Events from December 1, 2024 – January 10, 2027 – The Art and Nature Collective

Spring meet-up: House of Dun

Richard Cross — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Collective Director Kevin Frediani leads this National Trust for Scotland venue and has generously offered to host a visit for Collective members.

The house is closed to the public on a Monday so we will have special access that day. We will have ‘Violet’s’ workshop room as our base and tea/coffee is provided. Bring a picnic lunch.

Activities will include a tour of the house and art collection and time to explore the gardens and grounds. Bring your sketchbooks, cameras etc.

If you would like to join us please RSVP to Tansy at socialevents@thenaturecollective.co.uk

Exhibition: Botanical by Inês-Hermione Mulford

Richard Cross — Thu, 21 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Botanical Reverie invites viewers to slow down and enter a state of quiet contemplation within the natural world. In observing plants closely, we allow our minds to wander, noticing details often overlooked. In Botanical Reverie, art becomes both an invitation and a reminder: the closer we look, the closer we feel.

See Inês’ work up close, with chance to stay on for a talks by Dr Neil Bell and Dr Becky Yahr:

Saturday 23rd May: Dr Neil Bell Bryologist at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Sunday 24th May (1pm): Dr Becky Yahr Lichenologist and biodiversity scientist

Summer meet-up: Kate Downie at Edinburgh Art Festival

Richard Cross — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

‘Grasslands’ Kate Downie at Edinburgh Art Festival.

Fife based artist Kate Downie is currently preparing a major solo show for the Art Festival this year, centred on grasslands, reed beds and similar environments. Her work is rooted in drawing from life and the landscape and spans drawing, painting and printmaking.

Time: TBC

If you would like to join us please RSVP to Tansy at socialevents@thenaturecollective.co.uk

Autumn meet-up: Coastal walk, talk and draw

Richard Cross — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Coastal walk, talk and draw.

A chance to spend time at the seaside with fellow Collective members. There are two beautiful beaches and a stunning cliff top path on this stretch of the Fife coastal path, along with loads of flora and fauna to inspire.

Easy to access by train as well as car.

If you would like to join us please RSVP to Tansy at socialevents@thenaturecollective.co.uk

Winter meet-up: John Akomfrah ‘Listening all night in the rain’

Richard Cross — Sun, 10 Jan 2027 12:00:00 +0000

Start the new year with an impactful, internationally acclaimed audio-visual art installation in the heart of Dundee, in the company of fellow Collective members.

If you would like to join us please RSVP to Tansy at socialevents@thenaturecollective.co.uk