Here’s a full breakdown of opportunities, events and content available in Dundee over November! Subscribe to our News Mail Out and receive updates each month.
- Philosophy Playtime with Dr Kathrine Cuccuru returns! Join them on Wed 4 November (and then the first Wednesday of each month) to explore and play with ideas across different themes.
- Head to The Creative Tank until Sun 8 November to see ‘Memory Quilt: the Songs we Kept‘, an exhibition of collages created by artist Caishnah Nevans, reflecting on how the music we loved as teenagers shaped us, connects us and supported our mental wellbeing.
- Vending at Volk Gallery until Sat 14 November, ‘Cassette Memory‘ from storyteller Erin Farley brings together folk tales, field recordings, and conversations about place, memory and sound, onto a series of collectable cassettes.
- Now showing at Nomas* Projects, ‘How We Belong‘ by Manuela de los Rios explores the generosity and resilience of nature, offering an opportunity to notice, reflect and reimagine our relationship with place, plants and people. Hear more about the exhibition in an online Artist Talk with Manuela on Sun 22 November.
Events
- Join Abertay University and University of Dundee from Fri 6–Sat 14 November for Storytelling at the Crossroads, a series of events exploring multi-media storytelling and the innovative crossings between comics, games, literature, illustration and film in Dundee. Part of University of London’s Being Human Festival.
- Dundee Jazz Festival returns from Wed 11–Sun 15 November with another packed line-up of incredible live performances, including premieres of specially commissioned works from local musicians Seth Bennett and Kimberley Tessa.
- More local music to enjoy this month with the next Face the Music Songwriters Night on Fri 13 November! This month they’ll be joined by spell-binding songwriters, Nicola Madill, Roseanne Reid, and Greenback.
- There’s only a few days left to visit France-Lise McGurn’s sprawling and captivating exhibition, ‘The Charm Offensive‘, at DCA. Join them on Sat 14 November for an accompanying book launch to hear further insights from McGurn and DCA’s Exhibitions team.
Workshops
- Join V&A Dundee’s Young People’s Collective for Upstart: Creative Careers Festival from Thu 12 to Sat 14 November! Get involved with workshops, talks, networking, making sessions and the live recording of the next ‘What the Hat?!’ podcast.
- Get ready for this year’s Dundee Hooley and join the Maxwell Centre on Thu 19 November for a creative Lantern Making Workshop led by local artists, helping to make some of the 100’s of beautiful lanterns that will be used in the parade!
- Join illustrator Laura Darling at Dundee’s Little Theatre on Fri 20 November for Sketch on Stage, where you’ll create a series of drawings exploring the venue from the perspective of both the audience and performers.
- Luminate are inviting older artists, and those working with older people in community settings to join them for Share and Connect: Creative Ageing Gathering on Tue 24 November to share and explore projects and practices on creative ageing.
Opportunities
- Creative Balance is looking for racialised creatives from across Scotland to join a paid steering group, helping to shape research on how the intersection of race and class shapes wellbeing. They are particularly interested in hearing from people outside the central belt and those whose creative work doesn’t fit the usual idea of “the arts”. Expressions of interest close on Fri 6 November.
- Slugfest, Dundee’s DIY Queer art and literary magazine, are looking for submissions for their one-year anniversary issue Slugfest Volume 5: REMATCH! They’re challenging you to dig up what you don’t like about your own work and are open to all styles, content and format. Submissions close on Mon 9 November.
- Graduates of DJCAD are invited to apply for a paid internship with Cooper Gallery, offering a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional development and experience in arts and cultural event production and archiving. Applications close, Fri 20 November.
- Discover Creative Careers are offering grants of up to £4,000 to creative industry organisations, helping them deliver impactful, hyperlocal activities for young people, that break down barriers to the creative industries. Applications open until Mon 30 November.
Exhibitions
- ‘David Bowie: On Tour‘ arrives at V&A Dundee from Wed 4 November! Showcasing around 100 highlights from the V&A’s David Bowie archive, the exhibition offers a rare glimpse into Bowie’s creative process and enduring impact.
- Opening at Generator Projects on Fri 13 November, ‘In the Crook of an Arm‘ brings artists, and Gray’s School of Art Graduates, Hannah Cutt and Oran Horne together for a serendipitous exploration of resilience, chance, and fortune.
- Visit DJCAD’s Matthew Building from Fri 13 November for ‘Technicians Show 2026‘, a new exhibition spotlighting the diverse creative talents of DJCAD’s technical community – the people who help bring the work of students, staff and researchers to life.
- Head along to POD! Gallery in the Wellgate to see ‘Kaleidoscope’, a collaborative exhibition by How It Felt, Amina and Dundee International Women’s Centre, curating a range of artwork from workshop participants that explores the ever-evolving beauty of inclusive, multicultural communities.
Content
- HELM’s Youth Collective are developing and leading on plans for Dundee’s first gaming museum and they need your help! They’re launching a crowdfunder on Fri 6 November with fund matching from Creative Scotland, and they want to hear your stories of games in Dundee for an oral history collection. Find out more and help tell Dundee’s gaming story!
- Ahead of Dundee Jazz Festival, musician Seth Bennet chats about his festival commission, ‘What’s Here’, sharing more about his creative process and the connection with local singer-songwriter Monica Madas that is helping bring it to life.
- Dundee game developers Ninja Kiwi have launched a brand new animated series inspired by their hit game, ‘Bloons’! Fans of the game can head to their YouTube channel to watch the first three episodes of ‘Bloons: Monkey Tales’ now.
- Writer Taylor Dyson on the importance of embracing the Scots language as a woman and in increasing women’s representation in Scots literature for Equal Media and Culture Centre – a great read from earlier this year!
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