Welcome to the Travelling Gallery
The Travelling Gallery is a unique, self-contained, custom-built mobile art gallery, which brings contemporary art exhibitions into communities throughout Scotland. The Gallery tours 2 exhibitions per year for about 16 weeks at a time and usually visits a different venue each day.
We visit many schools as well as high streets, community centres, shopping centres, art centres, hospitals, colleges. Everyone is welcome on the Travelling Gallery and staff are always available to answer any questions about the artists and their work. Have a look at Who we are & What we do.
Latest News
Would you like to volunteer with the Travelling Gallery?
We are currently looking for volunteers to talk about the exhibitions in the Travelling Gallery, often to groups of school children of all ages, but also to members of the public. Interested? For more information check the Get Involved page. Deadline for applications is 31st July 2009.
Artwork inspired by the 'Finger Buffet' exhibition
Have a look at some artwork made by visitors to the 'Finger Buffet' exhibition in our Website Gallery.
'Paint Can' - the Travelling Gallery's autumn exhibition
The gallery's autumn exhibition will feature artists who use paint - not just to make paintings, but also to create video art, animation, sculpture and performance. Exhibiting artists are George Barber, Michael Craik, Alexis Harding, Jacco Olivier, Carol Rhodes and Christopher Stevens.
For more information have a look at the Future Exhibitions page.
Image: 'Automotive Action Painting'
George Barber (Detail from DVD)
Help raise money for the Travelling Gallery whilst you shop
You can now help raise funds for the Travelling Gallery whilst shopping online - check our fundraising page to find out more.
About the new Travelling Gallery
The beautiful new Travelling Gallery bus was launched in Edinburgh on 12th April 2007. The new gallery was specially built on a double decker chassis, the interior was designed by architects Sutherland Hussey and the artwork on the outside of the gallery is by artist Mandy McIntosh. It has improved access, more floor space, new hi-tech audio visual equipment and increased security. It replaces the old Travelling Gallery vehicle which is now 25 years old.
The new Travelling Gallery was made possible through a National Lottery grant of £173,500 from the Scottish Arts Council, over £100,000 of funding from The City of Edinburgh Council, who have run the gallery since 1997, and additional funding from The Friends of The City Art Centre and the Adapt Trust.
Click here to have a look at some pictures of the new gallery as it was being built.