North East Glasgow

Creative Communities in North East Glasgow

• Calton: John Binnie

  Ward 9

  Lead artist John Binnie (Playwright/director), together with musician Tina Freeland and photographer/designer Robin Mitchell, worked as Artist in Residence for the Calton area in Phase 1.

  'We have many years experience of running fun practical workshops in writing, music, percussion, photography, drama and arts and crafts.'

  More info

  Visit Robin Mitchell's website>

   

   

  Photo shows Robin (far left), Tina (centre) and John (far right) with participants in a Calton residency project.
  
  

• Springburn: Mandy McIntosh

  Ward 17

  Mandy McIntosh was the lead artist for the initial phase of Creative Communities in Springburn, on behalf of Springburn Winter Gardens Trust. 

  Then, she used her residency to re-version sculptures from the area's Public Halls, which were demolished in 2012, giving local people an accessible way of exploring their history and existing skills to nourish a better future. 

  In 2020, she returns to the area as an individual artist. 
  
   
  “This is a form of cultural recuperation, allowing people in Springburn to revisit these sidelined sandstone figures from a different perspective. The sculptures gazed down on us for over 100 years.... It’s our turn to care for their future, and consider what they symbolised.”
  MANDY MCINTOSH

• East Centre: Skye Loneragan

  Ward 18

  Skye Loneragan
  
  ‘I’m a performer who works with words and movement - a playwright, poet and theatre-maker - and have lived in Scotland since migrating from Australia more than 20 years ago now. Along with my colleague Stewart Ennis, a writer/performer/film-maker and photographer, we’ll be looking at ways we can connect through voice, meandering and image to look at - amongst other things- how people’s perception of time has been altered through recent events.’

  Photo: Stewart Ennis

  Find out more

  Visit Skye's website> 

  Visit Stewart's website 

  and follow both artists on Twitter
  @skyeloneragan @stewartennis

  Find out about Q-Poetics: The POET & POETRY in places & spaces of WAITING.
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• Shettleston: Rebecca Fraser

  Ward 19

  For this residency, Rebecca will be growing her ongoing local project 'Today Museum Parkhead'

  'My creative practice is rooted in placemaking- I live and work alongside my community in the Shettleston ward- sharing stories, learning and making art together. 'Today Museum Parkhead' documents life in Glasgow’s Eastend, archiving the everyday through personal belongings and photographs, capturing locals’ stories and creating opportunities for deep community conversation.

  Find Out More

  Visit the project website>

  Follow Rebecca on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @parkheadartist

  And the project on Instagram and Facebook @todaymuseumparkhead

• Baillieston: The Bit Collective

  Ward 20

  The Bit Collective is a group that promotes equalities within Scottish Traditional Music.

  'In our residency in Baillieston we’ll be performing traditional music and encouraging the local community to join in and learn too!'  

  Find out more

  Visit The Bit Collective website>

  Follow the group on 
  Facebook @thebitcollective

  and on Twitter @bitcollective1

• North East: Walker & Bromwich

  Ward 21

  Glasgow based collaborative duo Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich are known internationally for their iconic sculptural works, participatory events and exhibitions that invite audiences to collectively imagine better worlds. At the core of their practice is the exploration of the role art can play as an active agent in society, evolving environments and situations within which people can begin to re-examine the world around them.
  
  Walker & Bromwich will continue working with communities across the North East Ward to explore radical themes of the lost East House Mosaic (1983-04) using collage, painting, drawing and digital collage techniques to develop new collective artworks inspired by the mosaic to be shared online and in the post.

  Find out more

  Visit their website>

  Follow them on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter @WalkerBromwich 

   

• Dennistoun: Alasdair Satchel

  Ward 22

  Alasdair will be working with members of the community to make podcasts about life in the area. Tim will be photographing the participants to capture this moment in time.  Free Photography and podcasting workshops will be offered to people in the area, too.

  Find out more

  Visit Alasdair's website>

  Visit Tim's website>  

  Follow Alasdair on Facebook @alsatch

  and both artists on Twitter
  @alsatch @Ozzormit

  Find out about one of Alasdair's previous podcasts on Instangra @what_we_do_in_the_winter