At GWL, we have a group called Seeing Things. The Seeing Things group get together to explore cultural events across Glasgow, such as (but not limited to!) art, music, theatre or comedy. Since the start of 2014, the group has visited exhibitions, art and performance events in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Since April 2020 we have taken Seeing Things online and despite the fact we’re staying at home we’re #StillSeeingThings and showcasing the work of women creatives from around the world.
Every other Wednesday afternoon at 12.30pm a GWL Volunteer takes over @womenslibrary Twitter (and sometimes Instagram!) to guide a virtual visit to an online exhibition or museum archive. No prior knowledge or interest is necessary and all are welcome to ask questions and share thoughts.
As it’s easy to miss things that happen on Twitter we’re gathering together the resources from each ‘trip’ so you can catch up in your own time… here’s what we saw in April!
We started off at our home, Glasgow Women’s Library, with Mairi guiding us through Linder’s Bower of Bliss.
Hi All, I'm Mairi, I'm volunteering to facilitate an online discussion today after the screening of Linder's Bower of Bliss. I'm fairly new to Twitter so please bear with me! Welcome everyone!
We may be closed, but we're #StillSeeingThings #Linderismhttps://t.co/yBtBvMGXo6
— Glasgow Women's Library (@womenslibrary) April 1, 2020
Gaby introduced us to the artist Tanoa Sasraku, who answered our questions on their exhibition O’ Pierrot at LUX
This week we’re heading to @LUX to watch two films by @Tanoa_Sasraku who has is also joining us via the Twitter ether!
Thank you so much to Tanoa and Lux for making these films available online. Right, let's watch O'Pierrot first: https://t.co/HurrBDqNsP#StillSeeingThings— Glasgow Women's Library (@womenslibrary) April 8, 2020
Mattie took us to the BALTIC Gateshead to see the work of the iconic Judy Chicago
Hello! I’m Mattie, an Admin Worker and Seeing Things Volunteer at GWL and I’m taking over GWL Twitter this afternoon for #StillSeeingThings, which brings us together once a week, to see art by women…
— Glasgow Women's Library (@womenslibrary) April 15, 2020
Louise joined forces with the Norfolk Museum to give us an extensive insight into their wonderful collections
Hello everyone, Louise here. I'm going to be taking over the twitter account for the next hour or so, for today's #StillSeeingThings! We're working with @AncientHouseMus today, so make sure you're following both accounts!
— Glasgow Women's Library (@womenslibrary) April 22, 2020
Mairi and Louise took us on a tour of an exhibition at MOMA NY of photographs by Dorothea Lange
Happy Wednesday ALL. Mairi here, one of the volunteers taking over the GWL Twitter account for todays’s #StillSeeingThings.
— Glasgow Women's Library (@womenslibrary) April 29, 2020
Hi everyone, Louise here, again. Mairi and I have been working on today's #StillSeeingThings together, and it's my turn to share some of the images that caught my eye. I'm glad Mairi has done such a wonderful job of introducing the exhibition & Dorothea Lange! 👏
— Glasgow Women's Library (@womenslibrary) April 29, 2020
If you have any trouble reading Twitter threads, here are the links to each of the threads I have posted and you can copy and paste them into the Thread Reader App and that should help to make their content clearer:
1st April: Mairi, Linder Bower of Bliss, GWL https://twitter.com/womenslibrary/status/1245315195939033089
8th April: Gaby, Tanoa Sasraku: O’ Pierrot, LUX https://twitter.com/womenslibrary/status/1247850290730217480
15th April: Mattie, Judy Chicago, Baltic https://twitter.com/womenslibrary/status/1250386055779553281
22nd April: Louise, Norfolk Museum https://twitter.com/womenslibrary/status/1252922683894923265
29th April: Mairi and Louise, Dorothea Lange, MOMA NY https://twitter.com/womenslibrary/status/1255459248366137346 https://twitter.com/womenslibrary/status/1255471375063699464
