Artwork

Event 3: A Socially Distanced Conversation presented by Hope Hub on World Mental Health Day. Live-streamed to Facebook from Roseangle Gallery in Dundee this event will feature a panel, some Zoom guests, and the music of Robbie Ward. see you there.

5 years ago, you would have certainly not caught me entering a competition for art, never mind one were my name would be used, and I would have to attend a photoshoot! Not a chance, my answer would have been easy to make, a simple – no way!  Nevertheless, who I am today, the me […]

Chelsea McWhinnie (29) & Olivia-Shay (4), winner of the Hope Hub ‘Positivity in Lockdown’ Art Competition! “…I have taken the time during lockdown to reflect, rethink and refocus. I decided to take this negative experience for the world and because of my child turn it into a positive for us. Since even during the darkest […]

One of the best things Hope Hub has done over lockdown is Family Fun Online. We packed Hope Boxes full of art and activities and met up online to explore creativity in intriguing ways. We all had a scarf. One moment it was a smelly cabbage. and the next it was the stickiest gloop you […]

It is such an exciting time for Hope Hub right now: we have our second Hope Hub LIVE event coming up this weekend! In Scotland more places are starting to reopen; some of us will be returning to work for the first time in months, and we will all have to get used to the […]

A couple of weeks ago a handful of single use black and white cameras were handed out to a group of young people. Included with the cameras was ‘I Spy’, a project brief that featured a series of fun tasks with a challenge to think very creatively about photography. Yesterday we collected the cameras! Over […]

So many positives have come from being stuck at home over the past few months – lockdown has given many of us the chance to connect with ourselves, our families, and it has given us the time to try new things and the opportunity to actually relax for a while. Time is so precious. Hope […]

Front Lounge & Overgate team up to celebrate POSITIVITY IN LOCKDOWN! Theme: Submit an artwork that expresses a ​positive memory from lockdown​. This can be anything, poetry, drawing, painting, photography, ceramics… Any type of artwork! Who can enter: Anyone of any age who lives in Angus, Dundee, Fife, Perth & Kinross. Give it a go! […]

We have exciting events and happenings in the pipeline, and will have an announcement about some of these activities soon! Hope Hub wants to include as many people as possible, so keep an eye on this space!

I’ve been having a tough time the past week, nothing seems to be going  right. I can’t seem to get any cleaning done in the house or in the  garden, cannot seem to do any work, Grace won’t eat her tea, my laptop’s not working properly,  and most of all Grace is playing up and won’t leave me […]

It feels like day 10000 of being on lockdown with a child, we are surviving… on sweets and junk food! The days feel as if they are getting shorter, the time seems to be flying. I’m so glad I have a back garden to spend most of my time in but we are trying to […]

So today I wanna talk about how I’m keeping myself and Grace occupied during this crazy time. Not going to lie it’s been super hard and I’ve spent so much money on little things that I wouldn’t usually spend money on. She’s ate so much junk and watched so much TV and I’ve neglected my […]