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Dovecot Studios
Scotland's only operating tapestry studio, and leading centre for contemporary art, craft, and design.
It's opening week of our groundbreaking exhibition, The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives! Alongside the exhibition, we have an incredible selection of workshops and exclusive events, including talks from Scottish Colourists experts Guy Peploe and Alice Strang.
The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives
From 7 February - 28 June 2025 | 10:00 - 17:00 | Paid admission from ￡6.00
The wait is nearly over! Our brand new exhibition opens this Friday, 7th February.
Discover the groundbreaking exhibition in partnership with the Fleming Collection, which for the first time showcases the Scottish Colourists - SJ Peploe, JD Fergusson, GL Hunter and FCB Cadell - in the context of their European contemporaries, interrogating how this international generation of radical painters forged a new language of colour in the early 20th century.
Last chance to use code EARLYBIRD20 at checkout for 20% off General Admission tickets! Offer ends 6th February at 23:59.
Wedding Open Evening
Tuesday 18 February | 18:00 - 20:00 | Free entry (RSVP)
Join us for our Wedding Open Evening to explore this former Victorian bathhouse turned tapestry studio.
Located in the centre of Edinburgh, Dovecot is a unique wedding venue for those looking for something a bit different. A former Victorian Bathhouse, and currently one of the only operating tapestry studios in Scotland, Dovecot is an exclusive venue with a maximum of 12 wedding dates available each year. Our verstatile spaces can accommodate 2 to 240 guests and tailored exactly to your style. On the night, meet our events team and sip on some fizz while you explore our beautiful building.
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The Scottish Colourists with Guy Peploe | Talk and Book Launch
Thursday 3 April | 18:00 - 19:00 | ￡15
Join us for a talk with Guy Peploe, grandson of Samuel John Peploe, as he discusses the work of the four Colourists, the friendships between Peploe, Fergusson and Cadell, and the work that?The Scottish Gallery undertook in helping to promote the artists. This is a rare opportunity to delve into the work of the Scottish Colourists with a personal, professional and artistic insight.
Guy Peploe will also highlight the new hardback book, The Scottish Colourists, from The Scottish Gallery Press, offering fresh perspectives on the Colourists and their personal association with the artists.
Includes entry to The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives.
A Century of the Scottish Colourists with Alice Strang
Tuesday 22 April | 17:30 - 18:30 | ￡15
2025 marks a century since the four artists, FC Cadell, JD Fergusson, SJ Peploe, GL Hunter, known as the Scottish Colourists exhibited together as a quartet for the first time in London. Alice Strang, Curator of the National Galleries of Scotland’s series of Scottish Colourist exhibitions, will discuss the ebb and flow of their individual and group reputations in the intervening years, not least in light of their positioning within British art history in The?Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives.
Includes entry to The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives.