Royal Scottish Academy
@royalscottishacad.bsky.social
Run by artists, for artists.
Founded in 1826, the Royal Scottish Academy supports art and architecture in Scotland.
Founded in 1826, the Royal Scottish Academy supports art and architecture in Scotland.
🚨 Applications are now open for the 200th RSA Annual Exhibition!
Next May, the iconic RSA galleries will be transformed as we open the doors to the most ambitious Annual Exhibition yet, and we want you to be part of it.
Next May, the iconic RSA galleries will be transformed as we open the doors to the most ambitious Annual Exhibition yet, and we want you to be part of it.
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚨 Applications are now open for the 200th RSA Annual Exhibition!
Next May, the iconic RSA galleries will be transformed as we open the doors to the most ambitious Annual Exhibition yet, and we want you to be part of it.
Next May, the iconic RSA galleries will be transformed as we open the doors to the most ambitious Annual Exhibition yet, and we want you to be part of it.
We’re looking at dramatic artworks for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social. As sunsets go, you can’t get much more dramatic than this!
This work is Evening, Strathspey by Joseph Denovan Adam RSA. Adam specialised in painting the Highland landscape and local farm life.
This work is Evening, Strathspey by Joseph Denovan Adam RSA. Adam specialised in painting the Highland landscape and local farm life.
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We’re looking at dramatic artworks for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social. As sunsets go, you can’t get much more dramatic than this!
This work is Evening, Strathspey by Joseph Denovan Adam RSA. Adam specialised in painting the Highland landscape and local farm life.
This work is Evening, Strathspey by Joseph Denovan Adam RSA. Adam specialised in painting the Highland landscape and local farm life.
We're celebrating spooky season for this week's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social!
Our pick is William Stewart MacGeorge RSA's Hallowe'en!👻🎃🐈⬛
Our pick is William Stewart MacGeorge RSA's Hallowe'en!👻🎃🐈⬛
October 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We're celebrating spooky season for this week's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social!
Our pick is William Stewart MacGeorge RSA's Hallowe'en!👻🎃🐈⬛
Our pick is William Stewart MacGeorge RSA's Hallowe'en!👻🎃🐈⬛
We’re celebrating Autumn this week for @artukdotorg.bsky.social’s #OnlineArtExchange 🍂
Our pick is The Evergreen: A Northern Seasonal, The Book of Autumn. This influential journal was published by Sir Patrick Geddes HRSA and includes a number of illustrations by Academicians.
Our pick is The Evergreen: A Northern Seasonal, The Book of Autumn. This influential journal was published by Sir Patrick Geddes HRSA and includes a number of illustrations by Academicians.
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We’re celebrating Autumn this week for @artukdotorg.bsky.social’s #OnlineArtExchange 🍂
Our pick is The Evergreen: A Northern Seasonal, The Book of Autumn. This influential journal was published by Sir Patrick Geddes HRSA and includes a number of illustrations by Academicians.
Our pick is The Evergreen: A Northern Seasonal, The Book of Autumn. This influential journal was published by Sir Patrick Geddes HRSA and includes a number of illustrations by Academicians.
We’re looking at ghosts and ethereal art for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social.👻
Our pick is Joseph Ebsworth’s 'Like a dog he hunts in visions - Then a hand shall pass before thee'.
Our pick is Joseph Ebsworth’s 'Like a dog he hunts in visions - Then a hand shall pass before thee'.
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We’re looking at ghosts and ethereal art for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social.👻
Our pick is Joseph Ebsworth’s 'Like a dog he hunts in visions - Then a hand shall pass before thee'.
Our pick is Joseph Ebsworth’s 'Like a dog he hunts in visions - Then a hand shall pass before thee'.
Today's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about glamour! 💃
We've selected William Gillies RSA's Portrait of Margery Porter 2. This is one of a number of portraits by Gillies of Miss Annie Margaret Porter, the daughter of friends of his and a niece of Samuel Peploe RSA.
We've selected William Gillies RSA's Portrait of Margery Porter 2. This is one of a number of portraits by Gillies of Miss Annie Margaret Porter, the daughter of friends of his and a niece of Samuel Peploe RSA.
October 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Today's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about glamour! 💃
We've selected William Gillies RSA's Portrait of Margery Porter 2. This is one of a number of portraits by Gillies of Miss Annie Margaret Porter, the daughter of friends of his and a niece of Samuel Peploe RSA.
We've selected William Gillies RSA's Portrait of Margery Porter 2. This is one of a number of portraits by Gillies of Miss Annie Margaret Porter, the daughter of friends of his and a niece of Samuel Peploe RSA.
We’re celebrating The Harris' reopening for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social!
Our pick is Herbert James Gunn’s portrait of our past President, William Oliphant Hutchison. The Harris has another portrait by James Gunn in their Collection, ‘Pauline in the Yellow Dress’.
Our pick is Herbert James Gunn’s portrait of our past President, William Oliphant Hutchison. The Harris has another portrait by James Gunn in their Collection, ‘Pauline in the Yellow Dress’.
October 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We’re celebrating The Harris' reopening for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social!
Our pick is Herbert James Gunn’s portrait of our past President, William Oliphant Hutchison. The Harris has another portrait by James Gunn in their Collection, ‘Pauline in the Yellow Dress’.
Our pick is Herbert James Gunn’s portrait of our past President, William Oliphant Hutchison. The Harris has another portrait by James Gunn in their Collection, ‘Pauline in the Yellow Dress’.
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'Outstanding artist, leader and advocate for the arts' who led Royal Scottish Academy dies aged 90
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'Outstanding artist and advocate for the arts' who led Royal Scottish Academy dies
Dr Ian McKenzie Smith was born in Montrose
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September 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
'Outstanding artist, leader and advocate for the arts' who led Royal Scottish Academy dies aged 90
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We’re looking at impressive buildings for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social.
Our pick is John McAslan RSA’s King’s Cross Station Refurbishment. This architectural drawing is McAslan’s Diploma Deposit!
Our pick is John McAslan RSA’s King’s Cross Station Refurbishment. This architectural drawing is McAslan’s Diploma Deposit!
September 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We’re looking at impressive buildings for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social.
Our pick is John McAslan RSA’s King’s Cross Station Refurbishment. This architectural drawing is McAslan’s Diploma Deposit!
Our pick is John McAslan RSA’s King’s Cross Station Refurbishment. This architectural drawing is McAslan’s Diploma Deposit!
Justine Watt received the Glenfiddich Artist in Residence Award at RSA New Contemporaries 2025. Six months on, we’re catching up with her to hear about her residency, discarded whisky barrels and an upcoming move to Dumfries and Galloway.
🔗 Keep reading: bit.ly/468kn6x
📷 Photo credit John Paul
🔗 Keep reading: bit.ly/468kn6x
📷 Photo credit John Paul
September 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Justine Watt received the Glenfiddich Artist in Residence Award at RSA New Contemporaries 2025. Six months on, we’re catching up with her to hear about her residency, discarded whisky barrels and an upcoming move to Dumfries and Galloway.
🔗 Keep reading: bit.ly/468kn6x
📷 Photo credit John Paul
🔗 Keep reading: bit.ly/468kn6x
📷 Photo credit John Paul
Opening this Saturday, Ceòl na Tìr-dhàimh | The Music of Home celebrates the work of Scottish artist George Macpherson RSA: bit.ly/4pdB8V8
📍 The Academicians’ Gallery
🗓️ 13 September – 15 October
📍 The Academicians’ Gallery
🗓️ 13 September – 15 October
September 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Opening this Saturday, Ceòl na Tìr-dhàimh | The Music of Home celebrates the work of Scottish artist George Macpherson RSA: bit.ly/4pdB8V8
📍 The Academicians’ Gallery
🗓️ 13 September – 15 October
📍 The Academicians’ Gallery
🗓️ 13 September – 15 October
We're celebrating ceramics for this week's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social!
We're selected Feeders by Penelope Matheson. She deposited this glazed ceramic bowl into our Collection following her John Kinross Scholarship.
We're selected Feeders by Penelope Matheson. She deposited this glazed ceramic bowl into our Collection following her John Kinross Scholarship.
September 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We're celebrating ceramics for this week's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social!
We're selected Feeders by Penelope Matheson. She deposited this glazed ceramic bowl into our Collection following her John Kinross Scholarship.
We're selected Feeders by Penelope Matheson. She deposited this glazed ceramic bowl into our Collection following her John Kinross Scholarship.
Today’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about Wales!
Our pick is Welsh Village and Welsh Castle by William Wilson RSA. The original copper printing plates were drawn by Wilson, and these impressions were taken by Leena Nammari RSA!
Our pick is Welsh Village and Welsh Castle by William Wilson RSA. The original copper printing plates were drawn by Wilson, and these impressions were taken by Leena Nammari RSA!
August 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Today’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about Wales!
Our pick is Welsh Village and Welsh Castle by William Wilson RSA. The original copper printing plates were drawn by Wilson, and these impressions were taken by Leena Nammari RSA!
Our pick is Welsh Village and Welsh Castle by William Wilson RSA. The original copper printing plates were drawn by Wilson, and these impressions were taken by Leena Nammari RSA!
This week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about religious art, and our pick is St Cuthbert and the Otters by Elizabeth Strachan Dempster ARSA.
August 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about religious art, and our pick is St Cuthbert and the Otters by Elizabeth Strachan Dempster ARSA.
It’s time for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social, and the theme is film and cinema! 🎥🍿
We’ve chosen Mecca, Leith by David Pugh Evans RSA. This striking building was originally The State Cinema, which opened in 1938.
We’ve chosen Mecca, Leith by David Pugh Evans RSA. This striking building was originally The State Cinema, which opened in 1938.
July 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It’s time for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social, and the theme is film and cinema! 🎥🍿
We’ve chosen Mecca, Leith by David Pugh Evans RSA. This striking building was originally The State Cinema, which opened in 1938.
We’ve chosen Mecca, Leith by David Pugh Evans RSA. This striking building was originally The State Cinema, which opened in 1938.
We are delighted to announce that Mark H Lawrence has received the 2025 RSA MacRobert Art Award for Painting! Mark will receive £20,000 to fund a 12-month period of research and development.
🔗Read more about his plans over on our website: bit.ly/4kW2vjs
🔗Read more about his plans over on our website: bit.ly/4kW2vjs
July 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
We are delighted to announce that Mark H Lawrence has received the 2025 RSA MacRobert Art Award for Painting! Mark will receive £20,000 to fund a 12-month period of research and development.
🔗Read more about his plans over on our website: bit.ly/4kW2vjs
🔗Read more about his plans over on our website: bit.ly/4kW2vjs
This week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about self portraits!
We’ve selected John MacLaren Barclay RSA’s Self Portrait. Barclay became an Associate Member of the Academy in 1863 and an Academician in 1871, plus he served as RSA Treasurer from 1884 – 1886!
We’ve selected John MacLaren Barclay RSA’s Self Portrait. Barclay became an Associate Member of the Academy in 1863 and an Academician in 1871, plus he served as RSA Treasurer from 1884 – 1886!
July 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about self portraits!
We’ve selected John MacLaren Barclay RSA’s Self Portrait. Barclay became an Associate Member of the Academy in 1863 and an Academician in 1871, plus he served as RSA Treasurer from 1884 – 1886!
We’ve selected John MacLaren Barclay RSA’s Self Portrait. Barclay became an Associate Member of the Academy in 1863 and an Academician in 1871, plus he served as RSA Treasurer from 1884 – 1886!
‘It had rained heavily the day before and now it was even heavier. The almost roar of water rushing down hillsides, spilling over roads and branching into paddy fields, along channels and eventually to the raging river.’
July 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
‘It had rained heavily the day before and now it was even heavier. The almost roar of water rushing down hillsides, spilling over roads and branching into paddy fields, along channels and eventually to the raging river.’
We’re celebrating summer for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social!
We’ve selected Sir James Guthrie PPRSA’s Midsummer. The setting for the painting is James Whitelaw Hamilton RSA’s garden at Thornton Lodge, Helensburgh!☀️
We’ve selected Sir James Guthrie PPRSA’s Midsummer. The setting for the painting is James Whitelaw Hamilton RSA’s garden at Thornton Lodge, Helensburgh!☀️
July 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We’re celebrating summer for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social!
We’ve selected Sir James Guthrie PPRSA’s Midsummer. The setting for the painting is James Whitelaw Hamilton RSA’s garden at Thornton Lodge, Helensburgh!☀️
We’ve selected Sir James Guthrie PPRSA’s Midsummer. The setting for the painting is James Whitelaw Hamilton RSA’s garden at Thornton Lodge, Helensburgh!☀️
Calling all photographers! 📷🎞️
We’re currently accepting applications for the RSA Elizabeth Lornie Photography Award. Open to artists working in photography in Scotland, the award grants £5,000 for the research, development and production of a new body of work: bit.ly/4kn1F…
📷 Alicia Bruce
We’re currently accepting applications for the RSA Elizabeth Lornie Photography Award. Open to artists working in photography in Scotland, the award grants £5,000 for the research, development and production of a new body of work: bit.ly/4kn1F…
📷 Alicia Bruce
June 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Calling all photographers! 📷🎞️
We’re currently accepting applications for the RSA Elizabeth Lornie Photography Award. Open to artists working in photography in Scotland, the award grants £5,000 for the research, development and production of a new body of work: bit.ly/4kn1F…
📷 Alicia Bruce
We’re currently accepting applications for the RSA Elizabeth Lornie Photography Award. Open to artists working in photography in Scotland, the award grants £5,000 for the research, development and production of a new body of work: bit.ly/4kn1F…
📷 Alicia Bruce
It’s wildlife week for the #OnlineArtExchange with
@artukdotorg.bsky.social! 🫏
Our pick is Donegal Group by John Charles Lamont ARSA, this work was deposited into our collection as part of the 2020 Benno Schotz gift.
@artukdotorg.bsky.social! 🫏
Our pick is Donegal Group by John Charles Lamont ARSA, this work was deposited into our collection as part of the 2020 Benno Schotz gift.
June 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
It’s wildlife week for the #OnlineArtExchange with
@artukdotorg.bsky.social! 🫏
Our pick is Donegal Group by John Charles Lamont ARSA, this work was deposited into our collection as part of the 2020 Benno Schotz gift.
@artukdotorg.bsky.social! 🫏
Our pick is Donegal Group by John Charles Lamont ARSA, this work was deposited into our collection as part of the 2020 Benno Schotz gift.
We’re looking at contemporary art that depicts the modern female form for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social.
Our pick is Self Portrait in Garden by Delia Baillie RSA, this work was completed during Baillie’s 1999 RSA John Kinross Travel Scholarship.
Our pick is Self Portrait in Garden by Delia Baillie RSA, this work was completed during Baillie’s 1999 RSA John Kinross Travel Scholarship.
June 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We’re looking at contemporary art that depicts the modern female form for this week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social.
Our pick is Self Portrait in Garden by Delia Baillie RSA, this work was completed during Baillie’s 1999 RSA John Kinross Travel Scholarship.
Our pick is Self Portrait in Garden by Delia Baillie RSA, this work was completed during Baillie’s 1999 RSA John Kinross Travel Scholarship.
This week's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about the ocean!
Our pick is Waves by Gordon Bryce RSA🌊
Our pick is Waves by Gordon Bryce RSA🌊
June 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This week's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about the ocean!
Our pick is Waves by Gordon Bryce RSA🌊
Our pick is Waves by Gordon Bryce RSA🌊
Today's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about landscapes!
Our pick is Frances Walker RSA's Gunna Sound. We exhibited this monotype in 2010!🏞️
Our pick is Frances Walker RSA's Gunna Sound. We exhibited this monotype in 2010!🏞️
June 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Today's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about landscapes!
Our pick is Frances Walker RSA's Gunna Sound. We exhibited this monotype in 2010!🏞️
Our pick is Frances Walker RSA's Gunna Sound. We exhibited this monotype in 2010!🏞️
This week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about birds! Our pick is this illustration from Patrick Syme RSA’s A treatise on British song-birds.
Syme was born in Edinburgh in 1774, and was a founding member of the RSA!🐦⬛
Syme was born in Edinburgh in 1774, and was a founding member of the RSA!🐦⬛
May 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about birds! Our pick is this illustration from Patrick Syme RSA’s A treatise on British song-birds.
Syme was born in Edinburgh in 1774, and was a founding member of the RSA!🐦⬛
Syme was born in Edinburgh in 1774, and was a founding member of the RSA!🐦⬛