Posts Tagged ‘visual art’

Call for entries: Shetland Open 2012

Posted by on January 26th, 2012 No Comments

The Shetland Open will take place this year at Bonhoga Gallery from Saturday 28th April to Sunday 10th June, with a public opening on 27th April from 5.30-7.30pm.
Entries are welcome from amateur, professional and student artists, aged 18 and over, who are linked to Shetland by birth, education or residency.
This year’s theme is…

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Creative Learning Network Event

Posted by on January 24th, 2012 No Comments

Shetland Arts presents this Continuous Professional Development Event in partnership with SIC Education and Creative Links.
The Creative Learning Network is an opportunity for artists, school and community based staff to come together for inspiration on new creative ideas for learning. The event is not open to the general public.

This informal session held in

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Open Winners Exhibition at Bonhoga – opens Fri 6th May

Posted by on May 6th, 2011 No Comments

Progressions – 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…

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Westside Cluster

Posted by on July 23rd, 2010 No Comments

Those 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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Changes to Mirrie Dancer Illumination Programme

Posted by on January 15th, 2010 No Comments

Shetland Arts apologises to the residents of Bressay and Lerwick for postponing the illumination, on Bressay, as part of the Mirrie Dancers Illuminations. The next illumination will take place at the Reawick Kirk where the event will be celebrated by a closing, instead of a launch party, on Saturday 30 January. An invitation is extended…

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