Gallery
Exhibitions and public engagement
The Smiddy Gallery is a contemporary craft gallery presenting work made within and alongside the Smiddy.
The gallery exists to share high-quality craft with the public, to support makers through thoughtful presentation, and to contribute to the cultural life of Banff and North East Scotland. It is a calm and welcoming space where visitors can spend time with work, materials, and process without pressure or expectation.
The gallery sits in close relationship to the workshop and the wider life of the Smiddy, reflecting the values of care, material understanding, and professional practice that shape everything we do.
Exhibitions and public engagement
The Smiddy Gallery is a contemporary craft gallery presenting work made within and alongside the Smiddy.
The gallery exists to share high-quality craft with the public, to support makers through thoughtful presentation, and to contribute to the cultural life of Banff and North East Scotland. It is a calm and welcoming space where visitors can spend time with work, materials, and process without pressure or expectation.
The gallery sits in close relationship to the workshop and the wider life of the Smiddy, reflecting the values of care, material understanding, and professional practice that shape everything we do.
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The gallery presents a curated programme of exhibitions and focused displays.
Work shown may include pieces by Smiddy residents, invited external makers, and Smiddy’s own silver and jewellery collections. All work is selected for quality, clarity, and alignment with the context and values of the Smiddy.
The gallery is part of a working craft space, not separate from it. Exhibitions are shaped to sit alongside learning, making, and community activity, rather than operating in isolation.
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The gallery is not a high-volume retail space.
It is not an open-access exhibition venue.
Exhibiting in the gallery is not an automatic outcome of courses, residencies, or membership.Clear boundaries help ensure exhibitions remain meaningful and manageable within a working environment.
Exhibitions
The gallery hosts a changing programme of exhibitions and focused displays.
Exhibitions are curated thoughtfully and developed in conversation with the wider work of the Smiddy, rather than through open submission by default.
Purchasing work
Some work shown in the gallery is available to purchase.
Where this is the case, it is clearly indicated. Purchasing is optional and approached without pressure.
For work available online, please see the Shop.
Visiting the gallery
The gallery is open to the public during advertised opening hours.
Visitors are welcome to browse, spend time with the work, ask questions, or simply look. No prior knowledge of craft is expected.
For practical information about opening times, location, and accessibility, please see Visit.