Northings Event Reviews
EXHIBITION: SHETLAND SCHOOLS’ ART EXHIBITION (Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum & Archives, Lerwick, Shetland, until 6 December 2009) EXHIBITION: SHETLAND SCHOOLS’ ART EXHIBITION (Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum & Archives, Lerwick, Shetland, until 6 December 2009)

<p>JANE MATTHEWS relishes the range and quality of work in an imaginative exhibition.</p>


TILLIDH MI DHACHAIDH (An Talla Solais, The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool High School and the Ferry Terminal, Ullapool, until 16 October 2009) TILLIDH MI DHACHAIDH (An Talla Solais, The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool High School and the Ferry Terminal, Ullapool, until 16 October 2009)

JENNY McBAIN tours the various projects showcasing the work of young local artists.


PATRICIA NIEMANN - WHERE THE BONES OF THE EARTH SHOW THROUGH (Timespan, Helmsdale, until 25 October 2009) PATRICIA NIEMANN - WHERE THE BONES OF THE EARTH SHOW THROUGH (Timespan, Helmsdale, until 25 October 2009)

GILES SUTHERLAND considers new work by Caithness-based goldsmith and glass-maker Patricia Niemann.


COLOUR AND TRANSPARENCY: NORTH LANDS CREATIVE GLASS 13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE (Lybster, Caithness, 5-6 September 2009) COLOUR AND TRANSPARENCY: NORTH LANDS CREATIVE GLASS 13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE (Lybster, Caithness, 5-6 September 2009)

GILES SUTHERLAND looks back on a stimulating Conference overshadowed by the death of a co-founder of North Lands Creative Glass.


JOANNE B. KAAR AND LYNN TAYLOR: PAPERBOATS / WESTLAND (Caithness Horizons, Thurso, until 24 September 2009) JOANNE B. KAAR AND LYNN TAYLOR: PAPERBOATS / WESTLAND (Caithness Horizons, Thurso, until 24 September 2009)

GEORGE GUNN welcomes a creative collaboration that is an eloquent testimony to survival.


NEW GRADUATES (Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, until 5 September 2009) NEW GRADUATES (Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, until 5 September 2009)

GEORGINA COBURN examines the new work on offer from Highland graduates.


ARTMAP ARGYLL OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND (Argyll, 7-10 August 2009) ARTMAP ARGYLL OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND (Argyll, 7-10 August 2009)

ISHBEL CRAWFORD samples some of the work on show in Artmap Argyll’s recent open weekend.


ABSENT VOICES – MHAIRI KILLIN (An Tobar Arts Centre, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, until 5 September) ABSENT VOICES – MHAIRI KILLIN (An Tobar Arts Centre, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, until 5 September)

GEORGINA COBURN detects a palpable continuation of a rich visual culture as well as individual creativity in Mhairi Killen’s latest work.


MIGRATE – 30 YEARS OF SCOTTISH GLASS (Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, until 5 August 2009, and touring) MIGRATE – 30 YEARS OF SCOTTISH GLASS (Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, until 5 August 2009, and touring)

GEORGINA COBURN admires the exploration of theme and technique in the Scottish Glass Society’s anniversary show.


NAIRN OPEN ART COMPETITION (Nairn Book & Arts Festival, Nairn Courthouse, until 13 June) NAIRN OPEN ART COMPETITION (Nairn Book & Arts Festival, Nairn Courthouse, until 13 June)

GEORGINA COBURN welcomes a strong selected exhibition at the Nairn festival.


MORAY SCHOOL OF ART BA (HONS) FINE ART DEGREE SHOW 2009 (Moray College, Elgin, until 13 June 2009) MORAY SCHOOL OF ART BA (HONS) FINE ART DEGREE SHOW 2009 (Moray College, Elgin, until 13 June 2009)

GEORGINA COBURN surveys the imaginative work of this year’s crop of graduates.


VEER NORTH: CROSSING WAATER (Inchmore Gallery, Inchmore, Inverness, until 16 May) VEER NORTH: CROSSING WAATER (Inchmore Gallery, Inchmore, Inverness, until 16 May)

GEORGINA COBURN welcomes the opportunity to see work by the Shetland group in the Inverness area