City Art Centre
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Enjoy a visit to the City Art Centre, a main Edinburgh art gallery with one of the best collections of Scottish art. We show interesting exhibitions from our own collections and from all over the world. We can also tempt you with an attractive shop located on the ground floor.
The City Art Centre has a busy programme of exhibitions which change regularly to suit the interests of our visitors. People come to see favourites from the City’s nationally Recognised collection of Scottish art; new work from local or international artists or exhibitions from other countries. Exhibitions of historic and modern photography, contemporary art and design, architecture and the built environment are staged in a rolling programme. We have shown Egyptian and Roman objects and even featured artwork and costumes from the Star Wars films.
An escalator and lift help you move around six floors, and you can be refreshed by sampling the menus in the café, or buy art books, cards, handbags and jewellery from our ground floor shop.
The City Art Centre is conveniently placed near to the Waverley rail station in the city centre.
Upcoming Events at City Art Centre
In Focus: Scottish Photography
7th July 2018 - 12th May 2019
This exhibition showcases the City Art Centre’s photographic collections, charting the development of fine art photography in Scotland from the 19th century to present day.
Edwin G. Lucas: An Individual Eye
4th August 2018 - 10th February 2019
This is the first major exhibition to focus on this unusual and enigmatic artist and features over sixty artworks from public and private collections.
Writing Workshop inspired by Edwin G Lucas: An Individual Eye
18th August 2018
Join a guided tour of the exhibition, followed by a writing workshop with award-winning author Regi Claire at City Art Centre on 18th August.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
18th August 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
24th August 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Emily Brontë Bicentenary Celebration
24th August 2018
Join us at the City Art Centre for an entertaining, memorable, informative evening of music, readings and talk, in celebration of Emily Bronte.
A Different Approach- Surrealist Paintings and Collage
25th August 2018
Explore aspects of surrealism in still life and landscape, inspired by Edwin Lucas’s vibrant artworks in this workshop with artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
25th August 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Edwin G. Lucas: An Individual Eye - Curator’s Tour
30th August 2018
Join Dr Helen Scott, Curator of Fine Art, for a tour of the exhibition Edwin G. Lucas: An Individual Eye.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
31st August 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
1st September 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Edwin G. Lucas: An Individual Eye - Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors
1st September 2018
Join artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb for a tour specifically designed for visually impaired visitors.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
7th September 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
8th September 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
14th September 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
15th September 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Exploring Bookbinding and Cyanotype
15th September 2018
To complement our In Focus: Scottish Photography exhibition, join artist Cassandra Barron to make your own hand-printed papers and bind them into an album or journal.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
21st September 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
22nd September 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Light in the Darkness: Hill & Adamson’s Pioneering Photography
27th September 2018
Join Anne Lyden as she explores the pioneering partnership of David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, two Scottish photographers from the 1840s.
In Focus: Scottish Photography - Curator’s Tour
27th September 2018
Dr Helen Scott, Curator of Fine Art, provides a tour of the exhibition In Focus: Scottish Photography, charting the development of fine art photography in Scotland.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
28th September 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
29th September 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
5th October 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
6th October 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Exploring Surrealism
6th October 2018
Artist Mark Kirkham, aka the famous Edinburgh Sketcher is holding a workshop on 'Exploring Surrealism' at City Art Centre in October.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
12th October 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
13th October 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Stereoscopic 3D Images - Creative Workshop
13th October 2018
To complement our In Focus: Scottish Photography exhibition, this workshop will reveal the theory and practice of the wonderful process of Stereoscopic Photography.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
19th October 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
The Edinburgh Sketcher In The Gallery
19th October 2018
Come along to the City Art Centre on 19th October and learn to sketch with the famous Edinburgh Sketcher!
Photography into Art
20th October 2018
To complement our In Focus: Scottish Photography exhibition, join Erik Petrie for a talk outlining his journey as an artist and how photography influences him.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
20th October 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
26th October 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
27th October 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
The Morton Photographic Project: Exploring the Photographic Collections of the National Trust for Scotland
27th October 2018
Ben Reiss, the Morton Photographic Curator, will share photographic discoveries made at properties as diverse as Canna House, Brodie Castle and Culzean Castle.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
2nd November 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
3rd November 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Stereoscopic 3D Images - Creative Workshop
8th November 2018
To complement our In Focus: Scottish Photography exhibition, this workshop will reveal the theory and practice of the wonderful process of Stereoscopic Photography.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
9th November 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
10th November 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
16th November 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
17th November 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
23rd November 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Robert Blomfield: Edinburgh Street Photography | An Unseen Archive
24th November 2018 - 17th March 2019
This exhibition displays a selection of Robert Blomfield's stunning private archive, documenting the dramatic shifts taking place in Edinburgh’s urban landscape during the 1960s.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
24th November 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Behind ‘Spectacular Scotland’
24th November 2018
Join Neil McDade to discuss the success of 'Spectacular Scotland', one of Scotland's biggest photography platforms with a large social media following.
The Early Life and Times of Robert Blomfield: The Making of a Street Photographer
30th November 2018
This talk by Robert Blomfield's brother Johnny will give an insight into the man behind the evocative images of Scotland’s urban landscape during the 1950s and 60s.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
30th November 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
An Audience with Dark Edinburgh
1st December 2018
Join Scott Liddell, the man behind ‘Dark Edinburgh’ to hear about his work documenting hidden and changing aspects of the City in atmospheric light.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
1st December 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Edinburgh: A City of Contradictions
2nd December 2018
Lynn and Paul Henni (henni.photo) will give an illustrated talk about their work on the more unique and less conventional views of Edinburgh.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
7th December 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Edwin G. Lucas: An Individual Eye - Lecture by Dr Helen Scott
7th December 2018
In this illustrated lecture Dr Helen Scott, Curator of Fine Art, traces the career of Edwin G. Lucas and reveals the stories behind his intriguing artworks.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
8th December 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
14th December 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
15th December 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
21st December 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
22nd December 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
28th December 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
Gallery Tours at City Art Centre
29th December 2018
Come along to City Art Centre and join one of the excellent guides on a spotlight tour of their exhibition.
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