A dynamic, varied nine-month programme of small-scale arts and cultural events has been launched to bring Dumfries & Galloway Together Again. The initiative will see grassroots events and activities staged in towns and villages all across one of Scotland’s most...
Wigtown Book Festival announced today the launch of a new national essay prize for Scotland in association with the BBC. The £1,500 Anne Brown Essay Prize will be awarded for the best literary essay, published or unpublished, by a writer in or from Scotland. The...
Two artists have set out on a voyage of creative discovery aboard – exploring the remote and beautiful coasts, islands and seas around the Inner Hebrides. Geraldine van Heemstra will be turning the physical experience of sailing aboard the 50ft yacht Whimbrel into...
Army@TheFringe is returning to the stage at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, after going digital in 2020, welcoming audiences back inside the historic Hepburn House drill hall in Edinburgh’s New Town. As ever it aims to present bold, high-quality, independently produced...
The names of the makers have been unveiled for the seventh annual Elements festival – Scotland’s biggest celebration of jewellery, silver and gold. Organised by the Scottish Goldsmiths Trust, in partnership with Lyon and Turnbull auctioneers, it will feature a blend...
A one-tonne wicker Beltie bull, hand sculpted in Dumfries and Galloway, has arrived in Edinburgh where it will be a centrepiece of this week’s Royal Highland Showcase. Nearby, the famous underpass where the finest livestock are led in and out of the Ingliston...
A herd of multi-coloured life-sized Belted Galloway is appearing all round Dumfries and Galloway with an invitation for visitors and locals to snap a “Selfie with a Beltie”. The cut-out cows, created from sustainable materials, are intended to highlight some of the...
More than 30 diverse contemporary artists have contributed original works to an online auction raising money to help Leith School of Art (LSA) rebuild after Covid-19. Running from now until 18 June there’s the chance to find an artwork for your home, with affordable...
Crawick Multiverse is looking ahead to a new era following the official opening of The Coalface – its specially designed eco-friendly visitor facilities. The event (which was low-key due to COVID restrictions) involved Gillian Khosla, Chair of the Crawick Multiverse...
Marchmont House is creating The Green Shed studio as a new centre for original printmaking in the Borders. It has partnered with Glasgow Print Studio (GPS) to search for an exceptional printmaker to be the first tenant and to play a key role in establishing the...