Royal Scottish Academy Lower Galleries, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL | Free entry

Image: Looking for Mrs Cumming

Victoria Clare Bernie

Victoria Clare Bernie | Madeleine Virginia Brown | Samantha Clark | Joel Dixon | Flore Gardner | Robert Powell

Looking for Mrs Cumming, Victoria Clare Bernie

In Autumn 2019 I began to lose myself in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Academy. A remarkable archive of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, books, artefacts and private correspondence that acts as a record and resource for the history and practice of art in Scotland. Looking for Mrs Cumming is a quarry film concerned with the hunt for an artist: for a name, a life and history lost to the record.

This September we are pleased to present new work from five artists supported by the RSA Residencies for Scotland programme. The exhibition will also features new paintings from the winner of the 2021 RSA William Littlejohn Award for Water-based Media, Samantha Clark.

Since its inception in 2009, RSA Residencies for Scotland has awarded over £313,000 to 106 artists at 29 venues across Scotland. This artist-led scheme enables a valuable period of research, development and production for visual artists at all stages of their careers, whilst forging important links with centres of excellence across Scotland.

The Royal Scottish Academy maintains a unique position in Scotland as an independent, self-funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose sole purpose is to promote and support contemporary Scottish art. In addition to our exhibitions programme, a fundamental role of the RSA is the developmental support of artists towards the creation of new work. Together with partner funders we annually disburse over £300,000 worth of funds to artists and architects at all stages of their careers, through the sales of works, monetary awards, scholarships and residencies. Additionally, our partners play host to a wide range of engaged and supportive assistance including technical access, studio memberships, networks and exhibitions.

We would like to extend thanks to the exhibiting artists, the host venues and the Barns-Graham Charitable Trust for their continued cooperation and support.