Thanks to everyone who joined us for our #AmpsDundee Meet-Up! 🤩 We chatted about reciprocity & mutual exchange, exploring the ways these ideas already apply to our work & how they could be extended locally in the future. Always great to gather with everyone & lovely to meet some new Amps too!

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:

How flooding and rising rents forced Dundee's creative firms to open new hub

Six of the city's top creative companies now work in a shared office space.

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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. 👏 🤩

Creative Base: People Who Shape Dundee

To mark Dundee Month of Design, Creative Base is putting the spotlight on a few of the city's many designers!

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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:

Fabric Day 1 – Safety and Belonging

Fabric is back! Participant Anna Rooney reflects on her experience of day one on the Fabric peer-learning journey.

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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.

Tending To/gether: creative network building in Scotland

Tending To/gether is an invitation to gather, exchange knowledge and look to the future of creative network building in Scotland.

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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?

Exploring Creative Space Models: Temporary Studios on the High Street

With temporary space initiatives becoming the dominant creative space model in Scotland, Creative Producer Eilish considers their benefits and limitations and reflects on the need for a diverse ecosys...

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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.

Green Tease: Emotional & Community Resilience

Join us and Culture for Climate Scotland for the next Green Tease, exploring the intersections between art practice, climate change and mental health.

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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:

Meanwhile Space Ecologies

Join us for an event exploring the opportunities and challenges of temporary space models for creative communities.

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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.

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.

Our Year in Review 2025: Less About Us, More About a City that Cares

We’re taking a different approach to our annual Year in Review, reflecting on the interconnected networks of community and culture in Dundee.

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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:

Dundee: a City of Culture Cuts?

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...

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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!

Creative Dundee@creativedundee.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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:

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.

Creative Dundee@creativedundee.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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:

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

Creative Dundee@creativedundee.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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:

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:

PechaKucha Night Dundee Vol. 32

PechaKucha Night Dundee returns to the Dundee Rep stage for Vol. 32 on Fri 7 November 2025!

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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...

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:

Centring Equity and Access

Sharing Creative Dundee's ongoing work in centring equity and access, alongside resources to support others to explore practices of care.

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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

Dreaming of a fairer future for culture - Buy tickets

Join Culture Counts, and a roster of artists and cultural organisations, to explore a vision of a world where creative opportunity is an integral part of a more equal, inclusive and nourishing society...

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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:

Hapworks: From Pilot to Long-Term Change

After just over a year at 7 Castle Street with our pilot project Hapworks_00, we are now moving on to the next phase in the Hapworks journey.

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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 👇

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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:

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:

Open Call: Creative Dundee Board of Directors - Creative Dundee

Creative Dundee is looking for new voluntary Board Directors with skills, experience and enthusiasm to assist the organisation in driving the city as a sustainable, thriving base for creative people a...

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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:

Fair Work and Freelancers

The Scottish Government aims to be a Fair Work nation by 2025 – how does this account for freelancers working in the creative and cultural sector?

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