SMO Art & Gaelic Poetry Workshops FREE.

The island of Inch Kenneth and its extraordinary house welcomed 6°WEST in June 2011 for an artists’ residency. An exhibition of a suite of prints from this unique residency will be shown at St Oran’s Chapel, Iona.

Daily programmes will be broadcast as-live from this year’s Royal National Mòd as it returns to the Western Isles for the fifth time in its history.

Alicia Bruce, award-winning photographer, who roots her artistic practice in social engagement with communities, is exhibiting, Menie: A Portrait of a North East Community at Moray Art Centre this autumn.

The programme for this year’s Inverness Festivals Winter Celebrations was officially launched at Inverness Town House yesterday ( 5 October) by Festival Chairman Councillor Roy Pedersen accompanied by representatives of the numerous Alien Armies who have decided to attend this year’s opening event en route to invading Mars early in the New Year.

The Creative Arts in Schools Team (CAST) in Argyll and Bute is about to roll out a series of CPD (continual professional development) sessions aimed especially at those working in education in the fields of the arts and creativity.

Huntly’s artist in residence, Priya Ravish Mehra from Delih, India, will be giving a talk about her project in Huntly and her past work on 5 October 2011 at the Empty Shop, Huntly.

Culture Sparks and The Audience Business are excited to announce two major events in Glasgow (11 October) and Edinburgh (13 October) this autumn featuring presentations from one of the international cultural sector’s most prolific lobbying organisations and active proponents in successfully arguing the case for the arts.

There is a rare treat in store at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery this autumn. In a magnificent spectacle of light, sound and movement, the extraordinary work of Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, returns by popular demand with a new show.

The Watermill Gallery’s annual Modern Print Masters show (1 October-12 December 2011) is a celebration of the medium, exemplifying how artists have worked with colour, line and tone, through the exacting skills of screenprinting and lithography.