Author Archives: Andy Ross

Olympics…

The Olympics have officially kicked off in Shetland with the announcement of a new song specially commissioned to celebrate by Brian Nicholson and news of rehearsals for the song. If you ten and older and you fancy joining in, come … Continue reading

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The Shetland Gallery

Up here in the north, we are very lucky to have the new Shetland Gallery, showing the best of Shetland art and craft from the stylish space in Yell. Shona and Alan have just launched their new website; have a … Continue reading

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Jazz Circus

Tickets for the performances on June 9th are now on sale. Get yours at Shetland Box Office!

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Our summer textile plans

It is going to be a season of activity this year in Sellafirth. Sarah Dearlove is back this week for a couple of months to do more on her PhD which is looking at Shetland weaving, and we also have … Continue reading

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71000 knitted squares and a challenge

Alzheimer Scotland and Shetland Arts have teamed up to bring us a world-record attempt. If you fancy being part of the challenge to raise awareness of dementia, you could contribute a knitted series of ten 10cm x 10cm squares or … Continue reading

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Birds, real and imagined…

Summer is the time for birds and visitors, and this week we have had a few of both from England, some from Orkney and one or two from further afield. Overhead, the larks are singing and the curlews are calling … Continue reading

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Collect this weekend…

If you are in London this weekend, pay a visit to Collect, the Crafts Council’s contemporary craft showcase. Collect is at the Saatchi Gallery from 11th May to the 14th, and is quite simply, the best place to see and … Continue reading

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Is it a bird? Is it a robot? No, it’s…a condor!

Just on the Shetland Arts website comes the news that one of the highlights of the summer is going to be a robotic bird which will tour the islands and meet the communities of Shetland. Normally, I would say “Robotic … Continue reading

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Manufacturing…

Well, you wait for opportunities and suddenly loads come all at once. Next weekend, there is a morning business event about manufacturing which includes talks by Cecil Tait of Paperwark, Jay Hawkins of Shetland Cheese, and Joanna Hunter of Ninian.  The … Continue reading

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Readying us all for autumn and winter 2013!

This June, the ever-popular trend workshops by Anne Ritchie are coming up. Anne is joined by Anne Ferguson who will be giving a colour workshop, and these look really great events for anyone who is in fashion or wants to … Continue reading

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