The Stromness streets are set to become a gallery for the exhibition ‘Open Windows’. A group of forty-five artists will be showing their work in windows throughout the town. The on-street gallery stretches from the Pierhead to just beyond the Museum, framed in the windows of householders and businesses.

Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, until 10 July, 2011.

Traverse, Edinburgh, 7 June 2011, and touring.

Eugenia Vronskaya’s latest body of unmissable work will be on show at the Kilmorack Gallery by Beauly from 5 August to 3 September 2011.

Selling the Sizzle, new ways of retailing

Orkney-based Dr Jane Downes will be the course leader on the new undergraduate archaeology degree starting at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) in September.

Talent, tears, triumph and DANCE! Starts Monday 13 June at 10pm.

Orkney in Colour – Work by pioneer photojournalist John Bulmer opened at the Pier Arts Centre this week (6 June to 10 July 2011).

STROMA will be launched at Caithness Horizons, Thurso, Caithness at 5.30 pm on Tuesday 14th June, 2011.

Major new cultural project aims to connect Scottish design and manufacturing industries.