Visual artists and artisans working in all mediums are invited to submit images (preferably on CD/DVD or paper), CV’s/Biographies and brief descriptions of their work for selection and inclusion in Lyth Arts Centre, Caithness – Summer Exhibitions, July and August 2006. Please send your information by post to: Aisling Bryce, Director, Lyth Arts Centre, Lyth, Caithness, KW14 7AJ for consideration by committee by Monday 30 January 2006. For any further details please telephone 01955 641270 or email: exhibitions@lytharts.org.uk.  Please note that due to dial up internet connection we are unable to receive electronic applications.

Lyth Arts Centre, a former village school, is a small-scale venue near John O' Groats in the Far North of Scotland. It is set in the middle of the of Caithness, the nearest towns are Wick (10 miles) and Thurso (15 miles). It is 116 miles north of Inverness and 266 miles north of Edinburgh.

It was founded in 1977 by its previous director, William Wilson, and has consistently aimed at promoting artistic work of the highest standard. Most of the programme is devoted to presenting professional artists and performers from other parts of the country but the centre also acts as a stepping off point for local artistic endeavour. Towards this end, the centre maintains links with other arts promoters all over Britain and is actively involved with tours, both of exhibitions, music groups and stage productions.

The centre is a charity and receives annual revenue funding from the Scottish Arts Council and The Highland Council and periodic assistance from the local Enterprise Company.

Each year the centre presents one exhibition programme of contemporary fine art which is set up in late June and runs daily throughout July and August. The entire building and adjacent outdoor spaces are used allowing for up to six exhibitions to be shown simultaneously. The programme is devised primarily for the local community and the centre organises group visits for schools and other local organisations. The exhibitions are also seen by many of the tourists who visit the area during the summer. Most of the programme attempts to encapsulate recent developments in the British art world and, through interpretation, make them accessible to the general public.