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30/7/2013
Surfboard Art Competition - 5 - 12 Year OldsThumbnail for article : Surfboard Art Competition - 5 - 12 Year Olds
a fantastic opportunity for budding artists out there!.  
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23/7/2013
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.  
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12/7/2013
Patchwork Meadow ProjectThumbnail for article : Patchwork Meadow Project
Check out the Sr Fergus Gallery in Wick for this project..  
6/6/2013
Caithness Art Exhibition 78th Year - Get Entries Ready
Society of Caithness Artists.   The 78th annual exhibition opens on July 23rd 2013 and runs untill Saturday 3rd August.  
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3/6/2013
BEATRICE WORKS by Sue Jane Taylor Thumbnail for article : BEATRICE WORKS by Sue Jane Taylor
A new exhibition documents the construction and installation of the world’s first five megawatt offshore turbines near the Caithness coast.   Internationally acclaimed Sutherland artist Sue Jane Taylor, famed for her work with the offshore oil industry and Piper Alpha Memorial Sculpture, has turned her focus to renewable energy in her latest exhibition entitled Beatrice Works, which opens in Thurso on Saturday June 8th before travelling to Aberdeen, Kirkcaldy and Kirkwall.  
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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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17/5/2013
LISA McHugh is set for a Big Homecoming Concert TourThumbnail for article : LISA McHugh is set for a Big Homecoming Concert Tour
Fri June 28th Northern Nashville CM Club, Thurso, Caithness.   Ireland’s leading Artist LISA McHugh is looking forward with great enthusiasm to her homecoming Scottish Tour.  
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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.  
2/5/2013
Keith Tilley - The Four Stages To Brims Castle Water ColourThumbnail for article : Keith Tilley - The Four Stages To Brims Castle Water Colour
Keith Tilley has painted many Caithness scenes in water colours.   Peter runs a blog with many fine examples of his work and for "Brims Castle" he has shown how he arrived at his finished work in four stages with a photo of each stage.  
13/4/2013
Rush Dance Caithness In Eden Court Video ProjectThumbnail for article : Rush Dance Caithness In Eden Court Video Project
Rush Dance Caithness have recently completed a Project for Eden Court, The project was run through Creative Scotland & Cash back for communities.  (Scottish Government scheme) The task was to make a Music video, whilst teaching kids the art of Film making, Music production & Street dance, whilst putting it altogether to make one great video.  
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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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27/3/2013
BBC ALBA TAKES COUNTRY ROADS TO CAITHNESS!
Country music fans should be on the lookout this weekend as BBC ALBA cameras will once again be covering the Caithness Country Music Festival which takes place in Halkirk from 29th to 31st March.   The biggest Country Music festival in Scotland and indeed the UK, the Caithness Country Music Festival will see performances from a host of top stars from Ireland, the USA and Holland as well as local talent such as Slange Ava and The Chicken Pickers.  
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24/3/2013
Come & Play or Sing Handel's MessiahThumbnail for article : Come & Play or Sing Handel's Messiah
All Singers and musicians are welcome to come and join the Caithness Orchestra for a day playing and rehearsing selected choruses and arias from Handel's "Messiah." The day (15th April 2013) will be conducted by Susie Dingle and will run from 10.00am - 5.00pm with breaks for lunch and snacks.  At 4.00pm, members of the public are welcome to come and listen to an open play-through of the work covered during the day.  
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17/3/2013
Caithness Country Music Festival 2013Thumbnail for article : Caithness Country Music Festival 2013
The Caithness Country Music Festival is almost here again running 29th - 31st March 2013.  .  
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17/3/2013
Out Of Sight Out Of MurderThumbnail for article : Out Of Sight Out Of Murder
Thurso Players present Out Of Sight Out Of Murder at the Mill Theatre.   21st, 22nd, 23rd March.  
10/3/2013
Caithness Kids At MAD Ultimate Street Dance ChallengeThumbnail for article : Caithness Kids At MAD Ultimate Street Dance Challenge
Rush.dance has just completed a massive Scottish Street dance competition in Motherwell.   (MAD Ultimate Street dance Challenge) The group all travelled down to Motherwell and stayed overnight before competing on the Sunday.  
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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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25/2/2013
Out Of Sight - Out Of MurderThumbnail for article : Out Of Sight - Out Of Murder
Mill Theatre, Thurso, Caithness 21st to 23rd March Out of Sight Out of Murder Director - Eric Maughan.  
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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.