Scottish Art Events & Exhibitions: September 2024

In Dunfermline from 4-8 Sep, Outwith Festival takes over several of the city’s buildings (including its historic Abbey and Pittencrieff House) with a dynamic visual arts programme. Visitors will be able to discover artworks by Claire Barclay, Sekai Machache, Oana Stanciu, Alasdair Gray and Robbie Hamilton, amongst many others.  

Continuing past the end of Edinburgh Art Festival, Kaya Fraser presents her installation Give us a Smile at Collective, the final presentation of the gallery’s 2023 Satellites programme cohort. Fraser’s film installation explores the everyday ways we memorialise each other’s lives, focusing on the working-class home as a site of archive, memory and identity. Continues until 29 Sep.

At Sierra Metro, Flannery O’Kafka’s exhibition – For Willy Love and Booker T: Blue babies do whatever they want – continues until 15 Sep. The exhibition sees the artist continue their practice in personal portrait photography with an exhibition of film, photographs, and site specific installation, with a particular focus on their experience as a neurodivergent, disabled adoptee. 

Also in Edinburgh, Fungi Forms at Inverleith House in the Royal Botanic Gardens brings together creatives from across disciplines to explore fungi’s vital functions in science, culture and innovation. This will take shape in music, literature, fashion, design, scent and visual art. Continues until 8 Dec.

Towards the end of the month, Dundee Design Festival will land at the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc in the UK’s only UNESCO City of Design. The festival will bring together over 180 designers, as well as hosting free exhibitions, workshops and talks. This year, there will be special immersive experiences from Timorous Beasties, Donna Wilson, Gabriella Marcella and AdesignStorie. The festival takes place between 23-29 Sep.