Rosalie Schweiker is first artist-in-residence at the Toogs Workshop, in Burra.

We have recently hosted Assemble in Shetland to begin the intial phase to transform Gaada’s current building into an ambitious and accessible artist-run making facility and project space.

Vivian Ross-Smith awarded a Freelands Studio Fellowship

Longtime Gaada collaborators, Struan and Daniel, have produced a Membership Certificate for SDSS

Join us in celebrating voar with the first ever Peer Group Pot Luck!

This week Gaada welcomes artist and recent Graduate, Shannon Leslie, to our team in a new role as Workshop Assistant.

We take a look back on another very busy year at Gaada

Jono Sandilands’ Foula Beans fundraiser has raised a grand total of £1000 for the Shetland Foodbank.

Artist Sammy Paloma set the 2022/23 Gaada Workshop Bursaries in motion, playfully exploring drawing, risograph and photopolymer etching during her sessions.

Gaada presents a new exhibition in Display by Rafferty from 8 December - 3 February

Gaada has received a Business Transition Fund through Shetland Islands Council.

Our next Peer Group Gathering celebrates Yule and what better way to welcome the Winter than to get cosy and head to the cinema.

Gaada is very excited to share that our Director Helen Nisbet will be a judge for The Turner Prize 2023, hosted at Towner Gallery in Eastbourne.

Shetland digital illustrator, Rhys Mouat, has been back again this year with a series of daily drawing prompts during October 2022.

Visit our stall at the Christmas Craft Fair in Lerwick this weekend, 4 - 6 November!

The eagerly awaited second instalment of Rhys Mouat’s Reigniting Flame series is about to be released with a special launch at Lerwick’s Bop Shop on Saturday 15th October from 11am – 1pm.

We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2022/23 Gaada Workshop Bursaries.

We are sending a huge thank you to all the folk who visited the Gaada Workshop this weekend for Doors Open Days.

We are now inviting folk to sign up for Peer Group’s Hairst Gathering on Sat 8 Oct 2022, 10am - 1pm.

We recently spoke with Scottish Contemporary Art Network about Weemin’s Wark and the Up Helly Aa commitee’s recent decision to allow woman and non-binary people to participate in the festival.