This year, to mark its 200th birthday, the Royal Scottish Academy is organizing a series of major exhibitions, performances, and talks celebrating Scotland’s rich relationship with art. The year opens with Richard Demarco’s photographs of Marina Abramović’s first performance of Rhythm 10 at the Edinburgh Festival in 1973. “A Personal Odyssey,” on view from August to September, highlights major works by the acclaimed Scottish painter Joyce W. Cairns, including paintings from her seminal “War Tourist” project. Finally, “Origin Stories” explores contemporary Scottish art through the framework of the student-teacher relationship. —Paulina Prosnitz