Support DCA
Every penny you give makes a difference
Donate to DCA online or when you visit: your support enables us to keep enriching people's lives through art, culture and creativity.
Dundee Contemporary Arts is one of Scotland’s foremost contemporary art organisations and a registered charity (no. SC026631). We have been a vital part of Dundee and Scotland's cultural life since 1999, and we're only able to fulfil this role thanks to the generous support we receive from our donors and funders.
As a charity all the income we receive goes straight back into enabling audiences, artists and participants to see, experience and create, through our four programme areas: Exhibitions, Cinema, Print and Learning.
You can donate online or when you visit DCA. You can also support us by becoming a Member, Friend or Patron.
Why support DCA?
Arts and culture are under unprecedented pressure across the UK, as the long-term impacts of the Covid pandemic blur with a cost-of-living crisis and stagnant public funding. DCA continues to change the lives of the people who interact with our programmes every day, but we can only continue to do so with the generous support of our donors, funders, friends and patrons.
“It was so inspiring to be in the studio and see all the artists working around me.”
“Great to have my critical faculties re-engaged by being in the presence of actual art.”
All donations help us to continue enriching people’s lives through art, culture and creativity, and every donation makes a difference.
If you’d like to find out more about how your donation will be used, or about other ways you can support DCA, please contact Shelley Barclay, Development Manager, on shelley.barclay@dca.org.uk.
To hear more about our work, both in our building and in communities across Dundee, please read our Annual Report.
View our latest annual report
Annual Report 2023-24
Our Supporters
DCA relies, now more than ever, on support from a range of sources in order to keep enriching people’s lives through art, culture and creativity. From projects funded by trusts and foundations and substantial gifts from individuals and companies; to the ongoing support of our Patrons, Friends and Members and the many one-off donations we receive from our audiences and well-wishers, every part of this fundraising activity is absolutely vital to our ongoing success.
Stakeholders
Partners
| Supporters | |
|---|---|
| 71 Brewing | Ninja Kiwi |
| Alexander Moncur Trust | Northwood Charitable Trust |
| Art Fund | Paul Hamlyn Foundation |
| Cycling Scotland | Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund |
| Diversity Art Forum | Québec Government Office, London |
| Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Scottish Enterprise |
| Engage on behalf of the Max Reinhardt Charitable Trust | Tay Charitable Trust |
| Film Hub Scotland | The Ampersand Foundation |
| Freelands Foundation | The George and Grace Thomson Trust |
| Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust | The Hugh Fraser Foundation |
| Henry Moore Foundation | The Mondriaan Fund |
| Jerwood Foundation | The Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee |
| Leng Charitable Trust | The William S Phillips Fund |
| Lethendy Charitable Trust | The William Syson Foundation |
| Director's Circle |
|---|
| Jacquie and Richard Roberts |
| Tim Allan |
| DCA20 Patrons | |
|---|---|
| Joe Lafferty | Oli and Sam |
| Matthew Cormack | Siobhan Dundee |
| Patrons | |
|---|---|
| Ann Bates | Michael Small |
| Andrew Black | Sophie Crichton Stuart |
| Alexander and Sophie Lindsay | Thomas Veit and Peter Glancy |
| Mary Emma Adams | |
| Friends | |
|---|---|
| Heather Anderson | Frank Krikhaar |
| John Barnett | Iain Luke |
| Richard Bowman | Kirsty Noltie |
| Simon Dessain | Jeanette Paul |
| Pat Fisher | Peter Rowson |
| Steve Grimmond | Kat Small |
| Michael Hall | Alastair Stewart |
| And those who wish to remain anonymous | |
Fundraising guarantee
DCA is committed to good fundraising. We could not fulfil our charitable mission without the support of generous, thoughtful and committed donors. We value the support of donors and understand the need to balance our duties to beneficiaries, with our duties to donors.
We will comply with the law as it applies to charities and fundraising and we commit that we will guarantee to adhere to best practice as outlined in the Fundraising Code of Practice.
We will monitor fundraisers, volunteers and third parties working with us to raise funds, ensuring that they also comply with this Code of Practice.
We guarantee to operate in line with the values of the Code; to be Legal, Open, Honest and Respectful in all our fundraising. To promote and underpin these values, we commit to the following standards:
- We will be clear about who we are and what we do
- We will give a clear explanation of how you can make a gift and change or stop a regular donation
- If you do not want to give or wish to cease giving, we will respect your decision
- We will respect your rights and privacy
- We have a procedure for dealing with people in vulnerable circumstances and it will be published on our website or will otherwise be available on request
- We will hold your data securely
- We will communicate with you in accordance with your selected preferences.
If you feel we have not adhered to these standards, or think we could do better please contact Shelley Barclay, Development Executive, on shelley.barclay@dca.org.uk and we will deal with your complaint quickly and thoroughly.
We commit to ensuring our complaints process is clear and easily accessible and we will provide clear and evidence-based reasons for our decisions on complaints.
However, should you be dissatisfied with our response, you will be able to take this further by contacting the Scottish Fundraising Standards Panel: www.goodfundraising.scot.
