Scott Creative Arts Foundation

Scott Creative Arts Foundation The Scott Creative Arts Foundation
Charity Registered in England Number - 1168545

Save the date for our special summer open day 2026! We hope you can all come and join us in a wonderful day of celebrati...
05/06/2026

Save the date for our special summer open day 2026! We hope you can all come and join us in a wonderful day of celebrating 10 years of SCAF! RSVP via the linktree in our bio, it’s certainly not one to miss.

When: 02/08/2026 , 11am - 4pm
Where: Scott Creative Arts Foundation, The Art House, York Road, Thirsk, YO7 3AD

Summer is creeping in and the hard work put in by our LLCP volunteers will soon pay off in vibrant flowers and summer cr...
04/06/2026

Summer is creeping in and the hard work put in by our LLCP volunteers will soon pay off in vibrant flowers and summer crops! Keep an eye on our socials for details about our summer open day coming soon. It’s the perfect opportunity to come and find out what SCAF is all about and have a real nosey around our beautiful community garden!

Eileen’s work is testament to her passion for creativity and this is often apparent through the variation of materials a...
02/06/2026

Eileen’s work is testament to her passion for creativity and this is often apparent through the variation of materials and themes within her work. From highly detailed realism paintings, to more expressive surreal imaginations of nature. SCAF really is very lucky to have such a broad range of artworks in our archive, even works on paper like this piece are held with great care and respect in our collection.

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29/05/2026

Our 2025 artist talk series really has us all getting excited for the 2026 Emerging Artist Awards! We hope you’re all enjoying finding out a bit more about the artists behind last years EAA exhibition at SCAF. Keep an eye on our blog for clips from the second artist talk coming soon!

A huge thanks to artist Julie Bancroft for taking part! This talk was supported by SCAFs Curator Lydia Poole, 2025 Intern Fred Upton, and social media and marketing lead Amelia Pethullis.

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This week, our Living Landscape Community Project garden volunteers had a wonderful visit to the Forest of Flowers, just...
27/05/2026

This week, our Living Landscape Community Project garden volunteers had a wonderful visit to the Forest of Flowers, just outside of York. Their amazing project works with nature, planting wildflowers, and planting 42,000 trees on their repurposed farmland! An amazing project with a very big impact on the natural landscape that they care for. I’m sure this visit planted plenty of seeds of inspiration for our volunteers!

A huge thanks to the Forest of Flowers team, and SCAFs Director Sue Armstrong for making the visit possible.

Here we have an oil painting by Michael, depicting a beautiful concealed castle within a green garden-scape. I especiall...
26/05/2026

Here we have an oil painting by Michael, depicting a beautiful concealed castle within a green garden-scape. I especially enjoy the vibrant blues that contour the shadows and the sky of the piece. It’s yet another gorgeous example of the Scott’s work from our vast archive - this piece dating back to the early 1980’s.

Earlier this month, our Creative Director, Sue Armstrong, attended the opening night of the Art in Your Eyes inaugural e...
21/05/2026

Earlier this month, our Creative Director, Sue Armstrong, attended the opening night of the Art in Your Eyes inaugural exhibition at Holy Trinity Church in Leeds. It was a buzzing celebration of Yorkshire creativity, an exciting beginning for the project, and we’ll certainly be keeping a close eye on what they do next!

A beautiful floral still life from Eileen to brighten these cloudy spring days. Hopefully the vibrant colours of this pa...
20/05/2026

A beautiful floral still life from Eileen to brighten these cloudy spring days. Hopefully the vibrant colours of this painting bring you all some inspiration! I particularly enjoy the boldness of the piece, with large petals taking focus, the slightly warped dimensions to me add strength and confidence.

Our latest blog takes a joyful look back at last summer’s Emerging Artist Awards Artist Talk Series and the conversation...
16/05/2026

Our latest blog takes a joyful look back at last summer’s Emerging Artist Awards Artist Talk Series and the conversations, the creativity, and the incredible work shared by Pennie Metcalfe, Laura Lee and Archie Brooks. With our 2026 finalists now creating their final pieces for this summer’s exhibition at Danum Gallery, it feels like the perfect moment to revisit the energy that shaped 2025.
Read, watch, and relive the highlights.

Wax Ring Carving Workshop with our curator, Lydia PooleJoin Lydia for a three hour workshop on Saturday 23rd May 1-4pm, ...
15/05/2026

Wax Ring Carving Workshop with our curator, Lydia Poole

Join Lydia for a three hour workshop on Saturday 23rd May 1-4pm, experimenting in the ancient craft of wax ring carving at the beautiful Calverley Old Hall. Lydia will guide you through the process, supplying all the materials and tools you will need to get your creativity flowing.

Partnering with the Heritage Fund, The Landmark Trust has invited local creatives and makers to produce workshops for their newly renovated Community Space.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wax-ring-carving-workshop-with-lydia-poole-tickets-1985899564055

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The Art House (Thirsk), The Old Barn, York Road
Thirsk
YO73AD

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+441423314103

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