An Arts Centre as a Garden

Forgan Arts Centre’s activities and operations are conceptualised as An Arts Centre as a Garden, a methodology rooted in permaculture principles. This is an experiment: imagining an art centre as a garden where a multisensory and sentient ecology of plants, people, and creatures support one another through mutually beneficial relationships and reciprocity.

Studio Spaces Available

We have 3 studio spaces available. They are bright and airy, each with their own sink and views across the garden or river Tay. They are suitable for a variety of purposes and current members include visual artists, ceramicists, makers, and musicians.

Studio members have access to some on site creative facilities, tools, and knowledge. The studios are a blank canvas and we support adapting the spaces to best support your creative practice.

Edge School

Edge School is a new peer-to-peer learning programme at Forgan Arts Centre for LGBTQIA+ creatives in Fife. Edge School explores the garden as a metaphor for spaces of cultivation, rooting and unexpected encounters through art, craft, landwork, permaculture, writing and food. The space is queer-led and suitable for people aged 16 years +. All materials are provided, just come along!

Children’s Art Club & Play.Ground

Looking for things for you and your kids to do this summer? Children’s Art Club is back and you can book a space here. For family fun in the garden and woods, come along to our free self-led Play.Ground on Friday mornings. 

Gardening for the Future

Every 1st and 3rd Saturday we host an open volunteer meet-up in the gardens at the centre. Everyone is welcome, no experience necessary. The meet-up is led by gardener, grower, and environmentalist Dr Helena Simmons who will support people to get involved.

The activities include building raised beds, learning about ‘no-dig’ growing, planting vegetable and flowers, harvesting, and the never ending weeding and pruning to keep the gardens tidy. All activities relate to the sustainability, improving biodiversity, and tackling the climate emergency.

Coorie Saturdays

Coorie Saturdays are a blend of lots of different activities at that you can get involved in. From drop in crafting, singing workshops, learning about gardening and food growing, and workshops and classes. There’s free tea, coffee, juice and snacks available all day, free of charge.