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15/10/2013
Sufboard Art ExhibitionThumbnail for article : Sufboard Art Exhibition
Highlife Highland and the Swanson Gallery would like to invite you and your friends to the opening of the Surfboard Design Exhibition at the St Fergus Gallery, Wick Carnegie Public Library.   The opening and prize giving will be on Saturday 26th October 2013 at 11am.  
14/10/2013
Mira Schendel at Tate ModernThumbnail for article : Mira Schendel at Tate Modern
Mira Schendel.  Until 19 January 2014 Tate Modern Bankside London SE1 9TG Hours: Daily 10–18h; Friday–Saturday 10–22h.  
14/10/2013
Andrew Carnegie: the legacy that changed the world opens at HolyroodThumbnail for article : Andrew Carnegie: the legacy that changed the world opens at Holyrood
Scots-American Andrew Carnegie, whose philanthropy and legacy is explored in an exciting new exhibition opening at the Scottish Parliament today (Tuesday 15 October).   ‘Andrew Carnegie: the legacy that changed the world’ showcases how the beliefs and actions of one individual resulted in an international legacy of philanthropy, and explains how the legacy of this Scots born philanthropist continues to shape 21st Century institutions and ideas.  
14/10/2013
Royal College of Art - Call for ApplicationsThumbnail for article : Royal College of Art - Call for Applications
Open Days and call for applications for 2013/14 Sculpture - Painting - Photography - Printmaking - Moving Image - Performance, MA / MPhil / PhD degrees Open days: November 21 & 27, 10–17hr Applications open: 1 November 2013 Royal College of Art School of Fine Art 20 Howie Street London SW11 4AS www.rca.ac.uk/admissions The School of Fine Art at the Royal College of Art welcomes prospective students to our forthcoming Open Days.  This is an opportunity to visit the campus in Battersea, meet academic and technical staff, interact with current students and explore the Fine Art workshops and facilities, which are amongst the best of their kind in the world.  
13/10/2013
Women's Art SocietyThumbnail for article : Women's Art Society
MOSTYN, Wales' foremost contemporary art gallery, is delighted to announce a new season of exhibitions.   Women's Art Society 26 October–5 January 2014 Participating artists: Meriç Algün Ringborg, Sol Calero, Volker Eichelmann, Claire Fontaine, Tim Foxon, Guerrilla Girls, Jens Haaning, Catherine Opie, Martha Rosler, Danh Vo, Ai Weiwei & a historical display of the Gwynedd Ladies' Art Society Women's Art Society is the first exhibition in a series of exhibitions at MOSTYN taking place between 2013 and 2017.  
13/10/2013
Opportunity to join the Board of High Life Highland
Two opportunities have arisen for people with an interest in community learning and leisure services in Highland communities to become involved as Directors of the Board of High Life Highland to deliver these services on behalf of The Highland Council.   High Life Highland (HLH) is a charity registered in Scotland and a company, limited by guarantee, wholly owned by the Council.  
13/10/2013
Council Mod folk competition winners announced
Royal National Mod 2013 (11-18 October) - Paisley Caileagan Beaga an Rubha from Point, Isle of Lewis have won top prize in the folk group competition for under 13 year olds at the Royal National Mod in Paisley.   For the fifth year running The Highland Council has sponsored this competition in partnership with Fujitsu who have provided a £500 prize voucher for the winning group.  
12/10/2013
Aquatopia: The Imaginary of the Ocean Deep At Tate St IvesThumbnail for article : Aquatopia: The Imaginary of the Ocean Deep At Tate St Ives
Aquatopia is a major exhibition of contemporary and historic art that explores how the ocean deep has been imagined across cultures and through time.  The exhibition and the accompanying book reveal how human societies have projected their sexual desires, their will to power, and their fear of difference and mortality onto the often mysterious and weird life-forms the ocean sustains.  
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12/10/2013
Partikel in concertThumbnail for article : Partikel in concert
30th October 2013 Time: 20:00:00 Location: Lyth Arts Centre Length: 2 hours Interval: yes Age suitability : 8+ We close our season on a bright note which points to the music of the future - a minimalist trio described by Jazz UK magazine as "a masterclass in the art of the trio, with music that is both eloquent and articulate".   Partikel are three London-based musicians, all with very different musical backgrounds, who have come together to make music by mixing all of their favourite influences in a melodic, coherent and accurate way.  
12/10/2013
Sleeping Beauty Panto at Eden CourtThumbnail for article : Sleeping Beauty Panto at Eden Court
SLEEPING BEAUTY - PANTO EMPIRE THEATRE - EDEN COURT 5 December 2013 - 5 January 2014 If yopu are planning a shopping tript to Invernes over the Christmas season then taking the kids to the panto is a great way to spend an evening or Saturday afternoon.   But book early as the panto at Eden court usually gets ahuge demand for tickets.  
12/10/2013
Philip J. Steele Gallery at Rocky Mountain College of Art + DesignThumbnail for article : Philip J. Steele Gallery at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
Philip J.  Steele Gallery at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design Desirée Holman Sophont October 17–November 23, 2013 The Philip J.  
12/10/2013
e-flux Magazine Issue 48Thumbnail for article : e-flux Magazine Issue 48
e-flux journal issue 48: Pieces of the Planet out now with Jalal Toufic, Anton Vidokle, Oxana Timofeeva, Hu Fang, Walid Raad, Walter Benjamin, Rijin Sahakian, and participants of Ashkal Alwan's Home Workspace Program.   www.e-flux.com/issues/48-october-2013.  
12/10/2013
Nottingham ContemporaryThumbnail for article : Nottingham Contemporary
Asco: No Movies Geoffrey Farmer: Let's Make the Water Turn Black 12 October 2013–5 January 2014 Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross Nottingham NG1 2GB www.nottinghamcontemporary.org Asco was a Chicano artist collective active in East Los Angeles in the 1970s and 1980s, with a core membership of four: Harry Gamboa Jr., Gronk, Willie F.  Herrón III and Patssi Valdez.  
12/10/2013
Chapman - One Of The Top Scottish Literary PublicationsThumbnail for article : Chapman - One Of The Top Scottish Literary Publications
If you are thinking of reading or writing something serious in Scotland then Chapman literary magazine is possibly good place to give your thought processes a kick-start.   The publication began in 1970 and offered an opportunity for many writers to bare all and get their teeth into a wide range of topics that affect Sotland and the world.  
12/10/2013
Canadian Cultural Centre - Stan Douglas: Abandonment and SplendourThumbnail for article : Canadian Cultural Centre - Stan Douglas: Abandonment and Splendour
Stan Douglas: Abandonment and Splendour September 26, 2013–January 17, 2014 Canadian Cultural Centre 5 rue de Constantine 75007 Paris, France Hours: Monday–Friday 10am–6pm Free admission T + 33 1 44 43 21 90 www.canada-culture.org A retrospective look at the photographic work produced by Stan Douglas in the last decade of the twentieth century, Abandonment and Splendour explores the ruins of certain great Western utopias in their paradoxical beauty.   The exhibition focused on four series haunted by a history between light and shadow that the image does not explain but evokes with the poetic suspense that is the artist's hallmark.  
12/10/2013
Royal Society of British Artists Open Exhibition 2014 - Call for entries
Royal Society of British Artists Open Exhibition 2014 Full Entry Fee: £12 per artwork.  Age Concession Price: £6 per artwork.  
12/10/2013
51 SHADES OF MAGGIEThumbnail for article : 51 SHADES OF MAGGIE
51 SHADES OF MAGGIE EMPIRE THEATRE - EDEN COURT THEATRE 27 - 29 October 2013 51 Shades of Maggie is a hilarious spoof of bestselling novel 50 Shades of Grey.   Starring Leah MacRae from Gary Tank Commander, this new play full of naughty bits will have you laughing out loud.  
12/10/2013
The Poetry Channel - With Weekly PodcastsThumbnail for article : The Poetry Channel - With Weekly Podcasts
www.thepoetrytrust.org/poetry-channel/ The Poetry Trust is one of the UK’s flagship poetry organisations, delivering a year-round live and digital programme, creative education opportunities, courses, prizes and publications.   Hearing sound rarther than just seeing the words on a page is one way to really get something extra from pouring over online publications and perhaps gives much more than the cold text.  
12/10/2013
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)Thumbnail for article : Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Dissident Futures October 18, 2013–February 2, 2014.   Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) 701 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103.