Events

An Insight to Local Exhibitions

Here in Uist, we have a strong arts community; Uist Arts Association hold summer and winter exhibitions, we have our local art school at Taigh Chearsabhagh as well as local craft producers. Check out the current exhibitions across the islands.

Seinn Spioradail: Sacred Soundscapes of the Highlands and Islands

  • Museum nan Eilean, Lionacleit, Benbecula

Saturday 16 November 2024 – Saturday 8 March 2025

 

Learn more about sacred song traditions of the region and explore sound recordings, film, objects, and a digital archive, soundmap and interactive virtual tour.  Exhibition on tour from Dr Frances Wilkins, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen.

 

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‘Life on Island’

  • Ceann na h-Àirigh Café & Meeting Room

Mon 18 November – Fri 17 January 2025

 

Exhibition of paintings by Berneray artist Yasmin Davidson.

 

In the Café & Meeting Room @ Ceann na h-Airigh

 

Mon-Fri 10am-3pm

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Glacial Narratives: The Greenlandic Chapter

  • Galleries 1 and 2, Taigh Chearsabhagh

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A visual art exhibition created as responses to time spent in Greenland

 

During her time in Svalbard, Mary Walters met fellow artists Elizabeth Bourne, and Adam Sébire and together they produced their first exhibition, Glacial Narratives: A Report from the Arctic, shown in Taigh Chearsabhagh for COP26 in 2021–22.  This “Greenlandic Chapter” is their third exhibition together, shown first in Ilulissat, Greenland and arrived now in Taigh Chearsabhagh.

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Where the Sea meets the Road: The John Macdonald Calmac Collection

  • Museum, Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy

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Where the Sea meets the Road presents islanders’ stories, often emotional narratives of homecomings and departures, the fun and excitement of playing at Lochmaddy pier as children, visitors’ memories of sailing to the islands, and the thoughts of business people and passengers for whom the ferries remain central to everyday life today.  You can read fascinating accounts from former skippers and crew, with tales of rough seas and challenging journeys, as well as opinions of critics commenting on the age and reliability of the current fleet.

 

The exhibition is open to visit in the Museum, 10am-4pm, Monday to Saturday and suitable for all ages and interests.  Entrance tickets are available from the reception desk in the shop, £3 for adults, £1.50 concession, and free for children under age 10. Booking ahead is not required.

 

 

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Looking at Ourselves

  • Café, Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy

3rd October – 30th November 2024

 

Come and see the impressive results of adventures in self-portraiture, in our Cafe Gallery.  Looking at Ourselves arose from a series of workshops held in Taigh Chearsabhagh,exploring how we see ourselves, and discovering methods and new ideas in creating a visual, personal narrative.

 

Looking at Ourselves is free to view in the Taigh Chearsabhagh Cafe Gallery from 3rd October – 30th November, Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm.

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Àrainneachd Alainn

  • Old Lochmaddy School

Environment Exhibition at Old Lochmaddy School

 

An interactive exhibition dedicated to the ongoing story of these environmentally dynamic islands on ‘the edge’ and their distinctive natural heritage.

 

Opening Hours

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays

1-4pm

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