FOR LOVE OR MONEY?
How do creatives balance making work they are passionate about and work they earn a living from?
Our first-ever Arienas Collective exhibition is taking place in Gallery 1 at Scot-ART St Margaret's House in Edinburgh from Saturday, 24 May - Saturday, 31 May 2025.
We will explore how creatives balance making art to earn a living with making art they love.
The exhibition will feature original artworks alongside live demonstrations, taster workshops and talks.
There will also be opportunities to chat to creative team members who will be working from the exhibition space for the duration of the exhibition.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Lynn & The Arienas Collective Creative Team
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WHERE & WHEN?
Join us in Gallery 1 on the 3rd floor at Scot-ART St Margaret's House, 141 London Road, Edinburgh EH7 6AE for our first-ever Arienas Collective Exhibition.
The Exhibition is free to enter, and is open each day from 11am - 5pm.
There will be opportunities to meet our creatives in person, explore how they balance making work they are passionate about and work they earn a living from, and a programme of Talks & Tasters.
It would be lovely to know when you're visiting, and you can pre-register here.
THEME
For love or money?
I set up The Arienas Collective to support local artists and makers to earn a living by sharing their creative passions and skills with others through delivering in-person workshops.
As with other professions, artists and makers should be paid in line with their qualifications, skills and experience. However, this is still not always the case.
I'm aware how tricky it is for creatives to balance making the art they love and that challenges their own practice, with paying the bills. Many have second - or even third - jobs in unrelated areas, through offering them a space where they can deliver creative workshops, I hope they can earn a living that aligns with their creative values.
This exhibition explores how members of The Arienas Collective Creative Team manage the challenge through bringing together a display of their original artworks, alongside taster workshops, talks and working from the exhibition space.
I hope the exhibition will showcase/inspire conversations around the current dilemmas of those working within the creative industries, and perhaps offer some solutions for those considering running workshops themselves.
Lynn Powell, Founder
TALKS
The Exhibition Talks and demos are free to attend. To help us manage numbers please book your free place using the links below.
Enamelling with Sheila McDonald
Silver clay jewellery with Anna Campbell
Setting up a YouTube Channel with Lou Davis
How to sell out your workshop Q&A with Anna
Campbell & Lynn Powell
How to start a podcast with Anna Campbell
Lino printing with Suzanne Kemplay
TASTERS
The Exhibition Tasters let you have a go at a range of creative activities.
There is a nominal charge of £5 towards the cost of materials, which is fully refundable against the purchase of a workshop.
Spaces are limited, and we advise booking in advance using the links below.
Mosaic making with Jacky Cox
Calligraphy with Panna Chauhan
Collage with Morven Ferguson
Family-friendly Lettering with Panna Chauhan
Writing with Emma Dhesi
Gel printing with Lou Davis
Watercolour with Lou Davis
Sketching with Mark Kirkham
Family-friendly Weaving with Lucy Wayman
MEET THE ARTIST
Running an exhibition is all part of the working life of a creative, and another job to juggle. And, if you're anything like us, you love to meet the artist or maker in person.
So, members of our creative team will be stewarding each day (morning/lunch/afternoon), and some will be 'working from' the exhibition space creating new pieces of work. You can find out who will be there and when below.
Saturday, 24 May
Panna Chauhan will be working on paper sculptures
Jacky Cox/Sheila McDonald/Morven Ferguson will be stewarding
Sunday, 25 May
Jacky Cox will be working on mosaics
Anna Campbell/Lou Davis/Lynn Powell will be stewarding
Monday, 26 May
Lucy Wayman will be working on macrame sculptures
Emma Dhesi/Sheila McDonald/Mark Kirkham will be stewarding
Tuesday, 27 May
Suzanne Kemplay will working on oil painting
Mark Kirkham/Anna Campbell/Jacky Cox will be stewarding
Wednesday, 28 May
Lou Davis will be working on prints and watercolours
Lynn Powell/Suzanne Kemplay will be stewarding
Thursday, 29 May
Mark Kirkham will be working on sketching
Lou Davis/Lynn Powell/Emma Dhesi will be stewarding
Friday, 30 May
Jacky Cox will be working on mosaics
Panna Chauhan/Morven Ferguson/Anna Campbell will be stewarding
Saturday, 31 May
Panna Chauhan will be working on paper sculptures
Anna Campbell/Jacky Cox will be stewarding
PRIVATE PREVIEW
The private preview is on Friday, 23 May 2025 and is by invitation only.
If you are interested in supporting our work on an ongoing basis, please sign up for our newsletter to receive an invitation.
There will also be a press preview. Please email Lynn for details.
WORKSHOPS
During the Exhibition period we will also be running a selection of workshops so you can get the full Arienas Collective experience.
Workshops hosted at Scot-ART
Macrame with Lucy Wayman
Thursday, 29 May 1pm - 4pm
Workshops hosted at The Arienas Collective
Silver clay jewellery with Anna Campbell
Saturday, 24 May 10am - 1pm
Art & Wine Evening with Suzanne Kemplay
Friday, 30 April 6pm - 9pm
Lino printing with Suzanne Kemplay
Saturday, 31 May 10am - 4pm
EXHIBITORS
Eight members of our Creative Team will be exhibiting finished artworks
Anna Campbell
Anna is a specialist in silver clay and one of the UK's leading instructors. Inspired by a school trip to Central St Martin's, Anna finally found herself making and teaching silver clay jewellery, with commissioned pieces worn by famous actors, supermodels and composers.
Panna Chauhan
Panna is a multi-disciplinary artist specialising in calligraphy and art installations. Being taught calligraphy at an early age led to immersing herself in words, books and letters. Her artwork is influenced by her love of the written word, and incorporates her poetry.
Jacky Cox
Jacky has been making mosaics for over 20 years. She loves the process of creating an image from glass, tiles and china - in fact anything that can be stuck down!
Lou Davis
Lou is an artist and printmaker who loves circles and patterns. You can see these themes and motifs repeated throughout her work whether it’s limited edition screen prints embellished with gold leaf, or abstract paintings where the soft textures of watercolour are used to soften rigid geometric forms.
Morven Ferguson
Morven Ferguson is an artist and printmaker living in Edinburgh. Morven graduated with a Fine Art BA Hons degree from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee in 2021. She went on to achieve a Masters in Fine Art in 2022. Morven is a member of Edinburgh printmakers where she continues to develop and refine her printmaking. She is drawn to wild and awe inspiring Scottish landscapes.
Suzanne Kemplay
Suzanne graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1988 with a BA (Hons) degree in Drawing & Painting. On leaving college Suzanne set up a studio painting commissioned portraits and then travelled, living in California and London before returning to Edinburgh. In recent years she has ventured beyond Still Life and Portraiture to explore landscapes.
Mark Kirkham
Mark draws things that catch his eye, finding pleasing compositions in everyday life. He works mostly in ink and watercolour, creating quick sketches of the world around him.
Sheila McDonald
Sheila works with vitreous enamels on metal. Inspired by her love of colour and drawing, her work draws on influences from Charles Rennie Mackintosh's watercolours, and the work of Phoebe Anna Traquair.
Lucy Wayman
Lucy is a Welsh-born artist based in Edinburgh. Her practice combines traditional knotting techniques with a focus on sustainability, using repurposed ropes sourced from local harbours. Lucy's work blurs the line between art and craft, exploring themes of time, patience and transformation.
