The Pier Arts Centre is open all year
Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm

Admission Free

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The Pier Arts Centre is an Art Gallery and Museum in Stromness, Orkney. Home to a permanent collection and year round exhibitions and events… Find out more >

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Soulisquoy Printmakers Commissioned Prints
As part of their 40 years activity, a series of limited-edition prints have been specially commissioned and printed by Soulisquoy Printmakers. Available to purchase at the gallery or online. Click here for details

Image: Megumi Barrington Uenoyama Wave Lobster/Nami Lobster © the artist

Erlend Brown 1947-2022 obituary by Bryce Wilson
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Permanent Collection
Aug 20
Permanent Collection

The Collection, though small in scale, encompasses paintings and sculptures of exceptional quality by the key artists who were instrumental in importing and extending the ideas of the European avant-garde to Britain. 

Contemporary additions provide new insight into the core collection and create an active dialogue between twentieth and twenty-first century works helping the collection as a whole to evolve and develop in enjoyable and stimulating ways.

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Through Their Eyes - The Pier Arts Centre Collection and the unfolding Asprey gift
May 2
Through Their Eyes - The Pier Arts Centre Collection and the unfolding Asprey gift

The Charles Asprey Gift is the biggest act of philanthropy since Margaret Gardiner’s gift in 1979. Composed of 53 works of British and international art, it reflects a similar energy of collecting to the founding gift.

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Erin McQuarrie - The Scale of Things
Jun 19
Erin McQuarrie - The Scale of Things

This body of work by Erin McQuarrie takes its title from Margaret Tait’s (1918-1999) poem The Scale of Things, reflecting a shared attention to the natural world. Rooted in Orkney’s landscape and heritage, it invites close observation and quiet reflection.

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COMING NEXT: Water and Ground - New work by Teresa Borek
Aug 29
COMING NEXT: Water and Ground - New work by Teresa Borek

Water and Ground highlights new works by Stromness based artist Teresa Borek.

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Listen to our latest podcast, with artists Erin McQuarrie and Ella Williams in a conversation about their work and their experiences in Orkney.

Today (Saturday 15 August) is the last chance to see When you’re tired of the mountains and the rivers and the trees... Drawings by Marian Ashburn Working mostly in sketchbooks and often outdoors, Ashburn captures the landscapes of Orkney – particularly around Stromness – as well as fleeting moments gathered during travel. Her drawings hold a sense of time, movement, and stillness. Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm. Admission is Free #PierArtsCentre #Summer2026
Soulisquoy Printmakers - New Prints comes to an end at 5pm tomorrow (Saturday 15 August) This year for their annual display of new work, @soulisquoy Printmakers have taken the broad themes of mapping, journeying and viewpoint/s as the basis from which to create a wide and diverse collection of limited-edition prints. Open Mon-Sat 10:30am-5pm. Admission Free #PierArtsCentre #soulisquoyprintmakers