Dani Garavelli’s writing praised as ‘brilliantly observed’ and ‘emotionally astute’Commendation for Jemma Neville’s heartbreaking essay on losing a newborn babyAward aims to be Scotland’s bold champion for the best non-fiction writing and writers Scotland’s newest...
A woman whose compassion led her to set up the country’s first animal hospice is now concerned that too many dying humans lack the love and care they deserve. Some years ago Alexis Fleming was bedridden with a severe chronic illness and wanted to end her own life –...
Let’s hope a massive success this year will secure its future – Val McDermidWe have to remind ourselves of the importance of the of the arts – Alexander McCall SmithIt deserves our support – Gavin Hastings As Wigtown Book Festival gets underway authors have spoken...
Recollections of childhood in a southern Scottish mining villageOne of the most important Scots language publications of the last 20 yearsPart of a poetry bonanza at Wigtown Book Festival 2021 At the age of 86 Josie Neill, described as one of Scotland’s “most...
The seventh annual Elements Festival – Scotland’s biggest celebration of jewellery, silver and gold – is underway. The event has begun with the launch of an online gallery and shop featuring 350 pieces ranging from earrings, rings, brooches and cufflinks to Christmas...
One of Scotland’s biggest and brightest arts events returns this week with 200 artists and craft makers welcoming visitors at 143 venues across Perthshire and Kinross-shire. The return of Perthshire Open Studios, which runs from 4-12 September, will be a fantastic...
Art and craft to reconnect society with natureCreative talents being nurtured at a great stately homeOffsetting the digital revolution with a new drive for the hand-made An open studios weekend at Marchmont House, in The Borders, gave visitors the chance to meet...
Music at The Multiverse shows site’s future potentialPerformers and audiences revel in the return of live gigsPerfect setting to enjoy rock, folk, trad, opera and harp The Music at the Multiverse festival saw performers and audiences from across Southern Scotland...
Opera singer and harp player serenade artwork’s arrival Pop, rock and reggae in the Sun Amphitheatre on SaturdayFolk, trad, opera and harp take centre stage on Sunday Kelton the spectacular one-tonne wicker Beltie bull has arrived ready for his starring role at this...
A 27-tonne concrete and steel Floating Head sculpture has been floated up the Clyde and put back on public display some 33 years after it was created for the Glasgow Garden Exhibition. The dramatic sculpture was the work of artist Richard Groom and was made with the...
