Sea Pyot Arts

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

***Shorelines***

Join us for a celebration of creativity, community and coastal stories.

Over the past eight months, Creative Stranraer has been delivering Shorelines - a project rooted in coastal identity, pride and belonging. As the programme draws to a close, we’re bringing people together for a day of local creativity, activities and performances for all ages.

📍 The Unexpected Garden
🗓 March 7th | 12pm – 3pm

This community celebration will feature local artists, organisations and creative groups including SCAMP, Wigtownshire Stuff, the Climate Hub, DMC and Upland.

Sea Pyot Arts will be in the Cosy Corner!

20/02/2026

Jane Fraser is back tomorrow for her second to last creative workshop!

As we move towards the final stages of our Shorelines project, come along to create additional tokens and complete coastal-inspired pieces. Using natural materials like stones, shells, rope and driftwood, we’ll be adding to our growing community art and token trail that will be found throughout Stranraer and the Rhins. 🌊🐚

All ages are welcome - children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult.

📍 Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street
🗓️ Saturday 21st February
⏰ 11am–1pm
💷 FREE

13/02/2026

Jane Fraser is back tomorrow for another session of creative community workshops!

Come along and create tokens and artworks using stones, shells, rope and driftwood, the pieces made will become part of a community art and token-collecting trail around Stranraer and the Rhins 🌊🐚

All ages are welcome - children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult.

📍 Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street
🗓️ Saturday 14th February
⏰ 11am–1pm
💷 FREE

22/01/2026

🎨Barry Mitchell is back this Sunday with a relaxed, hands-on series of weekly art sessions inspired by the shoreline.
These sessions are welcoming and social, offering a supportive space to make, share ideas, and develop your work together as a group.

Across the four sessions, we’ll explore drawing and painting - including an experimental session using sponges, rubbings, and other materials.

For those who may already paint, you’re welcome to bring your own materials. Materials (acrylic paint, paper, paint brushes etc.) will also be available to use at the Hub.🖌️🫟

The paintings made during these sessions will be included in our Shorelines showcase throughout March 2026.

📍 Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer
🗓️ Sunday 25th January
⏰ 10am – 12pm
💷 FREE

📅Spaces are limited so booking is required:- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-drawing-collective-tickets-1981303137018?aff=oddtdtcreator

22/01/2026

📿Meet Heidi and Phil Hunt, the creative duo behind Triskele Artisan Jewellery, whose workshop on the Mull of Galloway is bursting with colour, craft, and Celtic spirit. Discover lampworking demonstrations, copper cuffs, and stories shaped by nature and heritage.

Their studio is a kaleidoscope of possibilities—don’t miss their journey and Spring Fling debut in our February issue! Buy your copy, support local makers, and tag a friend who loves unique, handmade treasures.

📷Pete Robinson

Dumfries & Galloway Life Triskele Artisan Jewellery Spring Fling

14/01/2026

‘NOW AND THEN’ SHORELINES COASTAL EXHIBITION

Open call for submissions to participate in our 'NOW AND THEN' Coastal Exhibition 2026.

Creative Stranraer would like to invite artists living and working in Stranraer and the Rhins to take part in an exhibition celebrating the unique talent within our community. We welcome submissions from artists of all abilities, working in any medium.

'NOW AND THEN' is a group exhibition exploring Stranraer and the Rhins, reflecting on our connection to the town, landscape and coastline, and the changing relationship between people and the natural world.

The vision for this exhibition is to bring creatives and local people together to connect, share ideas and create new collaborations.

Exhibition Theme: 'NOW AND THEN'

This exhibition explores our evolving relationship with Stranraer and the Rhins via its townscape, landscapes, coastline, and natural environment.

Artists are encouraged to reflect on themes such as:

- Personal or collective connections to place
- Memories, heritage, and lived experience
- Changing relationships between people and the natural world
- The past, present, and imagined future of our community

Artist Selection:
A shortlist of artist will be selected from the submissions entered and they will be notified by the 5th of February 2026.

Application Process:
Interested artists are encouraged to discuss the exhibition with the Creative Stranraer Team and thereafter submit as follows:

- Submit your application by 1st of February 2026 and send to [email protected]
- An Artists statement about your practice
- A letter outlining your interest
- Up to 4 examples of past work to support your application.
- Send nothing that is bigger than 10MB
- Responses to candidates by 5th of February

Please feel free to communicate with us in whatever way works best for you. If you have any questions about this, or anything else please do not hesitate to get in touch.

It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value differences, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Wherever you’re from, and whatever your background, we want to hear from you.

07/01/2026

Our Shorelines programme returns on Saturday 10th January!🌊🤩

Come along and join local artist Jane Fraser every Saturday from 11am–1pm for a series of eight creative, hands-on community workshops.

We’ll be kicking things off with a walk along the waterfront and through Stranraer, gathering found objects, so please remember to wrap up warm!

These sessions are suitable for all ages but those aged under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

📍 Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer
🗓️ Saturday 10th January
⏰ 11am – 1pm
💷 FREE

25/08/2025

Bank Holiday Monday and the final day of our Summer Exhibition in Portpatrick.

A shout out to all our wonderful exhibitors this year, thank you 💙

Helen Chadfield
Lesley Clayton
Alison Corfield
Robert Dabner
Jean Freeman
Jackie Gaskell
Teresa Gordon
Jeni Grover
Alistair Hamilton
Julie Hollis
Heidi Hunt
Evelyn Mackintosh
Colin Macleod
Kevan McGinty
Jim McLean
Rachael Noton
Vanessa Patterson
Rosie Peters
Sarah Plant
Pete Robinson
Frances Ross
Sarah Ross Thomson
Amy-Dee Watson
Mark Welland
Sharon Whitfield

23/08/2025

Ceramics and pottery on show and for sale inside the Portpatrick Commmuniy Hub

The last weekend of our Summer Exhibition by local artists and makers, pop by before it’s too late 😎

22/08/2025

Another selection of works hanging in our Summer Exhibition in Portpatrick through to Monday 25th August. All visitors welcome including dogs 🐾