The Fabric: Creating Care cohort is made up of young people, creative practitioners, and youth & healthcare workers.
Together we'll be collectively reimagining youth mental health in Dundee, exploring new possibilities grounded in care, creativity and collective responsibility.
More info:
We’re so excited to begin our Fabric: Creating Care journey!
At our first session, the group explored creative expression & emotional literacy in a day filled with inspiring spaces, playful activities, & creative reflection.
Artist Anna Rooney reflects on her experience of the day in a new blog:
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:
Nine portraits of Creative Dundee board members in a three-by-three grid
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.
If you have been affected by the work of any organisation listed in the consultation, we hope you’ll take the time to make your voice heard & complete the form.
To those who have supported & connected with us across 2025, we send a heartfelt thank you. We couldn’t continue our work without you. 🧡
Tomorrow (Fri 19 December) is the deadline to respond to Dundee City Council’s Budget Consultation for 2026/27.
We want to take a moment for a final call to action and to highlight the interconnected networks of community and culture in Dundee, across 2025 and beyond.
A child places a sticky note on a board filled with colorful notes, while an adult in a tan vest observes and smiles.
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
People stand in line outside a coffee shop on Annfield Street, some wearing colourful tote bags featuring Design Lives Here branding, on a sunny day.
A man and woman collaborate on a screen printing project in a workshop. The woman wears a hijab; both are focused on the task.
Two men in a museum, one older in a Santa sweatshirt and one younger in a tan jacket, laughing while looking at an open book.
A landscaped park features modern wooden seating sculptures set amidst colorful flowerbeds and winding gravel paths.
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:
The PechaKucha Night crowd photographed in the Dundee Rep auditorium. They all have their hands in the air and are cheering.
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.
Image in wide-screen to be included in PechaKucha presentation. It is a view across Tay Firth on a cloudy day with the sun breaking through to make bright, striking reflections off the water
PechaKucha artwork by Creative n’ Chaotic. It features a stylised cat with microphone under a lamp with colourful shapes on a dark blue background.
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:
An orange rectangle bordered by a dark blue line and a yellow triangle. Blue writing reads ‘AHRC Creative Communities Funding new CIPs 2025-2026’. An image of a map of the UK sits across all three shapes. The four nations of the UK are different colours and location pins point to specific cities taking part in the project. The logos of partners run along the bottom of the graphic in a white box.
Eilish photographed in front of a brick wall, wearing a black and white abstract patterned shirt. Her photograph is in the centre of a blue, orange and yellow graphic, highlighted by a white outline. Below her photograph blue text in a white box reads ‘Community Innovation Practitioner Eilish Victoria’, followed by the logos for Creative Communities, Northumbria University, and AHRC.
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...
Our work around access is ongoing and our learning as a team continues, but we hope that sharing this encourages other organisations and sectors to develop or build their own practices of care. 💛
With thanks to the steering group that supported this work and Katriona Gillon for the illustrations!
Guided by creative practitioners, we’ve been developing an Access Rider to better understand and support the needs of the people we work with.
We're now making it available as a free template for anyone to download, alongside further resources and learning from those who are leading this work:
A photograph of the panellists and host of the Dreaming of a fairer future for culture event at the Festival of Politics. They are standing in a semi circle and smiling to the camera. There are four women and two men.
A collage of photographs of the Dreaming of a Fairer Future for Culture event at the Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics. The photos show groups of panellists and audience listening and talking in a board room.
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
Join us on Thu 19 June for a celebratory send-off of Hapworks_00! 💙
We'll be joined by a panel of speakers to reflect on the conversations Hapworks_00 has sparked about long-term space for creativity in Dundee, and looking ahead to the next phase of the wider Hapworks project.
Book your tickets:
The front cover of report 'Foundations for Growth: Creative Space Infrastructure in Dundee'. It has a bright blue background with white text at the bottom repeating the report title. Above the title the Hapworks_ logo is shown in white. There are ten white blocks arranged across the top half of the page with one pink arch placed centrally.
This future-looking report outlines the economic potential of the creative sector if more space was available, the wider impact & value of #CreativeSpaces, & proposes initial ideas for key projects we feel would move this work forward in Dundee.
Download Foundations for Growth: tinyurl.com/tf7wbs9b
After just over a year at Hapworks_00, we’re closing the doors on this pilot project and refocusing our team on the next phase of the Hapworks journey.
We've shared more about this transition, alongside a new report ‘Foundations for Growth: Creative Space Infrastructure in Dundee’, on our website:
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:
A grid of four screenshots from zoom meetings, each showing people in their zoom boxes waving and smiling.
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/
