The Scottish Arts Council launches a brand new contemporary visual arts listings guide for Scotland this evening (31 October), at the opening of the National Galleries of Scotland exhibition, Douglas Gordon: Superhumanatural.
31 October 2006

The Wigtown Poetry Competition is the largest poetry competition in Scotland, with over 2,000 entries in its first year.
27 October 2006

The lunchtime concert planned for Monday 30 October at Perth Concert Hall with Daniil Shtoda (tenor) and Larissa Gergieva (piano) has had to be changed due to illness.
27 October 2006

Young German violinist Viviane Hagner makes her debut with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in concerts in St Andrews, Perth, Glasgow and Edinburgh between 1 and 4 November 2006.
27 October 2006

The Watermill Gallery, one of the UK’s best-kept art secrets, is hosting an exceptional Christmas exhibition this year, with original work for sale by some of the best-known international figures in modern art. From Picasso to Warhol, and Moore to Hepworth, this Perthshire gallery will have one of the most exciting collections of modern art for sale anywhere in the UK this Christmas.
27 October 2006

The third annual Shutter Halloween Bash will take place at The Ironworks in Inverness on Saturday 28th October 2006.
27 October 2006

‘Snuff’, a brutal and blistering new play, is being performed at Lossiemouth High School on 11 Saturday November at 7.30 pm.
25 October 2006

Applications are invited from writers who wish to spend a year working with literary and wider communities in Orkney, as the inaugural George Mackay Brown Writing Fellow.
25 October 2006

Following a highly successful tour of UK Molly Whuppie returns to the Highlands for the further delight of children and their families.
25 October 2006

A new CD of classic Irish and Scottish Gaelic songs was launched at the Royal National Mod in Dunoon on Thursday 19th October last week.
25 October 2006

A major report looking at the future of Gaelic music was published on the18th October at the Royal National Mod in Dunoon.
25 October 2006

John Lilly, winner of HankFest Ghostwriter in the Sky contest 2005, has been invited to appear at the annual Thomas Fraser Memorial Festival on The Shetland Isle of Burra on 9-11 November 2006.
25 October 2006

The celebration of Scottish and especially Highland Cinema is one of two themes running through this year’s Inverness Film Festival (9-12 November 2006), organisers announced today.
25 October 2006

Young Scot is looking for four creative individuals from a range of artistic disciplines to deliver an innovative new podcasting project, supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, which will enable young people from across Scotland to make and broadcast their own online radio programmes. Successful applicants will be required to take part in some project development before Christmas, with the main project rollout taking place in the January 2007.
23 October 2006

On Saturday October 28th Resolis Community Arts are hosting the final concert of a successful autumn tour for one of Scotland’s finest duos, Ivan Drever and Duncan Chisholm.

23 October 2006

Babyshambles are to play Scotlands newest music venue the Ironworks, Inverness on Saturday 9th December 2006 one of only two Scottish dates.
20 October 2006

Unfortunately, Ray Davies’ Autumn tour from 11th October – 6th November has been postponed until next year due to ill health.
20 October 2006

Phipps Hall in Beauly welcomes Andy White on Saturday 4 November 2006, for a night of gentle musical fireworks as part of an extensive UK tour.
20 October 2006

A performance featuring silent black and white films of Scottish islands accompanied by live music is set to tour Germany and Estonia, with a showing in Inverness on 11 November 2006.
19 October 2006

Phipps Hall Beauly welcomes Andy White on Sat 4 November, for a night of gentle musical fireworks as part of an extensive UK tour.
19 October 2006

This autumn, benchtours, Tabula Rasa Dance Company and the Curve Foundation Dance Company will all be touring across Scotland with brand new and exciting work.

18 October 2006

Rachael Mill prepares to tell the story of the ‘Brahan Seer’ , through the modern medium of film, to a contemporary Highland audience.
18 October 2006

Fifteen organisations planning arts projects to mark Highland 2007, the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture, have been awarded £250,000 through the Highland 2007 Arts Capital Fund for arts equipment and small building costs.
18 October 2006

A new study commissioned by HI~Arts, the arts development agency for the Highlands and Islands, sets Five Challenges for the continuing development of the Visual Arts in the Highlands and Islands.
18 October 2006

Due to scheduling difficulties The Cosmic Rough Riders have had to withdraw from their gig with The Hothouse Flowers on Sat 21 October 2006 at Perth Concert Hall.
13 October 2006

An Tuireann launches a pilot residency programme with artists Teddy Lo (New York) and Keiko Mukaide (Japan) (7 Oct - 4 Nov 2006).
13 October 2006

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is delighted to announce its fourth Winter Season programme (October 2006 – April 2007).
13 October 2006

Hull Truck Theatre Company are bringing their latest comedy Ladies Day to Perth, the only venue in Scotland, from Tuesday 10 to Saturday 21 October 2006. 
11 October 2006

Perth Concert Hall’s opening season featured quite a few 'Horsecross Exclusives" - major performances which you could catch only in Perth - and in 2006-07 they continue in that vein.

11 October 2006

Celebrating their new building, 30 years of continued success and now 10 years of being on the road, the Scottish Youth Theatre is proving to be a strong cog in the wheel!

11 October 2006

For the twelfth year running Arthur Brocklebank will be delivering his popular series of eight talks entitled Tuesday Afternoon Music, in Castle Street Church Hall, Dingwall.
11 October 2006

Tickets to the Highlands music and arts festival, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival ’07 (Beauly, Inverness-shire), have gone on sale on-line and over-the-counter.
09 October 2006

Sixshot is very proud to announce the launch of Futures Heroes a new clubnight aimed at showcasing some of the best up & coming Highland talent within the dance music scene.
09 October 2006

Threshold artspace at Perth Concert Hall continues its year long exhibition Players, showcasing the best in art games and toys. This October, Horsecross will introduce two new pieces, Mare Tralla's Eurogame and Olle Essvik's Sun Clock.

09 October 2006

The final details and full programme for this years ‘Peerie Willie Johnson – Shetland Guitar Festival’ has now been confirmed.
09 October 2006

UK Metal Fest Ragnarok planned to take place at Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 4 November has been cancelled by organisers Metalism UK Promotions.

06 October 2006

“A pretty awesome line up” was how one Shetland musician put it, as the full line-up for this years ‘Peerie’ Willie Johnson Guitar Festival, which runs from Friday 3rd November to Sunday 5th November 2006, was announced by promoters Shetland Arts.
06 October 2006

An artist is being sought for a unique commission – the chance to create work inspired by spending a year with Orkney’s farming community.
04 October 2006

8th October to 11th November 2006
Framed work by David Boyle, Maureen Shaw, Caroline Simmill, Jessie White and Nadine Williams.


04 October 2006

Scotland’s award-winning national dance company returns to Elgin with an exciting mix of works.
02 October 2006

The Eco Prize for Creativity announces its 2006 winners today (Thursday 28th September) at an awards event at the Lighthouse in Glasgow.
02 October 2006

The Highland 2007 management group for the Community Programme in the Inverness area this week announced support to a further nine projects and events.
02 October 2006

Highland book lovers are snapping up tickets for this year’s Inverness Book Festival in greater numbers than ever before.
02 October 2006