Today's #OnlineArtExchange with Art UK is all about weather, and we've selected Jack Knox RSA's Squall Off Arran. Much like the chill in the Edinburgh air this morning, there's lots of icy blue in this oil on canvas work!❄️

From bronze to birdhouses, our Christmas show features over 100 diverse works by our Academicians. With all artworks available to purchase in time for Christmas, the exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to pick up a unique gift🎄 🗓️Until 22 December: bit.ly/41933fF

⭐NOW OPEN⭐ We're delighted to welcome you into the gallery for Benno Schotz and A Scots Miscellany, a celebration of international Royal Scottish Academicians who have made Scotland their home. 📆 Until 19 January 2025 🎟️Free: bit.ly/41933fF

Book your tickets now for A Miscellany of Migrants, our upcoming symposium celebrating international artists and Academicians who have chosen to make Scotland their home: bit.ly/3B3qqMX 📅Thursday 16 January, 6pm 📍Hawthornden Lecture Theatre

In 2026, we’re celebrating our bicentenary and the 40th anniversary of the RSA Friends! To honour this occasion, we’re inviting our Friends to contribute to the RSA Collection - and join us for A Blueprint for Belonging. 🌍Learn more: bit.ly/3VkldHw

This week’s #OnlineArtExchange with Art UK is all about journeys, and our pick is Joyce Cairns PPRSA’s Polish Journey – which is Cairns’ Diploma work!

You’ll currently find over 100 paintings, prints and sculptures in our Christmas Show. All works on view are available for pre-Christmas delivery, making the exhibition a wonderful opportunity to pick up a unique gift! 🎄On view until Sunday 22 December: bit.ly/3V3wtIf

Now in its 199th year, our Annual Exhibition is the most extensive yearly presentation of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland, and we’re currently welcoming submissions! 🔗Find out more and submit via our website: bit.ly/3HCWO8Q 📆Thursday 6 February 2025

Today's #OnlineArtExchange with Art UK is all about India. Our pick is Fanindra Nath Bose RSA's The Snake Charmer. Bose was the first Asian artist to be elected to the Royal Scottish Academy, and the first Indian sculptor to gain recognition in Great Britain.

We’re delighted to announce the election of four new Members to the Academy: Claire Barclay, Ken Currie, Barry McGlashan and Caroline Walker. 🔗Find out more over on our website: bit.ly/49w5TgR

OUT NOW: the new digital edition of ARTMAG has the latest Scottish arts news. View and download it: artmag.co.uk/magazine/artma… Image Benno Schotz, Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh. #onlinemagazine #digitalmagazine #magazines #magazine #artmagazine #artmagazines #artmaguk #artmags

⭐Free tour! ⭐ This January, join us in the galleries for a free tour of Benno Schotz and a Scots Miscellany with the exhibition’s curator and our Head of Collections, Sandy Wood. 📆Thursday 9 January, 12pm 🎟️Free, booking recommended: bit.ly/4gbEmDN

We're now in the final week of the Christmas Show, and there's still time to purchase your gifts from the gallery!🎄 Purchases placed on or before 18 December are available for pre-Christmas delivery, and collection can be made until 23 December: bit.ly/3V3wtIf

We're feeling festive for this week's #OnlineArtExchange with Art UK! Our pick is Phoebe Anna Traquair's The Annunciation to the Shepherds, you can currently view this enamel work in the gallery when you visit Benno Schotz and A Scots Miscellany!✨

❄️Festive opening hours❄️ Benno Schotz and A Scots Miscellany will be closed from Tuesday 24 - Tuesday 31 December, reopening on Wednesday 1 January 2025 at 12pm, and the RSA office will be closed from Saturday 21 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025.

We’re hiring! We’re looking for a Project Manager to develop the RSA Partners Across Scotland bicentenary project. If you’re an experienced arts professional with a strong background in project management, then we want to hear from you! 🔗Find out more: bit.ly/3LSYihg

Born in Nigeria, Ade Adesina moved to the UK in the early 2000s. He was the first New Contemporary to be elected as an Academician, and you can learn about his printmaking practice at our upcoming symposium, A Miscellany of Migrants. 📅16 January, 6pm: bit.ly/3B3qqMX

⭐Artist Opportunity⭐ Now in its 199th year, our Annual Exhibition is the most extensive yearly presentation of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland, and submissions are currently open for 2025! 🔗Apply now: bit.ly/3HCWO8Q 📆Deadline: 6 February 2025, 5pm

Happy Hogmanay from the RSA!✨ Whether you’re dancing the night away or celebrating from home, we hope you have a wonderful evening, and we look forward to welcoming you back into the galleries in 2025. 🖼️ Willie Rodger RSA, Punch and Polly, 1997

The ⁦Royal Scottish Academy⁩ ‘s Sandy Wood talks in Scottish Art News about the life and work of Glasgow based Estonian sculptor Benno Schotz. flemingcollection.com/scottish_art_n… Benno Schotz and A Scots Miscellany, RSA, Edinburgh until January 19. royalscottishacademy.org/artists/553-be…