Creative Dundee

NEoN 10 Event Details

 
NEoN 09 is done and dusted and was a pretty good success. It even made it into the list magazines hot 100 for 2009. This just means that it all has to happen again! 

Central Station: Dundee

Glasgow based creative social network Central Station are coming to Dundee on the 6th of February and they want you to be there.

Twitter Picture 2

Dundee refugee Johanna Basford is working on her second Twitterpic today (14th Jan) go here to see her updates live... http://www.johannabasford.com/twitterpicture

or tweet her your suggestions @johannabasford #twitterpic

Meet Alice Black Podcast

For those of you who don't know; the DCA has a cinema. Yes, there are still some who can't get past the bar. The young woman in charge, who brought the Muppets' Christmas Carol this holiday season, is Alice Black. Alice has an interesting past and some very challenging ideas about the development of this vital part of Dundee's cultural life. She talks here to Chris Smith of Creative Dundee.

Click here to listen to Alice Black

Create Edible Sculpture Competition

Create is Dundee's only edible sculpture competition and takes place at Duncan of Jordanstone this Thursday 10th December 2009. There is still time to get your edible creative masterpieces submitted.

The Denki Documentary - Objectified (updated)

The latest in the series of Denki Documentaries is screening at the DCA on Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th October. After the success of last months offering, Helvetica, Denki brings you Gary Hustwits follow up film 'Objectified'.

Inflatable Monster

I had the good fortune to pop into Inflatable Monsters studio during the recent WASP's Open Studios where I saw some rather cool one off sculpture, with big wings, being made along with some previous pieces on show.

Exclusive - Ian Anderson (tDR) for NEoN 09

I have wanted to use the word 'exclusive' for a while now and I finally get the chance. Creative Dundee can confirm, first, that Ian Anderson (founder of one of the most influential Design Companies of the last 20 years, The Designers Republic) will be speaking at NEoN Digital Arts Festival in Dundee on Saturday 14th November.

Peter Mansfield Exhibition

Ok, sometimes I post things a little last minute, it's the nature of running a site that is a side project to my daily work... anyway local, and very talented, artist Peter Mansfield has had an exhibition called Current/Past on at the Queens Gallery alongside Angus McEwan and Frank To since the end of September. 

Lindsey Gardiner - Act on Co2

Dundee based illustrator and previous CD Talent Show featuree (my new word for today) - Lindsey Gardiner has recently completed work on a commission for the Governments new Act on Co2 ad campaign which was produced by London based media agency Abbot Mead Vickers (AMV BBDO).