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Arts News
| Cut it, Stack it, Burn it, Bake on it! |
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Castletown Heritage Society in conjunction with Mary Ann's Cottage in Caithness are offering free 'Peat Experience' workshops during April and May 2010.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:01:52 GMT |
| Prototype- craft in the future tense (Dundee - 10 & 11 June 2010) |
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"Prototype" which is due to take place on the 10th & 11th June 2010 will be co-convened by the Victoria and Albert Museum and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee, and will explore the radical and multiple ways that creative people are experimenting with ideas.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:49:12 GMT |
| Mastercrafts starts on BBC on Friday 12 February 2010 |
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Monty Don, who a huge fan of traditional crafts, is to present a series which celebrates six of the craft skills that built Britain and its heritage, ranging from thatching to stonemasonry. The series starts on Friday 12 February 2010 at 9pm on BBC Two.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:39 GMT |
| Moray College welcomes PhD Student |
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Moray College is delighted to welcome Amanda Thomson, from Glasgow as the first PhD student to be based in Moray College UHI.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:51:17 GMT |
| New Prizes added to the Aesthetica Short Film Competition! |
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The Aesthetica Short Film Competition has really started picking up pace now and the organisers have added a number of great screenings to their prize packages, including Kerry Film Festival (Ireland) and Glimmer: Hull Film Festival (UK), the deadline for applications is 30 April 2010.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:36:47 GMT |
| Scottish Ballet’s Love Week |
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To celebrate the launch of Romeo and Juliet, one of the greatest love stories of all time, and to mark Valentine’s Day, Scottish Ballet will be popping up in shopping centres across Scotland during the week beginning 8 February 2010 with their ‘love seat’ and will be inviting members of the public to tell us their incredible love story by leaving a video message, whether that be a romantic message for their Romeo or Juliet, or a message to a loved one.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:15:19 GMT |
| The RSNO Out and About in Aberdeen and Shire |
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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) will be resident from Monday 1 March to Saturday 6 March 2010 for its sixth annual Out and About. The 89 musicians of the RSNO will participate in 65 different events, bringing live music in many guises to Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:56:10 GMT |
| Youth Arts Festival closes application period for 2010 |
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Aberdeen International Youth Festival, one of the world’s leading celebrations of youth arts, has announced the closure of the application period to participate in the 2010 Festival which will run from Wednesday 28 July to Saturday 7 August.
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:08:09 GMT |
| Meet Your Maker at the National Museum of Scotland |
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National Museums Scotland, in partnership with craftscotland, launched its first ever ‘living exhibition’ as nine of Scotland’s best craftspeople have come together to showcase the techniques and traditions that make Scotland a leader in craft practice. Meet Your Maker which runs from 29 January – 14 March 2010 offers visitors an opportunity to witness the creative and technical ability of craftspeople as they work.
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:48:32 GMT |
| Gig-speak, a new HI~Arts reference guide for bands and promoters |
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HI~Arts, the arts development agency for the Highlands & Islands, has developed Gig-speak, an interactive downloadable a to z of most of the commonly used terminology you’re likely to encounter when booking a band or pa system for your venue, or indeed playing gigs yourself.
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:10:18 GMT |
| Symposium:Planetary Breakdown |
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Symposium: Planetary Breakdown: autonomous infrastructures for a sustainable future - this is a one-day event taking place at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead on Wednesday 10 March 2010 from 10am - 6pm.
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Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:57:56 GMT |
| Singing Workshop with Corrina Hewat |
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Saturday February 20th from 11am – 4pm will be a Singing Day at The Stables in Cromarty. This day long workshop will be led by one of Scotland’s foremost performers and local girl – Corrina Hewat. |
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Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:15:39 GMT |
| Lau Triumph at the 2010 BBC2 Folk Awards |
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At the ceremony in London last night LAU picked up the BEST GROUP award for the THIRD year running. They are on tour throughout February and March.
LAU is : Kris Drever (Guitar + Vocals), Martin Green (Accordion), Aidan O'Rourke (Fiddle) |
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Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:43:06 GMT |
| Scottish Ballet "love week" |
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Scottish Ballet are having a ‘love week’ to tie in with our forthcoming tour of Romeo and Juliet.
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Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:29:36 GMT |
| The Advanced Poetry Seminar |
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The Poetry Trust is seeking applications and nominations for the Aldeburgh Seminar in Suffolk from 15-19 March 2010.
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| Posted on
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:21:17 GMT |
| Carducci String Quartet returns to Inverness |
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Classical music lovers will be heading for Inverness Town House on Tuesday 16th February 2010 for a welcome return visit by the award winning Carducci String Quartet who will be performing as part of Inverness Chamber Music’s 2009-2010 Season.
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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:07:29 GMT |
| The Return of Grinneas nan Eilean |
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The Return of Grinneas nan Eilean – Come and see the wealth of creative talent on offer in the Western Isles! The ever-popular Islands Open exhibition Grinneas nan Eilean returns to An Lanntair for the fourth time in the new centre, when it opens on the 24th of April 2010.
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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:35:39 GMT |
| Eunadan: Aviary Exhibition at An Lanntair |
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A programme of high profile exhibitions and events to mark the 25th anniversary of An Lanntair Arts centre in Stornoway begins on the 13th February 2010 with Eunadan: Aviary; the over-arching title for an exhibition of works by 4 artists inspired by birds and bird books.
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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:18:28 GMT |
| Fresh approach for Orkney jewellery company |
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An ambitious drive to boost the success of a leading Orkney jewellery company is being backed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise. HIE is providing a funding package worth £23,000 that will enable Sheila Fleet Jewellery to develop a creative new approach to its marketing efforts.
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| Posted on
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:54:52 GMT |
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