Events & Exhibitions Archive

Siri wakes to find herself trapped inside a brutalist candy-coloured dreamhouse. Despite the cutesy décor, the place is far from benign, and she and her fellow inmates are encouraged to compete for survival. Forced to go head-to-head in a series of demeaning tasks, Siri and Alexa start subverting the rules, soon revealing the sinister truth […]

This Saturday (13th October) we will be launching Saturday Club classes for children in Lochboisdale. The classes will run from 12:30pm – 1:30pm for children aged 5 – 7, and then from 2pm – 3pm for children aged 8+. Our Saturday Club classes in North Uist are popular but it can be difficult for families […]

We are delighted to be featuring local artist Ellis O’Connor as the first exhibiting artist in our new space in Lochboisdale, Taigh Chearsabhagh a’ Deas. O’Connor’s paintings are inspired by the Uist landscape and the elements that shape this environment. This exhibition will run from the 13th of October until the 9th of November. We […]

Along the peaty shore  – Air an tràigh mhòintich a series of prints and paintings by Catherine Yeatman This is a quiet slow landscape where edges mingle, and the tide seeps silently, asking the question: Uist, land or water?   From the 6th of October to 17th November in the Taigh Chearsabhagh Cafe.   Image […]

Image Credit: March, 2018, by Roy Talmon & Noa Biran – Talmon Biran Architecture Studio, 8th Land Art Festival, Poland. @ Marta Michalowska 6 October 2018 1:30pm – 9pm plus writing workshop 10:30am-12:30pm Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre Lochmaddy North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5AA 01870 603970 [email protected] Free, booking essential A day of conversations, […]

Lots of great films at the festival at Taigh Chearsabhagh and Carinish Hall. Full programme here Including SHORE: How We See The Sea To book tickets for Uist screenings click here Share thisFacebookTwitterPinterestEmail

Don’t miss this special screening of debut feature film by Ben Sharrock. Unable to fly the nest due to the economic crisis that grips Spain, a young couple have trouble consummating their relationship. Increasingly desperate and with no money for a hotel, they are forced to look for local public hotspots used for sex, known […]

Thank you to all the RUNRIG fans who were at The Last Dance in Stirling on Friday and Saturday and have made the trip to North Uist to view the RUNRIG Archive in Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre. What a wonderful fantastic experience it was. Never to be forgotten. Next year 2019 we are […]

The Festival Open Writing Competition is open to all those living on Uist and Benbecula or whose entries are inspired by the socio-economic, historic or geographic features of these islands; and is open to established and new and emerging authors alike. There are separate classes for juniors (from 3 to below the age of 8 […]

From August 2018 to July 2019, we will be exhibiting the work of UAA (Uist Arts Association) artists in the Taigh Chearsabhagh Cafe. Gina MacDonald is the first local artist we are featuring in this rolling program of exhibitions with her show Snaithlean. About Snaithlean: My work is based on dementia, connections and repetition.   I […]

Tuesday 21st August 2018:Taigh Chearsabhagh 6.30pm – 7pm: Presentation 7pm – 8.30pm: pre-booked 1-2-1s Book Here: Admission Free Stephen Palmer, Visual Arts Officer, Creative Scotland, will introduce the Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards scheme and will also speak about Creative Scotland and its funding more generally. At Taigh Chearsabhagh, Louise Cook: Shoreline Stoneware will speak […]

Great to have the amazing Kirsty Law back at Taigh Chearsabhagh! Don’t miss this chance to hear her fantastic voice. Support slot provided by the Uibhist Luadh Group with Gaelic waulking songs. Tickets on the door £8 inc VAT/£6 concs.  Reservation recommended. Refreshments by donation.   Share thisFacebookTwitterPinterestEmail

                A new film and sound installation commissioned by The Wapping Project playfully explores questions around creation of borders. What are borders? How are they constructed? What are the consequences of their creation? Who draws the border? What is considered when it is being drawn? In Making Her […]

Chaidh na nithean a chì thu an seo san taisbeanadh a thaghadh le clann ann an clasaichean 5, 6 agus 7 ann an Sgoil Uibhist a Tuath. Chaidh an taghadh an dèidh mòran smaoineachaidh orra mar na nithean a tha cudromach dhaibh an-dràsta agus a dh’innseas sgeul mu bheatha na cloinne anns an eilean. Tha […]

Taigh Chearsabhagh Winter Programme, Events Manager Role This is a one-year contract, with potential to develop into a permanent role subject to funding. This is a part-time role at 3 days per week. What we need; Self-starter Able to identify and complete funding applications Ability to forge new event partnerships and supplier relations Knowledge of […]

As part of our Saturday Club program we will be running a Wader Animation Project, in collaboration with SNH, where children will have the opportunity to learn about wader habitat and make a short animation to highlight issues affecting these habitats, all while having fun! We will be using a technique called Stop-Frame animation and […]

Come and join us for our Children’s Saturday Clubs – Fun and Free! Saturday Club is a series of lively Arts and Heritage themed art workshops for Children. Each workshop is led by a professional artist and a skilled assistant and will involve making arts & crafts suitable for all abilities and skill levels. The […]

Thursday 12 July 7.30pm The Voyage Out: Poetry, Prose, Music & Memoir Anne-Marie Fyfe presents an evening on writers and the sea, from great novelists, travel-writers & poets of the past, to local poets who’ve taken part in Anne-Marie’s Edge of the Depths workshops, to the constant, recurring presence of the sea in her first five collections of […]

THE MOIRA MONOLOGUES Meet Moira Bell, cleaner, single mother, and the hardest woman in Falkirk. Whether defending her wee dog Pepe from the local rottweiler, attempting to seduce a teacher, or belting out Diana Ross for the Scotia karaoke night, Moira is hilarious, hypnotic, frightening and heart-warming company. Based on the women in Alan’s family, […]

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