Projects
Upland delivers a year round programme of projects, events and exhibitions working with young people, emerging and established artists and makers. We create projects and also work alongside organisations to deliver projects.
ROAM (Space)
Emerging Artists, Young People
Exploring the potential for a project space run for and by emerging artists in Dumfries & Galloway.
Professional & Creative Development
Emerging Artists, Professional Development
We aim to provide support and opportunities to enable the creative talent of Dumfries & Galloway to flourish.
Emerge
Emerging Artists, Professional Development, Young People
A programme of mentoring and a bursary for emerging artists and makers who have a connection to Dumfries and Galloway.
Spring Fling Rural Mural (SFRM) 2024
Events, Residencies & Commissions, Spring Fling
Spring Fling Rural Mural (SFRM) is back in 2024
Past Projects
Upland made
Events, Exhibitions, Professional Development
Upland made is an annual visual art and craft fair produced by Upland
Early Engagement
Young People
Upland is committed to bringing artists and craftmakers into schools to deliver talks and workshops for young people.
We also provide more bespoke opportunities for young people who may face barriers to education with our 1:1 Studio Visits.
Artful Migration Residency Programme 2023
Artful Migration, Residencies & Commissions
Artful Migration is aresidency programme which supports artists to create work informed by wildlife, the natural world, the environment and climate change.
Artful Migration Conference
Artful Migration, Events
An exploration of artists-in-residence, birds on the move, and habitats in transition.
The Artful Migration programme is developed by Upland in partnership with Moving Souls Dance.
ROAM (West)
Residencies & Commissions
A new project that explores how contemporary art practice can be developed in the Western region of Dumfries and Galloway.
This Is Not My Day Job
Emerging Artists, Exhibitions, Young People
A work in progress by Rhiannon Dewar, Sarah McCusker, Christian Haynes, Emily Tough and Liv McDougall.
KILSTURE ROAMING
Exhibitions
A work-in-progress exhibition of contemporary art in Kilsture Forest, 19-20 Aug 2023.
MORAG x TELLAS 2023
Residencies & Commissions
A brand new hybrid residency exchange between Morag Macpherson and Tellas launching in 2023.
Modern Makers 2022
Modern Makers
This year participants are working collaboratively on a group project, experiencing hands-on learning with skilled woodworker, Mark Zygadlo.
Spring Fling Film by Colin Tennant
Spring Fling
We commissioned D&G-based photographer and filmmaker Colin Tennant to produce a short film for this year's event to mark and celebrate Spring Fling's 20th year.
The Biscuit Factory Exhibition
Exhibitions
We are thrilled to present a brand-new selling exhibition in partnership with The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle to celebrate our milestone 20th Spring Fling Event.
Bea Last's Visual Art Summer Studio
Emerging Artists, Young People
An intensive short course for young people that covers various elements of the creative visual art process.
Spring Fling at 20 Exhibition
Exhibitions, Spring Fling
A mix of work by artists and makers from over the years, celebrating the 20th Spring Fling Open Studios event.
Modern Makers
Modern Makers, Young People
'The best way to become a skilled maker is to learn from one'
Modern Makers is a programme for a small group of young people to work intensively with a professional maker to learn craft skills.
Earthlight // Creative Bursary
Exhibitions, Spring Fling
Ruth Elizabeth Jones and Emma Varley presented Earthlight, a collaborative temporal installation supported by the Spring Fling Creative Bursary, at Spring Fling 2022.
Winter Art & Craft Fair
Events
The inaugural Fair giving visitors to shop for handmade unique Christmas gifts made by Upland Members
Jump Cut
Young People
A creative project for young people (30 years and under) to learn filmmaking skills.
Artful Migration 2020
Artful Migration, Residencies & Commissions
An artist residency at the National Trust for Scotland’s Kelton Mains site at Threave Estate
Making Connections: Langholm Made
Residencies & Commissions
Exploring and highlighting Langholm’s rich history and heritage in textile manufacture.
Langholm Made: infinite hands
Residencies & Commissions
a programme of short films celebrating women, weaving and textiles.
Langholm Made: Conversations with former textile workers
Residencies & Commissions
A set of booklets capturing personal reflections and memories to celebrate the unique heritage of Langholm's textile industry
The Call, Katie Anderson
Residencies & Commissions, Spring Fling
A public art commission for Spring Fling 2021
Making Connections: Schools Project
Residencies & Commissions, Young People
Exploring and highlighting Langholm’s rich history and heritage in textile manufacture
Modern Makers 2019
Residencies & Commissions, Young People
Modern Makers 2019 - A focus on the craft of printmaking
Energise
Residencies & Commissions
A project giving artists the opportunity to research and creatively explore the subject of climate change in relation to the unique landscape of Dumfries & Galloway.
Energise Members Exhibition
Exhibitions
A focused group exhibition exploring our evolving relationship with the natural world and our impact upon it.
Coast to Coast
Exhibitions
An exhibition of work by printmakers from Iceland and Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Artful Migration: Artist Residency
Artful Migration, Residencies & Commissions
An artist residency at WWT Caerlaverock
Confluence
Professional Development, Residencies & Commissions
A flowing together. In a literal sense, it's about rivers. But it's more often used to talk about the coming together of factors or ideas, or of cultures.
Surge
Exhibitions
A curated exhibition of work by Upland Members
Patriothall Gallery
2-10 September 2017
Modern Makers 2017
Modern Makers
Students of the Modern Makers 2017 programme worked with slipware potters Doug Fitch & Hannah McAndrew
Spring Fling x Wigtown Book Festival Residency
Residencies & Commissions, Spring Fling
Artist in Residence 2016/17
Outpost | Spring Fling
Exhibitions, Spring Fling
This year Spring Fling's flagship exhibition took place in New Brewery Arts in Cirencester.
Collected Exhibition
Exhibitions, Spring Fling
To celebrate 15 years, we invited collectors to showcase artworks purchased at previous Spring Fling weekends.
Modern Makers 2016
Modern Makers
Between February - July 2016 six young people from D&G worked with Sam Booth (Echo Living) to design and build a bespoke structure for an RSPB reserve near Wigtown
Spring Fling Rural Mural (#SFRM) 2016
Residencies & Commissions, Spring Fling
Upland has again joined forces with urban art specialists Recoat to grow and evolve Spring Fling Rural Mural (#SFRM) 2016
We Are Upland Symposium
Events
Upland held it's offical launch on Friday 5th February 2016. 'We Are Upland' was a one-day symposium which brought together artists and makers from across the region along with a variety of speakers from all across Scotland.
Writer in Residence
Residencies & Commissions, Spring Fling
Poems and flash fiction inspired by the artists and makers of Spring Fling
Spring Fling Rural Mural (#SFRM) 2014
Residencies & Commissions, Spring Fling
Spring Fling joined forces with Glasgow based street art collective Recoat to produce Spring Fling | Rural Mural (SFRM).
Resident in Schools
Residencies & Commissions, Young People
In 2014/2015, Spring Fling took six artists as residents into two schools for five days to work with schools and students in Dumfries & Galloway across the curriculum on a project identified in collaboration with the school.
Young Artist Bursary (YAB) Mentoring Programme
Residencies & Commissions, Young People
A 6-month programme of mentoring for recent graduates with a connection to Dumfries and Galloway
Modern Heritage Craft
Young People
Modern Heritage Craft (2013 - 2015) created the chance for young people to work with professional makers to learn a craft and create a contemporary functional object in 10 days.
Spring Shows 2014 - 2015
Exhibitions
Exhibitions in the run up to Spring Fling: our journey to take quality contemporary art and craft outside Dumfries & Galloway, to attract new national and international visitors in.
Couch
Events
For the 10th anniversary of Spring Fling, artist Alice Francis was commissioned to wrap the entire outside of a traditional Galloway cottage in floral couch fabric.