Various Venues, 8-10 June, 2011, Inverness.

Roy McEwan, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, is awarded an OBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2011 for services to music.

Stromata is a collection of works created by the artist Alexander Hamilton for a touring exhibition coordinated by The Highland Council. It is a response to the power of nature, drawing from the artist’s engagement with particular sites over the past 40 years. The resulting imagery reflects Hamilton’s deep interest in plants and working with nature. The works were created in locations ranging from Stroma in the Pentland Firth, Botanical Gardens in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Glenfinlas in the Trossachs and Brantwood in the Lake District.

The Southern Hebrides are celebrating island culture and heritage through numerous events over the forthcoming months as part of the Year of Scotland’s Islands.

As part of the Year of Scotland’s Islands, Arran and Bute are hosting key events in order to showcase islands’ rich culture and heritage to both locals and visitors.

‘Ganseyfest’, the International Gansey Seminar is taking place in Inverness on 01 and 02 October 2011.

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 9 June 2011.

Showing along side Jason Hicklin’s Etchings 1995 – 2009 exhibition at an talla solais, Ullapool is The Westland by Joanne B. Kaar and Lynn Taylor.

an talla solais is delighted to present the beautiful and powerful etchings of Jason Hicklin from 8 – 31 July 2011.

Art Exhibition and Craft Fair is to take place at the Achaderry Estate at Roy Bridge from 24th – 27th June 2011.