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We have reached O in our alphabet of the Pier Arts Centre #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek
Here's Orpheus (Maquette I) 1956 by Barbara Hepworth from our Collection
© Bowness
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The spaces between ~ Richard Welsby Artist Photographer 1972-2022
Curated by Clare Froy (Welsby) is on display until 8 June 2024
Richard Welsby (1953-2022) was an artist and photographer who lived and worked in Orkney for 27 years, from 1980 to 2001 and returning again between 2005 and 2011.
The exhibition includes drawings, photographs, and films, spanning Welsby’s work from the early 1970’s until 2022.
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm. Admission Free
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Today we celebrate 120 years since the birth of Pier Arts Centre Founder Margaret Gardiner (1904-2005)
In 1978 Margaret wrote to the founding trustees "The Pier Arts Centre is held in trust for Orkney, and Orcadians will mould and develop it as they wish. For them it is a new and, we hope, exciting venture, since the islands have hitherto had no regular provision for the visual arts. Many organisations and individuals have helped, in many different ways, to bring it into being: we have faith – at times a little tremulous – that its needs will be met and that it will have along and lively future."
Image: Margaret Gardiner c. 1980's
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