The Nivens from S(i)even (Red Road, Glasgow)
A reconstruction of the family home occupied for over forty years by Bob Niven and family. Original: pencil and Ink on mountboard, 1189mm x 841mm. ©Mitch Miller 2011
Glasgow Sculpture Studios and Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve have been working with artist Mitch Miller over the past year or so on a project that looks to capture and document the social history of the Forth & Clyde canal and surrounding area from Applecross Basin to Firhill.
Mitch makes participatory artworks that he calls ‘Dialectograms’ that blend comics, maps and ethnography to tell the various stories that make up a specific place or area. To make these artworks, Mitch spends a lot of time getting to know a place, talking with lots of different people and hearing their stories, experiences, and points of view.
For the next phase of this project we’re looking to take a more collective approach to this work. As part of this, we’re looking to appoint a Freelance Project Coordinator to provide dedicated support to the project Community Team. The Project Coordinator and Community Team will work closely with Mitch to expand the reach of the project and to help us gather more people’s stories, thoughts, and reflections on our area’s past, present and future.
We’re excited about working in a more collective way but we’ve recognised that involving more people means that we need some dedicated resources to properly support this. The Project Coordinator will play a really key role in ensuring that everyone feels supported and that we’re all keeping in touch and communicating effectively.
Please email your completed application form to Kirsty Hendry at kirsty@glasgowsculpturestudios.org by
Friday 7th May 2021 at 5pm.
We hope to hold interviews week beginning 17th May.
Application Information Zoom Session | Thurs 22nd April 6pm - 7pm
Please email kirsty@glasgowsculpturestudios.org to book your place
Kirsty Hendry, Mitch Miller, Reuben Aspden will talk more about our work to date and give more context to how the project has developed. We’ll be on hand to answer any questions you might have about the role or project, but if you’d prefer to ask us questions in a different format please let us know and we can make arrangements for you.