Isle of Riso

25/09/2026

Warm spaces with cool people. That’s the whole plan for October. 🍂🐺

Chilly season is heeeere! We are thriving in these temps! We’re keen for the studio dark nights, rain on the windows, and a warm wee room full of folk making stuff. Perfect. So come on down to the things we got going on!

OCTOBER DATES
🎪🍻 Inverness Fringe Festival Drink & Draw @ Rebel Row (Thu 1 Oct)
🍻 Drink & Draw (Thu 9 Oct)
🌀 Risograph 101 (Sun 11 Oct)
🎨 Sketchbook Club (Thu 15 Oct)
🍂🌿 Eco Print + Monotype workshop with Jess Crisp (Sun 18 Oct)
🗞️🎃 The Inversneckie Zine Scene — Halloween theme (Tue 20 Oct)

Tickets + full info are in the link in bio 🔗
DM Isle of Riso if you’re nervous about coming along — the studio will support you all the way, no stress 🤝
(And if you’re new here: Isle of Riso is a community-led creative studio in Inverness / the Highlands, running welcoming, low-pressure workshops + events where you don’t need any experience! Just show up! Come say hi! 👋)

🎪🍻 Inverness Fringe Festival Drink & Draw @ Rebel Row (Thu 1 Oct)
New venue!! Same Drink & Draw energy, just in a different spot. There’ll be a sewing-based activity to fit the hosting venue, a DJ, and the usual vibes. Only a few tickets left, so if you’re even thinking about it - be quick.

🌀 Risograph 101 (Sun 11 Oct)
Only 2 spaces left and it’s the last Riso 101 of the year. If you’ve been wanting to learn how riso actually works (and/or you want to join Riso Ramblers Print Club 🤫 and feel confident using the machines), this is your moment. Don’t leave it another six months and then be raging.

🎨 Sketchbook Club (Thu 15 Oct)
Low-pressure, friendly, no “talent” required. Come scribble, draw, glue stuff, stare at a blank page for ten minutes, whatever - it all counts. The point is showing up.

🍂🌿 Eco Print + Monotype workshop with Jess Crisp (Sun 18 Oct)
Jess is back for autumn (the BEST time for this workshop, genuinely). Dyeing paper with leaves + plants like a wholesome little woodland witch. It’s eco-friendly, vegan-friendly, and ridiculously satisfying! You’ll leave with gorgeous prints and new curiosities about leaves and such.

🗞️🎃 The Inversneckie Zine Scene — Halloween theme (Tue 20 Oct)
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27/08/2026

Our favourite season approaches! 🎃🐺

September is creeping in and we’re honestly buzzing for it!! 🍂🍁 this hot-ass weather can absolutely do one now. Bring on cosy studio days with the rain battering the windows. ⛈️

SEPTEMBER DATES

🍻 Drink & Draw (Fri 11 Sept) - SOLD OUT - You can join the waiting list though, so you’re picked if any space frees up.
🚪 Open Doors Day (Sat 12 + Sun 13 Sept)
🗞️ The Inversneckie Zine Scene (Tue 15 Sept)
🎨 Sketchbook Club (Thu 17 Sept)
🔥🍻 MEGA Drink & Draw (Sat 19 Sept) - ok LISTEN. We’re genuinely thinking this might be the biggest, coolest art event this side of the year. Come see for yourself! We’re collaborating with the brilliant Circus Artspace to bring you a special kinda night full of Bric a Brac and silliness!! And if you keep missing out on a Drink & Draw ticket… this is your chance to come for FREEEE. We wants as many of you cool cats there as possible. 🐈‍⬛ don’t let us down!

Tickets + full info are here: https://luma.com/Isle_of_Riso_Printing_Workshops_Creative_Community?k=c

DM Isle of Riso if you’re nervous about coming along, we’ll support you all the way 🤝

(And if you’re new here: Isle of Riso is a community-led creative studio in Inverness / the Highlands, running welcoming low-pressure workshops + events where you don’t need any experience — just show up. Come say hi! 👋 )

25/08/2026

This is going to be a mega event!! 😆 Our biggest Drink & Draw yet, and a vibrant arty party you won’t want to miss! 💃

Save the date for Bric a Brac, a new collaboration, taking place on Saturday 19 September from 5–9:30pm at Circus Artspace, Inverness. 🎪

Come along for an unforgettable celebration of art, creativity, and connection. 🎨

Save the date for our art party - Bric a Brac! 🎉👯

📍Saturday 19 September, 5-9.30pm at Circus Artspace, Inverness

A new colab between Circus Artspace & Isle of Riso featuring:

✍️ Drink & Draw
🎬 Artist film screenings
🎭 Performance
🎶 Open decks / DJ session
🥂 Creative networking

FREE TO ATTEND

Supported by Scottish Contemporary Art Network

26/07/2026

“RUN RABBIT RUN!… you’re gonna miss Drink and Draw!”

This was by far our favourite Drink and Draw activity we’ve come up with this year. 🐇

Back in April at Drink & Draw, we printed loads of frames from a wee rabbit run cycle and everyone got one to mess with. They could colour it, collage it, make it weird, make it cute, whatever they fancied. Then we scanned the whole lot back in and it turned into this running GIF that we projected on the wall.

The point of Drink & Draw is: you don’t need to turn up knowing what you’re going to draw (or feeling like you’re “good at drawing” 🙂‍↔️). We give you a simple task, a bit of gentle time pressure, and the chance to make something alongside other folk, so the blank page stops being so intimidating.

All upcoming Drink & Draw dates in Inverness (right up to Christmas would you believe!) are in the link in our bio 🔗 if you’re a keen bean, that’s where you’ll nab your spot.

Also: Drink & Draw is for hire. 🙌 If you want us to bring it to your event, festival, workplace, Christmas party, whatever!! Give us a shout via the website/contact form and we’ll chat it through. We can decide on an activity that fits what you need!

P.S. big shout out to who inspired us with their sticker horse run cycle 🐎

22/07/2026

August is looking good in Inverness 🙂‍↕️

If you’re looking for things to do that are genuinely welcoming, at Isle of Riso, we do our very best to run low-pressure creative events and workshops where you don’t need any experience. Come along, make something with your hands, have a blether, and, most importantly, do something that’s bloody fun for once. They say it’s good for your health yano like.

AUGUST DATES
🍻 Drink & Draw (Fri 14 August) - SOLD OUT AGAIN! Wtf?! You can join the waiting list though, so you’re picked if any space frees up.
☀️ Cyanotype + Risograph Workshop with Jess Crisp (Sun 16 August)
📚 The Inversneckie Zine Scene (Tue 18 August)
🎨 Sketchbook Club (Thu 20 August)
🌀 Risograph 101: Design & Print Your Own Artwork (Sun 23 August)

Tickets + full info: https://www.isleofriso.com/ #:~:text=Upcoming%20At%20The%20Studio

DM if you’re nervous about coming along, we’ll make it easy 🤝

13/07/2026

Here’s your reminder that we do in fact have a newsletter 🙌 It’s where we tell you what’s actually been going on with us, because we all know THIS silly little app doesn’t keep you in the loop 📸 (and to be totally honest, it feels much safer to share honest updates via our newsletter, with our true supporters, than on social media.)

It is like a proper wee catch up from us. We share what’s coming up, what’s been a buzz for us recently, and often, what’s been a bit of a shambles. Plus we try and share any good creative things we’ve spotted locally and would recommend checking out.

We guarantee it is a nice break from social media and a great long-form read for your coffee break. We personally LOVE to save newsletters from Aafke Mertens, Daisy - Community + Content Strategy 📸🌱, and Scottish Contemporary Art Network for our own coffee breaks to really savour them. So we try to recreate that experience just for you!

If you would like to join us, you can sign up via the link in our bio. ☕️

PS they are actually reallt quite long, you’ve been warned

08/07/2026

Eco Prints made from our workshop with 🍁

Picked from around the Crown area in Inverness, near our studio at and our own personal travels. 🍂 Acer, cotinus, copper beech, rowan and more can be used! 🍀

Our next Eco Print Workshop with Jess Crisp is Saturday 19th July. Jess is honestly such a legend to learn with. You will leave with beautiful things and a head full of new ideas, even if you don’t think of yourself as “creative”.

There’s a tiny risograph monotype teaser right at the end, just a glimpse. The two processes combine perfectly together 💕

Tickets and info in our bio 🔗

26/06/2026

Consider this your monthly reminder that you are, in fact, a crafty little animal. Come join the pack. 🐺

July is stacked with beginner-friendly creative nights and workshops. Low pressure, no special skills required, just show up and make stuff with nice peeps!

🗓️ JULY DATES
🍻 Drink & Draw (10 July) - currently sold out but you can join the waiting list if any spaces free up!
✏️ Sketchbook Club (16 July)
🌱 Eco Print & Risograph Monotype with Jess Crisp (19 July)
🗞️ Inversneckie Zine Scene (21 July)

Links to sign up : https://www.isleofriso.com/ #:~:text=Upcoming%20At%20The%20Studio

PLUS, a secret Drink & Draw (1 July) for past attendees only. Check your inbox for a Luma email or drop us a DM if you wanna join 👀

See you soon sillies!

11/06/2026

Drink and Draw event is crowned people’s champion.

Link to article in comments below.

08/06/2026

Find us back again at the WASPS Summer Artist & Maker Market in a couple of weeks, selling some fresh prints and zines!!!