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Category: Art & Archaeology

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Art & Archaeology TRANSECTS

UHI contingent head to Bilbao for CHAT 2025 conference

Earlier this month, Dr Antonia Thomas was joined by several current and former MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology students in Bilbao, in the Basque Country, to attend the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) conference.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, November 20, 2025 (10:42am)Thursday, November 20, 2025 (10:42am)
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Wider than Living
Art & Archaeology

Graduates open exhibition with evening of gallery talks

A group of MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduates will officially open their exhibition in Stromness with a series of short talks at the Northlight gallery on Thursday, November 20.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, November 18, 2025 (10:14am)Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (10:14am)
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Art & Archaeology

Art and Archaeology graduates showcase work in Stromness

Five MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduates will be showcasing their work at the Northlight gallery, Stromness, from November 14-25, 11am to 4pm.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, November 6, 2025 (8:15am)Tuesday, November 25, 2025 (11:37am)
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(📷 Antonia Thomas)
Art & Archaeology

Two guest lectures from Antonia during this week’s Norway visit

Dr Antonia Thomas will be giving two guest lectures during a brief visit to Norway this week.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, September 17, 2025 (1:43pm)Wednesday, September 17, 2025 (1:43pm)
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Art & Archaeology Postgraduate

Art and archaeology masters secures 100 per cent student satisfaction rating for fifth year running

For the fifth year in a row our MA in Contemporary Art and Archaeology secured a 100 per cent satisfaction rating in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, September 3, 2025 (10:18am)Wednesday, September 3, 2025 (10:22am)
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Art & Archaeology

‘Digging the Bigger Picture’ – two-day art and archaeology symposium

Dr Antonia Thomas is a keynote speaker at a two-day art and archaeology symposium at the end of the month.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, July 15, 2025 (10:19am)Wednesday, July 9, 2025 (7:24pm)
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(📷 Sigurd Towrie)
Art & Archaeology Conference

Australian conference session on graffiti co-convened by institute lecturer

Dr Antonia Thomas had a very early start yesterday when she co-convened a session at the World Archaeological Congress in Darwin, Australia.

By Sigurd TowrieWednesday, June 25, 2025 (10:15am)Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (10:23am)
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Art & Archaeology

Art and Archaeology in Orkney: Past, Present and Future – free online talk on Wednesday

Dr Antonia Thomas will deliver a free, online talk as part of the Archaeology-Heritage-Art research network public programme on Wednesday, March 26.

By Sigurd TowrieTuesday, March 25, 2025 (7:51am)Monday, March 24, 2025 (2:52pm)
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Art & Archaeology

Art and Archaeology students in action – dates for the diary

A selection of events/exhibitions involving Contemporary Art and Archaeology Masters students.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, March 17, 2025 (9:19am)Monday, March 17, 2025 (9:20am)
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Art & Archaeology Courses Postgraduate

Art and Archaeology masters degree enrolling now for September start

We are now accepting students for our MA in Contemporary Art and Archaeology programme, which starts in September 2025.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, March 13, 2025 (11:36am)Thursday, March 13, 2025 (11:36am)
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(📷 Antonia Thomas)
Art & Archaeology Courses

Learn more about postgrad and research creative programmes – including our MA Art and Archaeology

Another online event on March 25, will focus on the UHI’s Postgraduate and Research Creative programmes, including our MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, March 3, 2025 (10:13am)Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (2:53pm)
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Art & Archaeology

Podcast puts the spotlight on PhD student’s Human Limpet Project

Radio Public podcast focuses on UHI PhD student’s Human Limpet Project.

By Sigurd TowrieSaturday, January 25, 2025 (11:16am)Saturday, January 25, 2025 (11:16am)
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(Antonia Thomas)
Art & Archaeology Student Stories

Another three Archaeology Institute graduates on the path to a PhD

Three of our Contemporary Art and Archaeology MA graduates have started their PhD research.

By Sigurd TowrieMonday, December 2, 2024 (12:45pm)Monday, December 2, 2024 (12:48pm)
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Art & Archaeology Student Stories

Art & Archaeology student awarded SSA prize

An amazing achievement – Susan Pearson has been awarded the SSA Prize from the Society of Scottish Artists.

By Sigurd TowrieThursday, November 28, 2024 (9:49am)Thursday, November 28, 2024 (9:49am)
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Art & Archaeology TRANSECTS

Busy time for MA Contemporary Art & Archaeology at CHAT!

Earlier this month, UHI Archaeology Institute staff and students were at the University of Plymouth to attend the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) conference.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, November 22, 2024 (9:48am)Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (11:33am)
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Art & Archaeology Research

Online talk on Earthbound Orkney project later this month

Following this summer’s exhibition and workshop there will be an online talk on the Earthbound Orkney project on Wednesday, October 30.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, October 18, 2024 (9:10am)Thursday, October 17, 2024 (12:19pm)
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Art & Archaeology Publications

Antonia among authors of new book considering archaeology and plastics

Dr Antonia Thomas is one of the authors included in a new publication, The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Plastics.

By Sigurd TowrieSunday, October 13, 2024 (9:45am)Saturday, October 12, 2024 (9:30pm)
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(📷 Anna Gardiner)
Art & Archaeology Skaill Farm

Visiting with bones, time and place – Skaill Farm

A post from Skaill Farm artist in residence Anna Gardiner.

By Sigurd TowrieFriday, October 11, 2024 (9:00am)Thursday, October 10, 2024 (10:12am)
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