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11/8/2013
The Nairn Book & Arts Festival
Festival, Feria, Feis ….. In 2013, Nairn Book & Arts Festival celebrates 10 years of bringing literary talks, musical performance, drama and art exhibitions to the Highlands of Scotland.
11/8/2013
Portrait and self portrait painting workshop Sponsored by dynam
10am - 4pm Wednesday 4th September 2013 Nairn Community & Arts Centre Cost £65 Russian artist Eugenia Vronskaya returns to Nairn with her ever-popular intensive portrait painting workshop. Based in the Highlands and a graduate of the Royal College of Art, Eugenia has painted self portraits since she was thirteen, and has undertaken countless portrait commissions.
Two New Books On The Highland Clearances - Presentation & Reading
Head along to Caithness Horizons on Sunday 11th August to hear about these two new books. BEARING THE PEOPLE AWAY June Skinner Sawyers Part reference guide, part handbook, part travel guide and part resource in one portable volume, Bearing the People Away uses an encyclopedia format geared toward the general reader.
8/8/2013
Webinar for Interior Design, Design & Crafts, Giftware and Well-Being suppliers
FREE UKTI (UK Trade and Investment) webinar about international tradeshow Maison et Object & selling in France, online, 30 August 2013. France – Webinar for Interior Design, Design & Crafts, Giftware and Well-Being suppliers Keen to learn more about the Maison et Objet trade show in France? Join our free webinar to get a sector overview, an understanding of the distribution and top tips when attending Maison et Objet.Thurso Live Music Association 2013-14 50th Season of Concerts
The Thurso Live Music Association have organised there annual series of concerts for the new season 2013/14. You can make a good saving on tickets by buying season ticket for all the concerts.
7/8/2013
Artist-in-Residence Programme - Finland
Application deadline: 15 August 2013 Aalto University Värmemansgränden 2 02150 Espoo, Finland www.aalto.fi/en Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture Artist-in-Residence Programme AiR has an open call for a new artist. The deadline for applying is 15 August 2013.
7/8/2013
Enterprise Music Scotland - Train and Sustain - book now
Train & Sustain 2013 Enterprise Music Scotland is currently inviting applications for Train & Sustain and Train & Sustain: Advanced. Train and Sustain is a CPD training day for all chamber ensembles delivering workshops across Scotland.5/8/2013
Feis Rois Coming To Scrabster 15th August
It’s only a matter of weeks since Feis Rois returned from Australia where they worked with The National Celtic Festival of Australia to introduce the hugely successful Ceilidh Trail model which has been delivered successfully in Ross and Cromarty since 2000. Since those early days the trail has been replicated across five other communities and for the second year this summer is set to tour nationally to venues and communities across Scotland.
Massed Pipe Bands in Wick - Thursday 8th August
Thursday 8th August 2012. - The centre of Wick will resound to the skirl of the pipes as Wick RBLS Pipe Band is joined in the Market Square by the Happy Pipers from Lucerne in Switzerland.Amazing Automata
An unusual exhibition of twenty performing automata from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre opens at the St Fergus Gallery, Wick on 10th August until 7th September. The machines, or mechanical toys, come to life when visitors press a button and activate the mechanisms.
2/8/2013
If You Happen To Be In Aberdeen Take Look At New Grads 13 Exhibition
Oil and Glass held the the opening night on 2nd august 2013 of "New Grads 13," an exhibition of works by selected 2013 graduates of Grays School of Art - Rachel Kerr - Annirose Ansbro - Harriet Voar - Laura Mcglinchey - Michael Astbury - Lauren Milton - Gemma Balfour - Tomasz Wrobel - Amy Brown - Holly Aitchison - Jon Nicolson - Yasmin Oskooi - Grant McNicoll. During the exhibition pieces will also be showcased in a number of windows in Torry Town Centre, including the constituency office of MSP Maureen Watt, Gail Goodfellow Solicitor and Eternal Video/Janie Barclay photography.
2/8/2013
Helen Moore - Open Spaces
Helen Moore - Open Spaces St Fergus Gallery and High Life Highland would like to invite you to view an exhibition of paintings based on Caithness landscape by our local artist Helen Moore at our Foyer Gallery in Carnegie Public Library in Wick. http://helen-moore.com/ St Fergus Gallery Sinclair Terrace, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5AB Tel 01955 603 489 Find us on Twitter and FaceBook Opening Times Monday 12 - 5:30pm Tuesday 12 - 5:30pm Thursday 12 - 5:30pm Friday 2pm - 8pm Saturday 10:30 - 1pm.
1/8/2013
Apply to LO-FI: the low budget Scottish Film Initiative. DEADLINE Aug 20th
lo-fi phase 0.1 will develop between five and seven low budget screenplays in three workshops working with some of the UK’s foremost script editors. At the end of phase 0.1 the projects will be pitched to an industry panel and one project will be selected for phase 0.2 – advanced development.
31/7/2013
Big Country - Gig Dates
BIG COUNTRY EXTENDS “THE JOURNEY” WORLD TOUR LAND’S END TO JOHN O’GROATS 2013 “Just as you sow you shall reap” is a line from Big Country’s first ever single ‘Harvest Home’ of 1983 and 30 years on from that release Big Country are still as committed to the live stage and performing their unique sounding music as ever. ‘Back then we built our audience through non-stop gigging” says founder member Bruce Watson, “The band feels reborn and we are happy to go out there and prove it every night no matter how far we have to travel”.
31/7/2013
Big Country - Landsend To John O'Groats
BIG COUNTRY EXTENDS “THE JOURNEY” WORLD TOUR LAND’S END TO JOHN O’GROATS 2013 “Just as you sow you shall reap” is a line from Big Country’s first ever single ‘Harvest Home’ of 1983 and 30 years on from that release Big Country are still as committed to the live stage and performing their unique sounding music as ever. ‘Back then we built our audience through non-stop gigging” says founder member Bruce Watson, “The band feels reborn and we are happy to go out there and prove it every night no matter how far we have to travel”.
Surfboard Art Competition - 5 - 12 Year Olds
a fantastic opportunity for budding artists out there!.
28/7/2013
Launch of first project in River Ness public arts programme
One of the spin-off benefits of the River Ness Flood Scheme is the creation of a major public arts programme to enhance the attractions of the riverscape in Inverness city centre. A total of £750,000 has been earmarked for the programme, entitled SHIFT//SEÒL, that will feature a series of permanent artworks of high quality to enhance the riverscape and increase the number of people visiting the area.25/7/2013
Backing Scotland’s film industry
FM outlines support for Outlander and extends invite to further productions. First Minister Alex Salmond has rolled out the red carpet for more television and movie productions to be filmed in Scotland as he outlined the package of expert support that helped entice a major US drama series to shoot on location in this country.24/7/2013
University to set campus at Belladrum
The University of the Highlands and Islands will be setting up campus at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival again this year as one of the event’s main sponsors. Festival-goers are invited to find out more about their local university by dropping into its trailer in the Walled Garden or getting involved in the activities students and staff have organised around the Bella site.Mill Theatre, Thurso - receives £5,000 towards its 'Roof Repair'
THIRD ROUND OF SMALL GRANTS ANNOUNCED BY THE THEATRES TRUST The Theatres Trust is pleased to announce its third round of small capital grants to theatres across the nation, including one of the smallest theatres in the UK - the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate - and the most northerly theatre in the mainland - the Mill Theatre in Thurso. This current round of grants provides assistance to five local and community-based theatres across the UK.Search Our Site
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