


Island Voices - Meet the artists
Island Voices - Meet the artists event. Admission Free. No booking required


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 >


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

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

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


Kringlo - and other constellations Walk and Talk
Join artist Colin Kirkpatrick for an informal tour of his exhibition Kringlo - and other constellations

Skeleton Stories Walk and Talk
Join artist Brandon Logan for an informal tour of his exhibition Skeleton Stories

MONIACK MHOR WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE ON TOUR: WORDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Poetry and music from writers from Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Canada, England, and Scotland who have taken part in a residency in the hills above Loch Ness at Moniack Mhor this summer.


Stromness Shopping Week Pavement Artist Competition
Annual Stromness Shopping Week Pavement Artist Competition.



Soulisquoy Printmakers - 40 Years Exhibition Tour
Guided tour of the Soulisquoy Printmakers - 40 Years Exhibition

Curators Tour - Prints from the Pier Arts Centre Collection
Tour of the new display highlighting many of the prints in the Permanent Collection.

Christmas Family Fun Afternoon
Fun Seasonal art and craft activities for all the family

Ittarikitari – to+fro
Film screening and informal discussion which explores feminism and women’s lives in Japan and Scotland hosted by independent curator Susan Christie and artist/film-maker Emma Dove.

Illustrated talk with Dr Helen Parker “Masculine” &“Feminine”: Gender Fluidity on the Kabuki Stage and Beyond
Dr Helen Parker examines gender roles in Japanese popular theatre from the Edo period to the present day.

Doors Open Day 2022 - Pier Arts Centre Collection tour
Informal tour and discussion looking at the history of the Pier Arts Centre, the building, founder Margaret Gardiner (1904-2005), the Collection and artists.

The Rock Cycle (Yamaguchi) Orkney International Science Festival Event
An afternoon of events focusing on our exhibition The Rock Cycle (Yamaguchi) as part of the Orkney International Science Festival 2022

Stromness Shopping Week Pavement Artist Competition
Annual Stromness Shopping Week Pavement Artist Competition.

Teebro – new work by Laura Drever exhibition tour
Teebro – new work by Laura Drever exhibition tour led by the artist.

Film screening with artist Julia Parks
Screening of three 16mm films by Julia Park facilitated by LUX Scotland

WAIWAV (We are Invisible We Are Visible) Live Performance Art by Cheryl Beer
Cheryl Beer is a hearing-impaired Environmental Sound Artist & Composer who will create a piece of Live Performance Art at the Pier Arts Centre as part of WAIWAV.

Curators tour - Inspirational Journeys
Rob Airey, Director of the Wilhelmina-Barns-Graham Trust will lead an informal tour of the exhibition Inspirational Journeys