About this Event
Spring brings a chance for our Amps network to get together at a fun, friendly evening of connecting and community at our annual Forum.
Hosted by Creative Dundee, this fun, friendly social evening is a highlight of our Amps calendar, with opportunities to catch up with old friends and meet new supporters of the network. With our usual relaxed and welcoming vibe, we’ll host space to chat, connect, and hear from all of the projects pitching for this year’s Community Ideas Fund.
Each team of Amps will share their collaborative idea, then everyone can choose which project should be awarded the fund of £2,500 to enable it to come to life – and the fund exists thanks to the subscription fees of our Amps community!
Some notes:
- We will be able to welcome you into the space from 6:45pm.
- Our event officially ends at 9:00pm, but you're welcome to join us in continuing the conversation at a nearby establishment.
- Free parking is available at Hunter Street car park after 6pm, a few minutes walk from the venue – parking on the University of Dundee campus is for permit holders only.
Tickets are free and booking is essential.
This event is for Amps only – become an Amp and come along!
Event hashtag: #AmpsDundee
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Want to join the Forum from the comfort of home? We’ll be streaming the pitching portion of the event on Zoom in order to include Amps who want to vote but are unable to attend in person. Please book a ticket and we’ll provide a link just before the event.
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Who’s pitching for the 2026 Community Ideas Fund?
Edge Lands
A fledgling collaboration between Aileen Angsutorn Lees of Decolonising The Outdoors and Alison Scott and Cat MacLeod of Feminist Bird Club Dundee to deliver peer-led learning events that explore edge lands and urban environments from creative and marginal(ised) perspectives, as well as a community-led publication.
Scheme Queens: A Workin Class Cabaret
A brand new cabaret and theatre show by local actor/writer/musicians Jade Anderson and Taylor Dyson with Calum Kelly, exploring class disparity in the arts.
Let’s Clay Together!
An accessible, interactive sculptural installation inviting the public to play and collaborate to create a shared clay world, by collaborators Ele Roscoe and Claire Morwood.
Theatre of Change
Inviting local participants to collectively create a devised theatre piece exploring climate and social justice issues, building to an opportunity to perform to and engage with an audience at Climate Café Dundee. A collaboration by Aylish Kelly, Zoe Sievwright and Sandy Campbell.
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2025's fund was awarded to Islay Spalding and Katie New for their project, Dundee Open Studios: the Jewellery Edition. Read their guest blog to find out about their experience.
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Not an Amps supporter yet? As well as access to regular events, having your work profiled on our digital platforms, our Ampersand+ peer-sharing project and other opportunities, the Community Ideas Fund!
Help us grow the Fund and make Amps more accessible by supporting a Pay It Forward subscription! Your contribution helps someone who might experience cost as a barrier to getting involved.
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Creative Dundee believes that culture and creativity are essential catalysts for positive change - that’s why we amplify, connect, collaborate and cultivate the city’s creativity. We exist to support the city’s strong creative ecology, supporting emerging and established talent to base, grow and sustain their practice in and around Dundee.
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Image description: A colourful abstract background with brushstrokes in red, orange and yellow tones. Overlaid is text that reads 'Amps Forum and Community Ideas Fund 2026'. In the top right hand corner is the Amps logo; the ampersand and plus symbols in a hexagon.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Centre for Entrepreneurship – University of Dundee, 75 Old Hawkhill, Dundee, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
