Leith School of Art is a unique art school.  We are a small, vibrant community committed to the teaching and practice of art and design.  We believe it is essential to teach the critical elements of art and design to encourage substantial individual development.  The teaching itself is a creative process; we constantly renew and refresh the courses to stimulate and nurture the growth of each person’s artistic gift.  Our aim is to create a school with a vital artistic life emphasising both tradition and innovation, to produce work of distinctive quality and character. 

We have independent status, to enable us to concentrate our resources on teaching.  The School is small; this enables us to offer an art education that emphasises the whole person, in curriculum and pastoral care.

We are housed in the Norwegian Seaman’s Church, close to the port of Leith.  The building has a distinctive feel, sustaining a balance between history and the transformation brought about by its current use as multi-purpose studios.  We believe it is a special environment, which lends itself ideally to the creative process.