Artwork produced locally, by artists inspired by Scotland, its landscapes and wildlife dominate the programme in the conservation charity’s city centre exhibition space, but there are is also work inspired by countries and lifestyles from far beyond Scotland.

Gladstone Gallery is an unusual exhibition space, based in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. It is on the second floor of Gladstone’s Land, a restored 17th century tenement where visitors can discover what life was really like in Edinburgh almost 400 years ago.

Fiona Murray, Property Manager at Gladstone’s Land, said:

“We wanted to pull together a programme for our summer season that would showcase the best and breadth of local talent. Many of the exhibitions are created locally by Edinburgh-based artists and cover a wide range of media and subject matter to meet everyone’s taste. There is no admission charge for the Gladstone Gallery, so feel free to come and browse and buy at your leisure.

“We are lucky to have such a rich pool of artistic talent to draw on and hope that these exhibitions add a little extra to anyone visiting Gladstone’s Land over the summer.”

The summer season opens with Celebrating Richard, an exhibition of stained glass work and paintings by the late Richard Green who lived and worked in Blackness, West Lothian. See his stunning pieces in the 17th century setting of the Gladstone Gallery for two weeks, beginning on 1 July.

From 15 July to 3 August, a group of creative, local artists who work out of the Coburg Studios in Leith will take over the space at the gallery for an eclectic exhibition of hand made jewelry, handbags, accessories and artworks – all for sale.

The next exciting exhibition to take to the walls at Gladstone’s is another talented local artist. Andy McIntosh’s exhibition runs from 5 – 10 August. McIntosh focuses on mounted assemblage and exploring the potential beauty of discarded metals that are carved, rusted, cut, burned and scratched.

Nature stays in the frame for the following exhibition too - The Nature of Things – which runs from 12 – 17 August, is an exhibition of landscape and nature photography by David Finlay and the contemporary crafts of Jen L Macartney.

The next exciting exhibition draws its inspiration from far beyond Scotland. Jamie Chiu was born in Taiwan and belongs to the Ami tribe of aboriginal people found in the east of the island. He now lives and works in Edinburgh and his bright, vibrant pieces will be on display from 19 – 24 August. Jamie’s style has its roots in aboriginal and naive forms of artwork and is a fusion of Western and Asian influences and techniques.

Again, with a nod to nature, Catriona Reid, Catriona Simpson and Allan Robertson from the Edinburgh College of Art, will be exhibiting paintings, drawings, mixed media and 3D works based on various themes including space and light, human intervention on the landscape and contemporary skyscapes. Their pieces will be on display from 26 – 31 August.

The season concludes strongly in the first week of September as Ed Fielding, Paul Johnston and Hamish King exhibit photographs featuring Scottish landscapes and townscapes, as well as wildlife images.