Posts Tagged ‘arts’
£4.5m Perth Creative Exchange officially opens
Perth Creative Exchange, a £4.5 million creative hub which will help boost the Perthshire arts economy, was officially opened this week. The Provost of Perth and Kinross, Dennis Melloy, unveiled a plaque to commemorate the success of this partnership regeneration project by Wasps Artists’ Studios and Perth and Kinross Council, in transforming an empty school…
Read MoreScotland’s top accessible venues named
Holyrood Distillery and Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre have been named Scotland’s Venues of the Year by disabled access charity Euan’s Guide. The awards, which are now in their second year, recognise the best accessible venues in eight regions across the UK, based on public nominations and reviews shared on Euan’s Guide. Holyrood Distillery was named Southern Scotland’s Venue…
Read MoreFun and games for families at Wildhood festival
A special festival for children and their families is being held this summer. Wildhood – a children’s festival – will take place on 6 and 7 June at Tullibole Castle, near Kinross. The event is a curated festival made just for children aged 12 and under, and their families. Across the weekend, they focus on…
Read MoreSecond series for the Big Scottish Book Club
BBC Scotland’s The Big Scottish Book Club is getting bigger in 2020. The series had a debut run on the channel in late 2019 with four episodes. IWC, a Banijay Group company, has now been commissioned to make another eight hour-long episodes for a second series of the arts show, The Big Scottish Book Club,…
Read MoreNew exhibition marks women and their crimes
From the written confession used in evidence at a 16th century witch trial to early 20th century mugshots of a pair of Birmingham’s female felons, a new exhibition in Aberdeen showcases women criminals across the centuries. Drawn from original records found in Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives, Outcasts: Women, Crime and Society examines how women…
Read MoreThe Scot known as the Mother of Japanese Whisky
A new exhibition blending whisky, wonder and globe-trotting romance opens soon in the town where the legendary tale began. Love & Whisky – The Story of Rita Cowan and Masataka Taketsuru – is being hosted by the Auld Kirk Museum in Kirkintilloch from 22 February to 14 March 2020. The exhibition focuses on an intoxicating…
Read MoreA spring fling in celebration of the daffodil
Throw off the winter blues with a visit to Rossie, the art and science-inspired garden packed with colour and creativity. Caroline Thomson is passionate about her work in preserving the heritage collection of Backhouse daffodils at Rossie Arts Garden in Fife with her husband Andrew. An artist and sculptor, who is a direct descendent of…
Read MoreArt restaurant hosts Carla Borel: Homme Libre exhibition
Edinburgh’s art restaurant, Le Roi Fou, has announced the latest exhibition in its series of art shows. Opening on 11 February, ‘Homme Libre’ (free man) presents striking and intimate male portraits by Paris-born photographer Carla Borel. Homme Libre will be Carla’s first exhibition to be shown in Scotland. It includes portraits of prominent Scottish men…
Read MoreScots want to preserve the NHS and charities
A new survey has revealed the top 50 things which Scots hope to preserve for the next generation. Remember A Charity aims to encourage Scots to hand down something wonderful for future generations by leaving a gift to charity in their will. A study conducted by Remember A Charity explores the top 50 things Scots…
Read MoreSkiing success for Strathallan School students
Strathallan School has ranked second in the UK for Giant Slalom after students ski to success. Three pupils sped to pole position at the British Schoolgirls’ Race in the French Alps. Luka Hughes-Tosh, Iona Ross and Maisie Morgan took to the slopes in challenging conditions, explained parent Fiona Ross who accompanied them on the trip.…
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