Craft & Design

New Artists for October at Artisan& Gallery Aberfeldy
Until 20 Nov
Aberfeldy’s Artisan& Art Gallery’s new exhibition features jewellery by Zoë Mion, alongside Rachel Davies, Andrew Hunter, Angela Thomson and Ros Macdonald.

The Nomads Tent Edinburgh: Pat Archibald – Nomadic Inspirations: a quilting journey
Online exhibition
The Nomads Tent in Edinburgh is launching its first exhibition since lockdown, with local textile artist Pat Archibald presenting her students’ annual show and her own work, in the result of a year-long creative process.

Maisie & Mac
Now reopened, Maisie & Mac’s shops in Cupar and Dundee are displaying and selling a wide range of craft and art.

Dovecot Studios Edinburgh: Mid-Century Modern – Art & Design from Conran to Quant
From 15 Jul
Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios has reopened, and is staging an exhibition celebrating the heady era of 20th-century modern design revolutionaries such as Terence Conran and Mary Quant.

Dovecot Studios Edinburgh: Art Happens Appeal
Until 23 Jul
Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios is looking for support for its Art Happens initiative, to stage a major exhibition of the work of exceptional weaver Archie Brennan. The Studios opens its doors on 15th July, resuming its ‘Mid-Century Modern’ exhibition.

The Scottish Potters Association: Land Sea & Fire
Until 12 Jul
The Scottish Potters Association’s members’ exhibition is available to view online, with 21 exhibitors and over 100 individual exhibits, available to purchase.

GMTF: Glass Meet The Future Film Festival
Online exhibition, 3 – 17 Jul
A new festival of film screenings, GMTF – Glass Meet the Future – launches on 3rd July, spearheaded by Caithness glass enterprise North Lands Creative.

Scottish Galleries: Reopenings
From 29 Jun
An important week for Scottish art galleries as they begin re-opening, subject to Scottish Government guidelines. We have compiled a tentative list and are inviting people to let us know more, so we can add more galleries as they open.

Perthshire Creates: Digital Design Market
Online market, 2 – 5 Jul
Perthshire Creates is an online platform showcasing the arts and creative community in the area. A Digital Design Market is planned for early July, offering original artworks and design in one online space.

Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh: Scottish Paintings & Sculpture
15 Jul, 6pm
Edinburgh auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull’s next live sales event, Scottish Paintings & Sculpture, is scheduled to take place in its saleroom, with limited sale attendance places available by appointment. The catalogue is available online.

Gallery Q Dundee: Dundee & Beyond
Online exhibition, until 4 Jul
Gallery Q Dundee continues online with an exhibition of paintings and prints of streetscapes and landmarks by six differing artists.

North Light Arts: What If?
A retrospective of ten years of North Light Arts’ environmental arts initiatives.

Perthshire Artisans
Online
A new website showcases a group of talented Perthshire artisans, including painters, printmakers, illustrators, ceramists and jewellers who live and work in this inspiring part of Scotland, with all works available to purchase.

Artisan& Gallery Aberfeldy: Online Exhibition
Online exhibition
In response to the lockdown, Aberfeldy’s Artisan& art gallery has enhanced its website into a searchable online collection of hundreds of pieces of mainly locally-produced art and craft.

The Society of Scottish Artists: Urban Departures
Online exhibition, from 2 Jun
The Scottish Society of Artists’ Urban Departures exhibition will launch online at 7pm on 2nd June with a webinar and discussion, showcasing on artists who manipulate different materials using print, and centring around current conversations in printmaking.

Gallery Q Dundee: Pete Monaghan & Elizabeth Haines
Online exhibition
Gallery Q Dundee’s second online exhibition features the work of Pete Monaghan and Elizabeth Haines, specifically curated for online display.

Spring Fling 2020: SF | At Home
Online event, 18 – 25 May
From its Dumfries & Galloway base, Scotland’s largest open studios event is online this year: ‘SF | At Home’ is billed as ‘a brand new suite of digital activity to bring creativity into your homes’.

Dovecot Studios Edinburgh: Weave a Rainbow
Online activity
Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios is closed due to the public health situation, but inviting its social media followers to support its Weave a Rainbow initiative.

Gallery Q Dundee: Spring Selection
Online exhibition
Gallery Q Dundee’s first online exhibition features a wide variety of visual art specifically curated for online display, much of which can be purchased, alongside jewellery, ceramics and glasswork.

White Fox Gallery Coldstream
Online exhibition
White Fox Gallery in Coldstream has introduced a gift voucher scheme that will add value after the lockdown is lifted.

Gallery Q Dundee: Online Crafts
Online
Gallery Q Dundee’s online shop has some engaging birthday and anniversary gift ideas including jewellery, ceramics and glasswork.

Artisan& Gallery Aberfeldy: Online Exhibition
Online
In response to the lockdown, Aberfeldy’s Artisan& art gallery has enhanced its website into a searchable online collection of 450 pieces of mainly locally-produced art and craft.

Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh: Contemporary & Post-War Art
Online: 16 Apr
Edinburgh sale room Lyon & Turnbull’s next online auction, ‘Contemporary & Post-War Art’, is on 16th April – one of several scheduled over the coming weeks.

To All The Artists Out There… My New Art
Artmag’s new initiative has been met with an enthusiastic flood of responses, which we’ve been posting on social media: send us a good-quality photo of your new visual art and craft/sculpture work completed since the lockdown.