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 >

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
Orkney Sequence - Victoria Crowe and Gemma McGregor
Jul 10
Orkney Sequence - Victoria Crowe and Gemma McGregor
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Read Orkney Artist Samantha Clark’s recent blogs about her residency in Japan here

Here are some pics of last week's Pop! by Vince Virr Dance Company, performed on our pier. This high energy dance duet were not put of by the rain! Thanks to Stef at Move Orkney for asking is to host a performance. Photos thanks to @megumibarrington @vincevirrdancecompany @feralartprojects s @moveorkney #PierArtsCentre #Summer2026
The Pier Arts Centre is open Monday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm throughout the summer. Erin McQuarrie - The Scale of Things 19 June-26 September 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. Admission Free #PierArtsCentre #summer2026