Future Events

Pottery - Throwing on the wheel & hand building

Learn how to throw on the wheel and hand-build with Cromarty potter, Barbel Dister in her cosy studio at Cromarty Pottery.  NOW FULLY BOOKED - please email if you would like to be added to the waiting list. This course runs all d...

10:00 16:30

Cromarty Pottery, Shore Street, Cromarty

Felted Art

Needlefelt a Picture with Pretty Whyte Things Spend a winter afternoon with Frances Whyte from Pretty Whyte Things. She will guide you to create your own unique needle felted picture. Using needles and pure wool rovings, you'll make&...

13:00 17:00

The Old Brewery Burnside Place, Cromarty IV11 8XQ

Experimental Painting Workshop with Artist Meg Miller

NEW WORKSHOP! Unlock your creativity in this hands-on workshop with artist Meg Miller. Explore colour mixing, mark-making, underpainting, and Abstract Expressionism using brushes, palette knives, and unconventional tools.  Start with a n...

10:00 16:00

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Mike McKenzie - Live Music

Mike McKenzie - Live Music at the Old Brewery “Gorgeous” - Jo Whiley (BBC Radio 2) “Absolutely Stunning” - Grant Stott (BBC Radio Scotland)  “Glorious & Heartwarming" - Horse (BBC Radio Scotland)&n...

19:30 21:15

The Old Brewery Burnside Place, Cromarty IV11 8XQ

Toad Rescue Day

Cromarty’s Toads Need You!  Talk, Demonstration & Pottery Workshop Join Trevor Rose of ‘Friends of Angus Herpetofauna’ (FAH) and Dr Rachael Cooper-Bohannon, the Scotland Coordinator of ‘Amphibian and Reptile C...

09:30 16:00

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Cromarty Ukulele Weekend

Cromarty Ukuleles 2025 Join us for a whole weekend of ukulele fun at Cromarty Arts Trust and take your ukulele playing to new heights! You can come to just one or both days. Read on for full details and download a booking form here for full price ...

10:00 16:00

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Fair Trickit - Ukulele Duo

Fair Trickit - Scotland's only twin sister ukulele duo. You might have seen them at Belladrum and Wildwoodz in 2024, and now they are coming to Cromarty for one night only! Launching the Cromarty Ukulele Weekend, Fair Trickit are twin sisters ...

20:00 21:30

The Old Brewery Burnside Place, Cromarty IV11 8XQ

Furniture Upcycling

UPCYCLING FURNITURE - FOLK ART STYLE For the first time at Cromarty Arts Trust, artist Maia Eden will teach a two and a half day course on how to upcycle a small peice of furniture using paint, wax and a folk art style of decorating. You'll le...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Aud The Deep Minded

Aud the Deep Minded by Joanna Nicholson A ground breaking newly composed piece combining projection, movement, voice, electronic music, clarinet and horn. This is a unique chance to see a psychological drama imagining the inner...

19:30 20:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Spoon Carving

Spoon Carving with Wooden Tom Make a cooking spoon from green wood with traditiona hand tools This day course will teach you: • how to use tools such as the axe, knife and gouge safely • How to select the right wood for spoon makin...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Highland Cup Carving

Highland Cup Carving with Wooden Tom Create your own useable wooden cup using traditional hand tools. These cups are a delight to use, they don't smash if dropped and feel warm to the touch. This day course will teach you: • how to use...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Screen Printing

Join Colleen Coe from timber + stitch for a screen printing course where you will screenprint a tea towel or tote bag using paper stencils. Screen printing is a historic craft still used today where you push ink through a fine woven silk screen. T...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Screen Printing for Children

Do you love dinosaurs, dancing, creating worlds? - then let’s print it on a t-shirt! Join Colleen Coe from timber + stitch for a screen-printing course where you will screenprint a t-shirt using paper stencils. You will create a unique desig...

09:30 13:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Snowgoose

“Snowgoose are the sublime collaboration between Soup Dragons/BMX Bandits guitarist Jim McCulloch and Anna Sheard, an entrancing vocalist who combines California breeziness with English psych folk qualities.” The Scotsman Snowgoose are...

19:30 22:00

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Beginners Sewing Weekend

A beginners sewing class where you make something beautiful and useful! You will complete four projects over this weekend; a cushion cover, tote bag, zippered pouch and pyjama bottoms. Guided by the ever patient and enthusistic Rebecca t...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

The Bridge - Cuban Guitar

The Bridge is Cuba’s most internationally acclaimed guitar duo. Classical and rock merge with son montunos; old Yoruba chants, feel-good rumbas, funk- boleros, new age tunes and cinematic pieces sit alongside Cuban tumbaos with slap bass. ...

The Old Brewery Burnside Place, Cromarty IV11 8XQ

Strictly Dancing Lesson - Jive

JIVE WITH JAMES - Get ready to swing back in time with our jive dance workshop, suitable for all! This workshop will take you on a fun-filled journey through the rhythms and steps of Jive - a dance style born from the Swing era and infused wi...

14:00 16:00

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Crochet a Summer Tote

Learn how to make your own Crochet Summer granny square bag!  During this workshop you will learn all the basics of crochet from holding the hook, the stitches and how to work in the round to make a granny square. You will be guided at your own...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Guy Davis

A rare chance to see twice Grammy nominated bluesman Guy Davis here on the Black Isle! Tickets £16, booking here through Eventbrite or avoid their booking fee and email [email protected]. BYOB. Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to...

19:30 22:00

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Harris String Quartet

Harris String Quartet: Emma Donald - Violin, Serena Whitmarsh - Violin, Eilidh Randall - Viola, Katy Bell - Cello. Programme: Haydn String Quartet op 17 no. 4 (c. 25 mins)  2 pieces from Kronos Quartet "50 For the Future&quo...

15:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Life Drawing

Life Drawing Weekend with Jonathan Shearer In this two-day workshop we will look at a variety of ways to explore life drawing, examining how to get proportions correct and exploring a variety of ways to 'mark-make' in direct resp...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Garden Mosaic

Garden Mosaics Create a beautiful mosaic tile for your garden, and experience just how absorbing, relaxing (and highly addictive!) making mosaics can be. Your tutor is mosaic artist Sally Purdy. She will guide you through the whole process from sta...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Sewing - Make friends with your overlocker

Do you have an overlocker that gives you the fear? Have you ever admired those professional finishes on bought garments? Have you swithered over buying an overlocker and not been sure if you'll use it? Here's is the class for you! In one ...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Sewing - Make a Sun Dress

Sew your own shirred sundress In this class you will learn how to use elastic thread to make a shirred bodice for your sundress. You will then design your dress. Decide the length, pick from a selection of sleeve styles, choose if you have pockets...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Silver Jewellery

Silver Jewellery Workshop – Develop fine jewellery skills, working with copper & silver wire and silver sheet. This two day course will teach you: ● to work with silver sheet & use specialist tools for jewellery making ● t...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Suminagashi Workshop

Japanese Suminagahi Marbling In this workshop you will learn the ancient art of Japanese Suminagashi Marbling using traditional techniques and materials; you will absorb this beautiful meditative technique in a quiet and relaxing atmosphere. Yo...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Portrait Painting

Portrait Painting with Anna Wimbledon This popular two-day portrait course will offer you the opportunity for intensive study under the tuition of artist Anna Wimbledon. We will aim to produce a finished painting of the portrait model over th...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Abstract Landscape Painting

Abstract Landscape Painting with Helena Barnes This painting workshop will be led in an informal way, with a focus on experimentation and play rather than accuracy and detail. Expect to make a mess! Over the weekend we will explore: • &...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

RANT

RANT A decade on from their first performance - and with 4 acclaimed albums under their belt - RANT remain at the forefront of the Scottish fiddle scene. The meeting of four of the country’s finest players, the quartet use just their fiddles...

19:30 22:00

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Fair Isle Knitting

If you're looking to get started on that dream Fairisle project then this is the workshop for you. In this two day workshop I will help you get started on your Fairisle project of choice so if you're fairly new to colour work knitting or need...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Stone Letter Carving

An intensive, six-day workshop in cutting fine lettering in stone with Master Craftsman, Robbie Schneider.  The focus will be equally on tools and cutting technique and essential drawing skills for letter design, spacing and layout.  ...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

Sewing - Garment Making

Back by popular demand - Rebecca the Sewist with a Bring Your Own Garment Weekend.  Suitable for beginners and more experienced garment makers, as long as you have a basic understanding of how to use your sewing machine. In this class you wil...

10:00 16:30

The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS

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IV11 8YE Scotland

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Cromarty Arts Trust is recognised as a Scottish Charity number SC003018