Bonhoga Gallery

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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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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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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ring-ring

Posted by Jane Matthews on February 3rd, 2010 No Comments

There has been a fantastic response to the competition at Bonhoga to design and create a ring, the entries are all fantastic. They will all be put on display in the lower gallery (in the cafe) at Bonhoga next week and a prize will then be announced for each age category. Many thanks to everyone who took part,…

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Absent Voices exhibition – Mhairi Killin at Bonhoga

Posted by Emily Sharp on January 13th, 2010 No Comments

12 January – 7 February 2010
The New Year at Shetland Arts’ Bonhoga Gallery opens with Absent Voices a new body of work by one of Scotland’s most innovative and dynamic artists.  Over the last twenty years Mhairi Killin has explored the nature of visual language and craft as a signifier of social cohesion and…

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