Across four gallery spaces, we spotlight bold, captivating work from established and emerging artists throughout the year.

Check out our upcoming free-to-enter exhibitions below!

MAY

Soundscapes - Clare Blois + Moira Harris (Stalls Gallery)

An exhibition of expressive paintings in a variety of media that respond to the emotions generated by musical works significant to the artists. They explore the shared language of art and music: colour, timbre, line, texture, lyricism, narrative, mood, balance and much more.

Recent Work - Highland Quilters (First Circle Gallery)

This exhibition by Highland Quilters will present the results of various group challenges as well as several individual works made in the past few years.

JUNE

Members' Annual Exhibition - The Inverness Darkroom (Stalls Gallery)

The Inverness Darkroom, celebrating its 7th anniversary this year, is a thriving space in the centre of Inverness for analogue photography. The annual members’ exhibition showcases work from members at all levels, demonstrating that film photography is flourishing in the Highlands.

Beanstalks, Banter and Bairns - Merlin Currie (First Circle Gallery)

An invitation into a place where magic and humanity intertwine through the practical arts of theatre, community pride and illustration. Drawing from a journey that spans the Highlands and Islands, to London stages, film locations and distant lands, Merlin crafts characters with humour, empathy and keen observation.

JULY

Touring Exhibition - RPS Documentary Awards (Stalls Gallery)

The RPS Documentary Photography Award is an international event attracting exceptional documentary and visual storytellers from across the world. They provide an insight into the range of what can be documentary and how it can be used to tell stories.

End of Year Group Exhibition 2026 - Studio Practice Course, WASPS (First Circle Gallery)

A group exhibition where artists, who participate in Kenneth Le Riche's Studio Practice Course at WASPS, share some of the work they have produced over the past academic year.

AUGUST

Carving a Line - Bryan Angus (Stalls Gallery)

Evocative lino prints exploring atmosphere, light and a sense of place, inspired by the Scottish coast and travels abroad. These stunning, complex images, created through carving and hand-printing, emerge as jewel-like windows into stories of landscape.

Small World - Heidi Ross (First Circle Gallery)

A natural history photography exhibition that finds character and beauty in the tiny things that most of us walk past without noticing. All the photographs have been taken, printed and framed within the grounds of the Alvie and Dalraddy Estates in the Cairngorms.

SEPTEMBER

What's in a Landscape - FLOW Photofest (Stalls Gallery)

FLOW Photofest has collaborated with the Nordic Photography Network to produce this exhibition as part of the Bicentennial of Photography campaign. The exhibition, supported by the Inverness Common Good Fund, will feature work that responds to the historical, artistic and social significance of photography.

Righleadh - Jacqueline MacKenzie (First Circle Gallery)
Sat 29 Aug - Fri 4 Sep

To coincide with the Chisholm, McGoldrick, O’Connor and Byrne concert in Eden Court's Empire Theatre, Righleadh (meaning reeling or floundering) attempts a return to bold, expressive and heartfelt works, which commemorate disappearing social history and culture in the Gàidhealtachd.

Eden Court Staff Sharing - Eden Court Highlands (First Circle Gallery)
Sat 5 - Fri 25 Sep

Some of Eden Court's current employees share examples of their own art practices, produced in a variety of mediums.

Call to artists

We invite artists in all visual media to submit artwork to be considered for our gallery spaces. This open call is designed to give an opportunity to Scottish artists and those based in Scotland to exhibit their work. 

Email [email protected] and include artist bio plus three or more images of current work (all new work must have been completed within the last two years).

Header image: detail from Amorphous-ism by Jane Nestor