Summer Showcase of Watercolours Returns to Ayr

Our 4th Open Annual Summer Exhibition, featuring leading and emerging Scottish artists,  returns for a second visit to The Maclaurin Art Gallery in Ayr this summer. RSW President, John Inglis said “We’re delighted to have this opportunity to return to Ayrshire, a part of Scotland which has influenced and inspired many artists.  We hope visitors to

An Imaginative Response in Words to Paintings

Words on Canvas Thursday 29 January 2015 5.15pm – 6.45pm Take your imagination on a journey in an evening of poetry and prose inspired by the paintings in the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 134th Annual Exhibition in the Royal Scottish Academy Building, The Mound, Edinburgh. Travel from one gallery to another, meeting a

Events During the RSW Exhibition

Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 134th Annual Exhibition Royal Scottish Academy Building, The Mound, Edinburgh.  Until 31 January 2015 Book Making and Book Binding Workshop with Marion Archibald Sunday 25 January 2015 2pm-4.40pm Whether you want to show your own art in another format or make sketchbooks from scratch, artists’ books offer lots

Support our Societies at a Festive Frolic

JOIN US AT THE FESTIVE FROLIC! a celebration of art, music and good company on thursday 18 december 2014 at the Royal Scottish Academy from 5.30 – 7.30 The Presidents and Councils of VAS, SSA and RSW are delighted to invite you to join us at our fundraising party evening, ‘Festive Frolic!’. This is a

Summer Exhibition Opens in Forfar

  Our 3rd Annual Summer Exhibition featuring over 180 paintings by leading and emerging watercolour artists is now on at the The Meffan in Forfar. This is the perfect opportunity to experience watercolour painting in the 21st century and everyone who visits the exhibition is certain to find something to capture their imagination.  The names

Watercolour Workshop & Artist Studio Tours

If you’d like the chance to explore the magic and secrets of watercolour technique with an RSW artist there are still some places available for the final RSW Workshop on Saturday 23 March 2013 with artist Helga Chart.  During the workshop you can discover more about water based techniques and build observations made at this

Special Fundraising Celebration with Art, Music & Wine

Please join us for this special fund-raising celebration during our annual exhibition on Thursday 21 March from 5.30-7.30pm. With a glass of wine, this is a fantastic opportunity to parade in the RSA Galleries and enjoy works exhibited by the Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour  and Visual Arts Scotland.

133rd Annual Exhibition Opens in Edinburgh

The 133rd Annual Exhibition has opened at the Royal Scottish Academy Building in Edinburgh until 24 March 2013.  It features over 250 new paintings by over 170 leading and emerging artists from across Scotland including Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, Emma Davis, Will Maclean, Gordon Mitchell, Angus McEwan, Barbara Rae and new Honorary RSW Member Adrian Wiszniewski. A selection of works

Ayrshire Summer Show a First for the Society

The RSW Summer Show opens at the Maclaurin Art Gallery this weekend (Sunday 13 May 2012) and marks the first visit by the Society to Ayrshire. The exhibition features paintings by RSW Members from across Scotland including many of Scotland’s leading artists as well as local artists James S Davis, Claire Harrigan, Sandy Murphy, Jacqueline

2012 Annual Exhibition Celebrating Watercolour Painting

The 132nd Annual Exhibition by The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour takes place at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh from 4 February until 1 March 2012.  A dynamic and colourful celebration of watercolour painting is features more than 180 paintings by over 130 established and emerging young artists from across Scotland. 132nd Annual Exhibition,