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Did you join us for this year's Spring Fling? Fill out our visitor survey and enter our prize draw! Closes 17 June. spring-fling.co.uk/whats-on/feedb…

And we're open! This year Spring Fling hosts 104 artist studios and we can't wait to welcome you along. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and please do tag us in your photos! #SF2024

Become a Friend to benefit from special offers through the Spring Fling weekend and beyond – sign up now: spring-fling.co.uk/support-us/ Sign up also available in studios over the weekend. Many studios offer discounts on artworks during the weekend, 10% on a £1000 artwork is worth it!

Check out our website for information on accessibility at Spring Fling, with details of each space in our Virtual Studios, including steps, disabled toilets and wheelchair accessibility. spring-fling.co.uk/accessibility/

Still on the fence about joining us for this year's Spring Fling? Here are 10 reasons you should visit: spring-fling.co.uk/test-blog-2/

Kerry Samantha Boyes' Fake Food Store in Kirkcudbright features in this year’s @spring_fling, 25-27 May. artmag.co.uk/springs-big-fl… Image Colin Hattersley. #artmag #scottishart #scottishcraft #scottishglass #scottishceramics #scottishtextile #scottishjewellery #scottishsculpture

There are just 7 days to go until the start of this year's Spring Fling! Find out more about the event on our website: spring-fling.co.uk

Beautiful work by artist Amanda Hayler. She will be showcasing it at this year's @spring_fling. Art has always been a part of Amanda's life. But it wasn’t until she was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 that she began to really pursue her art. shorturl.at/bFNV0

It might seem ages away, but if you are visiting @spring_fling 's Studio 54 - with the lovely + talented @leemingpaterson - then do consider joining one of the 'Walking through a New Wilderness' trips across the site. We'll be discussing what we can see, how we interpret...

We're delighted to be running our CREATE programme for a second year, celebrating experimental, site-specific or installation work by visual artists from Dumfries & Galloway. @BeaLast and Hope London are our CREATE artists. Visit the virtual studios: spring-fling.co.uk/create/

Painting of the SFRM24 mural has begun! @RecoatGallery and local artist Jennifer Buchanan have started their work on the SWSA Boat House in Stranraer. The mural will be completed in the next week or so! Find out about SFRM: spring-fling.co.uk/sfrm/ Photos by the artists.

We're looking for local businesses in Dumfries & Galloway who would be happy to stock copies of our Spring Fling brochure. If you'd like to help, get in touch by emailing joanna@weareupland.com. Thank you!

Got a business in Dumfries & Galloway with an offer to visitors? Our website can help promote: spring-fling.co.uk/whilst-in-dg/ Add extra appeal with a discount or other benefit. Create your entry with this simple form: form.jotform.com/240104062765953 Queries? Contact chris@weareupland.com

Planning your 2024 Spring Fling visit? Booking for our bus tours is now open!🚌 These tours aim to make visiting our studios more accessible and help reduce car use. Find out more about the tours available on our Spring Fling website. spring-fling.co.uk/gettingherearo…

We are looking for Friends to support the development of Spring Fling Open Studios. We're setting up a Friends' Forum, to help by feeding in ideas, acting as a sounding board and being a voice for the event's visitors. To get involved, please email joanna@weareupland.com

Are you an artist or craft-maker in Dumfries & Galloway? Would you be interested in having a stand at our winter fair? Let us know by Friday - full details of application process will follow. Go here for more information, and to register your interest weareupland.com/opportunities/…

Relive Spring Fling 2023 with our album of images by Colin Tennant - flic.kr/s/aHBqjAKdDY And if you visited studios this year, don't forget to let us know what you thought BY THIS FRIDAY so as to be entered into the prize draw: spring-fling.co.uk/whats-on/feedb…

We trailed Spring Fling this year with pop-up demos at farmers' markets across the region - which proved extremely popular. You can see some images captured by Kirstin McEwan at some of the events on Flickr flic.kr/s/aHBqjAJ6gG

Did you miss out on this year's Spring Fling brochure? A splendid memento of the event - and an excellent guide to all our participating artists. We still have a few in stock, which you can order here: spring-fling.co.uk/shop/ Or you can view an online version on the website.