This #WorkOfTheWeek is by Maria McStay. Titled ‘Collective Futures’, these are hand-built vessels made with crank clay and embedded with various rocks and minerals.
McStay has embedded the geology of Gullane Bay, East Lothian, within each vessel’s surface, having gathered coastal rocks and crushed them into pigments to colour the clay. The multiple handles on the vessels suggest a shared responsibility for the land, but their unconventional shapes and fragile nature raise the question, how do we act collectively?
Echoing ancient amphorae used to transport goods across cultures and centuries, the vessels invite reflection on care, connection and continuity. ❤️
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🌱 Earth Matters
📅 20 Mar – 1 Nov 2026
⏰ Open daily 10:30 – 16:30
📍 Inverleith House
🎟️ Free Exhibition
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Image: Maria McStay, Collective Futures. Photos: Lynsey Wilson and Charlotte Büchner.
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A creative partnership with @susanna_beaumont@designexhibitionscotland , Earth Matters is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and Edinburgh Geological Society, with special thanks to @jameshuttoninst . The exhibition is part of @edscifest , @edartfest , RSA200: Celebrating Together and James Hutton Tercentenary 2026.
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May Book Highlight 📚
'Callum Innes’ was originally published to coincide with the exhibition Callum Innes (1990-1996) held at Inverleith House 10 August - 6 October 1996 as part of the 50th Edinburgh International Festival. It includes a documented dialogue between the artist Calum Innes and Mel Gooding together with 15 pages of coloured exhibition and artwork photos.
Callum Innes' solo installation 'FOUR' is currently on display at Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh.
🕰️ 1996
💷£20.00
🔗 To purchase this publication, follow the link in the bio.
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Image: Callum Innes, 1996.
Photo: Charlotte Büchner
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See soil through art in Earth Matters 🌍
In this free exhibition at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (@rgbedinburgh ), Earth Matters features pieces from 30 artists alongside historic works – marking 300 years since the birth of James Hutton, the Edinburgh-born geologist, farmer and thinker who revolutionised our understanding of the ground beneath us.
📍 Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
📅 Open Daily till Sun 1 Nov 2026
🔗 Learn more in the link in our bio
Earth Matters is presented by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in partnership with Design Exhibition Scotland (@designexhibitionscotland )
For our Earth Matters #WorkOfTheWeek today we’re highlighting ‘Field Work’ by Aberdeen-based artist and ceramicist Kevin Andrew Morris.
This work consists of a series of spades made from wild clay dug at the site of a former brickworks near Aberdeen. It is a reflection on the landscape as physical, social and cultural – transforming traces of local industry into sculpture.
Dig it? See the piece in person in the exhibition Earth Matters at Inverleith House showcasing work by over 30 artists exploring the ground beneath us.
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🌱 Earth Matters
📅 20 Mar – 1 Nov 2026
⏰ Open daily 10:30 – 16:30
📍 Inverleith House
🎟️ Free Exhibition
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Image: Kevin Andrew Morris, Field Work, 2026.
Photos: Ruth Clark and Ellen Watters.
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@rbgedinburgh@kevinandrew.morris
A creative partnership with @susanna_beaumont@designexhibitionscotland , Earth Matters is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and Edinburgh Geological Society, with special thanks to @jameshuttoninst . The exhibition is part of @edscifest , @edartfest , RSA200: Celebrating Together and James Hutton Tercentenary 2026.
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Join us on Thursday 4 June for a Spotlight Talk on the exhibition Herbology! 🌕🌿
This exhibition focuses on a selection of medicinal plants, remedy-making methods and recipes, giving a glimpse into the Botanics’ green pharmacy.
Learn more about Herbology at this free talk delivered by a Creative Programmes volunteer in the exhibition space at the John Hope Gateway.
🔗 Follow the link in our bio to book your FREE ticket!
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📍 John Hope Gateway
📅 Thursday 4 June
⏰ 2 pm - 2.30 pm
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Image: Herbology, installation view in the John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2026. Photo: Lynsey Wilson.
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Our #WorkOftheWeek is ‘Interwoven’ – a cut paper work by Stevi Benson.
In this work, Benson explores the complex patterns, structures and connections found in forest communities. She takes us below the forest floor to reveal mycelium – a tangled mass of fine, fungal threads called hyphae.
A single teaspoon of healthy soil contains metres or even kilometres of mycelium. These delicate threads provide soil with much of its structure.
Interwoven was painstakingly made using a very fine surgeon’s scalpel. You can view it in our current exhibition #EarthMatters, on until 1 November at Inverleith House.
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🌱 Earth Matters
📅 20 Mar – 1 Nov 2026
⏰ Open daily 10:30 – 16:30
📍 Inverleith House
🎟️ Free Exhibition
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Image: Stevi Benson, Interwoven, 2025-6.
Photo: Charlotte Büchner.
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@rbgedinburgh@stevi_paper
A creative partnership with @designexhibitionscotland , Earth Matters is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and Edinburgh Geological Society, with special thanks to @jameshuttoninst . The exhibition is part of @edscifest , @edartfest , RSA200: Celebrating Together, and James Hutton Tercentenary 2026.
#EarthMatters #RoyalBotanicGardenEdinburgh #InverleithHouse
Find out more about the Botanics’ outdoor artworks this May on our monthly Art Walk. ☀️ Guided by a member of our Creative Programmes Team, you will be led around the garden and discover works by the likes of Ian Hamilton Finlay, Reg Butler, and many more!
🔗 Click the link in our bio to book your tickets!
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📅 Friday 22 May
⏰ 2.30 – 3.30 pm
🎟️ £11.55
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Image: Ian Hamilton Finlay (with Michael Harvey), Sundial: Umbra Solis non Aeris, 1975.
Photo: Ellen Watters.
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We are pleased to share that The Fungi Sessions Vol. 2 is out now! This new album from musician and composer Hannah Read is the next instalment in a growing body of work inspired by the world of fungi. 🍄
@rbgedinburgh visitors will be familiar with Vol. 1 from the Fungi Sessions audiovisual installation at the John Hope Gateway from August 2025 to January 2026. 🎵
This new suite immerses the listener on a journey, following the life-cycle of a fungus. The fruits of this album were inspired by the work of friend, mycologist and pioneer of fungi time-lapse footage, Dr. Patrick Hickey. The Fungi Sessions Vols. 1 and 2 are dedicated to Hannah's late father, the mycologist Nick Read.
The Fungi Sessions Vol. 2 is now available on most music streaming services and can be purchased through Bandcamp. Visit for more information.
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Photo Credit: Hannah Read
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📣 May Spotlight Talks
Experience a FREE talk at Inverleith House on the exhibition Earth Matters! Hear our knowledgeable volunteers shed light on their favourite parts of the exhibition.
There will be two different Spotlight Talks on Earth Matters this May: the first on Friday 8 May, and the second on Tuesday 19 May.
🔗 Click on the link in our bio to book your free tickets.
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📅 Friday 8 May and Tuesday 19 May
🕙 2 – 2.30 pm
📍 Inverleith House
🎟️ Free
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Image: Earth Matters, installation view in Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2026.
Photo: Ruth Clark.
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@rbgedinburgh
A creative partnership with @designexhibitionscotland , Earth Matters is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and Edinburgh Geological Society, with special thanks to @jameshuttoninst . The exhibition is part of @edscifest , @edartfest , RSA200: Celebrating Together, and James Hutton Tercentenary 2026.
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Happy Earth Day! 🌎
For our Earth Matters #WorkOfTheWeek today we are highlighting ‘Unearthed’ – a bench made for the exhibition by the artist Kelly Murray.
The clay-rich earth in this bench was collected from skips and building sites in Glasgow and mixed with straw grown in West Lothian to make a cob mix. In Scotland, nearly 700,000 tonnes of soil is sent to landfill each year, even though unfired earth can be infinitely reused or returned to the ground.
On this Earth Day, and every day of the exhibition, we invite you to sit down on ‘Unearthed’, look out over the Botanic Gardens, and appreciate how much EARTH MATTERS.
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🌱 Earth Matters
📅 20 Mar – 1 Nov 2026
⏰ Open daily 10:30 – 16:30
📍 Inverleith House
🎟️ Free Exhibition
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Video credit: Charlotte Büchner
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@rbgedinburgh
A creative partnership with @designexhibitionscotland , Earth Matters is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and Edinburgh Geological Society, with special thanks to @jameshuttoninst . The exhibition is part of @edscifest , @edartfest , RSA200: Celebrating Together, and James Hutton Tercentenary 2026.
#EarthMatters #RoyalBotanicGardenEdinburgh #InverleithHouse #EarthDay2026
Soil is everywhere, so get to know it! Let's step into our exhibition Earth Matters on #EarthDay 🌍
The exhibition marks 300 years since the birth of geologist James Hutton, and brings together the work of 30 artists alongside historic pieces.
Don’t miss Theory of the Earth, Hutton's groundbreaking book that laid the foundations of modern geology. Then look out across Edinburgh to Salisbury Crags, where Hutton found evidence that supported his ideas.
📍 Open daily at Inverleith House Gallery until 1 November 2026. Free entry.
Spill the Tea tours continue 🫖
Join us on the first Sunday of every month for a guided tour of Earth Matters, led by a member of the Creative Programmes team and followed by a chat about the exhibition with a cup of Earth Matters inspired tea!
🔗 Visit the link in our bio to book your space on a Spill the Tea tour this May or June.
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📅 Sundays: 3 May, 7 June, 5 July, 2 August, 6 September, 4 October
⏰ 10.30 am – 12 pm
📍 Inverleith House
🎟️ £8.83 (includes complimentary tea)
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Image: Earth Matters Preview, Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2026. Photo: Louise King.
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@rbgedinburgh
A creative partnership with @designexhibitionscotland , Earth Matters is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and Edinburgh Geological Society, with special thanks to @jameshuttoninst . The exhibition is part of @edscifest , @edartfest , RSA200: Celebrating Together, and James Hutton Tercentenary 2026.
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