Here’s a full breakdown of opportunities, events and content available in Dundee over April! Subscribe to our News Mail Out and receive updates each month.
Join Machine Speak to launch their new single ‘Make My Day’ with a gig at the George Orwell on Fri 7 Apr.
DeeCon, Dundee’s biggest anime, games and comic con, returns on Sat 15 Apr!
On Fri 28 Apr, students at Dundee and Angus College bring together an amazing line-up of Dundee brands for the New Beginnings Fashion Show in aid of Cash for Kids Dundee.
Join Forgan Arts Centre for an afternoon of free creative activities and an evening of food and bonfires as they celebrate Beltane on Sat 29 Apr.
Workshops
Join a unique science art exhibition and play with words, mutations and meanings at interactive workshop Parasite Soup: Word Broth on Thu 6 Apr at LifeSpace.
Springtime family fun is on at DCA with their Spring Holiday Pop-up, Sat 1 – Sun 16 Apr, and closely followed by a Soundplay Pop-up from Tue 18 – Sun 23 Apr!
Boost your confidence and creativity with Dundee Improve Workshops, beginning Sat 22 Apr and suitable for everyone from improv novices to pros.
The McManus is celebrating World Earth Day with a Wild Escapes drop-in on Sat 22 Apr with talks from the curatorial team and creative workshops contributing to a large scale installation.
Opportunities
Dundee Rep are searching for a creative storyteller to take on the role of Marketing & Communications Manager. Applications close Fri 14 Apr.
The Tea Green Events Summer Design Market is back at V&A Dundee in July, apply now for the chance to sell and showcase your work! Deadline midnight, Mon 17 Apr.
Exhibitions
Students from DJCAD and Montclair State University come together for an international collaboration and two exhibitions running concurrently in Dundee and New Jersey. Visit ‘Home’ at Federation Gallery until Sat 8 Apr.
GENERATORprojects presents ‘Certainty//Maybe‘ – a playful exhibition of new works from Glasgow based artists Oktavia Schreiner and Murphy Scoular. Open until Sun 16 Apr.
Opening Sat 8 Apr, Verdant Works welcomes the International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition for its very first showing in Dundee.
‘Tartan‘ is now open at V&A Dundee! Don’t miss out on the first major in-house curated show and a radical new look at one of the world’s best-known textiles.
Content
We loved this teeny, tiny 2p-sized print from printmaker Pamela Scott!
The Shaper/Caper team are crowdfunding for a new short film, ‘Not In My Dundee’, which hopes to take a stand against homophobia and transphobia in the city by celebrating Queer joy. Donate before Thu 20 Apr and your donation will be matched by Creative Scotland.
Interdisciplinary artist Rosa-Johan Uddoh shares her reading list with Cooper Gallery in their latest What I am Reading Now… blog.
