Penny and Matt from LMN working with Tonic Arts. Image copyright to Euan Robertson

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Photographs of the pictures from the Mindful Walks in West Edinburgh event by Julia Murden.

2 April, 2025 – 24 September, 2025 / Tonic Gallery 1, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XU

  • Exhibition
  • Western General Hospital

Mindful Walks in West Edinburgh: An Art Exhibition by Julia Murden

Explore Julia Murden’s Mindful Walks in West Edinburgh exhibition at The Western General Hospital, featuring art inspired by mindful walking […]

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As part of the Edinburgh International Festival, the London Symphony Orchestra play at a Hospital in the Lothians. Image © to Mihaela Bodlovic

9 April, 2025 – 10 September, 2025 / Hospitals across NHS Lothian

  • Event
  • Musical performance
  • Royal Edinburgh Hospital
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
  • St John’s Hospital
  • Western General Hospital

NHS Festival Sessions

We’re thrilled to be continuing our exciting partnership with Edinburgh International Festival, bringing world class artists to perform for patients and staff across NHS Lothian.

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Our story exhibition, celebrating 200 years of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital

13 December, 2024 – 31 December, 2025 / Canteen, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

REH: Our Story

Celebrating 200 Years of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Step into the Mackinnon House canteen and take a journey through time! […]

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Artwork by Lesley Simpson

30 April, 2025 – 1 September, 2025 / Tonic Gallery, Dott Corridor, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Royal Hospital for Children and Young People

  • Exhibition
  • Royal Hospital for Children and Young People

Artists Within

Artists Within is an exhibition of artwork by NHS Lothian staff. We have had the pleasure of working in partnership […]

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little-astronaut, red-building by Jolanta-Pakla-Plebankiewic

7 December, 2024 – 30 August, 2025 / Astley Ainslie Hospital, 133 Grange Loan, Edinburgh EH9 2HL

  • Astley Ainslie Hospital
  • Exhibition

New Foto Photography Exhibition

New Foto is an exhibition that has been developed by our Tonic Arts programme in partnership with Stills: Centre for […]

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4 February, 2025 – 31 July, 2025 / Tonic Gallery, St John’s Hospital Livingston

  • Exhibition
  • St John’s Hospital

What does art look like?

Explore the vibrant world of artistic expression from NHS Lothian Charity’s Tonic Arts Art Collection. This collection, with over 2,500 […]

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Our Common Humanity, © Juli Bolaños-Durman

13 September, 2023 / Garden Lobby, Scottish Parliament

  • Event

NHS Lothian Charity’s Tonic Arts Showcase

NHS Lothian Charity was delighted to host an event at the Parliament, sponsored by Daniel Johnson MSP, to celebrate the […]

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LSO & Sir Simon Rattle © Mark Allan

14 August, 2023 – 16 August, 2023 / Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Western General Hospital

  • Musical performance

London Symphony Orchestra at NHS Lothian

Welcome to a remarkable event as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, featuring the world-famous London Symphony Orchestra performing a […]

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Artwork © Emelia Kerr-Beale as part of the Life under Lockdown project

12 April, 2020 – 12 June, 2021

  • Exhibition

Life Under Lockdown

One Pandemic. Seven Artists. Seven Generations. One Exhibition In June 2020 Tonic Arts created a  series  of micro-residencies  for  visual  […]

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1 June, 2023 – 30 August, 2023 / Royal Edinburgh Hospital

  • Event

Summer Fling

The Summer Fling is a celebration of art, creativity, culture, nature and community. Celebrating the great outdoor spaces of the […]

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