BOTANIC GARDENS POETRY POST BOX

Overview
Stewart Ennis, Glasgow based actor thought of the Poetry Post Box idea. Having performed and run workshops in the Botanics Gardens he wanted to create something interactive which could be part of future events. The idea is people post poems in the Poetry Post Box and they will be uploaded this website. The poems may be performed at organised events in the park.

Julia worked with primary 6s from St. Charles Primary School designing and creating ceramic hybrid creatures. Pupils visited the Botanics and sketched plants, insects and animals they saw there and then came up with combinations of them and wrote poems about their creations. The creatures can be found hidden amongst the foliage on the Poetry Post Box.

Facts
ARTIST                                                    Julia Smith

GROUPS INVOLVED                            St. Charles RC Primary School, P6

COMMISSIONER                                   Glasgow City Council Culture & Sport

YEAR OF INSTALLATION                     2009

MATERIALS                                            Galvanided steel frame, marine plywood, handmade stoneware tiles

DIMENSIONS OF ARTWORK               1600mm x 400mm x 400mm

LOCATION                                          Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd
Glasgow, G12 0UE, Tel: 0141 276 1614

CONTACT                                              

Contact Maggie Singleton
Position Arts Development Officer Children and Young People
Address 20 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5ES
Phone 0141 287 9843
Email maggie.singleton@cls.glasgow.gov.uk

PRESS

image by Stewart Ennis