Inspired Gallery Meets
Schedule
Fri Feb 20 2026 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Aberdeen Art Gallery | Aberdeen, SC
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These relaxed monthly meet-ups are perfect for trying your hand at something new, finding inspiration for your own projects and socialising with like-minded people. You can join in the planned activities or do your own thing – just come along and get creative! Materials are provided and an artist is on hand to offer guidance should you need it.
Free, drop in.
Friday 19 September 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Print A Monster of the Deep with Jade Anderson
Learn to create a mono printed imaginary Sea Monster using upcycled juice cartons. Jade Anderson will show you how to use household materials to print your own designs, consider the use of negative space and how a mono- tone print can shape your monster creation.
Event related to our exhibition 'Monsters of the Deep: Science Fact or Fiction?'
Friday 17 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Draw/Doodle with Wire with Lynsey Allan
A relaxed session to explore the technique of drawing with wire. Make a collection of pieces to create a 3D doodle or work building your own unique piece of art. This session explores a calming and mindfulness craft exploring the technique of wire work.
Friday 21 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Marble, Stain and ink Creations with Jade Anderson
In this introduction to creative art therapy, create swirling marbling colourful techniques on paper in various ways and create a small collection of your own designs to be used for scrapbooking, bookbinding and other crafts of your choosing.
Friday 12 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Make your own palette knife painting: Mountains with artist Helen Scaife
A festive fun activity inspired by majestic mountains - design your own Christmas card using acrylic paint and palette knives. Experiment with techniques including scraping and splattering the paint, under the guidance of artist Helen Scaife.
Friday 16 January 2026, 11:00 - 12:30
Collage techniques inspired by Rising Pillars of Aberdeen by Helen Scaife
Play with collage and papers on a theme of your choice with artist Helen Scaife. Inspired by her multi-media artwork Rising Pillars of Aberdeen , which explores issues of climate change, use found imagery as inspiration to make new work using techniques such as collage, structure, contrast, tone, layering and use of text as the starting point.
Friday 20 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:30
Create a Clay Trinket Dish with Mhairi Mcbeath
Join Mhairi Mcbeath to create a personalised clay trinket dish inspired by artwork on display at the gallery. Focusing mainly on shapes and forms, we will sketch our designs then turn them into 3D form using air dry clay, which can be painted at home. So whether it’s an ornate china set or a geometric sculpture that inspires you, come along to craft your own clay keepsake.
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