Public art and case studies
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1 February 2021
VACMA: Cassia Dodman
Funding used to train in welding practices with a local welder and software to produce professional documentation of practice as well as digital practice. "The award allowed me to be much more…
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1 February 2021
VACMA: Carolyn Dixon
Funding granted for establishing ways to use intaglio in particular etching processes without impact on adjacent aquatic environments by developing an ecologically sound approach to intaglio etching.…
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1 February 2021
VACMA: Kirstie Bruce
Funding granted to work with a mentor to improve knowledge and understanding of making glazes from raw materials to enable the creation of new colours and finishes in her ceramic practice. "I…
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17 November 2020
Culture Fund: Doors Open Days 2020
Again this year Orkney took part in the Doors Open Days. Scotland’s biggest free festival of architecture presented its largest ever digital offering in September, as we celebrated Scotland’s…
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22 October 2020
Culture Fund: Storytelling Festival 2020
"The Covid-19 pandemic struck the UK in late 2019 and increased to the extent that the country was put into lockdown by late March 2020. The 2020 Orkney Storytelling Festival had already booked the…
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13 October 2020
The Balfour Hospital Art Collection
The Balfour Hospital Art Collection The Balfour Hospital, a new purpose built hospital designed by Keppie Design and built by Robertson Group at a cost of £65 million, opened in July 2019. Balfour Hospital is a rural general hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney, and managed by NHS Orkney.
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11 September 2020
VACMA: Leila Dearness
"As an Orkney based illustrator and papercut artist, I am constantly inspired by my surroundings to design and produce work that reflects the spirit of the island and its inhabitants. My designs tell…
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1 September 2020
VACMA: Alex Leonard
Award given to enrol on an online course, 'Advanced Character Design' with Stephen Silver. The aim was to develop and improve illustration skill set. "The course was very useful in exposing some of…
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1 September 2020
VACMA: Martin Laird
Martin Laird is an artist and animator from Orkney, working in both traditional and digital media. He says his work is primarily concerned with his own cultural identity as both an Orcadian and a…
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28 February 2020
VACMA: Diana Leslie
For Acrylic Resist Etching training at Edinburgh Printmakers to gain insight into innovations in processes: “Fundamentally I have ironed out conflicts between older ways of doing things and new ways.…
