17th October - 2nd November 2024

Repair Café – an art exhibition by Helen McCrorie

Repair Café – an art exhibition by Helen McCrorie

Organiser: Travelling Gallery
Date: Tuesday 29th October 2024
Location: As Part of Galoshans Street Party
Ticket type: Free and unticketed
Recommended age: All ages
Event type: Exhibition

Description

Travelling Gallery, a contemporary art gallery in a bus, will be parked in Greenock with its latest exhibition, Repair Café, a solo show by artist Helen McCrorie. The exhibition presents a film and installation deriving from work that she has made as part of the Remembering Together project, exploring positive and hopeful community projects that helped people through the pandemic and beyond.

The gallery is free to visit and everyone is very welcome. Travelling Gallery’s friendly team will be at the gallery to welcome visitors and chat about the exhibition. As well as visiting Greenock Travelling Gallery will be touring to other areas of Scotland with the exhibition. To find out more visit the Travelling Gallery website at https://travellinggallery.com/current-exhibition/

Company Bio

Travelling Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in a bus, it is a national service with the exceptional ability to reach communities and people across Scotland. We recognise that art can change lives and we create fair conditions and remove barriers to allow access and engagement to audiences in their own familiar surroundings. The gallery space offers an open and welcoming environment for people of all ages, background, and abilities to discover and enjoy contemporary art. 

Over the past forty five years, Travelling Gallery has brought innovative exhibitions to every part of Scotland reaching hundreds of thousands of visitors and school pupils. Travelling Gallery is a ‘not for profit’ organisation, regularly funded by Creative Scotland and supported by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Company Website / Social Media

Website: www.Travellinggallery.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/travgallery
Instagram: www.instagram.com/travellinggallery
Twitter: www.x.com/travgallery

Credits

Creative Scotland

City of Edinburgh Council

 

Access information

C: Captioned

R: Relaxed Performance

Visitors can enter and leave the Travelling Gallery space whenever it suits them. It is a small space, without windows, and we have a maximum capacity of 10 visitors. Travelling Gallery staff will be with the gallery to welcome visitors.

T: Transcript

V: Highly Visual / No or Little Text

 

 

 

Custom House Quay, Greenock PA15 1HJ

You’ll find us at Custom House Quay, a short walk from Greenock Central Station or the bus stops on Rue End Street and Dalrymple Street. Coming by car? We’re about 30-40 minutes from Glasgow City Centre (depending on traffic!)

Free customer parking with designated bays for Blue Badge holders near the main entrance – find out more.

An inbuilt manual ramp is available to aid access for wheelchair users, (wheelchairs up to 120cm long and 70cm wide) and pushchairs.

Handrails are available at the doorway and by the short internal gradient at the entrance to the gallery (1:9). The interior of the gallery is level.

The Travelling Gallery itself does not have toilet facilities. However, The Beacon Arts Centre has:

  • 18 female designated toilets
  • 4 male
  • 3 accessible
  • 4 gender neutral

(Combination of front and back of house)

No, the gallery is all one space, however if the gallery is busy visitors can wait outside until it is quieter. Staff can also usually adjust volume on film projections on request.

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