Festival Diary: Thursday 03

Walking in Faith

Tue 01 & Thur 03 Aug, 10:00am

Sign up required
Join us as we take a tour of the major faith buildings in Govanhill. We will visit mosques, churches, former synagogues and the local Gurdwara. Learn more about faith and the experience of faith communities in Scotland’s most ethnically diverse neighbourhood.
The tour will be led by Govanhill Community Development Trust’s Dave Zabiega and local historian Bruce Downie.
Please come dressed for the weather and prepared to walk around two miles between venues. Contact Dave Zabiega to sign up. at: dzabiega@govanhillha.org / 0141 636 3665

100 years on… The Life and Legacy of John MacLean

Thur 03 Aug, 6:30 – 8:00pm

The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ

Ticketed but free

Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/672084812767

Join biographers Henry Bell and Gerard Cairns for an evening dedicated to marking the upcoming hundred year anniversary of the death of Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary socialist, John MacLean. Both authors are experts on MacLean’s life and activism and have their own take on this great Scottish hero. Henry Bell’s book ‘Hero of Red Clydeside’ examines MacLean’s work as an organiser and educator, his imprisonment and hunger strike, and how he became the early hero of radical Scottish Independence. Gerard Cairns will discuss his book ‘The Red and the Green – a Portrait of John Maclean’ which shines new light on MacLean’s links with Irish revolutionaries on Clydeside, and the practical assistance he gave to the cause of Irish freedom. Not to be missed!

Queer Theory’s Gayest Hits

Thursday 03 Aug, 7:30pm till late

The Rum Shack, 657 – 659 Pollokshaws Rd Glasgow G41 2AB

Ticketed on a sliding scale.

Book tickets here: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/15142/gayest-hits-govanhill-international-festival

Legendary queer cabaret show brings their gayest hits to the Rum Shack for the Govanhill International Festival! Queer Theory has been proudly showcasing LGBT+ talent since April 2016 bringing together a heady mix of music, performance art, spoken word, comedy, drag and variety with a focus on the subversive and experimental.

The lineup includes Pink Pound, Delia Badhand, Dorian T Fisk, David Ronan & Kirstin Halliday with more TBA.

portraits of POWER – an exhibition of determination and resistance

new photomontage artworks by Euan Sutherland | Multiple locations

Where does POWER lie? With you or with those in control? We are dominated by an unelected minority via media misrepresentation, an abusive police force and a cruel unjust government. We have corrupt politicians and continual malpractice alongside divisive inequalities, climate change denial, hate-mongering, profiteering and horrendous greed. Enough is enough.
Determination and resistance is building, connections are being cultivated, wee victories celebrated, but we need to help each other out continually. We can’t be divided by small differences and dogma. More cooperation less competition. We need more mutual aid and we need it NOW.

hostile ENVIRONMENTS and mutual aid NOW

Exhibition launch: Fri 04 Aug, 6:00 – 9:00pm

The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ

Tue 01 to Sat 12 Aug (excluding Sat 05 Aug) 12:00 – 6:00pm

strike SUPPORT on Victoria Road

Tue 01 to Sun 13 Aug

Govanhill… As I See It – Community Photography Exhibition

Tue 01 to Sun 06 Aug (excluding Sat 05 Aug)

Window display above The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ

‘Govanhill… As I see it!’ is a community photography project as part of Jude Mckechnie’s Govanhill Baths Culture Collective residency. Through an open call, people living and working in Govanhill were invited to sign up to take pictures which they felt captured the spirit of the area. The 19 participants were asked to take 27 photographs on a disposable camera and return it for development. The results are a wonderful display of community pride, joy and diversity! This exhibition is an alternative portrait of the area as it is seen by community members themselves.

Come by and see if you can spy yourself or your favourite places in and amongst the bunch. Maybe it might change the way you see Govanhill altogether!

Through the Looking Glass Public Exhibition, Paria Goodarzi

Tue 01 to Sun 13 Aug

Govanhill Baths Garden (opposite 126 Calder Street)

In what ways are green spaces a refuge, a reflection of society, and a gateway to contemplating space and time? Govanhill is one of the most diverse areas in Glasgow, attracting people for its unique political, economic, and cultural appeal. This installation in Govanhill Baths Garden is by Govanhill Baths Culture Collective artist Paria Goodarzi and consists of three mirrored chairs of varying sizes, incorporating materials like acrylic, wood, and tiles. Mirrors reflect our green spaces’ role as a sanctuary and as a reflection of society. Engraved words like WONDER, HOME, and WISH symbolise ways that we might explore space and time. A blue-tiled line connects the outdoors and indoors, prompting contemplation of the built environment and the world the installation inhabits and holds a mirror up to.

Yes! I Can – Pinhole Camera Trail

Tue 01 to Sun 13 Aug

Various sites around Govanhill

As part of her Culture Collective residency with Govanhill Baths, Jude Mckechnie together with local photographer Martyna Maz and researcher Anna Tudos, worked collaboratively with the Govanhill Youth Club to make pinhole cameras out of empty juice cans.

We ventured out and hung them up in various places around Govanhill and left them to work their magic. The images captured inside our little cans have been made into printed cards with a trail of where the images were taken included on the back. Find out more about the project on our website and learn how to make your very own pinhole camera at home, because yes, you can too! You can find our pinhole camera postcards in Govanhill’s various local cafes and shops and can access the route and view the results via the QR code! Plus read snippets of conversations, thoughts and stories from the young people who took part.