About the Travelling Gallery
Travelling Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in a bus, it is a national service with the exceptional ability to reach communities and people across Scotland.
We recognise that art can change lives and we create fair conditions and remove barriers to allow access and engagement to audiences in their own familiar surroundings.
The gallery space offers an open and welcoming environment for people of all ages, background, and abilities to discover and enjoy contemporary art.
Travelling Gallery is a much loved and respected visual arts organisation. 2018 marked its 40th anniversary and we take pride in the fact that Scotland is committed to taking art into its communities.
“If art is for everyone then surely Travelling Gallery is the best example of that.” Andrew Menzies, driver/guide
Over the past forty years, Travelling Gallery has brought innovative exhibitions to every part of Scotland reaching hundreds of thousands of visitors and school pupils.
Travelling Gallery is a ‘not for profit’ organisation, regularly funded by Creative Scotland and supported by the City of Edinburgh Council.
Travelling Gallery team & Advisory Group
Travelling Gallery Team
Jo Arksey, Learning and Engagement Officer
Louise Briggs, Curator
Vicky Konieczny, Adminstrator and Operations Coordinator
Andrew Menzies, Driver and Operator
Travelling Gallery Advisory group
Alicia Bruce, Artist, photographer, community collaborator and activist
Gillian Findlay, Curatorial and Engagement Manager, Museums and Galleries Edinburgh
Ailsa Macfarlane (Chair), Head of National & International Partnerships, National Museums of Scotland
Susan McAteer, UX researcher and designer, National Museums Scotland
Margaret McCormick, Arts and Communities Lead at Platform, Glasgow & Collection and Exhibitions Lead, Art in Healthcare
Fiona McDougall, Exhibitions Manager/ Art Curator, Scottish Parliament
Christine McLean, former Head of Cultural Heritage & Wellbeing, OnFife Cultural Trust
Kath Pierce, Co-Founder/co-Editor of Somewhere: For Us LGBTQ+ magazine, and co-Founder of Cairngorms Pride CIC
Keely Sheahan, Arts and cultural professional
Thomas Whittle, Artist and Parking Development team, City of Edinburgh Council