‘S e taisbeanadh fosgailte nan eilean a th’ ann an Grinneas nan Eilean agus ann an dòigh, seo far an do thòisich An Lanntair.

Grinneas nan Eilean is the Islands' Open exhibition and is in a sense where An Lanntair began.

Anns na Seachadan cha robh àite-taisbeanaidh idir ri fhaotainn anns na h-eileanan. Bha cothroman cuibhrichte ann an Talla a’ Bhaile Steòrnabhaigh a mhaireadh dà sheachdain turas sa bhliadhna. Ach a-nist' ged-tà, tha àite anns a’ ghailearaidh as fheàrr sa Ghàidhealtachd. Tha an taisbeanadh iomadh-ghlacaidh agus mì-roghnach. Taisbeanadh leis na daoine airson nan daoine. Bidh an taisbeanadh mòr-chòrdte seo a' gabhail àite eadar 1mh den Dùbhlachd 's 16mh den Ghearran am bliadhna sa.

Back in the mid-seventies the Islands had no exhibition space. Opportunties were limited to a once-a-year, 2 week slot in Stornoway Town Hall . Now this Island institution has a home in the finest gallery in the Highlands . It's all inclusive and non-selective. An exhibition by everyone for everyone.  This year the popular exhibition is taking place from the 1st of December 2007 until the 16th of February 2008.