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Join Orkney Neuk Local at the Pier Arts Centre, 1:30-4pm next Saturday (13 December) for the next meet-up
Admission is free. Book a place here events.humanitix.com/neuk-orkney-...
#OrkneyNeukLocal #PierArtsCentre #neurodiversity
Admission is free. Book a place here events.humanitix.com/neuk-orkney-...
#OrkneyNeukLocal #PierArtsCentre #neurodiversity
Neuk Orkney: December Meet-up
A meet-up for ND artists in Orkney. We will have a curator tour of the Christmas Open show at the Pier Arts Centre in Stromness, followed by tea and chats.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Join Orkney Neuk Local at the Pier Arts Centre, 1:30-4pm next Saturday (13 December) for the next meet-up
Admission is free. Book a place here events.humanitix.com/neuk-orkney-...
#OrkneyNeukLocal #PierArtsCentre #neurodiversity
Admission is free. Book a place here events.humanitix.com/neuk-orkney-...
#OrkneyNeukLocal #PierArtsCentre #neurodiversity
Our Annual Open Exhibition is on display until Christmas Eve and includes work by over 230 local artists and makers.
Open Tues-Sat 10:30am-5pm
Admission Free
If you can't make it along to see the exhibition, head to our website to see some pics www.pierartscentre.com/current-upco...
Open Tues-Sat 10:30am-5pm
Admission Free
If you can't make it along to see the exhibition, head to our website to see some pics www.pierartscentre.com/current-upco...
Christmas Open Exhibition — Pier Arts Centre
The Pier Arts Centre’s Annual Open Exhibition showcasing work by artists and makers living in Orkney
www.pierartscentre.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our Annual Open Exhibition is on display until Christmas Eve and includes work by over 230 local artists and makers.
Open Tues-Sat 10:30am-5pm
Admission Free
If you can't make it along to see the exhibition, head to our website to see some pics www.pierartscentre.com/current-upco...
Open Tues-Sat 10:30am-5pm
Admission Free
If you can't make it along to see the exhibition, head to our website to see some pics www.pierartscentre.com/current-upco...
This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is looking at the natural world for The Nature of Gothic at Blackburn Museum
We love this painting by Mary Newcomb (1922–2008)
There are no Raindrops on the Branches where the Birds are Sitting
From the Ipswich Borough Council Collection
We love this painting by Mary Newcomb (1922–2008)
There are no Raindrops on the Branches where the Birds are Sitting
From the Ipswich Borough Council Collection
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is looking at the natural world for The Nature of Gothic at Blackburn Museum
We love this painting by Mary Newcomb (1922–2008)
There are no Raindrops on the Branches where the Birds are Sitting
From the Ipswich Borough Council Collection
We love this painting by Mary Newcomb (1922–2008)
There are no Raindrops on the Branches where the Birds are Sitting
From the Ipswich Borough Council Collection
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It's great keeping up with Orkney based visual artists and writer Samantha Clark as she experiences a month long residency in Japan facilitated by the Pier Arts Centre in collaboration with Aomori Contemporary Art Centre (ACAC) 国際芸術センター青森
Read her latest blog here
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Read her latest blog here
buff.ly/ZjkW4nC
Put down the phone, pick up a pen
and just draw
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December 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It's great keeping up with Orkney based visual artists and writer Samantha Clark as she experiences a month long residency in Japan facilitated by the Pier Arts Centre in collaboration with Aomori Contemporary Art Centre (ACAC) 国際芸術センター青森
Read her latest blog here
buff.ly/ZjkW4nC
Read her latest blog here
buff.ly/ZjkW4nC
We are delighted to be working with Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) again this year as one of the host venues for the Residencies for Scotland Programme.
Deadline for applications is 5pm on Sunday 18 January 2026
Please find details and how to apply here:
www.royalscottishacademy.org/opportunitie...
Deadline for applications is 5pm on Sunday 18 January 2026
Please find details and how to apply here:
www.royalscottishacademy.org/opportunitie...
Royal Scottish Academy
Matthew Wilson (2022 RFS Artist), Real Marble Dust i (After C Schultz), 2023, carbon paper transfer and CNC milled reconstituated foam
www.royalscottishacademy.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We are delighted to be working with Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) again this year as one of the host venues for the Residencies for Scotland Programme.
Deadline for applications is 5pm on Sunday 18 January 2026
Please find details and how to apply here:
www.royalscottishacademy.org/opportunitie...
Deadline for applications is 5pm on Sunday 18 January 2026
Please find details and how to apply here:
www.royalscottishacademy.org/opportunitie...
This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating Museum Shops
If you haven't already done so, make sure and check out the ArtUK shop shop.artuk.org where you'll find lots of lovely merchandise from collections around the country.
If you haven't already done so, make sure and check out the ArtUK shop shop.artuk.org where you'll find lots of lovely merchandise from collections around the country.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating Museum Shops
If you haven't already done so, make sure and check out the ArtUK shop shop.artuk.org where you'll find lots of lovely merchandise from collections around the country.
If you haven't already done so, make sure and check out the ArtUK shop shop.artuk.org where you'll find lots of lovely merchandise from collections around the country.
This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is Callum Innes Exposed Painting, Deep Violet, Charcoal Black 2004 from our collection.
© the artist
#PierArtsCentre
© the artist
#PierArtsCentre
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is Callum Innes Exposed Painting, Deep Violet, Charcoal Black 2004 from our collection.
© the artist
#PierArtsCentre
© the artist
#PierArtsCentre
Our Annual Open Exhibition is on display until Christmas Eve and includes work by over 230 local artists and makers.
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm
Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm
Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our Annual Open Exhibition is on display until Christmas Eve and includes work by over 230 local artists and makers.
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm
Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm
Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists
We are open today (Sunday 23 November) 12noon-4pm for Stromness' Mulled Wine Sunday.
Pop in for some festive family art activities
Please note children must be accompanied by an adult
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas
Pop in for some festive family art activities
Please note children must be accompanied by an adult
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We are open today (Sunday 23 November) 12noon-4pm for Stromness' Mulled Wine Sunday.
Pop in for some festive family art activities
Please note children must be accompanied by an adult
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas
Pop in for some festive family art activities
Please note children must be accompanied by an adult
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas
OPENING TODAY:
Annual Open Exhibition 2025
22 November-Christmas Eve
Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm/PLUS Sunday 23 November 12noon-4pm
Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists
Annual Open Exhibition 2025
22 November-Christmas Eve
Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm/PLUS Sunday 23 November 12noon-4pm
Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
OPENING TODAY:
Annual Open Exhibition 2025
22 November-Christmas Eve
Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm/PLUS Sunday 23 November 12noon-4pm
Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists
Annual Open Exhibition 2025
22 November-Christmas Eve
Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm/PLUS Sunday 23 November 12noon-4pm
Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists
In collaboration with Aomori Contemporary Art Centre in Japan, the Pier Arts Centre has facilitated a residency in Japan for Orkney based visual artist and writer Samantha Clark. Read her latest blog below
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Rivers without end - a confluence that gathers momentum by Samantha Clark — Pier Arts Centre
The Pier Arts Centre in Orkney was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of British fine art donated to \u2018be held in trust for Orkney\u2019 by the author, peace…
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November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In collaboration with Aomori Contemporary Art Centre in Japan, the Pier Arts Centre has facilitated a residency in Japan for Orkney based visual artist and writer Samantha Clark. Read her latest blog below
buff.ly/e5dVORC
buff.ly/e5dVORC
This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is all about Emotion for Subversive Forms: Revolutionary Approaches to Clay @chippenham_museum
You can really feel the artists emotion in Reflections by Orkney's own Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008) from the collection at Aberdeen Art Gallery
You can really feel the artists emotion in Reflections by Orkney's own Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008) from the collection at Aberdeen Art Gallery
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is all about Emotion for Subversive Forms: Revolutionary Approaches to Clay @chippenham_museum
You can really feel the artists emotion in Reflections by Orkney's own Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008) from the collection at Aberdeen Art Gallery
You can really feel the artists emotion in Reflections by Orkney's own Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008) from the collection at Aberdeen Art Gallery
This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is:
Placing or Appearing to Place 2023 oil on linen by Alexandra Kadzevich b. 1992
Presented to the Pier Arts Centre by the Contemporary Art Society 2023/24
Placing or Appearing to Place 2023 oil on linen by Alexandra Kadzevich b. 1992
Presented to the Pier Arts Centre by the Contemporary Art Society 2023/24
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is:
Placing or Appearing to Place 2023 oil on linen by Alexandra Kadzevich b. 1992
Presented to the Pier Arts Centre by the Contemporary Art Society 2023/24
Placing or Appearing to Place 2023 oil on linen by Alexandra Kadzevich b. 1992
Presented to the Pier Arts Centre by the Contemporary Art Society 2023/24
Stromness Christmas Bonanza starts today (Saturday 15 November)
Get a number for every £5 spent
#Stromness #Christmas
Get a number for every £5 spent
#Stromness #Christmas
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Stromness Christmas Bonanza starts today (Saturday 15 November)
Get a number for every £5 spent
#Stromness #Christmas
Get a number for every £5 spent
#Stromness #Christmas
COMING NEXT:
Annual Open Exhibition
Saturday 22 November until Christmas Eve
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm PLUS 12noon-4pm Sunday 23 November.
Admission Free
Image: Alina Filatova Handmade Photo Album - Flowers © the artist
#PierArtsCentre #Orkneyart #Christmas
Annual Open Exhibition
Saturday 22 November until Christmas Eve
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm PLUS 12noon-4pm Sunday 23 November.
Admission Free
Image: Alina Filatova Handmade Photo Album - Flowers © the artist
#PierArtsCentre #Orkneyart #Christmas
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
COMING NEXT:
Annual Open Exhibition
Saturday 22 November until Christmas Eve
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm PLUS 12noon-4pm Sunday 23 November.
Admission Free
Image: Alina Filatova Handmade Photo Album - Flowers © the artist
#PierArtsCentre #Orkneyart #Christmas
Annual Open Exhibition
Saturday 22 November until Christmas Eve
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm PLUS 12noon-4pm Sunday 23 November.
Admission Free
Image: Alina Filatova Handmade Photo Album - Flowers © the artist
#PierArtsCentre #Orkneyart #Christmas
Today we celebrate the birth of Orcadian poet and filmmaker Margaret Tait (1918-99) with a still from Happy Bees 1955 16mm film with colour and sound © the estate of the artist
#PierArtsCentre #Orkney #MargaretTait
#PierArtsCentre #Orkney #MargaretTait
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today we celebrate the birth of Orcadian poet and filmmaker Margaret Tait (1918-99) with a still from Happy Bees 1955 16mm film with colour and sound © the estate of the artist
#PierArtsCentre #Orkney #MargaretTait
#PierArtsCentre #Orkney #MargaretTait
Orkney based artists and makers have until 5pm TODAY (Saturday 8 November) to enter up to drop work off for this year's Annual Open Exhibition
The exhibition is supported by NordDallas Insurance Brokers
Open Tues-Sat 10:30-5. Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Orkneyartists #ChristmasExhibition
The exhibition is supported by NordDallas Insurance Brokers
Open Tues-Sat 10:30-5. Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Orkneyartists #ChristmasExhibition
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Orkney based artists and makers have until 5pm TODAY (Saturday 8 November) to enter up to drop work off for this year's Annual Open Exhibition
The exhibition is supported by NordDallas Insurance Brokers
Open Tues-Sat 10:30-5. Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Orkneyartists #ChristmasExhibition
The exhibition is supported by NordDallas Insurance Brokers
Open Tues-Sat 10:30-5. Admission Free
#PierArtsCentre #Orkneyartists #ChristmasExhibition
Tomorrow (Saturday 8 November) is the last chance to see Magic on the Border of Things - Works from the Pier Arts Centre Collection and Portals: new work by Adela Kałuzińska
COMING NEXT:
Annual Open Exhibition - 22 November-24 December
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm. Admission Free
COMING NEXT:
Annual Open Exhibition - 22 November-24 December
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm. Admission Free
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Tomorrow (Saturday 8 November) is the last chance to see Magic on the Border of Things - Works from the Pier Arts Centre Collection and Portals: new work by Adela Kałuzińska
COMING NEXT:
Annual Open Exhibition - 22 November-24 December
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm. Admission Free
COMING NEXT:
Annual Open Exhibition - 22 November-24 December
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm. Admission Free
This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating dramatic artworks
We think Oi Yoi Yoi by Roger Hilton (1911–1975) from the collection at Tate St Ives is pretty dramatic!
We think Oi Yoi Yoi by Roger Hilton (1911–1975) from the collection at Tate St Ives is pretty dramatic!
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating dramatic artworks
We think Oi Yoi Yoi by Roger Hilton (1911–1975) from the collection at Tate St Ives is pretty dramatic!
We think Oi Yoi Yoi by Roger Hilton (1911–1975) from the collection at Tate St Ives is pretty dramatic!
This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is Nicholson Ben 1929 (Fireworks) to celebrate Bonfire Night last night
© Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2024
© Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2024
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is Nicholson Ben 1929 (Fireworks) to celebrate Bonfire Night last night
© Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2024
© Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2024
This is the last week to see Portals: new work by Adela Kałuzińska - on display until Saturday 8 November.
This is the first solo exhibition by the Glasgow-based artist. Adela was a member of Piergroup, the Pier Arts Centre's young people collective, while at school in Orkney.
This is the first solo exhibition by the Glasgow-based artist. Adela was a member of Piergroup, the Pier Arts Centre's young people collective, while at school in Orkney.
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is the last week to see Portals: new work by Adela Kałuzińska - on display until Saturday 8 November.
This is the first solo exhibition by the Glasgow-based artist. Adela was a member of Piergroup, the Pier Arts Centre's young people collective, while at school in Orkney.
This is the first solo exhibition by the Glasgow-based artist. Adela was a member of Piergroup, the Pier Arts Centre's young people collective, while at school in Orkney.
One week left for Orkney based artists and makers to get work in for the Annual Open Exhibition 2025
Deadline: 5pm Sat 8 Nov
Work must be original and for sale and accompanied by a completed form which can be downloaded from the Pier Arts Centre’s website www.pierartscentre.com
Deadline: 5pm Sat 8 Nov
Work must be original and for sale and accompanied by a completed form which can be downloaded from the Pier Arts Centre’s website www.pierartscentre.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
One week left for Orkney based artists and makers to get work in for the Annual Open Exhibition 2025
Deadline: 5pm Sat 8 Nov
Work must be original and for sale and accompanied by a completed form which can be downloaded from the Pier Arts Centre’s website www.pierartscentre.com
Deadline: 5pm Sat 8 Nov
Work must be original and for sale and accompanied by a completed form which can be downloaded from the Pier Arts Centre’s website www.pierartscentre.com
Tomorrow (Saturday 1 November) will be the last chance to see SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling at the Pier Arts Centre
A book accompanying the exhibition is available at the gallery shop, priced at £20
Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm
#PierArtsCentre #RogerAckling
A book accompanying the exhibition is available at the gallery shop, priced at £20
Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm
#PierArtsCentre #RogerAckling
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Tomorrow (Saturday 1 November) will be the last chance to see SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling at the Pier Arts Centre
A book accompanying the exhibition is available at the gallery shop, priced at £20
Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm
#PierArtsCentre #RogerAckling
A book accompanying the exhibition is available at the gallery shop, priced at £20
Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm
#PierArtsCentre #RogerAckling
Piergroup is the Pier Arts Centre’s young people’s collective for 16-26 year olds.
Join us at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, 7:30pm on Tuesday 11 November
as we launch our 2025/26 programme
New members welcome!
Please email: kari.adams@pierartscentre.com for info or would like to come along
Join us at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, 7:30pm on Tuesday 11 November
as we launch our 2025/26 programme
New members welcome!
Please email: kari.adams@pierartscentre.com for info or would like to come along
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Piergroup is the Pier Arts Centre’s young people’s collective for 16-26 year olds.
Join us at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, 7:30pm on Tuesday 11 November
as we launch our 2025/26 programme
New members welcome!
Please email: kari.adams@pierartscentre.com for info or would like to come along
Join us at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, 7:30pm on Tuesday 11 November
as we launch our 2025/26 programme
New members welcome!
Please email: kari.adams@pierartscentre.com for info or would like to come along