An informal walk and talk around the Pier Arts Centre focussing on the buildings
Artist Kate Walters reflections on her recent travels to Shetland and the impact it has had on her work.
Our next Piergroup and PIER CLOSER session follows on from the last session and will focus on Reflections and Memories.
Special screening of a selection of Margaret Tait’s films alongside the work of Glasgow-based artist, filmmaker and musician Luke Fowler.
Taiko drummers from Tsuchigumo Daiko will be giving a drumming performance
Illustrated talk by Dr Rosina Buckland , Curator of the Japanese collections at the National Museum of Scotland on Japanese woodblock printing
Jock McFadyen Phoenix © the artist
Jock McFadyen RA is one of the UK’s leading painters. His work responds to a wide range of sources, from inner city life to industrial landscapes.
A visit to Orkney in the 1990s, signalled a shift in the artist’s work to include rural landscapes reflecting his travels in Orkney, around the UK and beyond.
Rowan Moore is a writer and architecture critic for The Observer and has recently completed a book on Jock McFadyen’s work.
Join us at the Pier Arts Centre to hear Rowan and Jock talk about painting, landscapes, architecture and much more.
Admission is free but booking is essential. To reserve a place contact the Pier Arts Centre on 01856 850209
This event is part of the RA250 celebrations. Museums and galleries across the UK will take part in a nationwide programme of talks, events and exhibitions to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Arts in 2018.
The Royal Academy is the world’s foremost artist and architect-led institution. Since its foundation in 1768, the membership of Royal Academicians has included over 650 of Britain’s most eminent
artists and architects. With support from Art Fund, this far-reaching programme will celebrate Royal Academicians, past and present, foregrounding the impact they have had throughout the UK.
A full programme can be found by visiting roy.ac/RA250UK
Informal opening event for Flow: Transitions of Shape and Form
This August a crew of scientists and artists will arrive in Stromness after ten days sailing along the northwest coast of Scotland from Ullapool. They will share their stories and some of the work they’ve produced at this event.
Ceramic artist and Art Psychotherapist Diane Eagles shares her ideas and inspiration from The Ness of Brodgar dig. Admission is free and no booking is necessary.
This PIER CLOSER session will focus on our Summer exhibition Margaret Tait film/poems which celebrates the work of Orcadian artist and filmmaker Margaret Tait
Annual Stromness Shopping Week Pavement Artist Competition.
Artist Sam Ainsley will discuss her own work, her ideas and sources of inspiration, her time at GSA as well as talk more widely about contemporary art in Scotland today.
An opportunity to take a closer look at our summer exhibitions Margaret Tait film/poems and Tam MacPhail sculpture Paul MacPhail photographs.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome
Join members of the Society of Wood Engravers for a special gathering to mark the end of the exhibition. All welcome.
An opportunity to delve a little deeper into the world of wood engraving. Admission Free. All welcome
Join wood engraver Kath Littler to find out more about this tradition printmaking technique, the range of works in the exhibition and about the Society of Wood Engravers. Admission is Free – no booking required
Four Taiko drummers from Tsuchigumo Daiko will be giving a drumming performance.
Join pupils, staff and parents at an event to celebrate an exhibition of images taken by the 2016-17 Higher Photography class at Kirkwall Grammar School Art Department.
P I E R C L O S E R and Piergroup in conversation with collector Ronnie Duncan
The first PIER CLOSER session of the year will be held at WASPS studios in Stromness and will be an opportunity to look at the Soulisquoy Printmakers Workshop and the artist studios.
DRAWING ROUTES - experimentations in the art and act of drawing brings together work from members of Móti Collective, a group of recent creative graduates based in Orkney. Join the artists at an open event on Saturday 10 February, 2-4pm. All welcome.
Wave Form is a multidisciplinary event with live music.
A fun afternoon of seasonal, drop-in art and craft activities.
An opportunity to take a more in-depth look at the Pier Arts Centre’s Collection and exhibition programme.
Artists Nick Gordon and Louise Barrington will give a tour of their exhibitions constellations and shaping the void. Admission is free and no booking is required.
An opportunity to take a more in-depth look at the Pier Arts Centre’s exhibition programme in relation to the permanent collection.
A special performance of Reflections, a new composition by Orkney musician and composer Gemma McGregor.
What the architecture tells us by Marianne Pollich. An experimental journey to our Neolithic past, as found in the Orkney islands. With drawings by Elisabeth Holder
An informal discussion forum for those keen to take a more in-depth look at Pier Arts Centre collection and exhibition programme.
Accompany artist Anne Bevan in a cross-disciplinary walk along Stromness’s West Shore
