If you find yourself with time off work over Easter, there are plenty of activities in Edinburgh to keep you busy.
For the arts and craft lovers, workshops will be popping up all around Scotland to give you a chance to get your hands dirty and get stuck in - you might even find a new hidden talent.
Over the Easter holidays, workshops, studios, and galleries from across Scotland will be opening their doors to the public for an exciting range of events, exhibitions and workshops for the first ever Workshops Week.
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Taking place from April 2-9, events suitable for all ages and stages and workshops will be opening up in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Lybster and Inverness.
Specialising in the full spectrum of the creative arts, from photography to sculpting, glass blowing to printmaking, this network is the backbone of Scotland’s vibrant visual arts scene and is made up of individuals and collectives committed not only to their craft, but to sharing the positive benefits that making has on wellbeing.
The vast majority of the week’s line-up is free and includes brand new exhibitions, workshop tours, introductory courses, specialist talks, one off film screenings and much more besides.
Scotland workshop activities at Easter
On Saturday April 2, the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop (ESW) are inviting visitors to attend the Graduate Residency Exhibition, an exhibition of work made by four Graduate Residents between October 2021 and January 2022. Throughout the week ESW will also be holding free tours daily from 2pm that runs from April 5-8.
On Saturday April 9, adults and children alike can join Sculpture Saturday: Trailblazers with Katy Wilson. Designed for families to make, play and work together, this is also an entirely free event.
For fans of photography, on Saturday April 9, Stills in Edinburgh will be hosting Digital Printing with Artist/Tutor, Paul Cowan, both in person and online from 11am – 5pm.
And on the same day the gallery launches a new exhibition showcasing photography by Robbie Lawrence, which presents new talent in British Photography.
Edinburgh Printmakers will be hosting a Fused Glass Meadow Scene Workshop with Susan Petrie from Glass Needle on Friday April 8 from 2–4pm (12+ only).
Participants will be given a pre-cut glass tile and access to a range of different types of ground glass to create a floral meadow scene. This tile will then be fired and added to a wooden stand ready for collection 3- 4 days later, meaning you will have a souvenir of Workshops Week to treasure forever.
Also on April 8, from 11-4pm there will be an open day featuring engagement activities, printmaking sessions, talks, films and discussion events, all free of charge.
For more information on everything that is available visit https://scotlandsworkshops.com/
