Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society is one of the oldest art societies in the country and celebrated its centenary in 2022.
Notable founding members in 1922 included Jessie M. King, her husband E. A. Taylor, and Chris J. Fergusson. Early members included E.A. Hornel and Charles Oppenheimer. The Scottish Colourist F.C.B. Cadell and Katherine Cameron were also regular exhibitors in the 1920s.
An annual exhibition has been held every year since 1922 with the exception of five years during the Second World War. Centenary year 2022 was marked with special exhibitions in Dumfries and Kirkcudbright.
In addition to a selected annual exhibition, the society arranges other unselected exhibitions at different venues.
The society normally arranges a winter programme of demonstrations and workshops given by professional artists, and a summer programme of workshops in different media. Our members include amateurs of all levels, and non-painters who enjoy the talks and demonstrations, as well as many professional artists.
News
And the Popular Vote Winner is….
And the Public Vote Winner is.... Congratulations to our winner of the vote of visitors to our 99th Summer Exhibition at Gracefield Arts Centre which finished its run yesterday. The most popular choice was On An Afternoon, an oil painting by Gary Craig. A very big...
A Summer Exhibition Full of Winners
A successful opening night of the Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society 99th Annual Summer Exhibition at Gracefield Arts Centre on the 3rd July 2026 saw seven artists win awards for the quality of their submissions. Seventy artists had entered over 230 works,...
99th Summer Exhibition Opens
The 99th Annual Summer Exhibition of Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society opens to the public with a preview this Friday (3 July) from 7pm-9pm at Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries. Seventy artists will have over 180 pieces of high quality work on show across...
