Dunfermline Open Studios

07/06/2026

Wow. Thank you all so much for coming out to Open Studios this weekend!! We have until 4pm today if you haven't made it out yet. Dunfermline is buzzing with everything going on in the city. We have artists in Pittencrieff House in the Glen, Abbot House, Gillespie House on Chapel Street, the Kingsgate Centre - including Dunfermline Art Club, Fire Station Creative, Fife (Dunfermline) Printmakers workshop in the Dell Farquharson Centre, and home studios.

Photo credit to Gavin Craigie.

06/06/2026

28/05/2026

Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June, 10am - 4pm.

The first city wide annual open studios event for Dunfermline City!

Creatives will be opening up their studios and popping up across multiple venues in Dunfermline, including Abbot House, Pittencrieff House, Fire Station Creative, Gillespie House, Fife Printmakers Workshop, Dunfermline Art Club, The Kingsgate Centre & artists home studios.

Visit over 40 artists, makers, crafters and designers in their own studios and pop up spaces across the city, see them work and learn about their practices. Work will also be available to purchase on the day in specialisms including painting, pottery, printmaking, illustration, jewellery, embroidery and paper craft.

05/05/2026

Hello from Dunfermline 👋

I’m Pauline, the artist behind Incriminate Art and I’ve got the account today as part of Open Studios weekend in June.

I work in mono printing, mixed media, building up layers of paint, ink, collage (and sometimes stitch) to explore colour, texture, and slightly unexpected combinations. Experimenting and just seeing what happens!

A lot of my work starts with gel plate printing. It can be messy, unpredictable, and rarely does what it’s told!

Today I’ll be sharing:
• a look around my studio
• how pieces develop (and sometimes go a bit rogue 🫣)
• what you’ll see when I’m open in June

I’m based in Duloch Park, Dunfermline and will be taking part in Open Studios on 6 & 7 June—full details to follow closer to the time.

Right—let’s get into it 🎨

05/05/2026

Chaos, basically ... 🫣

Pick colours.
Mix things.
Cut shapes.

Then onto the gel plate where it all gets a bit… unpredictable.

At some point I usually decide I hate everything 🙃
So I leave it overnight, come back the next day, trim things, turn them around…

…and suddenly a few of them aren’t terrible after all.

Art is a rollercoaster 🎢, apparently.

05/05/2026

Hello, it's Pauline again and onto my final post of the takeover.

So, why do I do this?

Mainly because I like the feeling of creating something that can’t be repeated.

Most of what I do starts with shapes — often found in completely ordinary places. I’m always looking at things and thinking “what would happen if I printed with that?” ( is surprisingly useful for this…)

There isn’t an insightful message behind my creations; I’m not trying to say anything in particular. It’s much more about discovery - I just want to see what happens when colours, shapes and layers come together. The best moments are when something unexpected works: a colour combination I wouldn’t have planned, or a shape that lands surprises me.

I like to think I’m in control 🫣… but honestly, surprise wins every time.

I came back to making art about 4 or 5 years ago, and I’m still not entirely convinced I know what I’m doing. There’s a fair amount of “I’d like to be an artist when I grow up” energy going on.

I’ve learnt (slowly) that the more I overthink things, the worse the work gets.
It’s always better when I just get on with it and see what happens.

There are definitely moments where I think “this is rubbish” but I’ve also learnt not to trust that feeling too much. Things left overnight often look completely different the next day.

And anyway… it’s too much fun 🤩 to stop.

If someone buys a piece, I don’t need them to understand it. I just want them to enjoy looking at it - the colours, the shapes, the way it is. Nothing complicated. Just something that keeps drawing your eye back.

12/03/2026

Meet the organisers behind Dunfermline Open Studios
We are Rebecca, Kayleigh and Caitlin, three creatives based in Dunfermline who want to showcase all of the wonderful artists, designers and makers who are working in our city ❤️

Rebecca Sarah Black is the artist and designer behind Blackbird & Bloom Rebecca’s studio is in Gillespie House in the city centre, where you can find her creating kits, patterns and accessories, and teaching workshops.

Kayleigh Crawford Digital Marketing is a Digital Marketer who has been helping small business owners shout about how great their businesses are for almost 7 years. She has also been hosting Creative Fife Networking since February 2024; a relaxed networking event for creative business owners in Fife.

Caitlin McDade is a Life Caster and owner of Maroma Castings Caitlin works from her garden studio close to the city centre, where she welcomes families in to create lasting keepsakes. She captures tiny newborn hands and feet, children's hands, couple hand holds and dog paws.

13/02/2026

Call out! Please fill out our form ❤ Link in bio to apply to particpate in the first city wide open studio event for Dunfermline!
We'd love YOU to open your creative space to the public for the weekend in June, and if you don't have a space suitable to open to the public, we are looking at spaces to hire so you can pop up!

05/02/2026

Coming soon! The first city-wide open studios event in Dunfermline. Meet makers, artists, designers and more in their own workspaces, see the process behind the work, and shop from them directly.

Are you a creative working in our wonderful city? Get in touch to join our trail. Don't worry if you can't open your space to the public, we are looking into spaces where you can pop up for the weekend.