RSA exhibition to explore art inspiration and process

The 185th RSA Annual Exhibition will explore the inspiration and process behind some of Scotland's most renowned artists.

The RSA Annual Exhibition is one of the longest-running and most prestigious exhibitions of contemporary art in Scotland and opens on Saturday 30 April at the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture in Edinburgh.

This year's curated element, Hidden Aspects of the Artist's Work - Inspiration and Process, features 20 invited artists selected by the convenor from the RSA membership and the broader Scottish arts community.

They include internationally renowned Scottish artists such as "New Glasgow Boy" Ken Currie, Beck's Futures Award Winner Toby Paterson, the Queen's Painter and Limner in Scotland Dame Elizabeth Blackadder RSA and, in an unusual twist to the exhibition programme, the composer Thea Musgrave HRSA will be presenting a piece titled Turbulent Landscapes inspired by the works of Turner.