‘What Lies Beyond’ by Keith McIntyre RSA
Main Gallery
Exhibition opening: 5pm, Fri 20 Feb 2026
Exhibition run: 21 Feb – 28 Mar 2026
The subject of this exhibition is immortalising the soul. Inspired by the grotesque, playful world of Japanese Butoh the An Lanntair gallery is transformed into a congregation of boats, cairns and satellites, each operating as a conveyor of the soul.
Based on Berneray, Keith is a member of the Royal Scottish Academy which in 2026 will have its 200th anniversary. This show forms part of An Lanntair’s contribution to the RSA200 Celebrating Together programme.
View the virtual tour of Keith’s exhibition here.
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Calanais: àite-tàimh, àite-tàlaidh Calanais: Still in Motion
Cafè Bar Gallery
Exhibition run: 10 Mar – 18 Apr 2026
A collaboration between multidisciplinary performance artist Freya Pellie and space scientist turned filmmaker Dr Jonathan Doyle, Calanais: Still in Motion is the output of the inaugural Calanais Residency. Commissioned to capture the significance of the Calanais Standing Stones during the major Lunar Standstill in June 2025, Calanais: Still in Motion is an intersection of science and folklore. Informed by the sites themselves, social observations, conversations with those met along the way, and research across fields, the work centres around Calanais as a gathering place through the ages drawing people from near and far, each with their own reasons and meaning.
Rather than seeking to capture the stones alone, as one might hope for in a visiting photograph, the work focuses on the human element of such sites, both serving as a reminder of and encouraging curiosity in the people that built them, used them, and continue to draw inspiration from them.
This collection is comprised of a short film and poem, as well as a series of photographic images which capture some of the themes explored in the residency and the stories found along the way.
Created in residency for Urras nan Tursachan, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
LED equipment provided by Firetoys; additional support from Sony.
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National Care Day Exhibition
Mezzanine Gallery
Exhibition run: 19 Feb – 5 Mar 2026
The Thursday Art Club is run by the Care Experienced Support Worker, Advocacy Worker from WhoCares?Scotland, and the Pathways Coordinator, MCR Pathways. The Club will celebrate National Care Day with an exhibition of artwork, giving young people and others an opportunity to raise awareness for those who are care experienced within the Western Isles community.
