Kirkcudbright Galleries

Kirkcudbright Galleries Celebrating the "Kirkcudbright Artists' Colony" & showcasing the best of touring national exhibitions
Facility run by Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Kirkcudbright Galleries is located in a B listed 19th century landmark building in St Mary Street in the heart of Kirkcudbright’s historic town centre and within the wonderful landscape of Dumfries and Galloway. The gallery will display an extensive collection of works by Kirkcudbright Artists’. This collection is of recognised national significance, and will be on view for the first time in the n

ew permanent collection gallery space on the ground floor. This will include; paintings and drawings, as well as book illustrations, ceramics and silver jewellery, will be on display by artists including John Faed, E A Hornel, Jessie M King, S J Peploe and Robert Sivell. The galleries will also include a temporary exhibition gallery on the first floor, an object gallery on the 2nd floor and an AV room. There will also be an activity space on a mezzanine floor, a cafe overlooking the towns' beautiful soaperie gardens and a gift shop.

The Gallery Cafe is closed today (Tuesday 9th June) for a staff members pre-wedding celebration, which all of the team a...
09/06/2026

The Gallery Cafe is closed today (Tuesday 9th June) for a staff members pre-wedding celebration, which all of the team are away for! They’ll be back open tomorrow (Wednesday 10th June). ☕️ We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The galleries are open as normal today 🎨

💫✨ OPENING WEEKEND ✨💫COLOURThe Palette of S.J. Peploe 6th June - 4th October 2026 We were delighted to be joined by Guy ...
07/06/2026

💫✨ OPENING WEEKEND ✨💫

COLOUR
The Palette of S.J. Peploe
6th June - 4th October 2026

We were delighted to be joined by Guy Peploe in the gallery yesterday, Honorary Special Advisor to The Scottish Gallery and Grandson of S.J. Peploe.

Guy delivered a sold out talk discussing his grandfather and the works in the show. 🌷

S.J. Peploe (1871-1935), celebrated worldwide as one of the leading Scottish Colourists, was as skilled at portraits and landscapes as his much admired and hugely popular still life paintings. His use of colour was breath-taking. His intense personal response to place, to form, is clear in every painting. Like all great artists he absorbed from his peers and developed his own unique touch. His life and work will be examined in this exceptional exhibition, which brings together works from national collections and a great many from private collections never before seen in public.

Free entry, donations welcome

06/06/2026
06/06/2026
🌟🌟OPENING WEEKEND 🌟🌟This summer we are delighted to open:COLOURThe Palette of S.J. Peploe 6th June - 4th October 2026 S....
06/06/2026

🌟🌟OPENING WEEKEND 🌟🌟

This summer we are delighted to open:
COLOUR
The Palette of S.J. Peploe
6th June - 4th October 2026

S.J. Peploe (1871-1935), celebrated worldwide as one of the leading Scottish Colourists, was as skilled at portraits and landscapes as his much admired and hugely popular still life paintings. His use of colour was breath-taking. His intense personal response to place, to form, is clear in every painting. Like all great artists he absorbed from his peers and developed his own unique touch. His life and work will be examined in this exceptional exhibition, which brings together works from national collections and a great many from private collections never before seen in public.

Over 70 paintings by this wonderful artist, who took such immense pleasure in the use of colour, who observed with such care and painted with such fluent talent, are gathered at Kirkcudbright Galleries for our 2026 summer exhibition.

Free entry, donations welcome

Image: Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935) Kirkcudbright, c.1916. Oil on canvas, courtesy of Kirkcudbright Galleries (Dumfries & Galloway Council Collection)

03/06/2026

The life and work of the Scottish Colourist who was an extraordinarily important inspiration to artists all over the world

03/06/2026
27/05/2026

In 2026, both Lyon & Turnbull and the Royal Scottish Academy celebrate their bicentenary, marking 200 years at the centre of Scotland’s artistic and cultural life. We are delighted to be celebrating our common bicentenary by being a partner in the RSA’s nationwide Celebrating Together

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Kirkcudbright Town Hall
Kirkcudbright
DG64AA

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 11:30am - 5pm

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