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About Edinburgh Art Festival

Founded in 2004, Edinburgh Art Festival is the UK's largest annual festival of visual art, attracting nearly 300,000 attendances in 2014.

We bring together the capital’s leading galleries, museums and artist-run spaces, alongside new public art commissions by established and emerging artists and an innovative programme of special events. Our programme is unique in combining ambitious presentations of contemporary art alongside major solo and survey shows of artists from the 20th century and historic movements. Our commissions programme champions new work by Scottish and international artists.

The vast majority of the festival is free to attend.

Upcoming Events

Edinburgh Alphabet

Edinburgh Alphabet

19 May 2017 - 08 October 2017
An A-Z of the City's Collections, feature more than 300 objects, is now on at City Art Centre.
Age of Oil

Age of Oil

21 July 2017 - 05 November 2017
An exhibition showcasing the work of artist Sue Jane Taylor and the relationship between art, environment & industry.
Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project, 2010

Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project, 2010

27 July 2017 - 27 August 2017
See The Stairwell Project, a permanent work at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art by Richard Wright.
Let’s Go to a Place

Let’s Go to a Place

27 July 2017 - 04 September 2017
An exhibition of contemporary children, caught between the imaginary digital landscape and the real world.
Alison Watt: Still, 2004​

Alison Watt: Still, 2004​

28 July 2017 - 28 August 2017
Still, a monumental painting by Alison Watt, hangs in the Memorial Chapel Old Saint Paul's Scottish Episcopal Church.
Yvonne Buskie: ....starting to see the end

Yvonne Buskie: ....starting to see the end

02 August 2017 - 27 August 2017
Yvonne Buskie: ..starting to see the end - An evolving environment influenced by ideas of piety and vandalism.
Art Explorers at the Library

Art Explorers at the Library

03 August 2017
Check out Edinburgh Art Festival's Art Explorers workshops for 8-13 year olds at Central Library this summer!
Art Late

Art Late

03 August 2017
Art Late is a series of specially programmed late openings and events, taking place each Thursday in August.
Explorers Outdoors

Explorers Outdoors

04 August 2017
Edinburgh Art Festival is hosting free outdoor art workshops for ages 3-7 in the Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden.
Juliana Capes: Earthly Bodies

Juliana Capes: Earthly Bodies

09 August 2017 - 27 August 2017
A street based artwork, exhibition and tour that charts the significance of the city’s chewing gum constellations.
Art Explorers at the Library

Art Explorers at the Library

10 August 2017
Check out Edinburgh Art Festival's Art Explorers workshops for 8-13 year olds at Central Library this summer!
Art Late

Art Late

10 August 2017
Art Late is a series of specially programmed late openings and events, taking place each Thursday in August.
Explorers Outdoors

Explorers Outdoors

11 August 2017
Edinburgh Art Festival is hosting free outdoor art workshops for ages 3-7 in the Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden.
Outlook Walks: Russell Clegg

Outlook Walks: Russell Clegg

14 August 2017
A walking tour, led by Russell Clegg from SHBT, around the Lawnmarket revealing the work and legacy of Patrick Geddes.
Art Late

Art Late

17 August 2017
Art Late is a series of specially programmed late openings and events, taking place each Thursday in August.
Explorers Outdoors

Explorers Outdoors

18 August 2017
Edinburgh Art Festival is hosting free outdoor art workshops for ages 3-7 in the Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden.
Art Late

Art Late

24 August 2017
Art Late is a series of specially programmed late openings and events, taking place each Thursday in August.
Explorers Outdoors

Explorers Outdoors

25 August 2017
Edinburgh Art Festival is hosting free outdoor art workshops for ages 3-7 in the Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden.