Orkney Islands

Group Residency Programme, Orkney: Air, Sea and Soil: SOUNDINGS and SURROUNDINGS

Group Residency Programme Orkney: Air, Sea and Soil: SOUNDINGS and SURROUNDINGS

Sat 30 Aug – Sat 06 Sept 2025
Application Deadline: Mon 14 April 2025

SOUNDINGS and SURROUNDINGS has been devised around the relationships of ‘Air, Sea and Soil’, encompassing the Orkney Islands’ remarkable natural environment. Residents will be welcomed to the Birsay area of Orkney, where the bespoke programme will take place in Linkshouse’s excellent accommodation and studio facilities, and through visits to Neolithic Orkney’s World Heritage Sites.

Group Residency Programme, Orkney: Air, Sea and Soil: MICRO-MACRO

Group Residency Programme, Orkney: Air, Sea and Soil: MICRO-MACRO

Sat 06 – Sat 13 September 2025
Application Deadline: Mon 14 April 2025

MICRO-MACRO has been devised around the relationships of ‘Air, Sea and Soil’, encompassing the Orkney Islands’ remarkable natural environment.

The Group Residency will be lead by Tracy Mackenna (she/her), Curator of The Museum of Loss and Renewal and facilitated by Tracy. A range of multidisciplinary Orkney-based discipline experts who hold precious knowledge of archaeological sites, spatial and local history past and present, and collecting and presenting, will contribute to bespoke sessions.

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