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Jupiter Artland is open 7 days a week - 10am - 5pm (Last entry 3.30pm)
Jupiter Artland is open 7 days a week - 10am - 5pm (Last entry 3.30pm)

Jupiter+ Dundee

LINDSEY MENDICK:

Growing Pains

Award-winning artist Lindsey Mendick transformed a vacant high street shop in Dundee, creating an immersive artwork that explores social class, vulnerability and formative experiences relating to place and home. This artwork is be open and free for the public to explore.

Jupiter+ is an ambitious off-site programme by Jupiter Artland that brings world-class art to high streets across Scotland. In 2025, now in its fourth iteration, the project is now open in Dundee, following previous editions in Perth, Ayr, and Paisley.

Artist Lindsey Mendick presents Growing Pains, a new site-specific installation comprising ceramic sculptures, stained glass, office furniture and a film, set in an abandoned estate agent’s office. Referencing her teenage years, Mendick transforms the space into a haunting, immersive experience that explores the uncertainty, awkwardness, and societal expectations surrounding adolescence. The work is at 15 Reform Street, Dundee and is open 11am – 5pm Tuesday to Sunday until 21 December 2025.

About the Artist

LINDSEY MENDICK received an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London. Her autobiographical work offers a form of catharsis, encouraging the viewer to explore their own personal history through the revisionist lens of the artist. Her 2023 exhibition at Jupiter Artland won the Sky Arts Award for Visual Arts, she was the recipient of the Henry Moore Foundation Artist Award in 2020 and the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award in 2018. Mendick has participated in solo and group exhibitions at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Hayward Gallery, Carl Freedman Gallery, Somerset House, Jeffrey Deitch, Cooke Latham, and Hannah Barry Gallery among others. Mendick’s own artist-led project Quench, in Margate, provides vital support for early career artists through a programme of exhibitions and mentoring. Mendick is represented by Carl Freedman Gallery.

Mendick is renowned for her work in ceramics, embedding her sculptures within installations that include stained glass, film, furniture, large stage sets and performance. Her intricate multimedia installation will include her meticulously crafted and richly glazed ceramics, stained glass and audio. Through an imagined estate agency, Mendick examines class and identity, social mobility, and gives voice to teenage dreams, aspirations and fears. Growing Pains will unflinchingly surface both the beauty and darkness of vulnerable emotional states, finding glimmers of hope through humour and openness. The installation also casts a critical eye across urban development, capitalism and profit – the mechanisms that underpin the places and conditions in which we live. The installation will be free to visit and open from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm, with extended opening hours to coincide with events, festivals, school and public holidays.

Project Report 2025

Let’s reflect on the last year for Jupiter+ Dundee, take a look at our project report.

Download the report here

The Learning Experience

Located at our learning studio on Castle St, our learning team have been hosting a series of workshops, drop-ins and events ranging from clay and digital filming workshops to artists talks.

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Bringing your group to JUPITER+ is totally FREE with tours and workshops shaped to your students/group and their learning journeys.
Each session will start with a critical ‘deep dive’ into the artwork on Dundee High Street. Inspired by the concepts contained within the artwork students will be invited to experiment and explore the creative possibilities through a practical workshop within our purpose-built learning studio, all delivered and facilitated by our JUPITER+ Learning Team.
Session Aim: To critically engage with contemporary artwork and produce a creative response to a given theme

Session Objectives: – Students will be able to:
•Identify visual language used within artwork and explain how the artist has used materials and techniques.
•Identify and explain social and cultural influences that impact the artwork.
•Successfully select and apply appropriate materials and techniques to a given theme.
•Identify and refine a single idea towards a successful outcome in line with a given theme
Removing the Barriers – A travel bursary is available to cover all student travel to and from the site on Dundee High Street. 
Accessibility to our JUPITER+ site and session will be fully accessible and inclusive to all.

Interested in getting involved in your local community? Check out a list of local organisations, support networks and charities to get involved with!

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