Our Open Call 24 attracted nearly 60 applications from all over Scotland. Below are those selected with more information to be added as the projects progress. Other commissions will be announced in the coming months.
Elizabeth Ogilvie & Robert Page
An art/science project researching and filming in Dumfries and Galloway’s key carbon sequestering coastal ecosystems with the resulting work comprising large-scale video projections and experimental printed images shown alongside local participants contributions.
As part of the project, Professor William Austin, will share his groundbreaking research into the carbon sequestering science of these locations and environmental artist/educator Katie Fowlie will devise a series of sustainable interactive workshops using Anthotype printing and Chlorophyll photography.
Seamus Killick & Maya Rose Edwards
Seamus and Maya will develop the first iteration of the multi-sensory interactive educational tool; the ‘Blanket Bog’ with which they will host a weekend of participatory arts workshops in collaboration with Rumpus rooms in Glasgow. During the workshops, they will explore the ancient histories of Scottish bogs and their ecological potential through games and creative activities, culminating in the crafting of objects to offer to the bog for future generations, mirroring that of our Iron Age ancestors. The Blanket Bog will ask: What do we wish to communicate to the future? How have people done this in the past? What will this generation leave behind for the next to discover?
Morag Paterson
Morag will be undertaking a one-year self-directed residency, exploring forest ecology and commercial forest management through a curious and responsive artistic approach working from multiple perspectives – including human and more than human.
www.leemingpaterson.com
Kyna Hodges
Kyna will be using a custom-built dark room bicycle trailer to cycle to the Climate Camp in Ireland 7th -11th August taking portraits of those involved in the struggle using the early photographic process of wet plate collodial photography and collecting stories, dreams, solidarity for an exhibition at Nithraid, Dumfries on the 24th of August.
Helmut Lemke
Helmut will be developing his work ‘Sounding Poems’. The words and sounds tell of his concern for and his awe and love of the natural environment. They also reflect his anger about the disrespect the societies we live in show to the environment. The work responds to the exploitation of those that have no voice and makes comment on the abuse of land and air and water and on the marginalisation of the more-than-human communities who live on the land, breath the air and depend on water.
Jasmin Robertson
Jasmin will be creating Na Mara, a series of pop up workshops, traveling up the Western coast of Scotland starting in Dumfries. Jasmin will be travelling by electric bike with a trailer to deliver a series of community engaged workshops that focus on the wonders of the sea. Jasmin has been exploring techniques such as seaweed printing and pressing, natural dying and ink making, cyanotypes and analogue film developers which she will use as a basis for the workshops.
Follow Jasmin on Instagram @Na_Mara___
Louis Ward & Fiona Prior
A series of audio walks streamed directly to the listener’s mobile device weaving together environmental themes (with a focus on climate change and biodiversity loss), local history and culture, using sound to enhance connection to nature. The first tour will focus on the history of the Creetown Curling Ponds, and will include collaboration with local artists, schools and musicians. Listeners will be directed along a beautiful walk, with multiple stops along the way to listen to information, insights, music, soundscapes, and poetry. This initiative aims to educate and inspire action, fostering a sustainable future through the power of sound and storytelling.
We Agree On Eggs & Propagate
Speed Seeds Dating invites potential new romancers to connect over the joy of gardening! This outdoor speed dating event invites people into a growing space, giving them a chance to get their hands soiley, learn new growing techniques, connect with others, and hopefully make a new partner/friend, all the while getting the big endorphin boost which comes from outdoor land work! Venue: the Teaching Garden at The Crichton Glasgow University Dumfries Campus, Spring 2025. OPEN TO ALL, students and members of the public! Register your interest here: https://form.jotform.com/240496600043045
A We Agree On Eggs & Propagate collaboration; creating work around food systems that offer solutions to the climate, nature and cultural emergency.
https://www.instagram.com/weagreeoneggs/
https://www.propagate.org.uk/
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