Archive for June, 2009

Alison Hayes – Island Sound, 27 June – 26 July

Posted by on June 16th, 2009 No Comments

Media release:
Video/sound projections and photographic work capturing natural phenomena of an island landscape

To coincide with the upcoming Festival of Nature, Shetland Arts is privileged to be exhibiting the work of Alison Hayes at Bonhoga, in a show called Island Sound.

Alison Hayes’ work explores the un-manipulated experience of wildness in the natural world.…

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Rock, Salt and new balls please

Posted by on June 16th, 2009 No Comments

Shetland rooted roots group Rock, Salt and Nails are set to release a single in support of tennis player Andy Murray. The song, entitled “Volley Highway”, is timed to coincide with the start of Wimbledon and features lyrics intended to inspire Murray in his quest to win the world famous tennis tournament.
Rock, Salt &…

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Mareel site accommodation takes shape

Posted by on June 16th, 2009 No Comments

There have been a few comments regards the size and shape of Shetland’s new £12m+ music, cinema and education centre given the current activity on the North Ness site. Just in case you are wondering, the building going up at the moment is actually only the site offices that will only be there for the…

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Planning in earnest for Screenplay 09

Posted by on June 12th, 2009 No Comments

I suspect the word ‘earnest’ should never appear on my news posting – earnestness not being a groovy, cyber-friendly, happening sort of word. But it does go some way to describing the single-minded activity that’s going in to planning for this year’s film festival. There are two strands to the festival this year – the…

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Pro Tools 8 on the way

Posted by on June 11th, 2009 No Comments

We’re just about to upgrade the Shetland Arts multi media Mac to Pro Tools 8, the de facto standard hardware/software for music and film audio production.
If you’d like to have a bash of Pro Tools 8 give us a phone on 01595 743 843 and book a session in the studio.
(If you don’t…

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