Sanquhar Cultural Quarter

    A spin-off from the Arts Festival and work by the Upper Nithsdale Toursim Partnership the Sanquhar Cultural Quarter will provide signs to help visitors to locate local events and sites of interest that are open throughout the year.

    Sanquhar Arts Festival

    24 - 27 May 2019Together with A’ the Airts MERZ launches the first Sanquhar Arts Festival to celebrate local artists and performers during the first weekend of the D&G Arts Festival.

    Memory Maps

    Spring - Summer 2019This local project will provide illustrated maps on large boards of two walks. One heading north and the other south out of Sanquhar.

    Part-time Residency Managers

    Following a meeting of the MERZ Advisory Panel Alice Landy from Kirkconnel and Jess Sharpe from Sanquhar were appointed part-time Residency Managers to assist the Director and support the artist residencies, future exhibitions and events in and around Sanquhar.  

    Simon Beeson : Sway’s SPUD Works

    Simon Beeson of the Arts University of Bournemouth introduces the evolving arts centre in Sway, New Forest. Beginning as a studio thirty years ago the building developed a gallery and studios, a mobile gallery and studio and most recently five new studios with a residency option. MERZ and SPUD are exploring residency-swops, with local artists... Read More

    David Bainbridge : Paintings

    David Bainbridge : Paintings Interview with Raj Chakraborti at the Model Art Gallery in Edinburgh in 2004. David Bainbridge was one of the four founder members of the Conceptual art group Art & Language. He left the group in 1972 and in the 1990s he turned to painting to address scenes from his earlier working... Read More