Origin Stories

Everyone remembers their favourite teacher. For art students, the intensely creative environment of art school can make their tutors hugely important influencers and facilitators of their future careers. Origin Stories will explore the web of artistic relationships that have manifested through the evolution of art teaching in Scotland.
Royal Scottish Academicians have been involved in the art teaching institutions that have evolved in Scotland over the last two hundred years.
Flowing from tutor to student, a fascinating lineage of influence can be traced from the nineteenth century to the present day, involving multiple interconnecting narratives via many hundreds of artists. The exhibition will tell this previously untold story of influence and legacy, with artworks by some of the best-known names in Scottish art on view alongside those by emerging artists.

N.B. This is a free exhibition but we will be collecting £2 per person towards the Meetup annual fees for the group, cash or card payments accepted.