The Cooper Gallery are getting ready to launch their new exhibit, The Ignorant Art School: Sit-in Curriculum #1. At the heart of The Ignorant Art School is a Sit-in Curriculum, a packed timetable of actions, workshops and gatherings facilitated by artists, designers, activists, and culture workers. Rejecting inequalities of access by arranging anti-colonial, anti-racist and…Continue Reading Sit-in Curriculum #1
CreateSpace: Being creative in the virtual space The Library and Learning Centre (LLC) CreateSpace was set up in Summer 2019 as a space within the Main Library dedicated to helping all students try something creative, learn a new skill or simply take a break from their academic work. The CreateSpace proved a real success with…Continue Reading CreateSpace
We are excited to bring attention to an online collection of writing and art as the first instalment of These Windows. This collaborative project between the University of Dundee and the V&A Dundee aims to present an online gallery gathered on DURA to showcase the skill of both DJCAD Illustration BDes students as well as…Continue Reading The Three windows project
As a part of the “Thinking Photography” group, Zhaneta Zhekova, a student from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design has been looking at statuary in Dundee and how has often overlooked. As a result, she has taken incredible black and white photos of Dundee’s 19th and early 20th century sculptural carvings which she…Continue Reading Thinking Photography: Zhaneta Zhekova
Despite the ongoing limitations due to the pandemic, third year students from DJCAD were still able to visit the Botanic Gardens and their inspiration from these visits can be seen in their work. Have a look at the inspired work from the students of the Art, Science and Visual Thinking 2020 module in their showcase:…Continue Reading Level 3 DJCAD Showcase
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