Shetland Arts received curatorial and programme development funding from the Scottish Arts Council in 2008. This was used in the research and development of ideas for the exhibition of contemporary craft in Shetland. The theme of Portage was relevant to our location and the Portage Team of Clair Aldington, Hazel Hughson and Mary Smith went…
Read the rest...Archive for July, 2010
First images of the Mareel Recording Studio
Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on July 14th, 2010 4 CommentsMareel construction has now reached roof level. All but a few last bits of block work have now been completed and the roof is under construction.
I have uploaded 24 new images of Mareel and added commentary (Click on full screen and ‘Show Info’ to read) to almost all of them to give you an…
Wordplay/Screenplay 2010
Posted by Donald Anderson on July 14th, 2010 No CommentsWordplay 2010, Shetland’s 9th annual Book Festival will be held on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of September at Islesburgh Community Centre. The festival will contain a wide variety of events for people of all ages. Guests will include best selling writer and award winning broadcaster, Simon King, Costa Prize winning poet Christopher Reid and…
Read the rest...The Shetland Open 2010 – Call for Entries
Posted by Jane Matthews on July 7th, 2010 No CommentsThe Open welcomes entries from amateur, professional and student artists and craft makers, aged 18 and over, who are linked to Shetland by birth, education or residency.
This year the Shetland Open is changing…
it will now take place as a biennial (every two years), with an exhibition by the prize winners in each intervening year.…
Art Plus: jewellery + drawing with wire
Posted by Jane Matthews on July 7th, 2010 No CommentsCPD EVENT: Monday 16 August 2010, Bonhoga Gallery, 4.30-6.30pm. An illustrated talk and workshop by Alison Macleod, award winning jeweller & graduate of Edinburgh College of Art.
More information – Art Plus CPD event 16 August 2010 pdf…