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Macbeth: Blood and Bluegrass
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Doors Open 19:30
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Macbeth: Blood and Bluegrass
20:00 - 22:00
Doors Open 19:30
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Full-time only, proof of eligibility required.
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Organic Drawing with Marcus Oakley
Organic Drawing is a playful, experimental drawing workshop focused on the process rather than creating the “perfect” drawing.
The workshop offers a holistic and welcoming space where mistakes are embraced as part of the creative process. Participants are encouraged to let go of expectations, get lost in the line and explore mark-making, discovering their own unique drawing language.
Through abstract and improvised drawing, participants can explore mood, rhythm and melody, working intuitively from their imagination. There is no right or wrong way to draw — the aim is to play, experiment, and see where the drawing takes you.
The workshop could be open to all ages, creating a space where people of different ages and experience levels can explore drawing together.
3rd October
12:30 - 14:30
All ages, All welcome
Visual Arts Room
Marcus Oakley is an illustrator and artist originally from Norfolk and now based in Dunfermline. His playful work explores the possibilities of lines, drawing inspiration from the natural and man-made, the contemporary and the retrospective.
Marcus is fascinated by the rhythm and personality of a line and how it can evolve into characters, landscapes and imagined worlds. His influences include music, the countryside, architecture and design, everyday rituals and the joy of making stuff.
With over two decades of experience across books, editorial, textile design and packaging, Marcus’s practice sits at the intersection of art and design, with a continuing curiosity about how the two disciplines can inform, challenge and complement one another.
He has also lectured in illustration and, for the past ten years, worked with Artlink Edinburgh and Lothians as a workshop facilitator, encouraging creativity through drawing, making and playful experimentation.
Box Office
Open periodically throughout the week | Book online 24/7
Cafe
Daily | 09:00 - 17:00
Great exhibition and performance spaces. Lovely terrace and indoor seating with lots of light. Great food and drinks and even a garden next-door for a stroll afterwards. Like
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Welcome to Birnam Arts, a boutique multi-purpose arts, conferencing and entertainment venue.
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!
The Birnam Book Festival Committee were so pleased with how the new facilities in the Auditorium added to an extremely professionally presented event. The lighting allowed us to create staging to match the country’s leading book festival events, such as we’ve seen in Edinburgh.
Fiona Ritchie | Birnam Book Festival 2022
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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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