Salt of the Earth, to be screened Hogmanay 2007 and early 2008, is a film documentary/montage by acclaimed director Don Coutts following photographer Craig MacKay as he goes about creating a portrait photograph – researching, making contact, interviewing, arranging the sitting and finally ‘the shoot’. 
21 December 2007

Shetland Folklore Development Group will be celebrating the ancient Trow Mid-Winter Festival of Tulya’s E’en or Toylisha and would like to invite you to join them. But the group are also offering a word of warning.
19 December 2007

Submissions are now invited for our 2007/08 Short Story Competition, from writers living in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland only. This year's theme is 'Winter'.  1st Prize is £300 and a place on HI~Arts Masterclass 2008!

19 December 2007

Shetland Arts is delighted to announce the launch of Film Wednesdays, a new programme of films to be shown on the big screen in the Garrison Theatre on Wednesday evenings in 2008.
18 December 2007

Ceòlas is delighted that John MacLean, Glenn Graham and Harvey Beaton have agreed to return to Ceòlas for 2008.


18 December 2007

Sradagan Inbhir Nis, which runs at the new Bun-Sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis, is looking for a playleader.
12 December 2007

New Media Scotland, the national art, science and technology development organisation working across the creative industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Daniels as its new Executive Director with effect from January 7th 2008. In his new role Mark will work in partnership with the Board of Directors, leading the organisation in the advocacy, development and delivery of art, science and technology provision throughout Scotland into an exciting new era.


04 December 2007

Five Scottish-based writers have been awarded the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, giving them the opportunity to spend at least one month at the Hôtel Chevillon at Grez-sur-Loing in France to concentrate on a new writing project. The successful Fellows were announced today - Monday 3 December – marking the anniversary of Stevenson’s death in 1894.
04 December 2007