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Our love of dogs has been part of our national identity for centuries and affection for our canine companions shows no sign of waning. This exhibition shows the work of international artists, designers, illustrators and photographers who use dogs as their subject matter and inspiration. The show looks at the influence and impact that dogs have had on these artists’ practise and will also give a brief insight into how dogs have become such an integral part of our lives. This family friendly exhibition, where well behaved, dry dogs will be allowed in the Gallery for the first time, includes a host of dog themed interactives and competitions. Visitors can draw and display their ‘pooch pawtraits’, and find out what they’d look like as a dog using the specially commissioned digital interactive. Artists featured include Sophie Ryder, William Wegman, David Shrigley, Gerrard Gethings, Rafael Mantesso, Holy Smoke, Martha Todd, Shauna Richardson, Lucy Casson, Mychael Barratt, Bryony Rose Jennings, Michael Gillette, John Bond, Zoe Whiteside, Sally Muir, Ryan K Taylor, Sophie Gamand, Georgina Warne, Gemma Rees, Whatshisname, Lazerian and Margaret Couch Cogswell. Well behaved, dry dogs on leads will be allowed in our Gallery 2 space with their owner (rules apply!). No dogs in the cafe.

"Lie of the Land" is a Southwest Scotland Printmakers group exhibition at the Raw Milk Mercantile, 16 Queen St, Dumfries DG1 2JF 01 July - 28 August, 2026 Gallery Opening: Saturday, 4 July: 2:00pm – 4:30pm Artists: * Julie Stephens * Karen Menarry * Brenda Proctor * Barry Shelby * Emily Tough * Suzie Thorpe * Helen Walsh

The 99th Annual Summer Exhibition of Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society opens to the public with a preview this Friday (3rd July) from 7pm-9pm at Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries. Seventy artists will have over 180 pieces of high quality work on show across Gallery 1 and Gracefield’s cafe. The work spans all media from sculpture to oil paintings, mixed media to tapestry. And this year, photography is part of the exhibition too. A trio of judges, Society President Elizabeth Gilbey, ceramic artist Ruth Elizabeth Jones, and creative photographer Kim Ayres, carefully selected works for show, and decided on prize-winners for six separate categories: still life, landscape/seascape, abstract work, sculpture, applied art and the Judges’ Choice award for originality and vision. Provost and Chair of the Education, Skills and Community Wellbeing Directorate, Councillor Tracey Little will present the awards to the winners on Friday. “It’s a milestone year for our annual exhibition, the ninety-ninth. And our members have pulled out all the stops,” says Paul O’Keeffe, Chair of Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society. “It is a really lively and colourful show, with a big range of different styles of work. The prize winners are very deserving. And the Society thanks the Provost for being our guest of honour to present the awards.” Visitors will also be able to select their own favourite work during the run of the exhibition. The artist with the most popular choice will be awarded a special prize at the end of the show. The 99th Summer Annual Exhibition runs until 15th August. Most of the works on display are available to purchase. Picture credit: Fragmented Aurora, Heather Davies **Exhibiting Artists** Heather Armstrong | Jeremy Barclay | Tricia Barna | Pamela Bowman |Hugh Bryden | Alex Buchanan | Jodie Buckley | Annie Butler | Hazel Campbell | Mary Carberry | Thomas Carlyle | Helen Chadfield | Gulseven Atay Coles | Graham Cooke | Alison Corfield | Mary-Clare Cornwallis | Gary Craig | Liz Dagg | Heather Davies | Laura Derby | John Fairgrieve | Grant Fitzhenry | Bella Green | Alistair Hamilton | Sarah Hannah | Jan Hansen | Rachel Hennessy | Eileen Higgins |Annie Horsley | Sue Hudson | Wilma Johnson | Angela Lawrence| Patti Leino | John Lethbridge |Naomi Lethbridge | Roger Lever | Tom Lindsay | James Macaulay | Jan Macbeth |Evelyn Mackintosh | Colin Macleod | A Madeley | June Marchbank | Sheena McCurrach | Allan McNally | Barry Mitchell| Patricia Moultrie | Dougie Muego | Amanda Murray | Susie Niven | Ella Noble | Josie O’Donnell | Christine Pauly | Joan Pollard |Alison Proudlock | Gaynor Ranshaw|Alexander Robb|Irene Rodgers | Belinda Rogers | Judith Sauberlich | Barry Shelby |Kathleen Simpson |Pauline Slater|Christine Slattery|Martin Sutton |Sue Thomas |Gyllian Thomson|Suzanne Thorpe| Jennifer Watt |Kathleen Woods

The Last Journey is a photographic exhibition by Gerry Robertson, evoking the last few weeks of Burns's life from the Brow Well to his final resting place. The opening is at 7pm on the 3rd of July at the Robert Burns Centre and the exhibiton will be taking place in what used to the Bonnie Bistro. The exhibition will run from tonight until the end of September during the usual opening hours. The exhibition is kindly supported by Ottersburn, contemporary fine art picture framers. The Museum will also be revealing some new scale models. Music, nibbles and speakers will round off the night.

The toys are back with Toy Story 5, and this time it's Toy meets Tech. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie.

Meet at the Easterbrook Hall car park.

How to Live on Earth is a visionary feature documentary that explores our vital connection to nature and its role in our future. Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch, this ultimate 'how-to guide' features inspirational, cutting-edge stories and powerful cinematography from around the world to reveal how humans are learning to team up with nature to solve our biggest challenges. Heart-warming, entertaining, energising, the film presents a hopeful vision of a future within reach.

The toys are back with Toy Story 5, and this time it's Toy meets Tech. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie.

Low mobility walks which start from Summerhill Community Centre. They include a short 20 minute walk and 10-15 minutes of strength and balance exercises. These walks are suitable for people who walk at a slower pace or perhaps use walking aids. The exercises are important for improving strength, balance, stamina, flexibility and can help prevent falls.

Meet at the Suspension Bridge car park on the Whitesands for a welcoming group walk.

How to Live on Earth is a visionary feature documentary that explores our vital connection to nature and its role in our future. Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch, this ultimate 'how-to guide' features inspirational, cutting-edge stories and powerful cinematography from around the world to reveal how humans are learning to team up with nature to solve our biggest challenges. Heart-warming, entertaining, energising, the film presents a hopeful vision of a future within reach.

Meet at the Cupcake Cafe for the start of the walk

Low mobility walks starting from Gracefield Arts Centre. They include a short 20 minute walk and 10-15 minutes of strength and balance exercises. These walks are suitable for people who walk at a slower pace or perhaps use walking aids. The exercises are important for improving strength, balance, stamina, flexibility and can help prevent falls.

The toys are back with Toy Story 5, and this time it's Toy meets Tech. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie.

Get ready for the ultimate rock experience as Bat Out of Hell roars onto the big screen! The cast of the West End production will bring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf's iconic anthems to life including I'd Do Anything For Love, Paradise By The Dashboard Light, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, and Bat Out of Hell. Recorded live and not a live broadcast.

Walking groups offer a supportive and welcoming way for you to start to enjoy the many benefits of being physically active.

Packed with one of the largest and cutest collections of puppies ever brought to film, 101 Dalmatians also features a superb cast of talented humans, including Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson and Joan Plowright. In their small London flat, Dalmatians Pongo and Perdy, and their human 'pets' Roger and Anita, are overjoyed by the arrival of 15 puppies. But when the spotted-fur-loving Cruella De Vil and her clumsy cohorts, Jasper and Horace, dognap the litter, Pongo and Perdy must rally the town's animals to the rescue.

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Directed by debut filmmaker Seán Dunn, THE FALL OF SIR DOUGLAS WEATHERFORD is an offbeat, darkly funny character study starring Scottish screen legend and BAFTA nominee Peter Mullan. The film follows Kenneth McKay (Mullan), a recent widower and enthusiastic tour guide at a dusty visitor center in the small town of Arberloch, dedicated to his alleged ancestor and notable Enlightenment figure Sir Douglas Weatherford.

Directed by debut filmmaker Seán Dunn, THE FALL OF SIR DOUGLAS WEATHERFORD is an offbeat, darkly funny character study starring Scottish screen legend and BAFTA nominee Peter Mullan. The film follows Kenneth McKay (Mullan), a recent widower and enthusiastic tour guide at a dusty visitor center in the small town of Arberloch, dedicated to his alleged ancestor and notable Enlightenment figure Sir Douglas Weatherford.

Weekly practice at Troqueer Church Hall & Resource Centre

Free peer-to-peer support group for men aged 18 and over, held every Monday from 7pm to 9pm at Queen of the South Arena, excluding Bank Holidays.

Meet at the Easterbrook Hall car park.

Directed by debut filmmaker Seán Dunn, THE FALL OF SIR DOUGLAS WEATHERFORD is an offbeat, darkly funny character study starring Scottish screen legend and BAFTA nominee Peter Mullan. The film follows Kenneth McKay (Mullan), a recent widower and enthusiastic tour guide at a dusty visitor center in the small town of Arberloch, dedicated to his alleged ancestor and notable Enlightenment figure Sir Douglas Weatherford.

Directed by debut filmmaker Seán Dunn, THE FALL OF SIR DOUGLAS WEATHERFORD is an offbeat, darkly funny character study starring Scottish screen legend and BAFTA nominee Peter Mullan. The film follows Kenneth McKay (Mullan), a recent widower and enthusiastic tour guide at a dusty visitor center in the small town of Arberloch, dedicated to his alleged ancestor and notable Enlightenment figure Sir Douglas Weatherford.

Low mobility walks which start from Summerhill Community Centre. They include a short 20 minute walk and 10-15 minutes of strength and balance exercises. These walks are suitable for people who walk at a slower pace or perhaps use walking aids. The exercises are important for improving strength, balance, stamina, flexibility and can help prevent falls.

Meet at the Suspension Bridge car park on the Whitesands for a welcoming group walk.

A straightforward ‘out and back’ totalling just over six miles (potentially more) taking in some of the amenities of Heathhall, including the Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, and the off-road cycling in Heathhall forest (conditions permitting).

Meet at the Cupcake Cafe for the start of the walk

Low mobility walks starting from Gracefield Arts Centre. They include a short 20 minute walk and 10-15 minutes of strength and balance exercises. These walks are suitable for people who walk at a slower pace or perhaps use walking aids. The exercises are important for improving strength, balance, stamina, flexibility and can help prevent falls.