The current exhibition at Shetland Arts’ Bonhoga Gallery is “Portage: textiles, extremes of scale.“ The exhibition is about contemporary textiles- we are all experts in textiles. From birth we have slept in them, worn them, sat on them and at this time of year we draw them together over windows to banish the cold and dark…
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International Textile Exhibition at Bonhoga
Posted by Hazel Hughson on October 1st, 2010 No CommentsChristmas Card Design Competition
Posted by Emily Sharp on August 12th, 2010 1 Comment…Shetland Arts would like children and young people design a Christmas Card. Anyone from the age of 5 up to the age of 18 is welcome to enter. There will be one winning image chosen from each age category: 5-11 years and 12-18 years. The two winning designs will be produced commercially and sold in the Bonhoga and
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Bonhoga Education Resourse Pack
Posted by Emily Sharp on August 12th, 2010 No CommentsThere is a new Bonhoga Education Resourse Pack avaliable for August to December 2010.
If you would like to download it please go to the Visual Arts Page …on our website.
For further details contact Clair Aldington or Jane Matthews on 01595 743843
Westside Cluster
Posted by Emily Sharp on July 23rd, 2010 No CommentsThose of you who have read the article in today’s Shetland Times… will be aware that Shetland Arts is proposing to develop the area around Weisdale Mill under the working title of the Westside Cluster. A financially and environmentally sustainable hub will be established with strong community and tourism elements building on the success of
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Posted by Emily Sharp on July 16th, 2010 No CommentsShetland 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…
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