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

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11 March, 2025 / Online

  • Networking

Tonic Arts Network Event

Join us for our next online network event to discover more about our Havens participatory project, other staff wellbeing projects and how to develop them.

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Evergreen exhibition at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital

7 November, 2024 – 29 April, 2025 / Tonic Gallery, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Evergreen: a celebration of nature.

Immerse yourself in the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Join us for a captivating exhibition that explores the […]

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Handle with Care exhibition

7 December, 2024 – 15 May, 2025 / Tonic Gallery, Anne Ferguson Building, Western General Hospital

Handle with Care

In partnership with Edinburgh Printmakers, we are proud to present ‘Handle with Care’; an exhibition which explores the meaning and […]

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illustration by Amy Steele

20 November, 2024 – 8 April, 2025 / Tonic Gallery, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People/Department of Clinical Neurosciences

  • Dept of Clinical Neurosciences, Little France
  • Exhibition
  • Royal Hospital for Children and Young People

Storybook Way

Storybook Way is a vibrant site-specific exhibition captures the magic of picture books for all ages.

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29 November, 2024 – 1 May, 2025 / Tonic Gallery and outdoor exhibition, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

  • Exhibition
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Havens: Stories and Portraits from NHS Lothian

Discover the interesting and sometimes surprising places that NHS Lothian staff use as havens in their busy work lives.

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Artwork by Lesley Simpson

30 October, 2024 – 21 March, 2025 / Tonic Gallery, Anne Ferguson Building, Western General Hospital

  • Exhibition
  • Western General Hospital

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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Three portraits of Scottish LGBTI+ elders hung on a wall

8 October, 2024 – 21 January, 2025 / Tonic Gallery, St John’s Hospital, Livingston

  • Exhibition
  • Western General Hospital

Portraits of an LGBTI+ Generation

Our Portraits of an LGBTI+ Generation exhibition, in partnership with National Theatre of Scotland, shares a series of portraits of […]

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

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

  • Exhibition
  • St John’s Hospital

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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22 January, 2025 – 30 June, 2025 / Tonic Gallery, Livingston

  • Exhibition
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

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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