fruitmarket provides inspiratio…

Ingleby

Founded in 1998, Ingleby maintains an ambitious program of exhibitions and off-site projects by…

Jupiter Artland

Jupiter Artland Foundation is an award-winning, renowned contemporary sculpture garden, located…

Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive

Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive grew out of Lavender Menace which first opened as a lesbian…

National Galleries of Scotland: Modern One

The National Galleries of Scotland comprises three galleries in Edinburgh and two partner galle…

National Galleries of Scotland: Modern Two

The National Galleries of Scotland comprises three galleries in Edinburgh and two partner galle…

National Galleries of Scotland: National

The National Galleries of Scotland comprises three galleries in Edinburgh and two partner galle…

National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait

The National Galleries of Scotland comprises three galleries in Edinburgh and two partner galle…

National Museum of Scotland

Our world-class collections will take you on a journey through the history of Scotland, the won…
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s premier gallery, Inverleith House, is a unique place for…
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Sierra Metro

Sierra Metro is a gallery and creative space committed to artist-centred practice.
Stills Centre For Photography

Stills Centre for Photography

Stills is a centre for photography based in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Interior of Talbot Rice Gallery

Talbot Rice Gallery

Talbot Rice Gallery is the public art gallery of the University of Edinburgh.
The Scottish Gallery

The Scottish Gallery

Established in South St. David Street, Edinburgh by Aitken Dott in 1842 as "Gilders, Framers, a…

Travelling Gallery

Travelling Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in a bus. Since 1978 it’s been bringing exhi…

Waverley Care

Waverley Care is Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity, working to make a positive difference …
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EAF24 x The Skinny Emerging Writers Announcement

EAF are teaming up with The Skinny for a third year to commission four emerging writers and cri…
— April 5, 2024
Text on pink, red and bright yellow graphic reads EAF24 20th Birthday

EAF New Identity

To celebrate our 20th Birthday, we are delighted to be working with graphic design studio Desig…
— April 3, 2024
A photo showing two men dressed flamboyantly in a mixture of stylised makeup, lingerie, skirts, and hair bows, posing in front of a hanging sheet.

EAF24: 20th Birthday Inaugural Programme Announcement

We are delighted to announce the first exhibitions, events, new commissions and collaborations …
— April 3, 2024

PLATFORM24: Artist Announcement

Now in its tenth year, this annual group exhibition is designed to provide a dedicated platform…
— April 3, 2024

Platform: 2024 Open Call

About the opportunity  We are excited to announce the call for proposals to participate in Pla…
— December 21, 2023

Edinburgh Art Festival 2023 Programme Announced

We are delighted to announce plans for the 2023 festival, the first under the direction of Kim …
— June 20, 2023
Kim McAleese (left), Beth Bate (centre) and Gemma Cairney (right) in Bobby Niven's Palm House.

New dates and inaugural programme format for Edinburgh Art Festival 2023

Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) is set to bring culture and community to the capital city’s uniq…
— February 28, 2023
Holly and Rumilla at the Community Wellbeing Space.

Community Wellbeing Collective – Festival City Volunteers Legacy

Festivals Edinburgh supported thirteen Community Wellbeing Collective (CWC) members to undertak…
— November 21, 2022
Jim the Magician performing as part of Ruth Ewan’s Sympathetic Magick in Bobby Niven’s Palm House. Commissioned by Edinburgh Art Festival, 2018. Photo: Alan Dimmick.

Jim the Magician brings sparkle to Wester Hailes 

Jim Campbell – otherwise known as Jim the Magician – will bring a free day of magic and men…
— October 18, 2022
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