Welcome to the eleventh episode of our podcast series. Listen below or via our CCA SoundCloud.

Our March edition includes Abi Mordin from Glasgow Community Food Network discussing the Seed Library hosted at CCA, food sovereignty and upcoming Spring events; Martin Vincent from Aye-Aye Books on the history of the book shop in our foyer, new book shops in Glasgow, children's books and art publications; Sanne Jehoul and Matt Lloyd from Glasgow Short Film Festival talk about GSFF becoming independent, the international reputation of Scottish short film and highlights from this year's programme and Kate Coventry from Southern Exposure discusses New Zealand cinema.

Abi Mordin, Glasgow Community Food Network: 39s

Martin Vincent, Aye-Aye Books: 15m 26s

Sanne Jehoul and Matt Lloyd, Glasgow Short Film Festival: 30m 31s

Kate Coventry, Southern Exposure: 47m 01s

Where to listen

You can listen to our podcast on this page, via Soundcloud, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple iTunes and Google Podcasts.

About the podcast

Across this series, Gareth K Vile chats to some of the amazing people who make, produce and contribute to our programme including artists, curators, musicians, performers, event organisers, CCA staff and community project leaders. We'll take a closer look at exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to programming and how you can get involved.

Thank you to everyone who took part and to KChristie(https://soundcloud.com/kchristie) for the music and Sunny Govan Community Radio.

Welcome to the tenth episode of our podcast series.

Our February edition includes Ainslie Roddick, former CCA curator, talking about our forthcoming Shuvinai Ashoona exhibition, artists working as a co-operative and visiting the north of Canada; Kitty Anderson from LUX Scotland looks ahead to an exciting year beginning with the Margaret Tait Award this month, screenings at GFT and a trip to Inverness; Samar Ziadat from Dardishi speaks about her upcoming festival of Arab and North African womxn’s contemporary art and culture, zines and having a DIY ethos; Karen Anderson from Indepen-dance talks about the history of the company, Monday workshops in CCA and the International Inclusive Dance Festival, and Allison Gardner from Glasgow Film Festival discusses their 2020 programme, finding your tribe and the impact of small changes.

Kitty Anderson, Director of LUX Scotland: 41s

Allison Gardner, Co-Director, Glasgow Film Festival: 10m 05s

Ainslie Roddick, Curator of Shuvinai Ashoona's Holding on to Universes and Artistic Director of ATLAS, Skye: 23m 41s

Karen Anderson, Director of Indepen-dance: 35m 01s

Samar Ziadat, Director of Dardishi Festival: 45m 45s

**Where to listen**

You can listen to our podcast on Soundcloud, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple iTunes and Google Podcasts.

**About the podcast**

Across this series, Gareth K Vile chats to some of the amazing people who make, produce and contribute to our programme including artists, curators, musicians, performers, event organisers, CCA staff and community project leaders. We'll take a closer look at exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to programming and how you can get involved.

Thank you to everyone who took part and to Unclassed Media & Sunny Govan Community Radio.

Image: Jamie Crewe, Ashley, 2020.

Welcome to the ninth episode of our podcast series.

Our January edition brings stories of food across the city, talks to people who are creating radical learning opportunities in Govan, explores Saramago Cafe Bar and the gigs that take place in CCA, and delves into a forgotten history of animal trials with Bambitchell, our next Creative Lab residents.

Viviana Checchia, CCA Public Engagement Curator (53s)

Rago Gurmu & Ruth Lamb, Govan Community Project (17m07s)

Paul Smith, Saramago Cafe Bar (31m 47s)

Sharlene Bamboat & Alexis Mitchell , Bambitchell (43m 05s)

Across this series, Gareth K Vile chats to some of the amazing people who make, produce and contribute to our programme: from artists, curators and programmers, to community organisers and social clubs. We'll take a close look at exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to programming and how you can get involved.

Thank you to everyone who took part and to Unclassed Media & Sunny Govan Community Radio.

Image: Ingrid Mur

Welcome to the eighth episode of our podcast series!

- Basma alSharif, the artist behind our current exhibition, on the slippery meaning of 'philistine', the gallery as a site for political material, and the role of the nation state.

- Alex Misick on CCA's open source programme and the opportunities offered to artists through Intermedia Gallery & Creative Lab residencies.

- Jay and Calvin from Pity Party Film Club on taking control of the cinema, the joy of making other people laugh and films of female friendship.

- Lisandro Suriel, artist and Tilting Axis Fellow 19/20 on harnessing the imagination and reclaiming Caribbean narratives.

Timings:

Basma alSharif, artist (55s)

Alex Misick, CCA (15m)

Pity Party Film Club (28m)

Lisandro Suriel, artist (41m 36s)

Across this series, Gareth K Vile (Theatre Editor of The List Magazine) chats to some of the amazing people who make, produce and contribute to our programme: from artists, curators and programmers, to community organisers and social clubs. We take a look at exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to programming and how you can get involved.

Thank you to everyone who took part and to Unclassed Media & Sunny Govan Community Radio.

Welcome to the seventh episode of our podcast series. Listen via our CCA SoundCloud here.

Pinar Aksu & Iman Tajik speak about the process of creating and curating The Sea of Paperwork, a project led by Maryhill Integration Network in collaboration with young people from across Glasgow; Eirene Houston from Havana Glasgow Film Festival on this year's programme and the black humour common to Glaswegian and Cuban culture; Gerry Rossi effuses about the spontaneity, reciprocity and inclusion that underpins GIOfest, Glasgow's annual festival of improvisation; and Travis Alabanza on breaking the rules of theatre and how making a burger can open up a conversation about complicity in transphobia.

Pinar Aksu & Iman Tajik, The Sea of Paperwork & Maryhill Integration Network (55s)

Eirene Houston, Havana Glasgow Film Festival (15m 24s)

Gerry Rossi, GIOfest (32m 45s)

Travis Alabanza, performance (46m 30s)

Across this series, Gareth K Vile (Theatre Editor of The List Magazine, who also blogs wild critical theory here) chats to some of the amazing people who make, produce and contribute to our programme: from artists, curators and programmers, to community organisers and social clubs. We'll take a deep dive into exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to programming and how you can get involved.

Thank you to everyone who took part and to Unclassed Media & Sunny Govan Community Radio.

Welcome to the sixth episode of our podcast series, with Document Human Rights Film Festival, Grace Schwindt, Jasmina Cibic and Ron Athey.

Across this series, Gareth K Vile (Theatre Editor of The List Magazine, who also blogs wild critical theory here) chats to some of the amazing people who make, produce and contribute to our programme: from artists, curators and programmers, to community organisers and social clubs. We'll take a deep dive into exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to programming and how you can get involved.

Timings

Sanne Jehoul & Sam Kenyon (Document Film Festival) - (47s)

Grace Schwindt (artist) - (15m 39s)

Jasmina Cibic (artist) - (29m 28s)

Ron Athey (artist) - (37m 56s)

Thank you to everyone who took part and to Unclassed Media & Sunny Govan Community Radio.

Welcome to the fifth episode of our new podcast series.

Across this series, Gareth K Vile chats to some of the amazing people who make and contribute to our programme: from artists, curators and programmers, to community organisers and social clubs. We'll take a deep dive into exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to programming and how you can get involved.

In this episode:

- We meet Dmitry Vilensky & Nikolay Oleynikov, two members of Russian art collective Chto Delat, whose collaboration emerged in a performative protest against the militarisation of St Petersburg;

- Helen Wright discusses this year's Scottish Queer International Film Festival, which aims to address questions of religion, race and disability, while creating a welcoming space for queer people.

- János Lang introduces Ando Glaso, an organisation celebrating Roma creativity and presence in Glasgow, and he describes how traveller communities have always been entertainers, picking up and transforming local cultures.

- Tamara Van Strijthem & Kirsty Somerville offer their highlights of this year's Take One Action Film Festival, and talk about the need to balance hard issues with empowerment – inspiring people to take action in their communities.

Dmitry Vilensky & Nikolay Oleynikov, Chto Delat - (47s)

Helen Wright, SQIFF - (15m 39s)

János Lang, Ando Glaso - (29m 28s)

Tamara Van Strijthem & Kirsty Somerville, Take One Action - (37m 56s)

Thank you to everyone who took part and to Unclassed Media & Sunny Govan Community Radio.

Welcome to the fourth episode of our new podcast series.

Across this series, Gareth K Vile chats to some of the amazing people who make and contribute to our programme: from artists, curators and programmers, to community organisers and social clubs. We'll take a deep dive into exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to programming and how you can get involved.

In this episode: Artistic Director of Cryptic Cathie Boyd talks about peatland cultures and art-science collaborations, and what we can expect at Sonica this year; Kevin Morris of Fallen Angels Club muses on a decade of bringing Americana, folk and old country music to Glasgow ears; Megan and Sean from Matchbox Cineclub explain their ethos of cult films and cult audiences, their sliding scale for tickets and the thinking behind upcoming events Scalarama, Sing-along-SAW and Weird Weekend; Tawona Sithole discusses his long-running Seeds of Thought programme, the moment when you start to feel part of a place and where his passion for storytelling comes from.

Cathie Boyd, Cryptic - (40s)

Kevin Morris, Fallen Angels Club - (25m 20s)

Megan Mitchell & Sean Welsh, Matchbox Cineclub (35m 43s)

Tawona Sithole, Seeds of Thought (46m 45s)

Thank you to everyone who took part and to Unclassed Media & Sunny Govan Community Radio.

Welcome to the third episode of our new podcast series.

Across this series, Gareth K Vile chats to some of the amazing people who make, produce and contribute to our programme: from artists, curators and programmers, to community organisers and social clubs. We'll take a deep dive into exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to programming and how you can get involved.

In this episode, Ainslie Roddick, Curator, CCA, discusses our summer exhibition programme Some things want to run and the brand new Glasgow Seed Library. Carrie Skinner chats ghosts, Gothic and disco ahead of her show let the music play on and on and on and on and on and on and on; Mele Broomes from V/DA talks about Sonic Séance: The Gathering which spans an exhibition, workshops, reading groups and performance; Ninian Perry of Paragon looks ahead to their week of inclusive dance and live music workshops for young adults with additional support needs; Najma Abukar introduces Home and Hospitality – a crockery set for the city of Glasgow and an artistic collaboration between artists Ruth Impey and Najma Abukar, in partnership with food-led social business Küche; while Clo Meehan discusses this year's Free Pride, the mainstream queer scene and the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall riots.

Ainslie Roddick, CCA - (12s)

Carrie Skinner - (13m 22s)

Mele Broomes, V/DA - (25m 16s)

Ninian Perry, Paragon - (35m 31s)

Najma Abukar - (44m 36s)

Clo Meehan, Free Pride - (52m 50s)

Thank you to everyone who took part and to Unclassed Media & Sunny Govan Community Radio.

Welcome to the second episode of our new podcast series.

Gareth K Vile (Theatre Editor of The List Magazine. He also blogs wild critical theory) chats to some of the amazing people who make, produce and contribute to our programme: from artists, curators and programmers, to community organisers and social clubs. We'll take a deep dive into exhibitions, gigs, performances and events - exploring the ideas and ethos that underpin our approach to Open Source Programming and how you can get involved.

In this episode, Sabrina Henry (Assistant Curator, CCA) discusses projects for Refugee Festival Scotland and how plants can act as witnesses to the history of colonialism; Sha Nazir takes us behind the scenes of Bold Heart Publishing, and getting comic artists out into the community; artist Emilia Beatriz talks about their current exhibition 'declarations on soil and honey' and the historic land struggle that connects Scotland and Puerto Rico; Louise Oliver introduces Persistent and Nasty and being in a room of crackling rage, while Viviana Checchia (Public Engagement Curator, CCA) and Johnny Rodger share their thinking on bringing art and society together through projects like The Cooking Pot and Political Animal.

Sabrina Henry on Refugee Festival Scotland -(10s)

Sha Nazir, BHP & Glasgow ComicCon (6m 54s)

Emilia Beatriz on her current exhibition at CCA (19m)

Louise Oliver of Persistent and Nasty (34m 10s)

Viviana Checchia on The Cooking Pot (42m 10s)

Johnny Rodger on Political Animal(46m 30s)

Gareth K Vile - closing words and thanks (59m 12s)

Thank you to everyone who took part and to Unclassed Media & Sunny Govan Community Radio.