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It's Sunny here in the LaundryBroughton House & GardenMon 1 Apr - Mon 5 AugLocal Artist 'Sunny' exhibition.
Daily art exhibition from local artist 'Sunny' in our Laundry Exhibition Room.
Original paintings, prints and cards for sale.
Commission going to our conservation work within the property and NTS.
For further information please call 0844 4932246 |
Daily 1900s Photographic ExhibitionBroughton House & GardenMon 1 Apr - Thu 31 OctRecently digitized photographic plates.
A daily exhibition of recently digitized photographic plates, looking at artist, E A Hornel’s trips to Sri Lanka then Ceylon (1907) and a later world trip (1920) taking in Japan, Myanmar then Burma and returning to Galloway.
Relatives of local families Poland, Stitt and Haugh as well as any information of former studio models that EAH used for his paintings sought to expand our story.
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Scotland's Gardens Open DayThreave EstateDates between : Sun 12 May - Sun 4 AugTake in the ever changing beauty at Threave Garden in support of Scotland’s Gardens.
Threave is the home of the Trust's School of Practical Gardening. No two visits to Threave will be the same as the garden is constantly evolving and developing its beautiful character. There is quite simply something for everyone at Threave!
The grounds are made up of different habitats that lend themselves naturally to beautifully varied garden styles. It has spectacular daffodils in spring, colourful herbaceous borders in summer, and striking autumn trees. There is also a working lush walled garden, an orchard stocked with authentic regional varieties of fruit, rose garden, a heather garden, temperate glasshouse collection, rock gardens and water features including a cascade.
The woodland garden is one of the most attractive and tranquil places to visit. Visitors can enjoy glimpsing plants from all over the world in the dappled shade while birdsong fills the air.
Enjoying lunch on the restaurant terrace is also a delight with the heavenly fragrance of honeysuckle and sweet peas growing alongside.
If you are feeling a bit more adventurous, explore the circular estate walk for a spot of bird watching and join the osprey watch near Threave Castle.
Don't miss the Threave herbaceous plant sale! A selection of beautiful flowering herbaceous plants will be on sale. The Threave team have chosen these plants that will enhance any garden situation and grace your flowering borders year after year. Don't miss this opportunity to take away a bit of Threave. Also there will be a garden Trail (Quiz). The cafe offers home baking & light refreshments; No Dogs Except for Assistance Dogs.
For further information please call 0844 4932245 |
Art Exhibition - Carol WhitingThreave EstateMon 20 May - Sat 1 JunCarol began painting when she lived in Sheffield, after experimenting with various arts and crafts including flower arranging, pottery and decoupage.
She quickly discovered that painting was not only a wonderful outlet for her creativity, but also a constant challenge in which there is always something new to learn.
She retired in 2004, and moved with her husband to southern Scotland, since when she has been able to devote much more of her time to the art she loves.
A member of Dumfries and Galloway Fine Arts Society, Carol enjoys experimenting with new styles and techniques which gives her work an unusual freshness and variety.
She paints in watercolour and acrylic, depending on the subject and the effect she wants to achieve, and especially loves painting the wonderful skies in landscapes and seascapes around Dumfries & Galloway.
While in Sheffield, she successfully exhibited at several prestige venues in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, and in recent years her work has sold at numerous Galleries and Exhibitions all over Dumfries and Galloway.
Admission to this exhibition is free.
For further information please call 0844 4932245 |
The Song of the Oak and IvyBroughton House & GardenSat 25 MayDumfries & Galloway Arts Festival 2013.
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival 2013 hosts The Song of the Oak and Ivy.
A brilliant symphonic journey performed by Scotland’s cutting edge traditional harpers.
For further information please call 0844 4932246 Tickets available via Broughton House 0844 493 2246 or DGAF ticket office 01387 253383 |
Art ExhibitionThreave EstateMon 3 Jun - Sat 15 JunFour friends will be exhibiting paintings and photography in the gallery at Threave Gardens. As usual there will be lovely watercolours by Judy Bass, already treasured by many. Her husband, Nick, will be showing his talents in Gouache with many striking seascapes. Jim McMichael is the photographer showing just how beautiful our landscape is and his wife, Irene, uses a very colourful palette of acrylics to create a diversity of paintings. This exhibition will have something for most tastes and will be an enjoyable day out. Entry to the exhibition is free. Dates – 3-15 June 2013 10.00am-5.00pm
For further information please call 0844 4932245 |
Tonic Solway - A Capella in the StudioBroughton House & GardenSat 8 JunThe human voice alone in perfect harmony on a summer's evening in our historic Artists Studio
The Friends of Broughton House & Garden present Tonic Solway - A Capella in the Studio.
Tickets available via Broughton House 0844 493 2246.
For further information please call 0844 4932246 |
An Evening in our GardenBroughton House & GardenThu 13 JunScottish Gardens Scheme.
Join us in our beautiful garden at the foot of the Dee to share live music, refreshments and our plant stall.
Admission £4.00 (this also applies to NTS/NT members).
Donations to Scotlands Garden Scheme beneficiaries.
For further information please call 0844 4932246 |
Scotland's Gardens Open DayBroughton House & GardenThu 13 JunSee the garden as never before at the National Trust for Scotland's event in support of Scotland’s Gardens.
This event will offer visitors an evening of live music, gardens walks and refreshments. It is a chance to see the garden by a different light!
Broughton House Garden is a fascinating town house garden that belonged to E A Hornel - artist, collector and one of the 'Glasgow boys'. Full of colour, mostly herbaceous, old apple trees, greenhouse with old pelargonium varieties, fruit and vegetable garden.
The garden hosts walks throughout the summer, times vary, please phone for details.
Partial wheelchair access Plant sales Garden Walks Homemade refreshments
For further information please call 0844 4932246 |
Saddle Sore on the Silk RoadBroughton House & GardenMon 17 JunVisit the Tien Shan Mountains in Kazakhstan with Liam and Joan McCaughey.
Part of the Friends of Broughton House & Garden events for 2013, visit the Tien Shan Mountains in Kazakhstan with guest speakers, Liam and Joan McCaughey.
Tickets available from Broughton House 0844 493 2246.
For further information please call 0844 4932246 |
Jayne Durham - An IntroductionThreave EstateMon 17 Jun - Sat 29 JunArt Exhibition
Welcome to the first exhibition of Jayne Durham's art work. Jayne is a self taught artist. Although she has read many books on how to paint, she has also had a class with a local artist and has another planned in the future. She has always enjoyed drawing, however she has only been painting since 2011. Her choice of medium at the moment is acrylic paint on canvas although she has also used oil and some of the paintings are on board rather than canvas. She loves to paint landscapes, seascapes and flowers. She loves the natural beauty and vibrancy of nature and as such is very much inspired by her home county of Dumfries and Galloway.
She takes photos of places she visits and will use them to start her paintings and more often than not her imagination will then take over - as such she usually refers to her paintings as based on a place.
For this exhibition she has included paintings that mark the beginning of her journey - these paintings are for interest only due to the quality - these were the first original paintings she created. She has included them in the hope that others may see them and feel inspired to take up painting. When Jayne was first considering painting she browsed through many artists’ websites and one artist had done this (unfortunately she can’t remember their name to credit them). The difference between those first paintings and their present paintings was significant enough to give her the confidence to start painting. Although she doesn’t have the same amount of years passed between her first paintings and the present paintings the principle is the same - just start painting and, with practice, improvement will follow.
She has also left a comments book and would be grateful to hear your views on her paintings.
Entry to the exhibition is free.
For further information please call 0844 4932245 |
Burns EphemeraBroughton House & GardenMon 29 Jul - Mon 26 AugJoining in with Kirkcudbright Town Hall's artist Goudie Exhibition of Tam O'Shanter BH&G exhibits some of our Burns Ephemera.
Broughton House & Garden provides an additional exhibition of Burns ephemera from our collection to join in with the Kirkcudbright Town Hall Tam O’Shanter, Alexander Goudie (1933-2004) Exhibition.
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Admission for the town Hall is free. Admission for Broughton House & Garden applies.
For further information please call 0844 4932246 |
Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts Trail 2013Broughton House & GardenFri 2 Aug - Mon 5 AugBroughton House & Garden joins in with the annual Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts Trail 2013.
Within the property there will be 8 exhibitors of paintings, candles, jewellery, sugar craft, textiles, lace and cards plus music on all days.
Admission for this event including NTS/NT members will be £1.00 redeemable in the NTS shop.
Visit www.artandcraftstrail.co.uk for further details.
For further information please call 0844 4932246 £1.00 entry for all adults - refundable in the NTS shop for this event only |
Gabrielle Harrington ArtBroughton House & GardenTue 6 Aug - Tue 3 SepDaily art exhibition from local artist Gabrielle Harrington, in our Laundry Exhibition Room.
Paintings, prints and cards for sale. Commission going to our conservation work within the property and NTS.
For further information please call 0844 4932246 |
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