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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…

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…

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…

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…

DG Unlimited Nature Photography Competition 2025 Take part in our inaugural annual photography competition!

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.

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…

SOSE (South of Scotland Enterprise) are excited to announce that applications are now open again to join their Youth Advisory Forum.

The Regional Cultural Fund 2025/2026 is now closed. The fund was offered 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 provided an ideal opportunity for arts, heritage and community organisations across the…