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HI-Arts Cultural News archive from June 2005
First solo show for local artists at Tobermory Art Gallery

Showing at Tobermory Art Gallery on the Isle of Mull for the month of July is new work by local artists Andy and Helen Mortley.
30 June 2005


Hollywood, Bollywood or even Evanton

Young film makers, living in the North Highlands are now being offered that ‘Big Screen Break’. As part of the Youth Arts Festival in the Highlands, Arts in Motion are running a Filmmaking project.
30 June 2005


Project Manager Ian Sloan surveys the gable end Click for full size imagePier Arts Centre discovery offers intriguing glimpse into Stromness history

Ian Sloan of Pentarq, Project Manager for the Pier Arts Centre’s regeneration project, surveys the south gable of no. 30 Victoria Street which has been revealed for the first time in well over 100 years (see picture).
30 June 2005


The launch of 'Orain nan Rosach' – a new Gaelic song book

The Highland Council's Mairi Mhor Gaelic Song Fellowship has published a new and totally unique Gaelic song book which brings together a collection of 30 songs all either written in Ross-shire or composed by Ross-shire born writers.
27 June 2005


SCO conductor Roland Böer Click for full size imageScottish Chamber Orchestra visits Strathpeffer, Thurso and Culloden

Following successful concerts in Findhorn, Fortrose and Kingussie in early June, the second leg of the SCO Highlands Tour 2005 takes place in July with three more concerts around the Highlands.
24 June 2005


LandMarks: an invitation to contribute to a collaborative exhibition

Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre would like to invite members of the public to contribute to a collaborative examination of the landscape of Uist.
24 June 2005


Tartan Heart Festival day tickets available

The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, (the Highlands Music and Arts Festival) has announced that day tickets for the event will be available from Monday 27 June at 9pm from www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk
24 June 2005


Hebridean Celtic Festival 10th Anniversary CD

The Hebridean Celtic Festival Trust are delighted to announce the forthcoming launch of their 10th anniversary CD Imeachd : Odyssey.
24 June 2005


Black Bottle Islay Jazz Festival 2005

The 2005 Black Bottle Islay Jazz Festival is the eight annual event and takes place form 16-18 September.
24 June 2005


Feis Rois set to Blaze a Trail across the Highlands

Fèis Rois is delighted to launch the third year of its innovative Fèis an t-Samhraidh (Summer Festival) project, providing a vibrant programme of traditional music all over Ross & Cromarty throughout the peak summer period of July and August.
24 June 2005


Scottish Arts Council gives initial response to Cultural Commission's final report

The Scottish Arts Council has given its initial response to the Cultural Commission's final report published today (23 June 2005).
23 June 2005


Cultural Commission publish final report

Today (23 June 2005) the Cultural Commission released the long-awaited final report on its recommendations to the Scottish Executive regarding the future of arts and culture in Scotland.
23 June 2005


Fèis Alba 2005 to kick-start Cèilidh Trails

Fèis Alba 2005, a high quality training opportunity for young musicians, organised by Fèisean nan Gàidheal, the National Association of the Fèis movement, will take place from Monday 4 to Friday 8 July 2005.
22 June 2005


Nick Harper Click for full size imageDancing together with notions - Nick Harper & Jeep Solid

Nick Harper makes a return to the Listening Room at Maple Court in Inverness, on July 16th 2005.
22 June 2005


Horsecross launches 1st artistic programme

Today (21 June) at the new state of the art 1,200 seat Perth Concert Hall, Horsecross announced its first exciting season (Sep:Dec) for Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall, including music, drama, new media, comedy, family events and more.
21 June 2005


Summer Fun in the Inverness area

The whole Inverness Area will be a hive of activity this summer and children will have no chance of being bored if they join in with the hundreds of activities on offer through the Highland Council’s summer programme.
21 June 2005


Highland Young Singer Competition gives Young Performers the Chance to Shine

On Saturday 18th June, ten young singers from across Scotland will be competing for the title of ‘Highland Young Singer of Year 2005’.
17 June 2005


Prestigious UK Theatre Award for Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Stage Management team has won the Stage Management Association’s Team of the Year Award for 2004.
17 June 2005


DanceDaze - Moray Council Youth Dance Leader in the Community Training Course

Since January local people with an interest and some experience in dance have been put through their paces in an intense training course. The aim of the course was to train people with dance or movement experience to a level whereby they can help create and sustain dance activities throughout Moray.
16 June 2005


Blue Screen film project

As part of the Youth Arts Festival in the Highlands from 2005 to 2006 Arts in Motion are running a Filmmaking project.
15 June 2005


'Katie Morag' TV Series on lookout for young actress

A new TV series of the Katie Morag books by Mairi Hedderwick will be filmed shortly and they are looking to find a red-haired little girl to play the lead role.
14 June 2005


'The Greenness of Sea' exhibition on tour in Mull

From 13 June 'The Greenness of Sea', an exhibition of paintings by Glasgow based artist Anne Devine, will be on tour on the Isle of Mull.
14 June 2005


A Day For A Reason - New CD release

A Day For A Reason - New CD release by The George Burt / Raymond MacDonald Sextet featuring Keith Tippett.
14 June 2005


Margaret Tait – Orcadian Filmaker

A programme of films by the Orcadian filmaker Margaret Tait is to be screened in her former workplace in Rendall 19 and 22 June.
14 June 2005


Caledon Click for full size imageCaledon - Scotland's Tenors at Findhorn

Caledon - Scotland's Tenors present 'A Beautiful Scottish Evening' live at the Universal Hall, Findhorn on Wednesday 29th June at 8.00pm.
13 June 2005


Borders music twins with Shetland

A group of young musicians from Kelso in the Scottish Borders who took this years’ Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow by storm are due to visit Shetland on 30th June 2005.
10 June 2005


Belladrum Festival headliners confirmed

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has booked The Proclaimers and Alabama 3 to headline The Garden Stage for the two day event in the Italian Gardens, Belladrum, near Beauly, Inverness-shire on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th August 2005.
10 June 2005


Clowndoctors to set up 'practice' in North East

Arts-in-health charity, Hearts&Minds, will be launching their Clowndoctors programme for children in hospital care in the North East in January 2006.
09 June 2005


Wee Stories present 'Labyrinth' at the Buckie Festival Click for full size imageBuckie looks forward to another fantastic week of entertainment

Next weekend (18th June 2005) sees the start of another seven days of top class entertainment in Moray as the Buckie Festival kicks off it’s third year of events.
09 June 2005


Inverness Gaelic Forum express disappointment at Highland Council Gaelic Plan

Fòram Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis (Inverness Gaelic Forum) today (5 June) expressed their deep disappointment at the recently-launched Highland Council Gaelic Language & Culture Plan.
08 June 2005


Heads and Tails exhibition on Mull

Showing at Tobermory Art on Isle of Mull from 14th June - 2nd July is Heads and Tails, an exhibition of new work by Mull-based artist Julie Thompson.
07 June 2005


Thomas the Tank returns to Strathspey Steam Railway

‘Thomas’ the little blue tank engine returns to the Strathspey Steam Railway on the first two weekends of July for his ONLY visit this year and perhaps for a last time.
07 June 2005


Mull of Kintyre Music Festival - a memorable weekend of music and mayhem

Deacon Blue and Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham headline this year's 13th Mull of Kintyre Music Festival, which takes place on 18-21 August.
07 June 2005


Tuath Gu Deas (North to South) - the dannsa Summer Tour 2005

Traditional dance aficionados and anyone who loves live music and Gaelic song are in for a treat this summer when Strathspey-based dannsa hit the road for Tuath Gu Deas (North to South), the dannsa Summer Tour 2005.
07 June 2005


Black Isle Brewery digs Festival Roots stage and BBC Celtic Connections partners

Belladrum Festival has announced that The Black Isle Brewery, the Highlands’ premier brewer of organic lager and ales, will be sponsoring the event’s Grassroots Stage.
06 June 2005


A Yellow Sun Arcueil, 1958 Oil on canvas  200 x 185.2cm (79 x 73 in.) Click for full size imageJon Schueler display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

The work of American Abstract Expressionist Jon Schueler (1916-1992) will be celebrated in a display opening at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art on 4 June 2005.
06 June 2005


Fine Art Student Showcase Opens to the Public

From Saturday 18th June, Moray College opens its doors to the public for the annual BA Fine Art degree show.
06 June 2005


Sacred Harp Singing Day at Resolis Hall

Resolis Community Arts is holding another Singing Day on Saturday June 11 at Resolis Hall on the Black Isle.
03 June 2005


Mastering Interpretation - launch of new MSc course

UHI Millennium Institute has launched a new MSc course in Interpretation: Management and Practice and they are pleased to announce that they are accepting applications for the first intake in September 2005.
03 June 2005


Taiwan Experience workshops

A cultural experience in the uses of paper for crafts and traditional festivals will take place throughout the Highlands and Islands from July 11th – September 2nd 2005.
03 June 2005


ButeLive Music & Arts Festival 2005

The ButeLive Music & Arts Festival will take place over the 15th to 18th July in various venues on the beautiful Isle of Bute.
02 June 2005


Schools get creative with Sonic Postcards

Baltasound Junior on Unst is taking part in a unique and innovative national education programme entitled ‘Sonic Postcards’, which uses the environment as the inspiration for creative arts and ICT activities.
02 June 2005


Extra Sunday Flight For Stornoway Festival-Goers

Visitor demand for tickets at one of the UK’s top music festivals has lead to the provision of an extra Sunday flight from Glasgow to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides.
02 June 2005


Kathakali International dance drama at Lochgoilhead

Kathakali International dance drama at Lochgoilhead, Argyll on Monday 6th June at 7.30pm.
01 June 2005


New Tune for Ross-shire: When Yellow's on the Broom update

The musical heritage of Ross-shire was further enriched last weekend when, just two days before her appearance in Alness, the marvelous pianist Elizabeth Stewart, from Mintlaw, composed a new tune for an old way of life.
01 June 2005



 

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