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Travelling Gallery

The current Travelling Gallery bus with wrap design by Mike Inglis.

Travelling Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in a bus, a unique institution and integral part of Scotland’s cultural sector. The service was initiated by the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) in 1978 with a vision to provide communities throughout Scotland with access to contemporary art and the opportunity to engage with experimental and inspiring art practices. Travelling Gallery recognises that art can change lives and strives to create fair conditions and remove barriers to allow access and engagement for audiences across Scotland in their own familiar environment.

The first Travelling Gallery bus in 1982, visiting Aboyne inScotland.

The service was transferred from the SAC to the City of Edinburgh Council in 1997. Ten years later, in 2007, significant demand for the service and additional funds from the National Lottery and City of Edinburgh Council enabled the building of a brand new, improved Travelling Gallery bus. Now in its third incarnation, Travelling Gallery still continues its quest to give schools and communities throughout Scotland the opportunity to engage, participate and experience high quality contemporary art on their doorstep

Mission

Travelling Gallery aims to educate, inspire and challenge its audiences by commissioning diverse and experimental exhibitions that are representative of Scotland’s changing population. To achieve this, it brings exciting new works by both up-and-coming and established artists of national and international fame to Scottish communities through two sixteen week tours a year. They build strong partnerships with local authorities, schools, colleges, arts organisations and festivals to work collaboratively across Scotland and create a sense of place and improve quality of life through an understanding of the potential of creativity.

Each exhibition has a strong creative learning programme of artist talks, film screenings, workshops, events, learning packs and interpretative materials. All Travelling Gallery staff spend time with the gallery on tour to present the exhibitions to audiences of all ages and a volunteer programme is in place to give opportunities to anyone seeking a career in arts provision and education.

Recent Exhibitions and featured artists

Autumn 2018

Black Box Take Stock, featuring Gordon Douglas.

Spring 2018

Are Teenage Dreams So Hard to Beat? featuring Arpita Shah, Holly White, Alice Theobald with archive from the Museum of Childhood.  

Autumn 2017

Her body remembered a night-blooming cereus, sweated industry and salt (what came near) featuring Lauren Printy Currie, in collaboration with Glasgow Women's Library.

Spring 2017

EAT, SLEEP, WORK, REPEAT featuring Tessa Lynch, Jamie Green and Amalia Pica.

Autumn 2016

Alt-W Blush Response featuring Charles Young, Dennis & Debbie Club, Torsten Lauschmann and ~in the fields.

Spring 2016

Here Comes Everybody featuring Kennardphillipps and Scott Lang, in association with Stills Gallery.

Autumn 2015

Eyes on the Prize featuring Christine Borland, Brody Condon, Martin Boyce, Ian Hamilton-Finlay, Douglas Gordon, Callum Innes, Jim Lambie, Ciara Phillips, Lucy Skaer and David Shrigley.

Spring 2015

Design in Motion in collaboration with V&A Dundee, featuring Geoffrey Mann, Sophia George, Anarkik 3D, Sara Robertson, Sarah Taylor, Lynne McLachlan, Digital Design Studio and Holly Fulton.

Other Artists that have been featured on the Travelling Gallery bus include, Mike Inglis, Jacqueline Donachie, Susan Collins, Will Maclean,Eileen Lawrence, John Busby, Ross Sinclair, Shaun Gladwell, Kenny Hunter, Andy Holden, Michael Reisch, Hanna Tuulikki, David Sherry, Rachel Maclean. David Shrigley, Ilana Halperin.