ARTS LOVERS
Arts lovers Welcome
Port Erin boasts an internationally acclaimed arts venue, the Erin Arts Centre which hosts ground-breaking music and opera programmes.
Port Erin has a vibrant arts scene where you can watch a play or film, experience some traditional Manx music, enjoy performers of International renown, all in an intimate venue in the lovely seaside resort.
‘EAC’ runs over 200 events each year open to the public providing a varied programme of instrumental recitals, small orchestral ensembles, choral concerts, opera and film, as well as the leading international competitions, for young viola players and oboists.
In addition to the performing arts, the landscape of Port Erin and the surrounding area has long attracted visual artists and photographers. You may be tempted to take some landscape photos while you are here!
Staying with us
What our Arts loving guests say
An inspiring landscape
“Port Erin’s outstanding natural beauty, the brilliance of its colouring, and the extreme clarity of its atmosphere, yield ideal subjects for artists and photographers.”
Official Handbook of The Official Board of Advertising for The Isle of Man, 1940
Our Famous local Artist
William Hoggatt moved to the Isle of Man in 1907 and subsequently painted solely Manx landscapes.
Many of his finest watercolours, pastels and oil paintings were drawn from scenes within walking distance of his Port Erin home. These local scenes won him an international reputation and during his lifetime his works were exhibited at The Royal Academy, London.
He was a great believer in the protection of the Manx landscape from development;
“The preservation of the Island’s beauty is the duty of each in his generation, so that he may hand on a heritage of natural charm and beauty as unspoiled and unimpaired as possible to the generation to come.”
Lecture by Mr. William Hoggatt, 1951
Several of his paintings are on display at the Manx Museum and you can view them online at the imuseum.
Arts in Port Erin
