Join us, alongside the Open University & Sniffer, on Tuesday 12th November to hear stories gathered by residents of Pollok, about the importance of gardens, trees, and green spaces in Pollok, how they're affected by hot weather, and how people cope with changing weather conditions. Register your free place here.
Are you an artist or creative living or working in Greater Pollok? We want to hear from you! We have been given some funding to develop an arts & culture strategy for the local area. We will begin by undertaking research, hosting meetings and and facilitating workshops between now and
**Unfortunately this event has been cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances.** Join us for an evening of storytelling performance on Tuesday 26th November! The Scottish International Storytelling Festival may be over for another year but you can still enjoy loads of performances as part of their Go Local programme! We're
Early Years Residency Hello, my name is Noah. I am a singer and theatre maker. I came to the Village on a four-month artist’s residency, to work with their early-years programme. As a neurodiverse person, I’ve always been interested in communication. What people say isn’t always (or is often not)
Collaborative Projects: The Tall Ship November 2022 saw me skipping university to spend a week aboard the tall ship Glenlee sharing the story of apprentice Ernest ‘Andy’ Andersen with local Glasgow schoolchildren. I first met Andy a few months prior, upon my successful application to be the storyteller on the
Here at the Village, we've been very lucky to work with some wonderful placement students over the years, who are an amazing support to our small team. We're delighted now to welcome Shuhan, who will be with us at The Village until December. Shuhan will be working partly alongside the
Introduction to Storytelling Course, March 2020 This spring, before the lockdown, we had a short and sweet “Introduction to Storytelling” course as part of the adult training programme at the Village. On the last evening, some people shared a full story for the first time in the course. Wow! I
An Experimental Plan (Feat. Pirates and Underpants) At around 3:40pm, one 8 year old boy said, “I can't read”, and asked me to read his book to him. By 3:55pm he had read a quarter of the book out loud to me, and he was asking if we could put
Guest Blog: Kirsty Cassels This Autumn, I'm very much looking forward to working with Shona Cowie from The Village Storytelling Centre, to run a series of architectural model making workshops for Women's Aid surrounding the topic of SHELTER. We'll be working with a select group of around 10 women from a local
What Happens When You Share Stories With A Young Child? Something clicked for me when I heard it explained like this; We used to think that the brain developed to a certain place at which point we could start to use language. Now we understand that is through language that
