The Botanic Garden, University of Dundee invites local families on a magical journey when a fairy door trial launches this Saturday, the 12th of December. Staff from the Gardens have teamed up with local artist and DJCAD graduate, Gill Haste, to construct a self-guided trail that allows visitors to explore the green space while at…Continue Reading Dundee Botanic Garden spread fairy dust this Christmas.
On Thursday the 3rd of December between 1 and 2pm, the Cooper Gallery will be holding an online event of visuals, sounds and words choreographed by artist Paul Noble, re-imaging the duration, horizon and captivating reverie of drawing. The event is being held as a part of the exhibition Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2020….Continue Reading Paul Noble: Time draws…
To celebrate 50 years of the Dundee Botanic Garden, a collection of pictures and word reflections have been collated to recognise the gardens through the eyes and thoughts of its frequent visitors. The new book, Our Botanic Garden, A Place to Bloom, brings the work of both professional and amateur artists, photographers and writers together….Continue Reading 50 years of the Dundee Botanic Garden
The University Dundee kicks off their role in the Being Human festival with an online event hosted by the Dundee Central Library. The event takes place on the 13th of November from 4pm until 5:30pm, allowing children of all ages to join for some out-of-this-world stories about astronauts and aliens. The event will also show…Continue Reading Tales from the Moon
With the academic term quickly drawing to a close, Cooper Gallery are about to open their newest exhibition on the 13th and it will run until the end of term, the 19th of December 2020. The open exhibition is called, Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2020 and it features 71 works by 56 artists…Continue Reading Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2020
With Halloween right around the corner, JOOT Theatre Company have comprised an evening of ghostly stories and poems to be viewed and enjoyed remotely on the 29th of October from 8pm. A little backstory about the Company: The JOOT Theatre Company was established almost twenty years ago in 1992 under the name of the Medieval…Continue Reading JOOT Theatre Company presents an evening of ghostly stories and poems
While the ongoing need for social distancing means that physical exhibitions are still not possible. Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design have made their Masters show available virtually providing an opportunity to browse their work remotely. The website celebrates transformative design and visually stunning art from six of the UK’s most…Continue Reading Masters Showcase 2020
This beautifully detailed etching was created by Gail Low & Sian MacFarlane for the River Deep Mountain High exhibition. The plate includes an excerpt of a longer poem, ‘Timefolds’, which addresses absence & presence in the archives & in relation to Dundee’s industrial past. Tay Vaults by Sian MacFarlane and Gail Low Etching on zinc “The text…Continue Reading RDMH – Tay Vaults by Sian MacFarlane and Gail Low
Opening on Tuesday 6th October, we are very excited to welcome back visitors to the Cooper Gallery in DJCAD. Our first live exhibition since lockdown is a retrospective exhibition that uses the gallery space as a means to refract the work of influential theorists and filmmakers Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen through the prism of art. The…Continue Reading New Exhibition: A is for Avant-Garde, Z is for Zero
Declan McCourt was inspired by some of the fantastic images in The Grampian Club collection for the River Deep Mountain High exhibition. Declan was drawn to the landscapes & how they appear somewhat dreamlike. On the Ice / Mountainside Dreaming / Rockside by Declan McCourt Watercolour, graphite and coloured pencil on art-board “Contributing to the archival exhibition…Continue Reading RDMH – On the Ice / Mountainside Dreaming / Rockside by Declan McCourt
A photograph of Inuit inspired Reinhard Behren’s beautiful pastel & pencil drawing – note the special addition. Behren’s toy submarine also features in his second work for the River Deep Mountain High exhibition which was inspired by John Huston’s Moby Dick. Ahab’s Frustration and The Big Thaw by Reinhard Behrens Pastel and pencil on board “As a visual…Continue Reading RDMH – Ahab’s Frustration and The Big Thaw by Reinhard Behrens
While our physical exhibition spaces have been closed, the University’s Museum Services have been curating online exhibitions using Art UK’s new Curations platform. The latest exhibition highlights the extraordinary artistic influence of Dundee’s first Professor of Biology, D’Arcy Thompson (1860-1948). Partly based on the exhibition A Sketch of the Universe curated by Matthew Jarron at…Continue Reading A Sketch of the Universe – new online exhibition