Culture
Fans asked to submit favourite piping memories
Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival are asking fans from across the globe to submit their fondest piping memories, giving them the chance to become part of the festival’s history. As part of its ‘Sounds of a Lifetime’ campaign, organisers have decided to print the names and stories of those whose lives have been moved…
Read MoreA majestic folk cruise on the Maid of the Forth
Sometimes, stepping away from routine and being a tourist in your own country is the most refreshing change. Whether it’s breaking away to the hills for a hike, taking a road trip out of the city, or indeed heading to the seaside for a good old fish supper, there is a restorative power in a…
Read MoreSculpture Garden designed by Gallery artist and horticulturalist Alex Knubley
The Scottish Gallery has long been an artistic hub nestled in the heart of the Edinburgh New Town, well known for exhibiting contemporary and 20th century art and objects. Juliette Bigley, Line and Form small, 2019, patinated copper, corten steel, 55 x 45 x 17 cm Less widely known is the Sculpture Garden tucked away…
Read MoreSpotlight on Jewellery at The Scottish Gallery
The Scottish Gallery has an international reputation for contemporary applied arts, promoting artists working in jewellery, precious metal, ceramic, glass and wood from Scotland, the United Kingdom and worldwide. Years of working in collaboration with artists has resulted in countless exhibitions over decades with artists and makers now considered to be among the…
Read MoreThe Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival Exhibitions 2019
2019 marks the fifteenth year of the Edinburgh Art Festival which represents the visual arts in a month where Edinburgh is the cultural capital of the world, and The Scottish Gallery is a proud partner. This festival month we have curated four unique exhibitions, showcasing Scottish and international excellence in painting,…
Read MoreSelling with The Scottish Gallery
The Scottish Gallery offers a comprehensive and discreet service to those seeking advice on valuation or wishing to sell works of art. Sometimes it will be their advice to seek an appraisal with an auctioneer but these days the costs of conducting business at auction, particularly for a potential vendor, are such that the Gallery…
Read MoreFine Art exhibitions at The Scottish Gallery
The Scottish Gallery is arguably best known for exhibiting Fine Art, both contemporary and twentieth century. Due to the ethos of championing contemporary art since its founding in 1842, for the past 177 years The Scottish Gallery has exhibited new artists that have gone on to become icons of Scottish Modern Art. It…
Read MoreHottest weekend in the summer diary to toast classic Speyside gins
Gin lovers will taste the difference at a weekend devoted to the spirit – taking place in the heart of one of the nation’s most famous whisky making regions. The inaugural Spirit of Speyside: Gin Experience will raise a glass to the region’s burgeoning gin making scene, featuring a Garden Party at Gordon Castle with…
Read MoreFree tickets for Edinburgh International Festival’s Stadium Concert
Today, the Edinburgh International Festival releases thousands of tickets for the completely free 15,000 capacity Aberdeen Standard Investments Opening Event: LA Phil at Tynecastle. The tickets are available from 10am on the EIF website. The Opening Event sees one of the world’s leading orchestras, conducted by the legendary Gustavo Dudamel, perform some of the best-loved…
Read MoreScottish Crime Book of the Year to be announced
The longlist for the McIlvanney Prize 2019 and the shortlist for the inaugural debut Scottish Crime Book of the Year have been announced. The winner is to be presented at the Opening Reception of Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival in Stirling on Friday 20 September 2019. Three years ago, the Scottish Crime Book of…
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