Dovecot Studios Ltd

Dovecot is a world-renowned tapestry studio in the heart of Edinburgh and a landmark centre for contemporary art, craft and design!

About Dovecot Studios Ltd

	10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1LT
	01315503660
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Dovecot Gallery is a landmark centre for contemporary art, craft and design built around a leading international tapestry studio. The Gallery occupies an extraordinary building in the heart of Edinburgh working to programme, commission and produce exhibitions and events for audiences and clients who share Dovecot’s passion for making and the creative arts.

Visit Dovecot Shop for the best in contemporary Scottish design, and our cafe by the award-winning The Pantry at Dovecot.

Exhibitions are supported by Creative Scotland and the Dovecot Foundation.

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Upcoming Events at Dovecot Studios Ltd

Exhibitions

The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives

7th February 2025 - 28th June 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Discover this groundbreaking exhibition in partnership with the Fleming Collection, which for the first time showcases the Scottish Colourists in the context of their European contemporaries.

Workshops

Rug Tufting Experience Day

Selected dates between 15th February 2025 - 19th April 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Aimed at beginners, this intimate workshop at Dovecot Studios is an introduction to the art of electric gun tufting.

Workshops

3-Dimensional Stitch Workshop

22nd March 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Join Chloe Patience at Dovecot Studios on 22nd March to learn 3-dimensional stitches using thread!

Workshops

Paper Flower Making: Daffodils

22nd March 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Join Dovecot Studios on 22nd March and learn how to make beautiful paper Daffodils - an ideal gift for friends and family!

Workshops

Japanese Sashiko Rice Bag Workshop

29th March 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Create your own mini-ricebag, traditionally used to hold temple offerings of rice and other goods, at Dovecot Studio on 29th March!

Arts and Crafts

Japanese Boro Stitching Workshop

5th April 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Join us at Dovecot Studios on 5th April for a slow stitching workshop inspired by the Japanese Boro tradition of repeatedly mending fabrics!

Arts and Crafts

Paper Flower Making: Icelandic Poppies

5th April 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Come along to Dovecot Studios on 5th April and learn how to make beautiful Icelandic paper Poppies!

Workshops

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Selected dates between 19th April 2025 - 25th May 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

This tapestry weaving experience day at Dovecot Studios is a rare chance to learn the art of tapestry weaving at the UK’s longest running tapestry studio.

Talks and Lectures

A Century of Scottish Colourists with Alice Strang

22nd April 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Join Alice Strang, Curator of the National Galleries of Scotland’s Scottish Colourist series of exhibitions, for this talk on 22nd April.

Arts and Crafts

The Scottish Colourists inspired painting workshop

25th April 2025 - 26th April 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

In this two day workshop at Dovecot in April, celebrate the work of Peploe and Cadell and delve deep into their world of colour!

Arts and Crafts

Intermediate Embellishment Embroidery: Beading Techniques

26th April 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Join Chloe Patience for this intermediate workshop focusing on beading techniques at Dovecot Studios on 26th April.

Workshops

Introduction to Sashiko Stitching Workshop

Selected dates between 3rd May 2025 - 16th May 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Sashiko Stitching is a simple form of stitching with very satisfying results. Join Sue Crawley of Sunshine Designs Dollar at Dovecot Studios for this workshop.

Arts and Crafts

Paint and Pigment Workshop

9th May 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Working with artist Natalie Taylor, who exhibited her soil based paintings in 2022 at RBGE in the Living Soil exhibition, the workshop explores how to make paint from scratch from collected soils!

Arts and Crafts

Intermediate Embroidery: Stump Work

17th May 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Learn three-dimensional stitches using thread and wire with designer and embroidery specialist, Chloe Patience at Dovecot Studios on 17th May.

Exhibitions

Doug Cocker: Threads

24th May 2025 - 19th July 2025

Dovecot Studios Ltd, Edinburgh Old Town

Doug Cocker, one of Scotland’s leading sculptors, unveils a dynamic new body of work at Dovecot Studios in collaboration with The Scottish Gallery.

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