Adult Learning offer a range of other evening classes, details of which can be found on their website www.learnshetland.com where you can also enrol online.

Music Technology

Pro Tools 101 – An Introduction to Pro Tools.

Introduction to the industry standard digital audio production software package. The course includes Pro Tools functionality; digital audio theory, recording, editing and mixing; MIDI sequencing and software synthesizers. Included in the course is the official ‘Pro Tools 101′ book and instructional DVD. Students are eligible to undertake the Pro Tools 101 exam to gain an industry certified qualification. Tutors: Fraser Mouat, Thomas Cockayne and Bryan Peterson.

12 week course from 14 September (Tuesdays, Lerwick) – more details

Cubase for Beginners

Learn to use Cubase software to record and edit digital audio and midi, apply effects, mix down tracks and produce your own CDs. Tutor: Fraser Mouat.

4 week course from 15 February 2011 (Tuesdays, Lerwick) – more details

Digital DJ’ing – An Introduction

The course covers software and hardware setup, loading music from an iPod or USB drive, beatmatchining, EQ use and set construction. Tutor: Fraser Mouat.

4 weeks from 11 January 2011 (Tuesdays, Lerwick) – more details

Graphic Design

Graphic Design for Digital and Print

The course covers an introduction to graphic design skills for digital and print formats, featuring practical exercises using pencil/paper and graphics software. Tutor: Jono Sandilands.

6 weeks from 20 September (Mondays, Lerwick) – more details

Creative Writing

Creative Writing – Beginners

The hands on leaner centred course covers creative writing techniques and how to employ them, such as looking at different ways to start writing and to access and develop ideas.  Tutor: Jen Hadfield

10 weeks from 13 September (Mondays, Lerwick) – more details

Creative Writing – Advanced

The course covers poems and short stories, developing and improving creative writing, increasing confidence and skills and preparing for publication. Tutor: Donald Murray.

10 weeks from 13 September (Mondays, Lerwick) – more details

Crafts

Creative Needle Felting

The course covers needle felting onto silk and other fabrics.  Needle felting is a creative process, which can be used to embellish a garment, scarf etc. Tutor: Mary Thomson.

5 weeks from 21 September (Tuesdays, Brae) – more details

The Process of Design

The course covers the whole design process, from sketchbook to final product. Tutor: Emma Blain

10 weeks from 14 September (Tuesdays, Scalloway) – more details

Portage: Finger Symbols, an exhibition exploring rings and finger ornaments, curated by Mary Smith can be seen at Bonhoga Gallery, Weisdale, Shetland from 7 August to 5 September.  The exhibition shows contemporary work created by emerging and established international makers and also features photography by Chloe Garrick and a film by Jono Sandilands.  The film can also be viewed online after 6 August 2010 and will be Shetland Arts’ first online exhibition.

The exhibition opening is at 7.30pm on 6 August and an invitation is extended to all to come along.

A DVD catalogue of the work by over 50 makers, essays and the innovative film of the jewellery will be available from Bonhoga Gallery.  This format was thought to be particularly appropriate for the theme of Portage – a considerable amount of information contained within a small object.

To accompany the exhibition there will be two workshops by Glasgow based jeweller Alison Macleod.  A ring workshop entitled Binding Memories will be held on 14 August and a Laminating workshop using laminated papers to create necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc will take place on 15 August.  Both will be held in the Learning Room at Shetland Museum and Archives and bookings can be made by contacting Shetland Box Office on 01595745555.  Alison will give a presentation and talk about her work in Bonhoga Gallery at 7pm on 17 August.  This event is free and an invitation is extended to all.

More information –  Alison Macleod Workshops

The gallery walls display a range of disciplines – paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and paper cuts; textiles and mixed media work, all in unframed A5 format, by over 25 local artists, allowing a rare opportunity to buy a piece of Shetland art that you can then mount and frame in your own style.  This is also a great chance to send Shetland artwork through the post as Christmas gifts without the worry of broken glass and damaged frames.  Work from emerging artists Jono Sandilands, Chloe Garrick and Samantha Jack hangs alongside pieces by Gail Harvey, Peter Davis and Mike Finnie.

You can never have too many handbags!  This year you buy an indulgent handbag printed on a fabric shopper and you get a great bag that can help ‘save the planet’.  These bags make a charming gift or why not a pre-Christmas treat for you.

The passion for badges that is sweeping the nation is reflected by Megan Price’s jigsaw pieces while initial badges from Showpony can be used to label and decorate your Christmas parcels.

There is some fine wood-turning by Bert Marsh: exquisite bowls in birch, maple and rosewood.  Also in wood, but in a different genre, is a range of humorous automata by Neil Hardy – known as Neil Hardy’s fabulous animals.  Stunning modern glass and ceramics in a variety of styles, appear alongside contemporary work that features nostalgic 1950s graphics contrasting with the simplicity of Sue Candy’s blue and white square pieces.

Painted silk scarves by Pamela Rawlinson and knitted silk and printed wool scarves by Joanne Edden.  can add colour to a Christmas outfit or warmth when sledging or building that snowman.  Wearable art somehow never seems such an indulgence.

And finally, the Bonhoga Christmas exhibition would not be complete without the usual wonderful array of jewellery.  Acrylic, aluminium, wire with pearls and gemstones, Perspex, glass, silver and resin feature in pieces elaborate and ornamental, minimalist and quirky.  The jewellery is innovative, exciting, and covetable and just what you need to treat yourself as well or wrap up pretty and place beneath the tree.  The art deco era influences Lorraine Gibby’s work while Shauna Sturrock’s pieces have a contemporary, yet Victorian, feel.  Sarah Keay, a former resident at The Booth who worked with secondary school pupils in Shetland, has produced a bright, colourful range of ‘funky’ jewellery for Christmas.  Sarah’s work is becoming very collectable and this will be a good opportunity for jewellery collectors to acquire a piece while prices are still affordable.

So, be you in benevolent or decadent mood, come to Bonhoga and be enchanted by our tempting array of Christmas treats – then reward yourself with home bakes and a marshmallow laden hot chocolate in the Mill Cafe.

The exhibition runs until 23 December and, as usual, with the Christmas show, work can be removed before the exhibition ends so that parcels can be wrapped and posted.  Bonhoga Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10.30 – 4.30 and on Sundays from noon until 4.30.

His project was a conceptual branding plan for Mareel; producing logos, marketing materials and the intriguing ‘light box’ inspired by the shape of the venue. Jono photographed the lightbox in areas around Shetland and interviewed local musicians and artists seated next to his curious creation to produce a short video and various print promotional materials.

The project was entirely Jono’s own endevour but he kept us here at Shetland Arts informed of his progress, coming into the office whenever he was home to let us see his latest designs.

The best part is, I’m happy to say that Jono will be starting a year long graduate placement with Shetland Arts on Monday. Welcome aboard Jono!

• Mareel project on www.jonosandilands.com
• Mareel project on Jono’s flickr.com profile
• Gray’s School of Arts Degree Show 2009

Taking place over the weekend of the 11th and 12th July, Vunk Fest will comprise two events “designed to allow people to interact with rock music and art works, as well as providing an opportunity to hear bands that have never before played in Shetland whilst supporting and highlighting the talents of some of our local musicians and artists.”

The first event, a rock concert at Norscot Angling club (6pm to 1am), will feature bands covering a wide range of the rock spectrum including Glasgow’s Attica Rage (the final gig of the European tour), Stolen Order from Inverness, Newcastle’s A Thousand Lies, Dirty Ride from Orkney and a host of local Shetland bands including guitar/drum noise terrorists Poison Popcorn, perky pop punkers Hidden Agenda, wrestling loving El Pedro, drunk swagger punks Bacchus and the mighty Ten Tonne Dozer.

The second event, at the Pier head in Voe (12.30pm to 7pm), is a free exhibition of music related art works. Exhibitors from Orkney and Shetland include lithographer and graphic designer Jono Sandilands, photographer Tom O’Brien, image manipulator and distorter of realities Tirval Scott (Poison Popcorn with his other hat on) and photographer Karen Bruce. The exhibition will also features images captured during the previous evenings gig. Throughout the event there will be acoustic music by Shetland songstrel Jordan Ogg, Poison Popcorn and others from the previous night’s concert.

Tickets for the event are available from the Shetland Box Office, Islesburgh Community Centre – 01595 745 555