1 Oct 2010 in Editorial
The early morning mists and forecast of rain and gales for the weekend are further reminders – along with the distinct nip in the air – that Autumn is now fairly upon us, with winter not too far away. The ever lurking threat of major spending cuts make it likely to be one of discontent for hard-pressed arts organisations, but there is still plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks – including a major re-vamp of Northings.
1 Dec 2009 in Editorial
WHERE did 2009 go? It hardly seems any time since I was last writing the final editorial of the year. It has certainly been a busy one for arts in the Highlands & Islands, and we have covered more events than ever before in the course of the year, despite the very real difficulties facing artists and promoters in what are still very straightened times.
1 May 2008 in Editorial
HI~ARTS and the University of the Highlands and Islands combine this month to bring a new feature to NORTHINGS. Robert Livingston explains the thinking behind the Virtual Dinner Party in his introduction to the feature, and the round-table – or should that be round-keyboard?
1 Mar 2008 in Editorial
NORTHINGS takes a first plunge into the increasingly popular world of podcasting this month, and for our debut we have turned to one of the most intriguing articles that we have carried in the journal.
1 Oct 2007 in Editorial
A COLLEAGUE with a better grasp of arithmetic than me (but then, most folks have) pointed out after the September ‘issue’ went on-line that it was in fact the 50th monthly edition of the journal. That seems cause for modest if belated celebration, and is an appropriate launch pad for further development of Northings and the website that we will be cooking up in the coming months.
1 Jun 2004 in Editorial
Onward and THE ARTS JOURNAL launched at the beginning of June last year, so we are officially one-year-old this month. We mark the occasion with a redesigned front page and the appointment of a new member of the editorial team, youth editor Andrea Muir, who has worked heroically to ensure that her new remit is fully apparent this month.
1 May 2004 in Editorial
JUNE will mark the first anniversary of the launch of the Arts Journal, and while we scratch our heads and wonder where the time went, we have also been brainstorming away at coming up with some exciting new developments to mark the fact.
1 Jul 2003 in Editorial
THE ENCOURAGING RESPONSE we have received to the launch of this Arts Journal has been very gratifying, but this is only a start. Our aim is to build the site into the first-stop forum for news, views and discussion on the arts in the Highlands and Islands, and that requires the participation of not only the artistic community, but all of you who visit and use the site.
