Come face-to-beak with the Celtic house-calling tradition of the wren hunt. Join us at the Galoshans Street Party as we go from house to house in search of the surprisingly fearsome wren! Watch out though – these houses don’t stay where you left them!
This challenge is for all expert curse-lifters, puzzle-solvers and thing-finders. It is not for anyone scared of 6cm-tall birds. Bring your best dancing shoes or a favourite poem.
Warning: there have been some reports of the wren hunt sparking revolutions.
Thank you to all the kids who took part in workshops to make the props.
Lizzie Hudson is an artist that is interested in the politics and poetics of everyday life. Her recent projects include: a book of community folk tales in collaboration with Romano Lav and Annette Street Primary School, Scotland; an installation on protective customs and land rights with Artistes&Associés, France; a peer-learning programme about bees with Šilainiai Project, Lithuania; a game for sharing testimonies of enclosures of public space for Something Beautiful at La Vallée, Belgium and EIRPAC, Portugal; a public shopping trolley joust satirising city branding for Glasgow International; and a participatory performance-lecture on privatisation of space and folk tradition for Rites and Terrabytes Inter-format Symposium, Nida Art Colony, Lithuania.
Website: lizziehudson.co.uk
Galoshans Artist Bursary commission from RIG Arts, supported by Creative Scotland Multi-year Fund.
V: Highly Visual / No or Little Text
R: Relaxed Performance
**Although not adapted specifically for people on the autistic spectrum, this event is participatory and noise and movement are welcomed**
TT: Touch Tour
Mini Parade – Custom House Way
Street Party – Custom Square
Greenock
PA15 1 HJ
Accessible by public transport, private transport, by foot and
cycling.
● Greenock Central Train Station-
Glasgow Central – Gourock Line
● Greenock Town Centre – Bus Station
Bus Stops across from Ginger the Horse
and at Morrisons, Dalrymple St
Buses: 901, 906, X7, X22
● On the National Cycle Route NCN 75
Limited Free Parking –
Behind the Beacon Arts Centre
Disabled Parking at Beacon Arts Centre Entrance
East India Harbour
Accessible. The Mini Parade is on the flat monoblock paving.
The Street Party is an external event on a flat but slightly uneven
surface with cobblestones and pavement slabbing.
Access to the Beacon Arts Centre Toilets
DDA Compliant Toilets available
Yes, there is a quiet sensory area within the RIG Art Bus
Rig Arts: Charity No: SC042242
Supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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