Morning events, Visual art, Workshops

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Silver Boxes for Tiny Trinkets

Make a wee silver trinket box and decorate it with embossed silver and coloured stones.

Museum of Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

Free / 0131 529 4143

  • 10:30 – 12:30

Sat 31 Aug

Free / 0131 529 4143

  • 10:30 – 12:30

Art on the Street

Over 100 artists offer their work for sale in Maidenhead town centre.

Maidenhead Town Centre

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 07749 407533

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Art Week Holiday

Spend a peaceful week drawing or painting with like-minded artists, inspired by the surrounding countryside. Price includes materials, lunch and refreshments.

Ballochruin Farm, Balfron

Mon 1 Jul

£325 / 01360 440496

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Tue 2 Jul

£325 / 01360 440496

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Wed 3 Jul

£325 / 01360 440496

  • 10:00 – 16:00
…and 7 more dates until 19 Jul

Back To Nature Uncontaminated

Interactive sculptural workshop for over 16s.

Falkirk Old & St Modan's

Sat 15 Jun

£3

(morning or afternoon)

  • 10:30 – 12:30

La Porte Precinct, Grangemouth

Sat 22 Jun

£3

  • 10:30 – 12:30

Be a Product Designer

Got an idea to compete with Ikea? Create your own flat-packed product to take home in this two-day workshop with artist/designer Fraser Ross. Ages 15+.

Callendar House, Falkirk

Sat 15 Jun

£25 / 01324 506850

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Sat 22 Jun

£25 / 01324 506850

  • 10:00 – 16:00
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Bird Sculpture Workshop

Learn how to sculpt a feathery little friend from artist Robin Fox (who is more loving of birds than his name makes it sound).

Falls Of Clyde Nature Reserve, New Lanark

Sun 9 Jun

£54 / 01555 665262

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Bookingbinding: Tristan & Isolde – Lovers Pair

Make two beautiful books using traditional bookbinding techniques. Suitable for beginners.

Owl & Lion, Edinburgh

Sun 2 Jun

£100 / 0131 221 0818

Botanical Illustration: Intermediate to Advanced

A course for botanical illustrators who've already achieved a foundation level of skills. Students work at their own pace, having access to the RBGE's collection and the expertise of the tutor. Booking is essential.

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

Conference Room

£110 (Members £99) / 0131 248 2937

  • 09:30 – 12:30

Fri 24 May

Conference Room

£110 (Members £99) / 0131 248 2937

  • 09:30 – 12:30

Sat 25 May

Conference Room

£110 (Members £99) / 0131 248 2937

  • 09:30 – 12:30
…and 32 more dates until 26 Jun

Colour Field Masterclasses

Artist Rowena Comrie leads a masterclass in working with fields of colour, so as to gain a greater understanding of abstraction. The first day focuses on watercolours, the second day on oils. Booking is essential.

House for an Art Lover, Glasgow

Sat 31 Aug

£50 per day including all materials, refreshments and a light lunch; special rate £90 for both days / 0141 353 4776

Sun 1 Sep

£50 per day including all materials, refreshments and a light lunch; special rate £90 for both days / 0141 353 4776

Complex Forms with Sharon Tingey

A course in illustrating complex forms like pine cones and seeds. Not suitable for beginners. Booking is essential.

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Wed 29 May

Teaching Lab

£60 for five weeks (Members £54) / 0131 248 2937

  • 10:00 – 13:00

Wed 5 Jun

Teaching Lab

£60 for five weeks (Members £54) / 0131 248 2937

  • 10:00 – 13:00

Wed 12 Jun

Teaching Lab

£60 for five weeks (Members £54) / 0131 248 2937

  • 10:00 – 13:00
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Create a Moving Sculpture

Design, build and test a moving lighting object with designer Fraser Ross in this workshop based on his project A Breath of Life. Participants take their finished work home. Ages 15+. Wear old clothes and bring a packed lunch.

Callendar House, Falkirk

Sat 3 Aug

£15 / 01324 506850

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Creative Adults

A workshop for artistically inclined adults to get their hands messy. Booking is essential.

Scotland Street School Museum, Glasgow

Sat 29 Jun

Free / 0141 287 0500

Today it's an introduction covering the basics of watercolour, which plays off current exhibition Bathing Belles.

  • 12:00 – 16:00

A Cup of Friendship

Make your own quaich, a traditional Scots drinking bowl.

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Wed 10 Jul

Free / 0300 123 6789

  • 10:30 – 12:30

Design a Flower

Children's workshop in which you can design your own flower and then create it in clay. Ages 8–10.

Callendar House, Falkirk

Sat 20 Jul

£10 / 01324 506850

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Drawing and Painting Studio

An 11-week course enabling you to build your skills in oils, watercolour or acrylics. You can take either morning or afternoon sessions (half day), or book both (full day). Tutor is Michael Durning of the Paisley Arts Institute. Booking is essential.

House for an Art Lover, Glasgow

Thu 23 May

£220 for full day fee, £115 for half day fee / 0141 353 477

Thu 30 May

£220 for full day fee, £115 for half day fee / 0141 353 477

Thu 6 Jun

£220 for full day fee, £115 for half day fee / 0141 353 477

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Drawing, Dance and Movement Workshop

Greer Ralston leads a drawing workshop exploring movement through dance. Paper and charcoal are provided, but please bring other materials if you wish. Places limited – book by email in advance.

Pathfoot Building, Stirling

Sat 1 Jun

£20 / 01786 473 171

  • 10:00 – 12:00

Edinburgh Drawing School

Drawing classes with experienced tutors from the Edinburgh Drawing School.

25 Haddington Place, Edinburgh

Fri 24 May

£100 for six weeks / 07791 121313

Course: Expressive Figure Drawing I with Paul Mowat.

Fri 31 May

£100 for six weeks / 07791 121313

Course: Expressive Figure Drawing I with Paul Mowat.

Fri 7 Jun

£100 for six weeks / 07791 121313

Course: Expressive Figure Drawing I with Paul Mowat.

…and 3 more dates until 28 Jun

ENB Live Drawing Event

Take a page out of Degas' book and get to work sketching some ballet dancers from real life. Artist Heidi Wigmore leads the session with English National Ballet dancers. Some life drawing experience recommended, but not required.

Milton Keynes Theatre

Fri 18 Oct

Over-18s only

£20 / 0870 060 6652

Etch a Sketch Class

Nothing to do with the celebrated kids' drawing toy but a class in intaglio drawing. Booking is essential.

Highland Print Studio, Inverness

Fri 26 Jul

£45 (£38) / 01463 718999

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Expressive Watercolour & Landscape: Intermediate to Advanced

An 11-week course designed to help you develop your skills in watercolour landscape painting, using a combination of artist demonstration and individual guidance. Lessons are held in the studio but where conditions are suitable, students will have a chance to work outside in the gardens.

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Mon 27 May

Conference Room

£110 (Members £99) / 0131 248 2937

  • 09:30 – 12:30

Mon 3 Jun

Conference Room

£110 (Members £99) / 0131 248 2937

  • 09:30 – 12:30

Mon 10 Jun

Conference Room

£110 (Members £99) / 0131 248 2937

  • 09:30 – 12:30
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Frame the Stars

Take along a picture of your favourite celebrity and make a silver photo frame so you can worship them on your wall.

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 0300 123 6789

  • 10:30 – 12:30

Glistening Goblets

Make your own goblet and adorn it with metallic paints and precious jewels.

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Sat 17 Aug

0300 123 6789

  • 10:30 – 12:30

Hallmarking, Heraldry and Hammermen

Once upon a time, Edinburgh and the Canongate were two different towns with separate silver hallmarkings. Make your own hallmark using traditional symbols or perhaps something more contemporary.

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Wed 3 Jul

Free / 0300 123 6789

  • 10:30 – 12:30

Introduction to Drawing and Painting

A course designed to help you develop basic skills in drawing and painting, such as line, scale, proportion and colour. Materials and equipment are provided. Ages 16+ only.

House for an Art Lover, Glasgow

Sun 26 May

£115 / 0141 353 4770/

Sun 2 Jun

£115 / 0141 353 4770/

Sun 9 Jun

£115 / 0141 353 4770/

…and 3 more dates until 30 Jun

Machining Workshop: Wall Hanging

Learn how to make a decorative panel to adorn a bag or for use as a wall hanging. Suitable for any skill level, and tutor Alison will show 'free machining' if you're new to it. Take a sewing machine with darning foot and some coloured and metallic threads. Lunch is included.

Mount Stuart Visitor Centre, Isle of Bute

Sat 31 Aug

Prices to be confirmed / 01700 500284

  • 10:00 – 15:00
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