Apr 20, 2026
Spring Fling visitors are being invited to become part of the art by posing for a photographic project where dozens of individual portraits will be merged into a single spectacular image. Kim Ayres, who specialises in narrative photography, is asking for volunteers to...
Apr 14, 2026
Kat Hill has been appointed as the Creative Director of Upland and will lead the visual arts and craft development organisation into its second decade. Upland Arts Development CIC, founded in 2015, runs a year-round programme of events and initiatives across Dumfries...
Apr 8, 2026
Covenanters and women crime writers will be two of the themes woven into this year’s Wigtown Spring Book Weekend. The programme has just been unveiled for the event, which takes place each year in Scotland’s National Book Town, from 2-4 May. Organised by the...
Apr 8, 2026
Seaweed, banana skins and a fire in a large metal dustbin – all play a role in the distinctive pottery created by retired paediatric doctor Heather Armstrong. She is one of the 18 ceramicists taking part in this year’s Spring Fling open studios weekend which will...
Mar 18, 2026
An award of £50,000 will help reinvigorate Wigtown’s annual book festival – making it even brighter and more fun for its 20,000 annual visitors. The much-loved annual autumn event, in Scotland’s National Book Town, is among the successful bidders for Airbnb’s £1...
Mar 9, 2026
For media info contact Matthew Shelley – 07786 704299 Matthew@ScottishFestivalsPR.Org Around 4,000 visitors are expected for this weekend’s McInroy & Wood Borders Art Fair where more than 80 artists and galleries will be showing a huge array of paintings,...
Feb 25, 2026
This year’s annual Spring Fling open studios weekend will be a record-breaker with 111 artists and makers throwing open their doors to visitors. Taking place across Dumfries and Galloway from 23 to 25 May, it has earned a reputation as the leading event of its kind in...
Feb 23, 2026
Information overload and nautical monsters – just two of the themes that fascinate Georgina Bown, who is one of more than 80 exhibitors at Borders Art Fair. As ever the highly popular event in Kelso is attracting artists from across the UK, including East Lothian...
Feb 16, 2026
Wigtown Festival Company today launched the 2026 Anne Brown Essay Prize for the best literary essay by a writer in, or from, Scotland. The annual £1,500 prize has become renowned for its support and encouragement of engaging, high-quality writing tackling a multitude...
Oct 29, 2025
Artists and makers from across Dumfries and Galloway are inviting the public to see and buy original handmade art and craft at this year’s Upland made. Established in 2021 (as the Winter Craft Fair) it has grown into a highly popular chance to meet members of the...
