The festival’s diverse network of Partner Galleries brings together the independent programming of our 25 galleries, venues, and museums across Edinburgh. Since 2004, the festival has provided a dedicated spotlight on visual art during the city’s August festival season, and the Partner Gallery programme reflects the best Edinburgh has to offer.
Our Partner Galleries range from long-standing, large-scale national institutions to grassroots and artist-led spaces. From the historic to the contemporary, the emerging to the established, the vast breadth of offerings mean there is truly something for everyone.

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREECity Art Centre
Daily
10am—5pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
TicketedThe King’s Gallery
Daily (Thurs—Mon from 8 Sept onwards)
9.30am—6pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
TicketedNational Museum of Scotland
Daily
10am—5pm
Old Town + South
Exhibition
Drop-In, FREENational Galleries Scotland: Portrait
Daily
10am—5pm
New Town + North

Exhibition
Drop-InRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
20 Mar—1 Nov
Daily, 10.30am—4.30pm (til 3.30pm in Nov)
New Town + North

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREECollective Gallery
Wed—Sun
10am—5pm
East To Leith

Exhibition
FREEDovecot Studios
20 June—14 Nov
Mon—Fri, 12—3pm; Sat—Sun, 10am—5pm
Old Town + South

Event
Drop-In, FREEIngleby
Wed—Sat (Mon—Sat in Aug)
11am—5pm
New Town + North

Exhibition
TicketedCity Art Centre
Daily
10am—5pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREETalbot Rice Gallery
Tues—Sat (daily 7—30 Aug)
10am—5pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEEdinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Daily, View from street
7am—7pm
East To Leith

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREECollective Gallery
Wed—Sun
10am—5pm
East To Leith

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEFruitmarket
Daily
11am—6pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREECity Art Centre
Daily
10am—5pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
TicketedDovecot Studios
Mon—Sat (daily 7—30 Aug)
10am—5pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEEdinburgh Printmakers
Tues—Sun
10am—6pm
To The West

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEEdinburgh Printmakers
Tues—Sun
10am—6pm
To The West

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEThe Scottish Gallery
30 July—29 Aug
Tues—Fri, 10.30am—6pm; Sat, 11am—4pm
New Town + North

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEThe Scottish Gallery
Tues—Fri, 10.30am—6pm;
Sat, 11am—2pm
New Town + North

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEStills Centre for Photography
Tues—Sat
11am—5pm (til 6pm in Aug)
Old Town + South

Exhibition
TicketedNational Galleries Scotland: Modern Two
Daily
10am—5pm
To The West

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREECraigmillar Now
Thurs—Sat
12—4pm (archive open Mon 1—5pm)
Old Town + South

Exhibition
TicketedNational Galleries Scotland: National
Daily
10am—5pm
New Town + North

Event
FREEEdinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Every Saturday from 8—30 Aug
11am—3pm
East To Leith

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEBlackie House Garagespace
Wed—Sun
11am—4pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEEdinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Ongoing
9am—4pm
East To Leith

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEEdinburgh Futures Institute
Mon—Fri
9am—6pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
TicketedJupiter Artland
Daily
11am—4pm
To The West

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREENational Galleries Scotland: Modern One
Daily
10am—5pm
To The West

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEEdinburgh Futures Institute
14—30 August
9am—6pm
Old Town + South

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEEdinburgh Sculpture Workshop
14–30 Aug
11am—4pm
East To Leith

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEEdinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Daily
9am—4pm
East To Leith

Event
Stills Centre for Photography
Friday 14 August
Time TBC
Old Town + South

Event
FREERoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Fri 14 Aug
2—2.30pm
New Town + North

Event
TBCRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Fri 14 Aug
6—9pm
New Town + North

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREETravelling Gallery
Various times
To The West

Event
£11.55Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Fri 21 Aug
2:30—3:30pm
New Town + North

Event
Tickets coming soon.National Museum of Scotland
Saturday 22 Aug
2—6pm
Old Town + South

Event
Drop-inEdinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Sun 23 Aug
12noon—evening
East To Leith

Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEInSpace
Wed—Sun
10am—5pm
Old Town + South

Event
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Sun 30 Aug
2—2.30pm
New Town + North