Author: Andrew Campbell

I was asked recently to talk a little bit about my journey getting here, a shortlisted author—and an American one, at that—for the very first Brilliant & Forever to be held in this reality. A little tragic that it happens to occur in a reality where alpacas don’t talk, but at least they’re not rampantly… More…

The penned works of twelve talented humans and one creative Alpaca have been shortlisted in An Lanntair’s upcoming The Brilliant & Forever Literary Festival, part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 programme, taking place on Lews Castle Green on Saturday 6 August. Bringing author Kevin MacNeil’s cult novel The Brilliant & Forever to real life… More…

An Lanntair has lots of fun and exciting activities for anybody and everybody to get involved with this summer – from Great Yellow Bumblebees and Garden Tea Parties to workshops in sound systems, theatre, music… all this plus Alpacas! Inspired by the Outer Hebrides Wildlife Festival, An Lanntair is celebrating the Great Yellow Bumblebee and… More…

As if taking part in the Islands Open Exhibition: Grinneas Nan Eilean at peak visitor time was not incentive enough, An Lanntair is delighted to announce another exciting prospect to further pique your interest. As part of the Royal National Mòd, in Perth from 14th-22nd October, The Highland Society of London, An Comunn Gàidhealach and… More…

An Lanntair is delighted to announce that it has secured a two-year funding grant from Bank of Scotland Foundation. A substantial sum of money (£176,176 total) that will help fund the arts charity’s beneficial Stepping Stones outreach project with activities in An Lanntair and a variety of community spaces across Lewis and Harris. The funding… More…

The second part of my Royal Scottish Academy Residency (RSA), hosted by An Lanntair, started at the end of March 2022. It had originally begun in March 2020 but because of Covid 19, it needed to be postponed. Please see my previous blog about it here. This time and two years later, I arrived on… More…

April has heralded the start of An Lanntair’s exciting and unique Seanachas series of events, films, special commissions and more, celebrating and spotlighting the Hebrides as part of Event Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022. “As an arts centre based in a Gaelic speaking community, the native language and culture play an important part in our… More…

Time to get your creativity on as An Lanntair’s popular Adult Classes return, both online and in-person this spring and summer. Beginning in the last week of April and running for six to eight weeks, there’s something to tempt all in our series of classes this spring, from acting to art journaling, Salsa dancing to… More…

An Lanntair’s latest exhibition – Great Stadiums of the North – brings grassroots football to the fore, comprising of photographs of rural football grounds in the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Scotland – from John O’Groats to a selection of pitches to be found in the Outer Hebrides. Twenty-five years in the making by photographer Brian… More…

An Lanntair is delighted to debut exciting new works created by local digital media young artists and musicians as the art centre presents Strange / Matter – a showcase of the talents of An Lanntair’s digital creativity programme Clàr. Robbie Thomson, workshop leader says: “Strange / Matter is a testing ground for work created by Clàr… More…