The Travelling Gallery will be arriving in Shetland this month with its latest exhibition, Drawn In. The exhibition is a fascinating exploration of drawing as a tool for unlocking the imagination, and the visit to the islands is the final part of its fifteen week tour of Scotland. The Travelling Gallery is a custom-built, mobile, contemporary…
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Artist in Residence on board the Swan for the Tall Ships
Posted by Emily Sharp on May 27th, 2011 No Comments…For the first time in a Tall Ships Race there will be an artist in residence on one of the vessels. In a unique partnership between Shetland Arts, Shetland’s restored herring drifter SWAN LK 243, and Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre, North Uist, contemporary artist Imi Maufe has been appointed as artist in residence
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Shetland Craft Trail
Posted by Emily Sharp on May 17th, 2011 No CommentsShetland Arts & Crafts Association are proud to announce the launch of Shetland’s first ever Craft Trail. Around forty craftspeople, artists and related shops and outlets are participating in opening their workshops or studios –to visitors. Some studios are purpose built and professional; sometimes the studio is just a corner of a house – visitors…
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Posted by Lynda Anderson on May 6th, 2011 No CommentsProgressions – An exhibition of work at Bonhoga Gallery by the five winners of the 2010 Shetland Open Portrait Awards: John Carolan, Mandy Tait, Amy Irvine, Jayne Kelly and Claire Laurenson. Public Opening Friday 6th May, 5-7pm. The exhibition runs until Sunday 19th June. The exhibition will be complemented by two shows in the Lower…
Read the rest...Lois Walpole – urbanbaskets tradition recycled
Posted by Jane Matthews on April 27th, 2011 No CommentsAn exhibition of contemporary pieces cataloging the work of Lois Walpole over the last 28 years. Lois is an internationally renowned basket-maker who uses natural and recycled materials to create baskets and containers of all shapes and sizes. The exhibition runs until Sunday 1st May 2011.
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