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.
To accompany Drawn at the Lamb Gallery, imagine the lives behind the animals at the D’arcy Thomson Zoology Museum at a Comic and Creature Creation Workshop with Cat Laird on 20 November.
Comedian Luis Alçada hosting Icebreaker Comedy evening on 11 November with Billy Kirkwood at St Andrews Brewing Co. Get on down for a big laugh!
Events
The Yard has made its way from Perth to Dundee! Opening on 6 & 7 November there will be food, design, craft and drinks!
Catch High energy pop-musical This is a Love Story for one night only on 6 November at Dundee Rep Theatre.
Scotland Re:Design opens on 17 November with a fashion gala at V&A Dundee featuring Scottish design talent including Dundee designers Hayley Scanlan, Dreamland and Jo-AMI! followed by events and workshops until 21 November.
Workshops
Craft Sunday with Le Petit Moose! Learn how to create fun woven coasters on 7 & 14 November at Dundee Contemporary Arts.
On 12 November GENERATORprojects are hosting an online workshop onSharing Knowledge, facilitated by the Scottish Artists union as aprt of a series called One Shared Owner.
Opportunities
Volunteer call out! Dundee Ceramics Workshop are looking for clay enthusiasts to help out with classes as they reopen their workshop doors!
Perth & Kinross Council are looking to commission an ambitious public collection of 8 sculptural works. Get your proposals in by 31 December.
StoryFutures have launched a £15,000 commission for creative practitioners interested in digital storytelling. The deadline for StoryTrails is 15 November.
Applications for the Dundee Musicians Award are open! with six £500 bursaries availble, get your application in by 14 January.
Calling superstar videogame makers and developers! InGame have partenered with Nesta_uk and Nesta_Scotland to offer £50,000 to a Scottish team who can apply game design & tech to solve the challenge of healthy living for all! Apply by 8 November.
Dundee artist Zoe Gibson presents her first solo show at GENERATORprojects! Daily Dance interweaves moments of domesticity with otherworldly imagination, opening 19 November!
Volk Gallery are launching Perpetual Succour by Marie-Chantal Hamrock on Friday 5 November, you can pick up a nautical edition from the vending machine before they sell out!
Content
CULTIVATE Creative Practitioner Zoë Swannhas written wonderful blog post reflecting on thier time working with the Tayport community.
Kathryn Joseph has put together an emotive mix for 6music, refelcting a journey from Dundee to Fort William the mix features local musicians SHHE and Andrew Wasylic.
To highlight creative organisations that have demonstrated a commitment to the wellbeing of others through creativity, Mental Health in an Unequal World features Wellbeing Works, Feeling Strong and Art Angel
Writer and poet Gavin Cameron has written a Blog giving some good and practical insights into running creative writing groups Hotchpotch & NaNoWriMo.
We had the pleasure of chatting to Gary Moore from local band Echo Machine for our Spotlight feature last month, read the full interview!
