Gobhlach Art Studio
Artist 28
Mixed media drawing and sculpture specialising in ceramic sculpture. Inspired by the form, patterns and forces that shape the natural world.
Welcome to Arran Open Studios
Thank you to all our visitors, our artists/makers and our supporters who made this year’s Open Studios such a success! We are already looking forward to next year and dates are now set for two key events:
Preview Exhibition, Brodick Hall, Friday 10th – Monday 13th July 2026
The Arran Open Studios Weekend, Friday 14th – Monday 17th August 2026
More details will begin to appear here in the spring and in the meantime 2025’s materials will be available here as a taster.
If you can’t wait until next summer for more Arran art you might like to know that some of the studios are also open at other times throughout the year. These studios are marked 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 next year, please do get in touch. We would love to hear from you!
Arran Open Studios on Instagram
We hope you’ve enjoyed our first artist take over for this year by Catherine Rose Scott.
Next up, to whet your appetite, will be Maisy Alice, another painter.
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And that concludes my week of the 2026 social media takeover. Thank ypu to everyone who stopped to look at what I`ve been up to and I`m looking forward to welcoming everyone to my studio in Whiting Bay this August 😽
Hi folks, as promised I`ve got some more behind the scenes of the other bits and bobs I get up to when not actually painting. I also print all my giftware in-house, with the help of resident fluffy chaos-goblin Oscar.
A lot of the goodies are the usual suspects, like coasters and bottle stoppers, but I`ve also started experimenting with some fun things like my new pet deck chairs. I`ve been printing the chairs with a new design of little kitty cats thay I drew in Clip Studio. I`m still not great at digital drawing, but it`s great fun!
Two days left to go of my social media takeover, thanks to everyone that`s been on the ride so far 😽
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Good evening, everyone. Catherine Rose Scott here with day two of my social media takeover. It`s a late one tonight, since I`ve been finishing up this new piece. This is `Goatfell Aurora`, an 8" x 10" oil on canvas.
I`ve also been busy printing some of my artwork on giftware, in anticipation for all the summer craft markets. Stay tuned tomorrow to see more of all my antics 😽
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Hi all, I`ll be kicking off the 2026 Arran Open Studios`s social media takeover with my studio, Catherine Rose Creations, in Whiting Bay.
My name is Catherine Rose Scott and I moved to Arran in 2017. I quickly became enamoured with the local wildlife and landscapes, and incorporate many local imagery into my artworks, which are largely in acrylics and oils.
Recently, I have also begun to mix things up a bit with some watercolours and digital artwork as well. I`ll be posting all of my goings-on throughout this week, and hopefully give you all a taste of what can be found in my studio when you visit in August.
#arranartist #openstudios #acrylicpainting #oilpainting #scottishart
Created by filmaker @john.perivolaris.pd and cinematographer @ryansbain
Baxter contributing to our Open Studios meeting today 🐾🐾
The enrolment for this years event is now complete and we have over 40 studios. The brochure is coming on really well, thanks to Elaine our graphic designer.
Looking forward to sharing artists work with you soon.
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And here’s what happens when you ask someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing to film an event. 😜
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Arran Theatre and Arts Trust
Kirsteen Holuj, ceramicist studio number 47 features in our final short film created by @johnperivolaris and cinematographer @ryansbain .
Kirsteen explains some of her processes and her inspiration.
One day to go until our event begins.
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STUDIO NUMBER 44
I’m looking forward to Arran Open Studios weekend and sharing some of the work I’ve been doing over the last 9 months or so since retiring from jewellery making. It’s a bumper year for Arran Open Studios this year, with over 50 artists taking part with lots of different disciplines. Enjoy it if you’re visiting! #arranopenstudios
A huge thank you to all the Brodick’s businesses who businesses who have supported us again this year.
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