The latest edition of the newsletter from Inverness Old Town Art (August 2012) is out now.

It’s not long until the next phase of Sublime launches with a week of activity including artists’ installations, sound works, talks, children’s workshops, tours and evening projections. Presented in collaboration with The University of Aberdeen and funded by The Highland Council, Creative Scotland & Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

Below are details of upcoming events:

Sublime kicks off in Cromarty: Special launch event

Go along on Saturday 1 September 2012 from 19.30 – 21.00 to celebrate the start of the Sublime programme in Cromarty; preview new work by Stephen Hurrel and Mark Lyken and experience their collaborative outdoor projection as the sun sets over the Sutors! Free – all welcome and no need to book!

Venue: Lighthouse Field Station, Cromarty, IV11 8YL

Exhibitions and installations, day and night!

Sunday 2 – Sunday 9 September 2012 – Free
Day: Exhibitions 12.00 – 20.00,  Evening:  Installations 20.00 – 21.00

Since May artists Stephen Hurrel and Mark Lyken have been accompanying researchers on field trips to diverse and challenging locations in order to create new works that investigate parallels between marine mammal and human senses; exploring how sound and light, whether it be natural or man-made, affect behaviour.

Talks Programme: British Science Festival

Sublime is linking in with this year’s British Science Festival, hosted by the University of Aberdeen from 4 – 9 September 2012. A programme of talks have been developed exploring some of the Field Station’s research and its links with industry in the Moray Firth.

• Mon 3 Sep, 19.00 – 20.00: Calum Davidson, HIE
• Tue 4 Sep, 19.00 – 20.00: Paul Thompson, University of Aberdeen
• Wed 5 Sep, 19.00 – 20.00: Stephen Hurrel, Artist in Residence
• Thu 6 Sep, 13.30 – 14.30: Barbara Cheney, University of Aberdeen

For more details download the full programme.

Black Isle Words 2012 & Doors Open in Cromarty

It’ll be a busy week in Cromarty as well as Sublime you can also take in the Black Isle Words Festival  from 7 – 9 September 2012. Events at the lighthouse include maritime poems from Ian Stephen, short films by Andy Mackinnon of Taigh Chearsabhagh and a children’s workshop from Ronda & David Armitage – the creators of the Lighthouse Keeper stories. On Saturday 8 September you can also visit several Cromarty properties, including the lighthouse, from 10.00 – 16.00 as part of Doors Open Day.

Source: Inverness Old Town Art: www.invernessoldtownart.co.uk