Places - Perthshire Open Studios

Sammy Dent Artist

Sammy is showing large canvases as an installation to walk through and experience being immersed in the colour of her work, inspired by Richard Serra's enormous spirals, the paintings will be arranged in a cattle shed. Silk scarves will be available for sale with designs from her paintings.

Morna Goldie Art

Morna Goldie creates original paintings and high quality giclée prints from her garden studio.
Morna's art emphasises minimalist landscapes with simplified forms and evocative, muted colour palettes, creating serene and contemplative scenes. Inspired by the tranquility of Kintyre, she continually refines her distinctive style through sketching, photography, and canvases. Her aim is to promote the unique beauty of the West Coast of Scotland, offering emotionally evocative pieces that inspire and connect. Gift cards are also available.

West Carse Art Hub

West Carse Arts Hub is being hosted in West Carse Public Hall, a lovely hall, with lots going on.

Featuring craftspeople with decades of experience in their chosen crafts. Crafts available to buy and also “Make and Take”.

Dreams of a Potter

Sarah Dove ceramics

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I discovered the magic of clay relatively recently, but it has quickly become central to my creative practice. With a background in textiles, painting, and printmaking, I bring an intuitive, playful, and exploratory approach to working with ceramics.
I’m drawn to the unpredictable nature and wildness of clay—its ability to surprise and guide the process fascinates me. I often feel as though the clay has its own voice, and I enjoy responding to it as I work. Much of my inspiration is drawn from the natural world. Birds often find their way into my work—sometimes clearly, sometimes as a whisper of form or flight. Also, personal/life experience finds its way into creative endeavours; the wonders, stages and experience of motherhood.
I’m particularly captivated by texture, pattern, and colour—the possibilities in clay are truly endless.
My work ranges from functional stoneware, often wheel-thrown, to hand- built sculptural pieces and raku vessels. I create from my garden studio, nestled among trees and birdsong – a place where quiet magic seems always just within reach.

Upcycle in Aberfeldy

These three artists are all showing at the same venue at the Steading Balhomais Farm.
Upcycle in Aberfeldy
Mariposa Textile Design
Hazel Hay artist

K Laverock Textile Art

Kids Art Class

Creative arts and crafts classes for children and adults at a beautiful art studio in the Centre of Perth. There are kids’ classes, adult classes, family workshops, art parties, private workshops and lots more going on! A place of creativity for everyone! During POS, come and visit our wonderful studio, see a variety of amazing work by the pupils of Kids Art Class and have some fun being creative yourself, with the arts and crafts activities available to make on the day! There will be art to purchase too!

Right in the Centre of busy bustling Perth is where you’ll find the Kids Art Class studio. A spacious, bright, welcoming art space, where all ages and abilities can be creative and enjoy arts and crafts as a hobby. Originally started as after school art classes for children; we are now constantly expanding and currently run creative workshops for all ages! We have kids’ classes, adult classes, family workshops, art parties, private workshops and lots more going on! A place of creativity for everyone! At Kids Art Class no two things are often the same, so we never get bored! Each week we try our hand at new projects, experiment with different medium, enjoy learning new art skills and use lots of varied art materials and equipment. Projects are often upcycling and reusing materials. Check out our website and Facebook page for all we get up to!

Kids Art Class is owned and established by Sara Barr, a qualified Primary School teacher with an art degree from Duncan of Jordanstone College of art. After 20 years of teaching all ages and stages of the primary school setting, Sara decided to follow her dream of becoming an art teacher and started her own business ’Kids Art Class’. During her teaching career, art was always a passion of hers and she strongly believed in its positive impact on our mental health and well-being and saw firsthand the amazing life skills it provided her pupils with. Art is certainly not just about drawing pictures!

In 2022 Kids Art Class was ‘born’! At Kids Art Class we nurture creativity and are passionate about art and the positive impact it has on us. Everyone who attends our classes come to have fun and be creative, in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. All pupils are encouraged in a positive way to find their own unique styles and build confidence in themselves and their abilities while enjoying arts and crafts. After each class, everyone takes home an art piece they are proud of! In the words of a wise pupil…’We are here for fun, not perfection!’

For POS we will be opening our studio to showcase some of the wonderful creative work from our pupils across Perth and Kinross. We hope to inspire and encourage you to find your creative flair and come and join us on our art journey. There will also be opportunities for you to come and try your hand at different art projects in our studio and get creative yourself! (suitable for all ages). We shall also have some fun art and crafts you can purchase too!

Helen Chalmers Glass Jewellery

Helen and Chris use both Murano and Recycled Bottle Glass (especially Whisky Bottles!) in a process called Lampwork to create glass beads and pieces of jewellery in their home workshop in Pitlochry.

Mary’s Patch Glencarse

Marys’ Patch Glencarse, has a wide selection of patchworking fabric. We also have a varied patchwork teaching program running 4 days a week in our compact shop. A recent addition is our Q’nique 14+ long arm quilting machine, which has revolutionised our quilting and has made making larger quilts much more achievable.

We have a small range of patchworked items for sale.

We love Steampunk designs here. So we have a wide variety of Steampunk themed fabric, plus batiks, plains, patterned and as many colours as we can fit in a small space.

We stock a wide variety of different wadding’s.

We are also a busy teaching space and our small patchwork classes produce some amazing quilts on a weekly basis. Suitable for raw beginners and more experienced patchworkers, we cater for all ability levels.

Alder Gallery at Mary Arnold-Forster Architects

We are an architecture studio working throughout Scotland and the UK. Our office in Dunkeld is also home to Alder Magazine and Alder Gallery which showcases artists and makers who share our interest in landscape and materiality. This September we will be exhibiting work from multidisciplinary artist Kim Canale.

Perth Creative Exchange

Join us at Perth Creative Exchange for another fantastic Open Studio event!
All under one roof you’ll find paintings, ceramics, felt work, embroidery, bookbinding, printmaking, textiles, and much more! This year also includes an incredible tenants’ exhibition in our Gannochy Gallery.

Artist opening their doors include:
Ceri White Studios
Creative Catalyst Scotland
Marion Archibald
Kerri Laverock Textile Art
Caitlin Hanna
Morven Stewart

The Perthshire Gallery

The Perthshire Gallery showcases a wide variety of contemporary art, artists and makers, demonstrating our intention to make art accessible and enjoyable for all. We have strived to create a calm and welcoming space that excites and surprises too.

Throughout the week, a fantastic lineup of local artists will be joining us at the gallery, offering live demonstrations of their creative processes and engaging with visitors. Here's the schedule of artists sharing their work:

Saturday 6th September - Shona Harcus - Painting Demo
Monday 8th September - Cathy Wagstaff - Sketching Demo
Tuesday 9th September - Terry Kirkwood - Talking Art
Wednesday 10th September AM - Nicola McCabe - Ceramics Demo
Wednesday 10th September PM - Kate West - Gelli painting & Collage
Thursday 11th September PM - Gayle Drummond - Textiles Demo
Friday 12th September PM - Gayle Drummond - Textile Demo
Saturday 13th September PM - Derek Allan - Gemstones & Jewellery

Don't miss this chance to meet the artists and see them in action.

Rhona Kirkpatrick Art

Rhona Kirkpatrick – a mixed media artist creating paintings of shoreline, mountains and landscape. She draws inspiration from the surrounding countryside, the West Coast and mountains of Scotland. She has exhibited with the The Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour in Edinburgh and Glasgow and exhibitions throughout Perthshire and Angus.

Station Cat Pottery

The Station Cat Pottery home is a repurposed 1950s Railway Carriage on our Farm in Highland Perthshire. The Carriage is split into workshop and Gallery space, and from here I spend my days redesigning discarded and disused objects into new pieces of art.
I use Clay,wire, glazes and paints along with engine parts and mechanical hardware to create my pieces.
Im also a keen student of the Cello, and love to incorporate discarded bits of musical instruments into creations. Some of my pieces also have my original poetry on them.
We have a Joyful existence here with our animals, our vintage finds, and being surrounded by the natural world is a constant source of inspiration to me.

Anne Russell

I am an Orcadian Artist/Printmaker working in a variety of printmaking techniques from etching, relief and one-off monoprints – all individually hand inked and printed as limited editions. Also on show, from my studio garden are mixed media drawings along with a selection of greetings cards, all inspired by the beautiful landscapes and coastal areas around Scotland.

Hazel Ritchie Art

Hello. I create colourful artwork mainly in paint and collage. I find joy in nature, pattern and the everyday world and use this as my inspiration.

Rannoch Studio

Rannoch Studio is a contemporary art gallery and coffee shop nestled in the heart of Kinloch Rannoch.

Rannoch Studio is the creative home of photographer and graphic designer Ron Dekker and his wife Jane. Together they are curating a space to showcase their own work along with that of other creatives who have been inspired by this stunning area.

Gallus Glass

• I am a graduate of Glasgow School Of Art , Honours Degree in Drawing and Painting 1983. I started to work in stained glass as a complement to my painting.
I specialising in original, affordable free hanging leaded glass panels in contemporary and traditionally based designs. But also work on commissions, large and small, for individual clients and undertake repair and restoration work.
I am influenced by the dominating Scottish landscapes and by the tradition of historical stained glass work, translating them into my own contemporary style.
The glass has a huge range of possibilities of colour, intensity and texture and this can often dictate the design. Stained glass is experiencing a revival in interest as people realise the value of traditional crafts. Glass panels, however small, are always a point of focus in the home or public environment and respond well to changes in light as the day and seasons progress.
Lately I have been exploring narrative pieces that represent People Places and Time.
I am lucky enough to be able to work at home and have had a spectacular bespoke studio built for me in my garden. For Perthshire Open Studios I am delighted to have been asked to join other amazing artists at the Barns.

The Shed Gallery

The Shed Gallery is in the peaceful surroundings of Kinloch Rannoch, a scenic drive from Pitlochry or Aberfeldy. As a landscape and fine art photographer I concentrate my work based around where I live showcasing what my part of the world can look like in the right conditions making it look other worldly.

Olivia van Hooft Art

Working predominantly in the medium of ink on paper, Olivia focuses on the techniques of stippling and line work to create drawings inspired by pattern and nature combined with the spirit of our shared landscape and fauna.

BlueYonder Ceramics

Come and see me at work in my home studio in Birnam.
I make wheel thrown functional and decorative wares with a focus on glaze combinations and finishes.
Many items for sale or just come and see the process.

Kay Naitby Art

I’ve enjoyed drawing since I was a child, and as time has gone by I’ve found that I like most forms of creativity that use my hands, be that drawing, painting, throwing or hand building with clay. I love experimenting with new techniques and tools of the trade.

Andy Laycock

The landscape’s changing light, hues and shades have fascinated me since I was young. I strive for my paintings to come alive through focussing on changing light and shadows. Using a mixed medium from oil, acrylic & pastels. I work in layers exploring variations of colour and texture.

The Wee Pixel @ Catriona Studio

I’m a composite photographer and writer capturing ideas and creating handmade books inspired by my environment and current issues. I love playing with the illusion of depth. This can be seen in my boxed prints and concertina cards, creating spaces where your imagination can explore. Do come: relax, read and roam.

Tea with Jud

Tea with Jud has relocated! Visit Jud at her new home built workshop. There will be lots of colourful pottery for sale, including seconds and experiments. Tea, Coffee and Home Baking will also be available.

Tim Cracknell

Tim's work uses both ancient and contemporary processes: bronze sculptures cast using the lost wax process that dates back thousands of years, and digitally-created images using modern and evolving technology. The bronze pieces range from classical, figurative pieces to modern abstracts. The digital work embraces both traditional landscapes and post-modern explorations of the human form. There are sculptures and prints to purchase, and cards are accepted.

Tim has been working as an artist for forty years. His work has been on view at the Royal Scottish Academy Summer Exhibition, The Holy Art exhibition in London, and in local galleries.

In any season,Glen Lyon is one of the most beautiful in Scotland. Tim's studio is in the converted stables of a beautiful old coach house set in a lovely garden and woodlands. You may well catch Tim at work, and see and hear about the processes that transform a clay model into a finished bronze. You may even get the opportunity to try your hand at making a model in clay.

There is a ramp to facilitate access to the venue, which has a toilet.

hazelhayart

I work in acrylic and mixed media. My inspiration comes primarily from the landscape. I like to express the moods and feelings of the subject in an impressionistic style.

Miriam Lloyd

Four Seasons at Fordie: Braefordie Artist in Residence

During 2024-2025, Lloyd is Artist in Residence at Braefordie, a remote off-grid bothy on Fordie estate in Perthshire. The estate is undertaking an ambitious re-wilding project and Lloyd is observing the changing landscape through the seasons. The residency will culminate in her exhibition for Perthshire Open Studios 2025.

Stewart Graham – Sunnybank Art

Painter of Scottish landscapes, both traditional oil landscape painting and modern digital illustration. Stewart paints from life & from reference images based on his travels. Subjects include mountain views, coastal scenery, forest trails and rural villages. Commissions welcome. Demos available.

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