Western Isles Covid Memorial – Barra & Vatersay Community Day

🎨🎶🌿Join us this Saturday 21st September 🌿🎶🎨

Remembering Together – Barra & Vatersay
Community Day with Interactive workshops and music

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Part 1 – Allasdale

11am – 1pm

Making Through Walking : Creative Encounters with Your Surroundings

Led by Uist based artists, Tara Drummie and Calum MacKinnon Ferguson.

This workshop will take place over a period of walking on Allasdale machair, where participants will collect memories of place through observations, sketching, expressive mark making, writing, and actions.

book a free space:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rememberingtogetherwesternisles/1399110?

1.30pm – 2.30pm

Back to the Broch : Linking the personal with the archaeological

Led by local artist Sheena Beaton.

A writing session at Dùn Cuithir where participants will work from a series of prompts exploring memory, landscape, and personal history.

book a free space:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rememberingtogetherwesternisles/1399153

Or book onto both free outdoor workshops:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rememberingtogetherwesternisles/1399200

– Meeting at Cuithir Cemetery parking space (11am and 1.30pm)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/C8WFQzg95bb4cjzQ8

– These workshops will take place outdoors and over rough terrain.

– Durable footwear for walking and warm/waterproof clothes are recommended.
– Advisable to bring a packed lunch

– ❗ To prevent occurrence of livestock worry we ask that participants do not bring dogs on the outdoor workshops❗

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Part 2 – Gàradh a’ Bhàgh a’ Tuath

2.45pm – 3.15

Performance – Singers from Còisir Ghàidhlig Bharraigh

3.30pm – 5pm

Join us at the Gàradh for a collaborative artwork session
with artists Tara Drummie, Calum MacKinnon Ferguson and Sheena Beaton.

Using techniques such as mark making, printmaking, and collage to produce individual and collaborative pieces of art and writing

5pm – 6pm

Homemade Soups, refreshments, homebaking

6pm – 7pm

Traditional uses of plants in the Highlands and Islands

Talk by Professor Margaret Bennett

7pm – 8pm

Music from Joanie & Michael Garvin and other local musicians

8pm

Fire Lighting

Barra & Vatersay Pipers

– All workshop materials will be provided
– All are welcome to attend free of cost.