An Act Of Gradual Civilisation

Lorna McParland/The Arches

The Arches in Glasgow has a new photography exhibition (starting in March 2011). The images on show "... were created between 2008 and 2010 as part of a workshop at the Sookinchoot Youth Centre in Vernon, British Columbia. The young people involved were asked to create images based on a simple brief: to create a self portrait without showing their physical likeness. Using their photographs as inspiration, Lorna constructs her own visual response – the photographs in this exhibition and an accompanying book containing both hers and the workshop participants’ photographs."

"The title of this project was taken from the Act to encourage the gradual civilization of the Indian tribes in this Province and to amend the Laws respecting Indians, commonly called the Gradual Civilization Act, a bill passed by the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada in 1857".

A link to Lorna McParland's exhibition is here : link

9 March 2011 - 4 April 2011

Monday-Sunday : All Day

Admission : Free

The Arches
253 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G2 8DL
Scotland

Tel : 0141 565 1000

Photography Exhibition : London

London Street Photography : The Museum of London

Starting today (February 18th, 2011), the Museum of London has a new exhibition of photography. It's called "London Street Photography", it brings together the works of 59 photographers and I'm guessing it has something to do with street photography in London. If you can't make it down to the "the smoke" you can see some of the images on the BBC website. Here's a link to the BBC website : link

18 February 2011 - 4 September 2011

Monday-Sunday 10:00 - 18:00

Admission : Free

Museum of London
150 London Wall
London
EC2Y 5HN
England

Tel : 020 7001 9844

Young Persons' Photography Competition

Burrell Collection/Glasgow Young Scot

The Burrell Collection and Glasgow Young Scot have teamed up for this photography competition. The theme is "Another Culture" and the challenge is to capture images of your culture as a young person living in Glasgow today (or tomorrow or any day in fact).

There's two categories 12-15 years old and 16-18 years old; first prize is £100 in vouchers. There's also 20 runners-up prizes of £10 vouchers. Closing date is Friday 4th March 2011; click here for more details and how to enter.

Photography Exhibition : Glasgow

China Through The Lens Of John Thomson : Burrell Collection

John Thomson (1837 - 1921) was a (Scottish) pioneering photojournalist. From 4th February 2011 the Burrell Collection, in Pollok Park, have a major exhibition of his images taken in mid-19th Century China; its landscapes, culture and people. The subject matter is fascinating alone but consider Thomson's importance in the history of photojournalism and you have a significant exhibition.

Here's a link to the exhibition : link

4 February 2011 to 12 June 2011

Monday-Thursday & Saturday 10:00 - 17:00
Friday & Sunday 11:00 - 17:00

Admission : Free

Burrell Collection
2060 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow
G43 1AT
Scotland

Tel : 0141 287 2550

Funny Signs

I have a growing collection of signs that I find funny(ish). Here's a few from last week. The first one I noticed while my 6 year old daughter was in a kiddies play area and I was just about to offer her a cigar.

This next one I noticed while looking for a 24 hour shop. Not open...work that one out.

And this one I saw in my local supermarket. I guess we're all finding the recession tough.

Have a good week.

Photography Lecture : Glasgow

The Photography of Margaret Watkins : The Mitchell Library

This is definitely one for your diary. The fifth annual Annan Lecture (presented by the Scottish Society for the History of Photography) will be given by Joe Mulholland in the Mitchell Library Jeffery Room on Thursday 25 March at 18:00.

Here's a brief history of Margaret Watkins

Margaret Watkins was born in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1884 and died in obscurity in Glasgow in 1969. She was active in New York in the 1920s, where she had a studio in Greenwich Village and worked with Clarence White and the other great photographers of the period including Stieglitz and Strand. Her work in advertising and art photography was often innovative and experimental, and she exhibited internationally.

In 1928 she visited her four elderly aunts in Glasgow, which became her base for the rest of her life, allowing her to travel in Europe and particularly in Russia where she made some of her most striking work. However, after the war she became very reclusive. Joe Mulholland was her neighbour, but in the many years he knew her, she never referred to her photographic career and it was only after her death that the nature and scale of her achievement became evident.

Sounds fascinating, see you there.

6:00pm Thursday 25 March 2010

Admission : Free

The Mitchell Library
Jeffery Room
North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
Scotland

Tel : 0141 287 2999

The Renfrew-Yoker Ferry, Glasgow

Photographic Exhibition of Own Work

At the moment I'm preparing 16 images for my upcoming photographic exhibition; "40 Days To Go : The Renfrew-Yoker Ferry" (working title).

On Friday 19 February 2010 I spent the whole day photographing the death-sentenced Renfrew-Yoker Ferry in Glasgow (Scotland). The ferry service is over 200 years old, at the current site. I photographed the ferry once every hour from when it opened at 06:30am until when it closed at 09:30pm. A long day but the results were well worth it.

The initial venue for my exhibition of 16 images will be the Renfrew Inn (the Inn overlooks the Renfrew side slipway); the date is the last day of sailing (the 31 March 2010).

Here's a few of the images to be featured in my new photographic exhibition.


I have other venues interested in displaying the exhibition. So if you can't make it down to the Ferry Inn, in Renfrew, there will be other places in Glasgow to catch it. I'll keep you posted.