Ash Rise Exhibition

Ash Rise is a critically acclaimed exhibition, which is currently at Benmore Botanic Garden. This exhibition explores the beauty and versatility of the native ash tree through furniture, design and art, as well as the destructive effect of ash dieback disease, which is threatening 75% of Scotland’s native ash trees.

This project was established by the Scottish Furniture Makers Association, Scottish Forestry and the Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers in response to the threat facing ash trees. This multi-discipline exhibition shows the skills of 20 furniture makers, designers and artists from across Scotland using the wood from diseased trees felled throughout Scotland, hoping to raise awareness of the threat to one of Scotland’s best loved trees.