The Stove Network

The Stove Network is an arts and community organisation situated in the heart of Dumfries High Street. We are a café, a meeting place, and an events venue with a diverse programme encompassing music and literature, visual and public art, film and theatre, as well as town planning, architecture, and design.

We use arts and creativity to encourage, gather, learn, and bring life back to our town centre. We view the arts not solely as something for an ‘arts audience’, but rather as a vital contribution to society on all fronts.

At the core of everything we do is a love for Dumfries and the wider region. As the only arts-led development trust in Scotland, we work alongside our local authority, community organisations, local businesses, and charities to create a blueprint for the future of our town. Our goal is to create a place where culture, community, and enterprise work hand-in-hand to support a new vision for the High Street.