Festival Diary: Tuesday 08
Poetry Collection Launch: The Point is to Change It
Colin Poole in association with Versaye
Tues 08 Aug, 6:00 – 8:00pm
McNeils, 106 Torrisdale St, Glasgow G42 8PH
Ticketed but free
Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/672103047307
The venue is not wheelchair accessible.
Join us for the launch of a new poetry collection by Colin Poole, ‘The Point is to Change It’. Colin will be in conversation with local poet and playwright Wendy Miller and will perform poems from the collection. Colin Poole uses his poetry to promote understanding between cultures and as a tool to fight injustice wherever he sees it. His poetry collection Versus Verses The Bourgeoisie was described ‘as rapid fire rhymes combined with brilliant imagery which never miss the target.’ We can’t wait to hear new and old poetry favourites from his most recent offering. Plus guest speakers on some of the topics! You’re really in for a treat.
This collection was brought to you with the support of the Unite Glasgow and West of Scotland Not for Profit Branch.
Dreaming + Being Black Oot Here: Black Lives in Scotland
Tue 08 Aug, 6:30 – 8:30pm
The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ
Ticketed but free
Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/672087089577
what does it mean to be Black in Scotland today? what is it like to dream of Black Scottish history? how do we learn about the past + dream of the future while living in the present? contributors of Black Oot Here invite you to dream, share + reflect upon these questions through readings, photography, illustration + animation. copies of the graphic novel, Black Oot Here: Dreams O Us will be available for you to take away on the day. we recognise the relationship between book ownership + socio-economic status, + have made a number of copies of Black Oot Here: Black Lives in Scotland (Bloomsbury, 2022) free of charge + will offer discounted copies at the event.
if you would like to reserve a free copy of Black Oot Here: Black Lives in Scotland please email: beingblackinscotland@gmail.com + we will aim to get this to you before the event. please know that you do not have to disclose or explain your personal circumstances to reserve a free copy of the book.
Rumpus Summer Yard Club
Mon 07 to Wed 09 Aug, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Rumpus Room, Langside Ln, Glasgow G42 8BH
This year to coincide with GIFC, Rumpus Room will be running their annual Rumpus Summer Yard Club for ages 7+ Open and free to all kids from 7-12 y/o, come and join artists and play workers to created artworks, enjoy free-play, cooking, gardening, building and more!
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
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.
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Govanhill Baths
99 Calder Street, Govanhill
Glasgow G42 7RA
Office: 126 Calder Street
Glasgow G42 7QP
T: 0141 433 2999
E: info@govanhillbaths.com
