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This year, events will take place in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Selkirk, Kirkcudbright and Irvine and will include a selection of Scotland’s best and most inspired artists. All events are free of charge. Wasps Studios is one of the UK’s largest non-profit studio providers, accommodating around 800 visual artists, craft makers, creative industries and cultural organisations in affordable workspaces all across Scotland. We aim to provide these practitioners with a safe place to create, experiment and engage with their local communities.
Glasgow Guide Various locations throughout Scotland September—December 2015
Wasps Open Studios
Between September and December 2015, artists within Wasps Studios across Scotland will provide visitors with a behind the scenes look at how they develop and make their work. Wasps Open Studios is a season of open studio events that are intended to grant the public and creative professionals the unique opportunity to gain a greater understanding of artistic practice. It is an opportunity to get to know selected artists and their work in a welcoming and stimulating atmosphere. Hanson Street Studios 7 Hanson Street G31 2HF
East Campbell Street Studios
Open: 3rd & 4th October 12—5pm on both days
15 East Campbell Street G1 5DT Open: 2nd October 6—9pm
The Briggait
Particpants: Brian McGeoch 301 Gerry Hanley 106 Jacki Parry 305 James McDonald 101 John Taylor 305 Roy Petrie 205 Tommy Lydon 312
South Block
60 Osborne Street G1 5HQ Open: 28th & 29th November 12—5pm on both days
141 Bridgegate G1 5HZ Open: 19th & 20th September 10am—4pm on both days Participants: Alan Campbell 213 Bobby Sayers 001 Chantal Allen 004 Chris Wallace 206 Frank Boyle 106 Graham McGivern 113 Helen Flockhart 214 Helen MacVey 104 James Hamilton 117 James Murphy 215 Jan Rooney 116 Jason Mathias 115 Katherine Agnew 121 Katie Lees 116 Laura Murray 211 Lesley Barnes 213 Marianne Anderson 121 Maureen Rocks Moore 102 Peter Thomson 214 Ross McAuley 213 Rowena Comrie 118 Selma Remus 208
Participants: Allan Richardson 321 Catherine Smart 230 Craig McIntosh 337 David Gibson 227 David Gillanders 307 David McGill 306 Dave Alexander 328 Diane Dawson 201 Donald MacLeod 323 Gavin Moffat 230 Gina Lundy 324 Gregory Rankine 327 Helen Wilson 304 Hilde Ash 229 Iain Piercy 338 Jane McInally 339 Jane Lee 234 Janie Nicoll 329 Jennifer Kent 326 Joy Bain 324 Liz Dew 215 Lucy Johnston 309 Mairi McDonald 216 Nancy Littlejohn 320 NADFLY 314 Paul Kennedy 326 Robert McAdam 305 Simon Laurie 207 Sue Mackechnie 217 Valentin Petrov 333 Vivienne Edgar 319 Warren Maxwell 317
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Participants: Aki Rogers 008 Alicia McInnes 201 Alison Newman/Pulp Papermaking 000 Catherine Lowe 010 Cheryl Ewing 011 Dorte Pape 008 Ellie Harrison 220 Emma Jo Webster 106 Fiona Rew 010 Gordon Henderson 204 Hamish Dobbie 119 Iain Boyd 028 Jane Gardiner 037 Jeff MacDonald 113 Joanne Taylor 005 Judith Morrison 119 Karen James 110 Kellie Cunningham Kenneth Whyte 223 Laura Little 011 Lindsay John 026 Louise Scott 200 Marc Peters 008 Malcom Dobson 031 Margaret Mariotti 010 Margherita Muller 216 Mitch Miller 032 Morna Darling 119 Moira Buchanan 117 Ronnie Heeps 114 Stephen Richard 008 Steven Anderson 001 Susan Eaton 001 Victoria Pritchard 203
THE The BRIGGAIT Briggait HANDS-ON ACTIVITY Claash Class by Helen MacVey and Claash Collective Saturday 19th September, 11am—12pm Sunday 20th September, 2pm—3pm Studio 104 Participants of all ages are welcome. Come along and learn how to make paper bead bracelets from recycled magazines and newspapers. Life Drawing Session with Graham McGivern Saturday 19th September, 12pm—2pm Studio 113 Graham will provide the model and participants are kindly asked to bring their own materials. Please be advised that this activity is not suitable for children. Children’s Treasure Hunt All children (and any interested adults) are invited to come along and hunt down some very special pieces of art. If you manage to locate all of the works by the Briggait artists you can claim a tasty treat for your hard work! This activity is suitable for children of all ages and will take place throughout the weekend. Dear Green Coffee Shop Dear Green Coffee’s fantastic pop-up café will be open throughout the weekend offering their unrivalled coffee and delicious cakes and sandwiches. Tours Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September 12pm and 2pm A member of the Wasps Team will host guided tours offering visitors the chance to hear all about the history of the grade A listed building. Tours leave at midday and 2pm on Saturday and Sunday and last approximately half an hour. No booking is necessary and visitors of all ages are welcome.
Story Telling Daniel from The Village Story Telling Centre will lead an entertaining and unique tour of the building, weaving fact with fiction and leaving you to draw your own conclusions. Participants of all ages are welcome and tours will take place regularly throughout the day. No booking is necessary. Exhibition by Laurie Figgis Saturday 19th September and Sunday 20th September, all day Laurie Figgis is a Glasgow based visual artist and his latest project attempts to explore the temporal and ideological displacement of objects and images seen in contemporary fashion’s endless recycling of the past. In his exhibition for the Briggait project spaces he will create an enclosed ‘shop-window’ display from his collages and drawings. Glasgow and Turin Mini Open Studios Exchange Saturday 19th September and Sunday 20th September, all day
Above: Janie Nicoll, ‘Anarchy’
South Block
Right: David Gillanders, ‘Natalie’
South Block is home to over a hundred creative individuals and businesses over four floors of studio space.
In June 2015, Glasgow-based artists Anna Lomas, Jack Cheetham, Janie Nicoll and Bobby Sayers travelled to Turin to be hosted by artists who live and work in the city and to take part in AccaAtelier’s Open Studios event. For the second part of the exchange Wasps Studios will host Turin-based artists Carlo Gloria, Christian Piccinelli, Claudio Cravero and Jins. You can view work by all of the artists in the Briggait’s Sunken Gallery Space throughout the event.
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For Wasps Open Studios 2015 thirty of South Block’s artists and makers will take over the building’s ground floor project space. Here you will be able to experience a fantastic display of all manner of work across a broad range of artistic practice including ceramics, jewellery, visual art, photography, textiles and print. Refreshments will be on offer from 12—5pm from South Block’s very own coffee shop, All That Is Solid, where visitors can sample delicious coffee, cakes and sandwiches.
Below: Ellie Harrison, ‘Early Warning Signs’
Second Below: Ronnie Heeps, ‘K10’
Left: Bobby Sayers, ‘Lifted from the Depths of Utility’ Below: Rowena Comrie, ‘The Landing’ Hanson Street Studios Children’s Treasure Hunt All children (and any interested adults) are invited to come along and hunt down some very special pieces of art. If you manage to locate all of the works by the Hanson Street artists you can claim a tasty treat for your hard work! This activity is suitable for children of all ages and will take place throughout the weekend. HANDS-ON ACTIVITY
East Campbell Street Studios East Campbell Street is home to over 40 professional artists and makers. Originally Dovehill Studios, East Campbell Street was the first building that Wasps purchased back in 1995 but many of the artists have been working at the building for almost 30 years! Right: an East Campbell Street studio
Join the artists for an open evening from 6—9pm and experience the diverse range of practices of the many wonderful artists working within this studio building.
Felt In Art, Wet Felt Workshop with Moira Buchanan Saturday 3rd October, 12pm—1pm Studio 117 This activity is suitable for participants aged 6 and over. Felt In Art practitioner Moira will show participants how to make a small wet felt picture of their own design. This workshop will consist of a demonstration and tuition in felting wool using only soap and warm water and is an ideal recreation for kids and adults. Saw-your-child-in-half – Family Workshop with Oliver Braid Saturday 3rd October, 12pm—4pm (Duration 4 hours) Ground Floor Project Space All family groups with children aged between 7—12 years welcome. Join artist Oliver and Wasps staff to learn about and help construct a magician’s illusion box to ‘saw-your-child-in-half’, culminating in a magical, macabre family photo-shoot. This workshop accompanies Oliver’s exhibition The One Where We Wonder What Friends Did’, currently on show at Wasps Hanson Street Studios. The workshop is free and all materials are provided.
Drawing Workshop with the Hanson Street Life Drawing Group Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October All day in half an hour blocks Studio 2 Participants of all ages are welcome. This workshop has an informal drop-in format. We provide a model - colourfully dressed for poses of about half an hour. Copper Spoon Forging Demonstration with Hamish Dobbie Sunday 4th October, 2—3pm Studio 119 Visitors of all ages welcomed but small children should be supervised. Join Hamish as he shows you how a copper spoon is made. Exhibition: ‘The One Where We Wonder What Friends Did’ by Oliver Braid Hanson Street Project Space All day Saturday and Sunday