Martin S. Laird

Artist | film-maker | animator

Tag: Fair Saturday

  • Portraits for Peace

    Fair Saturday 2025 – Portraits for Peace For the 2025 Fair Saturday event at Northlight gallery in Stromness I will be contributing to a joint exhibition called Portraits For Peace. This event takes place in association with The Orkney News and has received funding from The Arts and Humanities Council via the University of Glasgow.…

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    Poster for the 2025 Fair Saturday exhibition at Northlight Gallery in Stromness in association with the Orkney News, Glasgow University and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The poster shows a blank canvas on an easel which has been desaturated and inverted so that the image is largely white. Exhibition runs 1am-pm daily except Sundays and Mondays from 29th November 2025. Featuring work by Carolyn Dixon, Robinson RR, Susy Shearer and Bryce Wilson

  • Kindness

    Fair Saturday Scotland 2024: Kindness For Fair Saturday 2024, Northlight gallery, The Orkney News and the Fair Saturday Foundation are once again teaming up to host an open exhibition on the theme of Kindness. All artists whether young or old, professional or amateur, are invited to bring small cards and artwork to the gallery by…

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    Poster for the 2024 Fair Saturday Scotland open exhibition running from 28th to 30th November at Northlight gallery in Stromness. Poster shows artwork made from torn paper, courtesy of Orkney Rape and Sexual Assault Service.

  • The Strawplaiters of Orkney

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    The Strawplaiters of Orkney, by Fiona Grahame. Available now from all good bookshops. Cover art by Orcadian artist Martin Laird.

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    The Strawplaiters of Orkney - coloured pencil drawing of a spinster sitting in an Orkney chair plaiting straw.

  • The Rousay Clearances

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    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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    The Rousay Clearances - Exodus from the Egypt of the North. Exhibition on at Northlight Gallery Stromness Orkney from Saturday 28th November to Friday 4th December

  • Woman’s Suffrage Exhibition at Northlight Gallery

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    Woman’s Suffrage: A Work In Progress A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm In December, production artwork for an upcoming animation will be on display at the Northlight Gallery in Stromness. This work was created for a short film from The Orkney News called A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm. Researched and written by Fiona…

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    Woman's Suffrage: A Work in Progress. Artwork from the upcoming animated short "A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm." Exhibition at the Northlight Gallery in Stromness from December 1st to 6th.