The 200th edition of the Annual Exhibition will be a melting pot of contemporary art from across Scotland and further afield, with all artworks shown side by side in the Academy’s grand Neoclassical galleries in the heart of Edinburgh.
This year’s Exhibition Convenor is artist Annie Cattrell RSA, assisted by Architecture Convenor Fergus Purdie RSA. This significant year for the RSA also marks the tricentenary of the birth of James Hutton (1726–1797), the ‘father of modern geology’. Reflecting on our philosophical and physical foundations (with the building constructed beside ancient volcanic rock), Cattrell’s curation will explore the RSA’s rich and layered development over time. She has invited artists interested in ideas of geology and the passage of time, including Martin Creed, James Geurts, Cathie Pilkington and Stephen Skrynka, to take part in the exhibition.
Further information: www.royalscottishacademy.org/exhibitions/313/overview/
RSA Upper and Lower Galleries
The Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture
The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL
Free entry | Accessibility
Open Mon to Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm
9 May – 14 June 2026
