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.

The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry Exhibition

  • Museum nan Eilean, Lionacleit, Benbecula

14 February – 23 May 2026

 

Scots have migrated all over the world and have often had a profound impact on the areas where they settled. The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry Project brought together stories from world wide communities, documenting their Scottish connections in more than 300 embroidered panels. It is a remarkable and heart-felt homage to the determination, courage and achievement of Scottish migrants and their descendants across the centuries.

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Dùthchas | Home: Fiona Pearson

  • Gallery 1, Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy

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Dùthchas | Home is an exhibition of work exploring the concept of home by the artist Fiona Pearson. Fiona has lived, worked and made her own home in Uist for over 50 years.

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RSA200 Moving Image

  • Gallery 2, Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy

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Taigh Chearsabhagh is delighted to be a partner on the RSA200: Celebrating Together international programme, marking the 200th anniversary of the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture. Taigh Chearsabhagh will be screening three packages of film from the Moving Image Programme: Culture Above and Beyond 2, RSA Academicians’ Showcase 1 and RSA Academicians’ Showcase 2.

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Catch the Wind | Glac a’ Ghaoth

  • Café, Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy, North Uist

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Catch the Wind is our latest exhibition showcasing local artwork, on display in the Cafe Gallery. The artist, Margaret Fenton is a painter in North Uist:

 

“Painting, for me, is exploring what you see, what you feel and what you cannot name. It is a creative adventure capturing the energy of the place and a sense of where you are within that space.

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Eilidh Stewart: Places Without Edges

  • Ceann na h-Àirigh

6th April – 16th May

 

Places Without Edges, a collection bringing together atmospheric seascapes and abstract interpretations of garden landscapes. Open Monday to Friday, 11-2

 

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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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Àrainneachd Alainn

  • Old Lochmaddy School

Environment Exhibition at Old Lochmaddy School

 

The Àrainneachd Alainn environment exhibition at Old Lochmaddy School offers a free tour through the geology, flora, and fauna that make up these environmentally dynamic islands. Learn more about how the Uists were formed across millions of years and the way people have subsequently worked and shaped the landscape, as well as some of the special species that make the islands their home and the conservation efforts looking to keep the islands fit for future generations.

 

Opening Hours

Wednesday – Friday, 1 – 5 pm

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