Pitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT) learned today that the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) intends to convene a series of meetings with current and potential funders to discuss an entirely new funding arrangement for PFT in the future.

30 April 2008

Sandstone Press today announces plans to publish BETWEEN WEATHERS – Travels in 21st Century Shetland, a travel narrative on the Shetland Islands by Ron McMillan.

30 April 2008

Channel 4 Television's 4Talent Scotland is looking for new presenters and producers to create inspiring audio features which give the inside track on film, television, new media, radio and all things creative.

25 April 2008

Two delightful visitor centres in Lairg and Brora, open to the public over the holiday weekend, with activities for the whole family. The Highland Council’s Community Learning and Leisure Service invites residents and visitors alike to the newly revamped Ferrycroft Visitor Centre in Lairg for a Special Open Day on Saturday 3rd May and to Brora Heritage Centre which opens for the season on the Monday 5th May.

25 April 2008

Local artist, Joanne B Kaar has been inspired by the history of her own village, Dunnet, on Dunnet Head, Caithness, to create new artwork. During 2008, she will be focusing her research on the living history museum of Mary-Ann’s cottage, a croft house built in the 1850’s by Mary-Ann’s grandfather.
25 April 2008

Several of the new graduates from Moray College, Elgin, are creating a buzz even before they have completed their final year.

25 April 2008

Come to the newly refurbished Castlehill Centre by Thurso, for a weekend of creativity, on Sat 17 and Sun 18 May. If you are interested in doing your own thing, sharing ideas, or simply being inspired by this wonderful harbour location, get in touch as numbers are limited.

24 April 2008

From May 31st – June 8th this year, artists all over the Highlands will throw open their doors and invite you in to have a look behind the scenes of a busy artist’s studio. Painters, printmakers, makers of woollen, wooden, stone, clay, delicate and dramatic objects will welcome in the public to see them at work. It’s a rare opportunity to enjoy a visit and gain an insight into the workings of a Highland Artist.

24 April 2008

Local artist, Cyril Reed, will be working on a painting for Clyne Heritage Society at Brora Heritage Centre on Thursday 22nd May from 11a.m. to 3 p.m.

24 April 2008

The Arts Education in Practice Professional Development Award is a brand new SQA (SCQF level 7) accredited training especially designed for arts practitioners of all art forms. If you are engaged in the delivery of workshops and projects with groups of children, young people or adults in formal or informal education and community contexts, then this is the course for you.

23 April 2008

Are you aged between 12 and 18 years? Do you enjoy performing or have you always wanted to have a go? Would you like to work with professional actors, directors and dancers? Would you like to have a holiday that's active, busy and full of unexpected things? If you ansered yes to any of these questions, then read on to find out about SCDA's Residential Youth Summer Camp on Wed 30 July – Sun 3rd August 2008, Broomlee Centre, West Linton!

23 April 2008

Mojo Walks bass player and owner of Hidden Gem in Ullapool, Keith Witham has died after battle with cancer.


23 April 2008

Porteous Brae Gallery, which Alistair Peebles opened last June in Dundas Street, Stromness, will reopen on May 10th.
23 April 2008

Cearcall Còmhraidh, Stornoway’s first Gaelic conversation group, is relaunching on 30th April, 8pm in An Lanntair.
23 April 2008

The Red Shoes Theatre would like to start an Acting Group aimed at teenagers.
21 April 2008

A Minority Languages Conference: Voices of the West: Minority Languages in Broadcasting and Education is to be held at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness on 21st June 2008, 11-4.30pm.


18 April 2008

For the latest news from New Media Scotland, please read on or visit their website at http://www.mediascot.org/index/  


18 April 2008

Charioteer Theatre Company in collaboration with Moray Council is running a 7 day Acting Course called Shakespearian Dialogues on Monday 28 April till Sun 4 May 2008.


18 April 2008

Galway, Friday 18th April 2008-The 29th Celtic Media Festival taking place in Galway has today announced winners for Radio Documentary, Entertainment, Factual Documentary, Radio Presenter, Childrens and Current Affairs awards.

18 April 2008

An International Physical Theatre Laboratory with Sergei Ostrenko is to be held on August 1-7, 2008 in Malpils, Latvia.


18 April 2008

Galway Thursday 17th April 2008-The 29th Celtic Media Festival taking place in Galway has today announced winners for Feature Length Drama, Short Drama, Young People, Animation, Documentary Feature and Drama Series.

18 April 2008

Investment in artists, innovation and flexibility was unveiled today (17 April) with the publication of the Scottish Arts Council’s £63 million spending plans for the coming year (April 2008 – March 2009).

18 April 2008

The UK’s most northerly museum, Shetland Museum and Archives, is on the short list for The Art Fund Prize for museum and galleries 2008.


18 April 2008

Galway, Thursday 17th April 2008- Neil Mossey, writer and BBC Panorama journalist John Sweeney are the international names lined up to speak at the last day of the Celtic Media Festival ( Friday April 18th 2008).


18 April 2008

Creative Clusters, the world’s leading event on the creative economy, is looking for lively and challenging speakers from all parts of the world.

18 April 2008

The North Highland College is considering the introduction of a new MA in Arts Management. This modular course will be designed specifically for people who are already working in the arts and across the Third Sector. Each module will attract a Professional Development Award.

16 April 2008

Galway, Wednesday 16th April 2008- Top UK TV Executive and Big Brother Producer Phil Edgar Jones, is just one of the big names lined up to speak at tomorrow's second day of the Celtic Media Festival in Galway.(Thursday 17th April).
16 April 2008

Galway Wednesday 16th April 2008 - The 29th Celtic Media Festival taking place in Galway from today (Wednesday 16th April) has announced winners for arts documentary, sports profile, website, interactivity and education awards.

16 April 2008

Please read on to find out about the latest exhitions currently on at the Swanson Gallery, Thurso and the St Fergus Gallery in Wick.
16 April 2008

The finalists have been selected for the first Celtic and Scots languages song contest to be held in Inverness as one of four regional competitions held across Europe.

16 April 2008

Please note that Stellar Quine's performance of "The Unconquered" in Dornie Village Hall on Friday 18 April has had to be CANCELLED due to unforeseen circumstances.


16 April 2008

The Public Art Resource + Research Scotland (PAR+RS) is a new initiative being developed by the Scottish Arts Council. PAR+RS aims to promote excellence and innovation within public art by building the capacity, knowledge and expertise of people working in public art across Scotland.
16 April 2008

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has announced that The Waterboys will headline the Saturday night of the popular Highland festival, now in its fifth year, joining current chart-toppers Scouting For Girls who headline the Friday night. The festival takes place at Belladrum, near Beauly, Inverness-shire on 8th & 9th August 2008.
16 April 2008

The Castle Gallery in Inverness will be hosting a solo exhibition of paintings by Dorothy Stirling during the month of May.  
15 April 2008

Willow Works showcases the work of Danish-born basketmaker Lise Bech from 18 April to 31 May 2008.
15 April 2008

The finalists have been selected for the first Celtic and Scots languages song contest to be held in Inverness as one of four regional competitions held across Europe.
15 April 2008

NOISEfestival.com the Europe-wide media showcase for young creative people aged 25 and under, opened its website doors for submissions last month at 11 Downing Street.
15 April 2008

The fifth monthly Global Short Story Competition is open for entries now.
15 April 2008

Scottish Opera would like to invite you to participate in a forthcoming community event based on Giuseppe Verdi’s FALSTAFF.
15 April 2008

Highland Print Studio, in collaboration with the Highland Council Exhibitions Unit, is staging an exhibition of original printmaking during Summer 2008.
10 April 2008

HI~Arts is seeking a talented visual arts specialist to assist with the development of the visual arts and crafts in the Skye, Lochalsh, Wester Ross and Lochaber areas, as part of a one year project supported by the Scottish Arts Council, the Highland Council and HI~Arts.
10 April 2008

Shetland Arts have been running the popular traditional music Youth Sessions at The Lounge Bar in Lerwick for the past five years. Due to the number of parents and adults who come along and join in with the young players, these events have now developed into the “Family Sessions”.
10 April 2008

The Squashed Frog Studio - an Artists Studio and traditional Printmaking Workshop forming part of the Inchmore Gallery arts complex - celebrates its’ first anniversary during June 2008.
09 April 2008

Journey South have come a long way since being runners-up in ITV's X Factor show. Now comes the next phase with the 43 date 'HOME TOUR', the bands support for the charity Barnardo's and putting something back into the community with a schools initiative.
09 April 2008

The National Theatre of Scotland is delighted to be working with Wee Stories for the first time, taking Wee Stories’ unique brand of story-telling for all the family across Scotland and England, with a large scale tour of The Emperor’s New Kilt, touring from 12 April to 28 June 2008.
09 April 2008

The Quendale Mill is to display a series of photographs taken in 2006 during a community art project. ‘Hands on the Past’ was part of the Shetland Museum and Archives Public Art Project and involved pupils from Anderson High School’s and Bells Brae Primary’s Additional Support Needs (ASN) Departments.
09 April 2008

Monday 14th April sees Ullapool Museum launch the display of its unique new acquisition, a pair of early 19th c. duelling pistols.
09 April 2008

Join us for a weekend of creativity on Sat 17th + Sun 18th May in the newly refurbished Castlehill Centre.
09 April 2008

Lead Astray is an exhibition of fifteen sculptures made collaboratively by celebrated British artists Bill Woodrow and Richard Deacon. 
09 April 2008

A seven day Acting course in Shakespearian Dialogues will be led by Laura Pasetti of Charioteer Theatre Company from 28 April at the Forres Community Centre.
08 April 2008

For live entertainment the Gable End Theatre, Hoy, has two widely contrasted shows to come this month.
08 April 2008

The stunning ironwork of Stornoway is the focus of a new exhibition. The celebration of the amazing decorative cast ironwork will go on display at Museum nan Eilean from April 9 in a joint project between Historic Scotland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. The exhibition will run until the end of the year.

08 April 2008

Two new exhibitions open in April at the award-winning Fergusson Gallery in Marshall Place, Perth.
08 April 2008

This week the team at Highland Archaeology Services Ltd, will mark the fourth anniversary of the company's foundation, an occasion on which they will be celebrating a continuous and rapid growth, from 12 successfully completed projects in 2004, to 50 in 2007.
08 April 2008

The periphery will take pride of place on 7-10 May 2009 when a conference on the island experience comes to Lerwick, Shetland.
08 April 2008

New work by the Invergordon artist Hugh Kirkwood goes on show at The Ruthven Gallery this weekend. The new paintings come at a high point in the artist’s career after having recently been rewarded for his artistic inventions.
04 April 2008

Four of Scotland’s finest writers have each won a £5,000 prize in the judging for the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, in the categories of fiction, non fiction, poetry and first book.
04 April 2008

For the final concert tour in its 2007/8 season, The Scottish Ensemble welcomes back the acclaimed cellist, Raphael Wallfisch, who will perform all three of the ‘cello concertos by CPE Bach before recording them with the Ensemble for Nimbus.
03 April 2008

Multiple BBC Folk Award winning songwriter, singer and new mum, Karine Polwart, is hitting the road with one of her most extensive Scottish tours to date.
03 April 2008

The Art Fund, the UK’s leading independent art charity, has helped the Tain & District Museum win at auction a rare silver antique worth £15,000.
03 April 2008

The Equality & Human Rights Commission are looking for some artwork from equalities groups for their new Glasgow building.
02 April 2008

Are you a writer with a track record but not particularly in screen? Have you got what it takes to write a brilliant and compelling drama script? Do you normally work in isolation but would relish the opportunity to team write?
01 April 2008

The Watermill is proud to present a solo exhibition The Sea Room by  eminent Scottish artist Kate Downie from 24 May to 22 June 2008.
01 April 2008

The Scottish Mentoring Network know that there is an enthusiasm for a peer support network in the North of Scotland, so following on from the meeting in Inverness last year they would like to take this opportunity to invite you to an open meeting on 6 May in Inverness.
01 April 2008