North Uist - Taigh Chearsabhagh
Our region is home to a thriving community-based creative arts sector, supported by a collaborative network of artists, designers, and makers. Here, you’ll find a shared focus on sustainability and ethical production and artistic expressions inspired by our rural and island communities. We will spark and nurture your creativity, confidence, and ingenuity.
Located in the Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre, students have the opportunity to attend exhibitions, artist talks and interdisciplinary events. Students also benefit from the opportunity to exhibit in the gallery spaces and make use of the professional printmaking and photography facilities.
Courses
Whether you’re a high school pupil, a recent school leaver, an adult returning to education, or a professional aiming to upskill or change careers, we offer a comprehensive range of courses. From access level to PhD, as well as business training and leisure options, our programmes are designed to support your academic, career, and personal development goals.
Art courses available at Taigh Chearsabhagh:
Facilities
Facilities
- Studio space – With over 140 square metres of airy studios looking east over the Little Minch, students can explore ideas at scale in their dedicated space.
- Gallery Space – Taigh Chearsabhagh has three distinct gallery spaces, each suitable for a wide range of artwork. Students can apply to exhibit in the busy café gallery at any stage, while BA students are offered technical support to mount ambitious, professional degree show installations in one of our two main galleries.
- Print Workshop & Darkroom - These spaces provide students at all levels of experience with professional places to work and meet with and collaborate with other local artists who access this open-access facility for practising artists.
- The Print Workshop is set up for non-toxic practice, using the process of acrylic-resist etching on a Rochat press 21” x 40”.
- The Darkroom is equipped for small, medium and large format developing and printing. There are two enlargers, a DeVere 504 and a Durst 670 Colour.
- You can read more about the Print Workshop on the Taigh Chearsabhagh blog.
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