Manifesto

Visual Arts Scotland is now a leading platform for national and international contemporary fine and applied artists. Originally an organisation for women artists, the society since the 1980s has championed craft makers, designers and applied arts practitioners, as well as contemporary fine art practice.

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Featured Update

Graduate Showcase Shortlist 2023

The VAS team has been visiting degree shows across the country looking for the next graduates for our Graduate Showcase Award. It's not been an easy task given the quality, range and vision in the work we've seen so far, but we have now selected a shortlist of...

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Featured Update

Partnership Exhibition: Scottish Ornithologists' Club

Visual Arts Scotland is delighted to announce a new partnership exhibition with the Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) which will take place in Aberlady, summer 2024. SOC promotes the study, protection and enjoyment of wild birds in Scotland...

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Featured Update

VAS CENTENARY SHOW - submission results

RESULTS ARE IN... A HUGE thank you to everyone who submitted to the Centenary 2024 Annual Show, we have received record breaking quantities of work this year!  The results are now ready - please now log back into your OESS account to...

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Sharon Cooper - Rose Cottage Residency 2023 Blog

In preparation for my time at Rose Cottage, I visited the Mitchel library in Glasgow to research some of the history of Dull, where I found some amazing old maps and stories about the village. I wanted to make the most of this great opportunity to spend time on my...

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Sharon Cooper - Rose Cottage Residency 2023 Blog

Nov 10th 2023
In preparation for my time at Rose Cottage, I visited the Mitchel library in Glasgow to research some of the history of Dull, where I found some amazing old maps and stories about the village. I wanted to make the most of this great opportunity to spend time...