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Creative Conversations: Jane Goldman

Date: Monday 25 October 2021
Time: 19:00 - 20:30
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Oran Mor Auditorium
Speaker: Jane Goldman

Jane Goldman in Conversation for Creative Conversations

Erratic Drift

Date: Saturday 12 June 2021 - Wednesday 01 December 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Exhibitions, Social events, COP26 Physical
Venue: in-person

A performance and film project following a series of drifts/walks around Glasgow in the company of rocks, stones, silt, artists, archaeologists, geomorphologists, and architects. Erratic Drift explores relationships between human and geological timeframes, movements, and structures. Launched as part of the 2021 Architecture Fringe.

Whistler: Art and Legacy

Date: Friday 09 July 2021 - Sunday 31 October 2021
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Exhibitions
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

The Hunterian is home to one of the world’s largest collections of the work of American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). This major new exhibition showcases the collection's strength and richness, exploring the development of Whistler’s artistic practice and the role that Glasgow played in supporting him and forming his artistic legacy.

Soundwalk: self-led audio tour of Glasgow

Date: Thursday 12 August 2021 - Wednesday 01 December 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Exhibitions, Social events, COP26 Physical
Venue: in person, West End of Glasgow

In collaboration with Glasgow-based postgraduates, Sound Thought presents a curated soundwalk of locations around Glasgow, exploring notions of acoustic ecology and the impact of humans and noise pollution on our local environments. To take part, simply download the free audio files onto your mobile device or stream from the website.

Bright Edge Deep | Online Exhibition

Date: Monday 20 September 2021 - Monday 03 January 2022
Time: 10:00
Categories: Exhibitions, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

Bright Edge Deep: peatlands in history, cultural heritage, and climate | Online Exhibition

Carbon Cost Calculathon

Date: Tuesday 05 October 2021 - Monday 10 January 2022
Time: 10:00
Categories: COP 26 Online
Venue: online

An online calculathon activity involving students, local schools, and you - the public! - aiming to crowdsource the environmental costs and illustrate the elusive carbon footprint of gaming.

Programmable Nature: Conversations with Artists

Date: Tuesday 26 October 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: COP 26 Online
Venue: online

A series of video interviews presented by the Digital Departures Lab profiling the work of three of the most exciting artists working at the cross section of art, science and technology, exploring the condition of ‘programmable nature’.

Global Environmental History and Climate Change

Date: Wednesday 27 October 2021
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Categories: Public lectures, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

Two panels of leading experts in global environment history will introduce their work how historical research is important to the struggle against climate change.

Creative Conversations: Vanessa Onwuemezi

Date: Thursday 28 October 2021
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Online Event
Speaker: Vanessa Onwuemezi

Vanessa Onwuemezi in Conversation for Creative Conversations

So help me, cabbage

Date: Thursday 28 October 2021
Time: 17:00 - 18:20
Categories: Films and theatre, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

A conversation, illustrated with newly commissioned short films, between a sustainable food expert, a contemporary artist working with cabbage motifs, and a classicist researching the ancient roots of ecological materialism.

Anar, with translators Hari Rajaledchumy and Fran Lock

Date: Thursday 28 October 2021
Time: 18:30 - 19:30
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Online Event
Speaker: Anar

Poet Anar in conversation with translators Hari Rajaledchumy and Fran Lock, in association with Poetry Translation Centre

Growing Glasgow

Date: Friday 29 October 2021
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Films and theatre, COP26 Physical
Venue: Gilmorehill Halls Cinema

Screening of two films which stress the issues of our current food system by presenting the efforts of workers, activists and academics to increase the quality, accessibility and sustainability of food in the city of Glasgow.

Hope against Hope: Spirituality & Climate Change Vodcasts for COP26

Date: Sunday 31 October 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Public lectures, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

Hosted by Theology & Religious Studies, this series will feature scholars, religious leaders & climate activists reflecting on spiritual challenges of the climate crisis.

RCC at the COP – An Environmental Humanities Exhibition

Date: Monday 01 November 2021 - Friday 12 November 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Conferences, Exhibitions, Public lectures, COP26 Physical
Venue: The New Glasgow Society. 1307 Argyle Street, G3 8TL Glasgow

In partnership with the Rachel Carson Centre for Environment and Society, this exhibition profiles global groundbreaking humanities & social science work on climate & society.

Creative Conversations: Samantha Walton

Date: Monday 01 November 2021
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University Memorial Chapel
Speaker: Samantha Walton

Samantha Walton in Conversation for Creative Conversations

‘What’s Going On’ at 50: Marvin Gaye, Music & Politics

Date: Thursday 04 November 2021
Time: 19:00 - 20:00
Categories: COP 26 Online
Venue: Online
Speaker: Led by DJ & broadcaster Trevor Nelson, four expert panelists – musicians Emeli Sandé & Corinne Bailey Rae, and writers Nelson George & Stuart Cosgrove

A panel discussion around Marvin Gaye’s album ‘What’s Going On’ and its ground-breaking social and ecological politics.

Eco Echoes: Tinderbox Music and Game Jam

Date: Saturday 06 November 2021
Time: 09:00 - 20:00
Categories: Concerts and music, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

Join a day-long creative jam where we'll write songs & make games around an environmental theme, with a songwriting workshop, live play-through, and open-mic session to share the games and songs!

Creative Conversations: Frances Poet

Date: Monday 08 November 2021
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University Memorial Chapel
Speaker: Frances Poet

Frances Poet in conversation for Creative Conversations

Choral Contemplations III: Singing for the Environment

Date: Tuesday 09 November 2021
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Categories: Concerts and music, COP26 Physical, COP 26 Online
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Join the Chapel Choir for a concert of music inspired by COP26 and the environment, featuring a new commission by recent graduate, Harold Thalange.

From Cooling Towers to Stone Circles: the heritage of Sighthill

Date: Thursday 11 November 2021 - Saturday 20 November 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Exhibitions, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

This online exhibition tells the story of the heritage of Sighthill, an area of Glasgow currently being reborn as one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in Europe.

Feel Field: Artist Residency at the Climate Portal

Date: Thursday 11 November 2021 - Saturday 20 November 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Exhibitions, COP26 Physical
Venue: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street. Glasgow G2 3DB

Join Paria Goodarzi & Francisco Llinas-Casas from our pop up 'bothy in the city’ for an immersive art experience exploring the connection between movement, migration & climate justice.

Local Women of the World | Exhibition (Being Human Festival)

Date: Thursday 11 November 2021 - Saturday 20 November 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Exhibitions, COP26 Physical
Venue: TBC

This exhibition showcases the creative work of women from diverse & marginalised backgrounds, supported by University of Glasgow student mentors, offering unique perspectives on the climate emergency.

Water Music: Source to Sea

Date: Thursday 11 November 2021
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music, COP26 Physical, COP 26 Online
Venue: University of Glasgow Concert Hall
Speaker: Sequoia Duo

Sequoia Duo presents Water Music: Source to Sea, a musical imagining of the journey taken by a raindrop as it travels along Scotland’s waterways, presented as part of Music in the University and The Dear Green Bothy.

Poetry and the Climate Crisis: Scotland and India (Session I)

Date: Thursday 11 November 2021
Time: 16:00 - 18:30
Categories: Public lectures, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

Join a host of poets, readers & interdisciplinary thinkers as we explore urgent questions about the climate crisis through the work of Patrick Geddes & Rabindranath Tagore (First of two sessions).

For Freedom Space with Rivers: Workshop

Date: Friday 12 November 2021
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, COP26 Physical
Venue: James Arnott Theatre, Gilmorehill Halls. 9 University Avenue Glasgow, G12 8QQ

Join art practitioners Rachel Clive & Kirsty Stansfield for an interactive, cross-arts workshop, exploring how we can connect creatively with rivers, and with each other, when we are confined and separated.

Games Sustainability Hackathon

Date: Saturday 13 November 2021
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Categories: Social events, Academic events, Student events, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

Join us for a boundary-busting, creative hackathon as we develop new strategies for making board & video games more environmentally conscious.

Creative Conversations: Gerrie Fellows

Date: Monday 15 November 2021
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University Memorial Chapel
Speaker: Gerrie Fellows

Poet Gerrie Fellows in conversation for Creative Conversations

Greening Choirs

Date: Monday 15 November 2021
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Social events, COP26 Physical
Venue: Langside Parish Church, 167 Ledard Raod, Glasgow G42 9QU

Join community musician & activist Penny Stone for a workshop on how we can use community singing & song writing to explore environmental & social justice issues.

Imagining Ecological Pasts and Futures

Date: Wednesday 17 November 2021
Time: 18:45 - 21:45
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

Join UofG Fantasy for an evening exploring how fantasy engages us with climate emergency, with an interactive creative writing session from authors Ruth EJ Booth & Oliver Langmead.

Routed//In Green Channels

Date: Thursday 18 November 2021 - Sunday 21 November 2021
Time: 10:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Exhibitions, COP26 Physical
Venue: Main Building, University of Glasgow. Glasgow, G12 8QQ

Sound Thought presents an audiovisual installation and ambient soundscape investigating the echoes of our presence and the symbiotic relationship between nature and technology.

Poetry and the Climate Crisis: Scotland and India (Session II)

Date: Thursday 18 November 2021
Time: 16:00 - 18:30
Categories: Public lectures, COP 26 Online
Venue: online

Join a host of poets, readers & interdisciplinary thinkers as we explore urgent questions about the climate crisis through the work of Patrick Geddes & Rabindranath Tagore (Second of two sessions).

Collective Care: Renewing Perspectives on Museum Collections

Date: Thursday 18 November 2021
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Exhibitions, Academic events, Student events, COP26 Physical
Venue: The Hunterian Museum

Come see The Hunterian collections through new eyes at an interactive evening of music performances, art installations, family trails, craft activities, and a COP26-themed museum tour.

Creative Conversations: Apphia Campbell

Date: Monday 22 November 2021
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University Memorial Chapel
Speaker: Apphia Campbell

Apphia Campbell in conversation for Creative Conversations

Creative Conversations: Peter Ross

Date: Monday 29 November 2021
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University Memorial Chapel
Speaker: Peter Ross

Peter Ross in Conversation for Creative Conversations