Arcadia Scotland

Arcadia Scotland looks forward to welcoming our Summer students! We have designed a program of events that we hope will enhance your experience in Scotland. Below is a first glance of the excursions that will be taking place in Scotland throughout the…

From bagpipes to fiddles, the sounds of traditional Scottish music are known the world over.  Despite having roots in the medieval period, secular Scottish music started to take off after the Reformation with references to bagpipes as early as 1547. The…

April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring festivals and events across Scotland which are not to be missed!  As the days grow longer, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews and Stirling all have festivals, which offer of activities and…

*Photo by Alison Pirie from Chapman University, studying at the University of Glasgow:- 'Old Man of Storr', Portee  It has been a fantastic semester so far in Scotland and there have been many memorable moments during the Spring Arcadia excursions throughout…

The term is in full swing now and hopefully everyone is getting the hang of classes, tutorials, labs and other academic obligations. While you are probably finding both similarities and differences between the academic approach embraced at your home school…

This Spring semester students studying in Scotland, Ireland and England had the opportunity to meet in Dublin to discover and explore the history, importance and relevance today of the Easter Uprising of 1916. The events scheduled over the weekend provided…

Art and Culture Mark Thomas: Trespass 2 March, Tolbooth, 8pm A mix of theatre, stand-up, journalism, activism and mayhem as Mark tries to create playgrounds in modern cities. The Trials of Galileo 9 March, Macrobert Art Centre, 7:30pm A look at…

Art and Culture Draw the Line: Old Masters to the Beano Throughout March, McManus Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum An exhibition of drawing featuring figure studies and portraiture, illustration, preparatory sketches, landscape and topography by historic…

Art and Culture Nick Hedges: A Life Worth Living Throughout March, Street Level Photographs Photographs of people forced to live in slum housing, taken by the photographer between 1968 and 1972 for the housing charity Shelter. The Ballet of the Palette Throughout…