Shetland Arts

01/06/2026

29/05/2026

📝 Alex Garrick-Wright has written us a blog post ahead of his Soup and a Show performance next week!

Alex is an award-winning comedy writer and performer. His new show, A Cabinet Of Comedy Curios, will debut as part of the Soup and a Show programme. It's a hilarious multi-media show of award-winning sketch comedy, about Shetland, Glasgow and ghosts.

"It’s been a fun process, a collaborative effort and new challenge combining different aspects of my work into one new, vibrant and silly bit of art. As to where it goes from there…who knows?" 💬

📆 Thursday 4 June, 1pm - 1:40pm

🔗 Read the full blog post: https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/events/soup-and-a-show

29/05/2026

🏳️ Another year of Helen Robertson's beautiful flag flying at the Town Hall.

You can find out more about Remembering Together on our website: https://shetlandarts.org/project/remembering-together/

💝 Today marks six years since the first Covid lockdown was eased on 29 May 2020.

Flying above Lerwick Town Hall today is a flag created as part of a Remembering Together Covid Community Memorial project with Shetland Arts and local content creators.

The flag was created by local artist Helen Robertson and depicts an image of her hand-knitted wire Shetland Lace Tree of Life, with a gold-leaf circle in the centre as a symbol of strength in tradition and community.

The flag represents a focus for the community to remember the pandemic and for people to reflect on their experiences of that time.



📸 Credit: SIC

NHS Shetland
Healthy Shetland
Lerwick Community Council

26/05/2026

🎬 Interested in studying film-making in Shetland? Join an upcoming, free information session to find out how you can study film-making as part of UHI's exciting Creative Arts portfolio.

During the online session led by Programme Leader, Anna McPherson, you can learn more about the BA (Hons) Contemporary Film-Making in the Highlands and Islands, a unique course that blends creative storytelling with hands-on production experience, inspired by the stunning landscapes and communities of the region.

We offer the course, based in Mareel, in partnership with UHI Shetland.🎥

📆 Thursday 28 May, 7pm - 8pm (online)

🔗 Sign up now:

This online session is the ideal way to find out how you can study film-making as part of our exciting Creative Arts portfolio at UHI North, West and Hebrides.

26/05/2026

25/05/2026

💡 Join playwright and director Nicola McCartney, Shetland artist Amy Colvin and musician Joy Duncan for workshops this weekend that will focus on unleashing your inner "artivist".

In these dynamic workshops, Nicola McCartney (the writer behind the award-winning stage play "How Not to Drown" and National Theatre Scotland's "Caring Scotland" project) will share her expertise in arts with community practice, alongside artivists based in Shetland. Learn how to begin to harness your art form as a tool for social change and turn bold ideas into impactful movements.

📆 Saturday 30 May with Nicola McCartney and Amy Colvin
📆 Sunday 31 May with Nicola McCartney and Joy Duncan

⏰ 2pm - 4:30pm (both days)
📍Mareel
👥 For ages 14+

These workshops are free and can either be booked together or individually.

👉Find out more and book: https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/workshops--classes/artivism

23/05/2026

🎨 Alex Purbrick told us more about her project Giants in Da Simmer Dim, while taking a short break from assembling the 12ft puppets on Friday.

If you're over 18, physically fit and would like to walk like a Giant for a day, we'd love to hear from you! Alex is running a workshop on Sunday 7 June where you can learn how to become a giant pupper handler, ready for the carnival later this summer.🏋️

Giants dance in Da Simmer Dim is a celebration of Shetland folklore characters brought to life through puppetry, dance and music. Directed by Alex Purbrick, youth and adult groups have been busy creating two 12ft wearable Giant and Giantess puppets as well as two magical beasties for a carnival event along the St Ninian's tombolo on Sunday 28th June 2026.

👉 You can find out more about the workshop and book on our website: https://tickets.shetlandarts.org/sales/categories/workshops--classes/we-walk-as-giants-workshop

22/05/2026

📣 We're hiring! Join our team as a Customer Service Assistant.

Our Customer Service team is at the core of everything we do. We’re looking for friendly and enthusiastic Customer Service Assistants to help us deliver a top-notch experience at Mareel across our Box Office, Front of House, Café Bar, Retail, and Foyer services.

💼 Full-time and part-time hours available
⭐️ Salary: £25,877.80 FTE

📆 Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 21 June.

🔗 Find out more and apply on our website: https://shetlandarts.org/opportunity/customer-service-assistant/

21/05/2026

📣 We're hiring! Join our Customer Services team as a Supervisor.

Our Customer Services team is at the core of everything we do. We’re looking for friendly and enthusiastic Customer Service Supervisors to help us deliver a top-notch experience at Mareel across our Box Office, Front of House, Café Bar, Retail, and Foyer services.

💼 Full-time and part-time hours available
⭐️ Salary: £29,676 - £35,152 (pro rata)
📆 Closing date for applications: Sunday 14th of June

🔗 Find out more and apply on our website: https://shetlandarts.org/opportunity/customer-service-supervisor/

15/05/2026

📣🎬 Calling all local filmmakers! We hope you're working on your submissions for this year's Homemade.

Whether it be drama, comedy, animation, documentary or artist’s moving image, there’s an opportunity to get your short film screened in front of the most enthusiastic audience in the UK.🍿

📆 4-12 minute deadline: Friday 17 July at midnight
📆 0-4 minute deadline: Friday 31 July

👉 Find out more about Homemade: https://shetlandarts.org/project/homemade-2026/