Glasgow 2014

Glasgow 2014 Glasgow Green Springburn Park Queens Park Victoria Park

Start with a simple mechanism that invites contributions from all ages and abilities: Such as these identical small disks distributed in advance to local households, GP surgeries, nurseries, community centres – or via reading bags to schools, or at the event‌.

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Blank seed packets allow participants to describe their favourite plants or imagined ones, such as money trees!

Giant jigsaw puzzles are an effective way to get everyone collaborating. Precut blanks and paint are distributed to local communities and brought back to the event completed with an image to represent their neighbourhood. Joining the pieces together is an event in itself.

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Use bamboo poles or branches from the park to create a framework for colourful thread or wool weaving.

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Take wool to the next level by making a knitted tree to hang drawings or stories about your experience of the park‌

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Or pool together and get everyone involved in knitting a huge park scene. Local knitters take the lead!

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Let the park be your canvas by creating a temporary mural with chalks on walls or tarmac.

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Large sheets of black paper or blackboard paint can turn any surface into a space for drawing and invention!

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Use readily available natural materials to create an ever growing collage or use leaves and bark to make prints or rubbings.

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Concrete and tarmac can also act as exciting canvases buckets of water and brushes can create fleeting designs.

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Make the most of playing fields and grassy areas by creating impressive, interactive installations which reveal the natural history of the park and share knowledge about plants.

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Seek out materials from your community- rangoli designs can be made by recycling dry pulses thrown away by the local supermarket!

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Reinvent, reassemble & Recycle Use waste objects to create three dimensional drawings and sculptures in the landscape.

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Reflect the structural form of Springburn Park’s Palm House with an architectural drawing workshop.

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Take advantage of unique spaces by experimenting with different ways of installing and displaying work made at each event.

Invite ideas for the Palm House’s regeneration.

Perhaps offer a stained glass window designing workshop?

Bring the designs to life with coloured acetate and projectors

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Set up a creative market spacecomplete with stalls to display & exchange drawings made throughout the day.

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Bring everyone’s drawings together to

make a huge lino print exploring Glasgow’s future…

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For a dynamic collaborative event , mix music, dance and drawing!

Glasgow 2014

Glasgow 2014