Place, Identity, Memory

Seventy international artists have been selected to show up to seven book-works each on the theme of Place, Identity, Memory. The exhibition opens at Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, from 23 May until 28 June 2009. Then a reduced version of the exhibition will tour libraries and other venues across Dumfries and Galloway, ending at Stranraer Museum from 26 September until 31 October 2009, to coincide with the annual literary festival at nearby Wigtown.

IRIS, the group of professional artists responsible for curating this exhibition, was first formed in 2007 specifically to develop awareness of artists’ books in Scotland and to make Dumfries and Galloway a recognised centre for this art form.