Open Call: NOW AND THEN Shorelines Coastal Exhibition March 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 — 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 info@creativestranraer.com
- 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.
