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| 7 short sails phase 7 - epilogue
The final contribution to the 7 short sails project....
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| Trade shows give boost to Orkney order books
A wide cross section of Orkney businesses are enjoying a seasonal sales boost after attendance at two of the UK's top consumer shows. The firms range from an island smokehouse to a Fairtrade fashion designer - and are delighted with the public response to Orkney Villages at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham and the Country Living Christmas Fair in London.
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| Moray Art Centre announce classes programme
Moray Art Centre in Findhorn has announced their classes programme for January – April 2010.
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| Understanding Social Enterprise
The Social Enterprise Academy is offering a Understanding Social Enterprise programme in Inverness on January 11th & 12th 2010. This programme has been tremendously well received across the Highlands and Islands, and we are now offering learners the opportunity to start the new year with this interesting, stimulating and enjoyable two days. | |
| Research in Moray College UHI
Moray College UHI recently held its first Research Symposium when presentations were made by staff who received seed corn funding to undertake a small research projects.
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| Free creative city car park event and artistic new look for shop windows in Inverness
As part of a new city centre art project work is underway in Inverness to give people the experience of window shopping with a difference and the chance to park and smile with a creative free car park event featuring local performers and the work of artists on Saturday 19th December 2009.
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| CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010 competition
CIWEM (The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) runs the Environmental Photographer of the Year, which is one of the fastest growing photographic competitions in the world. They have now released the details of the 2010 competition.
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| Acquaintances old and new to entertain in Perth in 2010
Top Scottish Traditional big band The Treacherous Orchestra is tuning up to get 2010 off to a spectacular start at Perth’s annual Hogmanay bash. With wintry weather on the cards, a cosy evening of music, special guests, fireworks and stovies in Perth Concert Hall is the perfect way to avoid the elements this New Year! | |
| Scottish Ballet Unveils iconic 2010/2011 Programme.
Read on for details of Scottish Ballet's productions in 2010/11: Romeo and Juliet, the new Autumn Season and Cinderella. 16 December 2009 | |
| Inverness City Vision 2010: Shaping the Future of Inverness
Over the next six months, Highland Council will be preparing a new City Vision for Inverness, to replace the one prepared in 2003. This will be part of the new generation of planning documents that the Council is preparing. | |
| Raise Your Game: Volunteering and Young People
Volunteering Highland and Youth Scotland have teamed up to bring you Raise Your Game, a workshop for your organisation to get the chance to take part in a workshop to share good practice and good methods of involving young people. This workhop will be held on Wednesday 20th January 2010 in Inverness. 15 December 2009 | |
| Unstaged – A Year-Long Photography Competition With Fantastic Prizes
Blipfoto has teamed up with Channel 4, the National Theatre of Scotland and Scottish Screen to create a unique international photography competition running throughout 2010.
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| Flexible Funding announced for 2011 - 2013
Following the success of the flexible funding programme over the last four years, the Joint Board of Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen today (Tuesday 15 December 2009) confirmed that the fund is now open for applications. | |
| Could you benefit from a Creative Apprenticeship for new or existing employees?
Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for Advertising, Crafts, Cultural Heritage, Design, Literature, Music, Performing, and Visual Arts, bridging the gap between industry, education and the government in the UK. They have recently established 50 ‘Creative Apprenticeships’ in Scotland, available across theatre, music, cultural heritage and Community Arts Management, which are being delivered through an organisation called Rewards Training. | |
| BBC ALBA - Your thoughts please
BBC ALBA is a Gaelic language television channel currently available on satellite and via BBC iPlayer. It aims to serve Gaelic speakers, those learning the language, those who may wish to learn, and anyone interested in the language and culture. A year after the channel launched, the BBC Trust is now conducting a review into how well BBC ALBA is performing.
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| Heritage Lottery Fund – Skills for the Future fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund's Skills for the Future programme funds projects which provide paid work-based training placements to meet a skills gap in the heritage sector and which fully support trainees to learn practical skills. They will fund skills that are essential to the future conservation of heritage or to opening heritage up to wider audiences. | |
| PRS New Music Award
The New Music Award is a UK-wide competition run by the PRS Foundation. It offers a £50,000 cash prize to help individuals, music groups, arts organisations and music venues to create, compose and perform a groundbreaking new piece of original music. It aims to seek out and reward artists who are willing to take musical risks and produce creative, inspiring and adventurous work. | |
| BBC show seeks the West End’s next leading lady
Following on from the BBC’s search for the lead performers in The Sound of Music, Joseph and Oliver!, they are now looking to fill the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.
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| Prince's Foundation for Children & the Arts seeks arts organisations for Start programme
The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts is inviting UK arts organisations to apply to be involved in their Start Programme. Start introduces children to a local cultural venue to experience the very best of the arts. Through Start, pupils begin to develop a lasting relationship with that venue and art form. | |
| FutureEverything Art Award 2010 - open for submissions
The FutureEverything Awards recognise outstanding achievement for innovation in the arts, music, society and technology. They celebrate creative projects in any medium which offer a new and unique way to experience or see the world and help to bring the future into the present.
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| BBC's Blast invites teenagers to design album sleeve
Blast is inviting 13-19-year-olds to design a piece of album artwork that includes a portrait of some kind, for one of three unsigned bands they are currently featuring (Ed Sheeran, Rizzle Kicks and El Policia).
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| College musicians to take centre stage at Celtic Connections
Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis has applauded past and present students from Lews Castle College UHI, a partner in the prospective University of the Highlands and Islands, as they prepare to take their place alongside some of the biggest names in music at the Celtic Connections festival in January 2010.
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| Cruiteran by Candlelight in Cromarty
How about some relaxation and culture after Christmas? The Cromarty Arts Trust, in partnership with Cromarty Highland Homecoming is hosting a concert at its elegant concert hall and gallery, the Cromarty Stables just outside Cromarty, on the Black Isle on Tuesday 29th December 2009 at 7.30pm. | |
| New Year brings new classes at Highland Print Studio
The Highland Print Studio this week launches their new series of classes for January to March 2010. With the first season proving very popular by selling out, this next series expands the range of classes and courses on offer. | |
| The Heritage Crafts Association seeks input from craftspeople
The Heritage Crafts Association’s (HCA) aim is to support and promote heritage crafts as a fundamental part of our living heritage. Since the HCA website went live earlier in 2009, they have attracted hundreds of supporters all keen to help ensure a sustainable future for traditional heritage crafts.
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| Starter for 6 Roadshow – Announcement of Dates
Are you interested in applying to Starter for 6, and want to find out more about eligibility and the programme? Are you putting off applying because you don’t know where to begin or how to make your application stand out? The Starter for 6 Roadshow which is taking place during January 2010 will explain more about what to expect, how the programme could benefit you and the processes involved if you do wish to apply.
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| Schoolkids win Panto Beanstalk Competition
More than 1,000 children from across the Highlands have entered a special panto-related competition - colouring in leaves for a giant beanstalk! The competition has been run by Simpsons Garden Centre, the main sponsor of the Eden Court Theatre Christmas 2009 panto – Jack and the Beanstalk. | |
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Glassblowing & Glass Jewellery Workshops at Glasstorm
Glasstorm studio in Tain, Ross-shire are running a series of glass-blowing and glass jewellery making workshops throughout 2010.
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A Highland Christmas on BBC ALBA
BBC ALBA invites you to join the Channel this Christmas Eve (2009) for a very special Gaelic ecumenical service from Ness Bank Church, Inverness. |
| Venice Biennale date for Scotland's contemporary arts for 2011
The Scottish Arts Council today, Friday 11 December 2009, confirmed Scotland would participate in the world’s largest and most prestigious showcase for contemporary visual arts, La Biennale di Venezia in 2011. | |
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Wedding Exhibition at Eden Court
Next year will see the first wedding exhibition of its kind in the Highlands which will be held at Eden Court on 31 January 2010. The event will include a fashion show featuring some of the best designers ranges from London, Paris and beyond; as well as a selection of some of the best wedding supplliers in the North of Scotland, including the VOWS award winner Wedding Daze. |
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New deal to make Cawdor Castle a top North music venue
The grounds of a 700 year old castle are set to echo to the music of leading bands and singers under a new deal which represents great news for North music fans.
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| Bodysurf Scotland's 8th New Year's Dance event
A fantastic opportunity to dance 5Rhythms and Contact Improvisation in the beautiful enriching environment of the Findhorn Foundation community is available from 29 December 2009 to 3 January 2010. | |
| Moray School of Art Textile Exhibition
Students at Moray School of Art studying on the City and Guilds Certificate and Diploma in Embroidery course at Moray College will be putting on an Exhibition of their work in the Gallery, Academy Block at Moray College main campus.
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| HIE underlines commitment to value of Gaelic
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) today (8 December 2009) announced further Gaelic investment ahead of the publication of research showing the significant economic benefits of the language and its culture. The new awards brings total current HIE investment through Gaelic to £990,000.
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| A creative approach to the economy of the islands
The growing importance of the creative industries in the islands was highlighted during presentations to the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) board when they met in Inverness yesterday (Monday December 9).
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Cromarty Hailed Film Lovers Paradiso
Cromarty Film Festival are delighted that the third year has been a great success with screenings selling out for the first year ever.
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| Cove Park 2010 Residencies
Cove Park in Argyll have announced details of their 2010 residencies programme.
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| Arts Outlook Optimistic Despite Reducing Income
New research published today by the Scottish Arts Council reports declining income in more than 40% of the organisations it supports.
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| Arts Trust Scotland - realise your potential
If you have an artistic possibility in mind that is falling through the cracks of mainstream funding, the Arts Trust of Scotland may be able to help.
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| Sandstone Press Bulletin
Sandstone publish their final Press Bulletin of 2009.
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GANE Audiences appoints first Manager
Growing Audiences North East (GANE) has named the person who will head up the audience development project for Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Angus. 03 December 2009 |
| Hebcelt Wins Best Event
The Hebridean Celtic Festival has been voted by the public as the winner in the Event of the Year category at the prestigious MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2009.
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Rod Stewart to Rock the Highlands
Rod Stewart is set to rock the Highlands next summer when he plays Inverness on Saturday 17 July 2010.
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Buy Craft for Christmas
Following on from a call out to galleries and makers, the Crafts Team at HI-Arts have put together lists of places to buy (and make in some cases!) Craft for Christmas throughout the Highlands & Islands for the month of December (2009).
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| Emblems Left - Newfoundland Exhibition /// Lower Foyer Gallery /// Preview Fri 4th December
Newfoundland is a pilot programme of residencies for contemporary visual artists, developed and delivered through a partnership between Scottish Sculpture Workshop and Hospitalfield, Arbroath. | |
| Voluntary Arts Scotland Newsletter
The latest edition of the Voluntary Arts Scotland Newsletter (dated 30 November 2009) is now available to download.
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Light Matters at An Lanntair
An Lanntair’s gallery will be all aglow this Christmas (2009) with our new exhibition Light Matters (Stuth Solais) , created by participants in the Grianan Digital Arts project under the guidance of artist Joe Mahony.
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| Sandstone Press Announcement
Published in March and short listed for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2009 CAIRNGORM JOHN: A life in mountain rescue is going into its third reprint before the end of the year. It has also achieved the coveted No 1 spot on Amazon’s Mountaineering Best Sellers List.
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| New Culture Minister announced
First Minister Alex Salmond has today announced changes to the Scottish Government ministerial team. Fiona Hyslop will replace Mike Russell as Minister for Culture and External Affairs in attendance at the Cabinet. | |
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