2026 Exhibition Programme

In many cases, the event will be open on the Sunday before the official start date shown below.

21 March – 27 March Kie Stewart
‘Kie’s Final Fling’: Paintings and carved walking sticks
29 March – 11 April Dumfries & Galloway Fine Arts Society
Their members’ annual exhibition
13 April – 25 April Scott McFarlane
Depicting the local landscape in multimedia, drawings and print making
27 April – 2 May Annie Butler
The Solway – from both sides. Sketches, paintings and cyanotype prints
4 May – 16 May Kirkcudbright Crafts Association
Local artists and makers
18 May – 30 May SPRING EXHIBITION
Work by invited artists
1 June – 13 June Allan McNally with Beatrice Hernandez, Courtney Szabo and Barry Mitchell
Four artists and their paintings from visits to eight countries
15 June – 20 June Luce Arts – a group of artists in the south west
Multimedia works inspired by Scotland
22 June – 4 July The Borgue Collective & Friends, Artworks 2026
Creatives & makers in painting, prints, wood, textiles and more
6 July – 11 July Richard, Jenny and Ross
Recent drawings and paintings in three styles, depicting Dumfries & Galloway
13 July – 25 July Wigtownshire Artists and Makers
Ten rural artisans – painting, print making and textile works of art
27 July – 8 August OPEN EXHIBITION
Open to all artists age 16+, contact open@harbourcottagegallery.org.uk
10 Aug – 22 August Sandra Jaekel, Bothyart
Acrylic paintings, predominantly wildlife & birds on canvas, slate and wood
24 Aug – 29 August Galloway Connections: New work by artists based on the Rhins of Galloway
Fine art, printmaking, felt art, turned wood, silver jewellery, home dyed yarn, textiles
31 Aug – 12 September Scottish Artists and Craft Makers
Joint exhibition from diverse artists and craft makers mainly from the local area
14 Sept – 19 September Abstract Amigos Collective
Abstracts and landscape paintings from John James Park and Cuffian
21 Sept – 3 October WASPS Kirkcudbright
Printmaking, textiles, and more
5 Oct – 10 October Scott McFarlane
Depicting the local landscape in multimedia, drawings and print making
12 Oct – 17 October Em Whiteford
Oil paintings of the varying landscapes of the far north
19 Oct to 31 October Ivor Sexton
The Sorrows – figurative paintings inspired by the Italian Renaissance
2 Nov – 14 November Wallnuts
New work by local artists – paintings, photography, textile art
16 Nov – 28 November Kirkcudbright Crafts Association
Local artists and makers
30 Nov – 12 December CHRISTMAS FAYRE with work from local artists and makers
Paintings, jewellery, glass, textiles, photography, cards, ceramics and wood