The judges have been revealed for Wigtown Poetry Prizes – Scotland’s international three-language awards – and they have revealed what they will be looking for in a winning entry. The awards date back to 2005 and celebrate the country’s three indigenous languages –...
Spring Fling has unveiled the full programme for the 2024 open studios weekend – which will feature a new Rural Mural along the seafront in Stranraer. Taking place from 25-27 May, Spring Fling is Scotland’s premier event of its kind, with a record-breaking 104 studios...
Campaigners have joined forces with Scotland’s first UNESCO Biosphere to present a joint bid for Galloway to be declared the country’s newest National Park. The Galloway National Park Association (GNPA) and Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere(GSABP) bid –...
The annual Big DoG festival of children’s literature in Dumfries is going to be better than ever – thanks to regional and national supporters determined to put more fun into young lives. And there are also some great opportunities for the public to be at the heart of...
A record-breaking 104 studios will be welcoming in the public for Dumfries and Galloway’s 22nd annual Spring Fling Open Studios Weekend. Taking place from 25-27 May it’s a hugely popular opportunity to meet and see the latest work by an abundance of artists and makers...
Scotland’s friendliest art fair is set to return with more than 70 artists and galleries, from across the Borders and as far apart as Aberdeenshire and Devon, for visitors to discover. The 2024 McInroy & Wood Borders Art Fair (BAF) takes place in Kelso, in The...
You can’t win it if you aren’t in it – poets around the world have been urged to enter the Wigtown Poetry Prizes by one of 2023’s highly-praised winners. Edinburgh-based Stephanie Green was overwhelmed when she was awarded the Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize and was also...
A call is going out to find the perfect Wigtownshire wall for a new community mural – and a locally-based artist to help paint it. The initiative marks the return of the highly successful Spring Fling Rural Mural (SFRM), which saw the creation of imaginative and...
Campaigners are preparing for their final push for Galloway to be declared Scotland’s newest National Park – revealing that they have already spoken with well over 2,000 local people and organisations. And the Galloway National Park Association (GNPA) is urging more...
A multitude of magicians are putting the final touches to a vast array of mind-boggling tricks and illusions as they prepare to gather in Edinburgh for MagicFest. They range from established stars like the city’s own Kevin Quantum to new generation of teenage...
