Is the Northern Lights trail worth a visit? From neon bridges to mirrored nightclubs, Sass MacDonald review Dumfries’s luminous winter festival. Read more.

The Royal Highland Centre hosts the Scottish premiere of Beyond Monet, joined by Beyond Van Gogh for a five-week festive run from 29 Nov.

Summerhall Arts and the Hugo Burge Foundation launch the In Vitro Residency, a paid 12-week programme for Edinburgh-based visual artists.

Museum of Edinburgh’s new Making a Statement explores craftivism past and present, from Jacobite glass to crocheted protest banners and climate panels.

Twenty-four artists swap materials by post for The Postal Exchange, a collaborative exhibition at Leith Makers, 15–26 October 2025.