Spring Fling has unveiled the full list of 61 artists and makers taking part in this year’s celebration of creativity from Dumfries and Galloway. As Covid restrictions mean it will be a largely online event, rather than an open studios weekend attracting visitors from...
Kathleen MacInnes, trad singer and champion of Scottish Gaelic, is joining poets, academics and a bookshop owner in using online communications to nurture one of Europe’s oldest languages. Lockdown is feared to have had a damaging effect on the language as speakers,...
Tragic fate of Lulu the Orca inspires badgesBrooches and backpacks create value from waste For schools and home learningDesigning a world without wasteArtists support children’s desire to build a better futureTop tips for cutting your carbon emissions Artists and...
Dr Christina Mackaill’s regular job in a hospital A&E department is challenging enough – but when the scrubs come off her focus shifts to planning how to treat sick or injured astronauts. The Edinburgh-born medic (pictured) is one of several guests at this year’s...
The Wigtown Poetry Prize, an annual celebration of poets and poems in the country’s three indigenous languages, will this week have its first ever digital launch. The decision follows the success of last year’s online prizegiving ceremony (which was part of the...
Spring Fling 2021 will offer new and different ways to showcase some of the best contemporary visual arts and craft from Dumfries and Galloway. Organisers, Upland CIC, are delighted to announce plans for this year’s event which will be a vibrant mix of digital and...
The Galloway National Park Association has expressed disappointment at the outcome of yesterday’s debate in the Scottish Parliament and pledged to redouble its campaign. Emma Harper MSP put forward a motion setting out the many benefits that a National Park would...
World-class sculptures will be donated to a Scottish primary school and a housing association as part of a drive to broaden access to art. Glasgow-based Sculpture Placement Group (SPG) is gifting the works as part of what’s believed to be the first ever subscription...
The rich red earth of the Marchmont Estate is being turned into paint for dramatic artworks exploring fertility and the female spirit. The pieces are being created by Annabel Wightman (pictured above by Jennifer Charlton) one of the artists who have residencies in the...
Galloway National Park Association has welcomed the news that the Scottish Parliament is to debate a motion by Emma Harper MSP on 11 February in support of a National Park for Galloway. We need to work together to undo the damage Covid has done to rural economies and...
