Workshops & Demos

WORKSHOPS ONLINE

Available here from Friday 18th March 2022!


This year we are going digital, so that more people are able to access our workshops and artist talks, whenever they want! 


 

To celebrate the Borders Art Fair 2022, we have been working with Allanbank Arts to produce a range of fascinating Artist Workshops for you to enjoy and learn from in the comfort of your own home. There are even some ideas to entertain your youngest creatives. Or, if you don’t feel like getting your hands dirty, take some time to listen to talks by some of our most established Borders artists. Find out what inspires them, how they develop their ideas and how they put them into practise.



These workshops and talks will be released here during the week prior to the Borders Art Fair 2022, and will be available indefinitely.  Plenty of time to get creative!


Experimenting with Mixed Media

Part 1

Tutor: Nicky Beckett


Nicky will demonstrate techniques for you to experiment with, using a variety of exciting and different mediums. 


Scroll down for Part 2


Artist’s Talk:

George Donald RSA RSW


George talks about ideas and how he creates emotion in his thought provoking, contemplative work.


Born in India, George Donald is a painter, printmaker and lecturer in studio arts. He graduated from Drawing and Painting at ECA before attended Hornsey College of Art, London and the University of Edinburgh. He was Lecturer in Drawing, Painting and Printmaking at ECA from 1970 until his retirement in 2000. Donald was also Assistant to the Vice Principal and Director of the Centre for Continuing Studies at ECA, Professor of Anatomy and Drawing at the University of Central Florida, USA and visiting lecturer in many countries including India, China and Japan.

The Wonders of Composition

Gill Walton SSA:


A previous winner of the BAF Best Exhibitor Stand prize, Gill will take you through the basics of the classical composition techniques that she uses in her own stunning work.


She will also be exhibiting at this year's Borders Art Fair, so why not come along, see her exquisite work and meet her in person.

Lino Printing Workshop

Tutor: Emma Jones


Emma will take you through the process of creating your own linocut.


No press required!

Artist’s Talk:

Frippy Jameson


Frippy, talking from her wonderful studio in the Scottish Borders, takes you through her working practice as a sculptor.


Frippy studied Fine Art Sculpture at Camberwell College of Art and Design and City & Guilds of London Art School.  Her figurative bronze and plaster works move towards defining the relationship between fragility and strength.


Look out for Frippy's work at this year's Borders Art Fair, where she will be exhibiting some of her recent pieces.

Working in Watercolour Tutor: Linda Foster


Linda will talk you through the processes she uses to create her distinctive, beautiful paintings.


How to Master the Head

Tutor: George Donald RSA RSW


A very experienced art tutor and Visiting Professor of Drawing and Anatomy at the University of Central Florida and the Royal Drawing School, George will talk you through the anatomy of the head, and how to master the drawing of it in a way only George can do!

Experimenting with Mixed Media Part 2

Tutor: Nicky Beckett


Nicky will show you more techniques and encourage you to break all the rules!


Scroll to the top of the page to see Part 1


Artist’s Talk:

Gill Walton SSA


Gill talks about the importance of storytelling and meaning in her sumptuous paintings.


Don't miss her stand at this year's Borders Art Fair.

Art Projects for 8 – 12 year olds with Allanbank Arts

Tutors: Liz Hardy & Justine Miller


Liz and Justine will demonstrate 2 different projects that any budding young artist will learn from.


Encourage your children to get creative and have some fun!

Craft Ideas for 3 – 8 year olds with Allanbank Arts

Tutors: Liz Hardy & Justine Miller


Liz and Justine will take you through 4 fun projects, step by step, that any child (or adult) will enjoy, using materials readily available in the home! 


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