Category: Art

A Fragile Correspondence: Creative Writing Residency at V&A Dundee

Between February-March 2025, six University of Dundee Humanities students were selected to be writers-in-residence at the V&A Dundee. The residents each spent one week working in a dedicated space in the museum, making creative responses to A Fragile Correspondence, a major international exhibition looking at intersections of land, language and architecture in the Scottish Highlands,…Continue Reading A Fragile Correspondence: Creative Writing Residency at V&A Dundee

Peter Flynn – Crossings

The latest exhibition in the Tower Foyer Gallery celebrates the life and work of painter and art teacher Peter Flynn and marks two significant milestones – the artist’s recent 70th birthday and 50 years since he began his formal study of painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee. The exhibition features recent…Continue Reading Peter Flynn – Crossings

Hello in There Wee One: finalist in Scottish Charity Awards

A project  which is a unique collaboration between the University of Dundee, DCA, NHS Tayside and Dundee City Council has been shortlisted in the Partnership of the Year category of the Scottish Charity Awards. The project produced a book which aims to support expectant parents in bonding with their babies during pregnancy. Through illustrations, questions,…Continue Reading Hello in There Wee One: finalist in Scottish Charity Awards

Reframing the Muse

Museum volunteer Delaney Brown (an art history student at the University of St Andrews) tells us about the current exhibition in the Tower Foyer Gallery which she curated in association with the University of Dundee Museums. The female body has long been a powerful tool for storytelling in art, embodying themes of beauty, morality, identity,…Continue Reading Reframing the Muse

Cruising for Another Picture: Restoring Empathy in the Queer Male Photograph

John Post, a visual artist and doctoral researcher, explains the inspiration behind his latest exhibition as part of LGBT+ History Month in DJCAD. My work explores how photography shapes the identities of gay and bisexual men. For many, photography isn’t just about capturing images; it is a tool to navigate and affirm sexuality. One of…Continue Reading Cruising for Another Picture: Restoring Empathy in the Queer Male Photograph

Historic Science Fiction Edition from Research at the University of Dundee

On the 23 of January, Bloomsbury Academic published a lost piece of Scottish and transatlantic literary history, recovered as part of an ongoing project based at the University of Dundee: The Essential Robert Duncan Milne: Stories by the Lost Pioneer of Science Fiction: Robert Duncan Milne: Bloomsbury Academic This collection co-edited by Dr Keith Williams,…Continue Reading Historic Science Fiction Edition from Research at the University of Dundee

A Fragile Correspondence: the University’s links to this new exhibition

[photo credit Simon Forsythe] As part of the growing partnership between the University’s  Creative Writing programme and V&A Dundee, eight students will have the opportunity to be writers-in-residence as part of the museum’s exhibition A Fragile Correspondence. Students will respond to the themes of the exhibition on the relationship between land, language and architecture. V&A…Continue Reading A Fragile Correspondence: the University’s links to this new exhibition

Black History Month

October is Black History Month! This year, the University of Dundee has a theme of Embracing and Celebrating Diversity. There is a range of events occurring throughout the month as part of the celebration, read below to find out more. Embracing & Celebrating Diversity – Launch of Black History Month 2024 Book your place for…Continue Reading Black History Month

DJCAD Masters Show 2024

Did you miss the Masters show? Or ran out of time before you could see it all? There are plenty of ways to catch up. Watch this video for a quick preview of the show Browse through work by all the students, organised by course. There is a huge variety covering Animation Edgar and Ash…Continue Reading DJCAD Masters Show 2024

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