Past Events
Spincycle-Skye – Short Films
12 – 02 November 2013
This Spincycle-Skye Short Film Series features a selection of twelve shorts by contemporary filmmakers and artists on the theme of spin including work by Katy Dove, Catriona Black and Sampler Culture Clash at the Skye Bike Fest. SPINCYCLE-SKYE SHORT FILM SERIES from ATLAS Arts on Vimeo. You are invited to pop…
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Spincycle – Skye // A Sonic Journey Into Sound
24 August 2013
In collaboration with Skye Bike Fest, sampler-cultureclash presents Spincycle: A Sonic Journey into the World of Spin. Spincycle comprises a dynamic performance by singers, musicians, cyclists, spinners and weavers created during a week long residency on the Isle of Skye. The sonic laboratory will explore circular and periodic motion; cycles; and…
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Nick Hand talk at Bike Fest
23 August 2013
In collaboration with Skye Bike Fest, Nick Hand, a Bristolian graphic designer and photographer will discuss his cycle around the coast of the British Isles in search of the artisans and characters who live and work on the coastline. Nick made over 100 little photofilms on the journey, editing and uploading…
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P A N O R A M A
18 – 19 May 2013
On Saturday the 18 of May and Sunday the 19 of May, ATLAS Arts will host a weekend programme of talks, tours and music celebrating the launch of Alec Finlay’s còmhlan bheanntan | a company of mountains. Finlay will be joined by artists, mountain experts, musicians and poets for a series…
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Belief | Thomson and Craighead – Special Event
26 April 2013
ATLAS is hosting a special screening of Thomson & Craighead‘s Belief in the unique setting of Dunvegan Castle. Belief is a documentary artwork exploring the notion of belief through information sourced online. Starting in Skye with Dunvegan’s Fairy Flag, the two-screen installation presents a series of fragmented broadcasts about belief, all…
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Bàta Brèagha // Bonnie Boat | Travelling Gallery
06 – 10 September 2011
The Travelling Gallery will visit Skye and Lochalsh with their autumn exhibition Waste Management. The installation by Scottish artists Jonathan Owen and Charlie Hammond includes new sculptures and a series of collaborative screen-prints. Both artists have been known to change the appearance of objects around them and use dark humour and…
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Bàta Brèagha // Bonnie Boat | Coracle Workshop
03 – 10 September 2011
Heather Clyne will lead a coracle-making workshop. A coracle, also known as the currach, bull boat, quffa, parasil – is a small, keel-less boat. Taking place over a week the workshop will give participants the chance to build a four to six seater coracle, which will be included in the Bàta…
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Mid Summer Readings // Alec Finlay and Meg Bateman
21 June 2011
On the 21st of June 2011, artist, poet and publisher Alec Finlay was joined by Gaelic poet and writer Meg Bateman for an evening of poetry at The Isle of Skye Baking Company hosted in collaboration with The Skye Reading Room. Alec Finlay had recently completed The Road North with Ken Cockburn. For a year,…
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Artists talk at West Highland College // Zöe Walker and Neil Bromwich
26 March 2011
Artists Zoë Walker & Neil Bromwich will discuss their work, including their ambitious Celestial Radio project, in a talk at West Highland College. Walker and Bromwich have exhibited all over the world, including Austria and Australia. Their work explores the liminal space between what exists and what is possible. Using a variety of…
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