Details of Moray Art Centre’s new programme of classes in the fine arts and crafts which are to take place in November – December 2011 have been announced.

An exhibition of contemporary children’s book illustration curated by Julia Donaldson will be at the Oban and Dunoon libraries from 25th October – 20th November and at the Campbeltown and Rothesay libraries from 24th November – 13th December 2011 .

Caithness Horizons, Thurso, until 11 December 2011.

A short residency, funded by the Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme (SFLPS), has been awarded to the Stromness based filmmaker Mark Jenkins.

‘Encounters With Place’ is the final of a linked series of three ‘Encounters’ exhibitions in 2011 by Perthshire Visual Artists Forum (PVAF) at Threshold Artspace, Perth Theatre. The exhibition features works selected by Arthur Watson, a major Scottish sculptor, printmaker and educator.

an talla solais in Ullapool has released details of their up and coming events for November – December 2011.

A Speedcrafting event is to take place at Hung in Inverness on Friday 28th October from 6.30pm – 10pm.

St Oran’s Chapel, Isle of Iona, until 22 October 2011.

Timespan Museum and Art gallery is having a change of Director at the end of the month. Nicola Henderson, who has been in post for just over 3 years is moving to Aberdeen to be near her husband, Alastair.

Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum and Arcvhives, Lerwick, Shetland, until 20 November 2011.