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Harbour Arts Centre

Exhibitions

Our exhibition programme includes traditional and modern art from local and national artists.

Current Exhibitions

An art piece created by Margaret Carslaw as part of the Formation exhibition

Margaret Carslaw: Formation

9 July 2026 to 22 August 2026
Main Galleries, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, KA12 8PZ
Free

An immersive journey into Margaret Carslaw's creative process: where ideas begin, how they evolve and why a finished painting never ends.

More info about Margaret Carslaw: Formation

Past Exhibitions

A landscape painting by Gillian Park showing a road, flowers and a distant mountain on an island across a body of water

Gillian Park: Live Life in Colour - An Exhibition of Work

14 May 2026 to 27 June 2026
Main Galleries, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, KA12 8PZ
Free

This exhibition marks ten years since Gillian Park took the leap to become a full-time artist - self-taught and beginning at the tender age of forty.

More info about Gillian Park: Live Life in Colour - An Exhibition of Work
A wall of art created by pupils from St Matthews Academy

St. Matthew's Academy Pupil Art Exhibition

8 May 2026 to 6 June 2026
Studio Gallery, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, KA12 8PZ
Free

Our annual S1–S3 Art Exhibition is returning this May to celebrate the creativity and talent of our junior pupils.

More info about St. Matthew's Academy Pupil Art Exhibition
Landscape showing rocky cliff over a bay with buildings at the summit.

Pat Kramek: Colours

26 March 2026 to 9 May 2026
Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, KA12 8PZ
Free

My exhibition is all about colour, texture and light. I studied printed textiles and weaving at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art.

More info about Pat Kramek: Colours

What's happening across North Ayrshire

We know the arts we share are just the beginning. The experience you have before, during and after, the stories you tell and the memories you make are everything!

The Courtyard Artist Studios building

Courtyard Studios Open weekend 2026

1 August 2026 to 2 August 2026
Courtyard Studios, 128 Harbour Street, Irvine, KA12 8PZ
Free

Visit various studios where creatives produce all kinds of arts, crafts, jewellery, painting, leatherwork, textiles, photography, ceramics and more!

More info about Courtyard Studios Open weekend 2026
An illustration of Robert Burns looking at a sheet of paper from a printing press with two printers next to him

Irvine Burns Club Anniversary Exhibition

7 August 2026 to 9 August 2026
Irvine Burns Club, 28 Eglinton Street, Irvine, KA12 8AS
Free

Visit the Wellwood Burns Centre & Museum to explore a special exhibition celebrating two centuries of history, friendship, and cultural tradition.

More info about Irvine Burns Club Anniversary Exhibition
Bound by the Sea: Three Towns and the Merchant Navy promotion

Bound by the Sea: Three Town and the Merchant Navy

1 June 2026 to 31 August 2026
Heritage Centre, Kirkgate, Saltcoats, KA21 5HB
Free

This touring exhibition celebrates the rich maritime heritage of North Ayrshire’s Three Towns and their deep connections to the Merchant Navy.

More info about Bound by the Sea: Three Town and the Merchant Navy