A popular monthly meet up for Dundee's photography community, where you can compare notes and get advice from tutors. If you're a keen photographer and would like to share your work in good company, or you'd like to meet other photographers and see their photos, then come join our Photography Forum. This informal, friendly group of enthusiasts meet regularly at DCA to share their images and thoughts on all things photography, both in front and behind the lens. We'll explore all things photographic, colour or black-and-white, and provide good constructive criticism and group support led by an experienced teacher and professional photographer. We'll discuss why we make photographs and how they can be improved.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos and directed by Marianne Elliott BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hamptons celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.

Taybrick 2026: Dundees Ultimate brick built Fan Event! Join us for the not-for-profit brick event of the year! Whether youre a lifelong fan or looking for the perfect family day out, Taybrick 2026 brings the world of bricks to life right here in Dundee. Whats on at Taybrick? Jaw-Dropping Displays: Marvel at massive, custom-built creations from expert builders across the country. Interactive Building Pits: Get hands-on and unleash your own creativity with thousands of bricks. Minifigure Hunts: Explore the displays to find hidden characters and win a prize Looking to add to your collection? We are excited to host specialist LEGO traders! This is your chance to browse and buy: Retired & Rare Sets you cant find in high-street shops. Custom Minifigures and hard-to-find characters. Loose Bricks & Accessories to finish your own masterpieces. Charity Support: Every ticket sold helps us support local causes. Have fun while making a difference! WIN A UCS STAR WARS SET! Feeling lucky? We are hosting an exclusive charity raffle with a truly spectacular prize: a Large LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) set! These massive, highly detailed sets are the crown jewels of any collection. Raffle tickets will be available to purchase at the eventdon't miss your chance to take home a masterpiece! Event Details Dates: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th August 2026 Location: DCA (Dundee Contemporary Arts) Dundee Best for: Families, collectors, and builders of all ages! Dont miss out! Tickets are limited and our events often sell out in advance. Secure your spot now for a weekend of inspiration and imagination. Under 14's must be accompanied by an adult.

Learn how to use aquatinting techniques to create tonal prints. This three-evening course teaches you how to apply hand painted tonal marks to metal etching plates, demonstrating how to create layers of tone to illuminate your drawn etched lines. An ideal follow up class for those who have already completed Introduction to Etching, or for artists wanting to refresh their intaglio skills.

Learn how to process your black and white film, make contact sheets and explore black and white printing. Bring an exposed 35mm Ilford FP4 or HP5 film with you and our expert tutor will teach you all the stages of film development, including developing and fixing your photographic prints. You will be working in a darkroom in very low-level lighting (red safe light) and complete darkness. If you think you may find this difficult let the tutor know beforehand, most people adjust very quickly though. You should leave with some good photographs and a feeling of achievement.

Learn more about how books are made and simple methods to repair and protect them using archival materials and reversible solutions. Bring along your own book and be be guided through its repair by Emma, an accredited book conservator with the over 20 years experience.

Go back to basics with this workshop and learn how to construct your own cardboard camera, then use it to take photos This class will cover the basics of pinhole photography followed by the magical chemical process of developing black and white prints in a darkroom. During the course of the day, you’ll make your own 5x4inch camera from cardboard, use direct positive paper to make photographs with the camera outside and then use developing paper in the darkroom to develop your photographs.

Spend a day exploring this early photographic process. You'll learn about the history of cyanotype and be taken through all steps of the process, including preparing an image from a photograph or negative, coating of paper with cyanotype solution, using an enlarger to make a contact print on to the coated paper, developing your prints in the darkroom, washing and drying. You'll leave with a set of sticking blue prints.

Explore lino etching, a versatile and painterly printmaking technique. You'll learn how to create gestural marks, tonal gradients and textures on lino, while combining traditional cutting techniques for a dynamic and layered approach. Experiment with various tools and methods, including caustic soda paste for etching, as well as using precision tools like the Dremel and lino carving gauges. The course will also cover key skills such as registration and multi-block printing, enabling you to create complex, multi-layered prints.

Learn all about Lightroom, the streamlined photo-retouching and organisational software from the makers of Photoshop. Taking Adobe's photo-specific functions and putting them into one package, Lightroom is perfect if you want to edit and adjust your images easily. In this course you'll be introduced to the Lightroom interface and its layout and functions. You'll be taken through all stages of using the software, from importing, organising and rating files to editing and adjusting photographs, exporting finished files and print and web preparation.

Unlock the creative potential of your camera and take control of your photos. Ever wondered what all those setting on your camera mean? This two-day course will explain the benefits of taking control of these settings for yourself. You will learn how to achieve correct exposure, improve your colours, different aperture and shutter speed settings and how they affect your images, and how to compensate for different lighting conditions in a creative way to achieve improved results. The course will take place over two days and will allow you to learn all of these things at a comfortable pace through a combination of lessons, discussions and practical exercises in the comfort of the DCA, and also out and about in the real world for continued learning and to put your new skills into practice. Regardless of whether your camera is a DSLR, Mirrorless, or Compact, as long as it has the capability to use manual settings it will be suitable for this course. Please note: If your camera does not have the ability to manually change exposure settings (aperture/shutter speed/ ISO), then it will not be suitable.

Learn the basics of etching over two evenings. Explore a variety of processes and leave with a small edition of prints. This class is suitable for people who want try out the basic etching process using small plates. You will learn how to prepare a metal plate for etching by filing and polishing, then applying a wax hard ground to the surface for drawing onto. A copper sulphate solution is used to etch the designs on the plate. You will spend time learning how to prepare the paper and ink up the plate to produce a small edition of prints using different colours of ink and Chine Colle.

Join us for a one-day introduction to our laser cutter. Learn how to laser-cut and engrave hand-drawn, computer-generated and photographic images onto different materials such as paper, wood and Perspex. This course is perfect for artists, designers and individuals who want to explore using CNC technology to make print matrixes.

This two-week class is perfect for total beginners, catering for people who would like to learn the basic stages of lino cutting. Use specialist tools to create intricate hand-carved blocks, which are then printed on a vintage press. Learn how to make a monotone lino cut print, from using cutting tools to transfer your design onto a lino block to using oil-based inks to print with. At the end of the course you should have completed some lino prints to take home (or collect from the Print Studio at a later date).

Enjoy an introduction to our Print Studio and try some simple printmaking processes at this fun and relaxed afternoon workshop. Take a tour of our state-of-the-art equipment and find out about the main types of etching, relief printing, screen printing and photography. You'll get the chance to try some of the simpler stages of printmaking and produce a few prints to take home.

The perfect introduction to the screen printing process. Screen printing is one of the most popular printmaking techniques in DCA Print Studio. In this three-week course you will learn how to create wonderfully colourful and graphic prints using hand-cut paper stencils. This class will give you the basic skills needed to move onto more advanced screen printing courses.

The perfect introduction to the screen printing process. Screen printing is one of the most popular printmaking techniques in DCA Print Studio. In this one-day workshop you will learn how to create wonderfully colourful and graphic prints using hand-cut paper stencils. This class will give you the basic skills needed to move onto more advanced screen printing courses.

Explore the process of Stone Lithography in this weekend course. Developed in the late 18th Century, stone lithography is a traditional printmaking process where an image is drawn on and then printed from a flat slab of limestone. This two-day class offers an introduction to the process where you will be guided through the different stages to create your own stone lithograph print.

This course offers a great introduction into the tools and techniques needed for creating prints from wood engravings. Working with an end grain practice block as well as a resin one, you’ll use traditional wood engraving tools to create your designs. From these blocks you will then create wonderful repeat patterns on Japanese papers. At the end of the class, you’ll be able to take away a small collection of repeat pattern prints, as well as the blocks which can be worked on and re-printed in the future.

Step back in time into the intriguing world of Japan’s Edo Period, and gain an insight into the mysteries of ‘Ukiyo-e’ woodblock prints. The course starts with an introduction into the history of Japanese woodblock printing and culture. The tutor will discuss the different materials and equipment used and show examples of both ukiyo-e prints and works using the techniques in a more contemporary way. You will learn how to prepare your woodblock and make a design for your print using a traditional brush. You will then transfer your design onto the wood and learn how to utilise the Japanese cutting tools when carving your block. Cutting down handmade Japanese paper and dampening it overnight prepares it for the exciting process of inking up your block on the second day with water-based pigments in order to create beautiful, colour woodblock prints. No press is required, but instead a baren (a hand burnishing pad) is used to burnish the paper against the surface of the inked block.

Over a long weekend, learn how to illuminate your own words (or words by others) by combining the crafts of Wood Engraving, Letterpress and decorative borders. Join Master printer Beth Robertson on this journey of moveable type, decorative borders and hand printed illustration

Learn all about Mezzotint, a monochrome intaglio process. Meaning ‘halftone’ in Italian, Mezzotint creates a small ‘hand rocked’ plate, which prints a famously rich black tone. Learn how to work from dark to light, ‘burnishing’ back areas of a Mezzotint copper plate to then print atmospheric images. In this class you’ll learn how to make a small copper mezzotint plate by hand ‘rocking’, how to use the different tools and oil-based inks and how to ink up and print your mezzotint plate using an intaglio printing press. At the end of the class you will have created a number of prints to take home.

MiScreen digital screen printing machines offer a new way to create screen prints. Similar to Risography, this process allows you to make incredibly fine detailed images onto screen mesh, which you print by hand, without the need for chemical solutions, separations or excessive use of water and energy. In this class you will create a screen printed digital ‘collage’ of layered imagery using MiScreen generated stencils and traditional screen printing techniques. Learn the basics of screen printing, from making simple paper stencils to pulling a print. You'll then be introduced to the MiScreen equipment and how to transfer an image onto mesh which you will then use to create your own prints.

Learn how to make prints using this form of lithography developed in Japan. Mokulito is a form of lithography developed in the 1970s, which replaces the stone matrix surface with wood. The term Mokulito derives from the Japanese words ‘Moku’ meaning wood and ‘Lito’ meaning Lithography. Learn how to make prints using this wonderful process, that infuses the unique grain of the wood matrix along with hand painted marks and incisions of the artist.

Learn to use coloured paper pulp to make prints from simple drawn or photographic stencils. Make a stencil using screen printing techniques and then catch tiny amounts of paper pulp in the screen to produce an image. This can then be transferred onto a freshly made sheet of paper. The image then becomes part of the paper - no inks or paint needed.

Explore a variety of methods to produce single and multiple colour prints. This course will cover use of tools, equipment and techniques for both reduction and multi-block printing. You'll learn how to make a lino print, from how to transfer your design onto a lino block to printing your design using oil-based inks and a Victorian relief printing press. The course will also introduce a few ideas for achieving half-tones or texture and you'll leave with a small portfolio of prints.

Explore a variety of methods to produce single and multiple colour prints. This course will cover use of tools, equipment and techniques for both reduction and multi-block printing. You'll learn how to make a lino print, from how to transfer your design onto a lino block to printing your design using oil-based inks and a Victorian relief printing press. The course will also introduce a few ideas for achieving half-tones or texture and you'll leave with a small portfolio of prints.

Learn all about the wonderful world of Risograph printing and create multilayered prints. ‘Riso’ is a fast-paced process that uses soy based inks and recycled paper. This course is perfect for using all kinds of hand drawn techniques and collage to create richly coloured multi-layered prints. You'll learn how to prepare your design by using collage, drawing, and painting in colour-separated layers. Then you'll print your design by choosing from our selection of bright colours.

Learn all about the wonderful world of Risograph printing and create multilayered prints. ‘Riso’ is a fast-paced process that uses soy based inks and recycled paper. This course is perfect for using all kinds of hand drawn techniques and collage to create richly coloured multi-layered prints. You'll learn how to prepare your design by using collage, drawing, and painting in colour-separated layers. Then you'll print your design by choosing from our selection of bright colours.

Develop your skills using photographic techniques and power-assisted screen printing tables. This course covers all aspects of how to construct a screenprint using images from photo stencils. You will first be shown examples of limited edition prints that were produced in DCA Print Studio. These examples demonstrate the range of mark making and types of images that can be used in screen printing. You will also try basic drawing and block-printing techniques, which can be used in your designs. The following three weeks will include in-depth demonstrations for using the studio equipment to coat, expose, develop and print a screen. This course requires previous experience of screen printing at a beginner’s level.

Develop your skills using photographic techniques and power-assisted screen printing tables. This course covers all aspects of how to construct a screenprint using images from photo stencils. You will first be shown examples of limited edition prints that were produced in DCA Print Studio. These examples demonstrate the range of mark making and types of images that can be used in screen printing. You will also try basic drawing and block-printing techniques, which can be used in your designs. The following three weeks will include in-depth demonstrations for using the studio equipment to coat, expose, develop and print a screen. This course requires previous experience of screen printing at a beginner’s level.

Learn traditional hand-lettering for signwriting. Learn the basics of signwriting: from brush-handling skills to illustrative work and gold-leaf or glass gilding. This introductory course covers various brushes, paints, mahlsticks, pounce patterns and tracings, chalks, tapes, letterform layout & hand-drawing of Sans Serif, Roman & Casual Scripts. If you've been before then the tutor can help you move on to a different technique.

Bring a feather and use it to create an edition of beautiful prints. Whether you have some knowledge of etching or you’re a complete beginner, this is lo-fi method of printmaking is fun and creates great results. You will learn how to prepare small zinc plates for the soft ground etching technique and then use it to create feather prints with a variety of deckled edged papers, inks and ‘Chine Colle’.

Learn how to do dry point printing the lo-fi way using recycled Tetra Paks. Tetra Pak printing is essentially an intaglio printmaking process, similar to etching or dry point on metal. Instead of using metal plates as the printing matrix, this class uses recycled Tetra Pak cartons. This material can be cut easily into different shapes and it's possible to achieve very fine line drawings or textured areas. You will also use 'Chine Colle' techniques to introduce pre-glued pieces of coloured papers. This is a perfect course for both beginner and intermediate printmakers, and you will leave with a collection of wonderfully detailed intaglio prints.

Learn how to work with this beautiful form of printmaking and use fine engraving tools to create detailed designs. Create images by cutting into the surface of the end grain of box, lemon or cherry wood. You'll be taken through all stages of the wood engraving process, from preparing woodblocks, and practising on starter blocks to engraving your design, selecting your paper and printing. You will finish the course with a small collection of prints, block printed in black and white, as well as the wood blocks which can be worked on and re-printed in the future. Please note that we are using end grain wood blocks therefore the prints are petite. This allows the printmaker to create small delicate pieces.

A lonely boy befriends a stray dog, high up in the Alps during German occupation.

Besides looking charming -- and wondrously beautiful where appropriate -- the English-language version of this enchanting animated feature boasts many strong vocal talents as it tells the story of the last of the selkies, a child named Saoirse. It is shaped from its director's love of Irish legend, folklore, nature and culture, and makes for a beguiling blend of the unfamiliar and culturally specific with the universally appealing.

DCA is the new home of Breast Buddies Dundee. This group offers a nurturing, non-judgmental space for mums and mums-to-be to come along with their bumps and babies. Join us to socialise, meet new friends and get breastfeeding and infant feeding support. This friendly group offers a safe place to speak openly about challenges and feel supported by your peers.

Join us for a slow-looking tour of the exhibitions with DCA’s Head of Exhibitions, Dan Brown. This guided tour will encourage a thoughtful and unhurried engagement with the artworks, providing space to explore the themes, processes and practices of Francis Dosoo in Gallery 1 and Adrián Balseca in Gallery 2.  Brown will offer insights into the works, highlighting connections, context and the artists’ approaches, while giving participants the time to reflect and respond at their own pace. 

Join us for an immersive workshop with Amelia Tan, an artist and the producer of Portrait of Dorothy Gale. The session will start with a series of guided, sensory exercises designed to help participants slow down and retune their senses and attention. Through these practices, we can begin to explore ways of experiencing images and our surroundings. We will then move together on a silent walk, wearing earplugs and travelling in single file. Together we will pause, share stillness and reflect on our own journey in a personal and creative way. In the second part of the workshop, you will use your phone or digital camera to gather short video snippets inspired by what you noticed and experienced earlier. These fragments will be shared and brought together as a group to form a collaborative piece exploring how memory, place, and perspective can be shaped into meaning. Amelia Tan is an interdisciplinary artist based in London. Her practice is rooted in the coincidental, choreographic and theatrical potential of public experience. From seeking alternative ways of perceiving the passing of time, to reclaiming agency in public space through performative intervention, she interrogates the invisible yet dominant structures that uphold the modern world.

Join us for a special evening with historian and storyteller Dr Erin Farley.  Farley will explore strands from the complex history of Michelin and other industries in Dundee, interwoven with responses from local tradition and folklore to the themes presented in Ecuadorian artist Adrián Balseca’s exhibition In the Forest Ruins. Dr Erin Farley is a local historian and storyteller based in Dundee. She is the Library & Information Officer for Dundee Libraries' Local History Centre, which holds a large and varied collection of books and archival material about the city's history and culture. Erin is the author of Angus Folk Tales (2021), editor of Lighthouse Lives (2026) and co-editor with Siobhan Tolland of In One Woman’s Life: Essays Celebrating Mary Brooksbank (2022).

The Metropolitan Opera LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Puccinis exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by Richard Jones, marking the companys first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky makes her role debut as Minnie, the tough tavern owner with a heart of gold who finds love when she least expects it. Tenor SeokJong Baek is the dashing bandit who rambles into the remote California mining town to steal her heart, opposite baritone Christopher Maltman as the lawman determined to deliver justiceand win Minnie for himself. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson takes the podium to conduct one of operas most action-packed adventures, live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.

Drop in to have a go at DIY art making activities inspired by the use of text and lettering in banners, prints and on textiles in Soft Impressions. Create Space is a comfortable and imaginative space in which people of all ages can see, think, make and do together. The space includes displays, child-safe materials and art activity sheets inspired by the current exhibition plus an invitation to display what you make on the wall. Our art library for children is also there for you to browse and the Play Box is a small, safe play space for very wee ones and their grown-ups.

Join ceramist Eleanor Meredith for a relaxed workshop where you’ll learn how to glaze and decorate four pre-fired ceramic tiles. You’ll start by sketching out ideas in ink and then move on to glazing and working with oxides to build colour and texture. Eleanor will be on hand to give tips on how you can develop your own designs or draw from pattern and decorative traditions. Your tiles will then be fired for a second time in Eleanor’s studio and returned to DCA around 2 weeks after the workshop. We’ll send you an email when they’re ready to be collected. We’ll have plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits to help fuel your making throughout the afternoon.

Florist and flower grower Hollie Berries is back with another exciting workshop just in time for summer! Join Hollie for a seasonal summer flower arranging workshop, where she will bring fresh, locally grown ingredients from her Aberdeenshire cutting garden for you to enjoy. Using sustainable techniques, Hollie will guide you through the steps to creating a natural garden style wildflower arrangement. You’ll leave with the knowledge on how to cut, condition and arrange fresh garden flowers and foliage, plus a beautiful floral arrangement to brighten your home. We’ll have plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits to help fuel your making throughout the afternoon.

Join local illustrator and printmaker Freya Cumming and be inspired by summer to create your own decorated lampshade. In this relaxed workshop, Freya will help you to develop your own unique set of pattern motifs. Using a range of mixed media, have fun freehand painting and applying your newly created pattern to fabric. You’ll leave with a beautifully decorated lampshade, ready to take home and add to a ceiling light or lamp in your home. We’ll have plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits to help fuel your making throughout the afternoon.

Join us for messy, sensory and creative sessions for little ones. These messy sessions respond to our exhibitions, with activities designed to give little ones a chance to explore art materials and make their mark. You can expect an art activity, a sensory play activity and lots of ideas for things to do at home or out and about. There are a variety of days and times available each month to give as many people as possible the chance to try the activities. Each session will be led by an art therapist and an artist tutor, with activities changing each month. As the name suggests, these sessions can get messy and we recommend dressing with this in mind. At the end of each session we provide a warm water bath and towels for clean up. Occasionally these sessions are observed by university students for research purposes.