UofG’s creative talent initiative returns this year with a vibrant programme featuring live performances, short films, and video games demonstrations!
Future Creatives returns to Queen Margaret Union on the 6th of November. The programme showcases student-led work from across the School of Culture and Creative Arts: from film screenings, to live performances, theatre shows, writing and poster displays!
Karen Lury, Head of School, Culture & Creative Arts, said about the initiative: “The whole idea is to demonstrate to the University and to the city the kind of creative work our students do. At the University of Glasgow there is a lot of creative work of whole different loads of different programmes, in really exciting, innovative ways.”
“[It also gives] students skills and a sense of what they can do next. So that’s why the title is Future Creatives, because we are thinking about how do you go forward, how do you take the next step, after you’ve done an undergraduate or postgraduate programme?”
Student contributors have described Future Creatives as a valuable opportunity to share their work, connect with others and reflect on their creative process. Ally Nicolas, Film & Television studies graduate and former editor at The Glasgow Guardian, has the opportunity to showcase her dissertation project at Future Creatives this year. Ally was part of the applied dissertation project, which was run with GMAC Film. Her group had the opportunity to work with Bluevale Community Club. Started out as a boxing club, Bluevale now helps in one of Scotland’s most deprived neighbourhoods through community work. Some of their initiatives include free dance classes, fitness classes and a cycling club!
Ally and her group made a 10-minute documentary about Bluevale “which we were super proud of” she tells The Glasgow Guardian, adding “I think it was great to be given the opportunity to be involved with a community that shares my passion for social change”. Ally, in conversation with The Glasgow Guardian, expressed extreme gratitude to Future Creatives: “I think it’s wonderful. Any sort of visibility for any work that you’ve done, especially in the creative sector, means a lot. Future Creatives is helping students to do that. But it’s also a great way to connect with other contributors and celebrate other people’s work.”
This year’s programmes will include short films created by students and community organizations that encompass a range of themes – from mental health to LGBTQ+ visibility, from music accessibility to community resilience. In line with this, Future Creative will feature audiovisual work such as the project, Queer Sonic Walls by John Makary. The Egyptian multidisciplinary artist and graduate of the University’s MSc explores how sound shapes queer subjectivity and space in Cairo. Theatre contributions include a live reading of Eggshells, a new play examining alcoholism and family dynamics developed by Matthew Taylor on the MLitt Playwriting and Dramaturgy programme.
There will be live music performances, in particular Eleanor Baughan’s will present her song cycle Songs Between Scotland and Italy written on guitar during her year abroad in Puglia. Demonstrations of video games, and poster displays will complete the programme.
Future Creatives is open to all and offers a chance for students, staff and external partners from Scotland’s cultural and creative sectors to connect and network.
The full programme and booking information is available at http://www.gla.ac.uk/futurecreatives
