ESSA Art Auction

ESSA are proud to present the fourth Auction of Fine and Applied Arts in association with Lyon and Turnbull Fine Art Auctioneers.

ESSAs principal purpose is to raise funds to meet the costs of leasing the galleries of the Royal Scottish Academy for the societies’ annual exhibitions. The generosity of Scottish artists in donating works for past auctions (in 2002, 2005 and 2007) has enabled the societies to mount their exhibitions at the RSA over several years.

We are grateful to the National Galleries of Scotland for making the RSA galleries available at less than cost. Nevertheless, costs continue to rise inexorably, and ESSA needs to find nearly £30,000 per annum to mount the annual exhibitions. Proceeds from fundraising activities such as this constitute our only source of income, and we now need to raise a substantial sum to enable you to continue to show your work at the RSA in future years.

SSA 113th Annual Exhibition

Society of Scottish Artists – 113th Annual Open Exhibition The Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) was founded in 1891 as the liberal movement within the visual arts of Scotland. Proudly democratic, this radical society has been recognised as the central focus of contemporary art in Scotland ever since. It has been said that there is scarcely an artist of note in Scotland whose work has not first been seen in the SSA annual exhibition. Every year the more adventurous spirits in Scottish art, the work of younger artists and those concerned with the changing ideas of contemporary art are exhibited. Openness to the inventive nature of artists and their new ideas is the aim of the organisation. Figurative art, narrative or imagist art, landscape and symbolic abstraction are shown next to multi-media and interactive art. This year’s exhibition will also feature the work of several internationally known Polish Printmakers from Wroclaw, who work in traditional printmaking techniques.
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RSA Upper Galleries (Left)

20th February - 18th March 2010

Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sun 12pm - 5pm

RSW 130th Annual Exhibition

The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour – 130th Annual Exhibition Open to any artist painting in the medium of watercolour, this dynamic and colourful celebration of watercolour painting features work by over 120 emerging and leading painters from across the country. The cover of the catalogue this year features Songbirds for the Procession by Jean B. Martin RSW. She works with watercolour and mixed media, layering and building up the surface of the painting, then scraping back, allowing the watercolour to reveal itself, giving glimpses of past colours and past marks. Each year the Society encourages artists by presenting a range of awards, including the £3,000 Alexander Graham Munro Travel Award for the best work by an exhibitor under the age of 30, an Exhibition Award sponsored by the Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven, the Rendezvous Gallery Residency Award and a Materials Award sponsored by the renowned art materials supplier, Winsor & Newton.

RSA Upper Galleries (Right)

20th February - 18th March 2010

Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 12pm - 5pm

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Visual Arts Scotland is pleased to once again present its Annual Open Exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy. Submissions from members and open entrants spanning visual and applied arts disciplines will be shown alongside the work of invited artists Tim Morgan and Deirdre Nelson to promote the quality and diversity of the arts in Scotland.

All works in the exhibition are for sale.

VAS Annual Open Exhibition

20th Feb – 18th March 2010
Royal Scottish Academy Lower Galleries
The Mound
Edinburgh

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EVENT EXTENDED!!

'CANVAS' at 46a George Street has been extended until Monday 28th December. Don't miss out on this opportunity to buy original artworks from as little as £20!

• Mon to Sat 10am - 6pm
• Sun 11am - 5pm
• Christmas Eve 10am - 2pm
• And Now; 27th Dec 11am - 5pm and 28th Dec 10am - 6pm!

Canvas - Affordable Art for Everyone

Canvas is a pop-up gallery hosted by VAS, SSA and RSW. The exhibition is at 46a George Street and is open 7 days a week until Xmas Eve with the objective of raising £30,000 needed to pay rental costs at the RSA for the Societies' annual exhibitions in February 2010. There are big names at small prices, a stunning selection of jewellery, and over 700 works in total ranging in price from £20 - £2000.

We are very grateful to Essential Edinburgh, the City of Edinburgh Council and Jump Marketing for their support in making this venture possible.