Continually updated calendar of events near you and online, including art fairs, auctions, open studios, museums openings and charity events in Scotland, the UK and beyond.
A weekend promising an enormous range of exhibitions, events, workshops and music, hosted in homes, businesses and community spaces centred around Edinburgh’s Abbeyhill Colonies.
Over 40 artists and makers are throwing-open their doors to the public, in celebration of Central Fife Open Studios’ tenth birthday.
Celebrating its 21st birthday, North-East Open Studios (NEOS) is an award-winning collective of artists, makers and designers who open their studios to the public every September.
Artists and craftmakers throughout Ayrshire and the Isle of Arran open their studio doors for this year’s Open Studios Ayrshire, giving visitors a glimpse into their secret worlds.
An exciting programme of art events, talks, walks, and open studios is promised in the annual Art Walk Porty, taking place between two weekends in September.
Paisley’s Big Art Show 2024 is promising to be the biggest visual art exhibition the town has yet staged.
With 37 new feature films and 18 World Premieres, the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival returns to the capital to make up a seven-day celebration of world-class new cinema.
Many of the top lots in Edinburgh sale room Lyon & Turnbull’s flagship Contemporary Art auction are by Scottish art-world heavyweights.
Edinburgh’s annual West End Fair makes its return to the leafy grounds of St John’s Church on Edinburgh’s Princes Street.
Art in the Garden 2024 at New Hopetoun Gardens in West Lothian features original outdoor art installed in twenty display gardens throughout July and August.
3D2D Events is hosting a one-day event promoting art, craft and Design at Newbattle Abbey College.
Perthshire Open Studios’ Annual Summer Show returns, with the stunning scenery of Perthshire and Kinross-shire as its backdrop.
Tea Green’s next summer showcase of Scotland’s most talented independent artists and designers will be at Aberdeen Art Gallery, 5th – 7th July.
A new exhibition opening at Maeshowe in Stenness is set to celebrate ‘the art and heritage of Orkney’s earth’.
The largest public celebration of the written word in the world, the Edinburgh International Book Festival takes place this year in the new Edinburgh Futures Institute.
Lyon & Turnbull’s flagship Scottish Paintings & Sculpture auction returns to Edinburgh, this year including a section marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Scottish Colourist J D Fergusson.
Scone Palace in Perth is again host to the annual outdoor artisan ceramics market Potfest Scotland, featuring over ninety ceramic artists from around the UK.
One of the UK’s largest visual arts festivals, Glasgow International is returning for its tenth edition with over 70 exhibitions and events.
Scotland’s largest open studios weekend Spring Fling this year sees a record-breaking number of participants, with over 100 artists and craftmakers.
Five Centuries at Edinburgh auction rooms Lyon & Turnbull spans five centuries of design, with a wide range of paintings, fine furniture and works of art.
Art at Ancrum is a relaxed and friendly event featuring almost forty artists and makers based in and around the Borders village.
At its Merchiston campus, Napier University Edinburgh’s Degree Show is a week-long celebration of its students’ talents.
The Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival features 75 films by Scottish and international artists working in the medium of moving images.
A busy April at Edinburgh auction rooms Lyon & Turnbull, with seven enticing sales.
