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We are beyond excited for our first-ever Arienas Collective exhibition! You can find out more about the ‘For love or money?’ Exhibition 2025 theme, who will be exhibiting, and opportunities for meeting our creatives in person on our dedicated Exhibition 2025 page here. A full list of the Exhibition Talks and Tasters is below. Please check the individual booking pages below for more information. If you're just planning on popping into the Exhibition and would like to let us know when, you can book your free space using the blue Book buttons above, and we will email you a wee reminder nearer the date. How to book a space on an Exhibition Talk or Taster The Exhibition Talks, demos and drop-ins are free of charge, however spaces are limited and it would be helpful if you could book using the links below so that we have an idea of numbers. Select your choice of Talk or Taster below and the link will take you to the booking page. If it's already sold out, you can add your name to the waiting list. There is a nominal fee of £5 towards the cost of materials payable for the Exhibition Tasters, and spaces are limited. The £5 is also fully redeemable against the purchase of a workshop space (collect your exhibition voucher at the end of your Exhibition Taster). We recommend booking in advance to secure a spot. Any remaining spaces will be made available to book on the day. Your booking includes free entry to the exhibition from 11am - 5pm, so you'll have plenty time to explore! *If you are interested in turning your creative passion into a career, or are considering offering your own creative workshops, the talks marked with an asterisk may be of particular interest to you. **If you're visiting with children, the tasters marked with two asterisks may be of particular interest. Saturday, 24 May Enamelling Talk & demo at 11.30am Mosaic Taster at 12.30pm** Calligraphy Taster at 2pm Writing Taster at 3pm Sunday, 25 May Gel printing Taster at 12 noon Silver clay jewellery Talk & demo at 1.30pm Mosaic Taster at 2.30pm** Monday, 26 May Enamelling Talk & demo at 12 noon Sketching Taster at 1pm Setting up a YouTube Channel Talk at 2.30pm* Tuesday, 27 May Silver clay jewellery Talk & demo at 11.30am Mosaic Taster at 12.30pm** Calligraphy Taster at 2pm Wednesday, 28 May Watercolour Taster at 11am Lino printing Talk & demo at 12.30pm How to sell out creative workshops Talk & tips at 2pm* Thursday, 29 May Collaborative Weaving Drop-in for parents/carers & toddlers at 11am** Calligraphy Drop-in at 12 noon** Macrame Workshop from 1pm - 4pm Friday, 30 May Collage Taster at 12 noon How to start up a podcast Talk at 1.30pm* Silver clay jewellery Talk & demo at 2.30pm Saturday, 31 May Writing Taster at 11.30am Mosaic Taster at 1pm** Calligraphy Drop-in at 2.30pm**

We are beyond excited about our first-ever Arienas Collective exhibition! The exhibition is taking place in the Scot-ART Gallery 1 on the 3rd floor of St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh EH7 6AE from Saturday, 24 - Saturday, 31 May 2025 and is open from 11am-5pm each day. The exhibition is free to enter and you can find out more about our theme, who will be exhibiting, and opportunities to meet our creatives in person here. We will be exploring how creatives balance making art they love with art they earn a living from. The exhibition will feature original artworks, alongside live demonstrations, taster workshops and talks. You can see a full list of our Exhibition Talks and Tasters here. This is where to book spaces for a Gel Printing Taster with artist and printmaker Lou Davis Explore colour and texture with homemade gel printing plates. We’ll use botanic elements, stamps, stencils and found objects to create a variety of marks and patterns using this simple and quick mono printing technique. In this taster session we will explore the process on plain paper before designing and printing 3 greetings cards.

We are beyond excited about our first-ever Arienas Collective exhibition! The exhibition is taking place in the Scot-ART Gallery 1 on the 3rd floor of St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh EH7 6AE from Saturday, 24 - Saturday, 31 May 2025 and is open from 11am-5pm each day. The exhibition is free to enter and you can find out more about our theme, who will be exhibiting, and opportunities to meet our creatives in person here. We will be exploring how creatives balance making art they love with art they earn a living from. The exhibition will feature original artworks, alongside live demonstrations, taster workshops and talks. You can see a full list of our Exhibition Talks and Tasters here. This is where to book spaces for a Setting Up a YouTube Channel Talk with Lou Davis Lou will share how creating online videos totally transformed her art practice, provides an extra source of income and fosters a keen and supportive audience for her work. Her channel was begun almost by accident but over the last few years has grown to nearly 50,000 subscribers who love the step-by-step watercolour tutorials, find inspiration for painting patterns and learn new techniques in painting and printmaking.

We are beyond excited about our first-ever Arienas Collective exhibition! The exhibition is taking place in the Scot-ART Gallery 1 on the 3rd floor of St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh EH7 6AE from Saturday, 24 - Saturday, 31 May 2025 and is open from 11am-5pm each day. The exhibition is free to enter and you can find out more about our theme, who will be exhibiting, and opportunities to meet our creatives in person here. We will be exploring how creatives balance making art they love with art they earn a living from. The exhibition will feature original artworks, alongside live demonstrations, taster workshops and talks. You can see a full list of our Exhibition Talks and Tasters here. This is where to book spaces for a Lino printing Talk & Demo with artist Suzanne Kemplay Come and watch Suzanne demonstrate how to make a lino print. She will show you how to draw out a design, use the cutting tools, ink up through to final printing.

Learn how to lino print onto fabric in this workshop run by local artist Suzanne Kemplay at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

We are beyond excited about our first-ever Arienas Collective exhibition! The exhibition is taking place in the Scot-ART Gallery 1 on the 3rd floor of St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh EH7 6AE from Saturday, 24 - Saturday, 31 May 2025 and is open from 11am-5pm each day. The exhibition is free to enter and you can find out more about our theme, who will be exhibiting, and opportunities to meet our creatives in person here. We will be exploring how creatives balance making art they love with art they earn a living from. The exhibition will feature original artworks, alongside live demonstrations, taster workshops and talks. You can see a full list of our Exhibition Talks and Tasters here. This is where to book spaces for a Watercolour Painting Taster with artist and printmaker Lou Davis In this taster session, we’ll learn the basics of painting with watercolour and Lou will share one beginner level project that you can paint, decorate and mount onto a card.

Learn how to screen print your own luxury Christmas gift wrap on beginner workshop run by local artist and printmaker Lou Davis and hosted by The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

This evening class is a great opportunity to meet and socialise with other local creatives whilst learning and experimenting with the screenprint process.

Lino printing class run by local artist Suzanne Kemplay at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

Learn how to screen print and apply metal leaf to your design with printmaker Lou Davis at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre