An innovative collection of jewellery made from hand dyed elastic by jeweller Gilly Langton has caught the attention of the renowned Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York and led to an invitation to take part in LOOT! 2011.

The weekend festival, which has successfully embedded itself as a unique event in the Scottish dance calendar, looks to be another winner as dannsa welcome new guests and old for their eighth festival on 11-13 November 2011.

African and Afro-Latin rhythms and drums – 8 week block starts Monday 24th Oct – 12th Dec

The SNJO perform Bobby Wellins’ The Culloden Moor and Caledonian Suites this month.

Artmag and Creative Scotland have joined forces to boost the visual arts.

A new exhibition of drawings by Ron Sandford opens in Da Gadderie at Shetland Museum and Archives this weekend (15th October – 20th November 2011).

Inch Kenneth is an exhibition by artists collective 6°WEST which is taking place at St. Oran’s Chapel, Isle of Iona from 15th – 22nd October 2011. (With an opening event – from 2-3pm on Saturday 15th October).

An Talla Solais, Ullapool, until 16 October 2011.

Donnie Munro is to take part in the annual Strathpeffer Pavilion Art Fair this year from 24 to 27 November.

Tramway, Glasgow, 8 October 2011, and touring.