An Orkney siltstone from Devonian times, carved with footprints for the legend of an ancient boat, has been travelling across Norway this summer, to Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim. Artist Beatrice Searle describes the background to...
Category - Arts & Crafts
Sound and music and us
At this year’s Orkney International Science Festival, Clive and Marianne Greated will both be speaking about sound, from different perspectives. Dr Marianne Greated is an artist who has been researching the relationships between...
Fashion the Future!
The window of a former Orkney clothing shop is back in action with costumes this week. Aislin, Nyx...
Northern Light with Orkney Camera Club
One of the most popular and long-running exhibitions to take place annually in the Science Festival...
Geometry by lamplight
Jenny Dockett’s title – Creative Learning and Educational Consultant – really speaks for itself...
Open Windows lets the light in
The windows along the main street of Stromness are the gallery for a new exhibition in this year’s...
A rainbow of colour and light
The rainbow has been a special element in ancient mythology, legends and superstitions, as well as...
Science and the paintbox
Today’s painter has easy access to a plethora of ready-made paints unheard of in ancient times...
Between Tides: weaving at Northlight
Northlight Studio occupies a former butcher’s shop half way down Stromness Street and is home to...
Poetry and landscape: The Standings
The Standings is a new strand of poetry, photography and art-science research being developed by...