Open Studios

Continually updated calendar of open studio events near you and online in Scotland, the UK and beyond.

Painter Shona Barr

WASPS Open Studios Create a Buzz

You can wander the long corridors and visit artists in their workspaces at the Open Studios Weekend at WASPS on Glasgow’s Hanson Street.

Julia Macaulay, 'Light on the Subject' (part of a triptych)

Current Affairs: Art Walk Porty 2024

An exciting programme of art events, talks, walks, and open studios is promised in the annual Art Walk Porty, taking place between two weekends in September.

As part of an initiative called Emerge, which helps nurture emerging artists and makers in the region, ceramicist Lorna Phillips will demonstrate how to use local clays.

Spring’s Big Fling Returns

Scotland’s largest open studios weekend Spring Fling this year sees a record-breaking number of participants, with over 100 artists and craftmakers.

Pictured at her Birchtree Studio, Kate Downie RSA is one of the participants in this year's Open Studios North Fife

Get Up-Close with Open Studios North Fife

Open Studios North Fife is a great chance to see behind the scenes of almost seventy artists’, designers’ and craftmakers’ workspaces, in a lovely part of Scotland.

Jenny Burgess textiles

North East Open Studios – Back for 2023

North-East Open Studios (NEOS) is an award-winning collective of artists, makers and designers, who open their studios to the public every September, affording the opportunity to discover the wealth of talent around north east Scotland.

Louise Day, 'Flow 12', watercolour

Open, Wide: Cowal Open Studios

This year’s Cowal Open Studios features painters, glass artists, ceramicists, sculptors, photographers, jewellers, textile artists and woodworkers who make up a richly-varied cultural community inspired by the beautiful Cowal peninsula.

Julie Telfer McLaren in her studio

An Open Secret: Open Studios Ayrshire

Artists and craftmakers throughout Ayrshire and the Isle of Arran open their studio doors for the twelfth year of this popular event, giving visitors a glimpse into their secret worlds.

Bonita Ellmore, 'Circumnavigation', ink and oil pastel on paper

Open, Wide: Cowal Open Studios

This year’s Cowal Open Studios features painters, glass artists, ceramicists, sculptors, photographers, jewellers, textile artists and woodworkers who make up a richly-varied cultural community inspired by the beautiful Cowal peninsula.

Woodcut by Margaret Pitt

North East Open Studios – Back for 2022

North-East Open Studios (NEOS) is an award-winning collective of artists, makers and designers, who open their studios to the public every September, affording the opportunity to share discover the wealth of talent around north east Scotland.

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