Whats For You Will Not Go by You

Och well - we didn't win at the Creative Scotland Awards - but being nominated as one the top three community projects in the Arts in Scotland last year was a huge honour. Congratulations to the winner - The Zombie Project from Paisley....and also to fellow finallist Elderflowers from Edinburgh.

We (well Tara did) managed to mooch enough tickets for 9 of us from Nothing About Us to attend the awards dinner in the fabulous Kelvingrove Art Gallery - great craic was had by all! Govan certainly made an impression....

Compere Fred Macauly on stage

The Govan Table

Poet Tom Pow reading 'The Change'

Govan Old Team with new friend in the Kelvingrove

The great news for us in the evening was the success of our great pals the Whysman project in the Visual category.....nice one folks - well deserved indeed!

Vote For Govan

Good news that Govan has reached the shortlist of the Civic Pride category of the Scottish Design Awards....this award is decided by public vote. Voting is just a simple mouse click.....do it here

(image from NothingAboutUs  - Nadia Rossi)

A Very Fine Day

'LadyFish' made by Glasgow Artists Studio - one of the winners in the 'People's Choice' category...displayed by tsBeall during the judging of The Govan Armada (photo Colin Tennant)

The sun shone, the river glistened, the trebuchet fired, the choir sang, the flags fluttered, the human megaphone announced, the cups were strung, the stories were telt, the languages were heard.......but most of people came, smiled and enjoyed being by the Clyde in Govan. Thank you to everyone who came and to everyone who has been involved in creating NothingAboutUs.....it has been immense!

A new public space by the river has been brought to life and many new working relationships and friendships have begun....Glorious Govan indeed!

Some photos are already coming in and we'd love to see yours and hear any thoughts that NothingAboutUs sparked in you:

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We'll post some photos on the blog when we get our breath back....in the meantime Lizzie Freer from Fablevision has posted a set of photos on Facebook - here

Ongoing in RaftWorld

The beautiful scene in Unit 7 Clydebrae St (home to the studio of Martin Campbell and his Rag and Bone Workshop). This was about 6.30pm in the lull when his helpers had gone home for their tea before returning for the the final push of the day.

Something about 'Nothing' in the Evening Times

'Nothing about us...' was featured in this article by Deborah Anderson in the Evening Times yesterday (that's our trebuchet in the background!)

"A Govan Armada will be taking over the River Clyde this weekend as part of a major public art event. Events will be held to link up both sides of the river and get communities involved in their heritage. Govan will be bombed with messages delivered by two medieval siege catapaults, or trebuchets. St. Kilda mailboats and a soundscape of sea shanties will also be some of the attractions at Saturday's event.  Even extracts from Upper Clyde Shipbuilder's hero Jimm Reid's speeches will be broadcast across the water."

Jan Patience on GI - under starters orders

Freelance Scottish Art Critic, Jan Patience gives here thoughts on Glasgow International Festival of Art - NothingAboutUs features strongly.....full piece - here

Jan describes NothingAboutUs as 'gloriously gallus' - for the benefits of non Scots speakers:

gallus (ga·luss) Dialect, chiefly Scot ~adj.
1. self-confident, daring, cheeky.
2. stylish, impressive (esp. Glasgow “He’s pure gallus, by the way“).
3. Orig. derogatory, meaning wild; a rascal; deserving to be hanged (from the gallows).