Making Equality Happen
Sunday 8th October 2017
Returning for its second year, ‘Making Equality Happen’ is an exhibition celebrating Scotland’s LGBT artists, creatives and producers. This year’s …
Past Exhibitions
All exhibitions below are no longer showing at the Drill Hall and are listed from most recent to least.
Transforming the Ordinary – Phil Chetwynd Photography Exhibition
Wednesday 8th - Friday 24th November 2017
Transforming the Ordinary – another world is possible We shouldn’t be afraid of the ordinary. From the ordinary can emerge …
Exhibition: People of the Royal Mile
Monday 16th - Friday 20th July 2018
Exhibition Launch: Monday 16th July, 6pm – 8pm An exhibition of the people who work and visit the High Street …
Edinburgh People
Tuesday 1st August to Wednesday 9th August 2017, Exhibition Launch - Monday 31st July 6-9pm
On Monday 31 July 2017, the Out of the Blue Drill Hall will host a solo exhibition for the Edinburgh-based …
Leith Moves Film Screening and Exhibition
Friday 11th August 2017, Exhibition until Friday 25th August & Film Screening daily on a loop until Mon 21st August
Leith Moves is an Out of the Blue and Heritage Lottery Fund supported education project investigating the movement of people …
Disposable Perspectives exhibition tour
Monday 9th - Saturday 14th October 2017, Launch event & Bake Sale: Monday 9th October, 6pm - 8pm
Disposable Perspectives is delighted to announce a new showing of the Porte de la Chapelle photographic series – photos taken by …
Retina Festival – The Royal Photographic Society’s International Print Exhibition
Tuesday 11th - Friday 21st July 2017
The Royal Photographic Society’s International Print Exhibition was inaugurated in 1854 and during its early history included work by some …
Lost Spaces
Tuesday 4th - Saturday 8th July, Launch: Monday 3rd July, 6pm - 8pm
Graduating students from ESALA (Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture) exhibit projects exploring the re-use of the old Edinburgh …
LeithLate17 – Every Woman Super Woman 2
Exhibition: Thursday 15th June - Saturday 1st July, Launch: Thursday 15th June, 6pm-9pm
Every Woman Super Woman 2 (part 2) is an exhibition of prints created by young women from Young Saheliya to …
Exposed 17
Wednesday 7th - Thursday 15th June 2017, LeithLate17 Closing Party 15th June 2017, 6pm-9pm
Exposed is one of the biggest and the most influential celebrations of new creative commercial photography in the UK. As …
Don’t Be Denied: Exhibition by Rumana Sayed
Saturday 1st April - Saturday 6th May 2017
Preview: Saturday 1st April, 3 – 5pm A powerful exhibition of new print work by graphic designer Rumana Sayed, produced …
Rap Zine Exhibition
Saturday 25th February - Saturday 25th March 2017
Out of the Blueprint presents a brand new exhibition of riso printed artwork by Edinburgh-based illustrators. Come and visit the …
Out of the Blue Abbeymount Studios NOW
Monday 4th - Thursday 7th December 2017, Late night opening: Wed 6th Dec, 7pm - 10pm
An exhibition by resident artists working at Out of the Blue Abbeymount Studios in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh. The exhibition tells the …
Metamorphosis/Transformation Exhibition – Syn Festival 2017
Thursday 9th March - Wednesday 22nd March 2017, Launch event 9th March, 7pm - 9pm
Syn Festival Edinburgh is back! After three successful festivals in 2014, 2015 and 2016, Syn Festival Edinburgh 2017 will be …
George Douglas – Contents Insurance
Monday 16th January - Saturday 11th February 2017
Preview – Saturday 14th January, 3 – 5pm An exhibition of new print work by George Douglas, created during a …
Would I Lie To You? The Art of Politics and Propaganda
Thursday 3rd November - Tuesday 15th November 2016
In response to the mass confusion created by the media and those in power, and to the helplessness we often …
Mocado
Monday 3rd - Saturday 22nd October 2016
Mocado showcases unique and original artwork by young artists from around the UK. The exhibition was curated by Maddie Lennon & …
Coast: Where The Land Meets The Sea
September 2016
Photographic works by Leith-based Cristian James on display in the Drill Hall cafe Print Shed exhibition space. The son of a …
Tender Offers for the Agitated
Saturday 17th - Friday 23rd September 2016
An exhibition revealing paintings and woodworks by Andrew MacDonald from 2009 – 2016. Trained as a photographer (graduating from the …
Friends
Monday 3rd - Friday 7th October 2016
An exhibition of paintings and prints by local artists Anna Redpath and Malcolm Knox. Anna Redpath Anna began her formal training …
OH BUOY
Wednesday 24th August - Friday 30th September 2016
Buoy 1. an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring. An …
Lost Spaces
Monday 27th June - Friday 1st July 2016
Lost Spaces is a summary of the work of Architectural Design students (Years 3 and 4 – BA/MA(Hons) programme) at …
Glazed & Confused
Monday 4th - Saturday 9th July 2016
Glazed & Confused will feature work by collective of potters from Edinburgh’s Adult Education classes and private classes run by Yvette Hunwick …
LeithLate 16: LeithLate Banknote Exhibition & Workshop
Thursday 23rd June - Friday 22nd July 2016 (Workshop Sat 11th June, 11am - 1pm)
LeithLate has made its first artist commission this year, asking artist Rabiya Choudhry to create a LeithLate banknote, which will …
Exposed 16
Wednesday 8th - Friday 17th June 2016 (Launch event, Tuesday 7th June, 7pm)
Exposed is one of the biggest and the most influential celebrations of new creative commercial photography in the UK. As …
Association of Photographers Exhibition – Retina Festival
Thursday 14th - Saturday 23rd July 2016 (Launch Wed 13th, 6pm)
The exhibition, part of this years Retina Festival, will feature work by 35 AOP award-winning photographers. The AOP Photography Awards …
MCFB Exhibition and Art Sale
Wednesday 25th - Friday 27th May 2016 (Opening night & postcard auction: Tues 24th, 6 - 9pm)
Multi-Cultural Family Base are holding an Art Sale to promote the work of their Banyan Project which works with young Black …
John Molleson Retrospective
Thursday 14th April - Friday 13th May 2016
In 1996 when Out of the Blue was a fledgling, John Molleson became Chair of a small board of trustees. …
Syn Festival 2016 – Across the Mediterranean Exhibition + Film Screenings
Friday 11th March - Saturday 19th March 2016
Launch event: Friday 11th March, 7pm – 9pm Short film screenings + Q & A session: Sat 12th March, 5pm …
‘Living With…’ LGBT+ Art Exhibition
Exhibition open from Saturday 13th - Friday 19th February (not Sunday) 2016
Launch event: Friday 12th February, 7pm – 10pm Free entry, booking preferred via livingwith.eventbrite.co.uk Celebrate LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and …
Gretna 100: Seven of the 7th Exhibition
Monday 16th - Monday 23rd November 2015
On the 22nd May 1915 1915, at Quintinshill near Gretna, the worst train disaster in British railway history left over …
We are the Palestinians
28th October - 13th November 2015
Stories of the Irish or Italian or other immigrant communities that have come to Scotland are relatively well known, those …
Artcore Print Fair
Saturday 10th October 2015
This event marks the grand opening of Out of the Blueprint, a social enterprise providing affordable, eco-friendly print services. Set …
Bruncheon Artcore Special + Print Fair
Saturday 10th October 2015
Out of the Blue’s #artcore team are our special guest curators for this month’s Bruncheon! Featuring LIVE MUSIC from up-and-coming acts …
Classic Copenhagen – Copenhagen Street Art (City Link Festival)
Thursday 24th September - Wednesday 7th October 2015
An exhibition of Copenhagen’s street art scene, uniquely captured by Danish designer and photographer Sandra Høj. The exhibition forms part …
This will not reoccur
Saturday 5th September 2015
New work from five young emerging artists. This will not reoccur is a one day only exhibition of brand new …
100 Years of Women Campaigning for Peace
Friday 4th - Wednesday 23rd September 2015
An exhibition telling the story of Wool Against Weapons Scotland. The exhibition will be displayed together with the Women’s International …
Hamde Abu Rahma – The Photography of Resistance
Tuesday 2nd - Wednesday 9th September 2015
Hamde Abu Rahma is a young photo-journalist from Bil’in, a small village in Palestine situated just beside the apartheid wall. …
Retina Scottish Photography Festival
Tuesday 14th - Friday 24th July 2015
The Retina Scottish Photography Festival not only celebrates the best in the world of photography but also new and emerging …
always talking, must try harder
Monday 29th June - Wednesday 8th July 2015 (Launch event 7pm-9pm on Mon 29th June)
Always talking, must try harder is an exhibition of new works by Edinburgh based artist Badatmath, featuring monochrome oil paintings …
STALKERS AND DIVAS
Tuesday 28th - Friday 31st July 2015 (Closing event 31st July, 6 - 9pm)
STALKERS AND DIVAS is the brainchild of Gosia Walton and Freddie Thomas. Both artists strongly believe art is about the …
Gretna 100 – Persevere & Seven of the 7th Exhibition
May - August 2015
On the 22nd May 1915 1915, at Quintinshill near Gretna, the worst train disaster in British railway history left over …
Lost Spaces
Monday the 22nd June until Tuesday the 23rd of June 2015
Lost Spaces is a summary of the work of Architectural Design students (Years 3 and 4 – BA/MA(Hons) programme) at …
Art in Healthcare – Open Days
Exhibition open to public Fri 5th - Sat 6th June 2015, 10am-5pm (Opening night Thurs 4th June 7pm-9pm by invitation)
Open Days is Art in Healthcare’s new showcase to display the beautiful artworks in their collection that are currently available to …
Exposed 15
Wednesday 10th - Thursday 18th June 2015 (Launch event, Tuesday 9th June, 7pm)
Exposed is one of the biggest and the most influential celebrations of new creative commercial photography in the UK. As …
Rana Plaza Photography Exhibition + Film Screening
Monday 20th - Friday 24th April 2015
Rana Plaza, an eight-story commercial building, collapsed in Savar, a sub-district in the Greater Dhaka area, the capital of Bangladesh. …
GREENHOUSE
Tuesday 31st - Saturday 4th April 2015
An exhibition of a variety of works made by 4th year Painting, Photography and Sculpture students from the Edinburgh College …
Moving Minds
Monday 8th - Friday 12th December 2014
An opportunity to view this fascinating exhibition created by MECOPP and Gypsy/Travellers. In an open, honest, and often humorous way, Gypsy/Traveller contributors …
Before the diving
Monday 3rd November to Tuesday 11th November 2014
Little is known about ancient Penguin civilisation, but the recent discovery of early Penguin eggshell drawings provides a fascinating though …
Artisans at Work
Monday 13th - Friday 17th October 2014
This exciting exhibition features the vibrant works of three local artists: Anna Redpath, Malcolm Knox and Seonaidh Jacques. Anna Redpath …
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