Benbecula

Community Gathering

Saturday 14th Sept, 2 - 7pm

Lionacleit Machair

A day of interactive art & music reflecting the challenges of the pandemic, celebrating the resilience of communities and beauty of our islands.

Including:

Machair nature walk with Matthew Topsfield

Poem in a day with Pauline Prior-Pitt

Otter Mountain tent & learn fire skills with Emily Durie

Percussion with Alex Brown

Beach Drawing with Anne Monk & Deborah MacVicar

Art with Margret Joan MacIsaac

Lionacleit School Pipe Band

Acoustic music around the fire sculpture

Tea & cakes at the Liniclate Community Allotments

Outer Hebrides Film Archive

* Due to storm force winds the event was not able to tale place as planned. The workshops took place at a later date with local community organisations and the fire sculptures were lit with a small invited audience.

Barra & Vatersay

Community Gathering

Saturday 21st Sept, 11am - 8pm

Various Locations

Part 1 - Allasdale

Making Through Walking :

Creative Encounters with Your Surroundings.

Led by Uist based artists, Tara Drummie and Calum MacKinnon Ferguson. 11am - 1pm

This workshop will take place over a period of walking on Allasdale machair, where participants will collect memories of place through observations, sketching, expressive mark making, writing, and actions.

Back to the Broch :

Linking the personal with the archaeological.

Led by local artist Sheena Beaton. 1.30pm - 2.30pm

A writing session at Dùn Cuithir where participants will work from a series of prompts exploring memory, landscape, and personal history.