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The Fruitmarket Gallery at 45 Market Street in Edinburgh brings artists and audiences together through exhibitions, commissions, interpretation, education and publishing.
It hosts exhibitions showing new and existing work by Scottish and international artists in solo and group presentations, and also undetakes commissions which enables artists to develop and make new work.
The Fruitmarket is a not-for-profit organisation and a registered charity. It is partially funded by the Scottish Arts Council but generates the majority of its income through commercial sponsorship, and trading. Any surpluses fund its creative programme.
The gallery, which openned in 1974, is located in a building which was originally built as a fruit and vegetable market in 1938.
The Fruitmarket is centrally located in Edinburgh's city centre, and close to Edinburgh's Waverley station. It has an excellent café which is well used.
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