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DG Unlimited and Dumfries and Galloway Council commissioned a survey to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice and business of individuals and organisations working in the creative and heritage sectors in Dumfries and Galloway.
The anonymous survey was available between 9th August and 27th September 2021 for anyone who wanted to participate. We received 67 responses of which 44 were fully completed. 32 were individual creative/heritage practitioners and 12 were representatives of arts, creative or heritage organisations. Creative Scotland conducted a similar survey in December 2020 to early January 2021. 2% (8.7 individuals) of respondents were individuals based in Dumfries and Galloway and 3% (5.43 organisations) were organisations within the region. Our survey looked to better understand the impact on income, practice and business. But it also sought to capture how the sector has responded and thoughts about the future.

At the time of publishing the summary findings of this survey in December 2021 a new Coronavirus variant (Omicron) has resulted in the return of some restrictions across the UK. We will continue to monitor the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

​You can download the report HERE

Here at DGU we are looking on the bright side....
Charitable Guidance
Dumfries and Galloway
  • Upland artists are creating an exhibition of postcard-sized art to let the world know "we wish you were here"
  • Take a look at The Stove's response to the Scottish Government’s Economic Recovery Advisory Group
  • The Stove. Creative Place Making. The Embers report is released
  • SF | At Home Brings You Studio Tours, Workshops and Exhibitions and makers during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown
  • The first edition of Community, the new Dumfries and Galloway community bulletin 
  • Dumfries and Galloway Council’s COVID-19 Latest Updates
  • Dumfries and Galloway Resilience Map​
  • What Are We Doing Here follows the painting of three collaborative murals in the Dumfries and Galloway countryside, and three more in the urban hearts of Glasgow, Berlin and Newcastle.
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South of Scotland Enterprise 
  • ​SoSE latest delivery update

Sector Specific Support
Surveys
  • Can you help Catstrand find out how you access, or don't access, online arts & culture content- so that they can design an accessible online programme that's right for you? 
  • Do you use research to inform your work? ​ Centre for Cultural Value is seeking your input.
  • Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival Network Impact Survey
  • Inc Arts works with arts organisations to build lasting inclusive change in the arts workforce – from front of house, to administration and beyond. They are interested in the people ‘behind the scenes’ who work to make what goes on stage (or in festivals, venues and galleries) happen. Please help them by sharing your views here on how we create and sustain careers in the arts? and  What can help to make a more diverse and inclusive sector?

Creative Scotland
  • Current Resource Directory from Creative Scotland. Lots of information and signposting to funds and financial support for creatives.

Funds and Financial Help​
  • The William Syson Foundation
  • Social Investment Scotland help and advice
  • Helpful Financial Toolkit from Craft Scotland
  • Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
  • £20 Million Hardship Fund for Creative, Tourism & Hospitality Enterprises ​
  • ​Creative Scotland Sustaining Creative Development fund open
  • Museums Galleries Scotland announces new funds to support Scotland's most vulnerable museums and galleries and to support digital and home working
  • BFI sets out support for UK industry impacted by COVID-19 crisis
  • Foundation Scotland Community Response, Recovery & Resilience Fund
  • Awards For All (COVID-19 specific)
  • If you are isolating and need to access cash the Post Office can help. 

Articles Resources and Inspiration ​
Events and competitions
  • Grayson’s Art Club are now accepting artwork on the theme of ‘home’. The deadline for submissions will be midnight on Thursday 14th May. Themes change weekly, further information on themes and how to submit can be found here.
  • One for our literary members,  Hay Festival Digital #Imaginetheworld which will be free to view and runs 18–31 May 2020. 
  • The Stove, Homegrown: Next Creative Challenge artists Mark Zygadlo and Ross Fleming invite you to create a small animation that can be loaded into the praxinoscope! This is the simplest form of animation and can be done by everyone using: drawing, a mobile phone camera, models, puppets or anything you can think of.
  • Borders Art Fair will be joining forces with Brown & Turner Auction House in Jedburgh, who will be launching their first Contemporary Fine Art Auction on June 25th. 
  • SKY Arts, Landscape Artist of the Year is inviting artists to enter the next competition.
  • Free half-day SURF Awards workshop event in the Grassmarket Community Project, Edinburgh on 23rd July
  • CAMPLE LINE: Mohammad-Ali Talebi’s beautiful and lucent film Willow and Wind will be available for live streaming from our website for one week, beginning Sunday 10 May with a communal viewing followed by an online discussion
  • CAMPLE LINE are putting on an interesting workshop with writer Victoria Miguel this May

Some other sites: 

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