Orkney and the Artist Illustrated Talk by Andrew Parkinson

In this online talk Pier Arts Centre Curator Andrew Parkinson tells the audience about the exhibition Orkney and the Artist, currently on display at the Pier Arts Centre.

In 1988 the Stromness poet George Mackay Brown wrote the introduction to a book marking the first 10 years of the Pier Arts Centre. The essay – Orkney and the Artist – notes the significant role that art and artists have played in Orkney life and culture over the last few centuries.

Featuring work by Stanley Cursiter, Robert Rendall, Sylvia Wishart, Gunnie Moberg, Ian MacInnes and others, the exhibition emphasises George Mackay Brown’s belief that art is critical to the health and well-being of any society.

Orkney and the Artist is on display at the Pier Arts Centre until Saturday 6 November 2021

This event is part of the Scottish Civic Trust’s Doors Open Days 2021