Author: Anna

Làn Thìde is a collective and network of arts, heritage, community, environmental and third sector organisations, located in the Outer Hebrides, established to create a programme of public engagement focused on climate change and developed with community collaboration at its core. This programme aims to engage and inspire a diverse range of inhabitants in the… More…

The alchemical properties of oil, and the gloaming of the combustion engine are symbols for our age of consumption in Robbie Thomson’s multimedia installation End of Engines, An Lanntair’s COP26 flagship exhibition, opening in the main gallery, Saturday 4 December. “An Lanntair will be the first time I’ve shown this work – I’m looking forward to being… More…

The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival will return in February 2022 with an arts and astronomy programme bringing together Scotland’s new Astronomer Royal Catherine Heymans, singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni, award-winning science communicator Roberto Trotta and lots more. The 2022 programme is being launched in the same week the festival was featured on the BBC Travel Show, which reaches… More…

Faclan: the Hebridean Book Festival is to welcome live audiences back to An Lanntair from Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 October, with the theme of ‘Islands: Worlds in Isolation’. Tickets are on sale from today. Inspired by lockdown, as well as the festival’s uniquely dramatic location on the Isle of Lewis, this year’s Faclan is… More…

Faclan: the Hebridean Book Festival is to return to An Lanntair from Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 October, exploring Islands: Worlds in Isolation. Look out for a full programme announcement on Tuesday 21 September, when tickets for festival events will also go on sale. This year’s choice of festival theme is inspired partly by the impact of… More…

An Lanntair is seeking artists living in or with a strong connection to the Hebrides to contribute to a group exhibition as part of the 2022 Hebridean Dark Skies Festival. Our February 2022 festival exhibition will be a collection of imaginative and original responses to the theme of ‘Dark Skies’. Each selected artist will be… More…

From the late ‘60s to the early ‘90s, Nicolson’s Kiosk stood on the plot of land now occupied by An Lanntair. A staple of Stornoway life and an early example of the small businesses servicing the tourist trail through the Hebrides, the kiosk sold the “Gifts, Souvenirs & Fancy Goods” which featured in its annual… More…

Well, if there is one thing I strive for, being the cinema programmer at An Lanntair, it’s variety. And that’s what we’ve got this June. First, I know that there’s a lot of families out there that are loving coming back to the cinema, so I’ve tried my best to get as much as I… More…

An Lanntair is delighted to host exhibition Titanic’s Predecessor: SS Norge – An Atlantic Catastrophe, curated by The Western Isles Community Society and on show in the art centre’s main gallery from May 11th to 16th. The Western Isles Community Society exhibition tells the story of Russians and Finns fleeing Tsarist oppression, and of Norwegians… More…

The 2021 Hebridean Dark Skies Festival’s two flagship live events have now been rescheduled to Friday 15 and Saturday 16 October, with tickets on sale from 10am on Thursday 1 April. On Saturday 16 October, Kathryn Joseph and Lumen will see the Scottish Album of the Year Award-winning songwriter perform live on the Isle of Lewis for the first… More…