Series 3, Episode 2, Ajamu
 
London based artist Ajamu is in conversation with GoMA’s Producer Curator Katie Bruce about his history of working with the museum, Black queer photography and mentoring younger artists. 

Season 3 of the Glasgow Museums podcast has been supported by the Art Fund’s Respond and Reimagine Fund.

Timecodes:
00:28 - 00:59 - introductions
 
00:59 - 06:24 - 1996 and GoMA opening, Typical Men exhibition (2002) and the sh[OUT] (2009) residency at GoMA
.
06:25 - 09:44 - Rukkus and Familiar Strangers Portrait exhibition at GoMA (2009)

09:45 - 15:02 - After Dark (2017)
 
15:04 - 23:04 - Observations and experiences of working in Glasgow and London

23:05 - 25:27 - Reflections on having work in Glasgow Museums’ collection

25:28 - 27:26 - Maud Sulter Passion Project at Streetlevel Photoworks

Links for projects mentioned in this episode:
Typical Men (2002) https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/typical-men-recent-photography-of-the-male-body-by-men/

Familiar Strangers https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/familiar-strangers-portraits-by-ajamu-x/ 

After Dark https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/after-dark-part-of-polygraphs-at-goma-for-glasgow-international-2018-3-may-2018/
 
After Dark recording https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/at-home-talk-after-dark-2018/ 

Matthew Arthur Williams http://www.matthewarthurwilliams.com/
 
Archival Sensoria Cubitt Gallery (2021)
https://www.cubittartists.org.uk/ajamu-archival-sensoria
 
Maud Sulter Passion https://maudsulterpassion.wordpress.com/
 
This episode of the podcast was recorded over zoom therefore some of the audio may have been affected by wifi connection.

Season 3 Episode 2: GoMA at 25 with Ajamu

In this episode we hear from the GoMA Youth Group, a creative initiative of young people working with the gallery to deliver youth centered events and programmes.

Season 3 of the Glasgow Museums podcast has been supported by the Art Fund’s Respond and Reimagine Fund.

00:00 - 01:28
Introductions

01:32 - 04:00
Hollie and Connor talk about their first encounter with GoMA?

04:16 - 06:23
Hollie and Connor talk about why they wanted to join the GoMA Youth Group

06:26 - 16:50
Hollie and Connor talk about what they and the GoMA Youth Group achieved over the last year.

16:53 - 23:00
Hollie asks Katie to say what she thinks GoMA gets out of the relationship with the GoMA Youth Group.

23:11 - 26:00
Hollie and Connor talk about  what their dreams for the current cohort are. 

GoMA Youth Group
Twitter https://twitter.com/gomayouthgroup 
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GoMAYouthGroup 
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/goma.yg/ 

That sinking feeling https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/that-sinking-feeling-2/

Season 3 Episode 3: GoMA at 25 with the GoMA Youth Group

Series 3, Episode 4, Rachel Mimiec

Glasgow based artist Rachel Mimiec in conversation with GOMA’s Producer Curator, Katie Bruce, about her history of working with the museum, working with communities, play and paint. 

Season 3 of the Glasgow Museums podcast has been supported by the Art Fund’s Respond and Reimagine Fund.

Timecodes 

00:28 - 01:02 - Introductions
 
01:02 - 04:40 - 1996 and GoMA opening, memories
 
04:40 - 08:20 - Re(Place) at GoMA 2002/3 with Susie Johnson
 
08:20 - 17:50 - elbowroom (2004/5) and working with communities
 
08:20 - 26:40 - Associate Artist tenure (2011 -2013) Atelier Public and work on play

26:40 - 30:07 - PLOUGH at GoMA (2013)
 
30:07 - 33:24 - working with GoMA, Glasgow Arts, Tramway and Glasgow Life

33:24 - 35:30 - favourite works in Glasgow Museums’ collection
 
35:30 - 37:30 - reflections on working with GoMA 

Links for the projects mentioned in this episode:

Re(Place) 2002 https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/replace/
 
elbowroom 2004 https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/elbowroom/
 
Atelier Public 2011 https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/atelier-public-a-space-to-play-make-and-explore/
 
PLOUGH 2013 https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/rachel-mimiec-plough/
 
Watercolours 2013 https://galleryofmodernart.blog/watercolours-an-exhibition-of-work-by-children-at-red-road-family-centre-nursery/
 
Hidden Gardens residency https://thehiddengardens.org.uk/explore/artworks/
 
Joan Eardley in Glasgow Museums http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=3940;type=901
 
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Nitshill https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/glasgow-museums-resource-centre-gmrc
 
Timespan 1987, Tam Joseph https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/timespan-84684
 
Land Levels and Rises 2010, Carol Rhodes https://galleryofmodernart.blog/new-acquisitions-announced/
 
Disorient 2009, Fiona Tan https://galleryofmodernart.blog/fiona-tan-disorient/

Season 3 Episode 4: GoMA at 25 with Rachel Mimiec

Recorded on 22 December 2021 via zoom this conversation with Malcolm Dickson-  a curator, writer and organiser, alongside being the director of Street Level Photoworks and Marcus Jack, a freelance curator, writer and print designer. As Malcolm notes he worked with GoMA from its inception, including curating a show, Infinitude, which opened in 2000. This work (and more) that Malcolm has done in Scotland is also part of Marcus’ PHD looking at the history of artists moving image in Scotland since 1970 and was at the heart of an interesting conversation about moving image in Scotland, GoMA’s early ambitions about new media and conservation gaps of key moments in video in Scotland.

Timecodes:
00:00 – 2:00 – Introductions
2:00 –19:30 – GoMa opening, memories of 1996 and the cultural scene in Glasgow in the late 1990’s
19:30 – 24.30 – photography in GoMA’s collection and some recent collecting
24:30 – 45:40 – video, artist moving image conservation and early resources.
45:40 – 56:00 - Infinitude, GOMA, 2000 – curated by Malcolm Dickson
56:00 – end – final question about a future for GOMA.

Links related to conversations in the podcast

Malcolm Dickson https://rewind.ac.uk/people/malcolm-dickson/

Street Level Photoworks https://www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/ 

Transit Arts https://marcusjack.com/Transit-Arts
 
Pedro Meyer https://pedromeyer.com/en/ 

New Visions Festival 1996 https://romulusstudio.com/variant/pdfs/issue2/screening.pdf 

Patricia Piccinini Genetic Manipulation Simulator  https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/genetic-manipulation-simulator/ 

Troy Innocent http://www.annapappasgallery.com/troy-innocent
 
British Art Show 7 https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/british-art-show-7-in-the-days-of-the-comet/

Maud Sulter –  https://maudsulterpassion.wordpress.com/

Ajamu - https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/familiar-strangers-portraits-by-ajamu-x/
 
Rewind https://rewind.ac.uk 

Stansfield and Hooykaas - https://rewind.ac.uk/people/madelon-hooykaaselsa-stansfield/ 

MITES https://artquest.org.uk/listing/mites/ 

ZKM https://zkm.de/en 

Infinitude https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/infinitude/

Season 3 Episode 5: GoMA at 25 with Malcolm Dickson and Marcus Jack

This podcast episode with Sorcha Dallas Gray custodian of the Alasdair Gray Archive and Rhona Warwick
Paterson, an artist|writer based in Glasgow, and GoMA&#39;s associate artist (2019 -2022) was recorded in the
Alasdair Gray Archive. A focus for the conversation was the ‘Domestic Bliss’ exhibition currently on  in
GoMA and featuring works from Alasdair’s City Recorder series, but also thinking about the relationship of
how Alasdair worked in his home, how artists work and also the determination of making and living as an
artist in the city.

00:00 – 03:00 Introductions
03:00 – 15:42 Memories of GoMA opening in 1996, but also talking about Glasgow as a place to study art
and how that links to Alasdair Gray’s Lanark.
15:45 – 26:40 Alasdair Gray – City Recorder, collections and archives
26: 40 – 49:45 Generosity, living life as an artist and the importance of creativity in our lives.
49:45 – 58:30 The role of the table in Domestic Bliss and for collaborations with artists

LINKS:
Alasdair Gray Archive https://linktr.ee/thealasdairgrayarchive

Rhona Warwick Paterson https://galleryofmodernart.blog/rhona-warwick-paterson-associate-artist/

Domestic Bliss https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/domestic-bliss/

Season 3 Episode 6: GoMA at 25 with Sorcha Dallas Gray and Rhona Warwick

This episode is edited from a live conversation in GoMA’s exhibition – Domestic Bliss. Katie Bruce, Producer|Curator at GoMA is with Rhona Warwick Paterson an artist and writer based in Glasgow, who has just finished her tenure as GoMA’s Associate Artist, and Tessa Lynch, an
artist based in Glasgow and Rhona’s collaborator on the book – MADE ON THE TABLE. 

They also collaborated on the performance Niki/Niki builds a body and the film of this was screened at the book launch.

This episode of the podcast is a slightly different format being recorded in a gallery at GoMA for the launch of MADE ON
THE TABLE on 21 May, and the sound quality might vary due it being a live event.

00:00 - 06:45 Introductions to the talk, the exhibition Domestic Bliss and Rhona Warwick Paterson’s tenure as Associate Artist (2019-2022)

04:45 – 13:00	Rhona Warwick Paterson discusses why she wanted to set up a studio/table in the exhibition Domestic Bliss and the influences behind this.

13:00 – 21:50  The Exquisite Corpse as an invitation to sit at the table

21:50 – 32:30	MADE ON THE TABLE publication and collaborating with Tessa Lynch in a pandemic

32:30 – 41:13 	Niki/Niki Builds a Body performance inspired by Nicola L and Niki de Saint Phalle

41:13 – 47:30	Niki de Saint Phalle anniversary of her death (21 May 2002) and her perfume design

47:30 – 50:00 Closing remarks including Niki de Saint Phalle faxes.

Links: 
Rhona Warwick Paterson https://www.glasgowsculpturestudios.org/rhona-warwick-paterson

Tessa Lynch http://tessalynch.com/ 

MADE ON THE TABLE https://goodpress.co.uk/products/made-on-the-table-by-rhona-warwick-paterson 

Niki/Niki Builds a Body https://galleryofmodernart.blog/book-launch-made-on-the-table-rhona-warwick-paterson-tessa-lynch/ 

Domestic Bliss https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/domestic-bliss/ 

Niki de Saint Phalle http://nikidesaintphalle.org/ 

Nicola L https://alisonjacques.com/artists/nicola-l

Season 3 Episode 7: GoMA at 25 with Tessa Lynch and Rhona Warwick

The new season of the Glasgow Museums podcast opens with a look back at the summer and the John Byrne Exhibition at Kelvingrove Museum. 

Join our learning and access team as they get inspired and creative with  creative writing in both English and Gaelic!

00:00 - 04:00 - The background story of Scottish playwright and artist, John Byrne, a short introduction from William Doherty, Learning and Access curator at Glasgow Museums (recorded live in the exhibition space)
04:00 - 06:00 - Martin Craig, Exhibition curator on Byrne and Writing
06:00 - 17:30 - Creative Writing workshop with facilitator Rona MacDonald, workshops in both Gaelic and English with participants creating Haikus which were recorded as part of this podcast. 

This episode was made possible thanks to the generous support of Scotland's Year of Stories 2022 Community Fund, Museums Galleries Scotland and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Discover more:
John Byrne
https://artuk.org/discover/artists/byrne-john-b-1940

John Byrne at Glasgow Museums
https://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=1525;type=701

Creative Writing Inspiration
https://www.ondemandinstruction.com/newest-post/follow-the-painters-ways-to-use-art-to-stimulate-creative-writing

Season 4 Episode 1: Creative Writing With Art

Join us in this episode as we celebrate the Young Peoples Art Competition, which has been running at Glasgow Museums for a staggering 119 years!

In this episode hear Glasgow Museums Curator of Decorative Arts & Design from 1800, Alison Brown in conversation with Carolyn Foran, Glasgow Museums Education Officer and Anne Wallace, retired Education Officer on what makes the competition so unique and special to staff and young people in Glasgow and beyond. 

00:00 - 05:00 Introduction and what the competition is
05:00 - 10:00 The history of the competition
10:00 - 15:00 The organising, judging and prize-giving, including the special awards 
15:00 - 25:00  The legacy of the competition and it's ability to encourage drawing and inspiration

Entries for 2023 are open until 31 May 2023, find out more at the link below

Discover more:
The Art Competition https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/learning/annual-art-competition

Tom Honeyman http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=440434;type=101

Jessie M King http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=5274;type=701

Friends of Glasgow Museums https://www.friendsofglasgowmuseums.org/about-us/our-history/

Season 4 Episode 2: Young Peoples Art Competition

Join Social History Curator, Isobel McDonald in conversation Bangladeshi Association president, Dr Tareq Abdullah and Trustee of the Bangladeshi Association Dr. Saif Khan as they tell us about their wonderful collaborative project researching the story of the Lascars, seafarers who were employed by British Merchant ships during the colonial period. 

Timecodes:
00:00 - 05:00 Introductions from Tareq and Saif and what the Lascar plaque is
06:00 - 10:00 Who were Lascars and what did they do
10:00 - 19:00 The Bangladeshi Association Lascar play and the development of this, working with various partners, including Glasgow Museums
20:00 - 30:00 Working with the Bangladeshi community and how this helped people reflect on their own heritage stories
30:00 - 47:00 The other outcomes of the project, including the documentary and reflections on what the various strands of the project have meant and the importance of intangible cultural heritage  


Discover More:

Bangladeshi Association Glasgow
http://bangladeshassociationglasgow.com/

More on the Lascar Project 
http://bangladeshassociationglasgow.com/index.php/events/251-presentation-on-lascar-research-project

Lascar Presentation at the Museums Association Conference 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fabmveWfL8I

Glasgow Museums - Lascar plaque
http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=43212;type=101

Season 4 Episode 3: Lascar Research Project

Join Glasgow Museums Curator of Dress, Rebecca Quinton in conversation with the Curator of the Mary Quant exhibition, Jenny Lister from the V&A together with the former Co-Director of Mary Quant Limited, Heather Tilbury Phillips as we discover more about one of the UK's most successful and innovative fashion designers.

05:00 – 03:00 Introductions and the background behind the exhibition

04:00 – 08:00 Working at Mary Quant

08:00 – 12:00 Looking for stories as part of the We Want Quant Campaign

13:00 – 20:00 The Shock of the New – Mini Skirts, Tights and hemlines

21:00 – 23:00 The practicalities of the designs, the collaborations

24:00 – 25:00 The Cosmetics

25:00 – 26:00 The licensing and homewares

26:00 – 30:00 The use of colour and daisy logo

31:00 – 36:00 Mary’s legacy within the fashion industry and favourite outfits

 
Discover more https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/introducing-mary-quant
 
The Mary Quant exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum until 22nd October 2023 and tickets can be purchased at https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/kelvingrove-art-gallery-and-museum/mary-quant-fashion-revolutionary

Glasgow Museum Members can enjoy free and unlimited entry to Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary. To find out more about the benefits of being a Member visit https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/support-us/campaigns/museum-membership

Podcast Image - Kellie Wilson modelling shirtdress and shorts, 1966. Photo Duffy © Duffy Archive

Season 4 Episode 4: Mary Quant - Fashion Revolutionary

Welcome to the Glasgow Museums Podcast. Each episode will offer a behind the scenes look at Glasgow Museums. Expect discussions about exhibitions as well as musings and insights from community partners and artists. 

Our museums https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums

You can also find us on Spotify and Apple.

2024 Update - Glasgow Museums has a new podcast - find out all about our new show and how to listen at: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/curious-city



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