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 Welcome to Paisley Art Institute

 

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   Supporting Artists since 1876

 

Paisley Art Institute has been at the forefront of promoting and supporting Scottish artists’ work since 1876. 
With its roots in Paisley’s rich industrial heritage as a textile town, its annual exhibition is now Scotland’s longest running showcase for artists’ work. 

 

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150 years calendar

Dec 03, 2025
Next year is a very significant one for PAI as it marks 150 years promoting art under that name. Before we were called an Institute, we were the Fine Art Society. If we combine the two periods we will have our 200 years anniversary in 2029. We go back to before Paisley had…
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British Art prize 2025

Nov 15, 2025
PAI Artist retired GP Margaret Borthwick has made the finals of the British Art Prize 2025 with her oil painting depicting a pond at the Calgary Art and Sculpture Trail in Mull. Margaret, from Kilbarchan, was inspired to create the painting after a family visit to Mull in…
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Morag Muir exhibition ends 16th Nov

Nov 14, 2025
Morag Muir PAI RSW: Through An East Coast Window 1st - 16th Nov 2025. Through an East Coast Window exhibition brings together a new series of paintings by Morag Muir, exploring the rhythms of daily life. Working from her studio overlooking the Tay Estuary and the city of…
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Joe Hargan - The Wee Picture…

Nov 13, 2025
PAI President Joe Hargan returns to Morningside Gallery with his 'The Wee Picture' exhibition starting on 22nd November through to 7th December. His tongue-in-cheek ‘Sniffy’ paintings are masterfully colourful paintings featuring the ‘sniffy’ rotund butler within gallery…
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