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  • Research in Politics & International Relations
  • Projects
  • Colombia River Stories
  • Rios Solidarios
  • Jan's blog
  • Call for artworks
  • Jan's blog en español
  • Convocatoria para obras de arte solidarias
  • Fergus's blog
  • Rosaleen, Gourock blog
  • Rosaleen, Gourock blog en espanol
  • Paul Barham blog
  • Rothnie blog
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  • Paul blog II en español
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Artwork of a bird at Machrihannish

Call for artworks

Find out how to partipate in Ríos Solidarios

Participe - convocatoria para obras de arte solidarias (en español)

Artwork of a bird at the River Ayr

Ríos Solidarios/Rivers in Solidarity: Three Scottish Rivers

Jan Nimmo kicks off the project with a blog on four artworks, which are both messages of solidarity with the River Atrato in Colombia and expressions of love for three Scottish rivers that hold a special place in her life.

Ríos Solidarios / Rivers in Solidarity: Tres Ríos en Escocia (blog en español).

Trees next to the river Kelvin

A Watersong of the Kelvin and for the Rio Atrato

Glasgow-based academic and singer-songwriter Fergus McNeil reflects on his relationship with the River Kelvin and the song he penned in tribute to it, Watersong.

Photo of rusty railings held up by an arm next to the Clyde estuary

River Clyde, Ashton Road, Gourock

Blog by Rosaleen McKnight

En español

Post-industrial landscape by the River Clyde

The Clyde - Glasgow’s River, when it suits it…..

Blog from Paul Barham

Abstract painting of White Cart River leaning against railings next to the river

The White Cart River, Scotland

Rothnie_Artist discusses her family's interwoven history with the White Cart River

Man holding Mexican indigenous mask by river at dusk

Israel Soteno and the Rio Lerma, Mexico

Israel Soteno is a ceramic artist from Metepec, Estado de México, in Central Mexico. He is one of a third generation of alfareros and his family is renowned for its fabulous trees of life ceramics. Israel has created this nagual mask especially for the Ríos Solidarios project and is photographed on the bank of the River Lerma. Read more here. 

Artwork of nature being held-up in front of small river

The Whitehouse Burn - Agnes Sillars

Agnes Sillars' artwork of the Whitehouse Burn, Argyll, sends a message of love and support from Scotland to Colombia. 

Photo of a stream

The Grassfield Burn - Paul Barham

This section of the Grassfield Burn represents a fragment of Kintyre’s temperate rainforest

El Arroyo Grassfield - blog en español

Kids playing by river

From the Breggia to the Atrato

These two pieces have been made for Ríos Solidarios by a mother and daughter: Claudia Howald and her 7 year old daughter, Anahí.

Estas dos piezas han sido realizadas para Ríos Solidarios por una madre y su hija: Claudia Howald y Anahí, de 7 años.

Two children holding an artwork at the river clyde

We are The River Clyde - Govan High School LCR

If some struggle, we all struggle! Stand with our Colombian Brothers and Sisters! 

 

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