Caring Scotland
Ten Portraits Exhibition
Touring to Mull, Inverness, Shetland, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dumfries, Stranraer, Forfar & Glenrothes
Apr 2026 - Feb 2027 | Scottish Tour
Overview
Explore the stories of ten care-experienced individuals, captured by the dramatic and atmospheric portraiture of photographer Chris Scott (pictured above). Inspired and informed by the personal stories of ten contributors to the Caring Scotland project.
Chris is a Scottish photographer with a care-experienced background, whose unobtrusive photography style captures the essence and personality of the people he photographs.
Ten Portraits is part of Caring Scotland, a three-year listening project led by acclaimed playwright Nicola McCartney documenting and recording the lives of Care Experienced people in Scotland.
Ten Portraits opens at An Tobar, The Snuff, Mull before touring to venues and gallery spaces across Scotland. The One Hundred Voices installation will also be touring to a number of venues alongside the Ten Portraits exhibition from Aug 2026 – Oct 2027.
Lead Artist: Nicola McCartney
Photographer: Chris Scott
National Theatre of Scotland in partnership with Who Cares? Scotland and the National Library of Scotland, funded with an award from The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Supported by The Weir Charitable Trust and The Rayne Foundation
About The National Lottery Heritage Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Caring Scotland is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
| Venue | Dates | Times |
|---|---|---|
| An Tobar, Mull | Mon 6 - Thu 30 April, 2026 | 10am - 4pm |
| Inverness Museum | Tue 5 - Fri 29 May 2026 | 10am - 5pm |
| Mareel, Shetland | Tue 2 - Fri 26 Jun 2026 | 10am - 9pm |
| Aberdeen Music Hall | Wed 1 - Fri 31 Jul 2026 | 10am - 6pm |
| Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh | Wed 12 - Fri 28 Aug 2026 | TBC |
| Citizens Theatre, Glasgow | Wed 2 - Sat 12 Sep 2026 | times vary between 11am & 9pm |
| Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries | Thu 17 - Sat 19 Sep 2026 | times vary between 11am & 8pm |
| Millennium Centre, Stranraer | Thu 24 - Sat 26 Sep 2026 | times vary between 11am & 8pm |
| Reid Hall, Forfar | Thu 1 - Sat 3 Oct 2026 | times vary between 12pm & 8pm |
| Rothes Halls, Glenrothes | Thu 8 - Sat 10 Oct 2026 | times vary between 10am & 8pm |
| Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh | Sun 1 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027 | TBC |