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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Sam Cartman: At the End of the Road, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2013/03/19/sam-cartman-at-the-end-of-the-road/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:40:58 +0000</pubDate>

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<strong>INSPIRED by Scottish and Italian landscapes, Sam Cartman’s first solo exhibition at Kilmorack Gallery represents a significant progression in the artist’s work to [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Waterlines: Marian Leven and Will Maclean, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2013/03/15/waterlines-marian-leven-and-will-maclean-2/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:51:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2013/03/15/waterlines-marian-leven-and-will-maclean-2/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2013/03/Marian-Leven-and-Will-Maclean.jpg" width="149.882903981" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>The Sir Duncan Rice Library Gallery, University of Aberdeen, until 14 April 2013<br />
<strong>SITUATED in the plaza of the Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, a magnificent newly commissioned sculpture by artists [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble: La Follia, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2013/02/18/scottish-ensemble-la-follia/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:21:12 +0000</pubDate>

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<strong>JOINING forces with harpsichord soloist Jan Waterfield the Scottish Ensemble’s latest tour featured musical earworms from across the centuries with works [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Faces and Figures from the Permanent Collection , on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2013/01/16/faces-and-figures-from-the-permanent-collection/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:57:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2013/01/16/faces-and-figures-from-the-permanent-collection/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2013/01/Joyce-Cairns-Shadows-of-the-Past.jpg" width="134.736842105" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Inverness Museum &amp; Art Gallery, until 9 February 2013<br />
<strong>THIS LATEST exhibition in the IMAG main gallery space presents the opportunity to view some magnificent works from the Scottish figurative tradition, drawn [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble: Goldberg Variations, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/12/10/scottish-ensemble-goldberg-variations/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:26:25 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/12/10/scottish-ensemble-goldberg-variations/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/12/II-Jonathan-Morton-Credit-Tommy-Ga-Ken-Wan.jpg" width="150.234741784" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Inverness Cathedral, 8 December 2012<br />
<strong>THE SCOTTISH Ensemble made a welcome return to Inverness Cathedral as a venue for their annual candlelit concert with a programme exploring the deceptively simple concept of [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Kilmorack Gallery Christmas Exhibition, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/12/03/kilmorack-gallery-christmas-exhibition-2/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:07:49 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/12/03/kilmorack-gallery-christmas-exhibition-2/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/12/Allan-MacDonald-Scots-Pine-and-Winter-Squall-640x513.jpg" width="124.756335283" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Kilmorack Gallery, until 22 December 2012<br />
<strong>CHRISTMAS 2012 at Kilomorack Gallery combines the work of established and emerging new artists.</strong></p>
<p>EXHIBITING artists include Gerald Laing, Eugenia Vronskaya, Helen [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Tore Gallery Christmas Exhibition, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/11/27/tore-gallery-christmas-exhibition/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:27:06 +0000</pubDate>

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<strong>TORE Gallery’s latest exhibition marks both an ending and a beginning.</strong></p>
<p>FOLLOWING this Christmas exhibition the gallery will close its doors after nine years, allowing [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, 10th Inverness Film Festival, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/11/13/10th-inverness-film-festival/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:24:49 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/11/13/10th-inverness-film-festival/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/11/Amour.jpg" width="150.234741784" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Eden Court Cinemas, Inverness, 7-11 November 2012<br />
<strong>2012 marks a significant milestone in the history of Inverness Film Festival which has emerged in recent years as a leading cultural event.</strong></p>
<p>THE co-direction of [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble Inverness Residency, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/10/30/scottish-ensemble-inverness-residency-2/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:45:14 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/10/30/scottish-ensemble-inverness-residency-2/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/10/Scottish-Ensemble-1-credit-Joanne-Green.jpg" width="150.588235294" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, 25-28 October 2012<br />
<strong>THIS YEAR for the first time the Scottish Ensemble initiated four residencies as part of their 2012/13 season in Dundee, Inverness, Aberdeen and Perth; [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Mortal Remains, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/10/23/mortal-remains/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:27:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/10/23/mortal-remains/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/10/Exhibition-shot-with-Porpoises-in-foreground-John-Maclean-Photography.jpg" width="150.588235294" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, until 17 November 2012<br />
<strong>IN THE world of Contemporary Art Steve Dilworth is a rarity, an artist that defies classification in being uniquely himself.</strong></p>
<p>WORKING since the late [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Highland Crafts, on the site Northings</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:36:55 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Celebrating the Personal Touch<br />
GEORGINA COBURN checks out the work on show at the 3D2D Craft &amp; Design Fair in Inverness, and suggests that original craftwork may make the perfect Christmas gift<br />
<strong>AS EVENTS [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Visual Arts Report, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2006/08/01/visual-arts-report/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:07:22 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Making Visual Arts Visible<br />
GEORGINA COBURN has been out and about the meeting visual artists and organisations throughout the Highlands and Islands to prepare a report for HI~Arts. Georgina airs some of the [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Five Challenges Visual Arts Report, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2006/10/01/five-challenges-visual-arts-report/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:59:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Laying Down the Challenge<br />
A new study commissioned by HI~Arts, the arts development agency for the Highlands and Islands, sets Five Challenges for the continuing development of the Visual Arts in the Highlands [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Speakout: INcoherence, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2007/02/01/speakout-incoherence/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:40:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What Kind of Culture?<br />
GEORGINA COBURN takes a critical look at the nurturing of creative opportunities in the Highlands &amp; Islands.<br />
<strong>An article on BBC’s news website in November featuring local artist Sarah Barnes [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Paul Bloomer, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2007/04/01/paul-bloomer/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:30:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the Black Country to Shetland<br />
GEORGINA COBURN examines the work of Shetland-based visual artist Paul Bloomer<br />
<strong>IN AN art world driven by celebrity and the shock of the thirty second fix, the work of Paul [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Del Whitticase, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2007/10/06/del-whitticase/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:26:12 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Other Side of Air<br />
GEORGINA COBURN speaks to DEL WHITTICASE, the first artist in residence as part of The Other Side of Air – Arts &amp; Spirituality project, about his work in the Merkinch community and the [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Journeys: Gwen Black, Mark Lomax, Janet Soutar, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/08/29/journeys-gwen-black-mark-lomax-janet-soutar/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:53:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/08/29/journeys-gwen-black-mark-lomax-janet-soutar/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/08/Book-by-Janet-Soutar.jpg" width="150.234741784" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Inchmore Gallery, Inverness, until 15 September 2012<br />
<strong>THIS latest exhibition upstairs at the Inchmore Gallery features recent work from the First Line creative partnership of artists: Gwen Black, Mark Lomax and [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Steve Dilworth, on the site Northings</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:22:20 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beyond Sculpture<br />
GEORGINA COBURN examines the work of the Harris-based artist Steve Dilworth<br />
<strong>THE LANDSCAPE of eastern Harris is both rugged and beautiful in the extreme, with exposed rock three thousand million [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Murdo Macdonald, on the site Northings</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:30:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unboarding Sorley’s Window<br />
GEORGINA COBURN puts the pertinent questions to MURDO MACDONALD, Professor of History of Scottish Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and leader of the Window to the West [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Lotte Glob’s Sculpture Croft, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2007/06/01/lotte-globs-sculpture-croft/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:08:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Furnace Of Mysterious Creation<br />
GEORGINA COBURN finds an artistic vision in tune with its natural surroundings in artist Lotte Glob’s remarkable creation in Sutherland<br />
<strong>DESTINED TO become a major landmark in the [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Randy Klinger, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2006/12/08/randy-klinger/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:22:56 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Standing Up for Beauty<br />
RANDY KLINGER’S personal philosophy of Art prompted both heated debate and appreciative applause from the audience at the recent HI~Arts Visual Arts Gathering. Here we explore some of the [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>John Saich wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Maryann Frew, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/08/01/hi-arts-reflections-maryann-frew/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:14:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/08/01/hi-arts-reflections-maryann-frew/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/07/Maryann-Frew.jpg" width="149.882903981" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>IN the first of a series of HI~Arts Reflections, John Saich charts the achievements of Inverness based singer-songwriter Maryann Frew and asks her about the role of HI~Arts in her story<br />
<strong>MARYANN FREW is steadily [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Annie Cattrell, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/07/10/annie-cattrell/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:49:34 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/07/10/annie-cattrell/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/07/Annie-Cattrell-Conditions-640x478.jpg" width="133.891213389" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Timespan Museum and Arts Centre, Helmsdale, until 12 August 2012<br />
<strong>ANNIE Cattrell’s current exhibition at Timespan presents a fascinating collaboration between disciplines of Art and Science.</strong></p>
<p>INSPIRED by natural [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Drawing From The Landscape, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/07/03/drawing-from-the-landscape/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:04:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/07/03/drawing-from-the-landscape/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/07/Frances-Walker-Shore-Walk-Antartica-triptych.jpg" width="342.245989305" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>RSA Projects, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, until 22 July 2012<br />
<strong>FEATURING work by RSA members, artists and architects selected for RSA awards and exhibitions programmes, <em>Drawing From the Landscape</em> is a [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Kilmorack Gallery Summer Exhibition 2012, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/06/27/kilmorack-gallery-summer-exhibition-2012/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:09:24 +0000</pubDate>

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<strong>KILMORACK Gallery&#8217;s 15th Summer exhibition presents a strong showing of work by new and regular exhibiting artists.</strong></p>
<p>THEY include Joyce W Cairns, [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, gifted, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2006/12/01/gifted/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:05:05 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Created in Scotland By Hand<br />
GEORGINA COBURN welcomes the participation of Highland and Islands artists and makers in a prestigious crafts exhibition.<br />
<strong>NOW IN ITS second year, ‘gifted’ at the National Museums of [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Speakout: Specialist Primary Teachers, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2006/08/01/speakout-specialist-primary-teachers/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:42:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What Price Highland Culture Now?<br />
GEORGINA COBURN condemns the short-sighted policy of removing specialist art and music teachers from early primary school<br />
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<strong>THE ANNOUNCEMENT on the 6 o’clock news about the [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Visual Arts Report 2, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2006/09/01/visual-arts-report-2/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:01:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Making Visual Arts Visible 2<br />
GEORGINA COBURN has been out and about meeting the visual artists and organisations throughout the Highlands and Islands to prepare a report for HI~Arts. In this second article, [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Paul Taylor, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2006/03/01/paul-taylor/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:45:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hooked on Film<br />
GEORGINA COBURN talks movies with the new film programmer at Eden Court Theatre<br />
<strong>EDEN COURT’S new film programmer, Paul Taylor, has made an impressive debut with a creative programme distinctive [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Art Galore, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2006/05/02/art-galore/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:04:12 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artistic Vacations<br />
GEORGINA COBURN investigates a new initiative offering creative breakaways in the Highlands &amp; Islands.<br />
<strong>OFFERING VISITORS a once in a lifetime experience is at the heart of Art Galore, a [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, The Force and Form of Memory, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/06/18/the-force-and-form-of-memory/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:46:49 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/06/18/the-force-and-form-of-memory/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/06/Joyce-W-Cairns-Remember-Dovecot-Grove-22.50-inches-x-28.50-inches-640x480.jpg" width="133.333333333" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Small Gallery, Inverness Museum &amp; Art Gallery,  until 23 June 2012<br />
<strong>TOURING to Stirling, Wick, Thurso, Inverness, Greenock and Aberdeenshire, <em>The Force and Form of Memory</em> highlights the importance of Art to act as [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, North of Hollywood, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2005/03/01/north-of-hollywood/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:10:47 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Canadian Cinema Hits the Road<br />
GEORGINA COBURN previews North of Hollywood, a touring roadshow of Canadian films due to visit Eden Court Theatre this month<br />
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<strong>WITH AMERICAN mainstream film so dominant in theatres [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Dannsa, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2005/04/01/dannsa-2/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stepping Into A Bright Future<br />
GEORGINA COBURN looks at the latest developments in the work of the Strathspey-based dance group Dannsa.<br />
<strong>DANNSA is a collective committed to “the development of the cultural [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Masters And Champions, Classical Greece: 300 Years of British Inspiration, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/06/11/masters-and-champions-classical-greece-300-years-of-british-inspiration/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:13:17 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/06/11/masters-and-champions-classical-greece-300-years-of-british-inspiration/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/06/Taranto-Horse.jpg" width="140.969162996" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Moray Art Centre, Findhorn, until 26 August 2012<br />
<strong>MORAY Art Centre’s latest exhibition successfully shifts the centre of cultural gravity to the North East in its innovative approach to the reinterpretation of key [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Behold The Hebrides, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/06/04/behold-the-hebrides/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:02:46 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/06/04/behold-the-hebrides/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/06/Isabell-DICKSON-Breakers-640x505.jpg" width="126.732673267" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Tore Art Gallery, near Inverness, until 16 July 2012.<br />
<strong>PAINTERLY responses to the West Coast and the Hebrides are the focus of Tore Gallery’s latest exhibition.</strong></p>
<p>THE show includes works by Clare Blois, Gwen [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Allan MacDonald and Lynn McGregor, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/05/09/allan-macdonald-and-lynn-macgregor/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 07:46:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/05/09/allan-macdonald-and-lynn-macgregor/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/05/an-oak-withstands-tree-of-light-and-shadows.jpg" width="150.588235294" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Kilmorack Gallery, by Beauly, Inverness-shire, until 9 June 2012<br />
<strong>ALLAN MacDonald’s latest body of work, T<em>he Silence and the Storm</em>, together with new work by Lynn McGregor, inspire contemplation of the human eye [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Mark Lomax: Discarded Thoughts, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/05/07/mark-lomax-discarded-thoughts/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:19:39 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/05/07/mark-lomax-discarded-thoughts/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/05/Mark-Lomax-the-underlying-substance-of-things-as-opposed-to-their-attributes.jpg" width="179.775280899" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>Inchmore Gallery, nr, Beauly, Inverness, until 30 May 2012<br />
<strong>MARK Lomax’s latest exhibition, <em>Discarded Thoughts</em>, successfully expands his practice in its engagement with new materials and techniques, presenting a [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>John Saich wrote a new post, Circle of Inspiration – Cloud Nine on the Ceilidh Trail, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2003/08/06/circle-of-inspiration-cloud-nine-on-the-ceilidh-trail/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:59:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JOHN SAICH draws inspiration from the talented CLOUD NINE as he catches up with them on the 2003 Ceilidh Trail.<br />
<strong>It’s not that long ago that the concept of an all female traditional band was pretty radical. I [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble: Inversions, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/04/18/scottish-ensemble-inversions/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:05:29 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/04/18/scottish-ensemble-inversions/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/04/II-Jonathan-Morton-Credit-Tommy-Ga-Ken-Wan-640x425.jpg" width="150.588235294" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 17 April 2012<br />
<strong>PERHAPS it is the expressive quality of sound that ultimately defines music, rather than words like Classical, Modern or Romantic which fail to capture the [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Doug Fishbone: Neither Here Nor There, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/04/18/doug-fishbone-neither-here-nor-there/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:04:42 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/04/18/doug-fishbone-neither-here-nor-there/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/04/Doug-Fishbones-Elmina.jpg" width="125" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>HICA , Loch Ruthven, Dores, Inverness-shire, until 6 May 2012<br />
<strong>FEATURING three recent video works by London-based conceptual artist Doug Fishbone, <em>Elimina</em>, <em>Untitled (Hypno Project)</em> and <em>It’s Not You It’s Me</em>, this [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Arts Rant: Towards 2007, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2005/10/03/arts-rant-towards-2007/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:02:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A New World Solution To An Old World Problem<br />
GEORGINA COBURN reflects on the cultural energy and grassroots decision-making of Western Canada as a model for development in the Highlands and Islands in 2007 and [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Avril Souter wrote a new post, Plannishing in Plockton, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2010/07/26/plannishing-in-plockton/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2010/07/26/plannishing-in-plockton/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2010/07/DSCN02731.jpg" width="133.333333333" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>The best part of working in the Crafts Team at HI-Arts is that I get to know the work of so many great makers from throughout the Highlands and Islands.  </p>
<p>Early on in my job we featured the work of Plockton [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Avril Souter wrote a new post, Picture Perfect, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2010/03/09/making-plans-for-the-future/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:37:39 +0000</pubDate>

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<p>I always love getting new images sent through to me, whether it is for the <a href="http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/default.aspx.locid-hianewqe5.RefLocID-hiacg501h00c.Lang-EN.htm" rel="nofollow">crafts newsletter</a> which we send out every month, the <a href="http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/Crafts/online-makers-gallery.htm" rel="nofollow">online galleries</a> or for <a href="http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/Crafts/Making-Progress-Mentoring-Programme.htm" rel="nofollow">Making Progress web pages</a> on the HI-Arts website &#8211; it&#8217;s [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Avril Souter wrote a new post, Textile Fever in Stroud, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2010/05/06/textile-fever-in-stroud/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:36:57 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2010/05/06/textile-fever-in-stroud/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2010/05/stroud-0082.jpg" width="129.62962963" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a><strong>Stroud International Textile Festival – May 2010</strong></p>
<p>Having read through the selection of events and talks in the Stroud International Textile Festival brochure, I was thoroughly looking forward to our visit to this [&hellip;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Hi-Ex! Highland International Comic Expo, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/04/03/hi-ex-highland-international-comic-expo/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:07:15 +0000</pubDate>

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<strong>THE APPEARANCE of Starwars Stormtroopers of the 501st Legion and a parade of monsters, Manga and other costumed characters at Eden Court is always a welcome [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Hebrides Ensemble, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/03/28/hebrides-ensemble-4/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:42:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://northings.com/2012/03/28/hebrides-ensemble-4/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/03/Hebrides-Ensemble-photo-Sussie-Ahlburg.jpg" width="75" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></a>OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 27 March 2012<br />
<strong>INSPIRED by the most expansive of concepts, the Hebrides Ensemble’s latest concert tour featured exciting new works by contemporary British composers Mark [&hellip;]</strong></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Henry Fraser and David Cook, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/03/27/henry-fraser-and-david-cook/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:14:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/03/David-Cook-Blizard.jpg" width="125.244618395" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" />Kilmorack Gallery, by Beauly, Inverness, until 28 April 2012  <strong>THIS inspired pairing of two artists of equal intensity in their engagement with subject and paint handling is full of potential discoveries. </strong> DAVID Cook’s landscape and still life works and Henry Fraser’s figurative paintings demonstrate that creative vision is as alive in Kilmorack Gal&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7830"><a href="http://northings.com/2012/03/27/henry-fraser-and-david-cook/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, An Talla Solais at Eden Court Theatre, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/03/07/an-talla-solais-at-eden-court-theatre/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:01:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/03/James-Lumsden-ATS-Suite-9.jpg" width="99.21875" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" />Foyers, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, until 31 March 2012  <strong>CURRENTLY on show on the first and second level theatre foyers at Eden Court Theatre, the 8th annual exhibition by members of An Talla Solais sees the group exhibiting outside their home base in Ullapool for the first time. </strong> ATS are a valuable resource on the West Coast, [&#8230;]</p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Jonathan Shearer - New Paintings from the Northern Highlands, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/03/06/jonathan-shearer-new-paintings-from-the-northern-highlands-2/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:19:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://northings.com/files/2012/03/Jonathan-Shearer-River-Coe-Glencoe.jpg" width="124.27184466" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" />Castle Gallery, Inverness, until 24 March 2012  <strong>NEW environments often provide the catalyst for creative evolution. </strong> FUELLED by plein air painting, Jonathan Shearer’s latest body of work reflects his engagement with his new home in Easter Ross and the surrounding territory of the Northern Highlands and Islands. The dynamic between direct physical r&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7359"><a href="http://northings.com/2012/03/06/jonathan-shearer-new-paintings-from-the-northern-highlands-2/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, The Scottish Ensemble with Lawrence Power, on the site Northings</title>
				<link>http://northings.com/2012/02/18/the-scottish-ensemble-with-lawrence-power/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:27:41 +0000</pubDate>

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