North West Community Planning Partnership Area, Phase 4, UCI Celebrations

As part of Glasgow Life’s Artists in Communities programme in the North West Community Planning Partnership Area, Ward 12 In the Making Glasgow delivered a series of school-based workshops inspired by the UCI Cycling World Championships.

Using creative processes not often accessible in classrooms, such as screen printing, collage, and experimental drawing, young people explored themes of invention and resilience in relation to cycling. Pupils were also encouraged to consider what messages they would offer to visitors and cyclists arriving in Glasgow. Several young people drew on their personal experience of having come to Glasgow to seek asylum.

The resulting artworks, featuring multilingual welcomes, were exhibited at In the Making’s window gallery, sharing the pupils’ creativity with the wider community. As a case study in design history, the bike became the subject of drawings and animations, and by considering how we get around, it prompted a reflection on how our cities are designed. A peloton of more than 70 mini bicycles was also created, cut from wood to precisely replicate the children's drawings, illustrating the evolution of the bicycle design. This created a connection between the schools and the UCI hub in Glasgow's City Centre, and was later installed at Glasgow's Riverside Museum. 

As part of the UCI Cycling World Championship, GO LIVE! programme, In the Making Glasgow, delivered flag-making workshops at Merchant Square Family Day and proudly shared the young people’s welcome messages.

A special thanks to community partners, supporters and contributors. Thornwood Primary School, Whiteinch Primary School.