Current Opportunities
Even Here, Even Now
Artist Associate / Creative Advocacy Group
Shetland Arts has received funding from Creative Scotland’s Culture Collective Fund and the Scottish Government to support Even Here, Even Now.
Even Here, Even Now has Island based artists at its core, delivering work in and with their communities and advocating for the work happening in rural, island communities, forming a network.
It will deliver on inter-island connectivity across cultural sectors, providing support and funding for:
Development of island based creative practitioners
Showcase events nationally in Scotland
Facilitating connections between island-based artists
Advocacy of island-based artists and their work across our islands, highlighting their value within our communities and beyond.
Closing date for both opportunities: 9am on Monday 14 September 2026
All applications will go through Shetland Arts, who will do the contracting and management of individuals however this will be in partnership with local venues on the other island groups.
Please note: There is no travel and accommodation budget. There is no Access Costs budget.
Creative Advocacy Group
Even Here, Even Now, through Shetland Arts Development Agency are looking for 3 freelance artists to become the founding members of the Even Here, Even Now Creative Advocacy Group.
This group will bring together island-based creative practitioners who are passionate about championing the role of artists within their communities and influencing conversations about culture, creativity and rural island life.
The first phase of the Creative Advocacy Group will include one member in each of the following island groups:
Orkney (in partnership with The Pier Arts Centre)
Outer Hebrides (in partnership with An Lanntair and Taigh Chearsabhagh)
Shetland (in partnership with Shetland Arts)
Working together, the group will help shape the future of Even Here, Even Now while creating opportunities for artists to influence conversations and decision-making locally, regionally and nationally.
Fee: £2,450 (£350 per month)
Contract: Freelance, 6 months (October 2026 – May 2027)
3 roles available (1 per location)
Artist Associate
Even Here, Even Now, through Shetland Arts Development Agency, has 3 job roles available of Artist Associates.
These roles will be in:
Orkney (in partnership with The Pier Arts Centre)
The Outer Hebrides (in partnership with An Lanntair, Taigh Chearsabagh)
Shetland (in partnership with Shetland Arts)
The roles are for local creative practitioners to deliver in-person workshops within their local communities and to develop and deliver a practice model for ‘island art in and with communities’. They will meet regularly to facilitate knowledge exchange and co-design the project.
We are looking for artists who wish to not only deliver regular (1 per month) workshops within their varying communities, and regular (bi-monthly) Artist Meet Ups, but also who wish to feed into the programme and advocate it within their networks.
These 6-month freelance roles anticipate delivery from October – May.
Fee: £6,000 (£1,000 per month)
Contract: Freelance contract, 6 months (October 2026 – May 2027)
3 roles available (1 per location)
Cleaner (Part-Time)
10 hours per week / £14.40 per hr
Tuesday-Saturday 7:30-9:30am
(additional hours may be required seasonally)
The Pier Arts Centre requires a cleaner to join a small, supported team of cleaners to carry out a range of duties throughout the gallery including general office cleaning and maintenance of public spaces and toilets.
Other duties include cleaning and housekeeping at Linkshouse - Orkney Arts Residency, Birsay as required and annual spring cleaning at both sites.
Application in writing with details of two referees to:
The Pier Arts Centre,Victoria Street, Stromness, KW16 3AA
email: vacancies@pierartscentre.com
tel: 01856 850209
The Pier Arts Centre is an Equal Opportunities and Scottish Living Wage Employer