High Life Highland is hosting a new exhibition of Angus Og cartoons from the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre.
The ‘Angus Og: Out of the Archives’ exhibition features specially selected cartoons alongside information about the life and work of the cartoon’s creator Ewen Bain.
There were 158 Angus Og adventures and the collection of original strips has been donated to the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre by Ewen’s daughter Rhona Flin.
Catherine MacPhee, High Life Highland’s Archivist at Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre, said: “The Angus Og cartoons are important not just for Skye, but as part of Scotland’s social history.
“As well as being nationally well-known and loved, the cartoons relate to social-political issues still relevant today, including the loss of language, impacts of tourism and social imbalances.
“We look forward to sharing some of these fun stories with visitors to the Archive Centre. The exhibition space has been designed to spark reflection and discussion about island and Highland life and futures, whilst embodying the fun and creative approach taken by Ewen Bain in the development of the fictional island of ‘Drambeg’.
The exhibition is suitable for all ages and includes plenty opportunities for people to get creative in the maker-spaces, or with the dressing up box, to share their own experiences and to laugh along with the adventures of Angus Og.
It also brings together material kindly loaned by An Lanntair, Staffin Community Development Trust, Glasgow School of Art and the Scottish Political Archive at the University of Stirling.
The ‘Angus Og: Out of the Archives’ tour runs until May 2024 during Skye and Lochalsh Archives’ usual opening hours.
Find out more at www.highlifehighland.com/archives-service or email
skyeandlochalsh.archives@highlifehighland.com.
Featured image: The exhibition in the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre is suitable for all ages and includes chances for people to get creative. NO_F47_AngusOgExhibition_23_Portree