Inverness Creative Academy

Inverness Creative Academy Wasps' Inverness Creative Academy is the largest creative hub in the Scottish Highlands.

We’re excited to showcase the talented craftspeople featured at the Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Creative...
18/06/2026

We’re excited to showcase the talented craftspeople featured at the Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Creative Academy this June. Visit us 19–21 June to meet and shop from:

Jane Nestor is a painter with a studio at Inverness Creative Academy. She specialises in human and pet portraits, as well as seascapes and landscapes.

Cecilia Mann is a visual artist based at Inverness Creative Academy. She makes a variety of art and crafts from different recycled materials for the home.

Leila Ross works in soft pastels to create landscape scenes, inspired by the Scottish Highlands. She often works on dark coloured paper to create moody atmospheres, and bring out the vibrancy of the colours used. She is based at Inverness Creative Academy.

Mark your diaries for the Summer Artists and Makers Market:
Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm)
at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP
Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups.

Discover local creativity this June at the Summer Artists & Makers Market hosted by Inverness Creative Academy. Join us ...
16/06/2026

Discover local creativity this June at the Summer Artists & Makers Market hosted by Inverness Creative Academy. Join us from 19–21 June and support incredible makers including:

Libby Mitchell is a multidisciplinary artist based at Riverside House in Edinburgh. Scotland. Having completed an Advanced Diploma of Visual Art in Australia, she has since travelled New Zealand as a landscape artist, taking inspiration for her art from the bush and her time working as a landscaper in Northland. She captures the sense of serenity within immersive landscapes, bush-scenes and wildlife through colourful paintings, intricate charcoals with homemade materials and thought-provoking photography and installations.

Len Pentecost-Ingram is a wooden clock-maker based in the Highlands. His work is often made in an art deco style, with both wall-mounted and standing clocks available.

Isle of Riso is the Highlands’ first risograph studio, based at Inverness Creative Academy. They offer diverse services including Risograph printing, design, and illustration, providing a platform for local creatives and businesses to bring their ideas to life sustainably and affordably. Through workshops and community engagement, they advocate for eco-friendly creativity.

Mark your diaries for the Summer Artists and Makers Market:
Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm)
at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP
Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups.

The countdown is on for the Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Creative Academy! Here’s a look at some of the t...
14/06/2026

The countdown is on for the Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Creative Academy! Here’s a look at some of the talented craftspeople you can meet and shop from on 19–21 June:

Hooked and Hung is a botanical wonderland of all things crochet. A carefully curated selection of wooly plants, cacti, succulents and fungi ensure a delightful everlasting approach to houseplant care.

Lynn Winpenny combines cyanotypes with photography, transposing her illustrations and artworks onto functional household objects and wearable items.

Dot Walker is a landscape painter based at Inverness Creative Academy. She is inspired by th north of Scotland and its unique atmosphere and breathtaking light that plays on the land and water. Dot paints mainly in oils using a vibrant palette and strong textures to try to convey the emotions that the landscape evokes.

Based in Fortrose, Susan Plowman creates bespoke jewellery for individual clients in her design studio. She uses ethically sourced gemstones and recycled gold to create a range of rings, necklaces and earrings. There are also ranges for sale that are inspired by the beautiful beaches, rugged landscapes, wildlife and ancient sites of the Black Isle.

Mark your diaries for the Summer Artists and Makers Market:
Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm)
at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP
Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups.

Say hello to the amazing artists, designers, and makers joining us at the Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Cr...
12/06/2026

Say hello to the amazing artists, designers, and makers joining us at the Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Creative Academy. Stop in 19–21 June to browse and shop from:

Carolyn Eva is an artist based in the Highlands of Scotland, with a studio space at Inverness Creative Academy. As a passionate artist, she brings a unique perspective to every project. Her artistic style blends traditional techniques with contemporary flair.

Beti-B Rings is a jewellery studio based in Cromarty. Beti’s rings are made from the smallest, high-quality Japanese glass beads. Every single bead is meticulously woven by hand to create a
unique, contemporary jewellery.

Gael Hillyard is a visual artist and writer based at Inverness Creative Academy. Her visual art practice focuses on light, atmosphere and our changing relationship with the land and sky, with a current emphasis on dark-sky environments and the ecological, social, and cultural implications of light pollution in the Scottish Highlands.

Ceri McEwan is a potter based in Dundee who specialises in functional, wheel-thrown ceramics. Her work celebrates consideration of ergonomics, balance and weight resulting in pots designed to be used, handled and lived with. Entirely self-taught, Ceri began making pots in the spare room of her home, gradually building the skills and confidence that have led her to open her own ceramics shop in Perth.

Mark your diaries for the Summer Artists and Makers Market:
Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm)
at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP
Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups.

From handmade crafts to original artwork, discover the talented people bringing the Summer Artists & Makers Market to li...
10/06/2026

From handmade crafts to original artwork, discover the talented people bringing the Summer Artists & Makers Market to life at Inverness Creative Academy this June. Visit us 19–21 June and shop from:

LAKRISTA pottery and ceramics studio creates simple, functional forms for you to use as part of your day, with textures and colours inspired by the small moments of calm found in the landscape around us. LaKrista incorporates the ashes of local plants, oxides, clay and neutral glazes to decorate her work, aiming to make pieces that highlight the beauty and simplicity of natural materials.

Muriel Dorthe’s practice finds its roots in nature, using leaves to make monoprints with ink and oil paint.

Based in the Scottish Highlands near Inverness, Geddes Designs is a small family venture, based at home. Every piece made and sold is handmade with care, from start to finish. Their original handmade silverwork focuses on simple geometric shapes and textured surfaces to evoke the natural patterns of nature and the local landscape.

Geraldine Sekan is a locally based knitter, making wearable items from high-quality wool.

Mark your diaries for the Summer Artists and Makers Market:
Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm)
at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP
Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups.

We can’t wait to introduce the brilliant creatives taking part in this year’s Summer Artists & Makers Market at Invernes...
08/06/2026

We can’t wait to introduce the brilliant creatives taking part in this year’s Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Creative Academy. Come along 19–21 June to shop from:

Erika Vado is a painter based at Inverness Creative Academy. Her work focuses on abstract and semi-abstract seascapes and landscapes that explore the vastness, mystery, and emotional resonance of nature. Working predominantly in oils, she is continually inspired by the ever-shifting light and depth of the North Sea, as well as the expansive skies of the Scottish Highlands.

The Highland School of Jewellery is based out of Inverness Creative Academy, and provides a wide range of jewellery making courses. Whether you are a beginner or advanced maker, their courses teach a wide range of jewellery making techniques to suit your level and interests.

Rebecca Bolland is a textile worker originally from Iowa, USA. Since moving to the Highlands and setting up a studio at Inverness Creative Academy, she has been making clothing, household items and quilted pieces.

Kira Brown is a jewellery maker and ceramic/resin artist whose work is predominantly inspired by the textures and forms of the natural world. Working primarily with silver (in clay and sterling form), natural clay and resin, she creates jewellery and decorative and practical pieces that always capture an element of texture.

Mark your diaries for the Summer Artists and Makers Market:
Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm)
at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP

Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups.

Get ready to meet the makers behind the magic! Visit the Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Creative Academy on...
06/06/2026

Get ready to meet the makers behind the magic! Visit the Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Creative Academy on 19–21 June and explore creations from:

Helen Ross’ work incorporates a range of mixed media prints and cards based on botanical subject matter.

Erin Matheson investigates how our connections to everyday objects are formed, and when they stop being mere possessions and become part of the self. The objects we collect and accumulate in our homes connect us to memories, people, and places.

Velvet Purls is a crochet and knitting studio based at Inverness Creative Academy. Jurgita makes clothing and accessories, as well as functional household storage items and custom orders.

Holly Meiklejohn is a visual artist based in Glasgow, originally from her hometown of Dingwall. The work is uniquely humorous and spans across original prints, cards, wrapping paper and tea towels.

Mark your diaries for the Summer Artists and Makers Market:
Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm)
at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP
Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups.

This June, we’re shining a spotlight on the talented craftspeople you’ll meet at the Summer Artists & Makers Market at I...
04/06/2026

This June, we’re shining a spotlight on the talented craftspeople you’ll meet at the Summer Artists & Makers Market at Inverness Creative Academy. Join us 19–21 June and shop from:

Joe Heath is a ceramicist based in Tongue in the Highlands. He creates highly finished statement pieces for the home like lamps, vases and bowls.

Wee Norrag is run by artist Angela MacMillan. She is inspired by the Scottish Highlands and its botanicals to create watercolours, ink drawings, cyanotypes and embroidery. From stormy skies and wild seas to rugged hills and intricate patterns in flora, Angela finds endless inspiration in the world around her.

Justine of Flow Creativity is a self-taught jewellery artist based in Glasgow. She paints small batch items inspired by Scotland’s nature, skies and seas. She takes a zero-waste approach with both paints and resin which are used to create colourful all occasion cards and decorations.

Marina Gjertsen is a painter based at Inverness Creative Academy. Her work explores the spaces between man-made and natural, finding the unintentional shapes created by plants, urban sprawl and the light that connects them.

Mark your diaries for the Summer Artists and Makers Market:
Friday 19 (4pm–8pm), Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (10am–4pm)
at Inverness Creative Academy, IV2 3JP
Free entry and all welcome, including well behaved pups.

A big congratulations to Alice Prentice of Isle of Riso for winning the People's Choice Award with 2025's Big Draw! 🎉Com...
04/06/2026

A big congratulations to Alice Prentice of Isle of Riso for winning the People's Choice Award with 2025's Big Draw! 🎉

Community-led creative studio Isle of Riso, based at Inverness Creative Academy, took home the People's Choice Award at The Big Draw Festival Awards 2025 for their monthly Drink and Draw event held at Inverness Creative Academy.

Drink and Draw regularly sells out, bringing people from Inverness and the surrounding area together to draw, chat and make new connections in a relaxed, low-pressure setting.

A live-streamed award ceremony unveiled the winners and commended projects on 2nd June, with initiatives from across the UK and St Louis in the US featuring alongside Inverness-based Isle of Riso.

The prize celebrates creativity and community through drawing and was voted for by the public, reflecting the support of local people who attend and champion Drink and Draw.

Well done to Alice and the Isle of Riso team, and to everyone that voted in support of the fantastic work they do!

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