Poetry evening with Mandy Haggith
As part of our Book Week Scotland 2021 programming, environmental poet Mandy Haggith, will read live at Taigh Chearsabhagh to mark COP26 on Saturday evening at 7.30pm
Book Week Scotland Writing workshop
As part of Book Week Scotland 2021 programming, we’ll host a writing workshop in-person here at Taigh Chearsabhagh.
Poetry evening with Anne Frater & Peter MacKay
As part of Book Week Scotland 2021 programming, poets Anne Frater and Peter MacKay will join us via Zoom on Friday at 7.30pm
Celebration: Book Week Scotland 2021
For Book Week Scotland 2021, we’re celebrating with Anne Frater, Peter MacKay & Mandy Haggith in a varied schedule of events.
Preview: Glacial Narratives
You are invited to join us at Taigh Chearsabhagh for the opening preview of Glacial Narratives. The galleries will be open from 6.30pm, and then we will be joined by the artists Mary Walters, Elizabeth Bourne, Adam Sébire and Martin Disley via Zoom to discuss their work for the exhibition.
The Shepherd’s Song
Shepherds’ songs and counting sheep: Culture, language, tradition and rural economies for the future.
Join Scottish and international partners for a one-day seminar when Taigh Chearsabhagh will host a pan-European gathering with talks, presentations, performances and films’ screenings, as well as opportunities to meet, work, socialise and share experiences.
Friday 15th October. 9.30am – 5.30pm.
Places of Significance: Writing Workshop with Em Strang
Places of Significance is a creative writing workshop led by poet Em Strang, as our September guest poet. Focussing on the more-than-human inhabitants of place and places, the workshop links to South West by South, Gill Russell’s exhibition in Gallery 1.
BERNERAY 8mm Screenings
FAODAIL | FOUND Outer Hebrides Film Archive presents BERNERAY 8mm Screenings A series of three screening events in October featuring […]
Last Thursdays Poetry Evening: Em Strang
Our regular poetry evenings are rekindled as the nights lengthen, with our first guest, Em Strang, who will join us via Zoom to read her poems on the 30th September 2021 at 7:30pm.
Puiaasami Allakkat | Flaskepost – COP26
SILAP PISSUSAATA ALLANNGORIARTORNERI PUIAASAMI ALLAKKATUT: PEQATAAGIT UistFilm, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance, Island Innovation og Glasgow Science Centre […]
Erskine Beveridge: Collecting Relics, Ruins & Ways of Life
Open Monday to Saturday, 10am – 4pm This exhibition from Historic Environment Scotland celebrates the work of Erskine Beveridge and how he used his love of photography to not only capture a Scotland that spoke to him, but to document a way of life he feared was dying out.
South West by South
South West by South: An t-Eilean Fada, The Long Island: A Poetic Cartography is an exhibition of new work by artist Gill Russell created for Taigh Chearsabhagh
Made In Taigh Chearsabhagh
The Uist Arts Association and Taigh Chearsabhagh are co-curating an exhibition to showcase works made using Taigh Chearsabhagh’s Darkroom and Print Studio. Both facilities are open access and include use of specialist equipment and consumables for local and visiting artists.
Preview: South West by South
You are invited to the preview evening for South West by South at Taigh Chearsabhagh. Gill Russell and special guest Donald MacLean will be in conversation discussing their collaboration during the course of Gill’s research.The gallery will be open from 7pm. Drinks and nibbles will be provided.
Duilleag: Book club launch event
Taigh Chearsabhagh are thrilled to announce the launch of DUILLEAG, our new Gaelic book club. Kathleen NicAonghais, our Gaelic Officer, and guests will gather to discuss contemporary Gaelic literature and poetry alongside classic texts.
Professional Development for Artists
Internationally-acclaimed moving image artist Isabel Rocamora will be offering funded creative one-to-one individually tailored mentoring for two artists who are interested in developing their practice in moving image and/or still photography.
POETRY ZOOM – Kenneth Steven
Kenneth Steven is best-known as a poet. 14 of his collections have been published over the years, and individual poems […]
POETRY ZOOM – Hearth and Home
The theme this month is Hearth and Home. So many poets have written about this theme, whether it be their […]
Curious About…
Taigh Chearsabhagh’s Gaelic Officer, Kathleen MacInnes, has been working with Sgoil Uibhist a Tuath and the Glasgow Science Centre for their Curious About Festival.
CELTIC CONNECTIONS – MUSIC OF NORTH UIST
A special night of music and song from North Uist – Celebrating the island’s rich musical talent and heritage, leading musicians (including Julie Fowlis and Ellen MacDonald), and the Taigh Chearsabhagh House Band featuring Padruig Morrison, Anna Black and Seonaidh MacIntyre, up-and-coming talents (Eilidh Lamb, Robert John MacInnes, Doireann Marks and Fionnlagh Mac a’ Phiocair)