Functionsuite Galleries programme three dedicated art spaces within hospitals in Edinburgh and the Lothians. These are: The Link Gallery at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, St John’s Gallery at St John’s Hospital at Howden, Livingston, and The Gallery at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. The Pelican Gallery at the Old Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, closed in May 2003 when the hospital moved to its new site at Little France.

The galleries are the most visible contact point between the hospital community and Artlink Hospital Arts. They are open all year, 7 days a week. They have an estimated audience of 33,800 per annum.

The exhibition programme consists of exhibitions developed by Functionsuite, exhibitions of work by staff and patients (open submission), touring exhibitions and those selected from proposals. Our exhibition policy is to both reflect and engage with the hospital as well as presenting challenging new work to its community. By promoting exhibitions to the wider community outside the hospital we also aim to bring interested members of the public into the hospital to experience it in a different way. Exhibitions have included Psalm by Paul Rooney and Perceptions of Pain by Deborah Padfield.

Promoting debate around the exhibitions is a key intention. We organise events and workshops to facilitate this.

Contact:

Charlotte Collingwood
Gallery Manager
Functionsuite
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Morningside Terrace
Edinburgh
EH10 5HF

T: +44(0)131 537 6127

galleries@functionsuite.com