2025

Exhibitors: 394

Participating Groups: 19

Visitors: 2647 (the highest yet!)

Spaces: Summerhall (Sciennes Galleries, Corner Gallery, War Memorial Gallery, Invitro Gallery, Cafe Gallery)

The year… that 91 canvases were submitted to a ‘Comfort & Disturb Canvas Installation’; an area was created where visitors could sit and talk, and take time to answer: ‘What does it mean to you?’. There was an Audio Described tour for people with visual impairment in collaboration with See with Me from the Fruitmarket Gallery and OOSOOM Uncovered event had around 120 guests, and we gave away 1000 Out of Sight Out of Mind stickers!

2024

Exhibitors: 310

Visitors: 1961

Spaces: Summerhall (Meadows Suite, Corner Gallery, War Memorial Gallery, Sciennes Gallery, The Cafe Gallery, The Basement Galleries)

The year… where visitors were invited to ‘Make Yourself Visible’, by adding a portrait of themselves to the exhibition.

2023

Exhibitors: 213

Artworks: 153

Visitors: 1769

Website visitors: 987

Spaces: Summerhall (Meadows Suite, Corner Gallery, War Memorial Gallery, Basement Galleries)

The year… we created space for accessibility materials and wrote all over the walls!

2022

Exhibitors: 227

Artworks: 172

Spaces: Summerhall (Meadows Suite, Corner Gallery, War Memorial Gallery, Sciennes Gallery, The Cafe Gallery, The Basement Galleries)

The year… we celebrated our 10th year anniversary and commissioned a film!

2021

Exhibitors: 129

Artworks: 93

Visitors: 610

Online launch: 84

Website visitors: 2,212

Spaces: Summerhall (Meadows Suite, Corner Gallery, War Memorial Gallery)

The year… we planned the exhibition on Zoom for a second time. The exhibition happened at Summerhall Galleries, and online again.

2020

Exhibitors: 83

Artworks: 81

Visitors: 163

Online launch: 128

Website visitors: 1,268

Spaces: Summerhall (Meadows Suite, Corner Gallery)

The year… we planned the exhibition together on Zoom. We launched this website. Visitors to Summerhall had to book to see the exhibition in ‘households’. We received funding for another 8 years of OOSOOM.

2019

Exhibitors: 118

Artworks: 280

Visitors: 1,588

Spaces: Summerhall (Basement, Café), Central Library

The year… we had loads of volunteers.

2018

Exhibitors: 153

Artworks: 354

Visitors: 1,974

Spaces: Summerhall (Basement, Café), Central Library

The year… we had the most artworks.

2017

Exhibitors: 165

Artworks: 270

Summerhall Visitors: 1,544

Spaces: Summerhall (Basement, Café), Central Library Cabinets, Forest Café Roots Gallery, CAPS Office at Argyle House, University of Edinburgh Chaplaincy, Royal Edinburgh Community Hospital Gardens, Edinburgh Napier University Sighthill Study Room, Augustine United Church Windows

The year… we took over the city! OOSOOM logo was made.

2016

Exhibitors: 110 (approx.)

Visitors: 1500 (approx.)

Spaces: Summerhall (Basement, Café, War Memorial Gallery, Tom’s Office), Central Library Cabinets, Space Artworks Gallery, Jeelie Piece Cafe

The year… we had some rather unusual spaces in Summerhall and the first year having a photographer document the launch.

2015

Exhibitors: 105

Summerhall Visitors: 823

Spaces: Summerhall (Basement, Café, corridors), Central Library Cabinets, Leith Library, Space Artworks Gallery

The year… we first had the entirety of the basement.

2014

Exhibitors: 40 (approx.)

Summerhall Visitors: 626

Spaces: Summerhall (Meadows Gallery and Café), Ocean Terminal, Central Library Cabinets, Chaplaincy, Portobello Library

The year… Out of Sight Out of Mind became the exhibitions brand.

2013

Exhibitors: 20-30 (approx.)

Summerhall Visitors: 600

Spaces: Summerhall (Small Animal Hospital)

The year… of the first Out of Sight Out of Mind exhibition! Several individual artists and groups came together to create a provocative exhibition in a unique space.