Arts

Drift are a collaborative group based in Stromness, bringing fun and accessible pop up events to our community. Supporting creativity, working in a sustainable and circular way, and developing shared experiences and spaces are at the core of what we do.

Moray Flying Circus aims to promote mental and physical wellbeing in children and adults, of all backgrounds and abilities, through the joy of aerial and circus. Circus connects education, physical art and social development, empowering people to engage, learn, play, connect with others, and share skills. Crossing social boundaries, circus is a transformative tool for building confidence and resilience through play and creativity.

Cut Out Club is a series of monthly, themed, collage zine-making workshops open to all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels.

The objectives of the charity are:

We are a local music group who have rehearsed and performed throughout Caithness and beyond for over 20 years.

JHPVisuals is a digital content studio providing narrative-led multimedia campaigns to companies and organisations with strong links to the outdoors and the environment. We tell meaningful stories that link brands to audiences.

The Touring Network exists to see rural touring be a central, celebrated and indispensable part of the cultural life of Scotland.

 CiRCUS ARTSPACE is a voluntary collective of art practitioners. As a community of practice we works together non-hierarchically to deliver a public programme, developing each aspect through conversation, mutual support and consensus. OUR VALUES To promote contemporary art as an integral part of culture in the Highlands; To embed an artist-led ethos in all we do; To value aspiration over previous experience; To develop a community of support, experimentation, exchange and ideas; To develop inclusive experiences which embrace diverse communities; To encourage sharing of values and collaboration between art forms. We want to embed climate justice and ecological choices within all our work and are looking for access to advice and support as we develop better environmental policies and public programmes informed by the climate crisis.   

Kinlochlovin’ is a constituted Social Enterprise and OSCR-registered charity which was set up in 2015 in order to support young people to participate in enhancing activities to promote health and wellbeing, social inclusion and social justice. We are about building up young peoples resilience for mental health through creativity. Our aim is to support all young people with inclusive and accessible activities that enables them to become the best they can be. We cover Kinlochleven, Glencoe, Ballachulish, Onich and Glenachulish.

Our CIC's core aims are to champion greater LGBTQ+ visibility, representation and equality across Scotland, through innovative and creative projects and partnerships. We create digital and physical spaces to support queer people to live their authentic lives, at home and at work. Our values are: Champion, collaborate, innovate, respect, empower and transform. We are looking to reduce our environmental impact in direct proportion with scaling up our social impact.

The Feminist Bird Club was founded in NYC by Molly Adams in 2016 as a way to leverage both their passion for birds and their passion for social justice into a cohesive whole. Since then, the Feminist Bird Club has expanded to chapters across North America and Europe- including the Inverness Chapter in 2022.

To preserve, conserve and share our heritage for now and future generations. We explore 8,000 years of human occupation in north west Sutherland. Over the years we have explored natural heritage and the impact of the choices we make most notably with our periodic Alan Joyce Young Environmentalist Competion. We are keen to expand this work through interdisciplinary projects with partners working to preserve natural heritage and climate action. We are also keen to continue to reduce our climate impact and play our part in achieving net zero.

The Storylands Sessions are a series of community music, storytelling, poetry and song events held in Badenoch. Under the umbrella of Badenoch Heritage, they are run jointly by local artists, folk musician, Hamish Napier, and writer, Merryn Glover.

The Cromarty Arts Trust is a charity set up in 1987 to promote arts, culture and the environment in Cromarty, the black Isle and Highlands.

Our aims:

Lyth Arts Centre (LAC) is the UK’s most northerly mainland arts centre in the heart of Caithness, Scotland. Every year from February to December, we present a programme of live performances from touring companies and visual arts.