DJCAD degree show organisers cite desire to make a difference

Some of the region’s brightest creative talents will show off their work when Dundee University hosts its annual Art, Design and Architecture Degree Show in May.

Featuring the work of more than 300 students, the university will once again be transformed into Scotland’s largest exhibition space as it welcomes thousands of visitors to the campus for one of the highlights of the city’s cultural calendar.

The 10-day event will begin on May 18 and comes as excitement continues to build ahead of the opening of V&A Dundee on September 15.

Professor Paul Harris, Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), said: “V&A Dundee might not open until September but the work at this year’s degree show highlights why our city is already an internationally renowned centre for design.

“Our students are always willing to embrace the latest emerging concepts and technologies but also engage with what is going on around the world, as well as here in Dundee.

“Their work is often driven by real-world issues and problems and the desire to make a positive difference to the world we share.

“Having the ability to potentially transform the external world through creative practice and visionary ideas is very much at the heart of what we do at Dundee University.

“Every year we think we have a bumper degree show that cannot be surpassed, only for us to be amazed and excited by the quality of work the next cohort produces.”

Their work is often driven by realworld issues and problems...