What is it that stops, prevents, or puts people off attending or participating in the arts? One of the biggest hurdles we face when considering marketing or audience development is how to attract those who have not engaged before or have become a lapsed attender.

Various Venues, Islay, 16-18 September 2011.

A Festival of Celtic Arts is to take place at Groam House Museum in Rosemarkie from Saturday 1 October – Saturday 8 October 2011.

The Hebridean Celtic Festival emerged victorious as Best Large Festival at the industry-sponsored Scottish Event Awards this week.

This weekend (Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th September 2011), Timespan Museum and Art Centre turns twenty-five years old and we’d like you to help us celebrate this special occasion. Artist group Now Now will be organising a programme of events to celebrate Timespan – a vibrant meeting place; linking culture, heritage, the arts, people and their ideas. All events are free!

A new packed programme of special events has been launched for the eighteenth Highland Archaeology Festival, which gets underway on 1st October for two weeks. Over one hundred events, most of which are free, are included in the programme which celebrates the archaeology, history, landscape and culture of Highland. There is something for everyone – with events ranging from guided walks, family events, self-guided trails, archaeological survey, evening lectures and exhibitions.

Five separate exhibitions are showcasing an inspirational group of 20th century masters of Celtic arts and crafts.

On Saturday 24th September 2011, some of Scotland’s finest professional musicians will be performing chamber music simultaneously at 1.00pm all over different parts of Scotland.

Upcoming events involving various combinations of music, archaeology, storytelling and some fairly gentle walking in Ross-shire.

Budding writers from across Scotland are being offered a rare opportunity to access the expertise and knowledge of published writers and experts from within the industry. Scottish Book Trust’s second annual Young Writers Conference will take place on 12th November and is open to all young people based in Scotland, aged between 14 and 17. […]