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Creative Choices - free access to over 100 leadership and management courses
Creative Choices is giving free access to over 100 leadership and management courses. Designed by The Open University to fit into busy lives, they will provide the learning to a range of career needs.
Posted on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:02:35 GMT


The Fury of The Stag Painting - National Gallery of Scotland
Illuminating a new partnership between The Dalmore distillery and the Mackenzie Clan
Posted on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:10:49 GMT


Artists' Film and Video Fund - Recipients Announced
Scottish Screen and the Scottish Arts Council have announced the recipients of the 2009/2010 Artists’ Film and Video Fund. Visual Artists Gair Dunlop and James Houston, were each awarded £20,000 to create two major new pieces of moving image work that are ambitious, fresh and experimental.
Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:41:46 GMT


10 commissions announced for Unlimited, the UK’s largest programme celebrating arts, culture and sport by disabled and deaf people
10 commissions announced for Unlimited, the UK’s largest programme celebrating arts, culture and sport by disabled and deaf people - Over £400,000 committed to the first commissions from the unprecedented three-year programme to create new work for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad - applications for the second of three rounds of awards now open.
 
Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:14:29 GMT


Art in a CD Box Takes Off!
Strathpeffer Pavilion's enterprising voluntary support group, Friends of the Pavilion, have launched an exciting new venture, to be unveiled at the Food & Craft Fair at the Pavilion on 14 and 15 April 2010. 
Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:43:13 GMT


The Bike Shed - Volunteer Sign Up Day
The Bike Shed, community arts centre in Inverness has now been open for almost two months and they are they are now looking to expand but to do so they need a group of dedicated volunteers. They have had lots of people expressing an interest in volunteering so they thought it would be a good idea to get everyone together for a 'Volunteer Sign Up Day' on Wednesday 24th March 2010.
Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:47:03 GMT


Just weeks to the fourth Aviemore Trade Show
With only a few weeks before the doors open, on the 25th April 2010, the fourth Aviemore Trade Show promises to be yet another busy, and exciting, show for everyone involved!
Posted on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:42:00 GMT


Call for Artists for The Big Art Sale in Cromarty
The Big Art Sale runs from Saturday 19th June - Sunday 27th June 2010 as part of the Highlands Open Studios event at the Stables Gallery, Cromarty.

Posted on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:19:09 GMT


Cultural Enterprise Office March 2010 E-Bulletin
The March 2010 edition of the Cultural Enterprise Office E-Bulletin is now available to download.
Posted on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:37 GMT


Up and coming events at Timespan
Timespan Museum and Arts Centre has announced details of some of their up and coming events for Spring 2010.
Posted on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:28:20 GMT


Oil Paintings by Isabell Dickson and Vega at the Castle Gallery
Oil Paintings by Isabell Dickson and Vega at the Castle Gallery A duo of Highland artists, one from Lewis and the other from Inverness will be holding an exhibition of their oil paintings from the 8th of May at the Castle Gallery in Inverness.
Posted on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:10:40 GMT


Mhairi Killin: Absent Voices
“A person’s memory retains everything they have experienced during their lifetime. Cultures also have memories which record the collective efforts and achievements of individuals. Cultural memory also needs landmarks and traces to retain and transmit facts. This kind of memory can be an object, building, environment, ritual or work of art.” Eva Silvatouri
Posted on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:56:12 GMT


Ealain ann an Sgoile Àth Tharracail / Art in Acharacle School
An innovative new visual art project is well underway for the new Acharacle Community Primary School.
Posted on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:14:16 GMT


HI~Arts Web Marketing Workshop tour of Scotland 2010
HI~Arts Web Marketing Workshop tour of Scotland 2010 A series of Web Marketing Workshops which are being run by HI-Arts are to take place throughout the Highlands and Islands from April - June 2010.
Posted on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:29:20 GMT


Dates announced for the Ledgowan Arts, Crafts and Gifts Fairs and new online Arts Newsletter
The dates have been announced for the Ledgowan Arts, Crafts and Gifts Fairs taking place in 2010. 
Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:09:52 GMT


Major Renaissance Exhibition Comes to the North of Scotland in April 2010
For the first time in Scotland, three major British collections are loaning precious drawings, seen only once in a generation, to the new, award winning, eco-designed Moray Art Centre from 24 April to 22 August 2010.
Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:13:47 GMT


Adam Barker-Mill Colour Play on display at the Pier Arts Centre
Adam Barker-Mill Colour Play on display at the Pier Arts Centre The study of colour theory and our direct perception of it are fully exploited in Adam Barker-Mill’s work which is exhibited at the Pier Arts Centre from 27 February to 10 April 2010.
Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:40:37 GMT


Can you lend a book to the Blue Spine Collection?
Can you lend a book to the Blue Spine Collection?

Blue Spine is a newly commissioned artwork by artist Shauna McMullan involving the creation of a single, long, blue, line of books borrowed and collected from women throughout Scotland.

Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:38:04 GMT


ThreeSixFive A Year in the Highlands and Islands
ThreeSixFive A Year in the Highlands and Islands ThreeSixFive A Year in the Highlands and Islands (A collaboration with Fin Macrae) is an exhibition which is currently taking place at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery and runs until the 20th March 2010. 

Posted on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:32:42 GMT


Westland Exhibition Tour and Workshops with Joanne B Kaar
Joanne Kaar is an artist living and working in Caithness and she is running a tour and workshops on the 3rd and 4th May 2010 at Morvern Gallery, Barvas and An Lanntair to tie in with The Westland Exhibition.
Posted on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:37:13 GMT