


Walking in the Footsteps of Bet Low
Workshop in Hoy, led by Orkney artist Sarah Wylie, and Bet Low – An Island on Your Doorstep Curators Jenny Brownrigg (The Glasgow School of Art) and Andrew Parkinson (Pier Arts Centre).

Bet Low - An Island on Your Doorstep Curatorial Tour
Curatorial tour with Jenny Brownrigg (The Glasgow School of Art) and Andrew Parkinson (the Pier Arts Centre).

Talk on 'Early Women Doctors in Orkney'
Talk on ‘Early Women Doctors in Orkney’ by the Orkney Women Doctors Research Group
EVEN HERE EVEN NOW Pechakucha event
On Friday 25 April at 6pm, artists in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides will be gathering simultaneously at @shetlandarts, @anlanntair, and @TaighChearsabhagh, as well as online, for a unique, cross-island #EvenHereEvenNow PechaKucha event.
Join us, in person or online, for visually striking artist talks by Laura Drever , Anna Gardiner and Frances Scott of Moti Collective, Andy Laffan, Zoe Paterson Macinnes , Joyce Davies, Shona Main, Meg Rodger, and Alex Brown.
Free tickets can be booked here >

Easter Holiday Activities
Drop-in self-directed Spring themed fun family art activities looking at our collection and exhibition programme.

ONLINE No Artist is an Island: Even Here, Even Now networking night
This online event offers island-based artists the opportunity to chat to, and share work with, other artists and makers across the Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney.


Bet Low - An Island on Your Doorstep Curatorial Tour
Curatorial tour with Jenny Brownrigg (The Glasgow School of Art) and Andrew Parkinson (the Pier Arts Centre).

Reid Gallery, The Glasgow School of Art Exhibition tour - Bet Low: An Island on Your Doorstep
Curators tour at Reid Gallery, The Glasgow School of Art



Intentional Pauses (and Unforeseen Gaps) Sound and 16mm Film Workshop
Sound and 16mm film workshop


Meet the Artist - Sarah Wylie
Informal 'Meet the Artist' event with Orcadian photographer Sarah Wylie

October Holiday Activities
Drop-in self-directed autumnal themed fun family art activities looking at our collection and exhibition programme.


Curatorial Tour - The Margaret Gardiner Legacy - the Pier Arts Centre Collection
In-depth look into the current collection display Akin - Old and New Works from the Pier Arts Centre Collection

Orkney Arts Society Victoria Crowe Talk
Orkney Arts Society talk by Victoria Crowe, one of Scotland’s leading painters


Catriona Price & Joni Strugo performance
Fiddle and Latin percussion duo Catriona Price & Joni Strugo present an intimate evening of intercultural music from around the world.

Pavement Artist Competition - Stromness Shopping Week
Annual Pavement Artist Competition


Pride Month 2024 workshops
To celebrate PRIDE MONTH 2024 the Pier Arts Centre is collaborating with Soulisquoy Printmakers on a series of LGBTQ+ friendly workshops led by Diana Leslie aimed at Young People 16-24 years

Artist Talk - Leah Moodie
Orcadian artist Leah Moodie will give an informal tour of her current exhibition

Resonance Islands: Hong Kong Artists X community art Community Creative Workshops & Artists Talk
Series of workshops and talk by five Hong Kong artists as part of a residency programme at Linkshouse Orkney Arts Residency

The spaces between - Richard Welsby 1972-2022 - Curators talk with screening of 'The Ring' by Angus Reid
Talk by exhibition Curator Clare Froy (Welsby)

13 Film Shorts
This series of 13 Films Shorts highlights how the artists have used moving image to reflect their environment.

THE BODY MENDS - Connie Michele Morey
The Body Mends is a studio project by artist Connie Michele Morey exploring the textile labour history of women and girls

Dancing on the Inside - film screenings
This special programme of dance films celebrates the life and legacy of international award-winning Scottish filmmaker, producer and curator Simon Fildes (1962-2021).

Piergroup - Sketchbook Making Workshop
Sketchbook making workshop with Orcadian artist Leah Moodie

Weekend of Film Screenings
This series of film screenings will celebrate the opening of the Pier Arts Centre’s new exhibition Luke Fowler Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait