Creative Dundee

PechaKucha Night Dundee is back! We’re returning to Dundee Rep on WED 4 NOV & tickets are on sale NOW!! 🥳 🎉 Expect all the usual PechaKucha fun & another brilliant lineup of speakers ready to take to the stage! Tickets go fast, so make sure to book early to avoid disappointment. See you there! 👀

Open call: Creative Producer Meet-up Do you make creative work happen? Join a small cohort for six informal sessions on creative practice, collaboration, projects, business, funding and more. Sep to Nov. Dundee + online options. Apply by noon, 23 Sep: arcadiadundee.com

Exciting news! We've joined with Agency of None, Biome Collective, Bit Loom, tialt & Very Evil Demons to launch a new collaborative workspace! We're excited about what Hapworks_Studios can demonstrate for collective, visible creative infrastructure in Dundee & hope to welcome you to the space soon:

1/3 🖌️ We recently welcomed back project partner, Ahla Fawda for the launch of Overlapping at the Seams. Founder, Imane Assaf also spent time with local orgs @biomecollective.bsky.social  @creativedundee.bsky.social @scrapantics.bsky.social MAXwell centre + Transition Dundee in a cultural exchange 💬

For Dundee Month of Design, we're returning to our Creative Base series to spotlight some of the designers who help make our place a UNESCO City of Design. We’ve asked them to share their work, what it means for them to be designers in Dundee, and what could support the city's brighter future. 👏 🤩

Join us on Wed 3 June for Tending To/gether – a free, one-day participatory forum for anyone interested in collective ways of working. We’ll be using the day to champion the intrinsic value of creative networks, bringing folks together from across Scotland to connect, share & exchange knowledge.

The continuing instability of creative space infrastructure remains a prominent issue for many of Scotland’s creative communities. But is the proliferation of meanwhile spaces an adequate solution or simply one of the only available options for creative practitioners in need of long-term space?

We're excited to be partnering with Culture for Climate Scotland to bring their next Green Tease event to Dundee! Join us on Tue 31 March to explore the intersections between art practice, climate change & mental health – hearing from creative practitioners who embed climate & care in their work.

What are the opportunities and challenges of temporary spaces for creative communities? Join us on Thu 19 March for a free workshop and panel event exploring meanwhile spaces in Dundee! 📅 Thu 19 March, @dcadundee.bsky.social → 3–5pm: Workshop → 5.30–7pm: Panel Event Find out more and book:

2026 starts with welcoming new voluntary Directors to our board! We’re delighted to be joined by Clare Brennan, Leyla Hussain, Jim Livesey, Becca Clark & John Glancy. They join current directors Richard Neville, Anzal Baig, Sorcha Pringle & Jason Nelson, alongside Executive Director Gillian Easson.

With @creativedundee.bsky.social, we're hosting 'Have Your Say, Together', an open and upbeat Budget Consultation Gathering creating space for supporters to complete the DCC consultation and celebrate Dundee! 📍 @dcadundee.bsky.social  ⏱️ Wed 10 December, 10am-7:30pm ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/2rxz4bzm

UNESCO City of Design Dundee, many community organisations and fellow cultural organisations are once again facing potential cuts from Dundee City Council. If you want these activities to continue then it's vital you contribute to this consultation 📢 ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/4ur33xvn

The city’s cultural and community future are at risk again as Dundee City Council propose a second year of rapid public consultation. With residents already strongly opposing cuts in 2024, we call for more meaningful decision making and long-term ambition from Councillors and officials. Read more:

What a night, what a crowd!! 🙌 We had the best time at PechaKucha Night Dundee Vol. 32! The BIGGEST THANK YOU to everyone that joined in the fun! With special thanks to our 11 wonderful speakers, interpreters Linda & Leigh, everyone at Dundee Rep, Melina G. Ayala, Aylish Kelly, & Alastair More! 🤩

Thanks @creativedundee.bsky.social for hosting PechaKucha at @dundeerep.bsky.social Thanks for the fab opportunity to share my #Dundee community-based #philosophy. Here is 1 minute version of my 20 images, all except the first 2 are from ‘good morning from the Tay’ walks.

Well that’s my images locked in for PechaKucha on Friday, 7 Nov, 2025. #PKN_DND Thanks to @creativedundee.bsky.social for including me in the Vol. 32 line-up. I’m excited to share a sample of my best 'Good Morning from the Tay' images in widescreen at the @dundeerep.bsky.social Here is a taster…

#PKN_DND is this week! Time to meet the rest of our brilliant speakers! 🎉 👏 We’ll be joined by artist & DJCAD Dean Anita Taylor; SDT dancer Jessie Roberts-Smith; philosopher Dr Katherine Cuccuru (@aphilosopher.bsky.social); writer & facilitator Gavin Cameron; artist & cycle advocate Aaron McCarthy!

Say hello to some of our amazing speakers for PechaKucha Night on FRI 7 NOV! 🤩 We'll hear from Braw Tea's Jackie McKenzie; @hubworld.bsky.social's Fergus Coyne; poet & bug enthusiast Cat MacLeod; researcher Carolina Rocha Santa María; artist & lecturer Hadi Mehrpouya; & gardener Lucy Wakefield.

Delighted to share that I’m one of the upcoming PetchaKutcha speakers!

PechaKucha Night Dundee is back and tickets are on sale NOW!! 🎉 🥳 We’re returning to @dundeerep.bsky.social for one of our favourite nights of the year on FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER with more brilliant speakers ready to take to the stage! #PKN_DND Get a first look at the lineup and book your tickets:

We’re delighted to share the news that AHRC #CreativeCommunities will be supporting Dundee’s creative space ambitions through a year-long joint research project from @dundee.ac.uk & Creative Dundee, led by Community Innovation Practitioner Eilish Victoria. More: creativedundee.com/2025/09/crea...

Last week we took part in @scotparl.bsky.social annual Festival of Politics. The Dreaming of a Fairer Future for Culture panel was hosted by @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social and fellow panellists were Culture Counts, @creativedundee.bsky.social @brownbearofficial.bsky.social #festivalofpolitics25

Join Culture Counts, and a roster of artists & cultural organisations (including the Creative Dundee team!), to explore a future where creative opportunity is an integral part of a more equal, inclusive & nourishing society. 📅 Fri 22 Aug, 10.30–11.45am 📍 Festival of Politics, Scottish Parliament

Last call for folks interested in joining our Board!! Applications close at noon, TODAY (Mon 16 June) – we'd love to hear from you if you're passionate about Dundee's creative communities & understand the value of our work. All the info 👇

Join our Board! 🙌✨ We are excited to be seeking a number of voluntary Board Directors with skills, experience & enthusiasm to assist us in driving the city as a sustainable, thriving base for creative people & organisations. Applications close: noon, Mon 16 June Download the full recruitment pack:

We've been enjoying a return to our weekly #AmpsDundee Breakfasts! 👋☺️ These relaxed online chats are a great chance to keep in touch, share updates on what we're all doing & hear about what’s happening across Dundee. New Amps are always welcome to come along! creativedundee.com/amps-network/

The Scottish Government aims to be a #FairWork nation by 2025 but how does this account for freelancers working in the creative & cultural sector? In a new blog, we’re sharing more about our approach to Fair Work & exploring how freelancers might benefit from Fair Work for self advocacy. Read:

📣 Open call! Have something you want to share about creative life, practice or industry in Dundee? We’re looking to develop a pool of creators interested in pitching work for feature on the Creative Dundee site! Have an existing idea or want to register your interest – we'd love to hear from you:

A few weeks ago our #AmpsDundee network gathered together for the Amps Forum & to vote for this year’s Community Ideas Fund. We’re delighted to share that the £2,500 fund was awarded to Islay Spalding & Katie New for their collab, Dundee Open Studios: The Jewellery Edition. 👏 🎉 Read more:

Dundee Month of Design is back for 2025 – celebrating Dundee design with a packed programme of events! 🥳 🙌 If you've got a design event, workshop or activity coming up in May, let City of Design Dundee know. Add your event to the listings before Fri 4 Apr! ➡️ cityofdesigndundee.com/event-submis...

We’re thrilled to have Dundee-based artist Siôn Parkinson joining us for the next Hapworks Takeover! Join him for an intimate performance lecture — part talk, part musical experiment — exploring the strange, multi-sensory world of the stinkhorn mushroom. 📅 Fri 21 Mar, 7–9pm 📍 Hapworks_00, DD1 3AA

Did you tune in to Dundee Radio Club's inaugural broadcast? They'd love to hear your thoughts on the 48-hour listening festival which beamed out digitally Fri 7-Sun 9 Feb. 📻✨ Share your thoughts: tinyurl.com/22udh2az DDRC is a pilot project supported by our #AmpsDundee Community Ideas Fund.