The Royal Scottish Academy is Scotland’s premier organisation promoting contemporary Scottish art. Founded in 1826, the RSA maintains a unique position in Scotland as an independently funded institution lead by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote and support the creation, understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts through exhibitions and related educational events. Look up Artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Artist Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ...

In addition to a continuous programme of innovative and exciting new exhibitions, the RSA also administers scholarships, awards and residencies for artists living and working in Scotland. Please check the website for details of all upcoming exhibitions, artist talks and opportunities.

The RSA's historic collection of important artworks and an extensive archive of related material chronicling art and architecture in Scotland over the last 180 years are housed in the Dean Gallery and are available to researchers by appointment only.

The Royal Scottish Academy Building is situated on The Mound adjacent to the National Gallery of Scotland. The building is managed by the National Galleries of Scotland but the 1910 Order grants the RSA permanent administration offices in the building. Exhibition space is shared throughout the year with the NGS and other organisations (ESSA)." [1].

Its home since the 1850s has been the Royal Scottish Academy Building on Princes Street in Edinburgh. The building, originally designed by William Henry Playfair, was recently refurbished as part of the Playfair Project, and is also used by the National Galleries of Scotland. It is separate from, though enjoys links with, the Royal Academy in London. Categories: Stub | Edinburgh ... Princes Street, as viewed facing west from the Scott Monument Princes Street and the Castle at twilight Princes Street is the main shopping street in Edinburgh city centre, although it was originally designed to be a residential street. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ... William Henry Playfair (1790-1857) was one of the greatest Scottish architects of the 19th Century. ... The Playfair Project created an underground link between the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy Building. ... The National Galleries of Scotland are: The National Gallery of Scotland The Royal Scottish Academy Building The Scottish National Portrait Gallery The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art The Dean Gallery The Partner Galleries are: Duff House Paxton House See Also The Playfair Project ... This article refers to an art institution in London. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ...

Academicians

The Royal Scottish Academy is led by a body of eminent Artist and Architect Members encompassing the broad cross-section of contemporary Scottish art. The Academy also has a historic collection of important artworks and an extensive archive of related material chronicling art and architecture in Scotland over almost 200 years. Displays of the historic collections are mounted whenever possible and these collections are available for consultation by appointment. Please check the website for a full list of past and present RSA Members.

• George Aikman
• Elizabeth Blackadder
• Francis Cadell
• William Gillies
• George Harvey
• David Michie
• Joseph Noel Paton
• Samuel Peploe
• Anne Redpath

Elizabeth Violet Blackadder (1931-) is a Scottish painter and printmaker. ... The Vase of Water, 1922 Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937) was a Scottish painter associated with the Scottish Colourists. ... William George Gillies was born in Haddington, Scotland in 1898. ... Sir George Harvey (February, 1806 - January 22, 1876), Scottish painter, the son of a watchmaker, was born at St Ninians, near Stirling. ... David Michie OBE RSA was born in the South of France in 1928, and brought up in the Scottish Borders. ... Study for The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania Joseph Noel Paton (13 December 1821 – 26 December 1901) is a Scottish artist, born in Woolers Alley, Dunfermline, Fife. ... Still life: apples and jar, circa 1912 - 1916, Art Gallery of New South Wales. ... Anne Redpath (1895–1965) was a Scottish artist whose vivid domestic still-lifes are among her best-known works. ...

Associates of the Royal Scottish Academy

After amendments to the Supplementary Charter in 2005, once Associates have submitted a Diploma work into the Permanent Collection of the Royal Scottish Academy, they are then entitled to full membership of the Academy and can affix the letters RSA after their names.

External link

• The Royal Scottish Academy