Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Helping city to get creative
AN art group has launched a new project in an effort to encourage people in the city to feel more creative this year.
The group, which calls itself Fun a Day Dundee, is kicking off the year with a new project, which will focus on promoting creativity and self-expression throughout 2021.
While the group was originally founded by an American at Dundee University in 2013, its latest project is being co-ordinated by local artist and DJCAD graduate Sam Sherriff.
Sam said: “The whole ethos is to have fun by offering people an opportunity to creatively explore their hobbies, engage in physical exercise and enhance their mental health.
“It started with a focus on January but now operates throughout the year.”
During 2020 the young artist started her own project with the group called Fun a Day Creatives, which gave members weekly prompts to keep them feeling artistic and engaged throughout lockdown.
Members were also encouraged to share their work via social media, with challenges that included designing their own star and turning the Fun a Day Instagram page into a rainbow.
Sam said: “There was a real buzz around the online exhibition via our Instagram, which has been a saviour for us in terms of replacing our networking socials that are a vital part of Fun a Day.”
Now, the group aims to deliver a similar challenge for each day throughout this month, and is encouraging creativelyminded members of the public to get involved under the tagline “Have Fun + Make Stuff + Meet Folk”.
The 29-year-old added: “For our January project we encourage people to focus on one activity or several that are specifically focused within one month and, through that, they can share via the online community, comment on people’s work and interact with other local creatives.
“Currently, we have more than 100 people signed up, but we get most of our sign-ups in week one, so we expect a surge in the next week.”
Those who wish to take part in the project should visit the group’s Facebook page, or send an email to funadaydundee@ gmail.com.