The sun shone all day in Whalsay on Wednesday and everyone could see why it’s called the Bonnie Isle! For the fiddlers the highlight of the day undoubtedly was a visit by Gibby Hutchison (91), the last of the old Whalsay style of fiddlers. John, his son, is teaching guitar with us this week and…
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Creative Connections blog – Wednesday and Thursday
Posted by Richard Wemyss on August 6th, 2009 No CommentsCreative Connections blog – Monday
Posted by Richard Wemyss on August 4th, 2009 No CommentsCreative Connections got off to a flying start yesterday; visitors, from as far away as Australia, the States and Spain, started gathering in the early afternoon and Islesburgh Community Centre was filled with Shetland fiddle tunes. Our regular Fiddle Frenzy visitors were desperate to fire up a session and for three quarters of an hour…
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Posted by Bryan Peterson on July 28th, 2009 No CommentsMedia release:
Shetland Arts’ Creative Connections… is a marathon, seven-day and night festival, celebrating the contemporary creative culture of Shetland, incorporating four summer schools, cultural and creative visits across the islands, showcase concerts and dances, a specially curated exhibition and an artist residency. This event is part of Scotland’s Year of Homecoming and takes place
Open Quintet’s exhibition at Bonhoga review
Posted by Mary Smith on June 22nd, 2009 No CommentsA busy night at Bonhoga Gallery saw nearly all the participating artists attend the exhibition preview of Open Quintet. This is the first initiative by Shetland Arts to take forward the five prizewinners from the 2008 Shetland Open Art Exhibition and create an exhibition to showcase their talents. The opening was busy and both curator…
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Posted by Mary Smith on June 11th, 2009 No CommentsAll artists and makers, who are over 18 and Shetland by birth, education or residency are invited to submit a piece for this year’s Open. The show runs 5 September – 4 October with the preview on Wednesday 2 September at 7.30pm. An Open Information Sheet… is available.
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