Creative Dundee

We’re signing off for our festive break! Before we go, join us for a look back at 2024 marking a year buoyed by collective action, experimentation and togetherness. Read our Year in Review: https://lnkd.in/gP3ys84z Our office will now be closed until Mon 6 Jan and we’ll be taking a social media break over the holidays to let our team rest and recuperate. We know it’s been an unsettled and sometimes challenging year but we hope you can close out 2024 with time to pause and share in joy with those who are important to you. As always and with much love – thank you all for your continued support. We’ll see you in 2025! 🧡 ✨

Fabric, our five-month, informal peer-learning programme, is back! 💡💚 We’re so excited to be on this learning journey again with the support of Dundee Changemakers Hub, and joined by a wonderful group of creative practitioners and community organisers. Exploring how collective action can shape a better tomorrow, Fabric aims to give participants the knowledge, skills, confidence and connections to fuel future work or projects. At our first session titled ‘Play & Collective Imagination’, the group gathered at Hapworks_00 to embark on a day of inspiring talks, playful activities, and collaborative discussions. James Morwood reflects on his experience of the day and shares more about the first session in a new blog: https://lnkd.in/e2ZkdZ8c

Thanks to Brand Scotland for featuring us and lovely to see the spotlight on a few of our brilliant #AmpsDundee supporters – Monica Lucia Madas, ieva jankovska & Fíona Canavan!

Dundee City Council recently shared news of a proposed budget consultation in Dundee, listing 25 proposals to either reduce or remove funding or financial support to Dundee City Council services, and to many community and cultural organisations who work in partnership with DCC. These include UNESCO City of Design Dundee, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Limited, Dundee Heritage Trust, and Dundee Science Centre. Dundee residents are now being asked for their say on these proposed cuts. We are joining the calls for support and encourage you to act now and help secure the city’s cultural future. We’ve shared some further thoughts on the proposed cuts and what it will mean for Dundee over on our website, alongside a list of actions you can take to help support these invaluable organisations. Read more and share: https://lnkd.in/e_tpBm9p --- As an organisation which champions the role of culture and creativity in our everyday lives, we feel it’s important to highlight that culture is a fundamental human right. Cultural engagement shapes and positively impacts our lives, and it is an essential component in achieving the ambitions of our place and communities. Strength to our friends and partners across the city, and all those having to turn their full attention to the consultation at an already challenging time of year.

Get ready to celebrate 10 years of Dundee Print Collective at our last Hapworks Takeover for the year! 🎉👏 Dundee Print Collective will taking over Hapworks_00 (7 Castle St) with an exhibition of brand-new prints from 30+ talented folks who have been busy creating in the Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio over the last few months. Come along on Fri 6 Dec (5.30–9pm) to help them celebrate on opening night, or pop into the exhibition Sat 7-Mon 9 Dec (12–5pm) to peruse and purchase your favourite prints! Head over to Dundee Print Collective's Instagram for a sneak peek at a few of the prints on offer: https://lnkd.in/eeVMJb2g [no sound on video]

’Tis the season to #ShopLocal and, as ever, it’s the perfect opportunity to support independent makers and businesses in whatever way we’re able to. Just in time for Dundee’s festive markets, we’ve gathered together some local makers to share their products and who they think would love to receive them as a gift. We’ve also asked each maker to ‘pass the mic’ and give a recommendation or two for other makers to shop with, helping to spread the love! 🎁 ❤️ Featuring: Christina Vernon, Freya Allan, Ele Roscoe GMBPsS, Dan Faichney & Holy Snakes, Lyndsey Currie, Zsofia Jakab, Erin Tosh, Genna Delaney, & Kerrie Alexander! Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCPcW8t7

Earlier this month, we had an incredible time at PechaKucha Night Vol. 31 at a packed Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Limited. 👏 🧡 Thank you to everyone who came along on the night and made it so special – just look at this amazing audience! Can you spot yourself in the crowd? We were joined by a brilliant lineup of speakers including Hope Busák, Lesley-Anne Kelly, Tom Metcalfe, James Liandu, Danielle Gaffney du Plooy, Alastair Low, Mike Forbes and more! We'll be sharing all of the talks very soon but in the meantime, you can head to the link to browse more photos from the evening: https://lnkd.in/e75AQRPT 📸 Photos by Holly Quinn 🎨 PechaKucha Night Vol.31 artwork by Rhianne Connelly

Before the year closes out, join us to celebrate the joy of community and collectivity in Dundee’s creative scene! ❄ ✨ Come along to Hapworks_00 for a festive party and look back at some of this year’s fantastic grassroots projects and collaborations – sharing the successes, learnings, and challenges of getting new ideas off the ground. 📅 Thu 12 Dec, 7–10pm 📍 Hapworks_00, 7 Castle St Book your FREE tickets and spend an evening warming your soul with creative inspiration, collective joy, and excellent company! More info & tickets: https://lnkd.in/ejnuCJb9

PechaKucha Night Vol.31 is NEXT WEEK!! 😮🥳 We’d love to see you at Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Limited on Thu 7 Nov and can’t wait to hear from our brilliant #PKN_DND speakers: Amira Al Shanti, Sharon Burgess, Calum Wallis, Hope Busák, Lesley-Anne Kelly, Tom Metcalfe, James Liandu, Danielle Gaffney du Plooy, Alastair Low, and Mike Forbes! Join us for an evening of curiosity, inspiration and laughter – book your tickets before they sell out! Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gk6k24e5

✨ 📢 Last call to apply for Fabric – applications close, 9am Wed 30 Oct! This informal peer-learning journey with Dundee Changemakers Hub & Creative Dundee, brings creative practitioners and community organisers together for four sessions focussed on reflecting and imagining how collective action can shape a better tomorrow. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/e2tNbha4