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Opening Saturday 27 June at Inverness Creative Academy: Strata, hosted by Visual Arts Scotland ⛰️ 'Strata' begins with l...
22/06/2026

Opening Saturday 27 June at Inverness Creative Academy: Strata, hosted by Visual Arts Scotland ⛰️

'Strata' begins with landscape as material, surface and form. Working across painting, print, textile, photography and mixed media, the exhibition focuses on how landscape is held through surface and shaped through form. Layers accumulate, marks settle, materials shift. Whether working through depiction or material process, the artists consider landscape as something formed rather than fixed. Each work holds a relationship between what is seen and what is made.

Presented at Inverness Creative Academy, the exhibition is grounded in a context where land is not distant, but lived and worked. The works reflect this through their attention to material, structure and change.

This exhibition brings together wall-based works that operate across image, surface and structure. For some, landscape begins in observation and is translated through paint. For others, it emerges through process, where materials are layered, compressed or reworked over time.

Visit the exhibition Monday–Friday (9am–5pm) and Saturday (10am–3pm) until 31 August.

Images:
1. 'The Wonderlands of Marvellous Scenic and Recreational Advantages' by Agnes Little
2. 'Wildlands' by Kim McCormack
3. 'The Herring Road' by Lida Hatrick
4. 'Trying to break through' by Moira Harris

A new outdoor exhibition at St Paul’s Plaza, presented by Perth and Kinross Council, is showcasing the work of over 20 P...
15/06/2026

A new outdoor exhibition at St Paul’s Plaza, presented by Perth and Kinross Council, is showcasing the work of over 20 Perth Creative Exchange-based artists this summer.

By bringing their work out of the studios and into the public realm, the exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the talent, collaboration, and quiet daily graft that defines this unique artistic community.

Perth Creative Exchange continues to grow as a focal point for artists, designers and cultural producers, fostering enterprise, collaboration and creativity in Perthshire.

An opening event, Picnic in St Paul’s, will take place on Saturday 20 June (starting at 1pm), offering an opportunity for the public to meet the featured artists and celebrate the launch of the exhibition.

Visit the exhibition at St Paul’s Plaza from 20 June until 14 August.

Featured artists include Aileen Sherry (designer of Ayton Clothing), Alan Paterson (ceramicist), Alison Price (visual artist), Caitlin Hanna (visual artist), Hooper Hart (visual artist), Ceri White (ceramicist), Fiona Bayliss (Crimson and Blue Studio), Fee Smith (visual artist), Helen O’Brien (lead of Creative Catalyst), Karl McRae (embroidery artist), Kerri Watson (textile artist), Liz Myhill (landscape and wildlife artist), Luisa Ramazzotti (visual artist), Mark McConnell (painter), Marion Archibald (photographer and bookbinder), Morven Stewart (landscape painter), Nicola Daubney (visual artist), Phin Manasseh (visual artist), Sarah Halliday (painter and digital artist), Sheila Borthwick (visual artist and printmaker), Shona Harcus (painter), Su Grierson (visual artist), and Susan Hutchison (visual artist).

Images:
1. Liz Myhill in her studio.
2. Alison Price in her studio.
3. Ceri White throwing a pot in her studio.

📸 Photography by Bart Masiukiewicz.

We are excited to introduce Common Room, a new talk series presented by Wasps Studios, created to bring together artists...
10/06/2026

We are excited to introduce Common Room, a new talk series presented by Wasps Studios, created to bring together artists, designers and makers from across our community.

The pilot event in the series will take place on Thursday 16 July (5pm–7pm) at South Block in Glasgow and will be hosted by Mil Stricevic from Irregular Sleep Pattern. The discussion will feature fellow Wasps tenant, co-founder of GOOD Brand Consultants, Chris Lumsden alongside Mil, as the cohort muses the question ‘can space inform creative purpose?’ to talk about how their own working environments can influence their creativity and shape artistic processes.

Mil Stricevic is a design practitioner and academic, with over 15 years’ experience as a consultant working with individuals, organisations and brands to help them reach the right audience through great design thinking. He is co-founder of Irregular Sleep Pattern, an independent brand of bedding, sleepwear and associated products, designed at the intersection of art + utility in Glasgow, Scotland.

Common Room is hosted by the Wasps Studios network, which stewards 18 buildings across Scotland. It aims to encourage collaboration, debate and inspiration in an informal and welcoming setting.

Join us for an evening of conversation with artists, designers and makers as they discuss the relationship between creative space and creative purpose.

Over the coming months, we look forward to hosting more Common Room events with Wasps-based artists and creatives as speakers and panellists – we will be in touch to share details.

Artwork design by In Progress.

Open until 14 June, the Royal Scottish Academy’s 200th anniversary exhibition brings together over 450 visual artists ac...
30/05/2026

Open until 14 June, the Royal Scottish Academy’s 200th anniversary exhibition brings together over 450 visual artists across a multitude of disciplines in celebration of the institute’s second centenary.

Among those featured in the landmark exhibition are printmaker Elspeth Lamb RSA (based at South Block), linocut maker Ade Adesina RSA (based at Langstane Place), painter Helen Flockhart RSA (based at The Briggait) and printmaker Leena Nammari RSA (based at Patriothall) and many more artists based at Wasps' buildings across Scotland.

The 200th edition of the Annual Exhibition is a melting pot of contemporary art from across Scotland and further afield, with all artworks shown side by side in the Academy’s grand Neoclassical galleries in the heart of Edinburgh.

The exhibition is free to visit now at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.

📸 Photography by Julie Howden.

Apply now to Visual Arts Scotland's new open call to exhibit at 'Strata', an upcoming summer showcase at Inverness Creat...
20/05/2026

Apply now to Visual Arts Scotland's new open call to exhibit at 'Strata', an upcoming summer showcase at Inverness Creative Academy of work that explores landscape through layering, material and time.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 31 May.

The exhibition builds on VAS’ recent programme exploring contemporary relationships to landscape and is delivered in partnership with Wasps, whose Inverness Creative Academy provides a vital platform for artists working in the Highlands and beyond. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to supporting artists across Scotland and creating opportunities for engagement outside the Central Belt.

'Strata' brings this approach into focus: a locally situated exhibition with national reach, foregrounding material practice while opening new pathways for artists and audiences in the Highlands.

🔗 For more information and to apply, click the link: https://tinyurl.com/mr3yadb6

Artists at Wasps’ Cannonwalls and Claverhouse in Kirkcudbright are taking part in this year’s Spring Fling event, which ...
15/05/2026

Artists at Wasps’ Cannonwalls and Claverhouse in Kirkcudbright are taking part in this year’s Spring Fling event, which is happening on place 23, 24 and 25 May this year.

The event will see 111 artist studios participate across Dumfries & Galloway. This year features more studios than ever before, with a vibrant mix of returning favourites and artists taking part for the first time.

At Cannonwalls and Claverhouse, the following artists will be welcoming you in for a visit: Patti Leino, Laura Derby, Maggie Ayres. Michael Johnson, Katy Quinn, Lizzie Gault, David Quinn and Cat Coulson.

Plan your visit to the Spring Fling event by checking out the official Instagram page .

Artist studios pictured:
1. Laura Derby
2. Michael Johnson
3. Patti Leino
4. Cat Coulson
5. Katy Quinn

💛 We are very excited to be hosting our Summer Artists and Makers Market weekend this June in Inverness! 💛 Discover an a...
11/05/2026

💛 We are very excited to be hosting our Summer Artists and Makers Market weekend this June in Inverness! 💛

Discover an amazing selection of Highlands-based artisans who'll be set up across the Gym Hall and selling from their studios within the building. Shop original paintings, prints, ceramics, textiles, jewellery and more, all directly from the talented people that made them.

Mark your diaries for:
Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm)
at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP
Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups.

We'll share more about who'll be in attendance soon!

Celebrating our spaces: Inverness Creative AcademyInverness Creative Academy is the Highlands’ first major creative hub....
05/05/2026

Celebrating our spaces: Inverness Creative Academy

Inverness Creative Academy is the Highlands’ first major creative hub. Originally the Inverness Royal Academy building (from 1895 until 1980), Wasps restored the location to provide working accommodation for artists and makers, creative industries, social enterprises and charities.

Previously a medical pracitioner and opthalmic surgeon, Ian is now a figurative artist with a studio at Inverness Creative Academy. He said of his time here:

'I’ve been an artist renting studio space since the building reopened, and in that time I’ve watched it grow into a vibrant, thriving creative community. It’s not only a hub for tenants, but a welcoming space for art students, workshop participants, and the wider public, offering access to exhibitions and working studios alike.

Working alongside such passionate and talented artists in a beautifully managed environment - with its airy, thoughtfully designed space - has been both inspiring and transformative. ICA has supported my development in meaningful ways, giving me the freedom to grow as an artist and the opportunity to exhibit my work in what is undoubtedly one of the finest exhibition spaces in the Highlands, if not all of Scotland.'

Thank you to Ian for sharing your perspective on working at Inverness Creative Academy.

📸 Photography by Paul Campbell.

Wasps is now recruiting for two full-time members of staff to join our small, dedicated team at head office at The Brigg...
01/05/2026

Wasps is now recruiting for two full-time members of staff to join our small, dedicated team at head office at The Briggait in Glasgow.

Collectively, we care for a portfolio of spaces equivalent to five football pitches, providing vital infrastructure for creativity to thrive. In addition, we collaborate with partner organisations and are confident in engaging with artists, architects, communities and clients, helping to create vibrant, accessible spaces that support both cultural and commercial activity.

Details of the roles are:
🎫 Events & Programme Assistant
Deadline: Thursday 21 May, 11.59pm

🔐 Lettings Administrator/Receptionist
Deadline: Thursday 21 May, 11.59pm

🔗 For full information on each opportunity and how to apply online, please click the link in our bio.

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