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Call for entries: Shetland Open 2012

Posted by on January 26th, 2012 No Comments

The Shetland Open will take place this year at Bonhoga Gallery from Saturday 28th April to Sunday 10th June, with a public opening on 27th April from 5.30-7.30pm.
Entries are welcome from amateur, professional and student artists, aged 18 and over, who are linked to Shetland by birth, education or residency.
This year’s theme is…

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Bonhoga Gallery begins year with ‘Sixties’ Exposure,’ an exhibition by Dennis Coutts

Posted by on January 11th, 2012 1 Comment

21 January – 4 March 2012
Public opening: 20 January, 5.30-7.30pm, Gallery talk: 21 January, 2.30pm
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce that the work of eminent local photographer Dennis Coutts will be showcased at Bonhoga Gallery for the first exhibition of 2012 on Friday 20th January. Dennis has been photographing Shetland’s society for over…

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Book launch a success

Posted by on December 9th, 2011 No Comments

The book launch of ‘New Artisans’ at Bonhoga Gallery on 7 December was a great success, despite frosty conditions, with a good number of visitors attending and celebrating the launch.
The book, by international design expert and acclaimed style blogger Olivier Dupon, profiles Whalsay born textile designers Andrea Williamson and Jen Deschênes, along with over…

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Bonhoga Gallery closed tomorrow

Posted by on December 8th, 2011 No Comments

Bonhoga Gallery will be closed tomorrow (Friday 9th December) due to severe weather warnings. The Gallery will also be closing early today, at 3.30pm.
Weather-dependent, the Gallery will be open again at the usual times with our Christmas exhibition: “Cold Hands Warm Heart” – art and craft selected from Shetland and the UK: on Saturday…

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Call for Interest: Shetland-Fife Poetry & Craft Project

Posted by on July 13th, 2011 No Comments

Shetland-Fife Poetry & Craft Project – FARLIN
Farlin has been organised by Shetland Arts and Fife Contemporary Art & Craft in collaboration with StAnza: Scotland’s International Poetry Festival.
Farlin: a communal container of herring
= a unifying resource of work and nourishment
8 poets and 8 makers from Shetland and Fife will exchange pieces of…

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