Events

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Explore new narratives across poetry and fashion, inspired by Aberdeenshire-born international fashion designer Bill Gibb.
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Presented for the first time, Aberdeen Art Gallery in association with Lisson Gallery.
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Online exhibition
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The culmination of three years’ work by talented Architecture students at Robert Gordon University to reimagine waterfront areas in Aberdeen and Orkney will be virtually exhibited in a collaboratio
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150 years ago, in October 1870, noted artist James Giles died in his home in Aberdeen.
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Online Event
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All aboard our virtual vessel! Enjoy a journey up the north-east coast from Catterline to Peterhead, looking at objects and artworks (online) from our collections along the way.  
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Sound and performance artist Maja Zećo is Aberdeen Art Gallery’s first artist-in-residence following the Gallery’s landmark redevelopment.
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Meditate on the importance of art in our lives by hearing Aberdeen Art Gallery’s first Artist in Residence Maja Zećo
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ONLINE EXHIBITION ONLY This digital exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Joan Eardley (1921-1963), one of the most important artists in 20th-century Scottish art. 
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Celebrate spring by hearing Aberdeen Art Gallery’s first Artist in Residence Maja Zećo
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Mobile Art School brings art to everyone, hitting the city streets during British Art Show 9.
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We have enlisted the help of local BAS9 Ambassadors to help us make connections between groups and communities and this major exhibition of the best recent art from the UK during its first v
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Last few days! Hayward Gallery Touring’s landmark exhibition, British Art Show 9, at Aberdeen Art Gallery closes on Sunday 10 October.
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If you love sketching, crafts or creative writing then Aberdeen Art Gallery is where to meet up with others who do too!
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Join community musician Sarah Eggleton for fun and friendly music inspired workshops. 
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Tap into your talent and takeover the Aberdeen Art Gallery Learning Space to make individual clay sculptures insp
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If you love sketching, crafts or creative writing then Aberdeen Art Gallery is where to meet up with others who do too!
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Join British Art Show 9 Ambassadors Rosie Leavett and Alan Johnstone for an informal walk around BAS9.
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If you love sketching, crafts or creative writing then Aberdeen Art Gallery is where to meet up with others who do too!
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Join writer, editor and curator Anna Souter as she talks about the wonderful world of forests and their capacity for sharing, collaboration, and self-healing
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Our informal Creative Collective workshops invite young people to come together to unlock their creative potential.
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Our informal Creative Collective workshops invite young people to come together to unlock their creative potential.
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Join British Art Show 9 Ambassadors Rosie Leavett and Alan Johnstone for an informal walk around BAS9.
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Join food historian and artist Tasha Marks for a unique taste of British Art Show 9.
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ON SHOW AT BELMONT FILMHOUSE  
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Unlock the themes and stories in BAS9 in this spotlight tour in the company of BAS9 Ambassadors.
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Unlock the themes and stories in BAS9 in this spotlight tour in the company of BAS9 Ambassadors.
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Unlock the themes and stories in BAS9 in this spotlight tour in the company of BAS9 Ambassadors.
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Unlock the themes and stories in BAS9 in this spotlight tour in the company of BAS9 Ambassadors.
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Celebrating five decades of iconic design, Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous is the largest ever exhibition dedicated to British design legend Dame Zandra Rhodes.
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Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums is delighted to be hosting the Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous exhibi
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For sculptor Kenny Hunter the monument is a form in flux.
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On the opening day of his new exhibition, come along and meet artist Kenny Hunter for an informal talk and tour of Sculpture Court.
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On the opening day of his new exhibition, come along and meet artist Kenny Hunter for an informal talk and tour of Sculpture Court.
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An exhibition of new artworks commissioned by Aberdeen Art Gallery using the prize money from the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2020 award.
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Since 1961 members of the Embroiderers’ Guild in Aberdeen have shared a passion for stitching and all forms of textile art.
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Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Art Gallery
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Our regular monthly meet up for under 5s and their adults.
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'Gaia' by Luke Jerram Sculpture Court, Ground Floor(admission during Spectra is to the ground floor only)
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Talk by Dr Jennifer Clarke, Lecturer in Critical & Contextual Studies, Gray’s School of Art
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COVID-19 update: Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the advertised Evening with Dame Zandra Rhodes on 20 January will now take place on Thursday 17 February.
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Join us as we launch our new partnership with Gray’s School of Art: a series of free Guest @ Gray’s lectures bringing the best national and international artists, designers, writers and cura
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Our regular monthly meet up for under 5s and their adults.
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Celebrated fashion designer Zandra Rhodes is sometimes known as the Princess of Punk.
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Talk by Dr Hans C Hönes, Lecturer in Art History, University of Aberdeen
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Frances Walker CBE RSA is one of Scotland’s most highly-regarded living artists. A painter and printmaker, Walker studied at Edinburgh College of Art.
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James Rigler works in clay and other everyday materials to create familiar but ambiguous objects and environments.
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A welcome return to Aberdeen Art Gallery for Aberdeen Artists Society, one of Scotland’s longest-established artist-led membership organisations.
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Our Aberdeen is a programme of dementia and cognitive friendly events which bring people together to&nb
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The Pavlovka Pinhole Festival has taken place annually in Kyiv, Ukraine, since 2017.
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Talk by Griffin Coe, Curator (Art)
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During 2021 artists Lynne Strachan and Mary Bourne developed an arts project in The Cabrach, a remote upland area in Moray, just over the border with Aberdeenshire, and close to where they both liv
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Hear from some of the best national and international artists and designers, writers and curators, in this series of free talks delivered in partnership with Gray’s School of Art.
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Soundplay Projects (www.soundplayprojects.com) work across sculpture, installation, music and sound art to make inclusive and accessible audio-visual artworks and music.
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These sessions are perfect for finding inspiration for your creative projects, learning a new skill or simply to enjoy meeting new people.
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Aberdeen Treasure Hub is where we store and care for our amazing collection of artworks and objects when they are not on public display.
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Hear from some of the best national and international artists and designers, writers and curators, in this series of free talks delivered in partnership with Gray’s School of Art.
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LUX Scotland at Aberdeen Art Gallery Join artist, writer and art-worker Alison Scott and members of the LUX Scotland team for two writing workshops.
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These sessions are perfect for finding inspiration for your creative projects, learning a new skill or simply to enjoy meeting new people.
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LUX Scotland at Aberdeen Art Gallery Join artist, writer and art-worker Alison Scott and members of the LUX Scotland team for two writing workshops.
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Art Gallery and city centre locations Wrap up warm for Scotland's leading urban light festival!
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Flood in the Highlands For blind or visually-impaired visitors, or for anyone who’d like a ‘closer look’, find out more about this visitor favourite, which is on display in Gallery 9 – Ba
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These sessions are perfect for finding inspiration for your creative projects, learning a new skill or simply to enjoy meeting new people.
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Joyce W Cairns PRSA DEd(hc) HRA HRHA HRWA HRBA RSW MA(RCA) is an acclaimed painter and printmaker who has a long association with Aberdeen.
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LUX Scotland at Aberdeen Art Gallery
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Thursday 16 March Kincorth Community Centre Friday 17 March Northfield Academy
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Thursday 16 March Kincorth Community Centre Friday 17 March Northfield Academy
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Thursday 16 March Kincorth Community Centre Friday 17 March Northfield Academy
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Where Ideas Are Born brings together the work of over 20 photographers from the celebrated Magnum agency, including Inge Morath, Eve Arnold and Robert Capa.
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Join Rachel Thibbotumunuwe, Learning Manager, for an informal introduction to the exhibition, the depicted artists and featured photographers.  
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We’ve been talking to people across the city about what Aberdeen means to them. This new exhibition shares these views, and some of the artworks and objects that inspired them.
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Thursday 8 June   Nuart Plus Kick-Off 19:00-20:30, free entry
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Aberdeen Treasure Hub is where we store and care for our amazing collection of artworks and objects when they are not on public display.&nbs
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Two exhibitions under one roof at the Art Gallery celebrate the unique talent of Quentin Blake, the UK’s best-loved illustrator.
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These relaxed monthly meet ups are perfect for trying your hand at something new, finding inspiration for your own projects and socialising with like-minded people.
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Lunchtime talk by Jon Reid, Artist and Editor at Creative Aberdeen
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These relaxed monthly meet ups are perfect for trying your hand at something new, finding inspiration for your own projects and socialising with like-minded people.
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Doors open 6.00pm.
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Explore visual storytelling in this workshop with Glasgow-based illustrator and comic artist Tom Foster.
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For blind or visually-impaired visitors or for anyone who’d like a ‘closer look’, find out more about this visitor favourite through detailed description and historical insights.  
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These relaxed monthly meet ups are perfect for trying your hand at something new, finding inspiration for your own projects and socialising with like-minded people.
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Join Arthur and friends in the Constructed Narratives exhibition for an afternoon of social singing centred around the installation 'Transmission/Transmitters'.
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Aberdeen Treasure Hub is where we store and care for our amazing collection of artworks and objects when they are not on public display.
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Come along to the Annual Winter Exhibition at the Northern Arts Club at 8 Bon Accord Square on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November from 10am-5pm. 
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Talk by artists, Lennox Dunbar and Arthur Watson
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For blind or visually-impaired visitors or for anyone who’d like a ‘closer look’.
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An exhibition celebrating Scottish artist Sir William Gillies (1898-1973) and his colourful depictions of Scotland’s rural landscape.
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Talk by Professor Miri Rubin in conversation with Dr Joanne Anderson
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Thursday 21 MarchBraehead SchoolFriday 22 MarchInchgarth Community Centre
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Every year new objects enter Aberdeen
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Make your own fine art print. Join the Peacock print team to design and make your own unique screen and monoprint influenced by works from the Peacock Print Archive.
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Make your own fine art print. Join the Peacock print team to design and make your own unique screen and monoprint influenced by works from the Peacock Print Archive.
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The David and June Gordon Memorial Trust has
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British-Indian Photographer Arpita Shah will be in conversation with Catriona McAra, Art Historian at the University of Aberdeen about her series ‘Nalini’.
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Talk by Shona Elliott, Lead Curator, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums
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New work from a three-year-long project involving international artists and Peacock printmakers, to mark the 50th anniversary of the organisation.  
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Part of Refugee Festival Scotland