We are delighted to confirm that the Art Group is resuming. We will provide further details in due course, but the information we do have currently is:
Where: Botanic Cottage which is inside the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (same venue as before)
When: Thursdays from 2 – 4pm. The group will be on a monthly basis.
The confirmed dates are: 28th, May, 25th June, 13th August, 10th September and 8th October.
The Botanic Cottage is a wonderful, accessible space, with a short walk through the gardens to the cottage. Attendees should arrive at the RBGE main visitor entrance The John Hope Gateway on Arboretum Place where there are designated blue badge parking bays available or paid parking facilities (www.rbge.org.uk/visit). A limited number of Mobility buggies and manual wheelchairs can be reserved at the visitor entrances by booking in advance with the Visitor Team from this number 0131 248 2909 or by emailing visitowelcome@rbge.org.uk. Refreshments can be purchased at the East Gate kiosk, the West Gate café, and the kiosk at Inverleith House.
We have been given permission to share a couple of examples from the previous Art Group:
The Cottage was formally opened by HRH The Princess Royal in December 2016 when she found time to pop in and chat with the Group.
The previous group aimed to organise an annual exhibition of their work with net proceeds being donated to the Branch. The Group’s last exhibition was held in October 2019 at the popular Bon Papillon Café/Gallery, Howe Street, Edinburgh where they sold 26 items and generously donated the net proceeds of £1,029 to the Branch, a sum significantly more than in previous years and a great effort much appreciated by the Branch.