IAN STEPHEN sets off on a voyage of discovery through poems, stories and music.

The National Voluntary Arts Survey has been produced by Voluntary Arts Scotland in partnership with Aberdeenshire Council’s Arts Team. Its aim is to find out the size, range and functions of the voluntary arts and crafts sector in Scotland.

Community-based Gaelic arts tuition festivals throughout Scotland.

An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, until 3 September 2011

Ceòlas is a music and dance summer school in July, featuring expert tuition in piping, fiddling, singing, Scotch reels and Quadrilles, step dancing and the Gaelic language. It is set within the Gaelic-speaking community of South Uist. Ceòlas explores the vital connections between Scottish traditional music, Gaelic song and dance while allowing ample opportunity for […]

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, 11-16 July 2011.

Studio gallery exhibiting the work of William Neill and other local artists.

Hebridean Celtic Festival, Isle of Lewis, 13-16 July 2011.

Marcus Roche is the director of Open Book’s new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

Kenny Mathieson investigates the process of creating a new Macbeth with the principal actors and designer Patricia Niemann.