Fergus Feggans documents Rockness 2010 in images

Sian Jamieson (Audience Development Coordinator at HI-Arts) talks about the HI-Arts Making Progress Crafts Mentoring Scheme and the Made It! exhibition at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery which features work by Highland Makers and from the Crafts Council collection. Intellectual, physical, unique, challenging, beautiful, useful, tactile, extraordinary, cutting-edge, innovative, aesthetic, visual, thought provoking, handmade, multi-disciplined, […]

Keeping the Burners Lit is an exhibition of the diverse work of 13 Scottish Ceramicists from the North of Scotland which took place from 3 – 25 July 2010 at an talla solais in Ullapool.

MANDY HAGGITH investigates potter Fergus Stewart’s views on arts, economics and community in the Scottish highlands

Assemble   On Tuesday I was in a very hot London for the Craft Council Conference, Assemble. Set in the lovely surroundings of LSO St Lukes, I had high expectations for the day, hoping to come home inspired and informed! The Craft Council used the conference to launch research papers as well as the giving […]

ALEXANDER SMITH investigates the current relevance of Concrete Art with the founders of HICA

Eileen Gatt, beaker On the 4th June we had our afternoon event to Celebrate Craft and our Mentoring Project, Making Progress. It also saw the opening of our exhibitions, Made It! and Laura West’s Spotlight.  As promised, the sun shone, tasty food, refreshing fizz and good conversation was in order! As part of the mentoring […]

ALLAN HUNTER catches up with Fraserburgh film-maker Scott Graham ahead of a Cannes screening

MHAIRI KILLIN and PAMELA CONACHER report on the experiences of the Highlands & Islands contingent at the Stroud International Textile Festival

EUAN MARTIN and DAVE SMITH recount the chequered emergence of their stage musical Whisky Kisses ahead this month’s inaugural tour