Generator Projects

NEXT UP FOR OUR 30TH BIRTHDAY WEEK: AN ARCHIVAL SNOOP! 🌟

Ever wondered what’s hiding in the Generator archive? Join us on Tuesday 6th of October, 6-9pm for a chance to explore three decades worth of Generator history through a curated selection of archive material.

Have a rummage and discover some of the stories behind Generator. If you’ve got your own memories, photos or materials from the past 30 years, we warmly invite you to bring them along and share them to our archive!

Come and have a snoop 🤓

Our Birthday Week Schedule 🎈

More birthday events to be announced very soon... 😉

🎂 ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST EVENT FOR OUR 30TH BIRTHDAY! 🎉

We’re kicking off birthday week with a relaxed preview of our 30th birthday exhibition on Monday 5 October, 6–9pm.

Come along, have a wander and get a first look at the exhibition before the rest of our bustling birthday week gets underway 👀

See youse there x

Our Birthday Week Schedule 🎈

More birthday events to be announced very soon… 😉

JOIN THE ASSOCIATES

The associate committee is an exciting opportunity for artists and anyone interested in what we do at Generator Projects to get involved! You can learn and gain experience in exhibition-making, help out with installing exciting new artworks, and assist in our archive. As well as this, we have paid opportunities for tasks such as invigilation and postering, and run associate-exclusive events for you to meet other creatively-inclined folks and have fun. It’s free, doesn’t require any regular time commitment, and no experience in art or arts organising is needed either. Just fill out our associates membership form linked on our website!

GARDEN FURNITURE PAINT PARTY

⭐Associates⭐ Come and help us revamp our outdoor space! We will be hosting an event on Saturday 26th September from 1pm, for everyone to come along and paint our garden furniture🌸. This will be a fun, relaxed opportunity to meet new people, get creative and make some new designs of your choosing that will be displayed outside our exhibition space🌈. This exclusive event is free to attend as long as you’re signed up to be an associate via our membership form. No booking required, just show up (and bring some old clothes if you can!). See you there ✨

We’re very excited to announce our long-awaited 30th Birthday Programme 🥳

#1996 brings a week of workshops and events towards a continually evolving exhibition, drawing on our three decades of archive.

In light of the recent blows to the Scottish Arts sector, developing our 30th Birthday programme has given us space to reflect on labour, institutional memory and the precarious running of an artist-run initiative.

Whether you’re new to Generator or ex-committee, friend of Generator or long-time visitor - we’d love to see you on any day of the week!

A detailed programme overview will follow shortly … Keep your eyes peeled 👀 let’s take this as an opportunity to come together and uplift artist-run organisations

As some of you know, Generator Projects is turning 30 this year and to mark our 3rd decade around the sun we decided we needed a fresh look. This is where Islay Yeoman / _imydesign_ came in - major thank you to Islay for our new look and logo, we are just so chuffed with it! A good omen for our upcoming birthday week 😉

Keep your eyes peeled, our birthday week events will be announced very soon …

Generator Projects’ Birthday Week: 5.10.2026 - 11.10.2026

𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝒀𝑬𝑨𝑹 𝑺𝑶 𝑭𝑨𝑹 🌟

oh hey ! it’s been a hot second … our maintenance month has been keeping us busy (literally as we speak, we’re currently getting our boards RIPPED out) so we’re getting excited in preparing our 2026-2027 programming 😁 but before we get too excited we gotta have a quick reminisce on the shows and events we’ve had so far in 2026, they were too good not to so in no particular order …

and keep your eyes peeled because we’ve got some majorly cool stuff coming up since we’re turning the big 3-0 this year !!!! yes, generator is a millennial 😝

Generator Projects is disheartened and unsettled by the proposed closure of Cooper Gallery.

Cooper Gallery is internationally recognised for its contemporary transdisciplinary arts programme, rich with critical and theoretical engagement. Cooper Gallery leads the way for unapologetically radical programming in Dundee,made feasible by a curatorial practice rooted in discursive and experimental spirit.

To deprive Dundee of such a resource sends a message that The University of Dundee views this type of cultural output as dispensable. Cooper Gallery is an invaluable resource for the students at DJCAD as seen in the Cooper Gallery’s Student Curatorial Team, many of whom gained the experience and confidence from working with Cooper Gallery to further pursue a career in the arts. At Generator Projects we feel a strong connection to Cooper Gallery: many former members of the Student Curatorial Team went on to find a place on the Generator Projects Committee, and their experience with experimental programming via Cooper Gallery informed their curatorial decisions within our programme.

Generator Projects have sat with the gravity of the proposed closure of Cooper Gallery and what that means for the wider arts community in Dundee. We urge decision makers to consider the extraordinary benefits Cooper Gallery provides to the arts sector in Dundee and beyond. We extend our support and stand in solidarity with the curators, educators and researchers whose livelihoods are under threat by this proposal.

Generator Projects is deeply saddened and concerned to hear of the proposal to cut the Philosophy programme at University of Dundee. As we come to celebrate our thirtieth anniversary at Generator Projects, we reflect on the importance of the programme Art & Philosophy holds in our institution. The Operational Committee currently includes four alumni along with two of our current Board Members.. With a deep commitment to radical, expansive, and reflective programming, the legacy of Art & Philosophy is deeply felt within Generator Projects.

We also believe the provision of the programme Art & Philosophy to be an invaluable course within DJCAD. Every year, we tour the degree

Generator Projects stands in solidarity with colleagues, staff, artists, researchers, students, volunteers, families, and communities affected by the proposed closures and cuts at the University of Dundee.

Alongside the reported threats facing Cooper Gallery and the University of Dundee Botanic Garden, we are deeply concerned by proposals affecting university nurseries, academic courses, and support services. Together, these form a vital part of the university’s civic infrastructure, supporting learning, research, creativity, care, and access to education across Dundee.

Cooper Gallery is an internationally recognised arts space that has provided a vital platform for contemporary art, critical discourse, and artistic exchange for over 70 years. Dundee Botanic Garden is an invaluable public resource supporting education, biodiversity, and wellbeing. The university nurseries provide essential support for staff, students, and families.

Equally concerning is the potential loss of courses and academic provision, threatening the breadth of knowledge and intellectual diversity that universities exist to nurture. We are also mindful of the wider impact on Dundee, where students form a significant part of the city’s population and economy.

At a time when arts and culture, education, childcare, and public resources are already under immense pressure, these proposals risk causing lasting damage to Dundee’s cultural scene and the communities that depend upon it.

We recognise the difficult financial circumstances facing the University of Dundee. However, these proposals risk undermining the very spaces, services, and programmes that sustain cultural life, educational opportunity, and collective wellbeing.

Generator Projects joins those calling for transparency, meaningful dialogue, and the exploration of alternatives that protect these vital resources.

The arts, education, care services, and environmental spaces play an essential and interconnected role in building a more equitable, imaginative, and sustainable future - do not be a driving force that endangers this.

🐦‍⬛Evening opening

🕯️Thursday 25/6/26
🏙️1300 - 1900

⭐️They Had Four Years⭐️

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🫵 You are cordially invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM aka the big meeting) at 📍Generator Projects on Sunday 28th June @ 2pm!

It’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Generator Projects’ achievements, share future plans, and enjoy some refreshments alongside th Generator community - including our lovely Committee and Board members, fellow members, incredible artists and writers, partners, and supporters.

Generator Projects is made by its members, for its community; it simply wouldn’t exist without you.

The AGM is a key moment to reflect on the past year and look ahead to what’s next!

What’s happening:
- Welcome and introductions; from Committee & Board Chairpersons
- Committee report; Hear the current Committee reflections on the past year’s programming, collaborations and projects. They will discuss upcoming events and opportunities for all to get involved!
- Board report; Hear from the Co-Chairs of the Board about what they have been up to this year.
- Financial report; hear a funding update from the Committee and Board Treasurer.
- Combined Committee and Board of Trustees; resignations, nominations and role changes.
- Q&A, Members feedback and activity: planting seeds together for the future

Please let us know if you have any access needs so we can make sure everyone is accommodated.

If you do want to get in touch with any access requirements, we’d appreciate it if you could RSVP by the 27th of June by contacting: [email protected]

Looking forward to seeing you there and hearing your thoughts!

Love,
The GennyP Committee 🙂‍↔️ x