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Svalbard: Icebergs and Animals

Svalbard: Icebergs and Animals

An exhibition of photographs from Michael Leather's 2025 visit to Svalbard. On show at Ceann na h-Àirigh , Grimsay 5-30th January 2026[deg_elastic_gallery gallery_ids="241265,241267,241268,241269,241266" _builder_version="4.27.5" _module_preset="default"...

Mella Shaw: Sounding Line

Mella Shaw: Sounding Line

Sounding line: exhibition by Mella Shaw at The McManus, Dundees Art Gallery and Museum. May 24 2025 - Sun Jan 18 2026Sounding Line is an immersive ceramic installation that explores the devastating effect of marine sound and sonar pollution on whale species. The...

FilmG 2026

FilmG 2026

FilmG is an annual Gaelic short-film competition with three tiers: -12, -18 and 18+. Films must be under 5 minutes and in Gaelic. Independent juries evaluate the films, with shortlists announced in Spring and the winners announced in early Summer.The FilmG team and...

VACMA Bursaries

VACMA Bursaries

Closing date: February 3rd 2026 Applications for Visual Artists and Craft Makers Awards (VACMA)  are now open, offering small grants to Scottish visual artists and craft makers for their creative development. VACMA offers 2 types of bursary: £500 Early-Career Bursary:...

Dùthchas / Faodail : Home / Found

Dùthchas / Faodail : Home / Found

Here's the story of a series of artworks inspired by the Faodail film and its predecessor Dùthchas. Here, Berneray-based artist Yasmin Davidson talks about finding the inspiration for her recent paintings in two recent Uistfilm projects. Dùthchas collected  8mm film...

Figure and Life Drawing Class, North Uist

Figure and Life Drawing Class, North Uist

Join the UHI NWH full-time art students for five afternoons of guided figure and life drawing at Taigh Chearsabhagh Art Studio, Lochmaddy. Explore short poses, longer sustained drawings and a range of media including charcoal, ink, pencil and paint. Suitable for...

UAA Winter Show 2025

UAA Winter Show 2025

The Uist Arts Association's Winter Show at runs at Taigh Chearsabhagh in Lochmaddy, from November 8th until December 24th. All the works are small (in 24 x 24 cm frames), they're for sale, and can be taken away immediately. The theme of this year's Show is Peace /...

UAA Summer Show 2025

UAA Summer Show 2025

Some of the artwork from the Uist Arts Association's Summer Show at Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre, Lochmaddy, which ran from to June 27 to August 16th 2025[dmg_masonry_gallery...

Summer Open Exhibition 2024

Summer Open Exhibition 2024

The annual Summer Open Exhibition, with artwork by members of the Uist Arts Association  is now open and runs until early August, in the Taigh Chearsabhagh Studios in Lochmaddy, North Uist. Much of the work will be available to purchase, with new pieces added...

Winter Exhibition 2023

Winter Exhibition 2023

  This year’s Winter offering from the Uist Arts Association has a Small Works theme.  The show will open on November 11th, and with the following week being Scottish Book week, a a  combined launch party is...