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Lunchtime Talk: Mhairi Killin

12 March 2021

This new lunchtime series of talks brings together a range of artists and speakers reflecting on the history, heritage and reality of life in the Highlands and Islands. These informal get-togethers are open to anyone – sit back and listen or get involved as we talk more about artist practice…

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10 January 2018

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Eilean Fuinn on Soundcloud

08 November 2017

You can still experience Richard Skelton’s composition Eilean Fuinn with this edited version.

Early Warning Signs

06 January 2017

John Griff interviews Ellie Harrison about her Early Warning Signs project at NN Contemporary Art in Northampton throughout 2015

ATLAS Arts Café – Episode 17

20 October 2016

The final episode of ATLAS Arts Café was an action packed programme guest produced by Hector MacInnes interviewing ceramicist and potter Stuart Whatley of the Edinbane Pottery, Gemma Petrie painter educated at Portree High School and Dr Angus Venter poet and musician.

ATLAS Arts Café – Episode 16

20 October 2016

To coincide with the launch of a new map for Portree and the Isle of Skye, jointly commissioned with ATLAS Arts andthe Portree Area Community Trust (PACT). This programme features an interview with artist, musician and bandleader J. Maizlish Mole and PACT chair Ross Cowie. They will be talking about…

ATLAS Arts Café – Episode 14

20 October 2016

Artist and photographer Nicky Bird talks about her work and experience in new media with a focus on her project Archaeology of the Ordinary. Her work investigates the contemporary relevance of found photographs, the hidden histories of archives and specific sites. This is followed by a conversation with Lorayne McLucas,…

ATLAS Arts Café – Episode 13

20 October 2016

This programme, first aired in 2013, features an interview with internationally acclaimed Scottish artist Graham Fagen. Find out more about his recent residency at Timespan, his experience of being an Offical War artist in Kosovo and a project that took Burns to reggae.

ATLAS Arts Café – Episode 12

20 October 2016

Ayrshire based artist Chris Dooks talks about his work in film, photography and sound and discusses how managing a chronic illness informs his practice. Dooks’ work includes “Moons or These Knots are Not Knots,” an installation commissioned by Ayr Renaissance. He is passionate about music and loves working in new…

ATLAS Arts Café – Episode 11

20 October 2016

ATLAS Arts Café talks with ceramicist Frances Priest, as shares her love of working with clay and drawing and talks about the inspiration she drew from her recent travels in Thailand. Priest also discusses her efforts to maintain an entrepreneurial approach to her art-making.

ATLAS Arts Café – Episode 10

20 October 2016

In this episode of the ATLAS Arts Café Steve Dilworth talks about his development as a sculptor and artist, his life on Harris, and his love of St Kilda with its unique birdlife. This broadcast also includes highlights from the soundscape created for Peace Camp, a poetry project commissioned for the London…