*The Thread That Pulls –  “Happiness is temporary but interest is continuous.” – Georgia O’Keeffe*

*Certain things tug at us over time. The thread is not a fixed object but a force: a line of curiosity, connection, or compulsion that loops through days, years, and even generations. It draws us back, quietly insistent, shaping the way we see and make.*

*Bringing together artists and makers across disciplines, The Thread That Pulls explores the enduring nature of attention. Works in the exhibition might trace a long-held preoccupation with a place, material, or idea; reveal the repeated gesture of a hand in craft; or unravel a personal or collective narrative that refuses to be forgotten.*

*The exhibition considers the thread both literally and metaphorically: as fibre and stitch; as the drawn line; as the invisible tether between people, objects, and memory. It asks: what makes us return to certain subjects again and again? How does sustained interest transform into form, texture, and meaning?*

*In a world of short attention spans and fleeting trends, The Thread That Pulls celebrates slow, sustained looking, the kind of engagement that resists completion and instead deepens with time.*

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Certain things tug at us over time. The thread is not a fixed object but a force: a line of curiosity, connection, or compulsion that loops through days, years, and even generations. It draws us back, quietly insistent, shaping the way we see and make.

Bringing together artists and makers across disciplines, The Thread That Pulls explores the enduring nature of attention. Works in the exhibition might trace a long-held preoccupation with a place, material, or idea; reveal the repeated gesture of a hand in craft; or unravel a personal or collective narrative that refuses to be forgotten.

The exhibition considers the thread both literally and metaphorically: as fibre and stitch; as the drawn line; as the invisible tether between people, objects, and memory. It seeks to ask: what makes us return to certain subjects again and again? How might sustained interest transform into form, texture, and meaning.

Over 2800 works were submitted for consideration at open call. 

From these, over 420 works by over 300 artists were selected and will be on show to the public from Saturday 6th December 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026

Installation begins 1st December

Award givers invited 12-2, December 5th

Private View, 5.30-8.30pm, December 5th

All work is for sale

Work in the main exhibition covering many disciplines across visual arts and contemporary craft.

Including (but not limited to); painting, printing, drawing, photography, textiles, silversmithing, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, glass, audio-visual work, sound sculpture, lighting……

Representing artists from all over Scotland, the UK, and overseas. 

Additional members only section of 30×30 work, representing a wider tranche of the VAS membership. (max sale price in this section of £250)