The Royal Scottish Academy Building
The Mound, Edinburgh
Saturday 20 February – Thursday 18 March

2010 Hanging and Arranging Committee
Philip Duffy, Chrissie Heughan, Tiina Leppänen, Sharon Quigley,
Louise Ritchie, Vasile Toch, Christopher Wood RSW

Duncan Macmillan's four star review of the exhibition and a robust defence of the importance of the three Societies' place in Scottish Culture.
The Scotsman newspaper, 03 March 2010
[link to The Scotsman website]

'...the judicious selection has produced a slimmed down, highly professional hang of variety, depth and experience. '
Giles Sutherland, The Times 15th March 2010 (four stars ****)
(read full review)

The Society’s Annual Open Exhibition continues to draw entries from across the length and breadth of the UK and beyond. This year we have seen another huge number of submissions – a clear testimony to the high regard in which the Society is held. An unusually large number of works on a small scale has put the Hanging and Arranging team on their mettle in order to create a coherent exhibition, and I would like to thank them, the Selection Committee, the SSA Council, our long-suffering Administrator and all the helpers who gave so generously of their time to make the exhibition a reality.

Christopher Wood, President
Click here for the full introduction to the exhibition

As part of its commitment to contemporary art, the SSA has traditionally showcased the work of recent graduates from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Moray and this year is no exception. At each degree show members of The SSA Council select and formally invite two graduating students to exhibit at the following years Annual Show. This is an opportunity to show work alongside newly emerging and established artists in a prominent public venue. The students are supported by a council member to enable them with their arrangements and their work is featured in the exhibition catalogue and on the website.