2016
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White Wood Forum
Harrison answered questions from Deirdre Heddon about The Glasgow Effect project as part of the White Wood Forum event at Deveron Projects in Huntly exploring Art and Sustainability.
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‘Glasgow Effect’ artist Ellie Harrison reveals first work of project
24 May 2016
The Herald (p.10) -
In Conversation with Doug Fishbone
5 May 2016
New Art Exchange, Nottingham -
Practising what we Preach
Written by Harrison during the first few months of The Glasgow Effect in 2016, this essay explores the many problems within the higher education system, which were the project’s initial impetus, and the destructive values these promote. It outlines key actions to resolve the contradictions that are preventing us from practising what we preach. (Word count: 4,496)
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Doug Fishbone’s Leisure Land Golf
2 Apr 2016
New Art Exchange, Nottingham -
Data Dystopia
19 Mar 2016
Somerset House, London -
The Glasgow Effect
Harrison was invited by the Scottish Artists Union to speak via Skype to the Cross-Party Group on Culture at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on 1 March 2016. She screened The Glasgow Effect by Wee D before discussing his arguments in relation to wider debates about arts funding, economic policy and social change.
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Think Global, Act Local!
Harrison’s first public appearance following the start of The Glasgow Effect, was this Skype presentation to the Annual Symposium of the Centre for Environmental Change & Human Resilience at the University of Dundee, where she has been employed as a lecturer since 2013.
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The Glasgow Effect: A Discussion
A discussion about The Glasgow Effect chaired by Roanne Dods & Gerry Hassan with Darren McGarvey, Katie Gallogly-Swan & Ellie Harrison, held at the Glad Cafe as part of Imagination: Scotland’s Festival of Ideas.