Jamie McNaught - Brushstrokes Studio
Artist 18
Jamie paints the varied landscapes and seascapes that the island has to offer and workboats in the Glasgow and Greenock docks. He uses vibrant colours.
Welcome to Arran Open Studios 2026
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!
Arran Open Studios on Instagram
I’ve had a lovely week looking after the Arran Open Studios social media, and I’m looking forward to welcoming you to my studio, No. 40, in August.
As many of you know, I love working alongside other creatives. Over the past few months, a few fellow Arran Open Studios members and I have been preparing something new together.
Yesterday, the newly refurbished Bike Shed, beside Arran Active in Brodick, officially opened its doors. We’re delighted to have our work on display there, and I hope you’ll pop in and support this exciting new venture.
The shop is self-service, with someone on hand to help if needed between 10am–3pm, Monday to Saturday, and 10am–12 noon on Sundays, throughout the season.
We’d love to see you there!
Next week I have the wonderful job of tutoring Art during Fèis Arainn, so I would like to say thank you for reading and interacting with my posts and I will now hand over the baton.
Faye Waterlow
Studio 40
11-4
Throughout Arran Open Studio Weekend.
I love working collaboratively, for years I have been collaborating with my best friend in Edinburgh. Together, we will send a weekly postcard to one another with a drawing/painting/saying/stitching/ of something which we have ‘Noticed’ that week. We are individually on separate journeys and have different styles therefore it was interesting to see the weekly visual displays. We original started in 2021, during Covid it was a way to connect with each other without physically talking. The project has been a lovely success and we have been asked to exhibit ‘ A year of noticing,’ in Arran, Largs and Edinburgh. The project still continues.
Faye Waterlow
Studio 40
11-4
Throughout Arran Open Studios weekend.
#ayearofnoticing
Although watercolour will always have my heart, I occasionally find myself drawn to the scale and freedom that acrylic offers. This large commissioned piece gave me the opportunity to immerse myself in my favourite palette of blues, enriched with delicate touches of gold leaf to catch the light and add another layer of depth.
Creating art alongside others is always a rewarding experience, and it was a privilege to collaborate with the wonderfully talented artists of Machrie Moor Artists. This quadriptych was my contribution to the exhibition.
Faye Waterlow
Studio 40
11-4
Throughout the Arran Open Studios weekend.
#machriemoorartists
Day 2, please enjoy a wee reel of my favourite stitchings. I love using thread as my pen to tell a story on the fabric.
Faye Waterlow Artist
Studio 40
Brodick
Open 11-4 during the Open Studios weekend.
Faye Waterlow Artist
Hello and welcome to my social media take over week. My name is Faye Waterlow, my studio is based in Brodick. I specialise in painting watercolours, but do enjoy other mediums including painting silk, stitching, printing and painting with acrylics. I look forward to giving you a behind the scenes look into my artistic life this week.
Faye Waterlow Artist
Studio 40
Open 11-4
Friday-Monday during Arran Open Studios Weekend.
The Ormidale hotel has been supporting Arran Open Studios since we began in 2012. We are grateful for their support.
Ormidale- great for drinks and bar meals, pub quizzes and music, super place for a stay too.
#ormidalehotelarran
Many thanks to @arranwhisky for your support again this year.
Nick Brooker- STUDIO NUMBER 25
Nick creates life-sized bird mobiles created from re-used materials painted in acrylics. Linoprints of island views and wildlife. Originals, prints and cards.
#arranopenstudios26
#openstudiosscotland
Andrew Roi- STUDIO NUMBER 24.
I am a Scotland based watercolourist, inspired by my experience of the natural world and the creative expressions of built environments. The nature of watercolour, with it’s transparency and illumination, mirrors the qualities we associate with flowing water - a gentle and poetic medium. It is perfect for depicting all the beauty and diversity that I experience on my journey.
#arranopenstudios26
#openstudiosscotland
#watercolourpainting
Karebell Designs - Studio 37 at the Ormidale Pavillion, Brodick.
This is my final post for my take over of Arran Open Studios Social Media.
I’m going to finish by showing you some of my multi layered designs.
These ones are made up of 9 to 12 layers of paper with every layer hand cut a layer at a time. They are built up until that look like a photo but closer too
you can see the layers and the amount of detail. These take anything up to 9 and a half weeks.
My fellow Artists and I look forward to seeing you at the Pavillion for Open Studios weekend!
#arranopenstudios #arran #ormidalepavillion #papercutting #paperart
STUDIO NUMBER 23- Arran Gems - Jewellery & Art by Assja Solveiga Baumgartner-Gaile
Jewellery in mostly recycled copper and silver often including found or recycled objects and sea glass, inspired by nature and history. Also mixed media paintings, sketches and drawings.
#contemporaryjewellery
#openstudiosscotland
#arrantheartsisland
#arranopenstudios #kilmory
STUDIO NUMBER 22 in Kilmory- Dave and Carol Furze.
Turned wood work, small furniture and toys made from Arran wood, including coffee tables, clocks, lampbases, cheeseboards and bowls. Arran Candlemakers candles also sold here.
Worth a trip to Arran’s beautiful Southend.
#arranopenstudios
#arranopenstudios26
#openstudiosscotland
#woodturner