Orkney Museum, Kirkwall, Orkney, until 29 October 2011.

Brown’s Gallery, Tain, until 24 October 2011

Organisers have announced that HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, has agreed to lend two of his own paintings for display at this year’s event

The art of artist Sylvia Wishart continues to draw in large numbers of visitors to the Pier Arts Centre. The display will shortly expand to include a short film created especially to celebrate the life and work of the artist.

A stimulating exhibition ‘Natural Connections’ is showing at the Birnam Arts Centre from now to 28 October (10 – 5pm). The exhibition comprises work by Perthshire Visual Arts Forum (PVAF) members on a theme focusing on the way all things natural and living relate to and depend on each other.

Coming to the Swanson Gallery this week (14th October 2011) is an exhibition of three outstanding craft makers who live and work in the Highlands.

Oct Mon 10th to Sat 15th – midday til 6pm daily In the chapel, Bishop’s Palace, Eden Court.

Grass weavings by Angus MacPhee who lived in Craig Dunain psychiatric hospital for 50 years.

subsist is to take place at The Bike Shed in Inverness this week (Wednesday 12th, Thursday 13th, Friday 14th and Saturday 15th October 2011).

An innovative collection of jewellery made from hand dyed elastic by jeweller Gilly Langton has caught the attention of the renowned Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York and led to an invitation to take part in LOOT! 2011.

Artmag and Creative Scotland have joined forces to boost the visual arts.