Category: News
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Creative Scotland Open Fund Award!
The Dumfries and Galloway Chamber of the Arts, DG Unlimited announced great news at their AGM recently. The Scottish Charity has been awarded £84,946 by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland Open Fund for Organisations for their flagship project, Creative Compass. This is a major boost for the arts sector in our region. The charitable…
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Wonderland Event in Thornhill for Book Week Scotland
Step Through the Looking Glass with “Writers in Wonderland” — A Celebration of Creativity and Imagination Budding writers are being invited to create their own wonderlands this Tuesday evening (18th November, 2025), at a special tea party at Thomas Tosh in Thornhill. Commingled Creative Director Heather Taylor is hosting the event, part of Book Week Scotland…
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Expand Horizons Blog: Bea Last
Bea Last tells us about her experience of being at the VAO25 – Visual Arts Open 2025 FINALIST EXHIBITION at The Minster Building, London EC3. October 9-12 2025. Supported by DGUNLIMITED through EXPAND HORIZONS funding. I was delighted to hear that the installation piece “The Red Bags” had been selectedfor the VAO – Visual Arts…
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About TRAX 2025
TRAX 2025 was next level! Dumfries Music Collective, along with its collaborators, delivered a brand new all-dayer music festival that was live and local for all. The festival is very much within its infancy, yet we can clearly see its potential in becoming one of the region’s key cultural events. What we love about TRAX…
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We’re recruiting Trustees!
Join our Board of Trustees Do you have what it takes to help shape the future of Dumfries & Galloway’s vibrant creative sector? We’re looking for three passionate individuals to join our voluntary Board of Trustees and champion the success of over 650 local creative practitioners, collectives and community organisations who make Dumfries and Galloway’s…
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Performance Collective Stranraer Relaunches as Performance Collective Scotland
Performance Collective Stranraer (PCS) has relaunched under a new name: Performance Collective Scotland. Since its formation in 2017, the company has grown far beyond its Stranraer roots, developing an ever-widening pool of collaborators and supporting theatre artists from across rural Scotland. The new name marks this exciting expansion while continuing to celebrate the company’s base…
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Freelance Coordinator
OPPORTUNITY Freelance Coordinator for the Dumfries and Galloway Cultural Partnership
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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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Place, Partnerships & Communities Officer
Creative Scotland is seeking a committed and collaborative Place, Partnerships & Communities Officer to foster meaningful partnerships across Scotland and help deliver our Strategic and Annual Plans.
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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 the late May Bank Holiday from the 23-25 May. Applying to take part – What you…