Category: News

  • Upcoming Business and Skills Workshops with South of Scotland Enterprise

    Upcoming Business and Skills Workshops with South of Scotland Enterprise

    DG Unlimited is pleased to share a series of upcoming training opportunities delivered by South of Scotland Enterprise. These practical workshops and events are designed to support creatives, freelancers and small businesses across Dumfries and Galloway to strengthen their skills, grow sustainably and connect with others. Whether you are looking to better understand your finances,…

  • EDEN FESTIVAL 2026 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT

    EDEN FESTIVAL 2026 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT

    Julian Marley & The UprisingChali 2na (live band) – Vieux Farka Touré This summer, Eden Festival returns to Dumfries & Galloway with a line-up that’s equal parts global, grassroots and completely unmissable. With 250+ acts across 10 stages, Eden 2026 brings together reggae, hip-hop, desert blues, nu-jazz, Scottish trad, sound system culture and late-night dancefloors-…

  • Boost Your Business

    Boost Your Business

    Applied Arts Scotland’s (AAS) 6-week course is a focused opportunity for makers living and working in Scotland to systematically think about how to take their business to the next level. Centred around AAS’s Craft Toolkit, the course is for makers who want to: The course takes place weekly on Tuesdays 24 February – 24 March (online), concluding…

  • Member Resource Library

    Member Resource Library

    As part of your membership, you can access a range of practical equipment to support your creative work and events. Equipment available to borrow Access to additional event equipment Depending on where you are based in Dumfries and Galloway, we can assist with rental access to: All equipment is available to DG Unlimited members only.…

  • Creative Communications Assistant

    Creative Communications Assistant

    Creative Communications Assistant | Freelance, Part-time Creative Compass Team | DG Unlimited Are you a creative storyteller with a love of words, visuals and ideas? Do you enjoy bringing people, projects and communities to life through content? DG Unlimited is seeking a Creative Communications Assistant to join our growing Creative Compass team on a freelance,…

  • Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship 2026 – FAQ

    What is the Fellowship? The Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship is not a residency.It is a unique opportunity to give a talented Scotland-based writer a year of time to explore, reflect upon and write their response to the specific theme, UNFOLDING Scotland. Where is the Fellowship based? This is a Scotland wide project, and the writer…

  • Call for submissions to a new doctorial programme ‘A Golden Thread’

    Call for submissions to a new doctorial programme ‘A Golden Thread’

    This call for proposals invites applications for PhD study within the inaugural cohort of the UKRI AHRC-funded Doctoral Focal Award programme, A Golden Thread. The programme is led by The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) in partnership with The Open University (OU) and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) About the Programme A Golden Thread is a…

  • Raise Your Game: National Skills Programme for Creatives

    Raise Your Game: National Skills Programme for Creatives

    Delivered by Creative Edinburgh in collaboration with partner networks Summary of the Opportunity: Creative Edinburgh have prepaid 35 places for creatives to take part in: They also have a small budget to support travel to two in-person sessions in Edinburgh, as well as some flexibility to potentially host meet-ups elsewhere across Scotland. The value of…

  • Dumfries & Galloway Cultural Partnership Update – Chair Transition

    Dumfries & Galloway Cultural Partnership Update – Chair Transition

    The Dumfries and Galloway Cultural Partnership (DGCP) announces that Katharine Wheeler will be stepping down from her role as Chair following the completion of the Partnership’s first year of establishment and development.Over the past year, Katharine has played a central role in helping to shape the earlyfoundations of the DGCP, guiding the Partnership through its…

  • Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship

    Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship

    Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship 2026 – UNFOLDING Scotland Applications Are Now Open! We are thrilled to announce that DG Unlimited is hosting the 2026 Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship—the first time this prestigious literary residency will take place in the South of Scotland. This year-long opportunity offers one Scotland-based, established writer the rare chance to develop…