S P E E D W O R K A new public work by Jacqueline Donachie commissioned by The House for an Art Lover for Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2010. Bellahouston Park, Glasgow Opening Saturday 17th April 2010, 4-6pm SpeedWork is the result of a 6 month research residency by the artist at the House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park, where she has spent time with the running groups who use the park and surrounding areas to train. SpeedWork is located in the park to the west of the House for an Art Lover, on the hillside behind the Palace of Art. www.speedworkglasgow.wordpress.com
S P E E D W O R K S Y M P O S I U M
S P E E D W O R K S P E C T A C U L A R
Thursday 29th April 2010, 10am – 5pm House For An Art Lover
Thursday 29th April 2010, 5-8pm House for an Art Lover grounds
The democratic use of public space as a place for free and creative expression
An outdoor performance and music event, hosted in collaboration with students from Glasgow School of Art’s Sculpture and Environmental Art department.
A symposium to discuss public art commissioning in relation to Jacqueline Donachie’s residency and new work in Bellahouston Park. Using examples of innovative, challenging and exceptional works commissioned for public spaces, on varying scales and of both a permanent and temporary nature, the day will provide a platform for discussion from local and international standpoints within the context of a public park.
There will be guided tours of the work, and an opportunity to see documentation of the Third Year public art projects that were installed in the park in March. Free admission. Pay bar.
Keynote presentations from commissioning organisations Situations, Bristol; Berlin Sculpture Park and Deveron Arts, Huntly, will be followed by a session on Glasgow’s past, present and future potential featuring A New Path, a public art project being developed by Jenny Crowe and Sorcha Dallas. This session will include contributions from artists Toby Paterson, Graham Fagen and Jacqueline Donachie. Chaired by Moira Jeffrey. Open to the public. Booking required. 0141 353-4770/ info@houseforanartlover.co.uk The symposium will be followed by a cycling performance to launch Slow Down, Donachie’s new artists book published by Deveron Arts. The SpeedWork Symposium is sponsored by Public Art Scotland www.publicartscotland.com
BELLAHOUSTON PARK, 10 DUMBRECK ROAD,GLASGOW G41 5BW T: 0141 353 4770 F: 0141 353 4771 E: INFO@HOUSEFORANARTLOVER.CO.UK WWW.HOUSEFORANARTLOVER.CO.UK
FINDING US By Car: M8 (Junction 23 South or 24 North) or M77 (Junction 1) By Underground or Rail: Ibrox Underground/Dumbreck Train Station (For regional & national rail enquiries visit www.spt.co.uk or call 0845 748 4950)
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The runners of the park go in groups, running along dark streets and quiet avenues. Sometimes they pass. Everyone nods and smiles. There’s a route where we cross the river twice, gently connecting south side suburbia with inner city floodlighting, these women in woolly hats and day glo vests quietly padding past the waterside developments. The bbc glows purple and green to complement us. On the return loop we pass the beginners group, lumbering breathlessly along the road, shiny new jackets tied around waists. Everyone gradually returns to the sports centre car park, red cheeked and breathless but happy with the nights work. A quick chat then dispersal and home. Dinner waiting, work done for the day, the wednesday night feeling is a good one. These are dark winter runs skirting the edge of the park on well lit roads; in spring and summer its hills and sweeping drives see flashes of lycra through the trees, mixing with the children playing, walkers and dogs.’
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