I’m Jen Cantwell, I’m on the Hi-Arts Making Progress programme, I’m a mid career maker with my practice Sporran Nation, I also work across mediums in a more experimental way and for the making progress programme I’m working with knit and sound technology, with a virtual element added in. Aided + abetted by my partner, […]

It’s proving to be an exceptionally busy year thus far for Inverness-based Anna Macneil, a successful family company designing and making Harris Tweed fashion accessories and textile items for the home. Not only does this year see the 25th year in business, but it will also herald the opening of new premises.

An exhibition at Fort William’s Lime Tree An Ealdhain Gallery by Black Isle based artist Andrew Thompson.

For 2011, Highlands Open Studios have announced some exciting new initiatives – firstly, to be launched in early April, is a calendar of events, which will accompany each Highlands Open Studios directory distributed across the Highlands, in shops, tourist attractions and galleries, etc. The professionally produced directory is free, and contains a comprehensive listing of 49 member artists, and 10 galleries, providing an overview of each artist, their location, outline of the media worked, together with a colour image of their work.

Two new exhibitions are opening this weekend at Taigh Chearsabhagh in North Uist. ‘Echo’ is a collaboration between Ullapool-based artist Peter White and poet Jon Miller and will run in Gallery 2 from 2 Apr 2011 – 28 May 2011, with a preview and Artists Talks this Friday 1st April at 7.30pm. Also opening this weekend is Fragility of Flight III – Sea Wings by Anne Rabbitts in Gallery 1 which runs from 2 April 2011 – 21 May 2011.

Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, until 4 June, 2011.

A number of fairs throughout the summer have been arranged to promote all things ‘… made in Assynt’ . These fairs will take place on Fridays throughout the year and will be held at Lochinver Village Hall.

Retrace is a selection of work by five recently graduated artists who return to Ullapool to present an unmissable exhibition of collaborative and individual work. This exhibition will take place at an talla solais in Ullapool from 16 April – 8 May 2011.

After a successful weekend last November, Cromarty Arts Trust is going to be organising another Crafts Weekend Fair at the Stables in Cromarty on Saturday May 28th (10am-5pm) and Sunday May 29th 2011 (10am-4pm).

The dates for the Ledgowan Fairs in 2011 have been announced. Two dates have been scheduled for fairs at the Ledgowan Lodge Hotel, Achnasheen. These are: Saturday, 17 September and Saturday, 26 November 2011 (annual Christmas Fair).