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Mark Astaire and winner Maria McStay
Astaire Art Prize winner announced for 2025
Maria McStay's work had a real 'Wow' factor, which won over the judges.
Tallulah Batley, La Maison Vert Mixed Media Dollhouse (MDF, plastic, emulsion, acrylic, misc dollhouse furniture)
Tallulah BatleyRSA New Contemporaries 2025 opens with artworks from 17 ECA alumni
Works selected from the 2024 Graduate Show are exhibited at the annual showcase.
Emilie Fielding, The Bees Were Here, 2025. Installation view. Courtesy Talbot Rice Gallery, the University of Edinburgh
Sally JubbTrading Zone 2025 - from endometriosis to medieval re-enactment
The exhibition of student work at the Talbot Rice Gallery shows an exciting breadth of inspiration.
Close up from Cailleach (after James Giles) - by Lyndsay McColl
Version Galore returns to the RSA, showcasing ECA students’ work
Third year students are exhibiting their responses to items from the RSA's collection.
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