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Rebel Orkney Fair Saturday exhibition
Rebel Orkney, St. Andrews Fair Saturday exhibition at Northlight Gallery, Stromness. For the past few years Fiona Grahame (editor of The Orkney News), Cary Welling (curator of Northlight Gallery) and I have held events in association with St. Andrews Fair Saturday, which exists as an antidote to the rampant consumerism of Black Friday. For 2021…
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Happy Days – taking a cruise in the climate crisis
Happy Days – taking a cruise in the climate crisis. Dealing with the climate crisis facing the planet is not just the responsibility of governments. Individuals also bear responsibility for their own lifestyle choices and personal carbon footprints. The IPCC report into climate change is absolutely devastating: it is a serious threat to the stability…
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The Fairy Dance at the Loft Gallery
The Fairy Dance exhibition of animation artwork at the Workshop and Loft Gallery in St. Margaret’s Hope, Orkney. From the 28th of August until the 28th of September, the Workshop and Loft Gallery in St. Maragaret’s Hope, Orkney will be showing artwork from Martin Laird’s upcoming animation The Fairy Dance (along with a few other…
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Rebel Orkney book launch
Rebel Orkney – book launch at Bragi’s Open Circle Fiona Grahame and I are proud to announce the publication of Rebel Orkney, an illustrated history book published by Orkney News Ltd. and distributed by Ingram. Subtitled “tales of insurrection from Orcadian history”, Rebel Orkney tells the story of some of those who dared to stand…
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The Rousay Clearances
The Rousay Clearances – Exodus from the Egypt of the North For the 2020 St. Andrew’s Fair Saturday, Fiona Grahame and myself will be holding an exhibition of text and images concerning the Rousay Clearances. The exhibition is held in association with Cary Welling and Northlight Gallery, and we will be taking donations in aid…
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Alexander Graham
Alexander Graham v. the Royal Burgh of Kirkwall Alexander Graham was a merchant who lived in Stromness, Orkney, in the 18th Century. At the time Stromness was growing from a tiny fishing village to a sizeable town due to its convenient location on the North Atlantic trade routes. This put it in competition with the…
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