Welcome to DG unlimited
We are a membership organisation working to showcase, support, and champion the people who make the Dumfries and Galloway creative and cultural sector. We work with our partners across the South of Scotland to advocate for the vital contribution creative practitioners and organisations make to our communities.Whether you’re a new face or an old friend, you’re in the right place to find out more about the work we do with and for Dumfries and Galloway’s creative and cultural community.
Join our membership!
DG Unlimited Members enjoy a range of services and support including workshops and training, toolkits, financial guidance, and funding and commission opportunities.
Whether you’re a mentor or a mentee, emerging or established – We’re proud to offer resources and avenues for creative professional development, advocacy, connection, and opportunities for all Dumfries and Galloway creatives. Interested? Learn more here.
NEWSFLASH
Focus magazine
Spring 25
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Spring Focus is here!
Open the pages of our latest edition to read features on –
Silvy Weatherall, Alex Rigg, and see images from Conference 25!
Expand Horizons Awardee
Congratulations to Hagan Patterson who is the first recipient of our Expand Horizons Award!
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Digital Inclusion Charter
DG Unlimited is proud to be an accredited signatory of the Digital Inclusion Charter for Scotland…
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Talent Pool
Join our talent pool of creatives in this region who are available for commissions and work in Dumfries and Galloway and beyond!
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bringing voices together
DG Unlimited seeks to bring fresh voices into the fold wherever we can. As a result, each of our Trustees champions a particular facet of Dumfries and Galloway’s creative and cultural community.
Whether supporting neurodiverse artists; fighting for accessibility; amplifying artists from marginalised backgrounds; or supporting emerging artists of all ages, our wonderful Trustees and Members choose what they are most passionate about to focus on. All out work is led by the Trustees, team, and our growing membership. It is this collective inspiration that inspires and fuels us.
Could be our next fresh voice? Do you have a hunger to shape Dumfries and Galloway’s creative sector for the better? Do you have an idea to share? Consider joining us as a member.
creatives unlimited III
We are thrilled to share the exciting news that Creatives Unlimited III is under development right now! We can’t wait to share the details with you all very soon. But before we do that, have you heard about our Creatives Unlimited programme? Here’s some information about it…
Creatives Unlimited was the first incarnation of our programme designed to help support and develop our region’s creative sector. We are proud of what we achieved, particularly while we were all online and unable to meet up in person! And we fully acknowledge, the best lessons for the future can be learned from the past, so we have taken a close look at all we learned while delivering Creatives Unlimited I and II and all we accomplished together. It will all inform our thinking as we develop new programmes in the future.
We began Creatives Unlimited with the intention of ensuring the sustainability and resilience of Dumfries and Galloway’s cultural and creative communities. After consulting with our colleagues and friends, we embarked on a region-wide programme of support, training, mentorship, and guidance. We travelled throughout Scotland and beyond to see how arts organisations do what they do on a national, and even international scale.
We supported our Creatives in the development of robust professional networks. There’s a lot of accompanying creative industry jargon that makes this sound really enticing to official circles – but suffice to say, we made some brilliant friends during the project, and some even better creative leaders. Three of our fabulous Trustees are Creatives Unlimited alumni, one went on to assume a role on the DG Unlimited team before moving on to pastures new in Glasgow, and one is now leading the book festival in Dubai!
Keep an eye on our socials for announcements on when we open for applications.
MEMBERSHIP
Join us to be a part of our future! Your membership gives you access to essential resources for all creatives living and working in Dumfries and Galloway:
- Professional development workshops
- Financial guidance
- Advocacy
- Funding opportunities
- Access to Toolkits
- Training
- Mentor access
- Access to partners
- Network events