Still to come at the It’s BRAW festival
The 2022 It’s BRAW showcase month continues this week with a number of events and workshops lined up.
Throughout August, members of Blairgowrie and Rattray’s creative community are sharing local tales through music, art, photography, crafts and storytelling as part of the celebrations for Scotland’s Year of Stories.
The sessions are being held as part of the fifth annual Blairgowrie and Rattray Arts for Wellbeing Festival – known as It’s BRAW – and have been supported by the Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories Fund.
It’s BRAW runs throughout the year and aims to highlight the wealth of creative talent in the area and support the wellbeing of people in the community by providing opportunities to participate in arts, crafts, music and drama activities.
Inspired by nature and the area’s rich cultural heritage, there are music events telling the history of the famous Berryfields o’ Blair, accessible walks along the River Ericht with wildlife and plantlife experts, nature videography and photography workshops and several creative skills sessions.
The events have been supported by the Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories Fund which is being delivered in partnership between VisitScotland and Museums Galleries Scotland, with support from National Lottery Heritage Fund thanks to National Lottery players.
Here’s what’s still to come ...
August
16 - 2.30pm to 4.30pm - Aperture card workshop, Nest Creative Spaces, Wellmeadow. Materials provided. Tickets £5.
18 - 1pm to 3pm - Oil painting demonstration with Derek Colley. Blairgowrie Parish Church Hall. £4 per person.
18 - 6pm to 8pm – Wire and bead workshop, Nest Creative Spaces, Wellmeadow. Materials provided. Tickets £5.
20 - 10am to 1pm - Ink and glass workshop with Suzanne Clements to make your own coaster. Blairgowrie Parish Church Hall. Tickets £8.
20 - 11am to 1pm – ‘Our Town, Our Story: Tackling Food Waste and Poverty’. An introduction to visual storytelling using film and photography with Kelly McIntyre. Aged 11 and over. Nest Creative Spaces, Wellmeadow. Tickets £5.
20 - 2pm to 3.30pm - Sketch Outside Myths and Legends drawing workshop with local artist Katie Morrison. Davie Park. Try a variety of drawing techniques suitable for beginners or more experienced artists. Materials provided. Tickets £10.
22 - 7pm for 7.30pm start – ‘The Berryfields o’ Blair’ with musician Bob Stewart talking about Belle Stewart and the history and social importance of her most famous composition. Chance to look at memorabilia from heyday of Blairgowrie’s berrypicking heritage and to ask questions and reminisce. BaRI Building, 53-55 High Street, Blairgowrie. Tickets £5.
23 - 1.30pm to 3pm - Wildlife artist and Rattray Arts Festival feature artist Jonathan Sainsbury will give a presentation about his journey from childhood to today and how involvement with art and nature can be expressed in many different forms. Blairgowrie Parish Church Hall. £3. 23 - 2.30pm to 4.30pm – Beginners’ Highland Cow needle-felting workshop, Nest Creative Spaces, Wellmeadow. Materials provided.
Tickets £5.
24 - 8pm to 10pm – Nature Story Walk, Riverside Park, Blairgowrie. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring waterproofs. Tickets £5.
25 - 11am to 1pm – Decorate a shell dish workshop, Nest Creative Spaces, Wellmeadow. Materials provided. Tickets £5.
26 - 1pm to 3pm - Mixed media painting workshop with Janet McCrorie, Blairgowrie Parish Church Hall. Tickets £6.
27 - 2pm to 3.30pm - Sketch Outside Myths and Legends drawing workshop with local artist Katie Morrison. Davie Park. Try a variety of drawing techniques suitable for beginners or more experienced artists. Materials provided. Tickets £10.
28 - 10am to 5pm - Rattray Arts Festival, Rattray Church Hall. Free. Showcasing the talent and skills of local creative artists this exhibition
feature hundreds of original paintings and selected designs by local painters and crafters.
28 - 2.30pm to 5pm - ‘CrAfternoon Tea’, mosaic taster session for beginners. Nest Creative Spaces, Wellmeadow. Materials provided together with a full afternoon tea. Tickets £20.
29 - 10am to 5pm - Rattray Arts Festival, Rattray Church Hall. Free. Showcasing the talent and skills of local creative artists this exhibition feature hundreds of original paintings and selected designs by local painters and crafters.
29 - Noon to 2pm – ‘Our Town, Our Story: Improving Biodiversity’. An introduction to visual storytelling using film and photography with Kelly McIntyre. Aged 11 and over. Nest Creative Spaces. Tickets £5.
29 - 1pm to 3pm – Nature Story Walk, Davie Park, Rattray. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring waterproofs.
Tickets £5. September
9 - 6.30pm for 7pm start - Blairgowrie Players presents Dracula at Blairgowrie Town Hall. Tickets £8 for adults, £5 for children, available from The Card Gallery on Allan Street or by emailing blairplayers@btinternet.com.
10 - 1.30pm for 2pm start - Blairgowrie Players presents Dracula at Blairgowrie Town Hall. Tickets £8 for adults, £5 for children, available from The Card Gallery on Allan Street or by emailing blairplayers@ btinternet.com.
Numbers are limited for the workshops and advance booking is recommended. Tickets for all events are on sale now and can be purchased online via the festival’s website www.itsbraw.scot.