Author: Eilidh Whiteford

As the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 drew to a close, the work of Làn Thìde, the Outer Hebrides Climate Beacon (OHCB), is just beginning. One of seven Climate Beacons in Scotland, Làn Thìde presents a collective of arts, heritage, community, environmental and third sector organisations that brings together An Lanntair, Taigh Chearsabhagh, Ceolas, and Western Isles Libraries, alongside Community Energy Scotland, TSI Western Isles, Nature Scot, Adaptation Scotland, and the… More…

’S e pròiseact ùr a th’ ann an Cuirmean sna Coimhearsnachdan a tha An Lanntair a’ cur air bhonn le taic bho Bhòrd na Gàidhlig agus ’s e prògram gu tur Gàidhealach a th’ ann. Bidh na tachartasan gu lèir ann an sgìrean dùthchail agus bidh iad a’ cur prìomhachas air ar cànan, cultar, ceòl… More…

When the global pandemic struck and isolation became the norm, a ‘wee blether’ with friends made all the difference to many island residents – and An Lanntair’s Creative Connections Over 60s workshops helped provide not only a creative outlet, but also a weekly opportunity to meet and chat with others online. Now, funded and supported… More…

The name’s Smith, Kevin Smith. Licence to project. And I’m just going to activate some sleeper agents by using codewords cunningly disguised as a film blog. The message begins thusly: This month, Glasgow is hosting the UN’s Climate Change Summit (COP26) and with that, curator and director Emily Munro has delved deep into the National… More…

Hosted as part of An Lanntair’s Hebridean Book Festival, Faclan, Confluence of North opens in the art centre’s Main Gallery on Saturday October 23, presenting a creative collaboration between Scotland and Japan with an artist-led exchange project between four artists in Scotland and four artists from Spirit of North in Japan. The Scottish artists involved… More…

Isle of Barra’s Herring Girl Collection marks its second anniversary this week by adding Stornoway’s An Lanntair as its latest stockist as well as pledging to increase its use of Gaelic. Visitors to the Isle of Lewis arts centre will be able to pick up premium knitwear handcrafted by a growing crew of knitters on… More…

An Lanntair is excited to announce a new programme of activities and projects devised and delivered by creative practitioners across Lewis and Harris as part of Culture Collective. A Scotland-wide programme supported by Creative Scotland, Culture Collective explores ways of working together, supporting artists and embedding the arts within community recovery from the effects of Covid-19. Shetland Arts… More…

Viddy well, dear reader. Viddy well. I’ve tried again to give you all a wide and varied selection of films this month, from super heroics, action comedies, musical biographies, international dramas, a previously banned classic, and a prequel to one of the greatest TV series ever made. But I’ll focus on a couple of the… More…

An Lanntair was delighted recently to host a public exhibition opening for the first time in eighteen months. But the real joy of the evening was the exhibition itself – Mìr air Mhìr – a collaborative show composed and created by 11 art school graduates from the Western Isles. With their university and college Degree… More…

An Lanntair invites proposals from Artists of all art-forms who are interested in teaching a series of art classes. Our art classes allow adults to learn diverse new skills in a wide range of art-forms.   Whether you are a dancer, musician, visual artist, designer or actor, we’d love to hear from you if you have specialist… More…