Northings | Amanda J Rae | Friends Activity http://northings.com/members/amandarae/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Amanda J Rae's friends. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:04:10 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=2.2.5 en-US 30 hourly 2 45da294e50635634584eb70cb97e70bb Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, How do people engage with culture in Scotland?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/31/how-do-people-engage-with-culture-in-scotland/ Wed, 29 May 2013 07:58:40 +0000 Thumbnail

Each year the Scottish government conduct a Scottish Household Survey that gives us an insight into the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviours of Scottish households and individuals. The […]

]]> 0 a752b4d9139d4d86f54a62d74ee21b7f Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Northings Podcast 3: Highlands and Islands at Edinburgh Fringe, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/08/19/podcast-3-highlands-and-islands-at-edinburgh-fringe/ Thu, 16 May 2013 08:45:07 +0000 MARCUS J WILSON reports on three Highlands and Islands shows at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Dogstar Theatre’s The Tailor of Inverness, The Sorren Maclean Band, and Mull Theatre’s production of Right […]

]]> 0 f93c0a6b6be49f488c0e2fe1fc452807 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Northings Podcast 15: Moray Art Centre, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/07/01/northings-podcast-15-moray-art-centre/ Thu, 16 May 2013 08:04:05 +0000 ROBERT LIVINGSTON speaks to Founder and Director of the Moray Art Centre, RANDY KLINGER.

]]> 0 781da65feb1c109f61c9c0f9baab3e12 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, sound Festival shortlisted for prestigious RPS Music Award, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/04/19/sound-festival-shortlisted-for-prestigious-rps-music-award/ Wed, 08 May 2013 08:31:51 +0000 “sound’s 2012 edition opened up the world of music theatre to creators and audiences who feel inhibited by opera’s institutional conventions and gave us a whiff of the creative zeitgeist”
opera magazine
sound, […]

]]> 0 87bed649dcf069ff5bdfaff6b0ed33e0 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Invitation for New and Emerging Deaf & Disabled Scottish Film Talent, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/04/12/invitation-for-new-and-emerging-deaf-disabled-scottish-film-talent/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:00:26 +0000 Invitation for New and Emerging Deaf & Disabled Scottish Film Talent to a 2 Day Film Workshop
At the Edinburgh International Film Festival 
Delivered by 104 Films in partnership with Edinburgh International Film […]

]]> 0 cfd6aa34d5dd9c7206b6770bbd70e0cb Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Northings No More, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/27/northings-no-more/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:39:01 +0000 ThumbnailRobert Livingston explains why Northings cannot continue
BACK at the turn of the Millennium, I was keen to set up an online journal that would properly represent the dynamism and diversity of the arts and culture […]

]]> 0 4f696e7a8a1eeeddc61a43aae4ca7caa Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Sam Cartman: At the End of the Road, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/19/sam-cartman-at-the-end-of-the-road/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:40:58 +0000 ThumbnailKilmorack Gallery, until 13 April 2013
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 […]

]]> 0 90db30261c411cc0064681044eb9de5d Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Waterlines: Marian Leven and Will Maclean, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/15/waterlines-marian-leven-and-will-maclean-2/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:51:58 +0000 ThumbnailThe Sir Duncan Rice Library Gallery, University of Aberdeen, until 14 April 2013
SITUATED in the plaza of the Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, a magnificent newly commissioned sculpture by artists […]

]]> 0 13129c3af4cad44170afbddb84228279 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble: La Follia, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/02/18/scottish-ensemble-la-follia/ Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:21:12 +0000 ThumbnailOneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 17 February 2013
JOINING forces with harpsichord soloist Jan Waterfield the Scottish Ensemble’s latest tour featured musical earworms from across the centuries with works […]

]]> 0 94ad1f59ac7584ceaa78dc60eac00356 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Inverness College Drama Degree, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/02/08/inverness-college-drama-degree/ Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:22:18 +0000 ThumbnailRobert Livingston welcomes the opportunities to be offered by the new Drama Degree in development at Inverness College
IT’S not easy making theatre in the Highlands.

EVEN though a full house in a village hall […]

]]> 0 6e94b46c56b05453698a6a63291ca9ba Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Faces and Figures from the Permanent Collection , on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/16/faces-and-figures-from-the-permanent-collection/ Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:57:10 +0000 ThumbnailInverness Museum & Art Gallery, until 9 February 2013
THIS LATEST exhibition in the IMAG main gallery space presents the opportunity to view some magnificent works from the Scottish figurative tradition, drawn […]

]]> 0 9c59505f0cc23317005a17c5f69dc1b4 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Zenwing Puppets, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/15/hi-arts-reflections-zenwing-puppets/ Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:53:03 +0000 ThumbnailRoss-shire-based Zenwing Puppets may have started small, but with the launch of Creativity in Care this month their work takes an exciting new direction. Robert Livingston talked to Karrie Marshall about Zenwing’s […]

]]> 0 a76dbeb2906e6cc37f9af5c03e553062 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble: Goldberg Variations, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/12/10/scottish-ensemble-goldberg-variations/ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:26:25 +0000 ThumbnailInverness Cathedral, 8 December 2012
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 […]

]]> 0 d36d8807d26c7260839831f1aeb8de41 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Kilmorack Gallery Christmas Exhibition, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/12/03/kilmorack-gallery-christmas-exhibition-2/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:07:49 +0000 ThumbnailKilmorack Gallery, until 22 December 2012
CHRISTMAS 2012 at Kilomorack Gallery combines the work of established and emerging new artists.

EXHIBITING artists include Gerald Laing, Eugenia Vronskaya, Helen […]

]]> 0 4b337c6b4dab2ef8848d12c0959df6fc Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Wanted: Alive or..., on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/29/wanted-alive-or/ Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:29:57 +0000 At a recent meeting of members of the Highlands and Islands Theatre Network, a colleague from the Edinburgh-based company Stellar Quines gave a fascinating presentation on the company’s experiments with live […]

]]> 0 c7fe876f6cd4cdbb2359c8ea7488ad60 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Tore Gallery Christmas Exhibition, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/27/tore-gallery-christmas-exhibition/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:27:06 +0000 ThumbnailTore Gallery, Tore, until 23 December 2012
TORE Gallery’s latest exhibition marks both an ending and a beginning.

FOLLOWING this Christmas exhibition the gallery will close its doors after nine years, allowing […]

]]> 0 f6be0894c877044e7739379ace3fcd00 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, 10th Inverness Film Festival, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/13/10th-inverness-film-festival/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:24:49 +0000 ThumbnailEden Court Cinemas, Inverness, 7-11 November 2012
2012 marks a significant milestone in the history of Inverness Film Festival which has emerged in recent years as a leading cultural event.

THE co-direction of […]

]]> 0 18debc1d37d0b57f2a343c406522b95a Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble Inverness Residency, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/30/scottish-ensemble-inverness-residency-2/ Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:45:14 +0000 ThumbnailEden Court Theatre, Inverness, 25-28 October 2012
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; […]

]]> 0 5bb2344f928e29a512dbf5c28c6f96f4 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Mortal Remains, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/23/mortal-remains/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:27:59 +0000 ThumbnailAn Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, until 17 November 2012
IN THE world of Contemporary Art Steve Dilworth is a rarity, an artist that defies classification in being uniquely himself.

WORKING since the late […]

]]> 0 9b6ec036e8537c5665b17cee547f6413 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Highland Crafts, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2005/11/10/highland-crafts/ Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:36:55 +0000 Celebrating the Personal Touch
GEORGINA COBURN checks out the work on show at the 3D2D Craft & Design Fair in Inverness, and suggests that original craftwork may make the perfect Christmas gift
AS EVENTS […]

]]> 0 18fdeb47adc87b2124387c4b83117121 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Visual Arts Report, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/08/01/visual-arts-report/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:07:22 +0000 Making Visual Arts Visible
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 […]

]]> 0 e8e9dc6351869adb20c135a8979ca74f Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Five Challenges Visual Arts Report, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/10/01/five-challenges-visual-arts-report/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:59:10 +0000 Laying Down the Challenge
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 […]

]]> 0 c8b57bce11a3c2f3d0922e8710da7e31 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, How to come third and win, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/16/how-to-come-third-and-win/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:01:43 +0000 We are binary creatures, cursed by our bilateral symmetry to think in terms of pairings and oppositions: black and white, right and wrong, formal and informal, incomer and native. We are (no pun intended) […]

]]> 0 491b9a2a60d7c73319957ffdae663f42 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Speakout: INcoherence, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/02/01/speakout-incoherence/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:40:28 +0000 What Kind of Culture?
GEORGINA COBURN takes a critical look at the nurturing of creative opportunities in the Highlands & Islands.
An article on BBC’s news website in November featuring local artist Sarah Barnes […]

]]> 0 2062dc3a541c90d287cf992bfa7a48d0 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Paul Bloomer, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/04/01/paul-bloomer/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:30:50 +0000 From the Black Country to Shetland
GEORGINA COBURN examines the work of Shetland-based visual artist Paul Bloomer
IN AN art world driven by celebrity and the shock of the thirty second fix, the work of Paul […]

]]> 0 2588b83fb4f2e8fcdc7d57ce068edbd7 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Del Whitticase, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/10/06/del-whitticase/ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:26:12 +0000 The Other Side of Air
GEORGINA COBURN speaks to DEL WHITTICASE, the first artist in residence as part of The Other Side of Air – Arts & Spirituality project, about his work in the Merkinch community and the […]

]]> 0 efbfa1be6b7bb51eacbb6de291b8e27c Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Andy White, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/10/20/andy-white-2/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:24:59 +0000 ThumbnailANDY WHITE is a poet and powerbook-toting troubadour.  He grew up in Belfast, surrounded by Irish beauty and terrorist violence.  His 13th international release, Garageband, is released this month to coincide […]

]]> 0 71bcf78ab975237874a9e3377216c3f4 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Learning Another Life: The Vashti Bunyan Interview, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/12/12/learning-another-life-the-vashti-bunyan-interview/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:06:45 +0000 ThumbnailMARCUS WILSON spoke to singer/songwriter VASHTI BUNYAN about the importance of her journey to the Highlands and Islands four decades ago

In July 1968, Vashti Bunyan had set off by horse and cart for the Isle […]

]]> 0 af70b890a275db75b8c72ec128a9631b Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Journeys: Gwen Black, Mark Lomax, Janet Soutar, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/29/journeys-gwen-black-mark-lomax-janet-soutar/ Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:53:19 +0000 ThumbnailInchmore Gallery, Inverness, until 15 September 2012
THIS latest exhibition upstairs at the Inchmore Gallery features recent work from the First Line creative partnership of artists: Gwen Black, Mark Lomax and […]

]]> 0 af3b6af2919febdff7ba9610700ce60c Loch Ness Film Festival and Eleanor Carlingford are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/10063/ Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:27:42 +0000 0 06cc4b1437663b6e0e836219dcabeee5 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Steve Dilworth, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/07/01/steve-dilworth/ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:22:20 +0000 Beyond Sculpture
GEORGINA COBURN examines the work of the Harris-based artist Steve Dilworth
THE LANDSCAPE of eastern Harris is both rugged and beautiful in the extreme, with exposed rock three thousand million […]

]]> 0 6390e792585c6eaf5b558caf969feff3 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Speakout: Memory and Legacy, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/07/01/speakout-memory-and-legacy/ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:44:47 +0000 Engagement from the Inside
ROBERT LIVINGSTON recalls the most important formative experience in his career in the arts at Glasgow’s Third Eye Centre, and ponders the lessons to be learned from its fascinating […]

]]> 0 0507057ecacd9736500c4f0747b0011b Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Murdo Macdonald, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/08/16/murdo-macdonald/ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:30:35 +0000 Unboarding Sorley’s Window
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 […]

]]> 0 c383137441122a9545bbb385c9843740 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Lotte Glob’s Sculpture Croft, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/06/01/lotte-globs-sculpture-croft/ Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:08:50 +0000 A Furnace Of Mysterious Creation
GEORGINA COBURN finds an artistic vision in tune with its natural surroundings in artist Lotte Glob’s remarkable creation in Sutherland
DESTINED TO become a major landmark in the […]

]]> 0 1c1ac43d6e6924cf550582a5280a9bc6 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, The Shock of the Neuk, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/10/the-shock-of-the-neuk/ Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:32:13 +0000 Before moving to the Highlands we lived for twelve years in Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife. In the mid 90s Anstruther and its smaller neighbour Pittenweem were sad places: empty shops along the harbour […]

]]> 0 22ff75c9f23363a48a054e79013bb1cc Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Randy Klinger, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/12/08/randy-klinger/ Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:22:56 +0000 Standing Up for Beauty
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 […]

]]> 0 b5cb56c89ff12b32e01c9821e36447a8 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, 'A Great Summer of Art', on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/25/a-great-summer-of-art/ Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:54:52 +0000 I hate sport. All sport and any sport, from tiddlywinks to Premier League Football. So, this dismal summer has held a particular horror for me, what with Wimbledon, Euro 2012, wall-to-wall golf tournaments, and […]

]]> 0 aa4270cfe1dbcea875bfe4058844d342 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Annie Cattrell, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/10/annie-cattrell/ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:49:34 +0000 ThumbnailTimespan Museum and Arts Centre, Helmsdale, until 12 August 2012
ANNIE Cattrell’s current exhibition at Timespan presents a fascinating collaboration between disciplines of Art and Science.

INSPIRED by natural […]

]]> 0 96d6bd02c9e8cd12cc027ce7ea7e9c56 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Drawing From The Landscape, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/03/drawing-from-the-landscape/ Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:04:26 +0000 ThumbnailRSA Projects, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, until 22 July 2012
FEATURING work by RSA members, artists and architects selected for RSA awards and exhibitions programmes, Drawing From the Landscape is a […]

]]> 0 52404b5fc95082489c54c12fe2ebb4c0 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Kilmorack Gallery Summer Exhibition 2012, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/27/kilmorack-gallery-summer-exhibition-2012/ Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:09:24 +0000 ThumbnailKilmorack Gallery, by Beauly, Inverness, until 4 August 2012
KILMORACK Gallery’s 15th Summer exhibition presents a strong showing of work by new and regular exhibiting artists.

THEY include Joyce W Cairns, […]

]]> 0 38be742503b460eeeb7cd7baa79c5e44 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, gifted, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/12/01/gifted/ Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:05:05 +0000 Created in Scotland By Hand
GEORGINA COBURN welcomes the participation of Highland and Islands artists and makers in a prestigious crafts exhibition.
NOW IN ITS second year, ‘gifted’ at the National Museums of […]

]]> 0 605eaed9fb3a6551e1f233a6aeaa8262 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Speakout: Specialist Primary Teachers, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/08/01/speakout-specialist-primary-teachers/ Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:42:38 +0000 What Price Highland Culture Now?
GEORGINA COBURN condemns the short-sighted policy of removing specialist art and music teachers from early primary school
 
THE ANNOUNCEMENT on the 6 o’clock news about the […]

]]> 0 beaafaab153c66e451184bb33e8924c7 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Visual Arts Report 2, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/09/01/visual-arts-report-2/ Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:01:10 +0000 Making Visual Arts Visible 2
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, […]

]]> 0 1f66e66e97a7aba46e92b0cada10fb20 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Paul Taylor, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/03/01/paul-taylor/ Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:45:21 +0000 Hooked on Film
GEORGINA COBURN talks movies with the new film programmer at Eden Court Theatre
EDEN COURT’S new film programmer, Paul Taylor, has made an impressive debut with a creative programme distinctive […]

]]> 0 42643dd36f68cdfaa4ffe5075d5e6bb3 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, HI~Arts Awards Preview, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/05/01/hiarts-awards-preview/ Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:11:42 +0000 Great Oaks from Little Acorns
Sometimes even a small amount of funding is all that’s needed… Northings asked HI~Arts Director ROBERT LIVINGSTON to introduce their suite of awards schemes for individuals, in […]

]]> 0 8f69c9a92383e814a81c748c4832f176 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Art Galore, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/05/02/art-galore/ Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:04:12 +0000 Artistic Vacations
GEORGINA COBURN investigates a new initiative offering creative breakaways in the Highlands & Islands.
OFFERING VISITORS a once in a lifetime experience is at the heart of Art Galore, a […]

]]> 0 38f4532624cb450fcf1800b15a99892c Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, The Force and Form of Memory, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/18/the-force-and-form-of-memory/ Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:46:49 +0000 ThumbnailSmall Gallery, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery,  until 23 June 2012
TOURING to Stirling, Wick, Thurso, Inverness, Greenock and Aberdeenshire, The Force and Form of Memory highlights the importance of Art to act as […]

]]> 0 688c8616b1501dbfb7cb4321d11e8411 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Looking for ways to boost your online sales?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/15/looking-for-ways-to-boost-your-online-sales/ Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:36:18 +0000 Improve your online sales with these 21 Tips

If you are selling directly from your website as an artist or crafts maker then you might be wondering how you can increase your traffic, improve your website […]

]]> 0 da3f792a0258caf3cbe3c71a64d1ef1c Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, North of Hollywood, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2005/03/01/north-of-hollywood/ Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:10:47 +0000 Canadian Cinema Hits the Road
GEORGINA COBURN previews North of Hollywood, a touring roadshow of Canadian films due to visit Eden Court Theatre this month
 
WITH AMERICAN mainstream film so dominant in theatres […]

]]> 0 8ca1b0b21338a3da72fc6374a158ec60 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Dannsa, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2005/04/01/dannsa-2/ Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:00:38 +0000 Stepping Into A Bright Future
GEORGINA COBURN looks at the latest developments in the work of the Strathspey-based dance group Dannsa.
DANNSA is a collective committed to “the development of the cultural […]

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