OLD school friends who had not met since 1936 were brought together at the opening of an exhibition at the Castlehill Heritage Centre.

The weekend course Land/Seascape – Drawing and Painting the local environment will be taking place on 11 & 12 June from 10-4.30pm at the Stables, Cromarty.

Artist Joanne B. Kaar and pupils from Thurso were inspired to make their own hats in honour of local naturalist Robert Dick.

Caithness Horizons, Thurso, until 29 May 2011.

Belladrum Festival is looking to attract artists who will create site-specific installations and sculptures that excite, move, intrigue and inspire, while respecting the environment and interacting with festival goers. Closing date for submissions is 28 May 2011.

Moray Art Centre, Findhorn, until 2 July 2011.

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Inverness, until 2 July 2011.

An exhibition by painter and writer Marion Boddy-Evans will be held at Portree Community Library from 16 May to 30 June 2011.

An Talla Solais, Ullapool, until 5 June 2011

A retrospective of the work of Ann Henderson will be on show at Caithness Horizons in Thurso, the birthplace of this inspirational artist. The exhibition will run from 18th June – 4 September 2011.