Arts And Crafts events in Edinburgh
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Events in Edinburgh
Loanhead Indoor Market
Come along and support our local football club, Loanhead Miners Youth FC, and some other fab businesses at our indoor market in Bayne Memorial Hall, Loanhead!
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Rosslyn Chapel & Scottish Antiquaries Exhibition
Historic Environment Scotland Archives acquired the Rosslyn Album in 2021 and this exhibition presents images from the archive collections relating to Rosslyn Chapel and the contents of the album.
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The Crafters Roadshow - The Centre Livingston
Shop from the best in Scottish Crafts and support your local makers when The Crafters Roadshow comes to The Centre Livingston!
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Royal Rhyme Time
Join us in the historic Abbey Strand Centre for our special Royal Rhyme Time sessions for toddlers.
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Makers Market
Come along to the Makers Market in Portobello Town Hall for a gorgeous selection of handmade products from local makers!
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Newhailes Market
Come along to Newhailes monthly market where you'll find a fine selection of handmade goods; from jams and chutneys to pies and candles!
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Abbey Strand Art Club
Do you enjoy getting creative and learning about the past? If so then the Abbey Strand art club could be just for you. Suitable for 7-12 years olds.
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Beginner’s Sewing Class
Spend a full day in the sewing studio and learn how to use a sewing machine and make a cushion cover with your new sewing skills!
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Ocean Terminal Market
Ocean Terminal Market is a fantastic monthly weekend market with a great range of arts, crafts, food and drinks!
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Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path
The forthcoming exhibition Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path aims to bring this talented artist back to public attention.
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Sea Glass Jewellery Workshop - Creative 2
Come along to Joy Revival Design Studio for a relaxed and creative workshop where you will learn to make your very own sea glass jewellery!
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Art Classes for Adults and Kids
Join Livia for these fun, informal, chilled and small painting classes for adult and kids at Cramond Kirk Hall.
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Vivid Landscape Paint & Wine
Join Leith Makers for an evening of painting landscape in gouache on paper with artist Richa Goel Connor!
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The Edinburgh Sketcher Returns to Lauriston Castle
Edinburgh’s favourite sketcher makes a welcome return to Lauriston Castle and we are teaming up with him once again for some sketching workshops.
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Collect and Create Sea Glass Jewellery
Enjoy a creative afternoon workshop beach combing for sea glass then back to Joy Revival Design Studio where you will learn two different techniques to make your very own sea glass jewellery!
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Japanese language for kids age 6 -13
This is a special chance in Edinburgh for kids (Age 6 - 13) to learn Japanese language, crafts, food, art, and culture from a qualified Japanese teacher.
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Play With Plants
This summer experience the joy of the botanical world at Play with Plants, RBGE’s hands-on play experience at the John Hope Gateway.
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Wildlife Printmaking Exhibition
This exhibition at the Scottish Ornithologists Club presents the work of 4 printmakers inspired by wildlife and working with different printmaking techniques.
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Garment Making - 6 Week Evening Class
Spend 6 consecutive Wednesday evenings in the sewing studio with an expert tutor and make any garment of your choosing!
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Chris Ofili: The Caged Bird’s Song
The Caged Bird’s Song, Dovecot Studios' major tapestry with Chris Ofili, returns to Scotland in Summer 2024.
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Moyna Flannigan: Space Shuffle
In our 40th year, Collective is delighted to welcome back renowned Scottish artist, and early committee member Moyna Flannigan to present an exhibition of new work.
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Dennis Buchan
The Academicians’ Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of selected paintings by the renowned Arbroath-born artist Dennis Buchan RSA (1937-2023).
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Knit & Natter
Are you someone who loves to knit, crochet or cross stitch? Join us in The Coorie Café at One Dalkeith on Saturdays!
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Neuk Perspectives
Join us for a captivating exhibition featuring the diverse talents of 41 neurodivergent artists from across Scotland, brought to you by Neuk Collective in July!
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Summer Printmaking Courses
Edinburgh Printmakers have a range of courses this summer taking place over 3 or 4 days, including screenprinting, etching, relief printing, and the protected heritage craft of stone lithography.
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Family Fun Summer Crafts
Free Family Fun Summer Crafts from Parental Employability Support Midlothian. Come along and meet us at IKEA on Mondays from the 8th July.
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Summer Outdoor Club
Dynamic Earth’s Summer Outdoor Club is back. Join us for a week of fun and adventure in Holyrood Park, perfect for kids aged between 7 to 12 who love being outdoors and exploring the natural world!
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The Things You Forgot to Imagine
‘The Things You Forgot to Imagine’ is Joanne Pemberton’s newest body of work and will be showing at Leith School of Art from 8th July.
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Summer Woodland Explorers
Pack your child off to join us for a full immersion into Jupiter Artland’s magical landscape! it's a full day of creative activities and adventurous play.
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Plume Art Exhibition
PLUME is a multimedia exploration of ritualised idolatry and the perils of human folly and expectation told through the lens of imagined folklore. Catch it at Leith Makers in July!
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Skarbnystya
Born out of Glasgow artists’ response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Skarbnystya is an exhibition and sale celebrating Ukrainian artists.
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15 – Equinox
Contemporary Edinburgh artist Davy Macdonald celebrates his 15th annual solo exhibition with a stunning new collection of abstract, conceptual and figurative oil paintings at Dundas Street Gallery.
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An Irish Impressionist | Lavery on Location
Indulge your wanderlust when you visit this solo exhibition of paintings by the renowned Belfast born artist, Sir John Lavery!
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Corstorphine Art Group 2024 Exhibition
Don't miss the Corstorphine Art Group 2024 Exhibition at St. Ninian’s Church Hall from Saturday 27th July to Saturday 3rd August!
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Magical Menagerie Activity Day
Learn about the history of the Palace Gardens, where 500 years ago a medieval menagerie was home to a range of animals including lions, tigers and bears.
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Skills DIY Workshop
Make your own pine box at this workshop run by One Dalkeith on 27th July. Suitable for complete beginners or those looking to up their skills.
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Flying Flags
Join IKEA Edinburgh in their customer restaurant and let your child's creativity soar at our kid’s Flag Making Workshop!
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Make your own medal
Join us at IKEA Edinburgh for a fun and creative experience where children can design and craft their very own personalised sports medals – where everyone is a champion!
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Eco-Resin Coasters - Terrazzo Craft Workshop
In this fun workshop on 31st July you will learn how to work with eco resin, how to mix pigments, make terrazzo chips and turn them into a colourful pair or coasters for your home!
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Family Sewing Day
This Family sewing day for adults and children, at Artisan Stitch on 31st July, will teach you how to use a sewing machine and learn some basic sewing skills.
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Dovecot After Hours
Join us at Dovecot this August after hours and enjoy exploring Tania Kovats ongoing series 'SEAMARKS', followed by a guided tour through 'Chris Ofili: The Caged Bird's Song'!
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Exhibition: Allure of the Light
Catch this Fringe exhibition by artists Susan Macintosh and Leonie Rutter at Birch Tree Gallery in August!
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Geoff Uglow: Beyond the Clouds
Returning to The Scottish Gallery with a bold new body of work, Geoff Uglow presents a review of his formative years in Edinburgh and his Rose Series.
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Know Your Overlocker
Overlockers are amazing machines. This Know Your Overlocker workshop run by Artisan Stitch will show you how versatile your overlocker can be.
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Koji Hatakeyama: Scenes in Bronze
Recognised internationally as a master of his craft, Koji Hatakeyama presents a new series of bronze boxes for his fifth show at the Gallery.
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Modern Masters
The Scottish Gallery’s Modern Masters series showcases the Gallery’s unique position and ability to blend meaningful historical insights with the best of Scottish contemporary art.
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ætla Exhibition: A Celebration of Scottish Jewellery
During the Fringe Festival, ætla is hosting an exhibition of one of a kind work by jewellers who live in Scotland, were born in Scotland, and those working with local materials!
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Coburg House Open Studios
Venture inside Coburg House from 2nd to 4th August and take a peek into our working studios and see what we’ve been creating!
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Fringe by the Sea
Fringe by the Sea is back with a bang! With over 250 events between August 2nd and 11th in the beautiful seaside town of North Berwick, there's something to suit every taste!
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Overlocker Projects
Overlocker Projects is the sequel to the Artisan Stitch very popular ‘Know Your Overlocker’ class, and will teach you how to actually make stuff using your overlocker.
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Plasticine Cowboy
Meet ‘Plasticine Cowboy’, a new exhibition and comic created by Out of the Blueprint’s latest artist-in-residence, Jack Stamp during his residency in summer of 2024.
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Frances Priest :: Unfixing
We welcome Frances Priest to &Gallery this August for her debut solo exhibition, Unfixing, showcasing wall and plinth based ceramic pieces, as well as a series of work on paper.
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Introduction to Calligraphy
Join Panda Scribes at Out of the Blue Drill Hall on 3rd August and dive into a world where letters transform into captivating works of art, where each stroke of the pen tells a unique story!
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Leith Arches Craft Market
After a superb event at Leith Arches in April, Makers 'n Bakers Scotland return with a Summer Craft Market on 3rd August!
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ScotlandsFest: Bringing Scotland’s Literature to Life - Alan Riach
Join Professor Alan Riach, author of Scottish Literature: An Introduction for a dynamic encounter with literary luminaries!
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Powderhall Bronze Foundry Tour
Take a tour around Powderhall Bronze Foundry with directors Kerry Hammond and Brian Caster and learn about the ancient lost wax casting process to create the bronze sculptures.
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Better Dressmaking Course
Learn loads of tips and techniques to make your home sewing look less – well- ‘homemade’ at this Better Dressmaking Course run by Artisan Stitch in August!
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ScotlandsFest: Quines, Women of Scotland - Gerda Stevenson
In poetry and song, award-winning writer/actor/singer Gerda Stevenson presents the remarkable women from her acclaimed book, Quines: Poems in Tribute to Women of Scotland.
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The Underground Lectures: Allan Ramsay and Edinburgh Fashion
This talk is a behind-the scenes look at curating the National Trust for Scotland’s exhibition Ramsay and Edinburgh Fashion.
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Edinburgh Art Festival
The Edinburgh Art Festival, the UK's largest festival of visual arts, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and returns to the capital from August 9th to 25th.
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Eleven Painters Exhibition
Eleven Painters makes a much-anticipated return to the Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh from 9th - 14th August.
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Play with animation - Children’s animation workshop
Join us at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for an exciting children’s animation workshop and create your own video of a plant coming to life.
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Play with Printing - Children’s printing workshop
Join visual artist Lorna Gallagher for a joyful children’s printing workshop at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh!
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Burns Hootenanny!
Alastair Sim recites the poetry of Robert Burns as award-winning pianist Matthew Shiel performs Scottish folk music and other musical masterpieces inspired by the beauty of Scotland.
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Pressed Flowers Mini Tray - Eco-Resin Craft Workshop
Join Polymorphics for this workshop on 10th August and learn how to create your own flowery mini tray using eco-friendly materials!
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ScotlandsFest: Meet Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie - Barbara Henderson
With award-winning author, storyteller and drama teacher Barbara Henderson, the Stuarts leap from the page in this family-friendly interactive session that puts the story back into history.
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ScotlandsFest: The Places We Inhabit - Bashabi Fraser
Bashabi Fraser deftly challenges conventions in her poetry. Join her on a journey exploring the vast terrain of human existence to really appreciate and understand what makes up our habitats.
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Dressmaking Course - 3 Day Summer School
If you’d like to learn to make your own clothes, but are struggling to get started, or would like to improve your techniques, then this short course will give you a great foundation.
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ScotlandsFest: Collier Laddie - Rab Wilson
Close a pit, kill a community. Forty years on, Scots poet Rab Wilson relives the events of the 1984-85 UK Miners' Strike.
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Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians - BSL Tour
Join Art Guide Trudi Collier for a British Sign Language tour of Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians at The King's Gallery, Edinburgh on 14th August!
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Luminescence: Maria Rud & Tommy Smith
Don't miss this spellbinding audio-visual improvisation in the moment by internationally acclaimed artist Maria Rud and saxophonist Tommy Smith at St Giles' Cathedral from 15th - 17th August!
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Human Experience
The Artists’ Pool, a unique collective of international artists based primarily in London and Edinburgh, bring their new exhibition 'The Human Experience' to Dundas Street Gallery this August.
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Dog Life Drawing
Escape the hubbub of the Fringe and spend a relaxing hour sketching in the company of canines as you make your own pawsome masterpiece(s) to take home with you!
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Pressed Flowers Tray - Eco-Resin Craft Workshop
In this craft workshop, you will learn how to work with Eco-resin, how to mix pigments, make your own design with pressed flowers and turn it into a tray.
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unfixing :: ceramic and sound
&Gallery is pleased to host a one-off musical event which accompanies France’s solo exhibition 'Unfixing' on Saturday 17th August!
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ScotlandsFest: The History of Art in 100 Limericks - Angus Reid
All you’ll ever need to know about art served up in hilarious, bite-sized and rhyming mouthfuls, dripping with the venom of a Marxist / feminist / queer point of view.
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Eco Resin Earrings - Craft Workshop
Join Polymorphics for this workshop on 21st August and learn how to work with eco resin and how to create colourful earrings for any occasion!
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Light Lapse Workshop
Join Project Somnolence on 21st August for light lapse: a free creative workshop featuring experimental poetry, sound, drawing and light.
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ScotlandsFest: We Are Scottish Football - Julie McNeill
With a pen dipped in passion, Julie McNeill explores the emotional landscape of football, bringing to life the highs and lows, triumphs and tribulations that define the beautiful game in Scotland.
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This talk will explore the limits of speech and how we describe it in fiction across genres and formats.
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Tea Green Summer Market: National Galleries of Scotland: National
Join Tea Green for an unforgettable Summer Market at the National Galleries Scotland: National this August!
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Lauriston Castle Carnival
Did you know that the 24th August is Notting Hill Carnival? So we have decided to have our very own Carnival Morning here at Lauriston Castle.
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The Big Edinburgh Flea Market
Edinburgh's biggest Fleamarket is back at The Biscuit Factory on 24th August, filled with cool bric-a-brac, craft stalls, vintage fashion, thrift & Y2K and designer makers!
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Midnight Lunar Market - Fringe Edition
Midnight Lunar Market, Scotland's first alternative night market, presents their Fringe Edition on 27th August at The Voodoo Rooms.
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Coffee morning :: Meet the artist :: Frances Priest
Join us at &Gallery on Saturday 31st August to hear more about the Frances Priest exhibition over a coffee!
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Ideals: Basic Sewing Skills
Join Michaela from Beffi Studio on 31st August at One Dalkeith and learn some basic sewing skills.
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Make Your Own Incense Holder! One Day Workshop With Alex Sickling
Studio Frostwood are proud to host artist Alex Sickling for a one day workshop on 31st August, where you will model and decorate your own incense holder.
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Edinburgh Psych Fest
Edinburgh Psych Fest returns to Scotland’s capital on Sunday 1st September after the sell-out success of its inaugural year!
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Flavours Inspired by Art Dinner
Indulge all your senses in an experience like no other, where you can savour the flavours of the Portrait’s Collection with Chef Alec on 6th September!
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Art Walk Porty
Art Walk Porty is an annual arts festival held in September in Portobello, Edinburgh, featuring an eclectic programme of contemporary art, with a walking, participatory and live arts focus!
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Drawing from Within: Movement and Mark Making
Resident Susan Scarth is teaming up with Angeli Studios for a new one-day workshop at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall on 7th September.
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A Society Soiree: Georgian Style
Join Surveyor of the King's Pictures, and curator of the exhibition, Anna Reynolds on 20th September for an exclusive view of Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians!
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Student Sessions: Style & Society
Join us at The King's Gallery on 20th September for an exciting opportunity for students in arts, heritage and culture to explore to the exhibition, Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians!
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Shiver Me Timbers
Make a variety of gorgeous crafts with us at Lauriston Castle as we celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
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8 Week Watercolour Painting Course - Wednesdays
The Edinburgh Art Workshop is offering an 8-week watercolour course for beginner and intermediate artists, starting on Wednesdays from 2nd October.
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The Edinburgh Art Workshop is offering an 8-week watercolour course for beginner and intermediate artists, starting on Thursday from 3rd October.
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The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle
Where better to explore this year’s Big Draw than the amazing grounds of Lauriston Castle?
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Hallowe’en at the Castle
This Halloween come and enjoy some spooky activities in our historic castle. This will be a fun filled event with something for all the family.
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Through Line
Through Line marks the culmination of a series of four group exhibitions at the City Art Centre, spotlighting contemporary art and craft practice in Scotland.
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Festive Wreaths at Holyroodhouse
Join florist and Royal Warrant-holder Lottie Longman at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 12th December to create your own festive wreath to take home!
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Arts And Crafts Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Greenbank Garden Market
Greenbank Garden Market features a fantastic line up of top quality producers and makers bringing with them all kinds of wonderful foods, drinks, arts, crafts and artisan goods!
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A Very, Merry, Clarkston Christmas
One of the most popular festive events in East Renfrewshire, 'A Very, Merry, Clarkston Christmas', makes its return to Clarkston Halls & Car Park on Saturday 16th November!
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Barrhead Foundry Indoor Market
The Barrhead Foundry Indoor Market is your local indoor arts & crafts market held on the second Saturday of every month between March and October, with a festive weekend edition in November!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
ECO Fayre
Come along to this ECO Fayre with lots of eco and ethical stalls to browse at Bennochy Parish Church, Kirkcaldy on Saturday 10th August!
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Falkland Estate Monthly Makers and Producers Market
Enjoy browsing the monthly Makers Market held in our beautiful and unique spaces here at the Stables on the gorgeous Falkland Estate!
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Christmas Coffee Morning
Join Anstruther Improvements Association on Saturday 7th December for their Christmas Coffee Morning!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Crochet For Beginners
Always wanted to try your hand at crochet? This workshop from Sew Confident will get you right up to speed with this super popular craft that has recently has a serious resurgence!
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Quilting and Patchwork: Halloween Ghost
Get ready for spooky season in this quilted ghost class from Sew Confident! Level up your quilting skills in just an afternoon...
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Summer Pottery Sessions: Hand-Building / Zodiac Wall Hanging Workshop (BYOB)
Join The Craft Pottery Studio on Sunday 28th July for an immersive Ceramic Zodiac Wall Hanging Workshop with the incredibly talented Kerry!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
ArtyKids Club
Calling all dabbers, splatterers, painters, sketchers and make and menders! ArtyKiDs Club meets every Sunday morning to share ideas and get creative!
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New Lanark Market
New Lanark's regular indoor and outdoor market's showcase the best of hand-made products from designers and producers across Scotland!
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Beginners Complete Sewing Course
Sew You Can's Beginners Complete Sewing Course is perfect for beginners or anyone who wants to refresh their skills!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Art Class For Adults
Rundell Art's weekly Adult Art class welcomes people of all skill levels to explore and express their creativity!
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Beginners Sewing Course
Always wanted to learn how to use a sewing machine but just don’t know where to start? Then this four-week day/evening course from Thimbleberry Sewing could be the answer!
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Sewing Machine Taster Class
Have you have ever wanted to learn how to use a sewing machine, but not sure if it's for you? Then this Sewing Machine Taster class from Thimbleberry Sewing might be the answer!
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Here's a selection of Arts And Crafts Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Art Competition
TreeLink Stirling is running an Art Competition with the theme of ‘Your Favourite Tree’. The competition is free to enter and open to everyone.
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Beginners Sewing Summer School
Join us for a back-to-basics yet in-depth Beginners Sewing Summer School in our welcoming and well equipped Dunblane Studio.
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Open Sewing / Patchwork Quilting
Join us at Central Scotland School of Craft for this ten week block of open sewing sessions on Patchwork Quilting, supported by Stitchery founder Cassandra Belanger.
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Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair
Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair, Scotland's biggest monthly arts & crafts fair returns for its 19th year to Geilsland Country Estate, Beith!
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Largs Market
You'll find fresh produce and sweet treats, handmade crafts, jewellery, artwork, gifts, pet supplies and more at Largs Market every Saturday in Gallowgate Square!
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Mini Craft Market
Visit eight select small craft businesses at the Mini Market and get to know the people behind the products and support small business!
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Summer Artisan Market
Join Wylde Thistle for the second of their Summer Artisan Markets at the stunning Marine Troon - they've got 40 artisan makers, designers and producers bringing seasonal gifts and goods!
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Handmade in Ayr Market
Handmade in Ayr is a creative monthly market showcasing the best of Ayrshire arts and crafts at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, featuring quality Ayrshire & Scottish makers!
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