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ScrapAntics ScrapAntics is based in Dundee. We recycle industry excess into creative resources Social Commitment to Recycling Artistic Potential
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Education is a huge part of our mission here at ScrapAntics. In the past year we hosted 12 STEAM (science, technology, e...
16/10/2026

Education is a huge part of our mission here at ScrapAntics. In the past year we hosted 12 STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths) sessions! 🔭🩻🧼

None of this would be possible without our fantastic partners and volunteers who put so much time and passion into creating experiences for our community.

Have you popped into our Community Hub? Over the past year we had 6577 visitors to our community gathering space in the ...
15/10/2026

Have you popped into our Community Hub?

Over the past year we had 6577 visitors to our community gathering space in the Wellgate Shopping centre.

Here we host creative activities, education programmes, film screenings, support groups and fundraisers. You can also hire the space for your own events!

Pop in or get in touch to find out more!

Our Art Antics Artists Studios studios are home to 22 artists who are a key part of our community! Located just next to ...
14/10/2026

Our Art Antics Artists Studios studios are home to 22 artists who are a key part of our community!

Located just next to our ScrapStore, the artists studios are a safe, inclusive space to work and create! Our artists often run their own events and exhibitions in this space and support each other to do this.

If you’d like to find out more about our studios please take a look at our website or get in touch!

Did you know that we have a dedicated play team? Our skilled play workers lead a range of workshops but mostly often, th...
13/10/2026

Did you know that we have a dedicated play team?

Our skilled play workers lead a range of workshops but mostly often, they deliver Loose Parts Play sessions!
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What is Loose Parts Play???

Rather than having set rules, bespoke equipment or fixed goals, loose parts play puts children’s ideas first. We use rescued and donated materials that may not normally be considered toys to allow children to build their own playgrounds.

Some boxes and barrels may become a house, a rocket, or a ship - anything you imagine it to be. We lean into imaginative play and support children to create their own fun (keeping them safe in the process). 😅

If outdoor, screen-free play is something you’re interested then we are what you’ve been looking for! You can hire us for play sessions, buy your own loose parts play kits and be trained on to run your own play sessions!🤩

Become empowered through play with us! 💪

Last year, we hosted the first ever Refugee Football Tournament and this year we did it AGAIN! Football is a fantastic w...
12/10/2026

Last year, we hosted the first ever Refugee Football Tournament and this year we did it AGAIN!

Football is a fantastic way to break the ice, bring people together and focus on wellbeing. We’re really lucky to work with football groups across Scotland to make events like this possible.

See you again next year!

Playful Gardens is BACK! We’ll be doing a pop-up Playful Gardens in Baxter Park on Sunday 18th of October from 1pm - 3pm...
12/10/2026

Playful Gardens is BACK!

We’ll be doing a pop-up Playful Gardens in Baxter Park on Sunday 18th of October from 1pm - 3pm. Come along for loose parts, crafts and sensory play.

We’ll be there along with our friends from Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)

Hope to see you there!

There are now over 3,500 people following us! Thank you all so much for your support! 🫶We’re taking this as an opportuni...
12/10/2026

There are now over 3,500 people following us! Thank you all so much for your support! 🫶

We’re taking this as an opportunity to re-introduce ourselves and show off what we’ve achieved in the last year. 🙌

We are ScrapAntics - a social enterprise that brings people together to reduce waste and increase wellbeing through creative recycling, arts and play. We’re based in Dundee and have been working across Scotland for the past 10 years.

We pride ourselves on being volunteer-led. Our team includes a small group of paid staff members and over 40 volunteers! Our volunteers generously donate their time to improve the lives of others and do something good for the planet.

Collectively, they’ve given us 3614 hours of their time! Of this had been paid at living wage, this would be the equivalent of a gift of £45,536.40! 🥹

If you’d like to get involved please get in touch!

Our massive paint prints from Scrap Thursday! Everyone enjoyed painting colours and shapes to be used in one of our Art ...
11/10/2026

Our massive paint prints from Scrap Thursday! Everyone enjoyed painting colours and shapes to be used in one of our Art and Language sessions due to start during Scrap Thursday aimed at anyone that would like to get more confident speaking English or just for conversation skills!

A New Donation box was painting by one of our learners She did a beautiful job making it so colourful thank you so much Helen!

WatermarksA free, guided art and writing workshop with artist & print maker Jean Duncan, writer & editors Kirsty Gunn & ...
09/10/2026

Watermarks
A free, guided art and writing workshop with artist & print maker Jean Duncan, writer & editors Kirsty Gunn & Gail Low

Date: 24 October
Time: 10.30-3pm

Meet at the D’Arcy Thompson Museum, University of Dundee, DD1 4HN at 10.30am

Water is all around us; in our bodies, in the oceans and seas... Without it there would be no life on earth. This art and writing workshop starts out with brief visits to two museums for stimulation (the D’Arcy Thompson Museum & the McManus), and then invites you to respond to how artists and others have taken their inspiration from water, and how their works might in turn inspire you in own creative mark making at ScrapAntics Community Space @ the Wellgate Centre.

We will start at the D’Arcy Thompson Museum before journeying to the McManus Gallery to see what’s on offer. You will be provided with a note/sketchbook to record your impressions, and there will be some advice to help you get started exploring the watery themes and ideas you will discover around you from these two spaces. We will then hotfoot to the ScrapAntics Community Space at the Wellgate and get stuck in making a watery artwork of your own drawing , painting and text collage. Feedback and mentoring will also be on hand, and refreshments will be provided. The workshop is free and art materials will be available to get you started. If you are aged between 16 and 25, we would especially love to hear from you!

No prior experience needed... just bring yourself and a sense of adventure. So join us — writer, Kirsty Gunn, artist Jean Duncan, and editor of imaginedspaces.org, Gail Low — to fashion your own watermarks, and have fun!

NB: “Estuary” is by Jean Duncan and “Puddle cloud rain” is by Jean Duncan (image) & Brian Hill (text).

This workshop is funded by the William S Phillips. The William S. Phillips Fund is a charitable trust supporting education and the arts in Dundee, particularly for young people and students pursuing advanced studies in art and design.

https://www.ticketsource.com/imagined-spaces/watermarks/e-rprpgp

Our Family Club October Activities are here! 🍂🍄Thanks to our fantastic partners and funders we’re able to provide all th...
08/10/2026

Our Family Club October Activities are here! 🍂🍄

Thanks to our fantastic partners and funders we’re able to provide all these exciting family activities completely for FREE!

You must book in to attend but our programme is open to everyone. The goal of Family Club is to bring families from all over Dundee together to connect, get creative and appreciate all our city has to offer.

If you’d like to attend, please email Neil ([email protected]) ASAP to secure your space.

Thank you so much to our partners on this project:
Amina MWRC
The National Lottery Community Fund
Douglas Park
Verdant Works Museum

RSPB RSPB.scotland
NHS Tayside
Buglife
Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)
V&A Dundee
Dundee City Council
Director Of 'How It Felt'

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Address

Unit 2, Meadow Mill, West Hendersons Wynd
Dundee
DD15BY

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

07519367490

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