Feb 23, 2021
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...
Feb 12, 2021
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...
Feb 12, 2021
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...
Feb 11, 2021
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...
Feb 9, 2021
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...
Feb 8, 2021
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...
Jan 26, 2021
Scotland’s National Book Town – famed for its annual festivals – is relaunching its Big Bang celebration of astronomy, science and the dark skies of Galloway. Cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19 it will take place in digital form this year, with more than 10 events...
Jan 25, 2021
Dumfries & Galloway is looking to build on its links with Robert Burns to hugely expand cultural tourism in the post-Covid world. Burns-related tourism currently generates £21m a year for the region – a fraction of the estimated £121m it earns for neighbouring...
Jan 12, 2021
Five artists received some new year cheer when they were selected for free month-long residencies in newly-created studios at the magnificent Marchmont House. Marchmont teamed up with Borders Art Fair to offer the residencies as a way to encourage and support the...
Dec 21, 2020
Artists are being offered the residency opportunity of a lifetime – a week aboard a 50ft yacht exploring the remote and beautiful coasts and waters around Arran and the Firth of Clyde. Not only will they be able to set their own itinerary for their voyage...
