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Highlands and Islands Arts presents events, reviews, interviews and news about arts and entertainment across the north of Scotland and the Scottish isles.
Surveying a Resurgent Scene ROBERT LIVINGSTON looks at the ...
News from the cultural sector of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
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Blogs from the cultural sector of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Monthly comment from Northings Journal Commissioning Editor, KENNY MATHIESON.
Northings Highlands and Islands Arts Journal editorial archive.
Latest features from Northings Arts Journal for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
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Find out what events are taking place in your area.
A guide to Arts Festivals in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
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A guide to galleries and artists studios across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
 
Features, Reviews and News Stories on the Northings and HI-Arts websites now include links to a range of social bookmarking / sharing websites.
How to get an events calendar for the Highlands and Islands onto your own website.
RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) is a web technology that allows a users to keep track of updated content from their favourite websites.
Event reviews from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and beyond.
Film reviews of the latest releases coming to a cinema near you.
Podcasts from Northings Journal in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Promote your events, venue or cultural group on the HI-Arts website and related sites.
Sign up to join the monthly e-bulletin.
Useful website links, from Literature to Local Authority Arts, and Theatre to Tourism.
Guestbook for HI-Arts
Crafts development in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland from HI-Arts.
Making Progress is a mentoring scheme organised by HI-Arts. Four Craft Makers from throughout the Highlands and Islands will be mentored by two established makers throughout 2010.
Daniel Kavanagh is a ceramicist from Glenferness who is taking part in the Making Progress Mentoring Scheme which is organised by HI-Arts.
Jenny Deschenes is a Textiles designer and maker from Spean Bridge, she is taking part in the Making Progress Mentoring Scheme being organised by HI-Arts.
Laura West is a book binder and designer based in Portree on the Isle of Skye, read here about her part in the Making Progress Mentoring Scheme organised by HI-Arts.
Lucy Woodley is a jewellery designer and maker from Tain in Ross-shire who is taking part in the Making Progress Mentoring Scheme being organised by HI-Arts.
These pages feature work from a variety of makers ...
This HI-Arts online gallery features craft work by Makers from throughout the Highlands and Islands. For the month of November we focus on ceramics.
This is an online gallery of work by Highlands and Islands Makers specifically focusing on Jewellery and Metalwork.
An online gallery of work by recent applied art graduates from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
An online gallery of images of work by Makers from the Highlands and Islands who have feature in the Maker of the Month section from September 2008 to July 2009.
Support for retailers of Contemporary Craft in the Highlands ...
Details about the groups of professional artists and makers who live and work throughout the Highlands & Islands.
If you have wondered if becoming a Social Enterprise was for you or want to find out more, The Social Enterprise Academy will have a live intro to their programmes on Wednesday 24th February 2010.
Dance development in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland from HI-Arts.
This section includes details about dance projects which are ...
2009 has been a productive and creative year so ...
Drama development in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Support and development for film makers, the film industry and cinema in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland from HI-Arts.
Heritage development in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland from HI-Arts.
Music Industry Development and Support (MIDAS) for the music industry and musicians in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland from HI-Arts.
MIDAS Tipsheets offering bands and musicians advice.
The Highlands and Islands Virtual Jukebox for the best of recent demos from the north of Scotland.
Information and support for artists living and working in the Highlands and Islands.
Highlands and Islands Gallery Guide.
Details about the groups of professional artists and makers who live and work throughout the Highlands & Islands.
Own Art is a scheme offering interest-free credit for people to buy contemporary art and craft.
For the past year a partnership between the Scottish ...
Tip sheets for artists working in the Highlands and Islands.
Information on the Scottish Artists' Union.
 
Artists are doing it for themselves - the HI Arts Virtual Dinner Party
Writing Development from HI-Arts, aimed at providing vital support to writers living and working in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
The Supplement podcast magazine for writers.
Links to writing resources on the web.
Support and development for the cultural sector of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland from HI-Arts.
More information about HI~Arts (Highlands & Islands Arts Ltd) - the arts and cultural development agency for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
HI~Arts is voluntarily managed by a Board of Directors.
HI-Arts staff and associates.
Favourtie Film:    The Last of the Mohicans (the Michael ...
HI~Arts can offer major benefits to potential sponsors.
Information about Sponsorship Training, Advice & Support through to Professional Development Programmes.
Arts & Business Sponsorship information.
The Scottish Government is providing Arts & Business with ...
Funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Arts ...
The Highlands and Islands Arts Bulletin Board.
Burning issues from HI-Arts, the cultural development agency for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Advice on issues relating to VAT for voluntary arts organisations by Mike Whittall of the VAT Group.
Robert Livingston on the Scottish Arts Council's "Care, Diligence and Skill" guidebook for Boards.
Contact enquiry form.
Information about and resources for arts festivals in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
HI~Arts' online guide to the region's festivals.
The Highlands and Islands inaugural Festivals Forum Conference, April 2004, Inverness.
The second meeting of the Highlands and Islands Festival Forum took place after the Audience Development Conference 2005 in Inverness.
Useful links for the Festivals sector.
 
 
Things to consider when establishing a new festival...
Funding information for the arts in the North of Scotland.
Makers Awards Scheme for individuals
A small grant awards scheme for visual artists in the Highlands and Islands.
Visual Artists Awards made during 2007-08
Highlands and Islands Enterprise devolves funding to HI~Arts for a range of funding schemes, many of them jointly funded by the Scottish Arts Council.
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Information on public funding sources for the arts.
HIE Cultural Support Scheme guidelines
Information on funding from Trusts and Foundations.
Public funding for the arts and artists in the north of Scotland.
Other funding sources for the arts in the North of Scotland.
HI~Arts are pleased to publicise job vacancies in the cultural sector of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and beyond.
Current and past project from HI-Arts, the arts development agency for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Research study report, 2004 conference report and Hebrides Go and Meet funding guidelines.
HI~Arts created Heritage North as a heritage web resource to provide a range of services to the heritage sector across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Publications and reports from Highlands and Islands Arts Ltd or associated organisations.
Between 22nd and 24th May 2006, jazz musician and psychologist Raymond MacDonald visited the Isle of Lewis, Orkney and Inverness to talk about the importance and potential of music in a series of three lectures.
Documents and reports published by Highlands and Islands Arts Ltd or associated organisations.
Report and soundclips from the first ever Moray Arts Conference.
Documents and reports published by Highlands and Islands Arts Ltd or associated organisations.
In 1991 the then fledgling Highlands and Islands Enterprise undertook two substantial, and linked, initiatives which ...
 
Information on the HI~Arts Audience Development project.
What is Marketing? An introduction.
The first Audience Development Conference for the Highlands and Islands and the rural north of Scotland.
Area Profile Reports provide a useful and powerful new tool to help cultural organisations and venues think about their audiences and plan strategy.
Audience Base is a new simple but powerful software package for cultural organisations and promoters.
Marketing training and consultancy is available to Highlands & Islands arts organisations during the Audience Development project.
Information on family friendly policies and best practice for cultural organisations in the Highlands and Islands.
We want to help you think about how you are going about your arts or heritage work, what you think about it and the challenges you face every day.
Including tips on generating media coverage and a downloadable arts media database for your own organisation.
Information on thebooth, the online ticketing project for Highlands & Islands promoters, venues and festivals.
Available research on audiences, attendance and participation for the cultural sector.
Current research on arts audiences in Scotland and the Highlands and Islands.
 
Pricing and Disposable Income / Online Resources ...
Downloadable guides for promoters and marketers from the Scottish Arts Council.
Regional Guides for arts promoters and companies promoting events in the Highlands.
Audience development tip sheets - handy downloadable advice for artists and arts organisations.