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Events
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Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
This month we head to the Royal Scottish Academy for Catherine Opie: To be Seen where we will be joined by Chief Curator, Imogen Gibbon. Curated in collaboration with the artist and touring to Edinburgh from the National Portrait Gallery… Continue reading
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Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror
Join us this month for Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror at the Portrait Gallery where we will be joined by curator Ben Harman. Working at the forefront of developments in digital photography, Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror, charts 20 years of ground-breaking… Continue reading
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Katie Paterson: Afterlife
This month we’re heading to Collective Gallery for the summer exhibition by Scottish artist Katie Paterson, joined by curator Claire Craig. Commissioned for Folkestone Triennial 2025, and curated by Collective’s Director Sorcha Carey, this important new work will be shown… Continue reading
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Åsa Johannesson — The Queering of Photography.
This month join us as we head to Stills Gallery for their new exhibition Åsa Johannesson — The Queering of Photography. Åsa Johannesson is an artist working across photography and writing. Over the past two decades she has explored the possibilities… Continue reading
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The dead don’t go until we do
Join us this month as we make our way to Talbot Rice Gallery for their group show The dead don’t go until we do, where we will be joined by curator James Clegg. The dead don’t go until we do brings together four artists who channel the strength of… Continue reading
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The Matthew Collings Holistic Art Experience
This month we make our first visit to Scott Lawrie Gallery where we will be joined by the gallery’s founder Scott. The gallery presented its first UK show during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2024 entitled THIS IS NO SAFE SPACE: Art in Capitalist Realism, inspired by… Continue reading
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ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois I Helen Chadwick I Robert Mapplethorpe
Join us at our February Spin event as we head to Modern One to see ARTIST ROOMS Louise Bourgeois|Helen Chadwick|Robert Mapplethorpe. We’ll be joined by Lucy Askew, Head of Modern & Contemporary Art, who will share her insights along the way. The displays feature Louise Bourgeois, Helen Chadwick and Robert Mapplethorpe. Each presentation offers a distinctive and diverse… Continue reading
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The Children are Now
Our final Spin visit of the year takes us to the Talbot Rice Gallery to see their new exhibition The Children are Now, where we’ll be joined by curator James Clegg. The Children are Now is a group exhibition exploring how… Continue reading
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Michael Fullerton
Happy New Year. We look forward to another year of incredible contemporary art! Our first visit of the year is to the City Art Centre to discuss their exhibition by Glasgow artist, Michael Fullerton where we will be joined by… Continue reading
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Resistance
Resistance explores how acts of resistance have shaped life in the UK, and the powerful role of photography in documenting and driving change. For the Spin evening we will be joined by Senior Curator for Photography, Ben Harman. Conceived by… Continue reading
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Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years
After our month off we are back to explore one of the standout exhibitions of the Edinburgh Art Festival, Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years. Featuring over 200 works, the show includes stunning installations made in response to the iconic Royal Scottish… Continue reading
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Louise Gibson: Beachheads
Join us and meet the artist Louise Gibson who will be unveiling her new works as commissioned by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, part of this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival. Louise Gibson works with a combination of materials including resins, recycled fabrics… Continue reading
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Ryan Wallace: Silent Wave
This month, we’ll be heading to Gorgie to discover Hunted Projects, a unique collaboration that showcases both emerging and established artists. We will explore the work of New York-based painter Ryan Wallace and will talk to Steven Cox, director of Hunted… Continue reading
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After the End of History: British Working Class Photography 1989-2024
Join us to look at Hayward Gallery’s photography show that explores communities across the UK. Curated by Johny Pitts (whose exhibition of work we visited back in 2023), the show spans four decades, examining cultural perspectives from across Britain after the… Continue reading
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Alec Finlay
This month, we will be joining artist, writer and publisher Alec Finlay and Deputy Director Aly Barr at the Scottish Poetry Library. Alec has published over 20books and has won a number of awards. In the 1990s he set up… Continue reading
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Walker & Bromwich
Glasgow-based duo Walker & Bromwich work with communities or organisations to explore matters surrounding local and global issues. What’s exciting is that they create a collective journey within communities in a festival-like environment to tackle concerns. From unique giant inflatables… Continue reading
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Everlyn Nicodemus
This month we delve into the powerful exhibition by Edinburgh-based artist Everlyn Nicodemus. Born in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in 1954, this major retrospective covers her 40-year career as an artist. Her work is in part a physical journey across continents and… Continue reading
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Celebrating 40 Years of Scotland’s Photography Collection
This month we’ll be delving into 40 Years of Scotland’s Photography Collection. This world-class collection officially started in 1984 with the premise of establishing a significant body of works by the pioneers of photography, Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. Over… Continue reading
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Do Ho Suh
This month we will be joined by Senior Curator Stephanie Straine as we head to Modern One’s new exhibition Do Ho Suh: Tracing Time. South Korean-born, London-based Do Ho Suh (born 1962, Seoul) is one of the world’s leading contemporary… Continue reading
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Bruce McLean: I Want My Crown
This month we will be joined by assistant curator Leila Riszko, as she guides us around the new exhibition Bruce McLean: I Want My Crown at Modern One. This celebratory display of works by internationally renowned Scottish artist Bruce McLean, marks… Continue reading
