News Archive

Call For Artists - Open Studios Event In 2008

CALL FOR ARTISTS Highlands Open Studios are looking for new members for the Open Studios event in 2008.  Dates for the Open Week in 2008 are May 31st - June 8th when members will throw open their doors to visitors to have a look round their studios and learn more about the artists work.  

Thurso Players Pantomime 2007 - Jack & The Beanstalk

Thurso Players invite you to come along and meet the 'Trotts' at their annual Christmas Panto at Thurso High School.   This year's production, Jack & the Beanstalk starts its run at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12th December and will be on, at the same time, each evening up to and including Saturday 15th December.  

Progress towards set up of Creative Scotland

Speaking in Parliament, Minister for Culture Linda Fabiani said: "The Creative Scotland Bill will establish the amalgamated body which will cultivate and support the best of Scottish arts and creativity and will build on the successes of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen.   "I believe that government should not arbitrate on artistic decisions.  

Highland 2007 Supported Events

10 November - 12 January 2008 Maternity is a new exhibition at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery.  Based on images of the mother and child from the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland the exhibition showcases eleven very different images including Botticelli's fifteenth-century masterpiece The Virgin Adoring the Sleeping Christ Child.  

Strathpeffer to host National Youth Music Showcase

Some of Scotland's finest young musicians are about to come together to present an exciting concert, which will display the vibrant and healthy state of the country's music scene.  The 3rd National Showcase of Excellence, being held on Saturday 10 November at Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion, will feature pupils from Aberdeen City Music School, The City of Edinburgh Music School, The Music School of Douglas Academy, East Dunbartonshire, and the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music at Plockton performing a varied programme of solo and ensemble items of both classical and traditional music will have something to suit everyone's taste.  

LIGHT IN THE NORTH - a Celebration of the Life and Work of Neil M. Gunn

For a larger version of the poster go HERE You may need to click on it to enlarge it.   Where And When Dunbeath, Caithness - 8th -10th November 2007 Three Caithness organisations have joined forces this year for a three-day festival called 'Light in the North - a Celebration of the Life and Work of Neil M.  

Maternity Exhibition For Inverness Museum & Art Gallery

A new exhibition based on images of the mother and child from the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland will open at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 10 November.   Comprising a selection of eleven very different images, Maternity will explore the theme of motherhood in art, and consider how it has been interpreted and re-interpreted by artists over the past 500 years.  

Groundbreaking Gaelic Christmas CD Launched

The Mairi Mhor Fellowship for The Highland Council is once more breaking new ground in making Gaelic song accessible to as many people throughout the world as possible.  The Fellowship has recently produced the world's first ever double Gaelic Christmas album, Duan Nollaig, which was launched during the MOD at Fort wiliam on 20th October 2007 and is being released on the Greentrax label, in a bid to enable as many people to enjoy and learn Gaelic Christmas carols and songs.  

Thurso Pupil Phillip Todd Wins Council Sponsored Mod Award

Sixteen year old Phillip Todd of Thurso High School was the recipient of the Council sponsored Mairi Mhor Felllowship silver kilt pin for his performance in the 'Singing in Traditional style for Gaelic Learners' competition at Mod Lochabair on Monday 15th October 2007.   The prize of a specially commissioned silver kilt pin incorporating the Fellowship logo, designed and made by South Uist Jeweller Roddy Johnson of Dingwall was presented by Chairman of the Highland Council Gaelic Committee, Hamish Fraser Councillor Fraser said: "The Highland Council is very keen to encourage Gaelic learners of all ages to sing traditional songs, much in the style that the great Gaelic Bardess M�iri Mh�r nan �ran would have herself sung.  

Kent duchaine Coming Back To Mackays Hotel, Wick - 27 October 2007

Mackays Hotel, Wick once again will be welcoming one of the liveliest bluesmen travelling around Europe.   He will be at Mackays Hotel with his steel guitar on Saturday 27th October from 9.00pm.