The Pier Arts Centre is open all year

Summer 2026 Opening Times
Monday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm

Admission Free

About Us

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
Featured
Permanent Collection
Aug 20
Permanent Collection
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
When you’re tired of the mountains and the rivers and the trees... Drawings by Marian Ashburn
Jun 19
When you’re tired of the mountains and the rivers and the trees... Drawings by Marian Ashburn
Erin McQuarrie - The Scale of Things
Jun 19
Erin McQuarrie - The Scale of Things
Soulisquoy Printmakers - New Prints
Jun 19
Soulisquoy Printmakers - New Prints

Programme

Featured
Stromness Shopping Week Pavement Artist Competition
Jul 23
Stromness Shopping Week Pavement Artist Competition
Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Arcadia: a walking tour in Rousay
Aug 15
Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Arcadia: a walking tour in Rousay
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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.

We had a lovely start to @stromnessshoppingweek 2026 with a visit from the royal party and the West Mainland Strathspey & Reel playing on the pier. Fingers crossed the weather stays dry for the PAVEMENT ARTIST COMPETITION at 2pm today. We're delighted to have @suzi_lee_jewellery judging the entries this year. Keep an eye on here for any weather related changes #stromnessshoppingweek2026
Her friends in Orkney and at Pier Arts Centre are saddened to hear of the death Christine Borland, born 1965, earlier this week. Christine has been a great friend to the Pier Arts Centre and exhibited here more than once. Her work with the Hepworth sculptures in our collection was as ever a sensitive and revealing study - one woman artist at the height of her abilities, in dialogue with another such artist. We reminisce and share photos of Christine: preparing work for her exhibition Divine Imperfect at the Pier Arts Centre in 2012 and with Ross Sinclair at the Pier Arts Centre in July 1998 @realifersross