ARGYLL & BUTE
ARGYLLSHIRE GATHERING (OBAN) 28 August
www.obangames.com Every August, Oban is the place to be to enjoy a Highland games. In the track and field events and in the dancing many of the competitions are for Scottish championship titles and in the solo piping, the competitions are for world championship titles. Argyll is a large county, with its people spread over long distances from each other. The Argyllshire Gathering was established in the 19th century to bring families together and socialise; as was the way of things, also to compete. Today, the Oban Games is still organised by the Argyllshire Gathering’s members, as an event to bring people in Argyll together and as a way to promote Highland sport and culture through competition. The games are something that all visitors can enjoy.
COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING 28-30 August
www.cowalgathering.com Cowal Highland Gathering is the most spec- tacular Highland games in the world. It’s renowned for
its unique atmosphere, world-
class competitors, beautiful Highland location and spine-tingling salute to the chieftain. With a mix of Highland dancing, pipe bands, tradi- tional wrestling, heavy athletics, ceilidh music, children’s entertainment and local food, there’s something for all the family to enjoy. Around 23,000 people visit every year to soak up the unique, friendly atmosphere and stunning Highland location.
BEST OF THE WEST 13-14 September Inveraray Castle
www.bowfest.co.uk A weekend celebrating all that is ‘Best of the West’ of Scotland. Two days of family fun with lots of children’s entertainments, the finest in food from the west of Scotland, drams from over 20 whisky distilleries to sample as well as live music from some of Scotland’s best includ- ing the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Skerryvore and Skipinnish. And all with the stunning backdrop of Inveraray Castle and Loch Fyne.
WORLD STONE SKIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 28 September Easdale Island, near Oban
www.stoneskimming.com Easdale Island is the smallest permanently inhab- ited island of the Inner Hebrides. It was once the centre of a thriving slate mining industry, and one of the disused quarries forms a perfect arena
for the World Stone Skimming Championships. Each competitor is allowed three skims using specially selected Easdale slate skimming stones. For a skim to qualify the stone must bounce at least three times – it is then judged on the distance achieved before it sinks.
GENERATION Exhibitions
www.generationartscotland.org
A major, nation-wide exhibition programme showcasing some of the most significant artists to have emerged from Scotland over the last 25 years in more than 60 venues across Scotland.
ALEX FROST – THE PATRONS 21 June – 26 September Cove Park, Cove The Patrons is a new project by Alex Frost. Build- ing upon his interest in the production of temporary outdoor sculpture, this work will be on site during Cove Park’s annual residency programme.
ILANA HALPERIN – LEARNING TO READ ROCKS 29 May – 26 July An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull Halperin has found herself embarking on a rock hunt of sorts: from the world-renowned Tormore granite quarry near Fionnphort on Mull and a rumoured pier on Manhattan Island,
‘Cowal Highland Gathering is the most spectacular Highland games in the world’
to a
stretch of melted rocks in Iona and a geother- mal pool, aptly named Bloody Pond Hell. Her journey has resulted in a series of brand new artworks exhibited at An Tobar, where old and young rock will meet.
LORNA MACINTYRE – MOUNT STUART 2014 6 July – 31 October Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute Lorna Macintyre works mainly with sculptural installation and photography. Materials such as wood, mirrored glass, metals and fabric have also been important elements in her art. Mount Stuart’s stained glass zodiac windows and the circular, coloured windows in the ceiling – known as oculi - have been taken as the inspi- ration for this exhibition.
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