Degree Show Season 2026
The transition from late Spring to early Summer is one of our favourite times in the contemporary art calendar. As the days get longer and the sun comes out, we’re looking forward to touring Degree Shows across Scotland, and the promise of an abundance of work by new graduates – from bold, innovative takes on pertinent themes of contemporary life, to magnificent displays of technical skill. From Edinburgh to Moray, there’s fresh work to see all month – here’s our guide to help you plan your season.
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), Dundee
Until Sunday 31 May
This year’s season kicks off in Dundee, with work by over 400 graduating students. The Degree Show spans all of DJCAD’s undergraduate programmes, including Art & Philosophy and Fine Art, alongside the Alternative Futures Showcase, which celebrates the research achievements of selected students.
dundee.ac.uk
Image: Agnes Borland Sinclair
Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show 2026
Until Friday 5 June
In Edinburgh, this year’s Art, Design, Architecture and Landscape Architecture graduates showcase their work alongside a series of events across the city. There’s also a Grad Show Shop with prints, zines, jewellery and ceramics made by graduates available to purchase.
eca.ed.ac.uk
Image: Inayah
The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show 2026
Until Sunday 7 June
The GSA Degree Show encompasses work from the four specialist schools of Architecture, Design, Fine Art, and Innovation and Technology, with the Fine Art show taking over the Stow Building in Garnethill. Those in the Highlands can also see work from students at the GSA’s Highlands and Islands campus on Friday 5 June.
gsashowcase.net
Image: Scarlett Darnell
Gray’s School of Art Degree Show 2026
Friday 5–Sunday 14 June
In Aberdeen, Gray’s Degree Show showcases final projects from students of fine art, communiction design, fashion and textiles and more. The 2026 Degree Show also forms part of the 140th anniversary celebrations of Gray’s School of Art, continuing a programme of events that has included the major exhibition Gray’s School of Art: 140 Years, Never Make a Head Bigger than a Melon.
rgu.ac.uk
Image: Eve Sinclair-McNally
Moray School of Art Fine Art Degree Show 2025
Friday 5–Friday 12 June
The 2026 Moray School of Art Degree Show is smaller in scale than the rest of the degree shows, including the work of just eight graduating Fine Art students. Work ranges from installations of harvested flax to paintings of domestic life, produced by students from across all four sites of the University of the Highlands and Islands, in Shetland, Orkney, Moray and the North, West and Hebrides.
moray.uhi.ac.uk
Image: Alex Muir
Header image: Rosie Boyce, The Glasgow School of Art