Club Calendar

Giulia Drummond and Mario Caribé will perform at the Scottish Arts Club in the second of  a series of three monthly concert from May-July. In this show, Giulia and Mario will be joined by accordionist…

If variety is the spice of life, then members of the Writers’ Group will provide plenty flavours as they read selections of their writing. Ranging from the gently wistful to the dramatic, from travellers’ tales…

The return of our Philosophy sessions with Dr John Gordon. This 10 week block runs from Tuesday 2 June to Tuesday 4 Aug, 1.The Philosophy of Evil and Hieronymous Bosch 2. Phillipa Foot’s Trolley Problem…

In a change to the original schedule, renowned Jazz singer Ali Affleck will be back at the SAC alongside guitarists Ross Baird and  Timmy Allan.  Expect hot jazz and French songs. Timmy Allan won the…

Join us to journey through Scotland’s jazz stories using archival materials, pictures, music and film. Presented by Haftor Medboe, Chair of the SJA and Carolyn Scott, SJA volunteer and lecturer in journalism at Edinburgh Napier…

Join Dance Base’s Artistic Director, Tony Mills, and CEO, Jeanie Scott, for an insider’s introduction to this Edinburgh institution, and a preview of the 2026 Dance Base Festival programme. Dance Base is Scotland’s National Centre…

The return of our Philosophy sessions with Dr John Gordon. This 10 week block runs from Tuesday 2 June to Tuesday 4 Aug, 1.The Philosophy of Evil and Hieronymous Bosch 2. Phillipa Foot’s Trolley Problem…

Chipping Away at Hugh:  The boy from Cromarty who became a world-famous geologist admired by Darwin, but also a poet, author and editor, as well as a fierce supporter of the Disruption of 1843 Hugh Miller…

The return of our Philosophy sessions with Dr John Gordon. This 10 week block runs from Tuesday 2 June to Tuesday 4 Aug, 1.The Philosophy of Evil and Hieronymous Bosch 2. Phillipa Foot’s Trolley Problem…

Join us for our Private View of this month’s exhibition Charlie Scott – Paintings Through Time 1970 – 2026 in the Club Room  with 3D work by Samme Charlesworth  and the Thursday Life Drawing Group …

The Scott Moncrieff family is one of Scotland’s oldest double-barrelled families, with a history spanning more than three centuries. Drawing on family archives, portraits, letters and diaries, John Scott Moncrieff traces the story of a…

Human Flow (2017) (1hr 35min) A film by Ai Weiwei the Chinese artist and activist who often uses his art to reflect on human rights and other issues around the world. It was filmed over…

The return of our Philosophy sessions with Dr John Gordon. This 10 week block runs from Tuesday 2 June to Tuesday 4 Aug, 1.The Philosophy of Evil and Hieronymous Bosch 2. Phillipa Foot’s Trolley Problem…

This 4-week introductory course welcomes artists of all levels to study drawing the portrait in a calm, unhurried atmosphere. Across 4 evenings, students will be guided through a combination of exercises working both from photographs…

Giulia Drummond and Mario Caribé will perform at the Scottish Arts Club in the last of  a series of three monthly concert from May-July. In this final show, Giulia and Mario will be joined by…

To passing travellers the Great Karoo in central South Africa is an endless and desolate landscape of kopjies and scrub between Johannesburg and Cape Town. Yet this is a landscape forged at the beginning of…

The return of our Philosophy sessions with Dr John Gordon. This 10 week block runs from Tuesday 2 June to Tuesday 4 Aug, 1.The Philosophy of Evil and Hieronymous Bosch 2. Phillipa Foot’s Trolley Problem…

Jumping on the Polka Dot theme for summer ’26, the Events Committee have got a fabulous garden party lined up for our members and their guests. Expect jazz from John Russell and his band, fabulous…

The return of our Philosophy sessions with Dr John Gordon. This 10 week block runs from Tuesday 2 June to Tuesday 4 Aug, 1.The Philosophy of Evil and Hieronymous Bosch 2. Phillipa Foot’s Trolley Problem…

Gillian Dooley and Laura Klein present aprogramme of songs and piano music drawn from Jane Austen’s own sheet music collection, including French, Scottish, and Irish music, and some songs that Austen’s niece Caroline remembers her…

A cracking combination of Chick Lyall (piano), Kevin McKenzie (guitar), Tom Lyne (double bass) and Tom Bancroft on drums A Scottish Arts Trust event – ticket link & bar sale date to follow when available

The return of our Philosophy sessions with Dr John Gordon. This 10 week block runs from Tuesday 2 June to Tuesday 4 Aug, 1.The Philosophy of Evil and Hieronymous Bosch 2. Phillipa Foot’s Trolley Problem…

Alan Lucas, son of the artist Edwin G. Lucas (1911-1990), takes us on a trip down the Water of Leith from Currie, via Juniper Green and Colinton Dell, to Slateford. His talk is richly illustrated…