Summer/ Autumn
2016
Exhibitions Shop CafĂŠ Events
Visitor Information
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Bonhoga Gallery
Weisdale
A970
A971
Lerwick Scalloway
Bonhoga Gallery is owned and run by Shetland Arts Development Agency. A programme of 7 exhibitions is
Opening Hours Gallery, Café & Shop
organised each year for the Upper Gallery, featuring local, national and international contemporary visual
High Season
art and craft.
25 April 2016 - 30 October 2016
Downstairs are smaller scale
Mon - Sat: 10:30 – 5.00
exhibitions by Artists and
Sunday: 11.00 – 5.00
craftmakers from both Shetland and
Low Season
the rest of the UK.
2 November 2016 - 23 April 2017
Bonhoga Gallery, Weisdale Mill,
Wed - Fri: 11.00 - 3.00
Weisdale, Shetland ZE2 9LW, UK
Sat & Sun: 11.00 - 4.00
Tel: +44 (0) 1595 745750 Fax: +44 (0) 1595 830444
Admission: Free of charge
E: bonhoga@shetlandarts.org
Accessibility: Disabled parking,
facebook.com/BonhogaGallery
wheelchair ramp, disabled toilet 2
Bonhoga Gallery
© Chloe Garrick
WEISDALE MILL
CAFÉ
Bonhoga Gallery is situated in Weisdale
Café is a popular spot all year round for
Mill, on land cleared for large-scale sheep
locals and visitors alike.
In the south-facing conservatory overlooking the Weisdale burn the Mill
farming in the 19th Century. It was a
The menu features locally-sourced
meal and barley mill from 1855 until the
produce and specialities, all prepared
early 1900s, then used as a butchery and
daily on the premises. As well as
tannery before falling into dereliction
options for children, the café caters
in the middle of the 20th century. The
for those with special dietary
building was renovated and opened as
requirements.
Bonhoga Gallery in 1994, and since then has been welcoming large numbers of
Our menu changes daily - check our
both Shetland residents and visitors to
specials board to see what we have on
the isles. Bonhoga means ‘my spiritual home’ in Shetland dialect.
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Elements 3, Watercolour on paper 2015
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30 Jul - 11 Sep
PETER DAVIS
Elemental Icel and in watercolour Peter Davis is a Shetland based artist
Elemental is a response to Iceland,
specialising in the use of watercolour.
particularly its physical features, through the under-rated medium of watercolour,
In 2014 and 2016 he received a Visual
using experimental techniques and
Arts and Craft Award from Shetland Arts
handmade paint. It explores the world of
to develop his work using handmade
ice, rock and water and how watercolour
paint, working towards an exhibition
can mirror the natural world.
based on visits to Iceland.
Friday 29 July
Public opening: 6-7.30pm everyone welcome
Sunday 31 July
Informal gallery talk by the artist: 2pm free, no booking required
Workshops with the artist
Experiments in Watercolour: Saturday 6 August 11am - 3pm, Mareel £25 (www.shetlandboxoffice.org)
Fun with Watercolour for Children: Sunday 7 August 10.30am - 12.30pm, Bonhoga £10 (www.shetlandboxoffice.org) 5
Craft Cabinet
NIELA NELL KALRA
Borderlines By ‘drawing’ with wool, Shetland-based
The ideas for Niela’s textiles come from
designer Niela Nell Kalra uses her latest
varied sources. Her father was Indian and,
knitwear collection, Ebb-stanes, to
in 1947, the Partition of India suddenly
explore the meaning and use of line.
separated his family from their own
Suggestions of paths, boundaries and
country: they became emigrants, instantly.
contours are created with a simple line,
The absence or presence of a ‘line’
wandering across a pattern inspired by
can have dramatic consequences. The
landscape. The ground of the textile is
reference to Shetland’s landscape hints
based on the pebbles that are revealed by
at a shifting, naturally-made borderline,
a receding tide (ebb-stanes is a Shetland
and also to the safe environment of the
term).
designer’s adopted island.
30 July - 11 September 6
Public opening:
Lower Gallery
PAUL BLOOMER
Today
This collection of pocket sized Sumi
‘There is no utopia without reality’
ink drawings is part of Paul Bloomer’s
- Max Beckmann
ongoing personal project to produce two drawings a day; one based on the
Originally from The Black Country in
immediate surroundings of Shetland
England, artist Paul Bloomer moved to
during a walk and another sourced from
Shetland in 1997 where he has lived ever
whatever is happening in other parts of
since.
the world via photos on the internet.
Friday 29 July 6-7.30pm everyone welcome 7
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17 Sep - 30 Oct
THE SHETLAND OPEN 2016
Black & White The Shetland Open celebrates local
Awards will be made in the following
artistic and creative talent. It takes
categories:
place every two years, with an
• Painting, drawing & sculpture
exhibition of work by the prize-winners
• First Time Exhibitor - any medium
in the intervening year. Entries are welcome from amateur, professional
• Craft & design
and student artists and craft-makers aged 18 and over, who are linked
• Photography, print and new media (includes film)
to Shetland by birth, education or residence.
Each sponsored £150 award will be matched by a further £150 from
The theme of this year’s Open is
Shetland Arts to fund a group
black & white
exhibition at Bonhoga in 2017.
Friday 16 September
Public opening: 6-7.30pm everyone welcome
The Shetland Open & Bairns’ Open with prize giving 9
Conditions of Entry • Work should reflect the theme in some
must be submitted with the work, for
way but can be interpreted creatively;
the basic amount you wish to receive if your work sells. We can calculate the
• Please include a brief written
price as it will appear on the wall (with
explanation (50 - 100 words) to
commission & VAT);
accompany your work if possible;
• Only one entry will be accepted per
• The Open is a non-selected show
person. It must be clearly labelled
where all work will be hung unless
with name, title, medium and price
deemed offensive;
(see above). The entry may only be submitted into one category;
• work should not have been exhibited previously in Shetland;
• Submission dates: 15 - 31 August 2016
• All wall-based work, except sculpture/
Work is to be submitted to Bonhoga
hangings must be framed. The moulding
Gallery or Mareel between these dates
of the frame must be wider than 10mm
only. Please complete a submission form
to allow for gallery fixings. Clip frames
and attach it to your work (available as a
are not allowed. We cannot guarantee
download from August). If transport issues
that we can hang work if it does not
are likely to prevent you from submitting
comply with these stipulations;
your work please contact the gallery for assistance;
• Work is limited to 1m x 1m in size, framed. Size is restricted to 1m along the
• unsold work must be collected from
longest edge of a 3D item/object;
Bonhoga between 4 - 30 November 2016, or Mareel by arrangement with
• Craft is defined as creative work,
Bonhoga. We cannot store work for
conceived, designed and made by an
long periods so uncollected work may
individual. Items made from craft kits are
be disposed of after 1 December;
not permitted; • Work must be for sale. The price will
For further information please contact
be subject to a gallery commission of
Jane Matthews, Exhibition Manager:
35%+ VAT on the commission. A price
email: jane.matthews@shetlandarts.org
Closing date for entries for both shows... 10
17 Sep - 30 Oct
THE BAIRNS’ OPEN 2016 The Bairns’ Open now takes place every year in the Lower Gallery at Bonhoga. It is open to all artists of school age from P1 - S6. The theme of this year’s Open is
Work is be 2 or 3d, any medium,
black & white
unframed and no larger than A3 (or 3d equivalent). Two prizes will be awarded
This can be interpreted in any way
and winners will be notified by letter.
imaginable.
• Only one entry will be accepted per person. It must be clearly labelled with
Work will be displayed in the lower
name, age and contact details.
gallery and craft cabinets at Bonhoga from 17 September - 30 October 2016.
• After the exhibition work can be
We aim to display all original work
collected from Bonhoga between
but in the event of receiving a very
4-30 November 2016, or Mareel by
high number of submissions we may
arrangement with Bonhoga. We
have to scan and exhibit some work
cannot store work for long periods so
electronically.
uncollected work may be disposed of after 1 December;
5pm, WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST 2016 11
Aesha Head. Papa Stour
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5 Nov - 24 Dec
BERT SIMPSON
Noup & Noost Landmarks that guide and act as places of shelter for those who live by, and from, the sea.
Bert Simpson was born and grew up in
He is now based in Orkney and is a full-
Shetland in the 1940s and 50s, before
time painter, exhibiting his work widely
leaving for art school and life as an artist
throughout the UK.
and designer in Edinburgh. Noup & Noost is a personal and He studied furniture, ceramics and
nostalgic look at Shetland - the place
industrial design and worked for a
Bert still calls home. “When returning
leading firm of Edinburgh architects
to Shetland I am reminded of its strong
before turning freelance in the 1970s,
cultural influences and feel compelled to
mixing design projects and painting with
express those thoughts in my work.�
running a successful pottery business.
Friday 4 November
Public opening: 6-7.30pm Everyone welcome Lower Gallery & Craft Cabinet: 5 Nov - 31 Dec
Art & Craft for Christmas 13
The Travelling Gallery
The Travelling Gallery in Shetland Public viewing: Saturday 27 August, Mareel Car Park 24 - 30 August, touring (Schools) The Travelling Gallery is a custom-
The Travelling Gallery will tour to Aith
built, mobile, contemporary art space
School, Baltasound School, Sandwick
inside a big beautiful bus, which
School and Whalsay School as part
brings high quality contemporary art
of the Start/Bonhoga Education
exhibitions and events to schools and
Programme funded by Children &
communities throughout Scotland.
the Arts with the potential for public viewing at each venue (TBC). It will be
Its dual focus is to create highly
open to the public in Mareel Car Park
engaging exhibitions and to provide
on Saturday 27th August.
a unique platform for arts education. Curated with Travelling Gallery’s diverse audience in mind, the exhibitions display innovative artistic practices, representative of the international art scene.
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The Travelling Gallery
The Travelling Gallery in Shetland:
Alt-w:Blush Response Travelling Gallery is pleased to present
For Alt-w: Blush Response, each newly
the exhibition Alt-w: Blush Response, in
commissioned work will have two
partnership with New Media Scotland.
relating elements; a smaller work to suit the unique Travelling Gallery space
As part of the Festival of Architecture
and a larger work to be installed at a
2016, New Media Scotland’s Alt-w Fund
specific location in Scotland. During its
has commissioned a series of new
tour of Scotland, Travelling Gallery will
works for Travelling Gallery by artists
visit the locations of each of the larger
based in Scotland and working with
works, and due to their proximity, the
digital media. The Alt-w fund supports
two elements of the work will ‘blush’ in
and encourages artists to explore
response to each other.
experimental and interactive practice, making use of technology as both a platform and a medium, recognising the continuous changing role that digital culture has in our society.
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BONHOGA SHOP Opening Hours
In addition to the main gallery there are also dedicated spaces for the exhibiition and sale of art and craft in
High Season
the lower gallery and shop. The shop’s
25 April 2016 - 30 October 2016
focus is art and craft; collections of
Mon - Sat: 10:30 – 5.00
contemporary prints, textiles, jewellery
Sunday: 11.00 – 5.00
and ceramics by artists, designers and makers from Shetland and across the
Low Season
UK. It also stocks a selection of art and
2 November 2016 - 23 April 2017
craft books and art materials as well as
Wed - Fri: 11.00 - 3.00
a selection of fun activity kits for bairns.
Sat & Sun: 11.00 - 4.00 16
Bonhoga Shop
ARABELLA
MONICA POTHECARY
Local designer Kathy Nicolson started her textile business Arabella
Monica is a designer based in
in 2011 making handbags, purses and
Shetland, specialising in digital surface
accessories in colourful designer
design for textiles and greeting
cottons, laminated cotton and
cards. Monica’s designs begin with
velveteens. She has since continued
illustrations created from a range
to expand her range and in 2015
of photographs and sketches of
launched her first products made
memorable articles and places from
with Shetland tweed, woven locally
her life - these are imported into
at Jamieson’s Mill in Sandness. Kathy
software and transformed to give the
has incorporated accents of velvet
appearance of an offset screen-print.
to add little luxury to the items and bring out the subtle colours in the
At both Mareel and Bonhoga, we
beautiful fabric.
feature her popular range of cards
Kathy’s Shetland tweed range is
and prints featuring everyday
exclusive to Bonhoga Gallery.
Shetland scenes.
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Bonhoga at Mareel A new permanent retail space which will feature an ever changing collection of design led gifts, stationery and books. The space also features a CD listening post for the promotion & sale of a growing selection of local CD’s, many recorded in our own studio.
eCoffee cup
by the Shed
Created with the world’s fastest growing,
Established in 2013 by designer
most sustainable crop - naturally organic,
Charlotte Dowson, by the Shed
bamboo fibre and non-GMO corn starch,
produces a quirky range of jewellery
Ecoffee Cup is BPA and phthalate free.
and accessories inspired by the Great
And because bamboo fibre is naturally
British garden and thoughts of living
sterile, Ecoffee Cup is lovely to drink from
the ‘Good Life’. Each item is individually
and won’t flavour-taint your drinks and
designed and carefully handcrafted in
its also super light. Available at Mareel
the North East.
in a wide range of fun, contemporary patterns and bright, vibrant colours.
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Mareel Longwall
Shetland Contemporary Art Collection The Shetland Contemporary Art
Its aim was to bring a wider
Collection was purchased by Shetland
appreciation, enjoyment and
Islands Council in 2004 with funding
understanding of contemporary art
from the Scottish Arts Council (now
to people in Shetland, especially
Creative Scotland) and Scottish
young people. With this in view, the
Executive.
paintings were loaned to schools on a rotational basis. They will be displayed
The collection, which consists of
here for up to a year.
paintings, prints, photographs and sculpture, is the work of 16 artists from all over Scotland who graduated from Edinburgh College of Art and Glasgow School of Art in 2004.
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Exhibitions 2016 David Mach
Commando
16 January - 28 February
Tony Humbleyard / Jack Webb
JANUARY Marc Wilson
The Last Stand 5 March - 17 April
Bone & Shadow A Mythology Of Place 23 April - 5 June 5 Shetland Schools
The Art World
11 June - 24 July
Shetland
the
PETER DAVIS
Elemental 30 July - 11 September PUPLIC OPENING 29 July, 6 - 7.30pm (see page 4)
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SHETLAND OPEN 2016
Black & White
17 September - 30 October PUPLIC OPENING 16 September, 6 - 7.30pm (see page 8)
DECEMBER
BERT SIMPSON
Noup & Noost 5 November - 24 December PUPLIC OPENING 4 November, 6 - 7.30pm (see page 12)