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Public Art
Art in Public Places Scheme
Orkney Islands Council’s Culture Service operates the Art in Public Places scheme and annually acquire pieces for the existing collection. The collection is accessible to the public through schools, colleges, Orkney Library and Archive and other public buildings. For further information on where items in the collection are currently hanging please contact the curator at Orkney Museum: museum@orkney.gov.uk or phone 01856 873191.
Public Art
The Culture Service also supports a number of Public Art commissions usually in conjunction with specific commemorative events. Most recently it provided Covid Recovery Fund for Culture 2023 support for the SUN installation in St Magnus Cathedral as part of the Orkney International Science Festival 2023.
Currently, there are two projects in development:
Remembering Together the Scottish Government Covid Memorial projects and Island Games Scrivener/Story Gatherer and Sound Artist initiatives.
See further information below:
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Pages of the Sea
Danny Boyle’s Pages of the Sea was realised by a community team who made a large-scale sand portrait of a local soldier, at Scapa Beach, in order for it to be washed away by the incoming tide, as part of the World War One 100th Anniversary of Armistice.
“The community was invited to explore an online gallery of World War One casualties in order to choose someone to say a personal goodbye to.” - 14-18 NOW.
11 November 2018
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Skyran Moon
Stromness Academy hosted Skyran Moon by Luke Jerram with music by Dan Jones, as part of Orkney International Science Festival. Orkney was the first Scottish venue to host this work on its National Tour.
6 September 2018
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Flying High
Lifestyles public art ran a series of workshops that led to Flying High by Sheena Graham George and Anjelica Kroeger. Flying High was a collaborative public artwork created by adults with learning disabilities, professional artists and local community groups in Orkney. The artwork was the result of a project launched in 2017 aimed at providing users of the Lifestyles Service access to a wide range of creative workshops. The project was designed jointly by the Orkney Islands Council’s Arts Development Service and the Lifestyle Service managed by Orkney Health and Care which supports adults with learning disabilities in the county.
1 January 2018
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