Crime fiction festival Shetland Noir set for 2026 return

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Crime fiction festival Shetland Noir set for 2026 return

5 June 2025

•Arts

Lack of accountability

2 May 2025

•Letters

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Shetland Arts to focus on funding artistic talent in isles

Chief executive Graeme Howell says ‘creative community of Shetland has some amazingly brilliant ideas’

8 April 2025

•Arts

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Students surpass expectations at superb Mareel showcase

6 April 2025

•Arts

Hopes Bonhoga refurbishment will be completed ‘by end of 2025’

25 March 2025

•News

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Edible art and one-woman show among successful projects for arts funding

24 February 2025

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Major creative funding boost for three isles organisations

30 January 2025

•News

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Deadlines approaching for arts funding opportunities

29 January 2025

•Arts

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Creative Scotland funding would ‘greatly enhance’ arts agency can do, chief executive says

7 January 2025

•Arts

Shetland Arts chief confident Mareel staffing crisis is over

Graeme Howell spoke exclusively to Shetland News about Bonhoga, funding and lack of accountability claims

9 December 2024

•Arts

Charity in ‘precarious’ position launches restorative justice film festival

6 December 2024

•Arts

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Festive dinners, Hogmanay at Mareel, fisheries debate and more …

22 November 2024

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Mareel café bar set to close three days a week due to staff shortages

11 November 2024

•Business

Another lost opportunity

2 October 2024

•Letters

The fear of being publicly accountable

30 September 2024

•Letters

Arts organisation should have funding clarity in coming months

28 September 2024

•Arts

Mareel cafe/bar to be shut most of the week

23 September 2024

•Business

Amused and puzzled

21 September 2024

•Letters

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MPA warning, harbour traffic, beer shortlisted and more…

20 August 2024

•Also in the news

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Knab demolition photos, young fiddler, visiting 223 islands and more …

16 April 2024

•Also in the news

Island art manifesto advocates ‘transformative change’

27 January 2024

•Arts

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Heidi & Boo set to offer sublime evening of song at Mareel

Irish singer and songwriting great team up for tour-closing show

29 November 2023

•Arts

Arts agency launches customer survey

Shetland Arts has also said ‘changed is needed’ as the organisation looks to overcome challenges

31 October 2023

•Arts

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Fundraising cheque, young writer mentor, storytelling and more…

11 October 2023

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Local creative community seeks talks with Shetland Arts

11 September 2023

•Arts

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September cinema highlights with Jenny Leask

8 September 2023

•Showcases

Has Shetland Arts lost its way?

7 September 2023

•Letters

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Screenplay: A blessing and a curse – how it feels to be the ‘real’ James Bond

4 September 2023

•Reviews

‘No requirement for questions to be taken’ Shetland Arts says in response to democracy deficit accusations

1 September 2023

•Arts

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Screenplay film festival kicks off on Tuesday

27 August 2023

•Entertainment

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Arts agency introduces voluntary redundancy scheme in bid to reduce costs

The organisation has identified that it needs to make total savings of more than £300k

17 August 2023

•Arts

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Cabin space demand, new crofting chair, fiddle concerts and more…

9 August 2023

•Also in the news

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August cinema highlights with Jenny Leask

4 August 2023

•Features

A magazine titled "Screen Play" rests on a wooden surface. The cover shows a person in a dark cloak using an old-fashioned camera. Event dates listed: 29 August - 3 September 2023.

Screenplay programme revealed: Last hurrah for Kathy, Mark and Linda

2 August 2023

•Arts

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July cinema highlights with Jenny Leask

9 July 2023

•Showcases

One of Scotland's most prominent young rock bands, Tide Lines, are the headline attraction for the Thursday night.

Gig-goers asked to collect wristbands before Tall Ships concerts

6 July 2023

•Entertainment

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Second summer showcase coming to Bonhoga

21 June 2023

•Arts

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Young folk invited to get jamming with pro musicians

13 June 2023

•Arts

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June cinema highlights with Jenny Leask

1 June 2023

•Showcases

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Pride website, cakes aplenty, ferry survey and climate festival

28 May 2023

•Also in the news

A well-lit gallery room showcases various artworks, including textiles and ceramic pieces, displayed on white pedestals and shelves with a teal accent wall in the background.

Summer exhibition opens at Bonhoga

24 May 2023

•Arts

Arts agency apologises for Tall Ships ticket queues as events sell out

Nearly 14,000 tickets were sold in just seven hours – with all three Holmsgarth events now sold out

12 May 2023

•Arts

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‘Unprecedented demand’ for Tall Ships tickets

12 May 2023

•Entertainment

Short films wanted for Screenplay’s Home Made event

15 April 2023

•Arts

Fuel u-turn, New Life response, Shetland Noir cards, cabinet reshuffle and more…

29 March 2023

•Also in the news

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Multi-cultural music project set to launch with three concerts

27 March 2023

•Arts

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A celebration of lace knitting – broadcast live

20 March 2023

•Arts

A small, see-through structure with various information panels stands in front of a large building with colorful art above the entrance.

Folk encouraged to become members of new tool library

Shetland Arts – which runs the project – has also announced a jazz gig at Mareel

18 March 2023

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