Workshop Fishes
July 2025 Mull, Argyll. Join Leen Skinner during your holiday on Mull for a Family Fish Willow Weaving Workshop- an hour of family fun and willow weaving! The workshop is suitable for all ages, making it the perfect activity for…
Jorum Craft Award: Round 11
Closing Date 4th August 2025. The Award provides funding to support makers’ exploration of materials, including but not limited to research and development of a new piece of work, project or collection. For Round 11 of the Jorum Craft Award…
Willow Sculpture at the Botanic Gardens Inverness
July 2025 Botanic Gardens Inverness Naturally Useful from Forres have installed a willow sculpture trail at the Botanic Gardens in Inverness running until the 29th July. The Botanic Gardens will also be hosting a two day willow animal sculpture workshop…
Judith Needham autumn classes
Sep – Nov 2025. Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey Judith Needham will be teaching a number of willow weaving classes at Farnham Maltings this Autumn 2025. The classes Judith will be teaching at the Maltings this autumn are:Chicken sculpture – 27th…
Introduction to Willow Weaving Workshop – Leaf Basket
Sat 23rd Aug 2025. Branklyn Gardens, Perth. Join Rachel Kirk at Branklyn Garden for an introduction to willow weaving workshop. In this 3 hour workshop, you will learn how to weave a leaf frame basket with step-by-step instructions. This workshop…
Beginners Basket Making Workshop
Sat 5th July 2025. Langloch Farm, Lanark. Over the course of the day we’ll use ancient techniques to weave a round basket roughly 30cm diameter, 10-15cm tall using foraged and farmed materials (mostly willow). All tools and materials will be…
Open call for contemporary craft makers
Closing Date 15th July 2025. National Museums Scotland, National Museums NI, Design-Nation, Craft Northern Ireland, and Craft Scotland are inviting applications for a collaborative exhibition project. Up to 15 makers who are residents of Scotland and Northern Ireland will be…
An ancient craft
Article from Julie Gurr on Coracle making in East Sussex. Along with dug out canoes, coracles are probably the oldest design of boat. There are many coracle designs from around the world, but they are all generally roundish in shape…
Bothy Project Residency Open Call
Deadline 15th June 2025. Visual Arts Scotland (VAS) is delighted to announce the fifth year of residency in partnership with Bothy Project in October 2025. This opportunity offers a Visual Arts Scotland member the chance to spend a week-long residency…
Open Studios Stirlingshire
7th – 15th June 2025. Artists & makers at venues across rural Stirlingshire will be holdinga programme of Open Studios this summer from Saturday 7th – Sunday15th June, when they invite you to come and see what they do, watchdemonstrations,…