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Let’s Talk Textiles with Molly Kent at Dovecot Studios

Having graduated from ECA in 2020, the ‘daunting covid year’ as she put it, Molly has since continued her rug tufting and weaving in the most extraordinary of ways. Now…

Making Nuno exhibition review

Dovecot studios is currently hosting MAKING NUNO, showcasing the works of Sudō Reiko, innovative textile designer from Japan and design director of leading textile firm NUNO. A MUJI pop-up store…

Jock McFadyen: ‘Lost Boat Party’

My experience of Jock McFadyen: Lost Boat Party is one I will not quickly forget. I had the opportunity to walk through the gallery alone and the surprising pleasure to…

Exhibition: ‘Archie Brennan: Tapestry Goes Pop!’

In conversation with curator Kate Greyner. With the revival of Edinburgh’s cultural scene on April 26th, Dovecot Studios are anticipating the opening of their postponed exhibition ‘Archie Brennan: Tapestry Goes…

Design in a Sustainable Scotland at Dovecot Studios

Last Thursday, Dovecot Studios welcomed visitors to a discussion on Design in a Sustainable Scotland. The event was linked to their current exhibition Our Linen Stories which runs until the…

Julie Cope’s Grand Tour: The Story of a Life by Grayson Perry review

This is Grayson Perry’s first major solo exhibition in Scotland. The Julie Cope of the title is a fictional ‘every woman’ from Essex, and the exhibition explores the story of…

Colour And Light

Colour and Light is a powerful exposé on the use of colour in tapestry and weaving. Based in Dovecot Studios, it explores the work of seven weavers, and two gun…

North Lands Creative Glass: A Portrait at 20

Is glass natural or man-made? Where is the division between human-manipulation and the processes of nature? This collection of glassworks from North Lands Creative Glass, an art centre from Caithness…