Kirkcudbright Art & Crafts Trail
Welcome and Thank you for supporting the 2010 'Trail'
Kirkcudbright's 7th Art & Crafts Trail attracted over three thousand visitors to the historic town. The 'Trail' featured around 150 different participants at over 65 venues. Many new features were introduced and feedback to date indicates that this year may have been the best yet. We will build on this success to make next year's Trail (2011), which will run from Fri 29 July to Sunday 31 July, even better.
Photo Opportunities - If you joined us on this year's 'Trail' and took some great photos why not send a copy to us which sums up your experience and we may even include it on the website. Photos should be standard 4"x6" (landscape) or digital (minimum 1200x900 pixels) please and can be emailed to photos@artandcraftstrail.co.uk.
Comments - If you would like to send us your views about this year's 'Trail' please email them to kie@artandcraftstrail.co.uk.
If you missed this year's 'Trail' you can still download the 2010 Brochure to encourage you to visit us in 2011 - click to download brochure.
.The lists of Artists/Makers/Musicians and Venues on the following pages took part this year and many of them have expressed a desire to take part next year
About the 'Trail'
As part of Kirkcudbright's 'Summer Festivities' programme the Art & Crafts Trail, which has been running successfully now for seven years, takes you into hidden gardens, artists' studios and homes, not normally open to the public, where you will be able to talk to some of the artists and find out what makes Kirkcudbright special for them. Trail venues are open daily from 11.00am until 5.00pm
Catch the 'Free Trail Bus' to venues outside the centre area.
This three day event is a family friendly event with lots of 'fun' things to do. Who needs the Trafalgar Square Plinth - have a go on the Moat Brae Plinth. Why not send a 'Message in a Bottle' or have a go at 'Washing Line Art' or maybe even 'You've Been Framed'. The choices are endless.
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Take the opportunity to visit around 60 different venues and meet some of the 150 or so participants as you wander around the picturesque harbour town nestling on the River Dee Estuary.
Kirkcudbright is steeped in history and has been the home of many famous artists over the years including E A Hornel and the 'Glasgow Boys', Jessie M King and her husband E A Taylor, Charles Oppenheimer, William Robson and David Sassoon to name a few - walk in their footsteps and visit some of the venues where they lived and worked.
In addition to the artist/maker venues many of the local galleries and art/craft related shops open in the town (details in the brochure). For a list of these and other sponsors of the 'Trail please click here
