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 Β 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!Β
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 didnβt 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, Iβm 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 βfound materialsβ 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 husbandβs feet! It was inspired a quote from the writings of John OβDonohue, writer, poet and philosopher.
βYour 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.β
Jane Greenstreet, Mill Cottage Studio, Pirnmill STUDIO NUMBER 29
Watching my mum age, her body deform with arthritis, I canβt 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.
Jane Greenstreet Mill Cottage Studio Pirnmill Studio number 29
I draw what I love, both on Arran and on other Scottish islands.
The rocky shoreline, the pebbles on the beach and the hills above where I live all feature in my work.
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STUDIO NUMBER 29 Pirnmill
Hello! My name is Jane Greenstreet from Mill Cottage Studio, Pirnmill.
I am a dancer and artist with interests in the figure and landscapes. Although my work is predominately focused on drawing, I love experimenting with a wide variety of media.
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Thank you to Arran Art Gallery for supporting us again this year with an advert in our brochure.
Arran Art Gallery is well worth visiting. They show many local artists work as well as the work of other Scottish artists.
BLACK FOX STUDIO
Studio number 5.
Printing, etching, charcoal and glass. A range of framed Arran maps & charts is also available, plus a bespoke picture-framing service. #arranopenstudios26 #openstudiosscotland #northayrshirearts
Visit our blog for the latest post by Emily Rose Mawson.
Emily does some blog posts for us every year and we are so lucky to have her do this. Emily is a professional travel writer and copy-writer who has worked in her field for more than 10 years.
This post is about the conceptual artist based in Brodick, Stephanie Province. This will be Stephanie`s second year taking part in Arran Open Studios. Her work is interesting and thought provoking.
Please take a look.
https://arranopenstudios.org/2026/06/19/lets-talk-stephanie-province/
Day 3 Raine Clarke (studio 19) My love of the natural world is the catalyst for much of my artwork. If Iβm quick I can sometimes get a photo which I use alongside my various field guides for sketches then I just need to choose what technique will suit the subject best. I saw this Green Hairstreak butterfly on a walk at Kings Caves a few weeks ago - a first sighting for me! π Just to show I do sometimes use other colours apart from blue π
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Next up and coming soon in our social media takeover will be studio 19 Raine Clarke- underwing studio.
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Be sure to visit Arran Gift box in Brodick village and now at Home Farm .
Thanks Shiona for supporting us again this year. Itβs much appreciated. πππ
Island Porcelain Studio number 4.
Individual, ornamental figures depicting the wonderful array of wild-life surrounding the Arran coastlines and hills. Our pieces make unique keepsakes or gifts for friends or loved ones of any age.
