Davis and Wilding are working towards a range of work that makes links between women and feminism historically and those working today which will culminate in a discursive exhibition project at Glasgow’s CCA. Glasgow Women’s Library have been invited to inhabit a reading space at the gallery with part of our collection during the exhibition run. This project has been commissioned for 2010 as part of the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.

An article about this work has recently been published in MAP Magazine (Issue 19/Autumn 2009).

Making Space: toward a public artwork for Glasgow Women’s Library

Two 6-month Part Time Artist Residencies, based within Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL). The Residencies offer an exciting opportunity for two artist to work with the rich resources of Glasgow Women’s Library – staff, learners, users and archive – to achieve the aims and focus of Making space: toward a public artwork for GWL.

Funded by the Scottish Arts Council’s Public Art Fund, the two Artist in Residence opportunities are offered to develop ideas, visuals and participatory working methods that can inform GWL’s ambitions to realise a public artwork for their new premises at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. The Residencies will support the artists’ investigation of Women’s histories and representation in the Public Realm, as well as potential means of engagement and consultation with diverse constituents of GWL, including Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Women’s Groups, Adult Literacy and Numeracy (ALN) groups, Women Make History groups, homelessness and Violence against women projects), and the GWL’s archive and wider resources.

Deadline for applications: 24 July 2009
Interviews will be held on: 27 or 28 August 2009

For further details please download the application cover sheet, job description and application information below:

Making Space: Application Cover Sheet
Making Space: Job Description/Brief
Making Space: Application Information

For more information please call 0141 552 8345 or contact the Library.

Please note that due to the nature of this project, this post is open to women only under Section 7 (ii) d&e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.