Explore the story of Scotland’s national animal, the unicorn

UNICORN: THE DEBUT EXHIBIT 13 April-22 September. Entry from £10. Perth Museum, St John’s Place, Perth, PH1 5SZ.

Unicorn explores the story of Scotland’s national animal and how it has endured as a symbol for the country throughout the ages, right. There are four themed galleries that showcase the unicorn’s presence throughout history and the role it has played in the evolution of Scotland’s heritage and identity. Discover iconic loans from around the world, interactive displays and seven newly commissioned artworks. https://perthmuseum.co.uk/

SHIFTING

13 April-3 May. Entry free. Upright Gallery, 3 Barclay Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4HP.

This exhibition, below, brings together two Edinburgh based artists: ceramicist Hazel Frost and printmaker Kim Minuti. Frost’s ceramics are hand-built and she uses several different clay bodies to create varied pieces.

Minuti takes her inspiration from nature and explores how we are shaped by the small things all around us. https://www.uprightgallery.com/

A PASTICHE OF DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES

13 April-25 May. Entry free. Glasgow Print Studio, 25+48 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QQ

David Osbaldeston is showcasing a new series of work featuring large-scale etchings and sequences of screenprints on linen and paper. For this exhibition, Osbaldeston has extended his working practice into new directions of production on a scale that hasn’t been seen since his first solo exhibition. http://www.gpsart.co.uk/

SOLO FEATURE: LINDSEY LAVENDER 13-17 April. Entry free. GreenGallery, The Coachouse, Buchlyvie, FK8 3NX.

Discover a collection of new work from award-winning artist Lindsey Lavender. The artist originally trained and practised as an architect and uses this in her art.

She’s particularly intrigued by the structural elements of cities and the ways in which light interacts with the mundane. https://greengallery.com/current-showdiary/

THE ART OF CUTTING THINGS OUT

13 April-15 June. Entry free. Borders

Textile Towerhouse, 1 Tower Knowe, Hawick, TD9 9EN.

Alison Kurke is an American collage artist who has been living in the Scottish Borders since the summer of 2023 and the artworks in this latest exhibition are an overview of a practice that has evolved over the last 20 years. https://www.liveborders.org.uk/ museums_and_galleries/find_your_ nearest_museum/borders_textile_ towerhouse.aspx

WHERE ARE WE LOOKING

13 April-4 May. Entry free. Compass Gallery, 178 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 4RL. Anna H Geerdes’s fourth exhibition at Compass Gallery has created a new collection of powerful and compelling paintings. Landscape is the main subject of her paintings and these have been beautifully presented but there are areas of disruption and disturbance as well as unexpected intrusions of other places and different times. http://www.compassgallery.co.uk/

THE WAY WE LIVE

13-19 April. Entry free. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny, Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG.

The Way We Live is a photography exhibition featuring students from Edinburgh Napier University that explores the different ways humans interact with the past, present and future. https://www.outoftheblue.org.uk/the-waywe-live-exhibition/

LE MONDE SANS FIN

13 April-10 May. Entry free. Institut francais d’Ecosse, West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF.

This original and eco-designed exhibition offers a selection of content and works that illustrate, and question, the major issues linked to the environmental crisis based on the bestselling book by Marc Jancovici and Christophe Blain.

This exhibit illustrates the meeting and dialogue between the two authors on the subject of energy and climate. https://www.ifecosse.org.uk/eventsagenda/le-monde-sans-fin-an-exhibitionon-the-ecological-transition/#/

ABIGAIL OSBORNE: COME BACK TO ME

13-18 April. Entry free. Whitespace, 76 East Crosscauseway, Edinburgh, EH8 9HQ.

This is the second gallery show, below, from collage artist Abigail Osborne. She works primarily in bright, primary colours to create art this is visually striking and also full of text. https://www. instagram.com/ abigailosbornecollage