Author: Kathryn Lamont Smith

  • “The Guiding Lighthouse” by Bronwyn MacKenzie

    I was commissioned in late June by an Lanntair to paint an area of wall above the bar and restaurant, this was such an exciting and wonderful opportunity for me as a twenty one year oId local artist. I wanted to create a painting that was strong and powerful but that had some deep set… More…

  • An Lanntair launches Grinneas Na h-Òigridh 2019

    MEDIA RELEASE – 20.06.19 For immediate release An Lanntair launches GRINNEAS NA h-ÒIGRIDH 2019 – A new chance for young Hebridean artists to exhibit their work _________________________________________________________________________________ On the 25th November 2019 Grinneas nan Eilean the Islands’ Open exhibition returns to An Lanntair with an exciting new dimension. Grinneas na h-Òigridh will give under 18s… More…

  • The Refugee Festival Scotland and Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita at An Lanntair

    This week Caroline McKoen, Fundraising Development Coordinator from The Refugee Survival Trust, tells us how the charity are working with musicians Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita to celebrate Refugee Festival Scotland which takes place from Thursday 20 – Sunday 30 June 2019. I had the good fortune to have tickets for Catrin & Seckou’s performance in Glasgow… More…

  • An Lanntair and Acair launch new retrospective and book celebrating the work of Lewis born artist Donald Smith

    MEDIA RELEASE – 13 June 2019 For immediate release An Lanntair and Acair launch new retrospective and book celebrating the work of Lewis born artist Donald Smith _________________________________________________________________________________ Born in rural Lewis in 1926, Donald John Smith was – wrote Gray’s School of Art Principal Ian Fleming in 1958 – ‘the outstanding student of his… More…

  • ‘The Seer’ by Lauren MacColl

    Musician and composer of ‘The Seer’, Lauren MacColl tells us about her upcoming performance at An Lanntair and how she felt inspired to tell the story of The Brahan Seer. The Seer will be performed live at An Lanntair on Sat 22 June.  I’m delighted to be bringing ‘The Seer’ to An Lanntair this month. It… More…

  • The Between Islands Project at An Lanntair

    Alex MacDonald, Head of Performing Arts and Cultural Projects at An Lanntair gives us an insight into creating and developing on of An Lanntair’s most successful collaboration projects ‘Between Islands’ In 2014 Creative Scotland had the faith to seed fund a suggested collaboration between some of the Western and Northern Islands best contemporary song writers.… More…

  • Palimpsest Collaboration Between the Society of Scottish Artist and An Lanntair.

    Co-curator James Lumsden tells us about how new collaborative Exhibition ‘Palimpsest’ was developed between the Society of Scottish Artist and An Lanntair. The exhibition Palimpsest, and the partnership between the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) and An Lanntair has its origin in a café in Edinburgh over 3 years ago. I had been invited to… More…

  • CHARLOTTE PRODGER’S SCOTLAND+VENICE COMMISSION – LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA

    For immediate release An Lanntair to host a one-night only screening of Charlotte Prodger’s new Scotland + Venice commission for the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia @ScotlandVenice / #ScotlandVenice / scotlandandvenice.com Photo: John Maher On 27 September 2019, An Lanntair will host a special screening of Charlotte Prodger’s new major single… More…

  • Heb Women at An Lanntair

    An Lanntair’s Head of Performing Arts and Cultural Projects Alex Macdonald tells us about the history and development of the Hebridean Women project at An Lanntair.  To celebrate the opening of An Lanntairs new building in 2005, we were given the opportunity to devise new projects which would also form part of our opening programme… More…

  • A Year at Home by Alice MacLeod

    I’ll be honest; I wasn’t thrilled about moving back home just over a year ago. I really loved my life in Norfolk. I had a great flat in the city centre in what I euphemistically call the eccentric part of Norwich; I had my family close by and crucially, I lived in the sunniest corner… More…