In collaboration with An Lanntair’s Purvai team, artist Arpita Shah has been researching the histories of South Asian families in the Outer Hebrides through the medium of tea! The ritual of tea is truly both a Hebridean and Indian cultural practice so what better way to explore and share the stories of these journeys, discussing notions of home, identity, and memory, than over… More…
New passages our writers exchange project in partnerships with Edinburgh International Book Festival and Apeejay Literary Festival Kolkata uses the life, work of Mackenzie and Collection as it’s axis. Scottish Writers Nalini Paul and Abir Mukherjee travelled to the Hebrides in August 2017 to view the collection and birth place of Mackenzie and are now writing on… More…
New passages our writers exchange project in partnerships with Edinburgh International Book Festival and Apeejay Literary Festival Kolkata uses the life, work of Mackenzie and Collection as it’s axis. Scottish Writers Nalini Paul and Abir Mukherjee travelled to the Hebrides to view the collection and birth place of Mackenzie and are now writing on their discoveries and… More…
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…
Fòcas Scotland creates international exchanges and exhibitions for emerging photographers. Their project Fòcas India celebrates the UK India Year of Culture 2017. Earlier this year, Fòcas called for work from artists in Scotland and India on the theme . Their jury have shortlisted 30. 10 will be selected for a group show which will tour… More…
An Lanntair wins Heritage Lottery Fund support to launch the first ever Exhibition of the Colin Mackenzie Collection and Purvai, a Festival of South Asian art and culture in Stornoway. Today, on the 196 anniversary of Colin Mackenzie’s death, An Lanntair has received £59,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to deliver one of… More…
Tell us a little about your exhibition that opened at An Lanntair and the ideas behind it: Fòcas: We’re a new organisation that brings Scotland exciting international photography linked to our communities. We’re inspired by Lensational’s work – grass-roots photography projects that get people looking around and exploring their world in new ways. So… More…
This September is a film lover’s dream at An Lanntair. We have a some very special film events lined up, as well as great movies for kids and grown-ups alike. This is all on top of Hebrides International Film Festival which we will be telling you much more about very soon. PARTY AT THE PICTURES… More…
So now I make my way to The Asiatic Society of Bengal on Park Street Kolkata just down the road from Mackenzie’s final resting place. Here I am very excited to see the drawings they hold and hope to find some that relate to the drawings I have been looking at in London. All this… More…
An Lanntair’s Project Curator Catherine Maclean sends us her first blog from her research trip to India. This trip is part of Catherine’s work researching the Colin Mackenzie collection. For more info on the project please click here. India Blog, January 2016 Delhi: First few days in back in Delhi was mostly spent with re… More…
