Public urged to share views and help shape the future of art courses in Uist

UHI North, West and Hebrides is inviting members of the local community to share their views and help shape the future of its art and design offer in Uist.

As part of a programme of activities to review and develop the art and design offer delivered by the college from Taigh Chearsabhagh Arts Centre, the college is hosting two workshops for members of the public to attend and share ideas.

The college is committed to working with its staff, students and partners to develop a sustainable learning offer, which meets the needs of the local community.

The two public workshops will follow an event involving local stakeholders who have been working with UHI North, West and Hebrides to help shape the future of the curriculum in Uist.

Please note that due to ferry timetable changes by Cal Mac and feedback from the local community we will now be hosting these workshops on the 2nd of November at 10am. Information on timings will be available soon. Please email kathryn.lamontsmith@uhi.ac.uk to book an available place.

Hannah Ritchie-Muir, Vice Principal Academic at UHI North, West and Hebrides, said: “We have received lots of useful feedback from the local community about our art and design offer in Uist. We want to build on that and use the local expertise and knowledge to help develop our curriculum in a sustainable way, whilst meeting the needs of the local community. Our public workshops are open to anyone and we welcome people to come along and help us shape the future of our offer in Uist.”

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For more information, please contact Kathryn Lamont Smith, UHI North, West and Hebrides, by emailing communications.nwh@uhi.ac.uk or telephone 01847 889 000.

Notes to editors:

UHI North, West and Hebrides is the trading name of the Board of Management at UHI North, West and Hebrides.

1. UHI North, West and Hebrides, is a partner of UHI, a further and higher education partnership serving our communities and connected to their needs. We offer flexible and supported learning from access level to PhD, as well as research opportunities rooted in place and purpose. The diversity and flexibility of our partnership is our greatest strength, allowing us to deliver more.
2. UHI North, West and Hebrides has 19 campuses and centres throughout the North and West Highlands, Skye, and Outer Hebrides.
3. UHI North, West and Hebrides offers a range of senior phase, further education, and higher education courses, with specialisms in adventure studies, archaeology, aquaculture and maritime, equine studies, gamekeeping, golf, Gaelic language, environmental science and sustainable development, engineering, advanced manufacturing and renewable energy, creative industries including art, fashion and music, and tourism and hospitality.
4. UHI North, West and Hebrides is led by Lydia Rohmer, Principal and Chief Executive.
5. UHI North Highland, UHI Outer Hebrides and UHI West Highland merged on 1^st August 2023 to from UHI North, West and Hebrides. Together, we will create a new, anchor institution, connecting rural and island communities through distinctive education and research shaped by the culture, location, and landscapes of the North and West Highlands, Skye, and Outer Hebrides, pioneering learning for, and shaped by, the needs of our communities.