Join local artist and musician Fiona Black for a 2 hour Lino Print Workshop.

Create a 2 inch by 7 inch black and white bookmark to take home, together with up to two prints from it. If time allows, there is the potential to tint the bookmark with watercolour paints.

For those who have not tried lino print before, this workshop is the perfect opportunity to give it a try. Participants are asked to wear old clothes or bring a generous apron to save clothing from ink stain. All cutters and equipment, ink, soft carve lino, latex free gloves etc will be provided.

Due to very sharp cutters being used, this workshop is not suitable for those under 12 and children over 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Please make us aware if you believe you may have an allergy to anything
being used in this workshop.
There are limited places, so booking is
essential.

Following on from the success of last year’s Pro-loco Art event, the competition is back.

Pro-loco means “of the place,” so we are inviting anyone who is feeling creative to come along and join us in making a piece of art, using whatever medium you like, in and around the woods and old village of Milton, Kildary.

Art is fun! So why not get inspired to create a piece of art in just one day.

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Click here for terms and conditions. 

 

Entry is just £3 with a prize of £150 for the winner. Booking Essential, 

 

The images shown here are of two of last years entrants. Sheelagh Petrie a local artist and leader of an art group in the Seaboard Centre, Balintore won the 2023 competition. 

Another first for the St Duthac Book and Arts Festival.

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We are launching the schools' art competition.

 

We are inviting all students attending Tain Royal Academy, Invergordon Academy and St Duthus School S1 - S6 to submit a piece of their art in any medium.  All entries will be displayed and the public are invited to vote for their favourite.

The submitted piece with the most votes will win a prize of £100.

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Terms and conditions with entry form are here. 

Sheelah Sparkes lives locally in the beautiful village of Portmahomack, producing cards and pictures in a mixture of media from soft or oil pastels, gouache, acrylic to watercolour, as well as in lino printing.

 

Sheelah is “inspired by colour and design, finding the garden, wildlife, and coastal location all offer great
inspiration.”

Cyril Reed NDD ATC trained at Sunderland College of Art, then gained his Art Teachers Certificate at Leeds University Institute of Education.

 

“Habitual sketching from observation, which may be revisited at any time, creates a very large store of information and is a vital support for studio paintings”.

Sheenagh Harrison lives on the Tarbat Peninsula overlooking Nigg Bay and the Cromarty Firth. She is fascinated by the ever-changing seascapes and the co-existence between people, industry, nature and tourism.

Local villages feature in many of her paintings, as do seascapes with fishing boats, tankers and oil rigs a
plenty and dolphins swimming happily amongst it all.

​Julieann Fullarton hails originally
from Ayrshire and graduated in Printmaking Fine Art from Glasgow School of Art in 1974 and has worked across the arts spectrum ever since.

“I work in different media and love to learn something new every day.”

 

She recently led a workshop called
“Disperse Dye” for East Sutherland
Art Society

 

Fiona Black is an artist, professional folk musician, writer, researcher, history geek and lover of stories.

 

Working in linocut or wood engraving, she is inspired by the women in Scotland’s history, culture, and landscape.

 

Her series of “book readers” reflects her love of reading.

Archie MacArthur is a native of Tain, and has cultivated a love for the scenery and light in the Highlands in all seasons.

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Working in watercolours and acrylics,
combining both a photorealist and abstract approach, his particular interest is the play of light on water. His paintings are vibrant and convey the varying moods of these scenes.

Tain-based landscape photographer Mark Janes presents a solo exhibition of his work.

Mark will be exhibiting a range of framed prints, canvasses and acrylics, covering established and new work featuring his night-sky, seascape, abstract and landscape photography from around Easter Ross and beyond.

 

Pieces will be available for sale. The 2nd edition of Mark’s book, Highland Nightscapes, will also be available to purchase.

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8 Tower Street, Tain IV19 1DY

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th September 10am–4pm

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Catch the Summer Show at Studio Smith, Tain and meet artist Ingebjorg Smith whose speciality is wildlife from the Scottish Highlands, depicted in her unusual collage style.

 

Work by Inger Smith & other local makers too.

 

1 St Duthus Place, Chapel Road, Tain IV19 1JD

Open Tuesday 10th

to Sunday 15th September

11am–5pm
Tel: 0790 960 4909 www.ingebjorg-studiosmith.co.uk

The Stitches Craft Group meet in Pipers Coffee House, Tain every Monday from 7 - 9 p.m.

 

They plan to delight everyone with a surprise, fibre-based, art display in Tain during the Festival.

yarn bombing (noun)
YARN-bom-ing
The action or practice of covering or decorating public objects or monuments with colourful knitted or crocheted items and motifs, as a form of street art; an instance of this.
Also: street art consisting of objects covered or decorated in this way.
Reference: Oxford Dictionaries

Glass Artist/Designers Brodie Nairn and Nichola Burns work out of their acclaimed North Coast Glass studio in Tain where they create beautiful contemporary glassware and artworks.

The studio is programming a week of exciting glass blowing demonstrations and workshop events for the Festival.

Glass Blowing Demonstration
Tuesday to Friday 12noon–4pm. FREE
 

Make Your Own Paperweight
Saturday 14th (approx 45min) Booking Essential – £75
(9yrs+) Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
 

Make your own Glass Tile (sandcasting)
Sunday 15th (approx. 45min) Booking Essential – £30 per tile

2 Chapel St, Tain, Ross-shire, IV19 1EL

www.northcoastglass.com 

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​ info@northcoastglass.com

Dornoch Bridge Inn
Meikle Ferry Road
Tain, IV19 1JX
For opening times/days, please check our Website and Facebook page.

www.meikleferrystation.com

“We showcase and display an array of
artwork in our café, from trinkets and
original art pieces to candles and books, all created by local artists and authors. Our aim is to promote a taste of Highland talent to our customers.”

 

25 Lamington Street, Tain IV19 1AA

Open throughout the Festival.

 

For opening times, please check our Facebook page

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A selection of artwork by local artists will be on display at the new studio of Dave and Kay Smith.

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Opening times:

Tues 10th to Fri 13th Sept

1pm–5pm

Sat 14th and Sun 15th Sept  10am–5pm

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Station Road, Tain, IV19 1JA

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