In addition to our annual open exhibition, Visual Arts Scotland organises a diverse programme of further opportunities for our members to show their work through the year.
5th December 2025 - 2nd January 2026
National Galleries Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh
Visual Arts Scotland returns to the the National Galleries Scotland, Edinburgh for our Open Exhibition “The Thread That Pulls”.
Some things do not let us go. A colour that returns in every sketch, a fragment of cloth that refuses to fray, a question that won’t be answered.
This exhibition gathers artists and makers who follow the pull; whether it’s the tug of memory or the weight of a material, the slow draw of an unfinished thought. Here, the thread is both visible and invisible: stitch, line, story, bond. It connects, knots, loops back. It asks for patience and looks to reward attention.
31st January 2026 - 4th May 2026
28th March 2026 - 30th May 2026
29th April 2026 - 7th June 2026
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