ALISTAIR PEEBLES finds Orkney school children exploring their own windows on the world with the help of visual artists

ALISTAIR PEEBLES considers the artistic achievement of North Ronaldsay painter and sculptor IAN SCOTT in the light of his latest exhibition in Stromness.

Arts Journal film reviewer CATRIONA PAUL takes a retrospective look at the films of Orcadian poet, artist and film-maker Margaret Tait

Victoria Reeves, the Treasurer of Timespan in Helmsdale, reports on their current exhibition of work by JOHN BELLANY.

THE PIER ARTS CENTRE in Stromness is undergoing a major refurbishment. DAVID HARTLEY and ALISTAIR PEEBLES provide an update on the plans, and a look back at the gallery’s origins and history

Creating a new network Artist WENDY SUTHERLAND outlines plans to develop a major collaborative project for 2007 with Visual Arts Sutherland and Veer North in Shetland. VISUAL ARTS SUTHERLAND was set up to help artists living in a remote part of the world to network and support each other.  We hoped that this networking structure […]

Newtonmore-based artist JEAN NOBLE seeks to create an aura of mystery and imagination in her paintings.

Youth Editor ANDREA MUIR discovers how New Media Artist in Residence GAVIN LOCKHART is bringing conceptual art to the young people of Merkinch

ANDREA MUIR finds that visual artist MICHAEL FORBES has thrived in the do-it-yourself school of art education

GILES SUTHERLAND reports on a new project aimed at helping revitalise the historic Pulteneytown area of Wick through new building and a community arts project led by artist Sue Jane Taylor