SSA 126th ANNUAL EXHIBITION

The SSA Annual Exhibition is one of the largest contemporary art exhibitions in Scotland. It is produced and supported entirely by artists with no public funding. The exhibition will take place at The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh from Saturday 23 November – Wednesday 11 December 2024.

We are an outward-looking Society that is committed to bringing international and local artists together, enriching the creative culture of Scotland and providing a platform for diverse perspectives. We have a proud history of promoting contemporary artists at all stages of their career by exhibiting established and mid-career artists alongside emerging artists and new art school graduates; and with a 126th Annual Exhibition that showcases a spectacular cross-section of what contemporary art in Scotland has to offer, this year is no exception.

The 126th Annual Exhibition will include work from twelve New Graduates Awards from five of Scotland’s art schools as well as the recipients of SSA Awards and International partnerships. These include Joanne Pemberton who was this year’s recipient of the bi-annual Eichstätt Lithography Residency, and SSA Award winners Niamh Coutts and Hans K Clausen.

We were delighted to be collaborating with Engramme once again this year, offering an SSA member a solo exhibition at Engramme, Quebec and an Engramme artist the opportunity to exhibit in the SSA Annual Exhibition. This year’s SSA member was Jodi Le Bigre, and as part of the Edinburgh exchange, we are delighted to be exhibiting new work by Engramme artist, Cynthia Dinan-Mitchell.

The selected works will be exhibited alongside a diverse range of artworks including painting, sculpture, installations, video and performance selected from our open call which attracted almost 2000 submissions.

We will also be bringing our 30×30 small works display back to the Annual Exhibition. 30×30 is a great opportunity to purchase original works by our members at affordable prices.