Frequently Asked Questions

No, you can be any nationality, but you must be based in Scotland and have a UK bank account.

No, this as a studio-access only opportunity. Please visit dunkeldandbirnam.org.uk for recommendations of local hospitality and accommodation providers.

Yes, we have dedicated accessible parking and facilities including toilets (on both floors), low ramps between areas, and a lift.

Yes, but please note that the support and access remains the same regardless of how many people are involved with your project.

Yes, we can support you with this. A budget of what we offer in-kind would also be available

Yes, there is potential for this but is not expected of you.

Sometimes an email platform might block our emails, which is out of our control. If you believe this has happened, please get in touch with our staff on 01350 727 674, email our Box Office at admin@birnamarts.com, or visit the Box Office when it is open: Mon-Fri, 10am – 5pm, we’ll be able to confirm if your booking has gone through.

We don’t usually change ticketed event bookings, once made. However, if you have extenuating circumstances, please get in touch with our Box Office by emailing admin@birnamarts.com or visiting the Box Office when it is open: Mon-Fri, 10am – 5pm.

Ticket Terms & Conditions

We don’t usually keep waiting lists for events.

We don’t usually offer a refund. However, for smaller classes and workshops, we might be able to sell your space, in which case we would be able to refund you.

Ticket Terms & Conditions

If we need to cancel an event, class, or workshop, we will refund your full ticket amount. This may take a little while to reach your account, but it will happen.

Please get in touch with our Box Office by emailing admin@birnamarts.com or visiting the Box Office when it is open: Mon-Fri, 10am – 5pm. We will look into your booking to determine what has happened and can resend information to you.

The Birnam & Dunkeld Station is a 5-minute walk to Birnam Arts. You can catch a Scotrail service from Perth to Birnam & Dunkeld Train Station in 20 minutes. From the station, you’ll walk down the stairs beside the A9, under the bridge, and up the stairs on the other side at the top of Station Road, where Birnam Arts is.

Birnam Arts offers a lot of fun for the whole family. From our Beatrix Potter exhibition and the Beatrix Potter Garden, attend a workshop or class, stroll through our Gallery and enjoy our latest Exhibition, enjoy a coffee, house-baked treat or lunch. With our beautiful terrace and indoor cafe, we know you'll enjoy time relaxing with family and friends or a little break for yourself.

Yes, there is free street parking outside Birnam Arts, but it is limited. We recommend considering this if you are attending a show in our Auditorium. Usually, the doors and Café Bar will open an hour before show time, allowing you to arrive and relax in our beautiful foyer before taking your seat in the Auditorium.

Parking at Birnam Arts

We recommend pre booking your tickets to save from any disappointment where an event, workshop or exhibtion has a maximum capacity. However you are welcome to purchase your tickets for theatre shows, beatrix Potter entry or to watch live music at our box office on arrival. 

Our Café offers a range of hot and cold drinks with freshly baked cakes, pastries and treats. We also take dietary restrictions seriously, and regularly have vegan and gluten free options available. If you aren't sure, check out the menu for the icons, or ask our friendly staff.

Café

Birnam Arts is happy to welcome canine family to our building. We have water bowls available outside for them. However, we ask that only service dogs accompany you into a ticketed event inside the Auditorium.

You will need to have a ticket to visit our Beatrix Potter exhibition, which you can pre-book online or purchase on the day in our Gift Shop. Online tickets allow you to choose a date to visit, although they are valid for 12 months from date of purchase, if your plans change.

We have day tickets for adults, children, or family groups of 2 adults + up to 4 accompanying children (3-15 years). Children under 3 are free.

Buy tickets to Beatrix Potter Exhibition

We recommend at least 30 minutes to an hour to visit. However, families with young children may want to leave more time to be able enjoy the play activities. 

Children can enjoy a range of activities including dressing up as their favourite Beatrix Potter character, enjoy reading a selection of storybooks, playing with traditional wooden toys, stepping back in time to explore the 'Victorian School Classroom' with traditional blackboards and our role play 'Village Shop'.

'Activity Boxes' are also available which have a range of colouring and puzzle sheets along with pencils and crayons to use during your visit. There's plenty to keep the wee ones busy!

We are more than happy to welcome groups or school visits to our Beatrix Potter Exhibition. Please contact our Shop Manager, Rachael, via rachael@birnamarts.com to discuss your requirements.

Birnam Arts is pleased to hear from performers and agents of performs who offer events - concerts, theatre, comedic performances or a talk aligned with our values of supporting local communities, creativity, wellbeing, and the arts.

If you would like to offer a workshop to our customers, please let us know by email the focus of your event, anticipated timing and cost, size of classes, and your background in offering such a event. Please email admin@birnamarts.com or leave a document at the Box Office, with your contact details, and one of our staff will be in touch.

As our incoming performers, our Performing Arts Manager, Steph Hand, will have been in touch with you, or your coordinator if you are part of a group.

When you arrive at Birnam Arts, please ask one of the staff in the Café or Box Office to let Steph know you have arrived before you start bringing your equipment inside.

If you are a performer at an event at Birnam Arts, please get in touch with Steph Hand before you arrive.

In Scotland, a civil ceremony can take place in a registration office or anywhere agreed in advance with the registrar, that is, someone approved to conduct a ceremony.

If you are considering a ceremony in the Beatrix Potter Garden, please get in touch with the owners of the park, Perth & Kinross Council. Please note, their approval process takes a number of months.

Birnam Arts is happy to welcome couples to celebrate their special day.

We are careful not to book too many in a year to help keep that special vibe, and to allow us to continue to welcome so many of our community to their arts centre. The best way to find out if we have availability on your ideal date is to get in touch with our General Manager at manager@birnamarts.com

Weddings at Birnam Arts

Yes, we have some lovely rooms available within our venue, that are ideal of hosting a celebration or unique event. The best way to find out if we have availability on your ideal date is to get in touch with our General Manager at manager@birnamarts.com

Private Hire

The best way to find out if we have availability on your ideal dates is to get in touch with our General Manager at manager@birnamarts.com

Meetings & Conferences at Birnam Arts

Yes, we can book the whole building out for a special event. The best way to find out if we have availability on your ideal date is to get in touch with our General Manager at manager@birnamarts.com

Venue Hire

Birnam Arts is pleased to hear from workshop providers who offer classes aligned with our values of supporting local communities, creativity, wellbeing, and the arts.

If you would like to offer a workshop to our customers, please let us know by email the focus of your workshop, anticipated timing and cost, size of classes, and your background in offering such a class. Please email admin@birnamarts.com or leave a document at the Box Office, with your contact details, and one of our staff will be in touch.

The Artist in Residence programme has been in Pilot testing for the past two years, as we consider how we’d like to offer it.  We have offered a Studio Access Residency to artists based in Scotland the opportunity to have access to our Studios for a set period of time. In 2022, we invited artists with a focus on ecological, societal, process-based or community-based ideas to apply.

We do a call for applications periodically through the year, with applications information on our website and promoted through our social media channels and with our creative partners. We welcome applications that meet the criteria listed.

Birnam Arts is currently restructuring the application process for use of our exhibition space. We are always interested to hear from artists wishing to propose an exhibition of their work. Email us at visualarts@birnamarts.com

As one of our incoming exhibitors, our Arts staff will have been in touch with you, or your coordinator if you are part of a group. When you arrive at Birnam Arts, please ask one of the staff in the Café or Box Office to let us know you have arrived before you start bringing your artwork or equipment inside.

Entry to the Birnam Arts Gallery is free, when we are open. 

If you are an artist exhibiting in the Birnam Arts Gallery and we are hosting an online ‘In Conversation With’ event with you, please speak with our Art staff about your request.

If you are an exhibitor at a ticketed event hosted by another organisation using Birnam Arts as their venue, please get in touch with their organiser to confirm what your exhibitor package includes.