NT Art Month is a month-long celebration of the incredible arts quarter in Edinburgh’s New Town, running from 8-30 June 2023.
Walk around our wonderful streets and explore the incredible offerings on display including wonderful Scottish landscapes, historic exhibitions, newly cast bronze sculptures and so much more!
Find out more about all the galleries and venues included in NT Art Month here.
Edinburgh’s New Town is well-known for its Georgian architecture, artisan shops and as the birthplace of some of the city’s famous writers and scientists. It’s also an artistic quarter with an abundance of small galleries which are coming together to highlight international and home-grown Scottish artists alongside prodigious emerging talent.
Ten galleries on Dundas Street, Abercromby Place, Howard Street, Summer Place and Queen Street are participating in NT Art Month which will feature world-class exhibitions and artists.
Christina Jansen, Managing Director at The Scottish Gallery, explained that the idea for the festival grew from working closely with other galleries during the pandemic. Online events were initially a way of overcoming the difficulties for getting audiences engaged with the work of their artists while galleries were closed, but went on to expand their audience beyond the city and regular gallery visitors. The market for fine art in Edinburgh is largely driven by individual buyers looking for work that connects with them rather than thinking about the monetary value of the work. However, the focus of the festival is about engaging with art in its broadest sense. The festival is free and visitors are encouraged to wander the streets, soaking up everything the galleries have to offer. ‘There’s a whole world you can dive into and it’s literally on your doorstep. We want people to get the art bug,’ says Jansen.
NT Art Month Launch | 7 June
We had a fantastic launch night last week, complete with a performance from The Pickled Piper, and welcomed both familiar and new faces to The Gallery.
NT Art Month in the Press
You may have spotted some art on the move last week as we took part in a photoshoot on Dundas Street for NT Art Month. There were a few quizzical looks as we repeatedly walked backwards and forwards until all the photographers were satisfied! What resulted was a wonderful series of images akin to the iconic photo of The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969.
'Your home is just bricks and mortar without art. Art is a different purchase from anything else you might make as it has a connection at an emotional level.'
- Christina Jansen
