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ArtSpace in the City Art Centre

Come and have fun in our family area in the Lower Ground Floor at the City Art Centre!

ArtSpace in the City Art Centre

About ArtSpace in the City Art Centre

Our activity area is packed full of art materials and worksheets relating to our exhibitions. We offer a warm and welcoming space for family groups to work creatively together and to stay as long as you like. Open daily 10am-5pm.

The City Art Centre and ArtSpace is a venue and space which is part of the ‘Warm and Welcoming Spaces’ programme in City of Edinburgh Council.

With the colder months of the year now upon us City of Edinburgh Council is pleased announce the launch of a network of Warm and Welcoming Spaces across the capital.

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Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000

17th May 2025 - 8th March 2026

Scheduled to complement John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture, this survey exhibition examines the wider context of post-war Scottish art.

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Unmasked: Exploring Scottish Portraiture

13th September 2025 - 31st May 2026

Featuring examples of painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and photography, the exhibition at City Art Centre spans almost 400 years of artistic production.

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Michael Fullerton

22nd November 2025 - 1st March 2026

A major exhibition by Glasgow-born artist Michael Fullerton comes to the City Arts Centre!

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