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Remembering Together
Na h-Eileanan Siar

Community Covid Memorials
for the Western Isles

Remembering Together - Na h-Eileanan Siar, is part of a Scotland-wide project to co-create memorials to the Covid pandemic with communities.

 

Lewis-based artist Robbie Thomson has lead the project, alongside Sorcha Monk, Jon Macleod, Sandra Kennedy, Sheena Beatona and team of artists, musicians and workshop providers to deliver a series of arts events, gigs and community gatherings. The project was funded by Scottish Government and delivered by Greenspace Scotland, Macaulay College are the local partners for the Western Isles.

 

Key outcomes from the project included a group of large scale steel and fire sculptures which were lit on beaches around the Western Isles and an album of orignal songs that was released in September 2024.

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Next to You

Album Commission

with Alastair Caplin, Josie Duncan, Scott C Park and Willie Campbell

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Phase 1

Consultation

Laying the groundwork for the project and presenting our findings

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Community Days

Gatherings and Sculptures

On beaches in Benbecula, Barra and Lewis

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Background

Beginning

Information about the project and commissioning the lead artist

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Workshops

Co-creation

Delivering workshops to communities and organisations around the Western Isles 

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