Beauty in Benches

The BookBench Trail brings sublime sculpture and its adventurous art to Aberdeenshire and beyond. The trail runs from July to September 2025, after which each bench will be auctioned to raise funds for CLAN, a leading local cancer support charity. A small selection of Aberdeen central BookBenches are featured below. More information: CLAN website Aberdeen […]

cat parade

Kelly’s Cats adorn Aberdeen’s Union Bridge with feline flair. Designed by Sir William Kelly in 1905, the south balustrade cats were moved to Duthie Park in 1964 after the bridge was widened to accommodate shops. The Cat Parade featured here is a selection of artwork from 2016, a charity venture launched by the Bon Accord […]

Timeless Trail: Union Terrace Gardens

Aberdeen city centre has a remarkable selection of sculptures, as featured in Aberdeen City Council’s Sculpture and Curios Trail. In and near Union Terrace Gardens, classic and contemporary sculpture create an enchanting story in stone. At the corner of Union Terrace and Union Street, King Edward VII stands supreme. Below King Edward, Britannia breaks a sword […]

Timeless Trail: Aberdeen Art Gallery

Aberdeen city centre has a remarkable selection of sculptures, as featured in Aberdeen City Council’s Sculpture and Curios Trail. In and near the Art Gallery on Schoolhill, there is an exceptional trail of talent in sculpture and stone. Designed by William Macmillan RA, the War Memorial Lion in front of Cowdray Hall was officially unveiled on […]

Timeless Trail: City West End

Aberdeen city centre has a remarkable selection of sculptures, as featured in Aberdeen City Council’s Sculpture and Curios Trail. Here are some exceptional curios near to the West End of Union Street and Rosemount area. The Well of Spa was frequented by Scottish portait painter George Jameson in the 1600s. Jameson gifted a vault for the […]

Nuart 2024

Aberdeen City is once again ablaze with creative fire, its buildings host to bewitching and beguiling art. The flames of tantalising talent enliven the city, delivering this year’s theme of “living heritage.” Below are some of 2024’s paintings: Find out more at 2024.nuartaberdeen.co.uk

Union Terrace Gardens

An artistic amphitheatre overlooked by ancient architecture, Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens offer city centre symmetry and serenity. It is like entering a future world with one eye on a prestigious past. Recently reopened after a major redevelopment, the gardens provide a gentle respite from the city centre crush above, with a grand entrance staircase, tranquil […]

Nuart 2022

Nuart is back in Aberdeen, turning the urban landscape in to a creative canvas, attacking the granite grey with vibrant colour, accosting our eyes with invention and ingenuity. Since Nuart first arrived on our streets in 2017, more than thirty international street artists have gifted their art to Aberdeen, spreading culture like a benign virus […]

Light the north: the lighthouse trail

The North East of Scotland was lit up throughout August to October 2021 by a trail of painted lighthouse sculptures. The sculpture trail featured work from some of the UK’s most talented artists, in addition to smaller sculptures painted by school children. Thereafter the lighthouses are auctioned to raise money for the cancer charity CLAN, […]