The HI-Arts Craft Development Summer maker event ‘Selling the Sizzle’ on Friday 3 June has something for everyone with an inspiring range of speakers all exploring the selling of craft.

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic and Culture, recently appointed an Arts Development Officer and a Visual Artist in Residence, with a new Exhibition currently being shown.

The festival has Gaelic at its heart, and features the cream of young Highland talent, alongside the best known professional traditional musicians.

A festival of words and writing with authors and poets taking part in a variety of workshops, talks and master classes.

The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival boasts one of the best and most eclectic line ups of all the Scottish festivals.

Local artists contribute to the range of Scottish based artwork from traditional works to contemporary.

The names of 20 Scottish museum and galleries who successfully bid to host one of twenty paid internships offered by Museums Galleries Scotland have been announced. Orkney Islands Council Arts, Museums and Heritage Service and The Pier Arts Centre have successfully secured one of these internships and the process to find a Museums and Gallery Intern has commenced.

A special Loch Shiel Festival version of Copland’s Pulitzer Prize winning “Appalachian Spring” precedes Stravinsky’s topical take on the Faustian fable.

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 3 May 2011.

Couturier Sandra Murray MBE has announced that she will be presenting a series of masterclasses for the first time, to pass on exclusive insights into the world of couture and the detailed process involved in creating her masterpieces, and revealing how a highly skilled artisan can operate independently of large fashion houses.