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Shelagh Swanson

Burns Supper

Saturday 23rd January 7.00 for 7.00pm

Speakers include Alastair Risk, Simon Moodie, Carol Gunn and Geordie Murray

£15.00 £12.50 concession including welcoming dram.

Bar & entertainment

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Sutherland | Caithness by Alastair Cook

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Sutherland | Caithness Exhibition Preview

5th February 7pm - 9pm

Exhibition Tour and Chat

Thursday 18th February 7.30pm

Timespan are delighted to welcome Alistair Dodds, Chief Executive of Highland Council, to introduce...

Sutherland | Caithness

Photography and film in response to the people, heritage and lands of Sutherland and Caithness

Alastair Cook returns to Timespan to take a closer look at his exhibition.

Please join us

Spring Sale

Saturday 27th February 2pm - 4pm

Produce & Baking | Bric-a-brac | Fashion | Raffle

Entrance £2 includes cream tea

Do you have any items you would like us to collect?

Phone 01431 821327 or Lorna 01431 821

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Sutherland | Caithness by Alastair Cook

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Free kids workshop

Saturday 20th March at 11.00am

A free architecty workshop for 7 - 12 year olds.

Our current artist Alastair Cook, will show you how to build a bit of Helmsdale in a messy way

Quiz Night

Saturday 20th March at 7.00pm

Shepherds Pie Supper at 7.00pm followed by Quiz

Prizes |Raffle | Irish Bingo | Fun

Entrance £5 includes supper

Private View

Friday 26th March 7pm - 9pm

Vitreous North | Works of International Artists at Northlands Glass

Exhibition Walk Through

Sunday 28th March at 4pm with Patricia Niemann

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Vitreous North | Works of International Artists at Northlands Creative Glass

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Emma Noble

Allison Weightman | Raku Ceramics

Exhibition Walk Through

Friday 16th April at 7pm with Michael Bullen

"To see how things are made"

Artists Talk

Thursday 29th April at 7.30pm

North Lands Artists in Residence (an American, a Chilean, an Australian and a Scot!) will be discussing their current work at the centre of excellence

Show Scotland Weekend | Smoke and Mirrors

Friday 30th April - Sunday 2nd May

Workshop

Friday 30th April 10am - 3pm

Lantern Making Workshop

Free

Sunset Parade and Beltane Bonfire

Friday 30th April at 8.30pm

Come and join in our torch lit procession, led by pipes and drums to the site of 2 bonfires where we will release sky lanterns, listen to old stories and music. BBQ for snacks.

Through A Glass Darkly

Friday 30th April 4pm - 8pm

Come and join Carrie Fertig in the Ice House as she sits at a lone burner blowing glass bubbles. You can put spoken or written words or objects into the bubbles whick are tied to the ceiling reflecting more & more light & fire until the Ice House is full of light and spirit.

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Vitreous North | Works of International Artists at Northlands Creative Glass

Meet Your Maker | Joan Baxter Leah Black

Jilli Blackwood Frances Priest Laura west

from 22nd May

Find out more on the Art Exhibitions page in the Gallery section.

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Emma Noble

Lousie Oppenheimer

from 14th May

Allison Weightman | Raku Ceramics

Gilly Langton | Jewellery

from 14th May

Show Scotland Weekend | Smoke and Mirrors

Friday 30th April - Sunday 2nd May

Smoke and Mirrors

Saturday 1st May 10.30am - 4pm

Sunday 2nd May 1.30pm - 4pm

Explore the ancient techniques of Japanese Raku Firing and Scottish Pit Firing with Alison Weightman. Make your pots on day 1, then fire them on Day 2. There will also be a High(land)Tea Ceremony at 4pm on the 1st.

Book in advance £4/£3.

Family workshop for over 8's

Through A Glass Darkly

Saturday 1st May 4pm - 8pm

Sunday 2nd May 4pm - 8pm

Come and join Carrie Fertig in the Ice House as she sits at a lone burner blowing glass bubbles. You can put spoken or written words or objects into the bubbles whick are tied to the ceiling reflecting more & more light & fire until the Ice House is full of light and spirit.

Cultural Hustings

Tuesday 4th May at 7.30pm

Confirmed MP’s participating include Jean Urquhart, Alistair Graham, Lord Thurso and John Mackay.

Led by the irrepressible Lesley Riddoch you will have an opportunity to question and debate their priorities and concerns with those who will take the lead at national level.

Poetry Evening

The Two Sides of the Pass|Da Thaobh a'Bhealaich

Saturday 8th May at 7.30pm in Kildonan Church

Friends of Kildonan Church present Mark O. Goodwin and Maoilios Caimbeul.

Listen to this unique evening of bilingual poetry between two prize - winning poets who literally and figuratively inhabit two sides of a mountain pass.

Bus leaves Timespan at 7pm|Returns 8.45pm

Tickets:£6/£4 | Contact Timespan for more info

Quiz Night

Saturday 15th May at 7.00pm

Cold buffet supper at 7pm followed by quiz

Prizes | Raffle | Irish Bingo

Entrance £5 includes supper

Opening of Meet Your Maker

Friday 21st May 7pm - 10pm

There will be a drinks reception kindly sponsored by Caorunn Gin and speeches from Timespan, craftscotland and exhibiting makers.

Joan Baxter - meet the maker

Saturday 22nd May from 2.00pm

Meet tapestry artist Joan Baxter in the Timespan Gallery to find out more about her craft.

Making Earrings

Wednesday 26th May 10am - 4pm

Gilly Langton Contemporary Jewellery workshop

Gilly Langton is a contemporary jewellery designer based in Plockton. She exhibits extensively on an international level, selling her silver and elastic jewellery as well as teaching her craft to others.

Gilly will be hosting a jewellery course in Making Earrings, teaching you basic jewellery skills to create your own pair of earrings. Techniques include soldering, piercing, doming, drilling and polishing in either copper or silver.

Silver can be purchased from Gilly, once you have designed your piece.
The course will include tuition, refreshments, copper, solder, blades and wet and dry paper, along with a list of helpful suppliers.

£25, book by calling 01431 821327

Leah Black - meet the maker

Saturday 29th May 11am - 1pm & 2pm - 3pm

Sunday 30th May 1pm - 3pm

Join Leah Black at Timespan to learn more about the craft of jewellery making including an opportunity to pose for your own piece of monument jewellery.

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Meet Your Maker | Joan Baxter Leah Black

Jilli Blackwood Frances Priest Laura West

Find out more on the Art Exhibitions page in the Gallery section.

Find out more on the Heritage Exhibitions page in the Museum section.

Gilly Langton | Jewellery

AGM

Thursday 3rd June 8pm

All welcome

Joan Baxter Open Studio

Ford House, 190 The Doll, Brora, Sutherland,

KW9 6NN

Wednesday 2nd June 3pm - 7pm

Thursday 3rd June 3pm - 7pm

Friday 4th June 3pm - 7pm

Sunday 6th June 4pm - 5pm

Wednesday 9th June 3pm - 7pm

Thursday 10th June 3pm - 7pm

Friday 11th June 3pm - 7pm

Wednesday 16th June 3pm - 7pm

Thursday 17th June 3pm - 7pm

Friday 18th June 3pm - 7pm

Wednesday 23rd June 3pm - 7pm

Thursday 24th June 3pm - 7pm

Friday 25th June 3pm - 7pm

Sunday 27th June 1pm - 3pm

Visit tapestry artist Joan Baxter at her studio to see her at work and find out more about tapestry.

Joanne B Kaar workshop

Saturday 5 June 10am – 12:30pm

Join Paper maker and bookbinder Joanne B Kaar in the Timespan gallery for a morning of papermaking workshops.

£10

Saturday 5 June 1:30pm– 4pm

Join Paper maker and bookbinder Joanne B Kaar in the Timespan gallery for an afternoon of papermaking workshops.

£10

Joan Baxter - in Conversation

Wednesday 16th June 8pm - 10pm

Visit tapestry artist Joan Baxter at her studio where she will talk about her life and work.

Free

Leah Black - meet the maker

Saturday 12 June 1pm – 4pm

Sunday 13 June 1pm – 4pm

Join Leah Black at Timespan to learn more about the craft of jewellery making including an opportunity to pose for your own piece of monument jewellery.

Leah Black - in Conversation

Saturday 12 June 7pm – 9pm

Jewellery maker Leah Black talks about her life and work.

Free

Singing and Ringing in the Garden

Saturday 12th June at 7.30pm

Golspie Choral Group & Caithness Handbell Ringers

£7.50 £5.00 Includes buffet supper

Frances Priest - in Conversation

Friday 18 June 7pm – 9pm

Ceramicist Frances Priest talks about her life and work.

Free

Frances Priest - Handling session

Saturday 19 June 3pm – 5pm

Sunday 20 June 1pm– 2pm

Join maker Frances Priest in the Timespan gallery for a handling session of her 'Gifts and Occupations' series of ceramics.

The Moray Firth Gansey Project presents Extravagansey

Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th June

Bring along your ganseys, photos of old ganseys, stories, patterns etc.

Featuring Norman Kennedy: internationally renowned Scots & Gaelic singer, story-teller, master craftsman and textile historian.

Gansey exhibition and information gathering.

Master classes and drop-in clinics.

Join in a tweed "Waulking" session with traditional songs.

Children's activities.

Free

Venues: Timespan | Community Centre | Bridge Hotel

Jilli Blackwood - meet the maker

Tuesday 22 June 11pm – 3pm

Visit Jilli Blackwood as she works in the Timespan gallery.

Jilli Blackwood - knitting and weaving group

Tuesday 22 June 3pm – 6pm

Join textile artist Jilli Blackwood and Timespan's regular knitting and weaving group for a chat and skill share in the Timespan gallery.

Jilli Blackwwod - In Conversation

Tuesday 22 June 7pm – 10pm

Textile artist Jilli Blackwood talks about her life and work.

Free

Laura West - meet the maker

Thursday 24 June 12pm – 2pm

Friday 25 June 3pm – 6pm

Join Laura West at Timespan to find out more about the craft of Bookbinding including choosing tools to decorateyour own bookmarks.

Laura West workshop

Saturday 26 June 11am – 5pm

Join Laura West for this workshop on bookbinding.

£20 Booking Essential

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Edwyn Collins | Gallery

Eddie Summerton | Upper Foyer

Alec Finlay | Garden

Find out more on the Art Exhibitions page in the Gallery section.

Our Past Our Future

Find out more on the Heritage Exhibitions page in the Museum section.

David Woodley | Drawing, Painting

Melanie Muir | Jewellery

Duck Race

Saturday 3rd July 5pm

£2 per duck | £5 per family of 5 ducks

BBQ | Bar | Music | Bottle Stall

Talk

Monday 5th July 7.30pm

Birds of Prey and the Art of Falconry.

Talk and demonstartion by Andy Hughes, assisted by his feathered friends.

Talk

Thursday 15th July 7.30pm

Birds in folklore, legend & music

An illustated talk by Katy Malone, Reserve Warden, RSPB, Forsinard Flows Reserve.

Exhibition Opening | Our Past Our Future

Monday 19th July 7pm

Be the first to hear, see & touch our new community display.

Workshop

Thursday 29th July

Fly Away | A birds and chimney pots workshop with Meg Telfer & Penny Woodley

£3 or £5 for a family

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Edwyn Collins | Gallery

Eddie Summerton | Upper Foyer

Alec Finlay | Garden

Find out more on the Art Exhibitions page in the Gallery section.

Our Past Our Future

Find out more on the Heritage Exhibitions page in the Museum section.

David Woodley | Drawing, Painting

Melanie Muir | Jewellery

Ceilidh

Wednnesday 4th August at 7.30pm

Feis Ceilidh Trail

More details to follow

Music Night

Wednesday 11th August at 7.30pm

Alasdair Roberts sings traditional and original folk music

£8/£6

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