Collective was established in 1984 to support new and emergent artists to exhibit their work in Edinburgh and has been fundamental to the cultural vitality of Scotland. Now Collective commissions new work by artists who are at a pivotal stage in their development. Collective invite a wide audience to engage with new contemporary art through our ambitious programme of exhibitions, commissions, participatory and off-site projects. This includes our Satellites Programme, Observers' Walks, All Sided Games and other events. Our programme presents contemporary art in all its diversity. We create a space for dialogue with current developments and debates contextualising them to make them relevant to our site, artists and audiences. Over the next two years, Collective will be making the City Observatory complex its new home, opening the whole site to the public for the first time, placing contemporary art in the heart of Edinburgh.

Tuesday to Sunday
October – March 10am - 4pm
April – September 10am - 5pm

August only:
Monday to Sunday, 10am - 6pm

Calton Hill is accessible on foot from Waterloo Place and Royal Terrace. For disabled access please contact the gallery on the number above.