Celebrating 10 years of Art at Ancrum
“It’s not just an event, it’s a whole new experience”
(Stuart Dalgleish)
Art at Ancrum dates for 2025 - Saturday 3rd May to Monday 5th May 2025
Thank you to everyone who applied for Art at Ancrum 2025.
We have received an incredible number of applications for next year’s event.
Due to the volume of applications, we hope to update applicants by no later than the end of November.
Art at Ancrum is a long weekend of exhibitions and demonstrations by professional artists and design-led makers in venues throughout the village of Ancrum.
Early May Bank Holiday weekend Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th May 2025
10:00am till 5:00pm each day – Free Entry
Did you visit Art at Ancrum this year? If so, we would love it if you could fill in the feedback form below. It will help us to continue to improve and market Art at Ancrum for next year (2025). Thanks
Now in its tenth year there are 37 exhibitors, a quarter are new to Art at Ancrum this year. The event is relaxed and friendly, where you can meet and talk to the artists. It’s a great opportunity to see and support the wide variety of local creative talent.
Check out the exhibitors on our participants pages, and on Facebook and Instagram. Many have their own websites and online shops and will be pleased to hear from you before the show.
A series of artist and makers demonstrations will be held in the marquee on the village Green.
Saturday 4th of May 2024
11.30am Scottish Borders Woodturners Club - Peter will demonstrate the techniques involved in producing a wooden bowl.
1.30pm Anne White - Anne will demonstrate her approach to painting a landscape and bringing out it’s vibrant colours.
3.30pm Julie Flannery - Julie will give you ideas of what you can create with your favourite fabric scraps.
Sunday 5th of May 2024
11.30am Elaine Henderson - Elaine will demonstrate making a “Yugen” as exhibited in the 2023 Scottish Landscapes Awards.
1.30pm Emma Jones - Emma “Wee Blue Press” will demonstrate several printmaking techniques with her mini printing press.
3.30pm Natasha Smith - Natasha will be carving a Pictish Beast on local sandstone using hand tools.
Monday 6th of May 2024
11.00am Justin Stuart - Justin will demonstrate how to hammer out a bowl from a flat sheet of copper.
1.00pm Tiny Holley - Tina is a watercolour artist and she will be demonstrating winter trees and water.
2.30pm Fiona Luing - Fiona will help you make your own simple glass beaded necklace to take away.
Featured Participants
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Justin Stuart Art
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Laura Brittain
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Julia Linstead
