Author: Eilidh Whiteford

Ever left pondering ‘how did the artist do that?’… Now you can find out from the creative minds themselves as An Lanntair recently commissioned artists to create our new series of artist instructional videos – Art Bites. A number of artists from a wide spectrum of artforms were commissioned to share their secrets and top-tips… More…

An Lanntair presents Clàr/Platform, an exciting new springboard opportunity for young creatives in Lewis and Harris interested in getting into film and music production. Supported by the Youth Arts Access Fund through Creative Scotland, and open to islanders aged 14-25 years, this new multimedia project delivers the chance to learn new skills from experienced professionals… More…

Creative Connections Western Isles – An Lanntair’s Gaelic and English online visual arts workshops for the Over 60s throughout the islands – returns with a new series of classes starting in March. Supporting some of our most isolated island residents, with funding from Inspiring Scotland’s Creative Communities programme, Creative Connections Western Isles provides creative and… More…

A former Uist resident with strong connections to Taigh Chearsabhagh, New Zealand-based ecological artist Laura Donkers expands on her work and practice as she gets set to present her An Lanntair Artist Talk, online, on Friday March 19th… “I’m an ecological arts professional specialising in strategic community engagement and behaviour change projects. My work promotes… More…

“Being involved in An Lanntair’s Between Islands Project has been a pleasure for me from the beginning, but it was a real bright spot over this last year. It’s been a truly horrible time for everyone, difficult for lots of self-employed people working in the music industry too. I really appreciated the opportunity that Alex… More…

Written and created by Lewis artist Alice Macmillan, with additional illustrations from Shetland artist Helen Laurenson, the Between Islands Children’s Resource Pack explores Shetland, Orkney, and the Outer Hebrides to learn more about each island and discover what makes them such unique places. In this short video blog, Artist Alice tells more about the pack… More…

An Lanntair recently hosted a popular online Artist Talk with creative duo Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen, in which the Norwegian-Finnish artist pair discussed their practice and photographic exhibition Eyes as Big as Plates, shown at An Lanntair arts centre in January. The exhibition was the culmination of An Lanntair’s ‘Cianalas’ project work, funded by… More…

An Lanntair is currently closed and will reopen to the public on Tuesday 13th April 2021.  In the meantime, please visit www.lanntair.com to enjoy our virtual exhibitions and for information about our online programme. Hebridean Dark Skies Festival Campfire Conversations Between Islands Project YouTube Channel Between Islands Project – including Orkney, Shetland, and Outer Hebrides Museums… More…

Despite some challenging circumstances in the past months, An Lanntair’s Between Islands project has now placed the majority of its activities online, with a range of short films, musical performances and three separate museum exhibitions now available to view on the dedicated website www.betweenislands.com The project, which is funded by LEADER, links arts and heritage… More…

Supporting some of our most isolated island residents, An Lanntair has launched Creative Connections Lewis and Harris – a new series of online visual arts workshops, in Gaelic and English, for the Over 60s. Funded and supported by Inspiring Scotland’s Creative Communities programme, Creative Connections Lewis and Harris provides creative and social online opportunities for… More…