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

KENNY MATHIESON hears about a new direction for the fusion music of guitarist PETE OXLEY as he brings his band to the Highlands

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

JAMES ROSS, the director of the group and an acknowledged expert on early music, notably early Scottish music, describes his work with the Inverness-based MUSICK FYNE.

Working Wonders on Orkney ALISTAIR PEEBLES looks ahead to a busy programme of music and theatre at the 27th St Magnus Festival in Orkney, including a large scale community production of Ibsen’s Peer Gynt   I READ WITH interest recently that a new production of Peer Gynt had opened in Edinburgh, with a cast of […]

The Commissioning Editor of the Arts Journal invited a number of notable figures on the Highland Theatre scene to respond to two questions about the National Theatre of Scotland. The results of the survey will appear later this month, but GEORGE GUNN, the artistic director of GreyCoast, went above and beyond the call of duty in this characteristically passionate and provocative response.

The Arts Journal profiles BROLUM.

KENNY MATHIESON looks at the whisky and tartan theme running through this year’s Highland Festival with director ALASTAIR McDONALD

MICHAEL MORPURGO is one of the country’s best-selling writers for children and young people, and is the third person to hold the post of Children’s Laureate after Quentin Blake and Anne Fine.

NDT2 are widely regarded as the most exciting young dance company in the world, and pay a rare visit to Inverness this month. ANDREA MUIR discovers the demanding requirements expected from the young stars of the company.