Art and Photography Exhibitions

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Mountain Life and Culture Exhibition - open every day from 2 - 7pm

The Mountain Life and Culture exhibition of art and photographic images will run from Saturday 16th until Saturday the 23rd February 2008 at the Nevis Centre Festival Theatre, Fort William.

The opening reception including wine and nibbles will be at 6pm on Saturday 16th February. The exhibition will then be open each day from 2 - 7pm at the festival theatre and during any intermissions.

Come along and look around the stunning images and pieces of art on display. There will be original artworks from many local and national artists along with the best mountain photography to be found.

• Work will be available for sale.
• Disabled access to exhibition.

We'd love as many people as possible to exhibit their work in the exhibition. Closing date for entering your artwork is 1st February 2008. For more details click here.

Entries from the 2008 photographic competition will be exhibited along with the Mountain Life and Culture Exhibition. Come along and nominate your favourite. For details of entering the photography competition click here.

Lochaber Mountain Rescue Photographic Exhibition by Hannah McAleese

Hannah’s portraits of the members from the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team began as an opportunity for to meet her rescuers almost one year after they helped save her life.

Trying to deal with a traumatic event of which she has no memory had been a difficult task. Although friends and family explained the details of what happened many times, Hannah felt that there were pieces missing which made what happened difficult to process. By meeting the team and finding out more from the people involved with her rescue, she can now move on from this chapter which changed her life.

All team members are volunteers and can be called upon at any time of day. They are supported by RAF Kinloss and the Fort William Police station but receive little funding to cover the costs of replacing specialized equipment, vehicles and other overheads.

“With this project, I would like to thank for the team for their kindness and I hope that this project raises awareness of the sterling service that Lochaber and allmountain rescue teams across the UK provide.”

Hannah is currently living and working in Nottingham. www.HannahMcAleese.com

The exhibition runs throughout the festival at the Lime Tree Gallery, Achintore Road, Fort William. Opening times are from 10am - 10pm every day.