This July 2010, we talk to Suzanne Shearer who runs (with her partner Mark Sinclair) North Rock Gallery in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles. Suzanne talks about her experiences of opening the gallery and shop last year, her online presence and how she selects work for the business. Tell us a little about your background: […]

The best part of working in the Crafts Team at HI-Arts is that I get to know the work of so many great makers from throughout the Highlands and Islands.

SUSAN SZYMBORSKI caught up with the suddenly very busy Ross-shire band

MORAG MACINNES talks to the outgoing Artistic Director of the St Magnus Festival as she hands over after 23 years at the helm

MORAG MACINNES speaks to co-founder JOHN CUMMING about the Northern Isles-based publisher whose distinctive poetry pamphlets and collaborative work with local artists and writers have earned rich praise over the last few years, and an award in recent months

MATTHEW ZAJAC celebrates the return of his Fringe hit and hopes that Dogstar Theatre’s new production will follow suit

JONATHAN MACLEOD takes to the high seas on a voyage with fellow artists from Finland

Ceol-Mor, Inverness, 4 July 2010

  Time Out This is the time of year when many of us try to take a break and escape from our usual routine by relaxing with family and friends, hoping to return refreshed and inspired. How many of us devote that same attention to our working practice and take time away  to consider the […]

BARRY GORDON catches up with the hyperactive Olivia Ross, singer and fiddler in The Shee