Here you will find details of all the studios and artists/makers taking part in this year’s event.
Using the interactive map or the online version of the event programme (see buttons above) you can explore the range of techniques, artists and venues on offer this summer.
Here is a reminder of the key dates:
Preview Exhibition, Brodick Hall, Friday 10th – Monday 13th July 2026
The Arran Open Studios Weekend, Friday 14th – Monday 17th August 2026
Some of the studios are also open at other times throughout the year. These studios are marked in the list of artists tab with a wee calendar icon, 
on the Artists Page. Please do make sure to check with each artist before visiting as hours and dates may well vary by season.
If you are an artist or maker on the island who has not taken part this time and would like to discuss taking part in the Open Studios for 2027, please do get in touch. We would love to hear from you!
Jill Hargan studio 34 Day 4 of posting.
Without a doubt my most favourite paintings are those in which people are central. We all take endless pictures on our phones often never to look at them again, there is something enduring about a painting especially where a moment in time is captured. I have tried to do that over the years here are some.
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Jill Hargan studio 34 Day 3 of my weeks take over of Arran Open Studios.
Experimenting with colours.
Inks are an ideal medium for experimenting with colours, because they are liquid, they can be layered and effects quickly achieved. Colours can be added and subtracted relatively easily. These are all experimental pieces some of which have been used for cards. My focus was on colour effects rather than realistic drawing. Inks are also great for illustration, and wonderful for learning what works and what doesn’t.
Jill Hargan studio 34. Day 2 of my week’s takeover.
Last year I opened my studio for the first time. It was interesting, especially for the people I met and connections I made. I happened to have this papier mache sculpture of Colin in my studio.
One of my visitors was wildly enthusiastic about it and wanted to buy it!! She went on to explain she had a shop called York Lucky Cats And wanted it for the window display. We agreed she could rent it at the very generous rent of £100 per month with all monies going to Theresa’s Arran Cats. In the end she had it for 5 months and did a collection for them too. Winners all round.
I also received great pics from Island folk who were visiting York.
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Hello, welcome to my weeks takeover of the Arran open studios page. My name is Jill Hargan and I am at studio 34. I paint in oils and watercolour and also enjoy papier mache. Over the next week I will show you some of my work.
I was lucky enough to get the Geopark commission for a painting to represent all that a Geopark entails. This panel is 11 feet long and a reproduction hangs in both the Ardrossan and Troon Ferry terminal.
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Thank you Lagg Distillery for supporting us again this year with an ad in our brochure.
We hope your whisky Festival this weekend was a great success. Ofcourse there’s still ‘survivors day’ today if you’ve missed it.
Arran Whisky
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STUDIO NUMBER 8 Isle Spinner Jan Grant.
Creating bespoke handspun, handwoven scarves, cowls and textiles. With unique combinations of colour and fibre. I use Merino, Shetland, Bluefaced Leicester, Alpaca, Mohair, Cashmere Silk, Bamboo, Soybean
and even Pineapple!
My name is Jan, I was inspired by the peace and beauty I found living on the isle as well as some of the most creative souls to start spinning and weaving a couple of years ago. What started as a little hobby has become a huge part of my life, I love the craft and love learning new weaves, I also am discovering new fibres to weave with such as bamboo and pineapple! Spinning and weaving brings me so much joy I am delighted to share my passion with new people!
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STUDIO NUMBER 7- Paul McGarrie glass artist.
Paul is a fused glass and wood artist specializing in the fusion of organic textures and vibrant light. Through intricate CNC woodcarving and contemporary glass fusing, he creates one-of-a-kind sculptures that celebrate the harmony of natural materials.
Paul’s creative process is a delicate balance of heat and precision. In the kiln, raw glass is fused at intense temperatures to create vibrant, light-catching forms. Simultaneously, he utilizes advanced CNC technology and microscopic 0.25mm tooling to carve intricate 3D reliefs into organic timbers like spalted Scottish beech.
By embedding these custom-fused glass elements directly into the heart of the wood, Paul creates a seamless ‘sculptural dialogue.’ The result is a striking contrast between the ancient, earth-born textures of the grain and the modern, fluid brilliance of the glass—turning raw materials into singular, light-filled sculptures.
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Thank you James of Arran Chocolate for supporting us again this year. #arranchocolatefactory
Jane Greenstreet, Mill Cottage Studio, Pirnmill
Why do I draw?
Drawing for me is an essentislly private activity. I draw to see and understand the world more fully.
I draw to connect with the ‘windiness’ of wind, the tenderness of human touch...so necessary when when confronted with the brutality of the current wars.
I draw to empathise with the daily struggles of my mother as she negotiates the obstacles and looks for ‘firm ground’ as she crosses her living room, just as roots negotiate the stones in the soil.
For all these reasons often my work is sketchbook based as I am not searching for a final outcome.
Today I share some final images.
Day 5 Jane Greenstreet, Mill Cottage Studio, Pirnmill
Where I started....Up to 2018 my primary expressive outlet was through dance.
But in 2018 I began a project called 52 Stitched stories which involved making a postcard sized textile piece every week. I didn’t last the year but found great enjoyment in responding to my surroundings in stitch.
Following a 4 day collagraph course, a method of printing using collage and cut and scratched lines to build up the plate, I began my journey into print.
The plate is then sealed with shellac and inked up and run through a press. I loved the incredible detail that is picked up in the finished print!
So today, I’m sharing a selection of images of my textile pieces and my collagraph prints. They all are responses to the beauty of the landscape around me: the colours, leaves floating in a rockpool, an incredible cave at Imachar.
I have used ‘found materials’ in some pieces and dyed some of the fabric with rust and peat.
Day 4 Jane Greenstreet, Mill Cottage Studio, Pirnmill
Today I am sharing a few of my portraits.
A few years ago I discovered Drawing is Free, an online zoom session run by Chloe Briggs. Each of the first 3 portraits is a response to the sitter, chosen at random from the participents, and drawn to one track of music lasting 3 to 4 minutes.
The others are longer studies drawn from life.
And the one of the feet is a study of my husband’s feet! It was inspired a quote from the writings of John O’Donohue, writer, poet and philosopher.
“Your body is as ancient as the clay of the universe from which it is made; and your feet on the ground are a constant connection with the earth. Your feet bring your private clay in touch with the ancient, mother clay from which you first emerged.”
Jane Greenstreet, Mill Cottage Studio, Pirnmill STUDIO NUMBER 29
Watching my mum age, her body deform with arthritis, I can’t help but admire her resilence and sense of survival.
Many of the trees along the Gobhlach burn which runs beside our house, are similarly twisted and broken. It seems against all odds, that they survive.
Both these subjects I return to time and time again in my drawing.
