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!
Thank you Andrew and all at Arran Active for your support with our event again this year. Much appreciated.
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STUDIO NUMBER 10 - Scottish Rain- Norman Ingles
Landscape & seascape photographs of Scottish lochs, mountains & glens, taken in the highlands and west coast of Scotland.
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STUDIO NUMBER 9 MAA ARTWORK
Multi medium realism paintings, mainly been focusing on landscapes inspired by living in Scotland and growing up holidaying on Arran. Other subjects painted are pet portraits and wedding venues.
Megan paints an array of different artwork, using multiple mediums, watercolour, gouache, oil and acrylic. Her most popular commission requests have been wedding venues, dog portraits, and holiday pictures turned mementos.
In June 2026, Megan hosted her first solo art show, where she showcased her first ever landscape collection – Horizons. The concept of ‘Horizons’ came from discovering her love for landscape oil paintings. Pair that with her love for dramatic skies and Megan found her latest subject matter obsession. The collection began by dusting off her oil paints from art school (now a mere 10 years ago), picking up a canvas from the art store and using a reference picture she took of an insane pink and purple sunset over Lamlash Bay on the Isle of Arran. From there, she was hooked and had to create more. Thereafter, ‘Horizons’ was born. The collection will be showcased during the course of the Arran Open Studios weekend and is also available to view on her website.
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We hope you’re enjoyed Arran Open Studios Social media take over posts. It’s always more interesting to hear directly from the artist about their work.
A brief interval from that this week provides an opportunity to showcase the work of other participants and to post about our exhibition in Brodick hall which begins on Thursday. For now ……..
STUDIO NUMBER 4
Island Porcelain
Tracy makes ornamental figures depicting
the wonderful array of wild-life surrounding the Arran coastlines and hills.
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Jill Hargan Studio 34 and day 7 of my social media takeover.
Illustration. I love illustrating for children, especially as this can be done sitting at the dining room table on a winters evening. I use inks for this as the colours are so vivid. My illustrations often have local characters in them and I try and capture the essence of the story. I hope you have enjoyed some of what I have been doing and I hope I have given you a taste for the variety of art work being done on the Island.
Jill
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Where has our Saturday sun gone?
What better thing to do than browse through our open studios brochure on this dreich morning.
So grab yourself a brochure, get the kettle on , curl up on the sofa (or wherever you are comfortable) and plan your visits to our studios.
It might even bring some sun into your day.
Brochures available from businesses throughout the island and at Brodick library.
Arran Open Studios 26, 14th-17th August
Don’t miss our preview exhibition in Brodick hall next weekend, Friday-Monday.
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Less than a week to go until our popular preview exhibition in Brodick hall. A great opportunity to get a flavour of what’s to come in the main event and possibly to plan which studios you’d like to visit. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Jill Hargan Studio 34 Day 6 of my Open Studios Posts
Who doesn’t like a ceilidh.
These pictures have been painted from photographs where I have combined movements that have been caught in several photos into one picture hopefully so the dances can be recognised. These ones are in oil
Jill Hargan studio 34. Day 5 of my weeks takeover of the Open studios page.
Today it’s watercolour. Along with inks these are my favourite mediums to work in. Watercolour can be used thinly with layer applied on top of layer for amazing effects or like gouache where it is applied more heavily. I like to use a combination of both .
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Jill Hargan studio 34 Day 4 of posting.
Without a doubt my most favourite paintings are those in which people are central. We all take endless pictures on our phones often never to look at them again, there is something enduring about a painting especially where a moment in time is captured. I have tried to do that over the years here are some.
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Jill Hargan studio 34 Day 3 of my weeks take over of Arran Open Studios.
Experimenting with colours.
Inks are an ideal medium for experimenting with colours, because they are liquid, they can be layered and effects quickly achieved. Colours can be added and subtracted relatively easily. These are all experimental pieces some of which have been used for cards. My focus was on colour effects rather than realistic drawing. Inks are also great for illustration, and wonderful for learning what works and what doesn’t.
Jill Hargan studio 34. Day 2 of my week’s takeover.
Last year I opened my studio for the first time. It was interesting, especially for the people I met and connections I made. I happened to have this papier mache sculpture of Colin in my studio.
One of my visitors was wildly enthusiastic about it and wanted to buy it!! She went on to explain she had a shop called York Lucky Cats And wanted it for the window display. We agreed she could rent it at the very generous rent of £100 per month with all monies going to Theresa’s Arran Cats. In the end she had it for 5 months and did a collection for them too. Winners all round.
I also received great pics from Island folk who were visiting York.
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