Immerse yourself in the magical Forgan Arts Centre garden! We will begin by stepping outside the studio to find inspiration: filling our sketchbooks with guided drawings, colour studies and quick paintings that capture the essence of the gardens. This will help us slow down, connect with nature and build confidence with different materials and techniques. When we have finished ‘collecting’, we will return to the studio to begin the process of turning our sketches into an acrylic painting on canvas. Working from our sketchbooks, we will develop ideas in different stages, including making more detailed drawings, collage and working at a larger scale. The final part of the workshop will involve transferring these ideas to canvas.

On this satisfying one day workshop, Trish OMeara of Wormit Woolies will lead you through the ancient craft of wet felting to create your very own one-of-a-kind felted fleece rug from the fleece of a living sheep Icelandic Sheep. Icelandic fleeces are particularly luxurious with long soft locks of varying colours and make gorgeous rugs/throws. Iceland sheep are a hardy breed that display more variety of colour and pattern in their fleece than most other breeds.

Learning to throw pottery on a potters wheel can be fun and messy! This workshop invites children to have a go and learn basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel. A good opportunity for you to try pottery without pressure and with other children in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a morning or afternoon session, this workshop is for children aged 10-16 years old. Any work made will be fired after the class and be available to pick up at a later date. Please book a place for each young person. Students must be aged 10 to 16 years old and accompanied by an adult and each Session lasts two hours and you can book either the morning or afternoon.

Over this weekend workshop you can learn a traditional technique to design and create your own hand-printed wallpaper. This two day workshop will be delivered by artist Zoe Gibson and you will leave with enough wallpaper to paper a small area or your home and the techniques and knowledge to keep printing! No experience necessary, suitable for beginners or those who have experience in printmaking. All tools provided. Limited amount of wallpaper available to fit with available course time.

Spring is coming and with it comes an explosion of colour! Local fibre artist, Trish O’Meara of Wormit Woolies invites you to a colourful Felted Vessel Workshop inspired by the colours of the season! Beginning with some information on the history of felting and wool suitable for wet felting, Trish will then guide you through the step by step process to create your own one of a kind felted vessel. There will be lots of different colours of wool tops to choose from along with colourful silks, yarns and prefelt to decorate your vessel with. This is a fun and creative workshop that is suitable for beginners or those wishing to improve their felting skills.

Forgan Arts Centre and Big Rock Records join forces once again to bring you an afternoon and evening of live music and art activities. Hen Hoose Collective / Emma Pollock / Pictish Trail / Death Party Roller Disco / Matt Carmichael / Holy Snakes / Funky Gunner DJs A vibrant afternoon and evening of outdoor live music, family-friendly art activities, and delicious local food and drink, all set within the Centre’s beautiful grounds and garden. Lughnasadh celebrates our connection to nature and is one of the four festivals we host annually that marks the turning of the Celtic wheel.