src="https://www.ticketsource.com/images/bookNow/bookNow-black-medium.png" The power of drawing (Academic drawing – portraiture to perspective) Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ Saturday 3rd October 2026 10:00AM Topic of the workshop. Pencil drawing...
src="https://www.ticketsource.com/images/bookNow/bookNow-black-medium.png" Painting the figure (6 evenings) Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ Starting 13th October This is a short course of six, two hour sessions, and is open to all DAGFAS members of all...
src="https://www.ticketsource.com/images/bookNow/bookNow-black-medium.png" Tonal Landscapes: Creating an atmospheric winter woodland Gracefield Art Cenre, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ Saturday 7th November 2026 Topic of the workshopLearn how to see beyond colour and detail and...
src="https://www.ticketsource.com/images/bookNow/bookNow-black-medium.png" Still Life Painting in Acrylics Saturday 8th May 2027 Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ Workshop TopicParticipants can select from the objects and backdrops provided to assemble a...
src="https://www.ticketsource.com/images/bookNow/bookNow-black-medium.png" Mixed Media Inspired by the Natural World Saturday 19th June 2027 Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ Workshop TopicCreating rich and layered texture using and making natural art...
Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ Thursday 10th September until Thursday 15th October 2026. Our art clubs aim to improve drawing and painting skills and to encourage people to meet other artists, supporting positive mental well being. They operate as...
Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ Friday 11 September until Friday 16th October Our art clubs aim to improve drawing and painting skills and to encourage people to meet other artists, supporting positive mental well being. They operate as member led...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Habitat by Colin Blanchard ‘Wild Solway’: Art exhibition and auctionCaerlaverock Visitor Centre DG1 1JQ4-31 October 2024 DAGFAS entered into a collaboration with the Wetland and Wildfowl Trust in the autumn of 2024 to stage a joint art exhibition at the WWT Visitor...
Visit the Catstrand website for further information 15 January – 28 February 2025 Artists and creators from the Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society are taking part in a continuing exhibition in collaboration with the CatStrand in New Galloway during 2025, with a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
March 29 : Workshop with Christopher Taylor To be held at Clay Works Studios at the Crichton, Dumfries. Participants will have a go on the wheel and make a dish which will be decorated using some of the processes described in the talk. Participants need not bring...
