All Blog Posts (38)

Streetland is finally upon us  (tomorrow!), and I’ve been out this week installing the artwork on pavements around Govanhill.  Being weather dependent, it’s been a nail-biting few days: never have I checked the weather report more often, waiting for windows of dry weather before and after installing the chalk stencils.…

We are excited to release the programme for this years festival and are looking forward to all the fantastic activities people are going to put on.

We've got music, storytelling and dancing performances, pop-up art works, sewing doctors and musicians around the streets, workshops in drumming, signing, animation and much more. There is something for all ages and interests.

As usual the Govanhill Baths, Westmoreland Street Garden and the Chalet will be key locations for…

A little bit about what this year's Streetland artist in residence Geraldine Greene has been getting up to:

Wandering around the streets of Govanhill I am suddenly aware of how much I have missed the area.  Brought up nearby in the southside of Glasgow, and having lived in Govanhill for a number of years until fairly recently, I am very familiar with the area and have a strong connection with people and places here. However,…

Can you help to deliver this years festival?

Streetland is reliant on volunteers to run and manage each years festival and we need a team of people on the day to make it all run smoothly.

Can you direct people, assist groups with the workshops or performances, set up equipment, hand out programmes, administer first aid, manage crowds?

Get in touch for a volunteer application pack streetlandinfo@googlemail.com

Streetland & Nemesis Works Storytellers Project…

Streetland are pleased to announce future plans in Govanhill over the next two years.

We've had a great year with a hugely successful festival in May, followed by a Pecha Kucha event in June and exhibition in September in the Govanhill Baths. Check out our website for photos, comments and films from 2012.

We will soon be…

Check out the film of Streetland 2012

The film includes selected highlights of the festival, giving a flavour of the dynamic programme of events that took place and the people that took part.

Thanks to Andy Brown for producing it.

Hope you enjoy…

Pecha Kucha online

You will shortly be able to view the fantastic Pecha Kucha talks online, thanks again to everyone who took part.



Legacy projects

Part of the funding from Awards for All was for legacy projects after Streetland and we've supported a few different activities including:



Govanhill Voices

The group has continued to meet up and sing together led by Harry Campbell and Jane Bentley. They meet on Thursdays at the Govanhill…

Govanhill Baths have two employment opportunities coming up.

More details of how to apply are on the Govanhill Baths website

EXCITING THEATRE PRODUCTION JOB OPPORTUNITY

The Trust is collaborating with the National Theatre for Scotland and the – see website news above. With funding from Glasgow Life a co-ordinator is required to work with the three groups in order to assist with necessary planning, organising and administering marketing…

If you missed it in the Polka Dot Punks flat, take a look at EATING IN - a short film offering a glimpse into the kitchens of  six people in Govanhill as they share their favourite recipes. 

Click here to view film:

EATING IN

The Hidden Gardens in association with Streetland presents EATING IN.

A short film created as one of the elements of EATING IN EATING OUT for…

Check out the press coverage for one of the Streetland projects

Streetland press with STV

Clem is looking for one more person from Govanhill who would like to help make a recipe video for the Eating in Eating Out project at Streetland.

We would need about an hour of your time to demonstrate one of your favourite recipes at home and tell us a bit about how you learnt to cook it (expenses for ingredients available).

The 6 short films will appear on the Streetland website and as part of a video installation at the festival.

Please get in touch for more info or…

Streetland 2012 Open Air Cinema Event

Deadline: April 22^nd 2012

Following the success of previous years, Streetland is looking for submissions for its annual open air cinema night, in Govanhill’s Westmoreland Street Gardens.

Now firmly established on the Southside calendar, Streetland is a festival of the street and creativity, which in 2011 attracted over 600 people who joined artists, musicians, singers and performers…

Streetland 2012 - Open Air Cinema

Project Coordinator Opportunity

Deadline – 20^th April 2012…

Another good turnout this week, with several new faces adding to the numbers. A few who were there last week had warned they might be unable to make it this time, but we hope we'll see them all again next week.

Visiting us this week were Kumkum Nayyar and some members of her Slovak girls group, who also meet at the Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre. They sang some Slovak songs for us as well as joining in the songs were learning: a Hebrew round, "Zum gali gali"; the Congolese rowing song…

Our first rehearsal was on Thursday, and after what feels like months of planning and preparing, we're underway!  

We had a good turnout and some fine singing, but we're still very much open to new people. There's some real talent in the group, but that shouldn't stop you coming along if you're not confident of your abilities. No experience or training whatever is necessary. All the songs are taught by ear, and at their simplest they are easy songs, but allowing the possibility of…

On Saturday we set out to locate and find out information about food in Govanhill. We had some great conversations, meeting people who had been selling food in the area for two weeks to sixty two years! Gregs to my surprise had been there for 35 years. It was a great excuse to experiences places I had never been into since I moved here five years ago. I picked up some some Borcht pot noodle in the Polish Deli, met Graeme and Graeme who run  the Meet n Eat cafe and cater for every taste and…

Eating In Eating Out is a project funded by Streetland

We would like people in Govanhill to get involved in documenting, researching, exploring and sharing what they eat, how they eat it and where it’s from.

How can you get involved?



Eating in – Would you…

Check out photos from the fundraiser at the Chalet

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Over £1000 was raised by generous revellers, which will go towards funding Streetland's music event to launch the festival, as well as the festival's…

Voicebeat workshop in the Govanhill Baths at Streetland 2011

Govanhill Voices is a chance to join in a new community singing project leading up to a performance at Streetland on Friday 4 May. It doesn't matter if you think you can't sing, this…