At the Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research (WCAIR), we’re big proponents of science art. If you’re lucky enough to live in Stobswell and you like a mural, you might have seen something exciting over the end of June and start of July 2022. We’ve worked with the Stobswell Forum and OpenClose Dundee to bring joy,…Continue Reading Micro to Macro – Science-art in Stobswell
Find out about this new initiative from Matthew Jarron, Museum Curator. The Public Art Dundee project began in 2018 with the aim of identifying, researching, recording and promoting the amazing wealth of public art across the city. Dundee has a long history of creating and commissioning public art and was particularly pioneering in its approach…Continue Reading On Yer Bike – the Public Art Dundee Cycle Trail
Cooper Gallery DJCAD will be holding a 12 Hour international symposium, the 12 Hour Sit-in Revel, one of the culminating events of their ongoing programme the Ignorant Art School, which will be held at Dundee Botanic Garden on Sat. 25th June (11am – 11pm). The event will be a 12-hour open-air conversations, dance, music, performance, readings, screenings,…Continue Reading 12 Hour Sit-in Revel: Cooper Gallery at the Botanic Garden
On Friday 13th-Monday 16th May, Postgraduate students from across the Arts and Humanities at Dundee came together to share and celebrate their work, with the ‘Dwelling in Extremis‘ Symposium and Exhibition. There were 65 attendees across the day, and speakers dialled in from China, Greece, and other far-flung locations. What was particularly striking was the way the…Continue Reading Dwelling in Extremis
Written by Léa Joshi, student intern. The history of Indian textiles is a very old and rich one. The oldest cotton threads found in India date to c.4000BC and the tradition is still very alive today. The University of Dundee is fortunate to hold some interesting examples, originally donated to the Art College by the…Continue Reading Indian Textiles in the Museum Collections
DJCAD: Life at the Botanics is an intimate selection of working sketches inspired by and created on site during Location Life Drawing at the Botanic Garden, Spring 2022, where the artwork will be on display throughout May. Visit the display Plant Power, at the Botanic Garden from Saturday 14th May, 11am – 4pm, free entrance….Continue Reading Life at the Botanics – Plant Power 2022
In March DJCAD (Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design) launched a fantastic hybrid public engagement program. The first event complemented the Lines of Site exhibition (see below) and was a curators and artists panel discussion which took place on 10 March and featured Dean and artist Prof Anita Taylor, curator Gary Sangster, artist…Continue Reading DJCAD’s hybrid public engagement programme and new exhibition
Every March, Dundee Women’s Festival takes place with events occurring across the city. This year’s theme “Today’s Women Shape Tomorrow’s World” has sparked enthusiasm with University staff and students who have organised a myriad of events. You can pick to: learn about the new creative corner of campus participate in a panel discussion on a…Continue Reading Dundee Women’s Festival Events
The Cooper Gallery’s What I am Reading Now … is an ongoing online publication. In 2022 Black practitioners and practitioners of colour are invited to share, with a preface, a selection of five readings that are shaping their current thinking, research and practice. The February issue features a contribution by Ashanti Harris, who is a multi-disciplinary artist…Continue Reading What I am reading now – Ashanti Harris
Co-written by Léa Joshi (Museum & Gallery Studies, University of St Andrews) and Amy Crawford (MGS funded Museum Engagement Officer) The new exhibition of the University of Dundee Museums highlights the works of former students of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1968-72. The exhibition looks at both previous and current work of the…Continue Reading Exhibition: Let’s Go Round Again
Our newest exhibition in the Tower Foyer gallery spotlights some of the most recent additions to the University of Dundee Museum Collections. Focusing on art and design, it also features objects relating to science, medicine and natural history. Among the highlights are: • Artworks acquired for the collection of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art…Continue Reading Exhibition: Recent Acquisitions
Amy Crawford – MGS funded Museum Engagement Officer Art and science often go hand in hand. The ability to visualise scientific data is an artform, likewise art is often inspired by nature and the scientific world. Some of the most unique art and science objects in our collections are glass sculptures. These glass sculptures below…Continue Reading Where Art meets Science – Glass Sculptures