Welcome to DG unlimited
We are a membership organisation working to champion Dumfries and Galloway’s creative and cultural sector, and to advocate for the vital role creatives play in our communities. Whether you’re a new face or an old friend, you’re in the right place to find out more about how we support Dumfries and Galloway’s creatives.
Join our membership
DG Unlimited Members enjoy a range of services support. From workshops and training, to toolkits, financial guidance, and funding opportunities, we’re proud to offer resources and avenues for creative professional development.
Whether you’re a mentor or a mentee, emerging or established – DG Unlimited offers advocacy, connection, and opportunity for all Dumfries and Galloway creatives. Interested? Learn more here.
NEWSFLASH
Artful Migration
A residency programme led by Upland offering creative practitioners the unique experience of observing recording and reflecting upon one of Dumfries and Galloway’s most celebrated natural wonders.
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Focus on Kathleen Hart
An author currently settled in Wigtown, Scotland’s National Book Town, Kathleen gives us insight into her writing practice, and the beauty of living in Dumfries and Galloway.
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The Dumfries Music Collective
Is undergoing a transformation. The collective formerly known as The Dumfries Music Conference is building upon its prior success in showcasing fresh local talent and bringing big names to Dumfries.
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Remembering Together
Remembering Together: Dumfries and Galloway is part of Scotland’s COVID Community Memorial Programme. DG Unlimited and Dumfries and Galloway Council, in partnership with greenspace scotland have appointed artists t s Beall and Katie Anderson to deliver the region’s contribution to ‘Remembering Together’ a national project that seeks to provide each of Scotland’s 32 local authorities the chance to reflect on their unique experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Over the past two years, the artists have been working with communities across the region to establish The Dispersed Memorial Forest, a memorial composed of over four hundred trees across five sites: Castle Douglas, Dumfries, Moffat, Sanquhar and Stranraer.
To learn more about Remembering Together, how you can support the project, and how the Artists have approached their brief in close partnership with our communities, read our full article here.
OPPORTUNITIES
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 choose what they are most passionate about to focus on.
Think you could be our next fresh voice? Do you have a hunger to shape Dumfries and Galloway’s creative sector for the better? Consider joining us as a Trustee. We recruit once a year, or as required.
PROJECTS PAST + PRESENT
Creatives Unlimited was the first incarnation of our mentorship programme. We thought the name was rather catchy – but found it in need of some adjustment! Still, the best lessons for the future can be learned from the past, and we’re very proud of what Creatives Unlimited accomplished.
We began 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 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 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 leaders. Three of our trustees are Creatives Unlimited alumni, one has gone on to assume a role on the DG Unlimited team, and one is now leading a book festival in Dubai!