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3/6/2013
Check Out What's On At Caithness HorizonsThumbnail for article : Check Out What's On At Caithness Horizons
Beatrice Works Exhibition Sunday 9th June until Thursday 22nd August 2013 Temporary Exhibition Gallery An exhibition by Sutherland based artist Sue Jane Taylor.  During the exhibition we are hosting a family day with artist Sue Jane Taylor on Saturday 13th July.  
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2/5/2013
Keith Tilley Exhibition At Caithness Horizons In MayThumbnail for article : Keith Tilley Exhibition At Caithness Horizons In May
"Maiden Pap" watercolour by Keith Tilley.  
4/4/2013
Northlands Glass 27th & 28th April - Work With Hot GlassThumbnail for article : Northlands Glass 27th & 28th April - Work With Hot Glass
2 Days of workshops with Glass residency artists.   Work with hot glass.  
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31/3/2013
Horizons Through the Looking Glass – 27th & 28th AprilThumbnail for article : Horizons Through the Looking Glass – 27th & 28th April
Caithness Horizons and North Lands Creative Glass [NLCG] have teamed up regularly since we opened our doors four and a half years ago.  We have hosted presentations by many of the international residency artists who have visited the Lybster centre of excellence in glass since 2009, and audiences have been constantly surprised by the creative inventiveness and technical brilliance NLCG continues to support.  
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1/3/2013
What's On At Caithness Horizons: March 2013Thumbnail for article : What's On At Caithness Horizons: March 2013
Caithness Horizons Launches Its Robert Dick Themed “Portable Museum Of Curiosity” See film clip at the bottom of this page.   Thursday 21st February saw the launch of Joanne B.  
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1/2/2013
What's On At Caithness Horizons In Coming Weeks
28th January-22nd February Art and Design exhibition - by pupils from Thurso High School 1st-28th February Exhibition of work by Pete Hodgson, Painter and owner of Kirk Gallery, Wick, Caithness Join our exclusive new “Peter’s Pal’s” Young Curator’s Club Sunday 20th January 2013 saw the launch of Caithness Horizons new “Peter’s Pal’s” - Young Curator’s Club with a Penguin-themed workshop delivered by Sandie Robb, Senior Education Officer from The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.   “Peter’s Pal’s” is an exclusive subscription based club for young people aged 8 – 12.  
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27/1/2013
Art And Design Exhibition At Caithness HorizonsThumbnail for article : Art And Design Exhibition At Caithness Horizons
29th January - 22nd February 2013.  
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15/1/2013
Local Painting - 'Old St Peters Kirk And Grave Yard' G. Wright 1902Thumbnail for article : Local Painting - 'Old St Peters Kirk And Grave Yard' G. Wright 1902
The painting by G Wright 1902 can be found in Caithness Horizons in Thurso, Caithness.   The oldest church site in Caithness is St Peters in Thurso.  
8/1/2013
Portable Museum Of Curiosity inspired by Robert Dick baker & botanistThumbnail for article : Portable Museum Of Curiosity inspired by Robert Dick baker & botanist
Joanne B Kaar - "The Portable Museum Of Curiosity" This "Portable Museum of Curiosity" is the result of a collaboration with Joanne B Kaar, artist, and Joanne Howdle, museum curator for Caithness Horizons, as part of Museums Galleries Scotland / Creative Scotland, Iconic Artists in Iconic Places residency 2012.   "The Portable Museum of Curiosity" is available for schools, colleges, community groups, museums, galleries and other heritage organisations to borrow.  
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19/11/2012
Caithness Horizons Christmas MarketThumbnail for article : Caithness Horizons Christmas Market
1st December 2012 For may items that would make great Christmas gifts..  
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13/11/2012
Call For Artists At Caithness HorizonsThumbnail for article : Call For Artists At Caithness Horizons
1st - 24th December Calling artists who wish to show works for sale in the run up to Christmas..  
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5/11/2012
Avizandum - Retrospective ExhibitionThumbnail for article : Avizandum - Retrospective Exhibition
3rd November - 1st December 2012.  
29/10/2012
Hot Glass Residency - North Lands Creative Glass
North Lands Creative Glass in Lybster, Caithness is offering a six week residency for four talented artists working in hot glass taking place from 1 April to 10 May 2013.   This opportunity is for artists who have an interest in exploring new forms of making, or ways of working, through collaboration.  
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27/8/2012
'What kind of country do you wish to live in?'Thumbnail for article : 'What kind of country do you wish to live in?'
While Scotland debates its political identity in preparation for an independence referendum, Edinburgh artist Angus Reid considered it was time to answer this question for himself.   As a film-maker and visual artist as well as a writer, he decided to invite people across Scotland to join him in giving thought to the fact that - as he says - "We have no written constitution...  
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25/8/2012
Wave North Pop Up Art Exhibition
Wave North Pop up Art Exhibition - 25th October - 3rd November 2012 The Wave North festival is running again in October this year to coincide with the UK Pro Tour Surfing competition held at Thurso East.   This year as well as the surfing there will be a temporary skate park at Thurso Harbour providing workshops and demonstrations.  
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2/8/2012
What's On At Caithness Horizons In Thurso Gala Week
Summer Museum Activities during Thurso Gala Week, 6th and 9th August 2-4pm.   Join us and Peter The Penguin to celebrate Thurso Gala Week and The Olympic Games with our Summer craft and Games sessions.  
15/7/2012
Artists and museums unite to create 'Iconic Places'
Exciting things are afoot at four Scottish museums as they embark upon projects with acclaimed Scottish artists who will draw inspiration from - and cast a new perspective on - their collections and buildings.   These new creative collaborations are the first to be awarded through Iconic Artists in Iconic Places - a collaborative project by Museums Galleries Scotland and Creative Scotland to celebrate Scotland's icons past and present by enabling artists to be inspired by museum collections, historic sites, and Scotland's intangible cultural heritage, also known as living culture.  
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17/6/2012
Mary Hamada Parker - Exhibition
An exhibition by local artist Mary Hamada Parker at Caithness Horizons from 23rd June until 29th July 2012 The next exhibition in the Gallery at Caithness Horizons will feature a collection of work by local artist Mary Hamada Parker.   Mary Hamada Parker was born in Yokohama then schooled locally in Thurso.  
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10/3/2012
The GILLIE MOR 2012 - 29th-31st MarchThumbnail for article : The GILLIE MOR 2012 - 29th-31st March
A Celebration in Caithness of Folk Culture Caithness Horizons in Thurso has added The Gillie Mor to the cultural calendar of the Highlands.   Last year saw the emergence of a three-day March festival of talks, books, film, story-telling, folklore, music and poetry which put the spotlight on the life and work of folk icon, Hamish Henderson.  
15/11/2011
Glass - Residency ReportThumbnail for article : Glass - Residency Report
Mention 'glass,' and most folk think first of window panes, drinking vessels, or dinky ornaments - things to be handled gingerly.   For many, the word 'sculpture' still brings to mind half-clad alabaster statues staring into infinity.