A SCOTS version of Sorley MacLean’s seminal work, Dàin do Eimhir, has been published by Stornoway-based publishing company Acair.

An exhibition of contemporary children’s book illustration curated by author Julia Donaldson and organised by The Park Gallery, Falkirk and Artlink Central is due to start a tour of the UK following the recent news that Julia Donaldson has been appointed Children’s Laureate. It has been announced this week that Shetland Arts’ Bonhoga Gallery is to be the first venue in the tour, in a change to their exhibition schedule for this August/September.

During the first Scottish Golf Open to be held at Castle Stuart in July 2011, Moray Art Centre is exhibiting Golf, an editorialised art collection that tells the story of the game, the terrain and where it’s all going. Limited edition art prints from the handmade, 18 chapter, 140 page publication masterpiece, plus copies of the 575 page Collector Edition (limited to 2100) will be on display and available to buy at the exhibition. ‘Golf’ which was created by Wonderland Publications over four years, will be on display from 5 July to 14 July 2011.

On Friday 8 July 2011 the Pier Arts Centre will be screening the Tate Movie project – The Itch of the Golden Nit – a half-hour film showcasing the artwork of thousands of children, and featuring the voice talent of David Walliams, Miranda Hart, Harry Enfield and Catherine Tate.

This collaborative project will form an exhibition in two parts in Croatia and at HICA.

Another slightly late blog entry although if truth be known I’ve been struggling to write about my day filming with Nick without it looking like I just copied and pasted the blog I wrote about filming with Patricia and changed a couple of words here and there… In short it went like this: the original […]

To celebrate the Tall Ships visiting Ullapool, An Talla Solais is pushing the boat out with its July exhibitions.

Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, until 13 August 2011.

Orkney, 17 – 23 June 2011.

Grow Together: Concrete Poetry in Brazil and Scotland is the up and coming exhibition at HICA from 3 July – 7 August 2011 As well as presenting individually important poems, such pivotal works as Augusto de Campos’ Tensão, this exhibition, with adjacent works in English and Portuguese, examines correspondence between languages as well as between […]