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Drawing LIFE Workshop at Birnam Arts
Sat 17 May
Drawing Workshop | Studios
11:00 - 13:00
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The Land Remembers What the Water Tells Us by Eve McGovern Miller at Birnam Arts

The Land Remembers What the Water Tells Us Exhibition

Eve McGovern Miller

26 Apr - 8 Jun 2025
10:00 - 16:00 DAILY | Gallery

Drawing LIFE Workshop at Birnam Arts

Drawing Workshop

As Part of the Touring Production of LIFE

Sat 17 May 2025
11:00 - 13:00 | Studios

This art workshop explores the connection between portraiture, storytelling, and the act of looking.

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LIFE at Birnam Arts

LIFE

Directed by Ben Harrison (Grid Iron)

Sat 17 May 2025
19:30 - 21:30 | Auditorium

Estelle models for The Artist. Despite decades of experience, she has never sat for a session like this, with such an unexpected yet strangely inevitable outcome.

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This performance has a BSL interpreter available contact boxoffice@birnamarts.com to enquire.

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On Stage With Easel

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Birnam Arts Unknow Legends Show at Birnam Arts

Birnam Arts Unknown Legends Show

Shaun Lowrey, Tathajam, Petrichor, Abigail Anna (DJ set)

30 MAY 2025
20:00 - 23:00 | Auditorium

Come and join us for an evening of music and dance from some locally sourced musical talent!

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I See My Sister - Cutty Sark at Birnam Arts

I See My Sister

Two Sisters One Choice

Thu 5 Jun 2025
19:30 - 22:00 | Auditorium

Exploring heritage, belonging, and sisterhood. When sisters Mhairi and Caoimhe run away from home, Mhairi is determined to stay isolated from the world...

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Tayside Arts Society Lunch at Birnam Arts

Tayside Arts Society Lunch

09 June

Book & Pay for lunch
12:15 - 12:45

Enjoy a Soup & Sandwich, with cake lunch.

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£10.00

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Reclaiming Shadows by Jack Ravi at Birnam Arts

Reclaiming Shadows Exhibition

Jack Ravi

13 Jun - 27 Jul 2025
10:00 - 16:00 DAILY | Gallery

Josie Duncan at Birnam Arts

Josie Duncan

a captivating folk-inspired songwriter and an award-winning singer from the Isle of Lewis.

13 Jun
20:00 - 22:00

Inspired by the Lewis folk traditions passed down through generations, Josie captures stories and melodies that defined her homeland's cultural tapestry.

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Grow Children's Theatre at Birnam Arts

Grow!

Niall Moorjani

Fri 27 Jun 2025
Various | Auditorium

Join in with a sun song, a garden hose wrestle and some hilarious clowning around in a joyful show celebrating nature and all things that grow.

Lacunas Music Society at Birnam Arts

Lacunas Music Society

A trio of leading Scottish talent have come together to create new band Lacunas Music Society.

Sat 28 Jun 2025
20:00 - 22:00 | Auditorium

A trio of leading Scottish talent have come together to create new band Lacunas Music Society.

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Exhibition Tour

Jack Ravi
Part of Reclaiming Shadows Exhibition

Sat 5 Jul 2025
13:00 - 14:00 | Gallery

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Elias Alexander at Birnam Arts

Elias Alexander

Wielding bagpipes, fiddle, guitar, whistles, and keyboards on stage while deftly looping and sampling to build energy

Fri 25 Jul 2025
20:00 - 22:00 | Auditorium

Join us on the dance floor! Producer, and songwriter with an intersection of traditional music, electronic production, and songwriting.

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Adventures in Animation at Birnam Arts

Adventures in Animation

26 Jul - 15 Nov 2025
Various

Adventures in Animation: A Magical Film Programme for Kids at Birnam Arts

The Great Baldini - Family Magic at Birnam Arts

The Great Baldini

Family Magic Show

Wed 30 Jul 2025
14:00 - 15:10 | Auditorium

Legendary magician the Great Baldini, and Baldwin the Magical Dog tell the story of their long partnership through a series of stage illusions.

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BOO HEWERDINE & YVONNE LYON Things Found in Books at Birnam Arts

Things Found in Books

Yvonne Lyon and Boo Hewerdine’s

Sat 2 Aug 2025
19:30 - 22:30 | Auditorium

A concert In partnership with Birnam Book Festival

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Rohallion Summer Family Ceilidh at Birnam Arts

Rohallion Summer Family Ceilidh

Rohallion

Fri 8 Aug 2025
20:00 - 22:30 | Auditorium

Get ready to kick up your heels and join us for a thrilling and fun community ceilidh event!

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Adam Holmes at Birnam Arts

Adam Holmes

"A Calm Space Where You Can Escape" Entertainment Now

Sat 16 Aug 2025
19:30 - 22:00 | Auditorium

Adam crafts lyrics that resonate like old folk songs, set to melodies rooted in the haunting slow airs and church hymns that echoed throughout his childhood.

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BLUE ROSE CODE - Duo Tour 2025 at Birnam Arts

BLUE ROSE CODE - Duo Tour 2025

Blue Rose Code is taking new songs on the road in a duo and trio format to workshop a new album in front of an audience before heading into the studio.

Thu 21 Aug 2025
20:00 - 22:00 | Auditorium

New songs, borrowed songs, songs from the BRC canon, you'll get to hear the stories away from the edifice of a big band and be part of bringing the new album to lif

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Hannah Rarity at Birnam Arts

Hannah Rarity

“Absolutely sensational” BBC Radio Scotland

Sat 30 Aug 2025
19:30 - 22:00 | Auditorium

Performing a mix of traditional, contemporary and self-penned material, Hannah's ethereal voice is reminiscent of legends such as Eva Cassidy and Cara Dillon.

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Good Guy Hank at Birnam Arts

Good Guy Hank + Friends

Good Guy Hank

Fri 5 Sep 2025
20:00 - 22:30 | Auditorium

Local legends with Influences ranging from Hank Williams, Lucinda Williams, Bill Monroe to Elbow, Gillian Welsh, Drive by Truckers and many more.

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Ben Miller - Volcano at Birnam Arts

Volcano

Ben Miller

Wed 17 Sep 2025
20:00 - 21:30 | Auditorium

What happens when a comedian walks into a volcano?

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Budapest Cafe Orchestra at Birnam Arts

Budapest Cafe Orchestra

Goulash in the Glen! Tour

19 Sept 2025
20:00 - 22:30 | Auditorium

Back by popular demand!

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Horse McDonald at Birnam Arts

Horse McDonald

The Same Sky: 35 Years A voice that shaped a generation takes centre stage

Sat 27 Sep 2025
20:00 - 22:30 | Auditorium

An unforgettable evening of music, memories, and a truly iconic voice.

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Donald WG Lindsay & Alasdair Roberts at Birnam Arts

Donald WG Lindsay & Alasdair Roberts

3 OCT
20:00 - 22:00 | Auditorium

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Matt Carmichael Dancing With Embers at Birnam Arts

Matt Carmichael

Dancing With Embers

Sat 18 Oct 2025
19:30 - 22:00 | Auditorium

A distinctive new voice in a crowded scene….Carmichael has the gift of uplift in his music’***** BBC Music Magazine

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Hollie McNish New Book Tour at Birnam Arts

New Book Tour

Hollie McNish

Tue 21 Oct 2025
19:30 - 21:30 | Auditorium

The title is still under-wraps but Hollie is back with a brand-new book tour in Autumn 2025.

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Findlay Napier at Birnam Arts

Findlay Napier

Findlay Napier

Fri 7 Nov 2025
20:00 - 22:00 | Auditorium

“A beautiful amalgam of Scottish soul, funk and folk” (Irish American Times)

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Sirocco Winds at Birnam Arts

Sirocco Winds - Sunday Afternoon Concert

Classical Wind Quartet

Sun 9 Nov 2025
14:00 - 16:30

A dynamic wind ensemble comprising of Masters graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

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Ryan Young at Birnam Arts

Award Winning Fiddle Player

Ryan Young

14 NOV
19:30 - 22:30 | Auditorium

Experience the soul-stirring magic of Scotland's traditional fiddle like never before, with Ryan Young. as he breathes new life into the rich tapestry of traditiona

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Malin Lewis at Birnam Arts

Malin Lewis

Award winning, multi-instrumentalist. as lively as it is thought provoking and sensitive.

Fri 27 Mar 2026
20:00 - 22:00 | Auditorium

Inspired by the likes of Martyn Bennett, Duncan Chisholm and Sharron Shannon and included in The Outrun film.

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Ballet Classes at Birnam Arts

Ballet Classes

Emma Gray

Contact Emma
16:00 - 19:00 | Studios

The Birnam Arts Ballet School has been running since 2003 and has grown to offer classes to children and adults, Monday to Thursday evenings.

Ballet for Wellbeing at Birnam Arts

Ballet for Wellbeing

Adults

Every Monday
10:30 - 11:30

The Birnam Arts Ballet school is led by Royal Academy of Dance Registered teachers Emma Gray and Kelly McCole.

Cyanotype Workshop with Eve McGovern Miller at Birnam Arts

Cyanotype Workshop

Eve McGovern Miller
Part of The Land Remembers What the Water Tells Us Exhibition

Sat 17 May 2025
11:00 - 13:30

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Cyanotype Workshop with Eve McGovern Miller

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Well Kent Places Drawing & Painting Workshop with Alison Price at Birnam Arts

Well Kent Places Drawing & Painting Workshop

Alison Price

Buy Now
10:30 - 15:30

Celebrate your local knowledge and enjoy sharing some creative printing and drawing techniques with artist Alison Price. If you often read about art classes and think "t

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Art Club for Adults with Michael Fullerton at Birnam Arts

Art Club for Adults

Michael Fullerton

Tue 27 May 2025
13:30 - 15:30 | Studios

Artist Michael Fullerton runs monthly art classes in the Visual Arts Studio at Birnam Arts. These sessions are aimed at art enthusiasts of all levels who would

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With Michael Fullerton

27 May - Art Club for Adults

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Kids Cyanotype Workshop with Jo Foo at Birnam Arts

Kids Cyanotype Workshop

Jo Foo
Part of The Land Remembers What the Water Tells Us Exhibition

Sun 1 Jun 2025
10:30 - 12:00

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Preparing a Strong Application: Professional Practice Development Session at Birnam Arts

Preparing a Strong Application: Professional Practice Development Session

Mon 9 Jun 2025
17:45 - 19:15 | Studios

Join Visual Arts Development and Programming Manager Helen Reid in a workshop designed to help artists prepare high-quality submissions and applications.

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Free thanks to funding by Creative Scotland

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National Volunteers' Week Celebrations at Birnam Arts

National Volunteers' Week Celebrations

2nd - 8th June
16:00 - 16:00

From welcoming visitors to supporting exhibitions & events, our Volunteers play a vital role in everything we do, and we couldn't do it without them!

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Cafe
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Birnam Arts
Station Road
Birnam Dunkeld
PH8 0DS
admin@birnamarts.com
Tel: 01350 727 674

Entrance

Welcome to Birnam Arts, a boutique multi-purpose arts, conferencing and entertainment venue.

Highlights

Pop in to the Foyer Cafe for breakfast, grab a delicious coffee with a selection of our homemade baking or enjoy a light lunch whilst browsing on the free WiFi. Wander upstairs to view the latest of our monthly art exhibitions before visiting the world of Beatrix Potter, or the Gift Shop to purchase a special gift for your loved ones or yourself!

We really enjoy visiting the Arts Centre when we are walking in the Birnam area, and our family loved the Puppet show at Christmas.

Anne Stuart | Crowdfunder #savebirnamarts 2020

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Cafe

Located in the heart of Birnam Arts, our café is the meeting place and gathering space for everyone, from local friendly faces to new visitors from far and wide.

Opening times

Daily | 10 - 4

Highlights

The food scene in Dunkeld and Birnam is becoming a go-to for food lovers and we're proud to be part of the that story.

Compact Arts & Conference Centre, it is also the exhibition centre for Beatrix Potter with an adjacent themed garden. The centre has a cafe with indoor / outdoor seating areas. Throughout the year the arts centre hosts a variety of different acts, shows, talks & exhibitions.

Simon Hawkes | Google Reviews

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Shop

Our Shop has a unique selection of gifts sourced both locally and from throughout Scotland. With a range of design, jewellery and craft items there’s a little something for everyone. We also stock the largest range of Beatrix Potter merchandise in the country.

Opening times

Daily | 10:30 - 15:30

Highlights

We pride ourselves in supporting emerging and established makers alongside contemporary brands such as Harris Tweed, and offer a range of books on Perthshire, as well as V&A Stationery and gifts for the wee ones.

I have enjoyed taking part in events such as Scots Opera before we came to live in the area. Since then we have enjoyed both attending events and the splendid cafe In the foyer. It is a brilliant example of a local/regional community arts initiative and must not be allowed to falter.

Christopher D Morris | Crowdfunder #savebirnamarts 2020

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Gallery

Birnam Arts delivers a programme of monthly exhibitions showing work by artists at varying stages of their careers within both solo and group exhibitions.

Highlights

We continually develop new opportunities to support the practice and development of Scottish based artists, whilst also bringing work that is inspiring, creative and different to the contemporary art scene in rural Perthshire.

Lovely wee cafe with amazing service. Been here 3 times now and always notice how friendly and upbeat the staff are. The coffee and cake is top notch also. Will definitely be back the next time I head to Dunkeld!

Marcus Sheridan | Google Reviews

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Studios

Located upstairs of the original Victorian part of Birnam Arts, our Visual Arts and Performing Arts studios are where much of the creative magic at Birnam Arts takes place.

Beautiful space, lovely people, Beatrix Potter Gardens and a wonderful exhibition "Earthly Walks" by Grigorios Karastamatis until the 18th of July (2021)!

Stella Valvi | Google Reviews

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Auditorium

At the heart of Birnam Arts is a highly versatile space, otherwise known as the John Kinnaird Hall, our home for live music, film, theatre, public meetings, conferences and private events.

Highlights

Spacious Hall, New Tech

What a warm and lovely welcome for this Yorkshire author. Thank you. Birnam Book Festival, author

Rose George | Birnam Book Festival 2018

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Beatrix Potter

Within this dedicated space celebrating Beatrix Potter, her much loved characters and historical ties to the area, there is something for both kids and adults alike.

Opening times

Daily | 10:30 - 15:30

Birnam Arts is at the heart of community life here.

Fiona Ritchie | Crowdfunder #savebirnamarts 2020

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