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...
Our Spring Exhibition is on Now
Over 30 artists are showing work at Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society’s spring exhibition in Kirkcudbright from this Sunday 29th March until 11th April. And this time members have also entered photographic works that demonstrate their artistic vision for the...
Get Creative this February
Febcreate is a month-long challenge that consists of daily word prompts to inspire your creativity. The challenge is run by Frank Hayes of the For Enjoyment social enterprise. It’s completely free.
Gyllian Thomson – Tapestry Weaver
We are looking forward to Gyllian’s next tapestry weaving course, scheduled to take place on 7th February at Gracefield. Places for this workshop are still available. Gyllian graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in textiles with a first class degree...
Art Clubs
Do you enjoy painting and drawing? Our popular Art Groups , on Thursdays and Fridays at Gracefield have just completed their autumn term. These will continue in the NewYear. Watch this space! These are run as 6-week blocks and can be booked from our Programme page....
Our congratulations to Gary Craig ASGFA
Gary is a very talented artist member of DAGFAS and is also an active member , regularly helping out with the hanging of many of our exhibitions . He has just been elected as an associate member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art and in three years time will be...
Creative Photography
Photography at DAGFAS 2025 At our May DAGFAS committee meeting, following the AGM, we agreed in principle to accept creative photography as a genre which will be incorporated in our future plans and events. The subject will be introduced over the next year through a...
Hazel Campbell – Congratulations
Our congratulations to Hazel Campbell who has recently been elected a member of the RSW -The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour to be exact. Hazel Campbell is a true Galloway girl, who grew up on a farm near Parton and has lived and worked in the region...
Gelli Printing – An Introduction
Gel Printing Workshop Additional HandoutJulie Stephen Brief History of Gel Printing The original gelatin plates were first used in the 1800’s as Hectograph Printers. The Hectograph aniline ink was absorbed into the surface of the gelatin from a master paper copy and...
Gyllian Thomson honoured at The Big Art Show
Our very own Gyllian Thomson, who not only serves on the DAGFAS Committee, with responsibility for our social media, but is also a fine artist in her own right. Gyllian was recently honoured for work submitted to the ‘Big Art Show’ currently running at The Art...
Development Day Feedback
The DAGFAS Committee organised a Development Day for members on Wednesday 24th July in Castle Douglas Community Centre. Our thanks to the members who came along and provided their thoughts and ideas for the organisation going forward. The link below provides a...
DAGFAS Gracefield Thursday and Friday Art Clubs
We have established two art clubs at Gracefield Arts Centre. They run on Thursday afternoons and on Friday mornings with about 12 tables. The cost is £5 per week. Our art clubs aim to improve drawing and painting skills and to encourage people to meet other artists,...