Author: Kathryn Lamont Smith

  • Review: The Edge of the World

    Review: The Edge of the World : A tale which speaks to new generations still battling many of the same issues Reviewed by Nick Smith One of the key films of Faclan 2017 is the 1937 film The Edge of the World, fittingly subtitled “Ultima Thule”. The effort invested in the film by director Michael… More…

  • First solo exhibition for Catriona Black at Faclan 2017

    “I’ve always been involved in art, in one way or another,” says Catriona Black from her home in the Dutch village of Santpoort-Noord. As a former art critic for the Sunday Herald, an illustrated children’s book author, and a short film animator, Catriona’s art career has been wide and varied – and is about to… More…

  • Update- An Lanntair’s lift is now repaired

    Update- Sat 30 September- we are pleased to announce that we were able to find someone to repair our lift sooner than originally anticipated, and the lift is now in full working order again.   An Lanntair’s Lift is out of order and is likely to remain out of order for the next two weeks.… More…

  • Hyperborea: Lands of the North Photography Exhibition to open at An Lanntair

    Taking its name from the mythical location found ‘beyond the North Wind’, this exhibition brings together three acclaimed photographers from Iceland, Scotland and England. The 18th century philosopher John Toland identified ‘Hyperborea’ as the Isle of Lewis, making it a fitting location to share a series of works which explore the remote geographical regions of Northern… More…

  • Outcome of our recent consultation with audiences and members about potentially trialling Sunday opening

    As the major arts centre and a creative and community hub on the Isle of Lewis, we believe it is important that we listen to our audiences, and that we try our best to serve all their needs. Equality and access are at the heart of this, and a core part of our mission and… More…

  • Between Islands concert

    My name is Zoe Macinnes, I am a young filmmaker currently studying in Edinburgh, but have come home for the summer to take part in an Internship at An Lanntair. The Internship enables me to film, photograph and write about the events An Lanntair hosts throughout the summer. On Wednesday the 19th of July, I… More…

  • The Bones of the Highlands in Glass & Bronze

    The Bones of the Highlands in Glass & Bronze Dùchas is Dualchas : Instinct & Heritage  – Shaun Fraser 5 August – 16 September Having graduated from the Royal College of Art this year, Inverness-born artist Shaun Fraser opens his first solo exhibition at An Lanntair, Stornoway, with the opening on Friday 4 August at 5pm,… More…

  • EAST MEETS WESTERN ISLES: STORNOWAY ‘COLLECTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE’ INSPIRES FESTIVAL CELEBRATING LINKS BETWEEN HEBRIDES AND INDIA

    EAST MEETS WESTERN ISLES: STORNOWAY ‘COLLECTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE’ INSPIRES FESTIVAL CELEBRATING LINKS BETWEEN HEBRIDES AND INDIA Almost two centuries after his death, the first ever exhibition of a unique collection of South Asian art and antiquities amassed by Stornoway-born collector, Colin Mackenzie, is to become the centrepiece of a festival devoted to the links between the Western… More…

  • FACLAN: Hebridean book festival looks beyond the edge of the map…

    Hebridean book festival looks beyond the edge of the map… ULTIMA THULE:  25TH – 28TH An Dàmhair / October The theme for this year’s Faclan: The Hebridean Book Festival at An Lanntair, Stornoway, is Ultima Thule. In other words, a place in medieval geographies beyond the borders of the known world.  In the popular imagination, this is the northern islands and… More…

  • Launch of Hebridean Sessions

    Launch of Hebrides Sessions: A new way for talented Outer Hebridean acts to make their move into the UK music industry Wee Studio from the Outer Hebrides has joined forces with Black Bay Studio and An Lanntair, the major music venue on the Isle of Lewis, to launch their new project, ‘Hebridean Sessions’ – a… More…