Spring Fling is an open studio event taking place during the late May Bank Holiday weekend every year.

The 2026 event dates are:
23 – 25 May 2025

These are Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, with studios open 10am till 5.30pm on all three days.

Studio number 69 on the Pink Route.

For full details, see www.spring-fling.co.uk.

Ceramics, Painting and Printmaking from Dumfries and Galloway.

For this original exhibition, each of the ceramic artists was invited to select a visual artist to explore common themes and ideas in each other’s work and see what might happen. The pairings, some new, some well-established, have produced new dialogues in the artwork created.

Please join us 2-4pm Saturday 28 March for the exhibition opening.

Exhibitions open

Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm. Artwork purchases available from 5 May

Join Artist Pamela Grace and I in my studio for our Annual Studio Sale. We will have lots of new work and plenty of festive gift ideas.

Opening times:
Saturday 29th November, 10am-6pm
Sunday 30th November, 10am-6pm
or by appointment from 1st - 7th Dec.

Opening times:
Saturday 1st November 2025, 12pm – 5pm
Sunday 2nd November 2025, 10am - 4pm

Upland made is a visual art and craft fair selling handmade, bespoke and unique work made by Upland members. It celebrates the handmade; the Upland made. It invites you to shop for unique, handmade items created by local artists and makers.

Spring Fling is an open studio event taking place during the late May Bank Holiday weekend every year.

The 2025 event dates are:
24 – 26 May 2025

These are Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, with studios open 10am till 5.30pm on all three days.

Studio number 56 on the Pink Route.

For full details, see www.spring-fling.co.uk.

Join Artist Pamela Grace and I in my studio for our Annual Studio Sale. We will have lots of new work and plenty of festive gift ideas.

Opening times:
Saturday 23rd November, 10am-6pm
Sunday 24th November, 10am-6pm
or by appointment from 25th - 30th Nov.

Opening times:
Saturday 2nd November 2024, 12pm – 5pm
Sunday 3rd November 2024, 10am - 4pm

Upland made is a visual art and craft fair selling handmade, bespoke and unique work made by Upland members. It celebrates the handmade; the Upland made. It invites you to shop for unique, handmade items created by local artists and makers.

Spring Fling is an open studio event taking place during the late May Bank Holiday weekend every year.

The 2024 event dates are:
25 – 27 May 2024

These are Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, with studios open 10am till 5.30pm on all three days.

I am Studio 63 on the Pink Route.

For full details, see www.spring-fling.co.uk.

Join Artist Pamela Grace and I in my studio for our Annual Studio Sale. We will have lots of new work and plenty of festive gift ideas.

Opening times:
Saturday 25th November, 10am-6pm
Sunday 26th November, 10am-6pm
or by appointment from 27th Nov - 2nd Dec.

Opening times:
Saturday 4th November 2023, 12pm – 5pm
Sunday 5th November 2023, 10am - 4pm

Upland made is a visual art and craft fair selling handmade, bespoke and unique work made by Upland members. It celebrates the handmade; the Upland made. It invites you to shop for unique, handmade items created by local artists and makers.

White House Gallery Winter Exhibition 2023.

I am Studio 56 on the Pink Route.

Brochures are now available. For full details, see www.spring-fling.co.uk.

Join Artist Pamela Grace and I in my studio for our Annual Studio Sale. We will have lots of new work and plenty of festive gift ideas.

Opening times:
Saturday 26th November, 10am-6pm
Sunday 27th November, 10am-5pm
or by appointment from 28th Nov - 2nd Dec.

Opening times:
Saturday 5th November 2022, 12pm – 5pm
Sunday 6th November 2022, 10am - 4pm

After the success of our inaugural 'Winter Art & Craft Fair' last year, we are pleased to launch the event as a regular fixture in the creative calendar and do so with a new name and look.

Upland made is a visual art and craft fair selling handmade, bespoke and unique work made by Upland members. It celebrates the handmade; the Upland made. It invites you to shop for unique, handmade items created by local artists and makers.

I am Studio 50 on the Pink Route. Really looking forward to welcoming people to my studio again!

Brochures are now available. For full details, see www.spring-fling.co.uk.

A mix of work by artists and makers from over the years, celebrating the 20th Spring Fling Open Studios event

Join Artist Pamela Grace and I in my studio for our Annual Studio Sale. We will have lots of new work and plenty of festive gift ideas.

Opening times:
Saturday 27th November, 10am-6pm
Sunday 28th November, 10am-5pm
or by appointment from 29th Nov - 3rd Dec.

Sensible COVID-19 precautions apply.

Opening times:
Saturday 20th November 2021, 1pm – 6pm
Sunday 21st November 2021, 10am - 5pm

The Winter Art & Craft Fair is a brand new event from Upland, supported by @dumfries_and_galloway_council, showcasing and selling contemporary visual art and craft by Upland members.

A selection of my work will be available at the Spring Fling Pop-up at the Ottersburn Gallery in Dumfries.

Visitors to my studio are welcome throughout the event. There will be a variety of online content including talks, workshops and the online exhibition ‘We wish you were here’.

For full details, see www.spring-fling.co.uk.

Join Artist Pamela Grace and I for our extended annual studio sale.

We will be open by appointment from Saturday 10th October to Sunday 29th November. Please get in touch to arrange your visit!

To ensure a safe experience for all, precautions including social distancing, restrictions on numbers, mandatory face-coverings and hand sanitising will apply. Please do not attend if you have any symptoms of COVID-19.

I will be taking part in the rescheduled Spring Fling event. I will be opening my studio independently of Spring Fling by appointment. Please get in touch to arrange your visit!.

To ensure a safe experience for all, precautions including social distancing, restrictions on numbers, mandatory face-coverings and hand sanitising will apply. Please do not attend if you have any symptoms of COVID-19.

** Coronavirus Update **

Spring Fling Open Studios has been postponed. For full details see here.

Spring Fling is a vibrant visual art and craft open studios event covering the length and breadth of Dumfries and Galloway in South West Scotland; it is highly regarded as one of the UK’s most successful contemporary visual art and craft events.

Join Artist Pamela Grace and I in my studio for our Annual Studio Sale. We will have lots of new work, a few choice bargains, and plenty of fizz and festive nibbles.

Now in its seventh year, the Craft Scotland Summer Show is a firm fixture in the calendar. During the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the second floor of White Stuff, in Edinburgh’s city centre, transforms into a haven for craft and design-lovers.

Spring Fling is a vibrant visual art and craft open studios event covering the length and breadth of Dumfries and Galloway in South West Scotland; it is highly regarded as one of the UK’s most successful contemporary visual art and craft events.