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Events Coming to Shetland Arts in 2025

Empowering Island Artists: Even Here Even Now

A Summary of 2024 from Our CEO

Exciting Opportunities for Shetland Creatives: 2025 Commissions Launching Soon!

Successful VACMA 2024/25 Autumn Applicants Announced

Christmas Gift Guide 2024

Christmas at the Cinema

Festive Events Coming Soon!

Hogmanay Celebrations to Return to Mareel for 2024

Theatre and Dance Coming Your Way!

Hannah's Work Experience

The Swan of Salen: A Unique and Unforgettable Experience Celebrating Two Musical Heritages Side By Side

Charlie Connelly: "The Shipping Forecast Has a Special Resonance for Islanders"

The Willow Trio: The Swan of Salen – An Adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s Iconic Swan Lake

Attention All Shipping: One-man Show Celebrating 100 Years of the Shipping Forecast

Theatre Coming Up at Mareel & The Garrison This Autumn

Dementia the Musical: Raising the Roof for Dementia Activism

Extra Show Added - Gary Meikle

Improving Your Experience: New Website Plans Based on Your Feedback

Even Here, Even Now: Meet Our Artist Advocates

What Have We Been Up To!

Shetland Arts secures £100k Coastal Communities Grant for Bonhoga Refurbishment

VACMA Spotlight - Zdenka Mlynáriková

Homemade Winners

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham to Bring a Weekend of Music to Shetland

Local Pianist Amy Laurenson to Bring Her Quartet to Mareel

£6.6 Million Reinstated for Creative Scotland

Cheerio to Our Summer Staff

Music Events in Mareel this Autumn

Mareel to Join National Cinema Day Celebrations

An Open Letter to Beatrice Wishart: Creative Scotland’s Imminent Closure of the Open Fund for Individuals

Need Help with Your Creative Scotland ‘Open Fund for Individuals’ Application?

Love the Sinner: Fusion of Performance Poetry, Visual Theatre and Live Electronic Music to Visit Mareel

Creative Practitioner Support in Shetland

Shetland Arts to Host Free Wellbeing Sessions as part of National Event ‘Healing Arts Scotland’

Youth Arts

Homemade 1 Month to Go

Student Showcase 2024 Review

Amber and Daisy's Journey from Shetland Arts to Prestigious Conservatoires!

Jim Carruth: An Evening of Poetry and Reflection on Rural Life

New Date Added for Marjolein Robertson Comedy Show ‘Marj’ After First Date Sells Out

My Muses Take Care of Me: New Show from Award Winning Choreographer Fleur Darkin

Homemade to Return Later This Year

Join the Culture Makes... Campaign

Exploring the World of Dance & Movement at Mareel

When Mountains Meet: Cross-Cultural Tale of a Journey from Scotland to Pakistan

New Photography Exhibition: Dispecta Est Thule

Travelling Gallery to Visit Shetland Schools and Mareel

Shō and the Demons of the Deep: A Visual Adventure Story Coming Soon to Mareel

What's On - Easter Holidays!

"Back to the Light: Together" by Malcolm Innes

Singer Songwriter Nights to Return to Mareel

Embrace Film Project to Have First Public Screening

What to Expect at Student Night 2024

Norman & Corrie to Perform in Mareel with Live Recording of Debut Album 

Bonhoga’s Refurbishment – A Chat with the Architects

Unforgettable Theatre Experiences

Upcoming Workshop: Photographing Your Work for Exhibition

Shetland Arts 2023 Customer Satisfaction Survey!

£70,000 worth of commissions assigned for Covid Memorials

Pain and I: Exploring Chronic Pain Experience Through Experimental Dance

Nashville-Inspired John Goldie Trio to Visit Mareel in March

VACMA Spotlight - May Graham

Even Here, Even Now

Up Helly Aa Events Coming Soon

Comedian Kieran Hodgson to Bring his Touring Hour to Shetland

Victoria Pier: The Road to Make More Noise

VACMA Spotlight - Dirk Robertson

Fiery Sessions to Return on Up Helly Aa Day

Commission Opportunities Available For 9 Creatives To Create COVID Memorial 

Artists Reflect on Culture Collective Lab

Access & Inclusion Survey Results

Be Transported to a Sepia Stained Downtown Cantina with Dean Owens and the Sinners

Shetland Arts Launches Customer Satisfaction Survey

Comedian Eleanor Conway to Visit Mareel this Weekend

Artist Opportunities this Autumn

Shetland Library Young Writer 2023

Shetland Arts Announce Hogmanay 2023 Celebrations

VACMA 23/24 Open Session

VACMA Spotlight – Julie Willmore

Bonhoga to Close Temporarily for Refurbishment

September Cinema Highlights

Don't Miss These Unique Dance Events in September

Folk Frenzy Round-up

August Cinema Highlights

Culture Collective - Youth Workshops

What's On - The Tall Ships Races at Mareel

July Cinema Highlights

Folk Frenzy 2023 Programme Launched

Second Summer Showcase of 2023 Opens at Bonhoga

June Cinema Highlights

Shetland Noir Festival Approaching Soon

Upcoming Workshop - Totentanz: Photographing Still Lives

Fisherwomen Exhibition Opening

First Summer Showcase Opens for 2023

New Trustees Join Shetland Arts' Board

Bonhoga Summer Showcases Open for 2023

Fisherwomen - New Exhibition

May Cinema Highlights

Amy Laurenson Joins Folk Frenzy Tutor Lineup

Re-using Paint to Colour the Community

Home Made 2023 Call Out

April Cinema Highlights

Screencards On Sale for 2023 Festival

Noir Cards in Very Limited Supply!

Film Quiz is 10 Years Old!

Helena Kay Band to Perform at Mareel

Shetland Tool Library Has Officially Launched!

March Cinema Highlights

Folk Frenzy 2023: Tutors Announced!

Jenny's Oscar Picks

A Season of Audrey Hepburn

Pibroch: A One-act Environmental Play

MAKE - DYE - GARDEN - GROW

New Round of Performing Arts Commissions Announced

Winners of FOCUS Photography Challenge Announced!

VACMA Open Session

FOCUS: Photography Challenge

Shetland Noir 2023 announces Headline guests!

Meet the Maker: Helen Robertson

Meet the Maker: Nielanell

Meet the Maker: Karlin Anderson

Meet the Maker: Deborah Briggs

Meet the Maker: Ellie Duncan, Island Ceramics

Screenplay and Wordplay 2022 - programmes launched!

Folk Frenzy returns to Mareel in 2023

Meet the Maker: Jayne Kelly

Meet the Maker: Cecil Tait, Paparwark

Screencards, Wordcards and Festival Cards on sale now

Wordplay presents Shetland Noir 2023

Meet the Maker: Joan Fraser, Fraser Knitwear

Meet the Maker: Sharon McGeady, The Pottery, North Roe

Meet the Maker: Avril Thomson Smith

Creative Space at the Heart of the Knab Redevelopment

Coming up at Shetland Arts

Meet the Maker: Drummie-Bee

Meet the Maker: Lisa's Leatherwork

Mareel to reopen on Tuesdays thanks to Independent Cinema Recovery Funding

Resonance Creative Practitioner Survey Open

This week at Shetland Arts

Shetland Arts Retail Commissions – open call

Building cultural bridges between Shetland and Bremerhaven in youth arts project

Shetland Arts update | 17.12.21

James Yorkston's Tae Sup Wi' A Fifer: On Tour

Screenplay and Wordplay dates announced for 2022

Shetland Arts announce Tool Library initiative

AB/CD: A tribute to AC/DC concert cancelled

My Happy Place: Artist-in Residence, Peacocks Visual Arts in Aberdeen

Shetland Arts announce new performing arts commissions: We Are Live

Autumn at Mareel - Evelyn Glennie, The East Pointers and Doug Allan

Twelfth Day tune up for Mareel

Announcing new performing arts commissions: We Are Live

Review | Gay Chorus Deep South

Review | A Common Crime

Review | Riptide

Guillermo del Toro headlines Shetland’s annual film festival

Postponed gigs to take place in August

Shetland Arts announce further Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund support

Social distancing measures to be lifted from Shetland Arts’ venues

Treasured: Open Winners to go on show at Bonhoga

Rob Heaslip presents STRAWBOYS

Piper Donald Lindsay brings tour to Shetland

Screenplay 2021: Food production, security and farming considered in new Strand

Contemporary art from Shetland and Switzerland blooms in new exhibition

Screenplay 2021: Shetlanders part of 1000 voices in Time to Pause

Culture Collective Scheme Funding Opportunity

LOCUS Trail launches in Lerwick

Shetland Youth Theatre selected for National Theatre Festival

ShetlandMade at Sumburgh to reopen

Swing into Summer

First film for Screenplay 2021 announced

Live at Lunch continues in June

Home Made at Screenplay 2021

Shetland Youth Theatre to host filmed performance at Mareel

X-CHANGE: Artists announced

Screenplay and Wordplay to return in September 2021

Bonhoga to host Summer Craft Fair

Show Me: Photography exhibition on exterior of Mareel

Student Profile - Margaret Robertson, BA Applied Music

Refresh Now: Online and across Shetland in April

Guest piece: Joyce Davies

Student Profile - Suzanne Briggs, BA Honours Music

Refresh Now: Music Commissions announced

Locus 2: Winners announced

Upskilling - Streaming Live Performance training

Mareel listed in World’s Top 50 Most Beautiful Cinemas

Connecting: Shetland, Scotland and San Antonio, Texas, USA

Refresh Now 2: Garrison commissions announced

Two new murals for Lerwick in 2021...

Youth Arts Small Grants Scheme

Postcards from the Past

Refresh Now: Music Commissions open

Refresh Now #2: Commissions open

Refresh Now: Commissions announced

Temporary Closure of Mareel

Local playwright Jacqui Birnie brings A Christmas Carol to Mareel

Shetland Arts to host Hogmanay 2020 as ticketed streaming event

Shetland Arts secures support from Independent Cinema Recovery and Resilience Fund

New Commission and Associate Artist Scheme

Shetland Arts release Annual Summary 2019/20

Shetland Arts nominated for 2020 ACHATES PHILANTHROPY PRIZE

Moment in Time: Residency Opportunity

The Movies Are Back at Mareel!

Student Profile - Norman Willmore Vocational Pathways, NC, HNC Music

Student Profile - Zdenka Mlynárikov, BA Applied Music

Student profile - Heather Newell NC Music

Bonhoga shop and cafe to reopen this weekend

Shetland Arts to host Trad Big Band!

Shetland Arts release re-opening plans

Shetland Arts provides digital arts in care with Wellbeing Fund

Shetland Arts Launch Public Consultation Survey

Case Study: Youth Arts Companies 2019/20

Live@Lunch and Film Quiz Online: June activities at Shetland Arts

VACMA: Instructions for Time Travel with West Burra Quartz

Tabnab Time: James Dade

Positive vibes: Reflections on one-to-one artist advice surgeries

May highlights at Shetland Arts

Sketches from Sandwick

VACMA: 27 shades of Shetland blues

Learn music production with Shetland Arts

The Last Day (2020) by Neil Hunter

Tabnab Time: Rhoda Meek

Tabnab Time: Stephenie Pagulayan

April online at Shetland Arts

Live Event Production 2020: Day 4

Live Event Production 2020: Day 3

Live Event Production 2020: Day 2

Live Event Production 2020: Day 1

Shetland Arts events cancelled to the end of June

Shetland Arts venues temporary closure

A word from our CEO...

Home Made 2020: Submissions open!

LOCUS: Workshops

The power of protest and the female body take centre stage in Scottish Dance Theatre’s Antigone, Interrupted

Find a gem for Valentine's Day

Folk Frenzy 2020: tutors announced!

LOCUS: Work in Progress

Planned closures for screen upgrades

In 7 with Mark Beaumont

Norman Willmore Quartet to play Muckle Roe Hall

Expect ska, punk and synth with The Hostiles and Big Time Quell on Super Saturday

Top ideas this Christmas

Opera Highlights puts some fizz into Spring 2020

LOCUS public art commissions announced

Full line-up announced for dazzling Hogmanay at Mareel

Case Study: Screenplay Film Festival 2019

Uncle David's House of Horrors

STRE-TCH, Shetland and sustainable dance partnerships

Freda Leask, Haltadans and Herkja get Oot and Aboot

Aly Bain, Ale Möller and Bruce Molsky kick-off UK tour at Mareel

Wilderland Competition Terms and Conditions

Kinnaris Quintet to headline a glittering Hogmanay

John Goldie and The High Plains

Charlotte Prodger: SaF05

Contemporary Art Trail for Lerwick – call for commissions!

Shetland Arts announce new classes for the autumn

Roseanne Watt exhibits at the Booth in Scalloway!

Oot & Aboot Open Mic heads to Walls, Fetlar and Sandwick!

Screenplay 2019 Round Up!

Shoormal Conference at Mareel!

ShetlandMade 2019 - Glansin Glass

Shetland Arts receive Screen Scotland cinema equipment funding

ShetlandMade 2019 - Andrea Williamson

BAIRNS' OPEN 2019 - CRAFT

Silver Darlings - a celebration of 25yrs of Shetland Youth Theatre!

A day in the life of Shetland Arts...

Shetland Arts celebrates 25 years of Shetland Youth Theatre with Mareel takeover!

Creativity Camp is back for the summer!

Shetland Arts brings exciting contemporary dance to Shetland!

ShetlandMade 2019 - GillyB

ShetlandMade 2019: Margaret Hamilton

Aly & Phil tour postponed

CALL FOR ENTRIES! Shetland Open: Contemporary Applied Art and Craft

ShetlandMade 2019 - RoLo

Shetland Arts brings film programme to new rural venues

Work Experience with Shetland Arts 2019: 3

A look back at the Visual Art and Craft Makers Awards 2018/19

Case Study: Arts in Care 2019

Case Study: START Bonhoga Education Programme Yr4, COLLECTION & ARCHIVE 2019

Case Study: UHI Live Event Production module 2019

Amanda Welch, Lochs of Shetland

Shetland Youth Theatre seeking cast for 25th anniversary production!

ShetlandMade 2019: FRASER

Work Experience with Shetland Arts 2019: 1

Wordplay is back for 2019 with a difference!

Sixteen

Lau back in Shetland for final leg of tour!

Hebrides Ensemble Review

New Creative Project Manager Joins Shetland Arts

ShetlandMade 2019 - Jayne Kelly

Volunteers sought for Garrison Theatre Development Group

Original Linocuts by Keira Jem Thomson at Bonhoga!

ShetlandMade 2019 - Sharon McGeady

Inklab comes to Shetland!

UNEXPECTED SITES - 5: Final show

Bill Drummond to perform in Shetland

Creative Lab sessions for Acting and Performance!

ShetlandMade 2019: Yala

ShetlandArts to showcase local products at Airport!

Screenplay Homemade

ShetlandMade is back at Bonhoga for 2019

Case Study: Student Night 2018

Shetland Youth Theatre Workshops

New Community Promoter joins Shetland Arts

Islesburgh Photographic Club Exhibition at Bonhoga

Singing, writing and craft for wellbeing in 2019!

Mareel Hogmanay line-up released!

National tour to nest at the old Anderson High!

Case Study: ShetlandMade 2018

Case Study: The Big Takeover 2018

Congratulations to our Apprentice Administrator!

Creativity Club Returns!

The Peatbog Faeries to host Hogmanay at Mareel!

Case Study: Amanda Welch, Conditions 2018

October's Cinema Highlights at Mareel

ShetlandMade - Morwenna Garrick

ShetlandMade - Bill Brown

Wordplay 2018

Visual Art and Craft Maker Awards Funding Announced

ShetlandMade - Helen Robertson

ShetlandMade - Julie Williamson

September's Cinema Highlights at Mareel

Shetland College UHI: Contemporary Textiles, Marcia Galvin

John Cumming: FLOW

SCREENPLAY PROGRAMME LAUNCH!

ShetlandMade - Margaret Hamilton

ABBA Party Night at Mareel!

August's Cinema Highlights at Mareel

Flower Park blooms with bairns’ creativity

ShetlandMade returns for the final craft showcase of 2018

ShetlandMade: Nielanell

ShetlandMade - The Pottery, North Roe

ShetlandMade - Tekstiler

July's Cinema Highlights at Mareel

FIlm Review: Pandora's Box (1929)

Work Experience with Shetland Arts

A celebration of art at Bressay Lighthouse

Avril Thomson Smith: Mouskit Mirrels aboot da Lodberries

ShetlandMade - RoLo

ShetlandMade - Drawn By Monica

Film Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story

Trio HLK bring their talents to Mareel!

Music and Film Students Showcase their Skills

Conditions, Amanda Welch at Bressay Lighthouse

Processions blog 3

Processions blog 2

ShetlandMade - Glansin Glass

Film Review: A Quiet Place

ShetlandMade - GillyB

Case Study: Arts in Care film with Stephen Mercer 2017

ShetlandMade - Paparwark

ShetlandMade - Fraser

ShetlandMade - Aamos Designs

Review: Student Night - 29th March 2018

Top Swedish Folk Band Väsen return to Shetland!

ShetlandMade - Esmé Wilcock Jewellery Made by Shetland

Processions blog 1

Creativity Club Bairns to Exhibit in Mareel

Processions: Shetland women celebrated as part of national project

UNEXPECTED SITES - 4: Maps

Screenplay Home Made Submissions 2018

'The Free9'

Maker Focus: dontbitchstitch

ShetlandMade: a showcase of local contemporary applied art and craft

UNEXPECTED SITES - 3: The Colony

Maker Focus: Ellie Mulhern

UNEXPECTED SITES - 2: The Colony

Maker Focus: Jenny Sturgeon

Creative Scotland Funding Secured.

Dinh Q. Lê: The Colony

Unexpected Sites - 1

Exciting Line-up for Up Helly Aa Concert!

DING Innovation Fellows - Cash for Creative Pioneers

We're here because we're here

Kevin Henderson to curate Fiddle Frenzy 2019

Arts In Care - Film Making

Maker Focus: Jenni Wilson

Star Wars Season 2017

Maker Focus: Laura Murray

BA Music Residential

Maker Focus: Louise Scott

Lau Tech Talk

What's on this Christmas at Shetland Arts

Maxie Bain: Beach Scenes and Other Obsessions

Creative Digital Apprentice Update

Wordplay: Donald S. Murray & Marion Sinclair

Post Truth: How Bullsh*t Conquered the World

New community programmers announce rural tour!

Wordplay sessions 2017

Dinh Q. Lê - The Colony

Colin Steele in Conversation

Maker Focus: Hairst

Arts in Care

Shetland Arts launch new kids Creativity Club!

V&A Dundee Design Relay

Maker Focus: Sarabuk

The Revellers to host Hogmanay 2017 Celebrations

Annual Summary & Customer Feedback Survey

Life Drawing returns to Mareel

Maker Focus: Quendale Designs

Mareel presents: Halloween Horrors!

Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards

Creative Digital Apprentice

Life Modelling

Maker Focus: Michele Daykin

ShetlandPeerieMakkers at Bonhoga

Design Innovation For New Growth (DING) Workshop And Surgery Invitation

Renowned Vietnamese Artist Filmmaker to Exhibit at Mareel

Maker Focus: Yuka Jourdain

Friends of the Garrison

Maker Focus: Marissa Thereze

Wordplay 2017

Maker Focus: Joanna Martin

Everything from Brahms to brass in Shetland Arts' 2017/18 Classical Season!

Maker Focus: Interlude Ceramics

Behind the North Wind

Maker Focus: Frances Noon

Hillsborough at Screenplay

Screenplay 2017

Fiddle Frenzy 2017 Blog - Friday

Fiddle Frenzy 2017 Blog - Thursday

Fiddle Frenzy 2017 - mid week blog

Fiddle Frenzy 2017 Blog - Tuesday

Tunes, chat & cake- Monday Fiddle Frenzy Blog

Fiddle Frenzy 2017 Blog

Screencards released for 11th Annual Screenplay Festival!

Maker Focus: Esmé Wilcock

Neil Georgeson and Abby Hayward to open 20-17/18 Classical Season

Margaret Worthington: Sea Becomes Sky

Maker Focus: Sharon McGeady

Case Study: THE FUTURE

Community Promoters Posts Created

Martha Wainwright in Shetland

Knitting Group Nominated for Award

Maker Focus: Cathy Hilton

Maker Focus: Joanne Tinley

Working for Shetland Arts - Part 4!

Maker Focus: Duck Ceramics

THE FUTURE

String Sisters in residence!

Queen II will open party season

Relaxed Screenings at Mareel

Maker Focus: BAKKA

Case Study: Shetland Youth Theatre - In the Still of the Night Have We Wept

Karen Cunningham appointed as Wordplay curator

Working at Shetland Arts - Part 3!

Maker Focus: Melissa James

Case Study: Let’s Circus

Martha Wainwright Live at Mareel

Lewis Hall to launch album.

Working at Shetland Arts 2

Maker Focus: GlobalYell

Maker Focus: Mark Veevers

A great line-up of concerts for Fiddle Frenzy 2017!

String Sisters live at Mareel!

Creative summer activities at Mareel!

Working at Shetland Arts

Mark Lyken - Oscillon Response

Maker Focus: Jo Cranston Textiles

Maker Focus: Gillian Bridle

Maker Focus: Margaret Hamilton

Sarah Jarosz

Maker Focus: Helen Clues

Knitting fir da Boys

Maker Focus: Miranda Peckitt

Trust Your Fellow Troops!

Funding Boost for Shetland Arts to Support Community Film-making!

Love and Laughter at Mareel

Maker Focus: Catriona Archibald Ceramics

Bairns' Open 2017