Welcome to Art Trail Northumberland and Scottish Borders 2025
The Tin Shed's Art Trail is an exciting new series of arts' events, exhibitions, fairs, workshops, demonstrations and open studios at various venues and locations across Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.
Spread across the entire year, the spotlight will fall on specific locations at different dates, showcasing art in one of more venue in the form of an art fair, along with exhibitions, workshops open studios and much more. Starting in March 2025, each location will be different. Some will contain just one venue with an art fair, others will also include exhibitions, workshops, open artists' studios and galleries.
Our aim is to make the Art Trail different each year, incorporating our existing events, as well as finding new locations and venues, with more local artists and makers.
The Trail, will stretch across Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, introducing you to local artists and makers along the way. Every one of them is a small independent local business, who designs and creates everything from scratch. We hope to help them reach an even wider audience and also support other local businesses and arts' venues in the area at the same time.
Please keep an eye on our event pages for updates about the new Art Trail as we'll be adding dates and venues for 2025 soon.
Find out more at www.art-trail.net or via our Instagram page @thetinshedart
It you're an artist, maker, arts' venue, gallery or business and interested in becoming involved please email us at info@thetinshed.co.uk
Art at Etal
We start our journey on 9th April with a special Easter event, at one of our established regular venues - Etal Village Hall, Ford and Etal, Northumberland.
We hold regular events there on the second Wednesday of each month from April till October.
Our first visit to Etal coincides with Easter and involves an art fair showcasing work by a number of local artists and artisan makers. There will also be a special craft demonstration during the event.
Every month at Etal is different, with new artists and new work to see each time.
Find out more here.
Art in Alnwick
Our art's journey continues next with the first of two visits to Alnwick. Art in Alnwick takes place at St James' Church Centre on Pottergate in the centre of Alnwick, on two dates this year, first is Saturday April 19th and then again on Saturday July 26.
This is a new venue and event for 2025, where we'll be showing the work of around 20 artists and makers.Each Saturday visit coincides with the regular weekly Alnwick market surrounded by other local art galleries and artisan shops.
Find out more here.
Art in Embleton
Our next stop is another new location, this time we're heading off to Embleton on Sunday May 3rd, on the stunning Northumberland coast.
We're holding arts events in a number of venues at Embleton and nearby Rock village. First stop is our artisan fair in Embleton's Creighton Memorial Hal (10.30am-4pm)l, while across the road at the historical Holy Trinity Church there's an exhibition and demonstration by sculptor Luca Serra (11am-4pm). A short drive away at Rock Village, artist and printmaker Hannah Forsyth, will open up her own studio with an exhibition and printing demos. (See event page for more info)
There will also be bakes and refreshments at Embleton parish meeting room next door to the church or if you fancy treating yourself to a spot of lunch or a drink then the fabulous Dunstanburgh Castle Hotel is in the centre of Embleton village.
Whalton Art Fairs
We're making two visits to beautiful Whalton Village, near Morpeth in Northumberland in 2025. The first one is Sunday May 25 and then we're back again in the autumn on Sunday October 5.
Each time we'll be joined by around 20 artists and makers, with special exhibitions and craft demonstrations throughout the events.
Please visit the event page to find out more.
Art in the Castle
We return to beautiful Ayton Castle, near Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders for our two-day annual visit on Saturday & Sunday, August 23-24.
This year we're being joined by 20 amazing local artists, some of them making their first visit, who'll showcase original art and artisan craft. There'll also be weaving and other craft demos. The castle's own contemporary and very unusual art collection will also be on display.
The owners will be operating their train for rides through the grounds (park at the ticket office and station just off Eyemouth Road) and ride to the castle's main door.
There will be teas and cakes in the castle's cafe, with seating indoors and out.
Find out more
Artisan Festive Fair
We are planning another Festive Fair at gorgeous Ellingham Hall near Chathill in Northumberland.
The date will hopefully be confirmed and announced late May or early June.