Scottish Opera: The Magic Flute
May 4 – Jun 15
Sir Thomas Allen’s five-star production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’, first created in 2012, returns to Scottish Opera.
Cample Line, Cample: Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyen, Maeve Brennan & Laura Waddington
Until May 25
Cample Line’s programme this spring brings together a wide range of stories about people and the objects, things and goods that define their lives, places, occupations, identities or legacies.
Artline Open Doors Weekend 2019
May 4 & 5
Artists and craft makers based in refurbished station buildings along the East Coast railway main line open their doors to the public during the Artline Open Doors Weekend
North Fife Open Studios 2019
May 4 – 6
North Fife Open Studios continues to expand, with almost 90 artists and makers taking part, including several new members, who are offered a training course in how best to prepare for the event as first-timers.
The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright: A Sense of Place
May 4 – June 15
The Whitehouse Gallery is hosting an exhibition exploring ‘A Sense of Place’ and what it means to the artists, with a range of landscape, still life and portraiture work.
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Perth, Glasgow, Edinburgh: Antonio Carlos Jobim & Thomas “Fats” Waller: New Waves
May 3,4,5
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra celebrates the music of two legendary names in 20th century music, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Thomas “Fats” Waller, in New Waves.
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries: A Brush with Colour
Until May 12
Following the success of last year’s Glasgow Boys exhibition, A Brush with Colour at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries features over 40 paintings by the group of 20th century artists known as the Edinburgh School.
Scottish Ballet, Edinburgh: Spring!
May 2-4
Scottish Ballet continues its 50th season with Spring!, a double-bill with a new work paired with one which premiered in 1974 at the Royal Ballet.
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery: Victoria Crowe, Beyond Likeness
Until May 4
Crowe’s portraiture records more than a sitter’s outward appearance, documenting through symbols the subject’s experiences, preoccupations, ideas and dreams.
Leith School of Art: Open Days
Apr 25 & May 7
Our Open Days give you a chance to visit and see the School in action at both North Junction Street and St James campuses.
Open Studios Ayrshire 2019
Apr 26-29
As ever Open Studios Ayrshire will feature artists and makers from a wide range of disciplines, who take pleasure in opening their studios and sharing their work with visitors.
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow: Gordon Mitchell, Passing Fancies
Apr 26 – May 28
Gordon Mitchell returns to the Roger Billcliffe Gallery with an absolutely stunning collection of 37 new paintings shown in the exhibition Passing Fancies.
Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen: Anna King and Lindsey Lavender
Apr 27 – June 1
Anna’s paintings are fragile yet powerful depictions of tough, raw scenes on the brink of disappearing. Lindsey focuses our attention on familiar scenes from urban life.
Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh: InnerVerse
Until 27th April Review
An involving, multi-coloured sensory installation by Renee Rilexie, comprising over 10,000 metres of wool, reflecting her own Synaesthesia
Fraser Gallery, St Andrews: Robert MacMillan, Towards the Estuary
Until May 5
Over recent years, Robert MacMillan has developed a reputation as one of Scotland’s foremost figurative painters, reconciling traditional working methods with experimentation.
Braemar Gallery, Braemar: Tom Barron, Deaside and Seaside
April 20 – May 20
The artist Tom Barron takes inspiration from the Scottish islands and shores to create his dynamic paintings.
White Fox Gallery, Coldstream: 2 in 1 Spring Exhibition
April 28 – June 30
The first exhibition of 2019 at White Fox Gallery is a double one, showing photographs by Stephen Whitehorne and 2D and 3D works by Gallery’s favourite artists.
Drymen Art Club, Drymen: The Annual Exhibition & Sale 2019
Apr 20 & 21
The Annual Exhibition and Sale at Drymen Art Club showcases new talent every year and 2019 is no exception.
Leith School of Art, Corridor Gallery: Philip Archer, Departing
Apr 23 – June 15
The newest exhibition at the Leith School of Art’s Corridor Gallery presents works by the renowned artist Philip Archer.
Drum Castle, Drumoak: A Considered Place
Apr 21 – Nov 17
Drum Castle hosts five leading contemporary British artists who work across a variety of media to express a considered sense of place and experience.
Pittenweem Artists & Galleries at Easter
April 19 – 22
Pittenweem welcomes you to its Easter open studios event. The village is for its many artists who live there and who form the core of the annual festival in August.
Larks Gallery, Ballater: Jenny Hunter
Until April 30
This month’s artist whose works are displayed at the Larks Gallery is Jenny Hunter.
Scottish Ornithologists’ Club, Aberlady: Kittie Jones & Jane Smith, Coast to Coast
Until May 22
A joint exhibition by Kittie Jones and Jane Smith, Coast to Coast at the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club in Aberlady illustrates the artists’ shared interest in wildlife from their respective viewpoints on the east and west coasts of Scotland.
Linlithgow Burgh Halls: Ade Adesina (RSA RGI), Mirage
Until July 7
The exhibition Mirage showing new work by Ade Adesina is a commentary on current affairs and how the human footprint affects our planet.
