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Thursday Lunchtime Tour | Kaffe Fassett The Power of Pattern
Enjoy a free guided tour every Thursday at 1 pm with your exhibition ticket
Tuesday Lunchtime Tour | Kaffe Fassett The Power of Pattern
Enjoy a free guided tour every Tuesday at 12 pm with your exhibition ticket
Collaborate! Part III
Explore the creative process behind some of Dovecot's recent creative rug and tapestry collaborations.
Kaffe Fassett The Power of Pattern
Explore the world of influential artist and designer Kaffe Fassett.
Punch Needle Workshop
Learn the basics of punch needle technique to design your own coaster.
Dovecot Makers Market
Shop small this Spring at Dovecot Studios
Harry Styles & the Power of Pattern
Enjoy our current exhibition and a streamed talk with author of 'Harry Styles and the Clothes he Wears'
Kaffe Fassett Inspired Embroidery Workshop
Create a hand embroidered patterned motif with Sammy Bishop of Paraffle Embroidery
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day
Learn to weave in one of the world’s leading tapestry studios
Tapestry Studio Tour - June 2023
Exclusive in person tour of Dovecots weaving studio
V&A Tartan & the Power of Pattern
Discover the story behind the new Tartan exhibition with Caroline Grewar, Programme Director at V&A Dundee.
SCOTTISH LANDSCAPES: A New Generation
This exhibition highlights the diverse and dynamic work being produced by new Scottish art school graduates.
Scottish Women Artists
250 years of challenging perceptions Explore Scotland’s contribution to the history of art by women across 250 years. Featuring The Glasgow Girls, Joan Eardley, Elizabeth Blackadder, Victoria Crowe, Rachel Maclean and Alberta Whittle.
Past Exhibitions & Events
Curator Highlights Tour: The Power of Pattern
Join Dovecot Curator Ben Reiss on a tour of our new exhibition The Power of Pattern
Exclusive Exhibition Tour with Kaffe Fassett - Sold Out
A chance to see our new exhibition before it opens with Kaffe Fassett.
Online Private View - Live with Kaffe Fassett
Join Kaffe Fassett and friends at an exclusive online Private View of his much anticipated exhibition at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh.
Director's Preview Tour: Kaffe Fassett The Power of Pattern
Explore Kaffe Fassett The Power of Pattern with Dovecot Studios Director Celia Joicey
Book Signing | Kaffe Fassett The Artist's Eye
A chance to meet Kaffe Fassett at his exclusive book signing (includes a copy of the book).
Sold Out - TALK: Colour Inspiration with Kaffe Fassett
Discover the power of colour in this in person talk hosted by Kaffe Fassett
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day
Learn the art of tapestry weaving at the UK’s longest running tapestry studio - the perfect Mothers Day gift
Beira Fashion Show - The Battle of the Seasons Collection
Join us for the last night of the KNITWEAR exhibition and a live fashion show by Scotland's sustainable luxury brand, Beira.
Introduction to Pattern Cutting for Knitwear Workshop
Inspired by garments in our current exhibition Knitwear, learn how to design the perfect knitwear pattern fit for you.
The Model Lens - Exhibition Insights with Anna Freemantle
Exhibition Insights with model Anna Freemantle
Botanical Embroidery Workshop Inspired by Morris & Co
Create a botanical motif with Sammy Bishop of Paraffle Embroidery
Katazome Printed Textile workshop
Learn the basics of the Japanese Katazome printing with designer Ellen Martin.
Sketchbook Binding Workshop
Make a series of beautiful mini-sketchbooks with Edinburgh Artist Susie Wilson
Wedding Open Day!
Weave the Wedding of your Dreams at Dovecot Studios!
Sold out: Woven Darning Workshop with Emily Mae Martin
Save your favourite piece of knitwear in this 2 hour mending workshop
Make Do & Mend with TOAST
Join Dovecot x TOAST discussion on repair and rewear over face of fast fashion.
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day
Learn the art of tapestry weaving at the UK’s longest-running tapestry studio.
Sold Out: Learn to Crochet Workshop
Make your first Granny Square in this beginner friendly workshop
Sold out: Rug Tufting Experience Day
Get to grips with the basics of gun tufting and make your own rug.
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day - SOLD OUT
Learn the art of tapestry weaving at the UK’s longest-running tapestry studio.
Katazome Printed Textile workshop
Learn the basics of the Japanese Katazome printing with designer Ellen Martin.
Skill in the Scottish Knitwear Sector: A Roundtable Discussion
The roundtable will bring together representatives of small and larger businesses, education and training, advocates for the knitwear sector and academics with knowledge of the history of knitwear production.
Introduction to Pattern Cutting for Knitwear Workshop
Inspired by garments in our current exhibition Knitwear, learn how to design the perfect knitwear pattern fit for you.
Free Tuesday Lunchtime Tour - KNITWEAR CHANEL to Westwood
Enjoy a free lunchtime tour every Tuesday at midday with your exhibition ticket. Spaces are subject to availability.
Online KNITWEAR Exhibition Curator Tour
Delve deeper into our current exhibition, KNITWEAR Chanel to Westwood with Dovecots Exhibitions Curator, Ben Reiss.
KNITWEAR Exhibition Tour with Dovecot Studios Curator
Get the lowdown on our current exhibition KNITWEAR Chanel to Westwood with Dovecot Curator Ben Reiss.
Online KNITWEAR Exhibition Tour with Dovecot Studios Director
Can't visit in person? This online tour provides an excellent opportunity to delve deeper into our exhibition KNITWEAR Chanel to Westwood with Dovecot Studios Director Celia Joicey
Christmas Wreath Kit Embroidery Workshop
Get your home ready for the festive period this year at this Christmas Wreath embroidery workshop.
A Festive Night At Dovecot
Enjoy a festive evening at our Knitwear exhibition. Includes a glass of mulled wine, festive activities, and a late night shopping discount.
Online Talk: Edi Stark & Jock McFadyen In Conversation
Join Edi Stark, one of Scotland’s most respected broadcasters in this exclusive conversation with Jock McFadyen RA.
Collaborate! 21st Century Commissions and Creations part 2
Explore the creative process behind some of Dovecot's recent creative Tapestry collaborations.
Kids Workshop: Build Your Own Beanie
Learn to make a beanie this autumn with Puzzleware Designer Maija Nygren.
The Art of Tapestry Book Launch
Join Helen Wyld for the launch of her book The Art of Tapestry in conversation with Dovecot Studios Director Celia Joicey.
Sold Out: Terrazzo Coasters Workshop
Get crafty and learn to make your own resin coasters with Lucy from Polymorphics
Online KNITWEAR Exhibition Tour with Dovecot Studios Director
Can't visit in person? This online tour provides an excellent opportunity to delve deeper into our KNITWEAR exhibition.
Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour - KNITWEAR CHANEL to Westwood
Enjoy a free lunchtime tour every Thursday at 1pm with your exhibition ticket. Spaces are subject to availability.
Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day
Get to grips with the basics of gun tufting and make your own rug.
KNITWEAR Chanel to Westwood
Explore a major exhibition of inspirational 20th and 21st-century fashion knitwear featuring over 150 pieces from the collection of Mark and Cleo Buttefield.
Di Gilpin: Hand-Knit and High Fashion
Get insights on knitwear in fashion with one of Scotland’s most renowned designers and hand-knitters, Di Gilpin.
KNITWEAR Exhibition Preview and Tour SOLD OUT
Get a sneak preview of the KNITWEAR exhibition with a special guided tour from a member of Dovecot's Exhibitions team.
Flaunting Szafki: A retrospective of paintings by Yusef Szafki
Explore the colourful and enigmatic canvases of Scottish painter Yusef Szafki (1950-2021).
Tapestry Studio Viewing Balcony
Watch the Dovecot weavers at work from the Tapestry Studio Viewing Balcony.
Collaborate! 21st Century Commissions and Creations part I
Explore the creative process behind some of Dovecot's recent creative rug collaborations.
Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day
Get to grips with the basics of gun tufting and make your own rug.
SOLD OUT: Renaissance Life Drawing Class
Gain an insight into the drawing techniques and principles used by Renaissance masters and put them into practice, working directly from a life model.
Raphael in the Digital Age
Learn more about how exhibition creators use digital and multimedia technologies to enhance our encounters with art.
SOLD OUT: Punch Needle for Beginners Workshop with The Modern Crafter
Rachel from The Modern Crafter will teach you this mindful needle technique to make your own wall hanging.
Raphael as Designer
Learn how Raphael became one of the most sought-after designers in Europe and explore some of his lesser-known projects.
Curator Tour: Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World
Get deeper insights into this centenary exhibition with curator Siobhan McLaughlin, who graduated from art college 80 years after Davie himself.
Alan Davie Virtual Curator Tour
Join artist and exhibition curator Siobhan McLaughlin for an exclusive virtual tour of our this timely exhibition.
Dazzle 2022
Showcasing the best in contemporary jewellery, Dazzle provides a platform for both established and up-and-coming makers.
Rug Tufting Experience Day
Get to grips with the basics of gun tufting and make your own rug.
Katazome Printed Textile Workshop
Learn the basics of this centuries-old Japanese printing technique with designer Ellen Martin.
The Modern Institute: Space Forgets You
Glasgow's The Modern Institute presents an exhibition celebrating the work of international artists, Julia Chiang, Marc Hundley, John Giorno and textile art collective Arrange Whatever Pieces Come Your Way.
RAPHAEL - Magister Raffaello
Experience the life and work of Italian Renaissance artist Raphael in this digital installation and contemporary tapestry marking his 500th anniversary.
SOLD OUT: William Morris Inspired Embroidery Workshop
Create your own Morris-inspired embroidery piece with experienced tutor Anabel Cano
Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World
A timely tribute to one of the greatest Scottish artists of the 20th century, featuring rarely seen works from each decade of his career.
Zandra Rhodes & David Sassoon In Conversation
Join celebrated designers Dame Zandra Rhodes and David Sassoon to hear about their fabulous careers in fashion.
The Art of Wallpaper - Morris & Co.
Explore the legacy of William Morris in over 130 original wallpapers from the Morris & Co. archives
Kurt Jackson Inspired 2-Day Tapestry Weaving Experience Day - SOLD OUT
A Creative Christmas at Dovecot
Celebrate the festive season in style this year at Dovecot Studios - an internationally renowned tapestry studio in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Pattern and Meaning in Japanese Textile: An exploration of Japanese design motifs
Necklace for an Elephant and Other Stories: The Working Lives of David Poston
Selected 2015: Jode Pankhurst #TakerMaker meets Ben the Apprentice Weaver (Online Event)
Selected 2015 + Dovecot Selects
Selected has showcased over 50 individual makers, both established and emerging, in our annual selling exhibition.
Kwang Young Chun: AGGREGATIONS
Aggregations, the first solo exhibition in Scotland of internationally renowned Korean artist Kwang Young Chun, unites the traditions of making and Eastern philosophy with the artist’s painterly interest in American Abstract Expressionism.
Bernat Klein: A LIFE IN COLOUR
A Life in Colour is a retrospective exhibition featuring tapestries by Bernat Klein woven by Dovecot Studios, alongside other works by the designer whose signature vibrant mohair and tweed textiles were produced in the Scottish Borders for fashion houses in Europe.
Dovecot at British Library: LONDON CRAFT WEEK 6-10 May 2015
Winner of the Walpole British Luxury Award for Luxury Craftsmanship in 2014, Dovecot has placed craftsmanship at the heart of its operations since its inception in 1912.
Dovecot Tapestry Studio Collection (Viewing Balcony open Thurs and Fri 12-3pm Sat 10.30am-5.30pm)
Magne Furuholmen: Peeling a Glass Onion
Major solo exhibition of works by Norwegian visual artist and musician Magne Furuholmen, with the Glass Onion tapestry as the centrepiece.
Magne Furuholmen, David Weir and Paul Stolper in Conversation
Norwegian visual artist and musician Magne Furuholmen in conversation with Dovecot Director David Weir and London based gallerist Paul Stolper.
Edge and Shore Talk
Edge and Shore artists Helen Carnac and Laïla Diallo in conversation with Dovecot weaver Jonathan Cleaver. Chaired by Roanne Dods.
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Edge and Shore Workshop
A workshop led by Carnac and Diallo draws on ideas and ways into making developed during Edge and Shore, inviting participants to join them in their enquiry into process. This workshop is aimed at artists from any medium interested in exploring materiality and making.
Edge and Shore: Acts of Doing
Working within the gallery space at Dovecot, visual artist Helen Carnac and dance artist Laïla Diallo reveal an ever-evolving work that brings together objects, images, film, writing and live making.
Edinburgh's Christmas - 24 Doors of Advent
Join us for a festive drink on the last day of Selected! As part of Edinburgh's Christmas - 24 Doors of Advent, we are opening our doors on Sunday 21 December from 10.30am to 5.30pm for a celebratory day of shopping and a festive drink or two.
Selected Symposium: Making Connections
Selected Symposium: Making Connections will address the fast evolving nature of craft practices in the 21st century that uses Selected as a backdrop to discuss Scotland’s new craft.
Selected 2014
SELECTED unites 27 makers in a selling exhibition of craft and design at Dovecot Studios for the second year running. This elite showcase includes work from some of the most talented makers in Scotland across a number of disciplines including ceramics, jewellery, furniture, textiles, glass and silver.
Edward Bawden and Dovecot Studios: an enduring collaboration
Edward Bawden Dovecot Studios tapestries form part of the Morley College exhibition Edward Bawden Storyteller from 4-26 November. David Weir, Director of Dovecot Studios will talk at Morley on 5 November at 5pm about the nature of tapestry collaboration between artist and artist weaver.
GEM: Contemporary Jewellery and Gemstones from Afghanistan
GEM is an exhibition of jewellery, gem-cutting and contemporary practices from Afghanistan originally produced as part of the British Council’s South Asia season in autumn 2013.
David Poston and Jonathan Cleaver Green Circles at National Museums Scotland
Current Exchanges: Curator's Tour
Tour around the Viewing Balcony with Current Exchanges Curator Ben Divall. Learn more about the historic links and ongoing collaborative projects between Dovecot Studios and the Australian Tapestry Workshops. *SOLD OUT*
Dovecot on the Map Shop Night
In association with Herb Lester Associates, Dovecot Studios Shop invite craft buyers, weave and book enthusiasts to the launch night of Herb Lester’s new artist illustrated map and guide to the unusual of both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Herb Lester have produced over 43 maps and we are proud to announce that in their most recent Edinburgh commission they have put ‘Dovecot on the Map’. Come and celebrate with us, and take the chance to see what our fantastic Shop has to offer. REGISTER NOW!
Dalziel + Scullion in Conversation with Edi Stark
Louise Scullion and Matthew Dalziel discuss their work and inspiration for the project Tumadh: Immersion with award winning broadcaster Edi Stark. From An Lanntair on Lewis to Dovecot in Edinburgh, the two part exhibition provides a platform for conversation around the themes of relations between mankind and the natural world. *SOLD OUT*
Current Exchanges: David Weir and Antonia Syme in Conversation
Directors of two contemporary tapestry studios with a longstanding alliance, come together to converse about the history and cultural exchanges between Dovecot Studios and the Australian Tapestry Workshop. BOOK NOW!
Tumadh | Immersion: Dalziel + Scullion
An exciting and extraordinary new commission from Dovecot will turn the gallery into an immersive space made with sound and tactile qualities being created by Dundee based artists Dalziel + Scullion.
Dazzle: Jewellery
Dazzle jewellery exhibition returning, for the third Dovecot showing, has selected some exciting new designers for what will be its 32nd Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 50 jewellery designers will be showing upwards of 2-3,000 pieces with everything, as usual, for sale.
Current Exchanges: Dovecot and the Australian Tapestry Workshop
Celebrating the continuing connections between the Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, and Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, this exhibition brings together recent work from both institutions. Although geographically separate, both share a similar philosophy of working closely with contemporary artists to produce tapestries at the cutting edge of artistic practice.
Craigie Aitchison: Paintings, etchings and tapestries
Timothy Taylor Gallery and Dovecot present a selected showcase of oil paintings and etchings from the estate of Craigie Aitchsion CBE RSA RA (1926-2009) alongside tapestries created by Dovecot Studios in collaboration with the artist.
Barnaby Barford
Barnaby Barford is an artist who works primarily with ceramics to create unique narrative pieces. He works with both mass-market and antique found porcelain figurines, cutting up and exchanging elements or adding to them and repainting them, to create sculptures which are often sinister and sardonic but invariably humorous.
Leith School of Art Alumni Exhibition
Leith School of Art is delighted to celebrate 25 years of teaching, supporting and promoting the visual arts in Scotland.
When Men and Mountains Meet: Paul Martin
The exhibition When Men and Mountains Meet by Paul Martin is a distillation of the artist’s lifelong exploration of the nature of nature, and the ways - aesthetic, symbolic, poetic, spiritual – in which we see and understand it. “To
Touring Exhibition: Fleece to Fibre - The Making of the Large Tree Group Tapestry
Broad Horizons: Dovecot Polymaths
An exhibition of works – past and present – from some of the most influential and multi-talented artists who have worked with the Studios.
Selected 2013
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK UNTIL 21 DECEMBER Selected is a new selling exhibition which celebrates contemporary Scottish craft and design.
Jamie Primrose: Reflections on a City
Jamie Primrose is a highly collectable and acclaimed contemporary Scottish artist. Having achieved outstanding success with past sell-out exhibitions of his sought-after paintings, he has now established himself as one of the most exciting talents in the UK.
Dovecot Tapestry and Rug Collection
Daily the Weaving Floor Viewing Balcony is open to the public to view the weaving studio below as well as a curated an ever changing collection of our tapestries and rugs.
David Peat: An Eye on the World
The roots of David Peat's photography lie firmly in the classic street photography genre. Continually inspired by the masters of street photography and their skill at seeing and hunting a meaningful image within a moment in time, Peat has quietly built his own personal portfolio of images during a working life around the world. Voted one of the top exhibitions of 2012 by the List Magazine
Jacki Parry: Resonance - Gathering and Sampling
Paper is central to the conceptual, physical and material activity which drives Jacki Parry’s work. For most of the last 40 years her investigations have been based on developing ideas in paper using it variously as substrate, as independent medium, and in combination with other materials. This exhibition features a diverse collection of works in two and three dimensions spanning the years 2000 – 2012 plus a small selection of earlier paperworks.
Behind Large Tree Group - Tour with Ben Divall and Victoria Crowe
An evening tour of Fleece to Fibre with curator Ben Divall, artist Victoria Crowe and guests.
Textile Photography Workshop with Alicia Bruce
Fleece to Fibre project photographer Alicia Bruce leads a 2 hour workshop in how to take professional quality photographs of textiles and garments.
Tour with Curator Ben Divall: Fleece to Fibre
Take a walking tour around Dovecot’s 2013 Festival show Fleece to Fibre with Curator Ben Divall
Live Weaving and Spinning Demonstrations
To coincide with the Fleece to Fibre: The Making of the Large Tree Group Tapestry there will be a series of live weaving and spinning demonstrations in the North Gallery.
Fleece to Fibre: The Making of the Large Tree Group Tapestry
Victoria Crowe’s acclaimed painting, Large Tree Group, was commisioned by Dovecot to be created into a large tapestry using exclusively un-dyed wool sourced from around the country. The finished tapestry, complete after hundreds of hours of careful work by Dovecot's master weavers is at the heart of this exhibition.
Artist Rugs: Dovecot’s Contemporary Rug Collection
Dovecot Studios have been the leading pioneers in tapestry and rug making for over a 100 years. This exhibition showcases Dovecot’s contemporary hand-tufted rugs which are in turn graphic and vibrant, colourful and highly original.
Dazzle: Jewellery
Dazzle returns for a second consecutive year to Dovecot featuring work from over 50 contemporary jewellery designers’ and silversmiths. For the first time in Edinburgh *Dazzle@Dovecot* will also be presenting work by Japanese printmaker Emiko Aida..
Wendy Ramshaw: Illustrated Talk by Amanda Game
Amanda Game, independent curator and former Scottish Gallery Director, will give an illustrated talk on Wendy Ramshaw, her influential body of work and her remarkable career from 5.30pm - 6.15pm at Dovecot. Followed by a special reception with drinks at The Scottish Gallery from 6.30pm – 8pm.
Wendy Ramshaw: Rooms of Dreams
Dovecot Studios are delighted to present Wendy Ramshaw: Room of Dreams this spring. As one of Britain’s leading contemporary designers, Wendy Ramshaw is renowned for her stunning jewellery and distinctive, large scale public art. This major exhibition will exhibit key pieces spanning the past fifty years of her acclaimed career - the centrepiece being her magical environment 'Room of Dreams" in which her work , inspired by stories and the world of the imagination, are displayed.
Forever Changes: Michael Brennand-Wood
An exhibition documenting Michael Brennand-Wood’s practice over forty years. Forever Changes will feature many previously unseen, new and important works with the emphasis very firmly on the ideas behind each piece. The exhibition will include installation, sculptural, relief, studio and commission works. It will be accompanied by a fully illustrated publication which will present a biography of the work, exhibitions, events, places and concepts that have shaped Brennand-Wood’s practice.
Carpets of Distinction
Carpets of Distinction is a showroom of six hand-tufted rugs produced by Panel in partnership with Dovecot Studios and the Stoddard Templeton Archive at Glasgow University and The Glasgow School of Art.
Nuno Japanese Textiles
Nuno textiles was founded in 1984 and since 1987 Reiko Sudo, as Artistic Director, has steered Nuno to a position of pre-eminence in Japan and internationally. This exhibition shows how Nuno designs respond to the human form and how Nuno works with textile producers to create designs that reflect the importance of cloth for protecting and adorning the body as well as creating social well being.
Bird Yarns
Bird Yarns brings knitters from Mull and across the UK together with textile artist Deirdre Nelson in response to the changing migration patterns of seabirds across Scotland’s islands. Working with local wool from Ardalanish, Mull, and recycled materials, the knitters will create a flock of ‘lost’ arctic terns on Tobermory Pier and provide them with a Mull welcome of local food, music and poetry. Knitting kits will be developed in partnership with local producers to highlight the plight of migratory birds and celebrate local resources and resourcefulness.
Interweaving: Future Trends in Making
Interweaving is Dovecot’s Symposium for makers, doers and thinkers to come together to discuss and develop new practice and thinking.
Weaving the Century: Curator Walk and Talk
Curator Elizabeth Cumming takes guests on a walking tour of the Weaving the Century exhibition discussing key works produced by Dovecot Studios over the last hundred years.
Work-in-progress performance and visual installation from Sea Change and Cape Farewell
Join us at Dovecot for a work-in-progress performance and visual installation from Sea Change and Cape Farewell including a vocal piece by Hanna Tuulikki and short film It’s the Skin You’re Living In By David Harradine/Fevered Sleep. 6pm - 9pm FREE
Weaving the Century: Curator's Tour
Weaving the Century curator Elizabeth Cumming discusses key works in the exhibition to explore some of the radical shifts in studio production in the last hundred years.
Edinburgh Art Festival: Art Late South
Edinburgh Art Festival's specially programmed evening of late openings and events.
Weaving the Century: Tradition and Modernity at Dovecot Studios
Elizabeth Cumming, curator of Dovecot's centenary exhibition, explores the evolution of Edinburgh's international tapestry studio since 1912. Free to attend, no booking required.
A Tapestry of Many Threads. World Premiere
Alexander McCall Smith and composer Tom Cunningham celebrate a century of vibrant and colourful Dovecot tapestries in the world premiere of this dramatised production featuring some of Scotland’s most exciting young singers and musicians. Performed on the Dovecot weaving floor, alongside the looms on which the tapestries are created, audiences will be taken on an atmospheric and often poignant journey inspired by the Studios' world-famous tapestries via songs, music and the spoken word.
Edinburgh Art Festival: Launch Night
The Weaving the Century exhibition stays open late for the launch of Edinburgh Art Festival 2012
Weaving The Century: Tapestry from Dovecot Studios 1912-2012
This is the first major Dovecot tapestry exhibition to be presented in Scotland for over thirty years. Curated by art historian Dr Elizabeth Cumming and presented across all three of Dovecot’s public gallery spaces. The exhibition features over 60 tapestries, rugs and rarely seen works on loan from major museums and private collections in America and Britain.
Telford College End of Year Show: Showtime
Creative arts students from Edinburgh’s Telford College host their End of Year Show at Dovecot for the third consecutive year.
RSNO Chamber Series
Relax and unwind on a Sunday afternoon with the RSNO Chamber Series. A refreshing chance to hear the musicians of the Orchestra up close and personal, performing music by the great composers in an intimate setting. In the final concert in the 2011/2012 season a handpicked team of RSNO string players perform this jewel-box of showpieces by Vivaldi, Corelli and their equally flamboyant Baroque friends and pupils.
Amy Duncan (1968-2009): Exhibition
Amy Duncan trained as a tapestry weaver at West Dean Tapestry studio and worked in the UK and Australia. This retrospective exhibition is a celebration of her work and includes a wide range of pieces, from delicate tapestry samples and sketch books, to large pieces which have been loaned for the exhibition by private collections.
Ptolemy Mann: The Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space
This May, Dovecot Studios will be home to Ptolemy Mann’s Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space exhibition. The show, Mann’s first solo retrospective exhibition which was initiated by the Ruthin Craft Centre in Wales, will be in Dovecot’s North Gallery from the 4th – 26th May.