Kirkcudbright Art Tours

05/11/2024

04/11/2024

Had a mini-mini break in Edinburgh. Took in shopping, walking and ‘culcha’ at St Giles Cathedral. Super supper Rollo Restaurant & Wine Bar On my own, but not made to feel at all uncomfortable. Loved the food, music, crowd … endless stream on a Monday evening… faultless and delightful service. I had forgotten there was life outside D&G. Galleries tomorrow 🖼️

28/10/2024

Keeping you abreast of my new endeavours at St. Michael’s Church Dumfries where we hosted a brilliant talk from Judith Hewitt, Director at Dumfries Museum on all thing’s Halloween and the closing event of the Wild Goose Festival here in Dumfries. Great crowd, thanks to you all, and our wonderful volunteers, who make all things happen 🙏🙏

25/10/2024

Upcoming Dumfries Exhibition by new Kirkcudbright multi media artist, Nick Mortimer. Full of colour and energy, I encourage you to make a visit to this solo exhibition. You will get a good nose around the fabulous CPA Galleries at the same time !

21/10/2024

Something marvellous if you are about this Sunday in Dumfries. Do join us 🎃

Photos of fabulous online presentation by Judith Hewitt, curator at Dumfries Museum this evening, a taster for her entertaining presentation at St Michael’s Church, DUMFRIES on Sunday 27 th October at 6.30 pm. No need to book and FREE of charge. Please come along and join us. There will be additional musical entertainment by our church organist and references to Scottish bard Robbie Burns …. who knew …. Must admit, the blue gloves are a bit … creepy 🎃👻
Do share, see you there 🤞🤞
Any enquiries please to:
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14/10/2024

The Birth of the US Navy: On This Day
On 13th of October 1775 the Continental Congress in Philadelphia passed a resolution creating the Continental Navy . Today that date is celebrated as the birth of the U.S. navy.
The Navy was to protect American trade from blockade by the ships of the British Empire and would also make it possible to intercept ships laden with supplies for the king’s forces in North America.
Born at Arbigland John Paul Jones is often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest naval commanders in American military history.
Of course his local “fame” revolves round the raid on St Mary’s Isle. There is an article describing this raid on our website. https://www.kirkcudbrighthistorysociety.org.uk/news/raid-on-st-marys-isle-241-years-ago/

30/09/2024

This is a new event and it sounds intriguing. Hope to see you there.

The CPA is pleased to host;

ROAM (Space) presents...

CAR BOOT ART

A pop-up exhibition by emerging artists from Dumfries & Galloway.

This exhibition is the result of a project by ROAM (Space), an emerging artists collective based in Dumfries & Galloway and supported by Upland. The group invited local emerging artists to get involved in a creative challenge - to come along to a local car boot sale, choose some items, and then make an artwork out of their newfound treasures. Car Boot Art - the exhibition, is the result of this experiment!

CPA (9 Church Crescent, Dumfries, DG1 1DF)

Preview: Friday 4th October 6.30-8.30pm

Open: Sat 5th Oct 11am-4pm & Sun 6th Oct 12-4pm

Upland

The Holywood Trust

Scotesh Churny Na. SC00942

CREATIVE SCOTLAND

ALBA | CHRUTHACHAIL

СРА

18/09/2024

And now for something completely different !!

07/09/2024

Launched my Graveyard Walkabout at St Michael’s Church, Dumfries today as part of a Doors Open event. It was just like old times, I even had some past Art Tour clients with us. Doing it again tomorrow, Sunday, at 1.30 pm if you fancy meeting a few long term residents at the Kirkyard.

28/08/2024

Last Arty Monday of the year at St Michael’s Dumfries. Please come along as it promises to be dry … and sunny ! There will be the opportunity to visit Burns open Mausoleum, I can practice my new Graveyard Tour, if you will indulge me, and there will be tea, of course. Sketch in the Kirk or you can paint and use colour in the graveyard. I think I can honestly say it must be one of the most beautiful graveyards in the world. I do hope you can join us 1-4 pm

27/08/2024

How lovely are these words from a past participant of the Art Tour and now annual visitor… from USA ? I have just spent a few days in Kirkcudbright, a reminder of what a special place is was, is and forever shall be. So happy to be a small part of this beautiful town ❤️

17/08/2024

Two of my favourite Mishi Bellamy Exhibition paintings now on at Gracefield Arts Centre , Dumfries.

23/07/2024

Printmaker came on the Art Tour some years ago, and we have been on-line pals ever since. Faye saw this vintage map of Kirkcudbright whilst on holiday in quite another location, and kindly purchased and sent it to me. How kind is that ?? Come see us again soon Faye, and meanwhile thank you so much for your thoughtful gift ❤️❤️

www.fayesheel.art

22/07/2024

Tom visited our Kirk St. Michael’s Church Dumfries this afternoon 👍. You should come too .

I enjoyed a tour of both the church and graveyard with local antiques connoisseur Tom Corrie this afternoon. He is so knowledgeable about artefacts, family history and our local area. I did have to remind him once or twice however that nothing was ‘for sale’ 😂

20/07/2024

Ewan McClure. What a total star ⭐️

10/07/2024

Ewan currently exhibiting at The Whitehouse Gallery Kirkcudbright.

EWAN MCCLURE

Kirkcudbright-based artist Ewan McClure first exhibited with us in 2006, so it's wonderful to welcome him back to the gallery after all these years.

Ewan appeared as a finalist on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year in 2013, where he painted Michael Kerr, Sophie Dahl and AP McCoy. Since then, his rapidly executed realist portraiture has been in steady demand both in the UK and abroad.

He was selected as a finalist in the BP Portrait Award in 2013, and in 2015 was shortlisted for the prestigious Conversations Prize for a multi-figure painting at The Royal Society of Portrait Painters.

Practising observational still-life and landscape painting as well as portraiture, his work hangs in private and public collections including The Robert Fleming collection, Princeton Theological Seminary and The Royal Scottish Academy.

If you can't make it into the gallery, you can see the collection online https://www.whitehousegallery.co.uk/product-category/artists/ewan-mcclure/

Featured image: Glass Green