The Curtis Cup Art Exhibition, a special exhibition presented by the Nairn Book and Arts Festival, opened on Wednesday 6 June 2012 at Nairn Court House.

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 4 June 2012.

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 3 June 2012.

Bogbain Farm, Inverness, 1-2 June 2012

Artist Joanne B. Kaar has been preparing surprises for the sharp-eyed in Strathnaver.

Tore Art Gallery, near Inverness, until 16 July 2012.

Susan Plowman, a goldsmith based in Fortrose has been commissioned by The British Museum to make the jewellery for The Horse: from Royal Arabia to Royal Ascot exhibition which is an exhibition for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, based on her love of horses.

Have you had a closer look at your local café’s table decorations or at what else may be on the shelves in your shop lately? If you live on the north coast of Scotland, it might be worth a look, as Strathnaver Museum’s artist-in-residence, Joanne B Kaar, has been inspired to make 200 paper shoes and hide them in mail boxes and public places from Balnakeil to John O’Groats.

Skye Book Festival runs from the 25th to 28th July 2012 at Aros in Portree.

Caithness Horizons in Thurso was the venue for presentations by the most recent cohort of artists to undertake a residency at North Lands Creative Glass.