Amps is a community of people who make and cultivate creativity in Dundee. We meet regularly, online and offline, to share news and ideas, discuss current issues, and collectively build on the future of the city. We are a friendly community and you can connect with us in a number of different ways!
The Amps network offers you an opportunity to be more visible and connected within the local creative community through events designed to build connections, showcase local projects, and develop collaborations throughout Dundee and beyond.
By becoming an Amps supporter, you help us amplify and connect creativity in Dundee. You are joining an action group, driven by people who are committed to contributing to innovative projects that make the city even better!
If you’re a freelancer, sole trader or student
£40/£20 per year or
£4/£2 per month
Business or organisation
£100 per year or
£10 per month
Pay what you like to
support Amps and the
creative community
in Dundee.
When you join, your subscription is set to renew automatically each year but may be cancelled within PayPal at any point, or you can contact us to adjust it for you. If you would prefer to be invoiced or would like to discuss a different form of support, just let us know!
We acknowledge that the cost could be a barrier to joining the Amps network, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us as we might be able to support your subscription, thanks to people choosing to pay it forward.
Amps meet regularly throughout the year to share conversation, insights on projects they’re developing, learn from each other and make new connections.
Our regular events are great opportunities to find new collaborators and develop ideas for the Community Ideas Fund, but also to get together, celebrate and reflect on the work that we all do to make the city even better!
Next up: Tuesdays in autumn 2024
9:00–10:00am
On Zoom
Next up: autumn 2024
6:30–8:00pm
Next up: spring 2025
7:00–9:00pm
The Community Idea Fund is awarded once a year to enable new, creative and experimental collaborations between Amps to benefit Dundee. The Amps community decides, through a vote, which project will receive the funding!
The more Amps there are, the bigger the money pot is, as approximately 50% of your support goes towards the fund!
Ampersand+ is a peer-to-peer support project that enables the Amps network to share their knowledge, experience, insights, skills and ideas, through time-based exchanges.
Join us and take part in informal conversations arranged with other Amps. Share your experienced-based knowledge and skills, benefit from constructive feedback on a project, discuss a topic that matters to you and our community, or simply connect with someone new.
A freelance graphic designer, specialising in brand identities, print and digital.
An illustrator and comic artist who loves creating work for others to enjoy.
A photographer telling stories about people and capturing details from around the city.
A powerhouse of creativity and community, with workshops, studios and a ScrapStore.
We’re a small social enterprise which amplifies and connects creativity in the city – get to know our team. About 50% of our income currently comes from grant funding, and the rest is generated through trading—contracts, partnerships and event sales. We want to do even more for Dundee, but to do this we need your support. We believe Amps provides benefits for everyone: you, the creative sector and the city.
This is one of the most exciting elements of the Amps community and their collaborations. You can go over to the Community Ideas Fund page to read more about previous winners, criteria and application process.
Definitely not. We believe the benefits of being an Amp will be felt wherever you are based. We know that people around the world have a great affection and connection to the city, so you can still join all the digital elements of the Amps network – including our online Breakfasts, Ampersand+, Facebook group, Community Ideas Fund voting and more…
We believe that everyone is creative and the strength of any network is its diversity. Therefore, we welcome anyone who wants to join forces with us in creating a stronger and better city.
We’ve tried to make the options as affordable as possible, but if cost is a barrier to becoming an Amp, you may still be able to join us thanks to our Pay It Forward supporters. Please get in touch below and let us know why you’d find it valuable to be part of Amps, briefly sharing some of the ways you’d benefit from the network, and what you’d like to be able to contribute.
If you’re a freelancer, sole trader or student
£40/£20 per year or
£4/£2 per month
Business or organisation
£100 per year or
£10 per month
Pay what you like to
support Amps and the
creative community
in Dundee.
When you join, your subscription is set to renew automatically each year but may be cancelled within PayPal at any point, or you can contact us to adjust it for you. If you would prefer to be invoiced or would like to discuss a different form of support, just let us know!
We acknowledge that the cost could be a barrier to joining the Amps network, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us as we might be able to support your subscription, thanks to people choosing to pay it forward.