Life-sized sheep made with bedsprings, hand thrown pottery and colourful textiles – just some of the intriguing artistic treats visitors to the Thornhill area can enjoy during Spring Fling. This year’s 21st annual contemporary art and crafts weekend, from 27 to 29...
Not long ago the skies, coastlines and countryside of south west Scotland were rich with the sight and sound of birds like curlews, lapwings and skylarks. A wildlife artist, who previously worked for the Countryside Commission, Lisa Hooper has been a first-hand...
Sculptures created from the milk from an organic dairy herd are the latest innovative offering from a Scottish initiative to make contemporary artworks available at affordable prices. The pieces, each of which will be unique, are made by British-Brazilian visual...
Commission a kimono, purchase a portrait, admire artworks, meet makers and discover Dumfries and Galloway – there’s an abundance of things to see and do during the 21st annual Spring Fling open studios weekend. The full programme has just been unveiled...
Two dozen new exhibitors including painters, printmakers and ceramicists inspired by Scotland’s wildlife and landscapes, will be taking part in this year’s McInroy & Wood Borders Art Fair (BAF). The event – described by participants as “Scotland’s friendliest art...
A new home for silversmithing in Scotland aims to secure a thriving future for one of the country’s great and most ancient traditions. The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust (SGT) is establishing The Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop as a national centre where up to five...
Edinburgh artist Martha Ellis is among dozens from across the UK preparing for Scotland’s “friendliest art fair”. Known for what she describes as “cut-out drawings” – including three quarters life-size wooden silhouettes of real people – Martha is one of more than 70...
Big DoG and Hooked are teaming up to provide a bumper weekend of children’s and young people’s books, storytelling and other activities. Taking place at Moat Brae in Dumfries from 30 March to 2 April it will feature some of the nation’s favourite children’s and young...
Lee Randall, a well-known figure in Scottish literature and media, has been appointed as Guest Programmer for the 25th Wigtown Book Festival. The festival takes place from 22 September to 1 October and brings together leading authors, poets, journalists, scientists,...
Edinburgh’s MagicFest is preparing to welcome World Champion of Magic Héctor Mancha and a host of other top performers as its second week gets underway. Among the festival’s many superb shows will be Hogmanay House which brings together magicians, musicians,...
