Creative Freedom
Open now: our spring Creative Freedom exhibition in Pitlochry's Wild Space from 18 March to 28 June - or view some of our favourite submissions online.
Creative Freedom exhibition
In 2023 we celebrated 40 years of caring for wild places and invited artists from all disciplines to submit artwork that showed us what 'freedom for wild places' meant to them. Around 400 people responded - with the best entries included in an exhibition in Pitlochry's Wild Space visitor centre this spring.
Alongside the judges top selections, they also chose a selection of runner up entries, some of which couldn't quite fit into the physical exhibition. You can view all the judges top choices on our online gallery.
Meet our selection panel
The following panel of six working artists selected their favourite artworks that best met the theme of "freedom for wild places" for our Creative Freedom exhibition:
Writing category - Polly Pullar, author
Photography category - Andy Howard, nature photographer
2D category - Liz Myhill, landscape and wildlife painter
3D category - Roberta Fulford, artist, sculptor and designer
Multimedia - Stuart Kenny, adventure and nature-based storyteller
Groups - Rebecca Logsdon, artist and educator
Prizes on offer
One of the best submissions that met the theme of "freedom for wild places" received an artist-in-residence opportunity at the Trust's site at Quinag, working on a project in collaboration with the Trust - worth £1500. The work produced in this residency will feature in a solo exhibition in our Wild Space visitor centre in 2025.
Other prizes which were up for grabs are:
- Vouchers for category winners
Timeline for Creative Freedom
- 15 September - Entries open
- 30 November - Entries close
- 19 January 2024 - Judging ends
- 9 February 2024 - Successful entrants announced
- 16 March 2024 - Private exhibition viewing and public opening
View all the Terms and Conditions of the exhibition on the call site.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about our Creative Freedom exhibition, please email creativefreedom@johnmuirtrust.org.
