Present Futures festival and partners announce two Associateship Artists Bursaries for Dundee and Angus emerging artists.

Colette Sadler (Stammer Productions) in association with Feral, Generator Projects, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre, and Dundee & Angus College are offering two Associateship Bursaries for Dundee and Angus–based emerging artists. Each Associateship will offer a research and development bursary, mentorship and an opportunity to present their work at Present Futures Dundee 2025.

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Risograph Printing (in association with Generator Projects)

Open to emerging visual artists who are interested in utilising writing/image making physically realised through Risograph printing with the potential for a publication. It aims to encourage a body of creative works/research pushing the genre of Risograph and experimental publications forward.

• Applicants must be based in Dundee and Angus and within the first five years of their professional visual arts practice.
• The bursary includes £1,500 research and development bursary, £200 to spend on time with a mentor of their choosing, and £300 for materials/expenses.
• The artist will also have 24-hour access to the Generator Projects studio space within Wasps Meadowmill, and will receive 1-2-1 support and training in the use of the Risoprinter.

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Choreographic Practice (in association with Scottish Dance Theatre and Dundee & Angus College)

Open to emergent dance artists and choreographers to develop a performance idea, intervention or choreographic sketch that resonates with the themes of this year’s Present Futures Festival.

• Applicants must be based in Dundee and Angus and within the first five years of their professional dance or movement practice.
• The bursary includes £1,500 research and development bursary, £200 to spend on time with a mentor of their choosing, and £300 for materials/expenses.
• The artist will also have access to rehearsal studio space at Dundee & Angus College, and will receive a 1-2-1 mentoring session with Joan Clevillé, Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre.

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To apply, complete the relevant application form with a ‘Note of Interest’ – introducing yourself, what you would like to explore through the associateship, and how it will benefit your practice.

Deadline for applications: 5pm, Sun 22 June 2025

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The sixth edition of Present Futures will see the festival move from its base at CCA in Glasgow to Dundee. Over two days this satellite edition of the festival, will bring together local and international artists working at the intersection of performance, music and visual arts.

Through a series of performances, talks and workshops the festival invites artists and audiences to consider the complex entanglement and interdependencies of human and “other than” human as we enter collectively into precarious and unknown futures in the wake of ecological transition and crisis.