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Shetland Arts has followed its venue closures last week with the decision to cancel all remaining events until the end of June as part of the effort to reduce the spread of Covid-19. The organisation’s international summer school, Folk Frenzy, due to run from 2nd to 8th August, has also been ca... Read more...
Mareel, the Garrison Theatre, Bonhoga Gallery and the ShetlandMade retail shop at Sumburgh Airport are all to close as Shetland Arts shuts its venues in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Shetland Arts has said the venues will remain closed "until further notice". Chief executive Graeme How... Read more...
The Kinnaris Quintet will be the headline act for Shetland Arts' Hogmanay celebration at Mareel as early-bird tickets for the event went on sale this week. They will join a number of acts for the party, which will start at 7pm on Tuesday 31st December. This year’s event will also take the th... Read more...
The final exhibition in the ShetlandMade summer programme at Weisdale Mill's Bonhoga Gallery will open on Saturday. Celebrating local contemporary craft and its role in Shetland's culture and economy, the main gallery will host the work of some of Shetland's most popular and talented practitioner... Read more...
Twenty-five years of Shetland Youth Theatre will be celebrated next month with some of the characters of previous productions being reborn and reimagined. Shetland Arts will be taking over Mareel on Sunday 25th August for a celebration of the diversity of past performances and members old and new... Read more...
Shetland Arts has announced that it will be opening a new shop in Sumburgh Airport. In a press release, the organisation said the outlet would be "selling locally made crafts" while also acting "as a box office for events" organised by the agency. In partnership with Highlands and Islands Airp... Read more...
Shetland Arts has released the second of its annual customer feedback surveys, seeking responses on the organisation's performance in the last six months. (more…) Read more...
Tribute has been paid to accomplished writer and former literature development officer at Shetland Arts, Alex Cluness, who died at the weekend. (more…) Read more...
Shetland Arts has announced that its annual celebration of Shetland fiddle tradition, Fiddle Frenzy, will be taking a break during 2018. The announcement has come as the arts agency revealed Kevin Henderson would be taking the helm as curator from next year. Marketing manager at the arts agenc... Read more...
Shetland born Maxie Bain has returned home after living south most of his life, both teaching and painting. With his current exhibition in Bonhoga Beach Scenes and other obsessions he talks to podcast host Marjolein about his life's journey and craft. Read more...