Public art and case studies
-
20 October 2025
Orkney 2025: Island Voices & Island Soonds
Orkney Islands Council successfully delivered two major arts projects celebrating Orkney and island cultures worldwide during the 2025 International Island Games, which took place from 12 to 18 July 2025.
-
13 October 2025
Culture Fund Case Study 2024-2025: Orkney Music and Culture
We requested support to establish a new music event, Water Sound Bluegrass, and Roots Festival based across the Churchill Barriers, on the two linked Isles of Burray and South Ronaldsay, specifically…
-
17 September 2025
Culture Fund Open Pot Case Study 2025-2026: Orkney Camerata
We paid for Michael Bawtree to fly up to Orkney on three separate weekends – all of his flights landed on time so there was no disruption to rehearsals, which went ahead as planned. Our guest oboist…
-
23 March 2025
VACMA 2023-2024: Thibault Gras
My award was used to purchase an 85mm f/1.8 lens, a flash, transmitter, and a reflector.
-
23 March 2025
Culture Fund 2024-2025 Case Study: Soulisquoy Printmakers
The aim of the project was to provide support for Soulisquoy Young Associates to create a safe and welcoming space for other young people to meet and to develop their own creative practice with a…
-
23 March 2025
Case Study Culture Fund 24-25: The Orcadian Story Trust
Orkney Storytelling Festival is now well-known and well attended in Orkney. Overall, we were very pleased with the way the Festival went. We organised eight events over four days, and using unusual…
-
4 March 2025
Culture Fund 2024-2025: Hoy Heritage Centre (Friends of Hoy Kirk)
The fund enabled us to but the artwork 'Hoy & Walls Parish Map' a diptych by artist Sarah McFadyen.
-
4 March 2025
VACMA: Solargraphy - Kate Elliot
I placed a few cameras out locally, and some of them took some good pictures. I shared images created at St Magnus Cathedral with staff there, and the same thing with Historic Scotland after having…
-
3 March 2025
VACMA Case Study 2023-2024: Trisha Berry
During this project, I explored making my own pigments for oil, acrylic, and watercolour painting, even experimenting with homemade charcoal beyond my initial plans. I also prepared primers for…
-
12 February 2025
Culture Fund 2023-2024: North Isles Dance Academy
The project was a success and exceeded expectations with community engagement and social inclusivity. Nearly 50% of the whole community (residents of Sanday) either attended the performance or were a…
