HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026! 🥳

As we Celebrate Hogmanay this week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is 1929 (fireworks) by Ben Nicholson #PierArtsCentre #Hogmanay

Today we celebrate the birth of Bet Low (1924-2007) with Calm Water (at Mill Bay, Hoy) 1972 from our Collection. #PierArtsCentre

The Board and Staff would like to wish all our Friends, Volunteers, Audiences, Supporters, Patrons and Artists a very MERRY CHRISTMAS 2025 #PierArtsCentre

Our Festive #WednesdayWorkofWeek is Star / Steer by Ian Hamilton Finlay © By courtesy of the Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay & © the copyright holder #PierArtsCentre

Today and tomorrow (Tues 23/Wed 24) are the last two days to see our Annual Open Exhibition including over 400 works by over 230 local artists and makers. Open 10:30am-5pm Admission Free Closed 25 December 2025-7 January 2026 #PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists

There are still a few days to see our Annual Open Exhibition 2025 Today (Saturday 20 Dec) 10:30am-5pm Tuesday 23 Dec 10:30am-5pm Christmas Eve 10:30am-5pm Admission Free Closed 25 Dec 2025 until 7 Jan 2026 #PierArtsCentre

We always love to share work by Orkney artists, and so for this week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek here's Reflections 2004 by Orcadian artist Sylvia Wishart #PierArtsCentre

The Pier Arts Centre will open at the slightly later time of 11am tomorrow only (Wednesday 17 Dec) Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Normal opening times (Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm) resume on Thursday (18 Dec) #PierArtsCentre

Annual Open Exhibition 2025 Tuesday to Saturday 10:30am-5pm including Christmas Eve Admission Free Closed 25 Dec 2025 until 7 Jan 2026

Join Orkney Neuk Local at the Pier Arts Centre, 1:30-4pm tomorrow (Saturday 13 December) for an informal tour of the Annual Open Exhibition. Admission is free. Book a place here events.humanitix.com/neuk-orkney-... #OrkneyNeukLocal #PierArtsCentre #neurodiversity

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange 11 December: Sisterhood for Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters at Watts Gallery Here's Young Girl (from 'The Family of Man') Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) at The Hepworth Wakefield

This week our #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is Driftwood Relief Three, 1980 by Margaret Mellis #PierArtsCentre

Join Orkney Neuk Local at the Pier Arts Centre, 1:30-4pm next Saturday (13 December) for the next meet-up Admission is free. Book a place here events.humanitix.com/neuk-orkney-... #OrkneyNeukLocal #PierArtsCentre #neurodiversity

Our Annual Open Exhibition is on display until Christmas Eve and includes work by over 230 local artists and makers. Open Tues-Sat 10:30am-5pm Admission Free If you can't make it along to see the exhibition, head to our website to see some pics www.pierartscentre.com/current-upco...

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is looking at the natural world for The Nature of Gothic at Blackburn Museum We love this painting by Mary Newcomb (1922–2008) There are no Raindrops on the Branches where the Birds are Sitting From the Ipswich Borough Council Collection

This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is Colourland, 2005 by Sean Scully #PierArtsCentre

It's great keeping up with Orkney based visual artists and writer Samantha Clark as she experiences a month long residency in Japan facilitated by the Pier Arts Centre in collaboration with Aomori Contemporary Art Centre (ACAC) 国際芸術センター青森 Read her latest blog here buff.ly/ZjkW4nC

We are delighted to be working with Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) again this year as one of the host venues for the Residencies for Scotland Programme. Deadline for applications is 5pm on Sunday 18 January 2026 Please find details and how to apply here: www.royalscottishacademy.org/opportunitie...

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating Museum Shops If you haven't already done so, make sure and check out the ArtUK shop shop.artuk.org where you'll find lots of lovely merchandise from collections around the country.

This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is Callum Innes Exposed Painting, Deep Violet, Charcoal Black 2004 from our collection. © the artist #PierArtsCentre

Our Annual Open Exhibition is on display until Christmas Eve and includes work by over 230 local artists and makers. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm Admission Free #PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists

We are open today (Sunday 23 November) 12noon-4pm for Stromness' Mulled Wine Sunday. Pop in for some festive family art activities Please note children must be accompanied by an adult #PierArtsCentre #Christmas

OPENING TODAY: Annual Open Exhibition 2025 22 November-Christmas Eve Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm/PLUS Sunday 23 November 12noon-4pm Admission Free #PierArtsCentre #Christmas #Orkney #Artists

In collaboration with Aomori Contemporary Art Centre in Japan, the Pier Arts Centre has facilitated a residency in Japan for Orkney based visual artist and writer Samantha Clark. Read her latest blog below buff.ly/e5dVORC

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is all about Emotion for Subversive Forms: Revolutionary Approaches to Clay @chippenham_museum You can really feel the artists emotion in Reflections by Orkney's own Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008) from the collection at Aberdeen Art Gallery

This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is: Placing or Appearing to Place 2023 oil on linen by Alexandra Kadzevich b. 1992 Presented to the Pier Arts Centre by the Contemporary Art Society 2023/24

Stromness Christmas Bonanza starts today (Saturday 15 November) Get a number for every £5 spent #Stromness #Christmas

COMING NEXT: Annual Open Exhibition Saturday 22 November until Christmas Eve Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm PLUS 12noon-4pm Sunday 23 November. Admission Free Image: Alina Filatova Handmade Photo Album - Flowers © the artist #PierArtsCentre #Orkneyart #Christmas

Today we celebrate the birth of Orcadian poet and filmmaker Margaret Tait (1918-99) with a still from Happy Bees 1955 16mm film with colour and sound © the estate of the artist #PierArtsCentre #Orkney #MargaretTait

Orkney based artists and makers have until 5pm TODAY (Saturday 8 November) to enter up to drop work off for this year's Annual Open Exhibition The exhibition is supported by NordDallas Insurance Brokers Open Tues-Sat 10:30-5. Admission Free #PierArtsCentre #Orkneyartists #ChristmasExhibition

Tomorrow (Saturday 8 November) is the last chance to see Magic on the Border of Things - Works from the Pier Arts Centre Collection and Portals: new work by Adela Kałuzińska COMING NEXT: Annual Open Exhibition - 22 November-24 December Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm. Admission Free

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating dramatic artworks We think Oi Yoi Yoi by Roger Hilton (1911–1975) from the collection at Tate St Ives is pretty dramatic!

This week's #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is Nicholson Ben 1929 (Fireworks) to celebrate Bonfire Night last night © Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2024

This is the last week to see Portals: new work by Adela Kałuzińska - on display until Saturday 8 November. This is the first solo exhibition by the Glasgow-based artist. Adela was a member of Piergroup, the Pier Arts Centre's young people collective, while at school in Orkney.

One week left for Orkney based artists and makers to get work in for the Annual Open Exhibition 2025 Deadline: 5pm Sat 8 Nov Work must be original and for sale and accompanied by a completed form which can be downloaded from the Pier Arts Centre’s website www.pierartscentre.com

Tomorrow (Saturday 1 November) will be the last chance to see SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling at the Pier Arts Centre A book accompanying the exhibition is available at the gallery shop, priced at £20 Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm #PierArtsCentre #RogerAckling

Piergroup is the Pier Arts Centre’s young people’s collective for 16-26 year olds. Join us at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, 7:30pm on Tuesday 11 November as we launch our 2025/26 programme New members welcome! Please email: [email protected] for info or would like to come along

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange Spooky art What can be more spooky than Witch by Margaret Mellis (1914–2009) from the collection at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)

As it's the last week to see our exhibition SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling (on display until until 1 November) our #WednesdayWorkoftheWeek is Voewood 1999 sunlight on wood © Estate of the Artist / Courtesy @Annely Juda Fine Art Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-5pm. Admission is Free #PierArtsCentre

Today we celebrate the Centenary of the birth of Scottish poet, artist and gardener Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) by hosting a special screening of The Boat in the Writing Room: retracing the origins of Stonypath, Little Sparta tonight (Tues 28 Oct) 7-9pm Free. To book [email protected]

One more week to see SUNLIGHT: Roger Ackling - on display at the Pier Arts Centre until 1 November 2025 Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm All Artworks © Estate of the Artist / Courtesy @Annely Juda Fine Art #PierArtsCentre #RogerAckling

Portals, the first solo exhibition by Adela Kałuzińska is on display until Sat 8 Nov Adela was previously a member of Piergroup, the Pier Arts Centre's young people collective. We are launching this year's Piergroup programme on Tues 11 Nov 7:30pm email [email protected] for info

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is all about Autumn Autumn Series No. 7 Balmungo by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004) is the epitome of autumn @barns-grahamtrust.org.uk

Don't miss our screenings of The Boat in the Writing Room: retracing the origins of Stonypath, Little Sparta, to celebrate the Centenary of the birth of Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) The Space, Rousay—Saturday 25 October, 2-4pm The Pier Arts Centre—Tuesday 28 October, 7-9pm Admission is free

Our next exhibition celebrating Orkney's recent art graduates will take place early in 2026. If you went to school in Orkney or attended UHI Orkney, graduating in 2024-25 with any art related degree and would like to be included in the exhibition please get in touch [email protected]

Join Emma Ainsley (artist) & John Phillips (artist-musican) at the Pier Arts Centre TODAY (Sat 18 Oct) 2-4pm if you are interested in being part of a local Neuk group in Orkney. Neuk Collective brings together, supports, and advocates for neurodivergent artists find out more at neukcollective.co.uk

Orkney artists and makers have until 5pm on Sat 8 Nov to enter up to two works into the Pier Arts Centre's Annual Open Exhibition Work must be original and for sale and accompanied by a completed form which can be downloaded from the website www.pierartscentre.com or picked up in the gallery

To celebrate the Centenary of the birth of Ian Hamilton Finlay (28 October 1925-27 March 2006) the Pier Arts Centre is hosting a series of special film screenings of The Boat in the Writing Room Admission is free. Booking required. Email [email protected] Tel 01856 850209 #PierArtsCentre

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is about ‘Ghosts and ethereal art’ for Ghost Objects: Summoning Leighton’s Lost Collection at Leighton House Here's Deep the Ghost by Alan Davie (1920–2014) @edinburghprints