Click here to see our Workshops Programme for 2026
Workshops are run monthly covering members interests and also providing the opportunity to try new mediums and crafts.
New members and visitors are always welcome. Most workshops are suitable for beginners as well as those with more experience.
The venue is usually the Rangers Centre classroom at Brodick Castle or a tutor’s studio.
Workshops cost per day
£35 for members
£45 for non-members
£20 for Art in Mind members, students and those on benefits
(There may be an additional materials cost.)
To book
Please download this Workshop Booking Form and Information and send the completed section(s) to Kathleen Sowden | 41, Murray Crescent, Lamlash, KA27 8NS | 01770 600827 | booking@arranvisualarts.co.uk
Complete a separate section below for each workshop. For additional workshops write overleaf.
Confirmation will be initially on booking, with further confirmation 2 weeks before the course, along with a materials information.
Over-subscribed workshop: you will be advised immediately that your name has been placed on a waiting list.
If a workshop is under-subscribed and therefore not viable, you will be advised as soon as possible.
Cancellation: If you are unable to attend any workshop, please notify Kathleen Sowden (01770 600827) as soon as possible. If your place can be filled you will be fully refunded; if not filled, half cost will be refunded; if illness is the reason, a full refund will be paid. On occasion participants make this a donation to AVA.
It is a good idea to put the dates in your diary when you book, so to make the workshop your priority!
To Pay
By BACS payment (preferred):
Arran Visual Arts:
Sort Code :80-05-84
Acc. No.: 00115842
Please use your name as reference.
For more than one workshop – all can be paid in one transaction.
By Cheque:
A separate cheque is required for each workshop (payable to A.V.A. and dated the same as the workshop date, with workshop name written on the back).
TO SEND:
By post – Kathleen Sowden, 41 Murray Crescent, Lamlash, Isle of Arran. KA27 8NS. Enclose cheque/s and form below.
By email – booking@arranvisualarts.co.uk attaching scanned or photographed form.
For any further information contact Kathleen on 01770 600827
Past workshops have covered …
… landscapes, still life, wildlife, portraiture, stone-carving, lino-cutting, silk painting, machine embroidery, beading, mosaics, felting, batik, tapestry weaving, pottery, rush weaving, stained glass and photography. Click here for details and photos of previous workshops
For suggestions for future workshops please contact Lesley Lockhart on 01770 600454 or workshops@arranvisualarts.co.uk