Check out our upcoming events at Refractive
Join Refractive and Johnstone Textile Space for a screening On Weaving by Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival's Artists and Residence Luke Fowler and Corin Sworn. The film screening will take place at Johnstone Textile Space on Saturday 11th October, 5pm (doors from 4.30pm).
Join Refractive for a screening of the moving documentary Talk About Lonely by director Charles Wilkinson. The screening will take place on Friday 7th of November at The Wynd Centre Paisley, 7pm (doors from 6.30pm).
Join Refractive for a screening of the incredible All the Mountains Give by director Arash Rakhsha. The screening will take place on Saturday 22nd of November at The Wynd Centre Paisley, 7pm (doors from 6.30pm).
The November Refractive Artist Meet Up Friday 28th November 2025 at 7.30pm Our featured artist is Sam Healy Sam Healy is a digital artist, creative coder and musician based in Edinburgh. He is technical director at the creative-tech studio Ray Interactive, as well as a founder-member of electro-rock group North Atlantic Oscillation and the improvised […]
Join Refractive and Johnstone Textile Space for a celebration of the iconic Twiggy in a new portrait directed by Sadie Frost at Johnstone Textile Space on Saturday 6th December, 6pm (doors from 5.45pm).
Join Refractive for an evening with Artist and Director Daniel Gough as part of the Paisley Docs: Rebels and Innovators programme. The Artist Meet up will take place on Saturday 20th of December at the Refractive Hub, 7-9.30pm.
Are you interested in making a documentary film? Refractive are offering you the opportunity to take part in a series of exploratory workshops with award winning Television and Film Director Kenny Glanaan. The project is designed to give you the tools to make your own documentary. Over the next 11 months the workshops will provide […]
Join Refractive for a screening of the moving documentary North Sea, Nature Untamed by director Mark Verkerk. The screening will take place on Saturday 17th of January 2026 at The Wynd Centre Paisley, 7pm (doors from 6.30pm).
Join Refractive for a screening of the award winning 16mm documentary Bogancloch by director Ben Rivers. The screening will take place on Saturday 31st of January at The Wynd Centre Paisley, 7pm (doors from 6.30pm).
Join Refractive for a screening of the innovative docu-drama hybrid film Ramona by director Victoria Linares Villegas. The screening will take place on Friday 6th February at The Wynd Centre Paisley, 7pm (doors from 6.30pm).
Artists Meet Ups Thursday 19th March 2026. 7pm to 9.30pm at the Refractive Hub, Witherspoon Building, Storie Street, Paisley PA12AR. Join Kirsty Mackay - Social Documentary Photographer and Eugenia Kamozinova, Documentary Film Maker as they present their work. About Kirsty Mackay: Kirsty Mackay is a photographic artist, educator, activist and filmmaker. Her research-led documentary practice […]
Power Station Directed by Dan Edelstyn & Hilary Powell, UK, 2025, BBFC:12A, Duration 1hr 26min, Language: English Friday 27th March 2026 at 7pm to 9.30 pm at The Wynd Centre, 6 School Wynd, Paisley, PA12DB Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating […]
Refractive Scotland CIC is funded by Renfrewshire Council's Cultural Organisations Fund.
Refractive Scotland CIC
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