The Pier Arts Centre’s bi-annual exhibition showcasing the work of Orkney’s recent Art Graduates

The Annual Open Exhibition is a highlight of the Centre’s programme and offers a chance to showcase the work of artists from across Orkney.

Exhibition of new work by Colin Kirkpatrick created over the last six months.

This body of new work represents an Orkney spring/summer – in essence and in timeframe. Brandon’s devotion to his materials has allowed him to develop a process which involves the flooding and sealing of warps of string with layers of paint; the string support allowing him to suspend colour within it.

Exhibition exploring the pioneering work of Scottish biologist and polymath D’Arcy Thompson (1860-1948)

Display of two new pieces of work have been co-created – a video with sound from Kalisgarth and an interactive installation from the Glaitness Centre.

This exhibition will bring together 22 women artists who have explored themes of landscape.

Photographs from the Gunnie Moberg Archive selected by Orkney Blide Trust Photography Group accompanied by their own photographic responses

Exhibition bringing together the work of two Stromness artists Bryce Wilson (b. 1942) and Sylvia Wishart (1936-2008).

Exhibition highlighting many of the prints in the Pier Arts Centre Collection

Soulisquoy Printmakers conclude their 40 Years events with this celebratory exhibition.

The Annual Open Exhibition is a highlight of the Centre’s programme and offers a chance to showcase the work of artists from across Orkney.

Exhibition celebrating the centenary of the birth of artist Ian MacInnes

The Rock Cycle (Yamaguchi) is a cross-disciplinary exhibition connecting Yamaguchi, in Japan, and Orkney featuring new works by Glasgow based artist Ilana Halperin, developed both in Japan and Scotland, alongside works by Yamaguchi based artists Yoshihisa Nakano and Keijiro Suzuki.

This display includes work from the Pier Art Centre’s Collection by the pioneering Orcadian film-maker and poet Margaret Tait (1918-1999), alongside works by Katy Dove (1970-2015), and a recent commission by Rosalind Nashashibi (b. 1973).

Three films by artist Rosalind Nashashibi made between 2018-2022 across different time scales and locations in Eastern and Northern Europe.

This exhibition includes a series of striking new drawings, paintings and prints that reflect Laura Drever’s experience of locations in Orkney including Hoy, Hobbister, Ophir and Scapa.

This exhibition focuses on Barns-Graham’s travels in Europe over a 50-year period, including the importance of her trips to Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Lanzarote and the time she spent in Orkney in 1984 and 85.

This display of artwork was created in response to Orkney Island Council’s community wide consultation across the County.

This exhibition brings together a group of paintings by Alan Johnston from the 1980s with a series of new works, as well as a drawing made directly on the gallery wall.

A British Museum touring exhibition Pushing paper: contemporary drawing from 1970 to now illustrates how artists experiment with the power of paper to express their ideas pushing the medium in new directions.

Exhibition featuring work by: Kevin Harman; Kat Gollock; Bill Drummond; Lomond Campbell; Jenny Soep; Mira Knoche; Jamie Reid; Ross Hogg; Iain Gardner; Ryan McGoverne; Jonathan Freemantle & more.

Drawing off the Page includes works from the Pier Arts Centre permanent collection, curated by Orkney College UHI Level 3 BA Fine Art degree students

This exhibition will bring together the work of the latest group of Orkney artists to have graduated from art schools and universities around the country.

The Pier Arts Centre will be closed to carry out annual winter maintenance from 1 January - 11 February 2022.

Online presentation of works from the Pier Arts Centre permanent collection has been selected by Level 3 students on the BA Fine Art Degree at Orkney College UHI.

The Open Exhibition is a highlight of the Centre’s annual programme and offers a chance to showcase the work of artists from across Orkney.

This exhibition brings together a small selection of paintings, drawings and illustrations featuring Birsay, all created in the 20th century.

Islands: Impromptus is an exhibition of new work by Orcadian artist by Sigurd Smith

Exhibition by Orkney based printmaker and photographer Jack Whitwell referencing locations in Orkney including North Hoy, Stenness, and the North Sea.