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Exciting Freelance Opportunity

Posted by Emily Sharp on March 10th, 2010 No Comments

‘Portage: crossing points’
An exciting freelance opportunity, great for your CV, has arisen to work for a month invigilating an exhibition, which is the first of its kind in the UK.
The exhibition is of digital jewellery and interactive craft objects at Shetland Arts’ Bonhoga Gallery from 29 May – 27 June 2010. The show…

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Mareel construction progressing well

Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on March 9th, 2010 No Comments

You can see from our webcam that the block work is now up to the first floor level. What you can’t see is that the first floor floor-slabs are now being poured. This is basically a large amount of concrete being poured over a thick wire mesh that is constructed on some steal decking. After…

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ring-ring update

Posted by Jane Matthews on March 2nd, 2010 No Comments

Shetland Arts has extended the exhibition of entries for their ring design competition at Bonhoga for a further month. As there have been several days’ closure at Weisdale Mill throughout February due to the inclement weather the display of work from schools across Shetland will continue in the lower gallery until 11th April.
The response…

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Films @ The Garrison – This Weekend *FRIDAY 12, UPDATE

Posted by jonosandilands on February 12th, 2010 No Comments

Shetland Arts and Filmobile (Scotland) Ltd are pleased to announce that all screenings of the films “Its Complicated”, “Nowhere Boy”, “Did You Hear About the Morgans?”, “Nine” and “Where The Wild Things Are” for 11-14 February will be run as scheduled. See film schedule PDF.

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Timo Jokela: Northern Traces: 1999-2009

Posted by Emily Sharp on February 8th, 2010 No Comments

Sometimes an art exhibition is particularly pertinent. The new show opening this weekend at Shetland Arts’ Bonhoga Gallery is appropriate considering the weather we have experienced over the past two months.  Northern Traces introduces the extraordinary practice of Timo Jokela, a leading pioneer of Environmental and Community Art in his native Lapland.  Many of the…

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