
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.

Regional Cultural Fund 25 – 26
The fund has been introduced by Dumfries and Galloway Council to make grants of up to £4000 available to enhance, improve and promote community-led creative and cultural programmes and facilities in Dumfries and Galloway. The fund provides an ideal opportunity […]
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COMPETITION! Through an Autumn Lens
DG Unlimited Nature Photography Competition 2025
Take part in our inaugural annual photography competition!
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VACMA Funding 2025/26
VACMA Funding 2024/ 2025
Support available for artists and craft makers in Dumfries & Galloway and The Scottish Borders through VACMA Scotland funding
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Youth Advisory Forum
SOSE (South of Scotland Enterprise) are excited to announce that applications are now open again to join their Youth Advisory Forum.
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Spring Fling 2026
Applications are now OPEN for Spring Fling 2026! Spring Fling is the flagship event in Upland’s year-round arts and development programme. Applications are now open for artists and makers to apply to take part. The 2026 event will take place during […]
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Creative Edinburgh Awards
Nominations for the 2025 Awards are now open! Our friends at Creative Edinburgh have asked us to share their news and to remind you, our members and Dumfries and Galloway creatives, that if you or your organisation were commissioned to […]
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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