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| Arts Philanthropist celebrated by HRH The Prince of Wales
Dr Carol Høgel CBE named as one of first five honourees of The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy. | |
| Studio Space to rent
Cromarty Arts Trust has a couple of studio spaces left to rent at a reasonable price to artists within the Stables Building in Cromarty on the Black Isle. | |
| Caithness Broch Centre
Work commences this week in the transformation of the old Northlands Viking Centre at Auckengill into the Caithness Broch Centre, which is due to open in the spring. This new facility, collaboration between Caithness Archaeological Trust and Highland Council, will celebrate the extraordinarily rich archaeology landscape of Caithness. | |
| Y Celtiaid yn cipio Caernarfon
Mae tref Caernarfon wedi cael ei dewis fel lleoliad Gŵyl Cyfryngau Celtaidd 2009. Bydd yr Ŵyl, sy’n dathlu ei phen-blwydd yn ddeg ar hugain y flwyddyn nesaf, yn digwydd rhwng 25-27 Mawrth 2009. Mae’n ddathliad tri diwrnod o’r gorau o dalent darlledu a ffilm o’r Alban, Iwerddon, Cymru, Cernyw a Llydaw. | |
| The Celts to storm Caernarfon
Historic Caernarfon in north west Wales has been chosen to the host the 30th annual Celtic Media Festival, which will take place between 25-27 March 2009. The three-day celebration of broadcasting and film talent will showcase excellence from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. | |
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St Kilda: A European Opera returns to the stage
18 months after St Kilda: A European Opera was performed live around Europe, the project is back on the road. The Belgian production, having recently been resurrected and performed in Mons (Belgium), is set to wow audiences in Grenoble (France) later this week. |
| Van Morrison Announcement
Due to a conflict with a prior booking, The Ironworks (Inverness) and Cancer Research UK have reduced Van Morrison's booking to one night on 6th December. The singer's booking at the venue on 5th December has been removed. Fans will be offered a move to the Saturday night whilst there is still availability or a full refund. | |
| International arts scene receives triple boost from Scottish Arts Council
New York and Amsterdam, both artistic and cultural hubs, will host three Scottish artists’ residencies designed to cultivate homegrown talent by strengthening their creativity and profile on an international platform. | |
| News from Sandstone Press
This week Sandstone Press has two impressive new reviews in the books’ respective Hinterlands. | |
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Five Inverness & Nairn businesses scoop top honours at Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards
The elite of the Highlands and Islands tourism sector was honoured at the industry’s annual awards ceremony held in Inverness on Friday, 21st November, and included five businesses and individuals from Inverness and Nairn: Freda Newton of Jacobite Cruises, Beata Kaczmaruzyk of the Kingsmills Hotel, Booth Scotland, Pottery House B&B at Dores and Kate Goodenough of Dunain Park Hotel. |
| Youth Music Initiative Training and Professional Development Fund
The fund is aimed at supporting freelance musicians, music facilitators and organisations to undertake professional development activities that will extend and improve their professional practice and ability to deliver quality music making activities for children and young people. 24 November 2008 | |
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Music celebrating life and work of Ronald Center
Emily White is a violinist and trombonist from England who came to Huntly for a four months residency to research the provenance of Ronald Center, a yet to be fully discovered composer who lived in Huntly most of his adult life. During 2008, Emily developed a comprehensive project to include the first performance and a recording of Center's string quartets. |
| Call to Artists - RSA Alastair Salvesen Scholarship
Sponsored by the Alastair Salvesen Trust in association with the RSA, the Alastair Salvesen Art Scholarship is a major initiative intended to encourage young painters who have made the transition from college to a working environment. Now in its 20th year, the painting & travel award of up to £10,000 includes a solo exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy. The deadline for entries is the 12 January 2009. | |
| Another Premiere Film at Cromarty Hall (Plus Other Events)
The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret’s Hope, is delighted to present its first mini film festival weekend from 20th – 24th November. | |
| Moving Image in Education Conference
On Friday 21st November the first conference on Moving Image in Education in Shetland will be held in the Museum and Archives in Lerwick. | |
| John Byrne to Exhibit at Strathpeffer
Well-known artist and playwright John Byrne has offered to support the forthcoming Strathpeffer Pavilion Art Fair by exhibiting two of his paintings. Mr. Byrne told Art Fair committee member Kristina Byng that, although he cannot contribute work for sale because he is already committed elsewhere, he is willing to support the event by lending two of his paintings for exhibition. | |
| Bands to Earn Their Stripes
For the third year running, the Red Stripe Music Award is offering emerging bands the opportunity to play hard and win big, securing slots at three of the summer’s favourite festivals including The Great Escape. | |
| News from Sandstone Press
A BEND IN THE NILE enjoyed two great launches at Eden Court, Inverness, and DR Simpson’s Bookshop in Wick on 12th and 13th November respectively. Many thanks to Paul in Inverness, and to Lorraine and Neil up north, for all their help and cooperation. | |
| More Gongs for Inverness Theatre
Having been open for just over a year, the redeveloped Eden Court Theatre in Inverness has this weekend secured two coveted prizes at the Glasgow Institute of Architects Awards 2008 and also received a commendation at the 2008 Inverness Architecture Association awards. | |
| Film Festival Honours Local Hero's Starring Role at Eden Court
Inverness Film Festival goers will be given a rare chance, this Saturday 22 Nov at 4pm, to see a big screen version of Local Hero, a classic movie with a starring role in the history of Eden Court cinema. | |
| Moray Art Centre’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Garden Project
Moray Art Centre is delighted to announce that we have won a place on the final list of projects for the Big Lottery: People’s Millions competition. | |
| HUBL Acoustic Sessions - Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin, 29th November
Organisers would like to thank all the artists that have contacted them to take part in the 2nd HUBL Acoustic Sessions at The Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Again they received an excellent response from high quality acts and the final selection was tricky. However, the artists selected give a broad range of styles and experience with a mix of solo and band line-ups. Although the majority are from the local area, organisers have special quests Dark Matter Social from Fort William making their first appearance in the North East. | |
| Find The Answer To All Your Knitting Problems
Have you been struggling to finish a knitting project? Can't work out how to alter a pattern? Are you unsure of how to adapt stitches to different projects? A new website started by the Isle of Arran Knitting Company may be able to help. | |
| Creative Industries: the international agenda comes to Scotland
Over 400 delegates from 41 countries are descending on Glasgow tomorrow (Tuesday 18 November) for Creative Clusters, a major international conference focussing on the creative economy. | |
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Remembering Shetlanders in World War One
The Shetland Museum and archives have unveiled a new display to mark the 90th Anniversary of the end of World War One which will run until the end of 2008. |
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Nairnia 2008 - The Winter Procession
Nairnia - The Winter Procession is taking place on Friday 28 November 2008 in Nairn . With plans underway for Nairnia to become an annual event, without doubt one of the plumb roles must surely be to play the part of one of the Nairnia children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. But it’s more than a simple acting role. |
| Small grants scheme for community organisations
Comunn na Gàidhlig are proud to announce the small grants scheme for community organisations. With support from Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE), they are seeking projects that will strengthen Gaelic as a spoken language at community level. | |
| HI-Ex Comic Art Competition!
To celebrate the second Highlands International Comic Expo, organisers are launching an original comic art competition for highland children! | |
| Gallery Updates at HebCelt
The Hebridean Celtic Festival gallery pages have now been fully updated. Have a look and see if you spot yourself in the audience, or just enjoy some of the Heb Celt's magnificent images at http://www.hebceltfest.com/gallery | |
| Debut For Young Highland Conductor
Former Dingwall Academy student Kathleen Cronie will make her orchestral conducting debut this month when she directs Voiceworks Vocal Group’s performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular comic opera, Trial by Jury at Inverness Royal Academy on Friday 28th November. | |
| Highland 2007 Legacy Programme - Round 1 Grants Awards Announced
Members of The Highland Council’s Education Culture and Sport Committee have been advised that 53 awards, totalling £388,649, have been approved in the first round of the new Highland 2007 Legacy Programme. | |
| Eden Court To Screen ‘Death Threat’ Mob Movie
Eden Court's sumptuous cinemas are offering Highland film fans their only chance to see sensational Italian mob movie Gomorrah, just as the author who inspired the film is fleeing Italy under threat of assassination. Showing 14 - 19 November 2008. | |
| Sharing Practice Workshops
Imaginate is delighted to introduce a new strand to the winter sessions: The Sharing Practice sessions will give Scottish children’s theatre practitioners the opportunity to share their developments and practice. This year Imaginate is working with Jo Timmins, former Imaginate / NTS Director in Residence and James Brining, Artistic Director with Dundee Rep Theatre who will each run a sharing practice workshop. | |
| Demarco archive goes online
An ambitious project to open up a unique record of cultural life in Scotland over the last 50 years will reach completion this month, with the launch of the Demarco Digital Archive website in November 2008. | |
| New Appointee For Trust
The Cromarty Arts Trust has appointed a new Arts Development Manager, Caroline Hewat. Caroline also works in a development capacity with the Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) and is looking forward to bringing her experience of work within the traditional music scene in Scotland to an already inspiring programme of arts activity within the lovely town of Cromarty. She will join administrator Gail Stuart Martin and caretaker Gail Pocock to complete the staff team. | |
| Film edited in Orkney wins BAFTA Scotland award
A film edited in Burray was announced a winner at Sunday night’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts Scotland Awards ceremony. ‘Ma Bar’ collected the award for Best Short Film in the most prestigious event in the Scottish film calendar. | |
| Òran ùr do Mhuile – A New Song for Mull
Mull Local Mòd celebrated it’s 70th anniversary in style with the final of Òran Ùr do Mhuile which took place in the Aros Hall, Tobermory on Saturday 8th November. | |
| Digital Art Centre Launches New Website
FACT, the Foundation for Art & Creative Technology, is the UK's leading organisation for the commissioning and presentation of film, video and new media art forms. Based in Liverpool, FACT believes in the ability of individuals and communities to express themselves creatively and has just launched a new website to help more people become involved. | |
| Highland 2007 Legacy Programme - Round 1 Grants Awards Announced
Members of The Highland Council’s Education Culture and Sport Committee have been advised that 53 awards, totalling £388,649, have been approved in the first round of the new Highland 2007 Legacy Programme. | |
| Europe Wide Survey on Education and Design Training
The European Design Training Incubator (EDTI) is a pan-European pilot project, pulling together educational institutions and organisations involved in lifelong learning to share resources and knowledge. Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen is one of the six partner organisation supporting the launch and want to encourage designers and those involved in the creative industries to contribute to an online survey http://www.edti.eu | |
| FACT TV – A new online platform for digital arts
FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) is launching a new online portal for audiences to experience digital arts and culture in a new environment. | |
| distance lab - Open Studio 004 - Slow Technology
Come and see what's going on at Distance Lab on Thursday 13 November 2008 / 12 noon - 5 pm, Horizon Scotland / Forres, Scotland. | |
| Inverness Arts Forum Lunchtime Concert Series
The next recital in the Inverness Arts Forum Lunchtime Concert Series will be on Friday 14th November in the Main Hall of Inverness Town House at 1.10pm. | |
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Red carpet treatment for aspiring young filmmakers
Budding young stars of the big screen featured in their very own film world premiere last Saturday (November 1) at the Lochboisdale Hotel, South Uist. |
| Chair appointed to Creative Scotland
The establishment of a single dedicated body for Scotland's arts and culture sector today gained further momentum as Ewan Brown was named Chair of Creative Scotland, the new publicly owned limited company which will be established. | |
| Travelling Arts Bus comes to Moray
A group exhibition of artists whose varied work explores activities and issues relating to the sea or coastline of Scotland, as well as other coastal countries. The exhibition will include film, photography, sculpture and drawing and will be coming to Fochabers, Keith, Elgin and Forres. | |
| Belladrum wins Festival award for Highlands
Following its most successful year ever, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival – the Highlands’ all ages festival of music and performing arts - won the Grassroots Festival Award at the Virtual Festivals UK Festivals Awards 2008 on Thursday night (30th October 2008). | |
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