Hebridean Dark Skies: Constellation

4 Feb - 5 Mar 2022

Constellation | Reul-Bhad
Main Gallery
4 Feb – 5 Mar

The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival presents a group exhibition in which seven artists create new work in response to the festival’s themes of astronomy, darkness, and our night skies.

Constellation | reul-bhad will feature new work by Jon MacleodJill SmithTrish BellJudy SparkMhairi LawJonathan Macdonald, and Moira Maclean.

The image above is taken from Deiseal by Jon Macleod, a previous project for which Jon set up 50 solargraph cameras across the Isle of Lewis from 21 December to 21 June, as “a kind of slow CCTV designed to capture the particular extremes of light and dark in the islands across the year”.

Casey McIntyre
Café Bar Gallery
4 Feb – 5 Mar

Casey McIntyre was the winner of the first Hebridean Dark Skies Festival photography competition in 2019.

We’re delighted to welcome Casey back to An Lanntair for a solo exhibition in our cafe bar as part of this year’s Dark Skies Festival.

The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival is supported by Caledonian MacBrayneHighlands and Islands Enterprise and Culture and Business Fund Scotland. We would also like to thank our event partners, Calanais Visitor CentreStornoway Astronomical SocietyGallan Head Community Trust, and Lews Castle College UHI , as well as Cala HotelsOuter Hebrides Tourism, and VisitScotland.