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!
STOP PRESS! DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
* Unfortunately and with apologies Studio 8 - Jan Grant - the Isle Spinner will not be open 14th - 17th August 2026
* Thankyou to Kat as my scarves will be available to view and purchase with Kat in STUDIO 17 over the weekend. Studio 17 @Bay Wool and Crafts Shop, Whiting Bay.
* Also please contact @theislespinner Facebook contact point is also available.
Photos of the scarves available will be posted and contact is welcome.
STUDIO NUMBER 41-John Townsend.
New to Arran Open Studios this year, John is almost exclusively inspired by all those peaceful places where we can get away from busyness, by light on the sea and by unreachable horizons which seem to melt into the sky.
His colours are deep indigos and light-filled blues and whites; his canvasses with a rough, tactile finish evoke the gables of the solid crofts of celtic shorelines.As an inquisitive traveller John has always been drawn to the wild empty spaces at the ends of the earth where he has tried to capture the atmosphere of their lonely poetry, to seize a moment where the light changes or a wave surges and breaks.
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STUDIO NUMBER 39- Kirsteen Holuj.
Kirsteen creates beautiful, unique thrown, textured ceramics complimented with metal botanical additions. Exploring dramatic landscapes and the small details.
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STUDIO NUMBER 38- Nikki Harris
Nikki is showing her work in the Ormidale Pavilion in Brodick alongside Iris Russell who was show-cased earlier in our social media take-over.
Nikki is a potter based on Arran. Largely self-taught. “I’ve been developing my practice for the past two years, finding joy in the simple process of turning clay into objects for everyday use. I create wheel thrown and hand-built pieces inspired by the colours and textures of island life and especially love Raku.”
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STUDIO NUMBER 35- Ann Hume
My work includes my personal response to landscape and related themes as well as other subjects.
Inspired by landscape and natural forms, I interpret them in my own way, focusing on the movement and energy of what I am painting, exploring what the paint can do and creating surface texture. I work in a variety of media including oils, acrylics and water colour.
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ARTIST FRIENDS OF SANNOX-Studio number 33
This year we are featuring stained glass art on environmental themes by Andy Brooke. Also an all age interactive art trail on the theme of Creation.
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STUDIO 32- Lochranza Collective
(Not open Friday)
Lochranza Collective work includes: painting, jewellery, mandala stones, knotting, cards, ceramics, work using up cycled materials, textiles.
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STUDIO NUMBER 31
New to Arran Open Studios this year, Christine Walker
Christine crafts a vibrant collection of decorative fused glass pieces. Floral and seascape themes capture the light and transparency of the glass.
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STUDIO NUMBER 30 Ed O’Donnelly .
Large scale watercolour paintings indirectly responding to ideas around geology, archaeology, land and sea.#openstudiosscotland #openstudiosscotland #arranopenstudios26 #artandarchaeology
STUDIO NUMBER 28 Goblach Art - Rob Stevens.
Rob’s studio is set by the beautiful Goblach burn in Pirnmill. He works in
Mixed media drawing and sculpture specialising in ceramic sculpture. Inspired by the form, patterns and forces that shape the natural world. You’re in for a treat , the studio is jam-packed with creativity.
Alongside Rob is studio 29, Jane Greenstreet, featured a few weeks ago in our Social media takeover.
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