Upcoming Events

An exhibition Catwalk at Borders Textile Towerhouse An exhibition tracing the history of Hawick Knitwear firm Scott & Charters with illustrated story boards, fashion garments and items from the company history on display. Cashmere and other luxury knitwear fashion garments made by Scott & Charters are displayed on mannequins on the Catwalk.

An exhibition of recent work by Borders-based artist Gavin Wood. Elsewhere is a collection of work that explores repetition and difference through mark-making, colour and composition. Deliberate marks germinate each surface and each surface is constructed with an attention to the tension between form and materials.

A unique exhibition of photographs that were taken under the Covid pandemic restrictions through a series of club challenges and personal projects – portraits, landscapes and more. Most will be for sale, making ideal gifts. Also showing – a Now and Then slideshow focusing on Hawick’s heritage, comparing photographs of the town taken in the past with the present day. Part of Hawick Museum’s collection of historic cameras, photos and glass plate negatives are on show too – going back…

Live Borders and the Bernat Klein Foundation bring to you an exhibition dedicated to the renowned Bernat Klein; an inspired colourist, textile designer and artist who won international acclaim for the dazzling textural designs he produced in the Scottish Borders from the 1950s to the 1990s. This exhibition presents original pieces by Bernat Klein, which in turn have inspired new work, capturing the vibrancy of Bernat Klein’s legacy. Featured are prize winning students from the Fashion Communication and Design for…

Hawick’ 1514 Club traces its origins back to the year 1962. That year a group of Hawick Common-Riding supporters who had been unable to obtain tickets for the annual Common-Riding Dinner decided to hold their own dinner the following year. 1963 saw the first 1514 Club Dinner at Mosspaul Hotel near Hawickthast; the Club had started and soon grew. The town’s Cornets began to attend the Dinner and the Club itself became an important part of town life with the…

Preview event: Friday 6 May, 7–8pm Exhibition runs May 7–28, Mon–Sat 11am to 4pm Jacoba Paulus, was born in 1970 in Hamburg, Germany. After working as a jeweller she began painting, took a university course in illustration, trained as a teacher at the Hamburg Seminar for Waldorf Education and taught arts and handicraft in schools for all ages, including a refugee class. She has been a free-lance painter for some years. Jacoba came to the Borders as a volunteer at…

Films for Change in association with Cornucopia Unit Four, presents KISS THE GROUND a documentary (1 hr 24min) that visually examines the global climate crisis. The film was a selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, and according to the NY Times ‘Inspires a rare feeling of hope.’ This powerful film exploring soil regeneration as a simple and compelling solution to our planet’s climate crisis is narrated by Woody Harrelson and includes David Arquette, Ian Somerhalder, Dr. Mark Hyman. It…