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Orkney Arts Society
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Registered Scottish charity (no. SC004819) run by a full committee of volunteers. We organise a winter programme of music, literature, drama and visual arts events Sep-Apr on Orkney mainland. Orkneyartssociety.Wordpress.com
Not an OAS event, but of interest is the Northlight Gallery and Orkney News annual Fair Saturday exhibition from Sat 29 Nov. Fair Saturday exists as a counterpoint to Black Friday and is a celebration of art and culture with a non-commercial emphasis.
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Make a note in your diary for a reading by Orkney-born poet Heather Yeung at Stromness Parish Kirk on Tuesday 9 December 2025 at 7:30pm. www.ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-...
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🎄 Not an OAS event but of interest: the annual festive concert in St Magnus Cathedral by the Winter Choir and Orkney Camerata.

🎟️: Kirkness & Gorie, Sheila Fleet and the Pier Arts Centre or tel. 01856 87 2952.

💷: Adults £15, children £5. All proceeds to Malawi Music Fund.
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Here are some photos from our Foy Without Borders: “Memories … Memories …” last Saturday evening. The event raised OVER £600 for Alzheimer's Research UK. Huge thanks to everyone who attended, contributed, performed and donated to help us raise funds for this great cause!

📷: Wendy Barker
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This is not an OAS but might be of interest. Orkney author Gaby Barnby’s book launch is taking place on Thursday 4th December 2025 from 6-7 pm at @orkneylibrary.bsky.social in Kirkwall.
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Come along to our Foy Without Borders: “Memories … Memories …” tomorrow evening. Sat 15 Nov at 7pm in the Peedie Kirk Hall, Kirkwall. An evening of entertainment to raise funds for Alzheimer's Research UK. 🔗 Donations are welcome, either on the door, or via ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-society
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🎭 💜 Final call for this year's Foy Without Borders: “Memories … Memories …” at the Peedie Kirk Hall, Kirkwall this Sat 15 Nov at 7pm, to raise funds for Alzheimer's Research UK. 🔗 Donations are welcome, either on the door, or via ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-society.
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Not an OAS but of interest: meeting this Sunday 16 November about Errollyn Wallen’s proposed community opera ‘A Christmas Miracle’, which is planned for 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is not an OAS event, but you may be interested in this forthcoming exhibition by 5 post-graduates artists from the UHI MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology at Orkney College. ‘Wider Than Living’ at the Northlight Gallery, Graham Place, Stromness. 14-25 Nov at 11am-4pm.
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There are still tickets available for tonight's concert, Sirocco Winds quintet playing at King Street Halls, Kirkwall at 7.30pm: www.ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-...
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Some photos of last night’s concert: Geirþrúður Guðmundsdóttir on cello and Antoine Préat on piano at Stromness Town Hall. 📷 by Mike Partridge.
October 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Please make a note in your diary for this year’s Foy Without Borders at the Peedie Kirk Hall, Kirkwall on Saturday 15 November at 7pm, a fund-raising event in support of Alzheimer’s Research UK. 🔗: orkneyartssociety.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/o...
October 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
There are still tickets available to see our ‘international visitors’ tomorrow evening. Geirþrúður Guðmundsdóttir on cello and Antoine Préat on piano at Stromness Town Hall from 7.30pm on Tuesday 28th October 2025.
🎟️ & ℹ️: ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-society
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Not an OAS but of interest is a new exhibition by Johan Mowat & Yeldray entitled Aethereal Alchemy: life, death, renewal at the Northlight Gallery, Stromness between 27 October and 11 November 2025, Mondays to Saturdays 12p - 6pm.
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This is the final call for our literary event: author Lin Anderson speaking about Dr Rhona MacLeod, forensic scientist and the Orkney Mysteries in Stromness Kirk this Tue 14 Oct 7:30pm.

🗞️ A ‘treat for Scottish crime fiction fans…’

ℹ️ & 🎟️: ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-society
October 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Not an OAS event but of interest: Music for Malawi concert @stmagnuscathedral.bsky.social Fri 24 Oct 1pm. Soprano Ruby Hughes & Errolyn Wallen 🎹 performing songs by Errolyn Wallen & Charles Ives + folksong settings by Benjamin Britten. 🎼🎵 🎶

🎟️: £15 at Kirkness & Gorie / ☎️ 01856 872952, & on door.
October 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Make a note in your diary for our latest literary event: crime fiction author Lin Anderson will be speaking on the subject of Dr Rhona MacLeod, forensic scientist and the Orkney Mysteries in Stromness Parish Kirk on Tuesday 14 October at 7:30pm. ℹ️ & 🎟️: www.ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-...
September 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Orkney Arts Society's Annual General Meeting will be held tomorrow, on Tuesday 30 September at 7:30pm at the Eventide Club, Stromness. All are welcome to attend.
September 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Not an OAS event but our followers might like to know that the Northlight Gallery, Stromness is hosting a new exhibition: 17 Latest and Final paintings by Vernon Bradley from Tuesday 2 October to 21st October, 10am to 5pm Monday - Saturday.
September 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This evening’s piano concert from Jack Tait Westwell at Stromness Town Hall has featured in this week’s The Orcadian 🗞️ there’s still tickets available, to book in advance or purchase on the door at 7.30pm. ℹ️ & 🎟️: www.ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-society
September 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There’s still tickets available for the first Orkney Arts Society concert of the season, Jack Tait Westwell this Fri 26 September at 7.30pm in Stromness Town Hall. 🎹 www.ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-...
September 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is not an Orkney Arts Society event, but followers may be interested to know that the Northlight Gallery, Stromness is hosting an exhibition of figurative expressionist paintings by Guliana Crisculo from 18-30th September 2025, Monday to Saturday 10:30am to 4:30pm.
September 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Orkney Arts Society's Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 30 September at 7:30pm at the Eventide Club, Stromness.

All are welcome to attend.
September 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Not an OAS event but of interest: Northlight Gallery, Stromness is re-showing ‘A Brief History of Graham Place’ 3-17 Sept 2025. Since the first 2021 exhibition, new information has emerged about the Northlight Gallery building’s origins. 📷 by George Ellison 1920s © @orkneylibrary.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Some photos of Barney Farmer’s live scone baking last night in between bouts of reading, reminiscing and responding to a delighted audience.
August 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM