After a successful inaugural year, NT Art Month will return to Edinburgh in 2024 to celebrate independent art galleries across the Scottish capital. 

Taking place throughout June 2024, the festival will encourage visitors to experience the wealth of gallery spaces Edinburgh has to offer, with a particular focus on community engagement. The 2023 edition of the festival featured 11 galleries and community projects with St Mary’s RC Primary School and Urban Angel Café. 

Emily Walsh, Managing Director of The Fine Art Society who participated in NT Art Month 2023 says, ‘The Fine Art Society is delighted to participate in the second NT Art Month; a celebration of Edinburgh galleries that, I hope will encourage first time visitors to the city’s art scene to come and look and to welcome back those already familiar. 2 In the current climate, a celebration of independent spaces is more important than ever, and the festival opened up the Edinburgh art scene to tourists and locals alike, many of whom had never visited these galleries before. NT Art Month seeks to bring the commercial art sector to a diverse range of audiences, especially to those who may not have interacted with these galleries before.’

Festival organiser Chloé Nelkin said, ‘Following the success of the inaugural NTAM last summer, I’m delighted to announce that the second edition will take place in June 2024. NTAM received overwhelming praise from residents and tourists alike, and hearing Edinburgh’s New Town residents speak about how they’d never previously visited the galleries on their doorsteps demonstrates the need for this festival and how valuable it is to support these small independent spaces. 

‘In the current climate, they can struggle to survive and drive footfall through their doors and I’m so glad that NT Art Month is able to lend them support and visibility. I’m excited for the 2024 edition.’

Further details on the festival will be announced in due course. Follow NT Art Month on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for more information. 

NT Art Month will take place throughout June 2024.