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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INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY

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
Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Arcady: a walking tour in Rousay
Aug 15
Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Arcady: a walking tour in Rousay
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Blogs >

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

As another @stromnessshoppingweek comes to a close, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Enjoy this short film from this years Pavement Artist Competition. #Stromness #PierArtsCentre #stromnessshoppingweek2026
Today we celebrate the birth of John Wells (1907-2000) with Landscape Head, 1950 from our Collection, currently on display in our exhibition: Through Their Eyes -The Pier Arts Centre Collection and the unfolding Asprey gift highlighting recently acquired contemporary works of art gifted by publisher, Arts Patron and collector Charles Asprey. Works included in the Charles Asprey Gift have been acquired through the Cultural Gifts Scheme, administered by Arts Council England @aceagrams Open Monday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm. Admission Free @charlesaspreytyersstreet #PierArtsCentre