The first in our 2024/25 guest blog series, featuring bursary recipient Selina-May Miller, reflecting on a transformative journey through the Gaada Workshop Bursary.

Zine Library Assistant Tristan shares highlights from his first solo trip to Edinburgh, where a personal break quickly transformed into a week of art, zines, queer archives, and creative connection!

Applications are now open for Gaada’s annual Workshop Bursary! Whether you’re new to making or looking to grow your practice, this could be for you.

Gaada raised funds at Shetland Pride this weekend in support of a vital cause. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our pop-up stall—your support means a lot. 

Gaada presents awards to emerging artists at Shetland UHI’s VISION 2025 exhibition, celebrating a vibrant moment in the local art scene.

Gaada rejoices as Scotland’s world-renowned biennial festival of contemporary art announces appointment of our non-executive director Helen Nisbet, as their new Festival Director!

A new publication which, for the first time, brings together the life project of late Shetland Botanist Walter Scott in printed form! We’ve taken the occasion to explain the origin of this work, it’s purpose, but also the legacy and impact of Walter’s Shetland By Numbers.

Belladonna Paloma, Rabindranath X Bhose and Oren Shoesmith were commissioned last year to develop designs for new artist works which will be incorporated into Gaada’s redeveloped building. In their own words, the artists here describe working on the project.

Gaada has been successful in it's bid for Multi-Year Funding from Creative Scotland!

Our final reflections on a busy year, and for the first time ever we are sharing some of the numbers Gaada racked up in 2024!

Gaada receives the 2024 Heritage Award from Scottish LGBTQIA+ magazine.

The public unveiling of Gaada’s 2024/25 bursary award recipients!

Join us in welcoming Tristan into his new role at Gaada

A Journey from the South Atlantic to the Toogs Artist Workshop.

Gaada invites you to join us in welcoming Bristol-based printmaker Nick Hand and his letterpress-bicycle project, Press On, to the Shetland Library this October.

1 year since launching Gaada's Membership for Shetland Artists, we share some of the progress so far, and the artist feedback received so far!

The last in our series of guest blogs from 2023/24 Bursary recipient Sophie Williamson.

A first glimpse Gaada's long-term collaboration with the #ShetlandCrew exploring the care system through artist publishing.

Becky shares her Bursary journey and how she came to terms with the idea that she is an Artist, in her own right.

Please join Gaada in welcoming Artist and Illustrator Issey Medd to the Toogs Team.