Guided by creative practitioners, we’ve been developing an Access Rider to better understand and support the needs of the people we work with. We're now making it available as a free template for anyone to download, alongside further resources and learning from those who are leading this work:

Last week we took part in @scotparl.bsky.social annual Festival of Politics. The Dreaming of a Fairer Future for Culture panel was hosted by @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social and fellow panellists were Culture Counts, @creativedundee.bsky.social @brownbearofficial.bsky.social #festivalofpolitics25

Join Culture Counts, and a roster of artists & cultural organisations (including the Creative Dundee team!), to explore a future where creative opportunity is an integral part of a more equal, inclusive & nourishing society. 📅 Fri 22 Aug, 10.30–11.45am 📍 Festival of Politics, Scottish Parliament

After just over a year at Hapworks_00, we’re closing the doors on this pilot project and refocusing our team on the next phase of the Hapworks journey. We've shared more about this transition, alongside a new report ‘Foundations for Growth: Creative Space Infrastructure in Dundee’, on our website:

Last call for folks interested in joining our Board!! Applications close at noon, TODAY (Mon 16 June) – we'd love to hear from you if you're passionate about Dundee's creative communities & understand the value of our work. All the info 👇

Join our Board! 🙌✨ We are excited to be seeking a number of voluntary Board Directors with skills, experience & enthusiasm to assist us in driving the city as a sustainable, thriving base for creative people & organisations. Applications close: noon, Mon 16 June Download the full recruitment pack:

We've been enjoying a return to our weekly #AmpsDundee Breakfasts! 👋☺️ These relaxed online chats are a great chance to keep in touch, share updates on what we're all doing & hear about what’s happening across Dundee. New Amps are always welcome to come along! creativedundee.com/amps-network/

The Scottish Government aims to be a #FairWork nation by 2025 but how does this account for freelancers working in the creative & cultural sector? In a new blog, we’re sharing more about our approach to Fair Work & exploring how freelancers might benefit from Fair Work for self advocacy. Read:

📣 Open call! Have something you want to share about creative life, practice or industry in Dundee? We’re looking to develop a pool of creators interested in pitching work for feature on the Creative Dundee site! Have an existing idea or want to register your interest – we'd love to hear from you:

A few weeks ago our #AmpsDundee network gathered together for the Amps Forum & to vote for this year’s Community Ideas Fund. We’re delighted to share that the £2,500 fund was awarded to Islay Spalding & Katie New for their collab, Dundee Open Studios: The Jewellery Edition. 👏 🎉 Read more:

Tune in to a new treat from dundee radio club! 📻 In an audio reflection, Becca Clark and Su Shaw chat about their experience of collaborating on their community radio station pilot, which brought together 100+ contributors from Dundee and beyond for a 48-hour listening fest heard by 1,700+ people.

Get to know some of the brilliant people who have made Dundee their creative base! 👋 🧡 We've asked eight producers & facilitators to share insights into their work, what it means to work in Dundee, & what could be improved to ensure a better & brighter future for creative practitioners in the city:

Dundee Month of Design is back for 2025 – celebrating Dundee design with a packed programme of events! 🥳 🙌 If you've got a design event, workshop or activity coming up in May, let City of Design Dundee know. Add your event to the listings before Fri 4 Apr! ➡️ cityofdesigndundee.com/event-submis...

We’re thrilled to have Dundee-based artist Siôn Parkinson joining us for the next Hapworks Takeover! Join him for an intimate performance lecture — part talk, part musical experiment — exploring the strange, multi-sensory world of the stinkhorn mushroom. 📅 Fri 21 Mar, 7–9pm 📍 Hapworks_00, DD1 3AA

Today marks 12 months since we opened the doors to our pilot creative space, Hapworks_00! 🎉 🙌 It's been brilliant to have over 1,250 folk visiting Hapworks_00 for events & programming by our team & others creatively activating the space – including workshops, gigs, exhibitions, coworking & more.

Did you tune in to Dundee Radio Club's inaugural broadcast? They'd love to hear your thoughts on the 48-hour listening festival which beamed out digitally Fri 7-Sun 9 Feb. 📻✨ Share your thoughts: tinyurl.com/22udh2az DDRC is a pilot project supported by our #AmpsDundee Community Ideas Fund.

The Fabric peer-learning journey continues as the group gather online for their first session of 2025! 🙌 💚 ‘Bring a Chair, Create the Table’ offered up a packed day of discussion, exploring activism, anti-racism & disability justice. In a new blog, Fatima reflects on her experience of the day:

Our #AmpsDundee Community Ideas Fund is back & applications are open! 💡🙌 Each year the network supports a collaborative project that creatively benefits Dundee. Amps supporters can apply for up to £2,500 by Mon 31 Mar. Find out more at the link! Not an Amps supporter yet? Join & get involved!

Great to be part of Dundee Radio Club listening festival this weekend. With Neil Mcguire we've put together a show called House Language about modern domesticity, housing crisis and what we value in our homes - have a listen dundeeradio.club

We’re over the moon to be presenting ‘Sounds of the Future’ as part of dundee radio club's 48- hour listening festival this weekend 💫 📍https://dundeeradio.club/ ⏱️2pm 7-8 February This recording was originally developed for Dundee Design Festival 2021 by @agencyofnone.bsky.social 💕

Dundee Radio Club's 48-hour listening festival is this weekend 🎧🎶 We're so excited that the Young People's Collective podcast has been included in the line-up too! You can listen here from 7-9 Feb: dundeeradio.club

Lovely to spot Dundee Radio Club in @theskinnymag.bsky.social chatting about their 48-hour listening festival this weekend! 📻 ✨ This collaboration was made possible through our #AmpsDundee Community Ideas Fund, and we can't wait to tune in on Fri 7 Feb to hear from folks across Dundee & beyond!

We're thrilled to have Shaper/Caper bringing their powerful exhibition 'Queer & Now' to Hapworks_00! 🏳️‍🌈 💖 Inspired by their award-winning show 'Small Town Boys' they commissioned 10 queer artists to explore LGBTQ+ culture from the 80s to today. 📅 Thu 6–Tue 11 Feb, 10am–4pm 📍 7 Castle St, DD1 3AA

We’re kickstarting our Bluesky by sharing that we’re delighted to be recipients of Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding, alongside seven other orgs in Dundee! 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who collaborates with us; partners, funders, board, staff, and especially the local creative community.