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Meet our new Strategic & Creative Director.

Headshot of Melanie, a lady with long dark hair standing in corridor.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new strategic and creative director. This newly created post is a significant step in ensuring the success of our 2021 ten day D&G Arts Festival, as well as the continued development of our region-wide reach Melanie Purdie is the new strategic and creative director. She is… Read more »

Our 2020 D&G Arts Festival went Online.

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Living in these strange times has thrown up a whole host of new challenges for us all that we have never faced before. We know that many people are struggling and facing hardships that are affecting  our communities, not just in Dumfries & Galloway but around the world. We are enormously proud of the way… Read more »

Two local commissions for Arts Live.

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Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival are delighted to announce that we have commissioned two inspiring pieces of performance art from emerging and established local artists from across the region of Dumfries & Galloway for our year-round Arts Live performing arts programme. Our team at the Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival are currently working on a… Read more »