Events and Exhibitions

The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright, is our gracious host for our biggest exhibition to date.

Over sixty-five paintings, including many new works never before exhibited, will be travelling down to beautiful Dumfries and Galloway next month.

Make your plans now to visit! From Saturday 12th October to Saturday 2nd November, Monday to Saturday, 10 – 5 Free admission

47 St Mary’s Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4DU

*please note this date was wrongly given as the 6th on the printed programme distributed to members* and has subsequently been changed from the 7th to the 14th November.

Botanic Cottage talk
2-4pm
Topic – Petticoats and Plants
Speaker – Dr. Deborah Reid

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

For the second year running, member Victoria Braithwaite  is providing a five-week course in Castlebank Horticultural Centre  Lanark, for the Lanark Community Development Trust. This course is suitable for all levels, and Victoria will gently guide you through creating a painting from start to finish.

Most materials are included, from paper and paint, tea and coffee to plant material from the gardens.

Dates:
April: 5th, 19th, 26th
May 17th, 24th
1pm - 4pm

The cost is £90 pp.

Booking is through the Lanark Community Development Trust: email info@lanarktrust.co.uk, or telephone 01555 728 329.

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

For the second year running, member Victoria Braithwaite  is providing a five-week course in Castlebank Horticultural Centre  Lanark, for the Lanark Community Development Trust. This course is suitable for all levels, and Victoria will gently guide you through creating a painting from start to finish.

Most materials are included, from paper and paint, tea and coffee to plant material from the gardens.

Dates:
April: 5th, 19th, 26th
May 17th, 24th
1pm - 4pm

The cost is £90 pp.

Booking is through the Lanark Community Development Trust: email info@lanarktrust.co.uk, or telephone 01555 728 329.

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

The fee will remain the same at £7 for the three hours £42

Please contact Ann MacCalman to book a place annv.maccalman@gmail.com

For the second year running, member Victoria Braithwaite  is providing a five-week course in Castlebank Horticultural Centre  Lanark, for the Lanark Community Development Trust. This course is suitable for all levels, and Victoria will gently guide you through creating a painting from start to finish.

Most materials are included, from paper and paint, tea and coffee to plant material from the gardens.

Dates:
April: 5th, 19th, 26th
May 17th, 24th
1pm - 4pm

The cost is £90 pp.

Booking is through the Lanark Community Development Trust: email info@lanarktrust.co.uk, or telephone 01555 728 329.

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

The fee will remain the same at £7 for the three hours £42

Please contact Ann MacCalman to book a place annv.maccalman@gmail.com

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

The fee will remain the same at £7 for the three hours £42

Please contact Ann MacCalman to book a place annv.maccalman@gmail.com

For the second year running, member Victoria Braithwaite  is providing a five-week course in Castlebank Horticultural Centre  Lanark, for the Lanark Community Development Trust. This course is suitable for all levels, and Victoria will gently guide you through creating a painting from start to finish.

Most materials are included, from paper and paint, tea and coffee to plant material from the gardens.

Dates:
April: 5th, 19th, 26th
May 17th, 24th
1pm - 4pm

The cost is £90 pp.

Booking is through the Lanark Community Development Trust: email info@lanarktrust.co.uk, or telephone 01555 728 329.

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

For the second year running, member Victoria Braithwaite  is providing a five-week course in Castlebank Horticultural Centre  Lanark, for the Lanark Community Development Trust. This course is suitable for all levels, and Victoria will gently guide you through creating a painting from start to finish.

Most materials are included, from paper and paint, tea and coffee to plant material from the gardens.

Dates:
April: 5th, 19th, 26th
May 17th, 24th
1pm - 4pm

The cost is £90 pp.

Booking is through the Lanark Community Development Trust: email info@lanarktrust.co.uk, or telephone 01555 728 329.

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

The fee will remain the same at £7 for the three hours £42

Please contact Ann MacCalman to book a place annv.maccalman@gmail.com

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

The fee will remain the same at £7 for the three hours £42

Please contact Ann MacCalman to book a place annv.maccalman@gmail.com

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

The fee will remain the same at £7 for the three hours £42

Please contact Ann MacCalman to book a place annv.maccalman@gmail.com

There are 18 places available for the 29 weeks that are booked and if you would like to attend please let me know.

The cost remains at £7 a day [from 10am to 3.30pm].  It is possible to book for the whole 29 weeks at a cost of £203

Please note, these are not ad hoc drop in painting days as there is a limited capacity, meaning you must book in advance  

We are expecting to have another wonderful exhibition of the work our members have done during lockdown.

This year the exhibition is at the Frames Gallery in Perth and will run from 19th September to 10th October.

As usual paintings, prints and cards will be for sale and the exhibition will be well worth a visit if you can make it. The Gallery will have all the social distancing requirements in place to make it as safe as possible to come. However, if you cannot manage to get to the Gallery, there will also be the opportunity to see most of the paintings on the Frames Gallery website www.framesgallery.co.uk and to purchase paintings from there.

Frames Gallery operates the Own Art scheme allowing buyers to spread the cost of a purchase over 10 payments.

Given the current situation we are not able to hold a private view as in the old days but some of the artists will be in the gallery from 11am on the 19th September.

To avoid any possible overcrowding you can book a slot from 11am onwards. Book via Eventbrite where you can select the slot which suits you best.

Alternatively you will be able to visit the exhibition online.

SSBA 7th Annual Exhibition
October 6th to 30th

Fire Station Creative
Carnegie Drive
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7AN

Open Wednesday, Thursday 10am to 5pm
Friday, Saturday 10am to Midnight
Sun 11am to 4pm
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Opening evening Thursday 6th October, 7pm  to 10pm

2022 Exhibition Application Instructions
2022 Exhibition Application Form

This year we will be including a new category of easily affordable paintings, so visit early before they’re all gone!

Oriental Lily ‘Muscadet’ by Rachel Sutherland

We're very excited to showcase our members work at the SSBA 8th Annual Exhibition
March 25th to April 30th

at
The Maclaurin Art Gallery
Rozelle Estate
Ayr
KA7 4NQ

Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm
Sunday 12 noon to 5pm

The opening event will be on 25th March at 2pm and all members and friends are welcome to attend this.

Following on from the success of our mini paintings last year, we have included affordable mini paintings again this year.

At the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club in Aberlady

From 17th January to 25th February 2024

The gallery is open Wednesdays to Sundays from 10:00am to 4pm.

One of the aims of the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club is to ‘support the conservation of wild birds and their habitats throughout Scotland’. This exhibition will, therefore, reflect the habitat of wild birds with paintings depicting plants found in the wild, natural environment in Scotland, from wildflower meadows to garden weeds!

We will again be including cards and mini-paintings, at very affordable prices.