Ellie Harrison

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  • 2016 Media

    Glasgow Effect artist Ellie Harrison has no regrets

    4 Feb 2016
    BBC News, Glasgow & West Scotland

  • 2016 Exhibition

    Festival of Questions

    2 Feb 2016
    The Storey, Lancaster Arts

  • 2016 Media

    Artist whose Glasgow Effect project caused controversy to discuss row in new event

    23 Jan 2016
    The Herald (p.3)

  • 2016 Media

    From Below: A Visual Arts Reflection on ArtCOP Scotland

    22 Jan 2016
    Creative Carbon Scotland

  • 2016 Media

    The week in higher education

    14 Jan 2016
    Times Higher Education (p.4)

  • 2016 Media

    The ethics and effects of funding artists: a response to the Ellie Harrison affair

    11 Jan 2016
    a-n website

  • 2016 Media

    Glasgow Effect artist may have the last laugh over misplaced internet ‘shaming’

    10 Jan 2016
    Sunday Herald (p.27)

  • 2016 Media

    Poverty safari? Don’t forget the pith helmet

    10 Jan 2016
    The Independent on Sunday (p.40-41)

  • 2016 Media

    Our arts body cannot only back risk-averse ideas

    9 Jan 2016
    The Herald (p.15)

  • 2016 Media

    Ellie Harrison should wrap up The Glasgow Effect and move on

    9 Jan 2016
    The Herald (The Arts p.27)

  • 2016 Media

    Let’s not give The Glasgow Effect project the Glasgow kiss off

    8 Jan 2016
    The Scotsman (p.24-25)

  • 2016 Media

    I’m a posh punchbag, says artist in Glasgow row

    8 Jan 2016
    The Times (p.17)

  • 2016 Media

    Glasgow is much more than a plate of chips

    7 Jan 2016
    Evening Times

  • 2016 Media

    A tumultuous week in Glasgow

    7 Jan 2016
    Kiltr

  • 2016 Media

    Controversy over grant takes further twist as payment method is ruled out

    7 Jan 2016
    The Herald (p.3)

  • 2016 Media

    Confusion reigns after Creative Scotland says artist’s Glasgow Effect funding plan goes against the rules

    7 Jan 2016
    The Courier (p.3)

  • 2016 Media

    City backlash against the artist accused of sneering at Glasgow with image of chips

    6 Jan 2016
    The Times (p.11)

  • 2016 Media

    Protesters Oppose Hikes in Rail Fares

    6 Jan 2016
    Evening Times (p.9)

  • 2016 Media

    ‘Poverty safari’: Glasgow art project comes under fire

    6 Jan 2016
    Apollo

  • 2016 Media

    The Glasgow Effect discussion

    6 Jan 2016
    Janice Forsyth, BBC Radio Scotland

  • 2016 Media

    Artist defends £15,000 grant that sparked abusive attack

    6 Jan 2016
    The Herald (p.11)

  • 2016 Media

    The Glasgow Effect

    6 Jan 2016
    Exeunt Magazine

  • 2016 Media

    ‘Glasgow Effect’ artist controversy: arts body defends funding Ellie Harrison

    6 Jan 2016
    The Herald

  • 2016 Media

    Artist Defends Controversial Project to Stay Local in Glasgow

    6 Jan 2016
    Artnet News (USA)

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Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). In 2023 she won the Stephen Fry Public Engagement Award for her ‘Bus Regulation: The Musical’ Trilogy in Greater Manchester, Strathclyde & Merseyside (2019 – 2023).
In 2021 the Second Edition of Harrison’s book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint was launched at the UN Habitat’s Innovate4Cities conference to mark the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, and chosen by the Ecologist for the Resurgence Book Club. Her Early Warning Signs were also exhibited at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library during COP26 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the project.
Harrison’s Vending Machine continues to feature in the 😹 LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

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Ellie Harrison

Artist, activist & author of 'The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint' 📚

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Don't miss our Better Buses National Hustings tonight! 👇 You can catch me on the livestream at 7pm:
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rFh2CjP_Xs @followers
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"We need The Scottish Government to support our transport authority, SPT, to bring the bus network back into public control, so they can deliver a fully-integrated, accessible and affordable public transport network across the region like Greater Manchester’s new ‘Bee Network’, or the recently released plans for South Yorkshire’s ‘People’s Network’" — Ellie Harrison

I was delighted to contribute to Gerry Hassan's article for Bella Caledonia about 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘨𝘰𝘸 👏 Read online here 👇
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/03/31/time-for-a-new-deal-and-vision-for-glasgow @followers
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4 weeks ago
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Calling all A-N members! Don't miss this online artist's talk and workshop on '𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲' which I'm co-hosting this Thursday 2 April, 11am-1pm 🌍 Find out more 👇 @followers ... See MoreSee Less

1 month ago
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Are you in Glasgow this evening? Come along to this free screening of the brilliant POWER Film at The Glasgow School of Art 👇 I'll be introducing the event, talking about my work with Glasgow Community Energy and chairing a Q&A with artist and filmmaker Hilary Powell 😊 @followersSave the date! 🌞 We're delighted to be collaborating with Friends of the Earth Scotland to bring you Turning homes into renewable Power Stations: film screening & Discussion 👇
🗓️ Thurs 12 March 2026, 5:30pm
📍 Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art
🎟️ Book free tickets: powerstationGSA.eventbrite.com @followers
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2 months ago
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It’s this blatant injustice that motivates all my campaigning 😡 Why should people in the poorest parts of Glasgow have to pay 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 for an essential public service as bankers in the City of London? Shame on The Scottish Government for presiding over this system for more than 25 years! @followers ... See MoreSee Less

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Ten years ago today, I was just beginning my year-long durational performance #TheGlasgowEffect which was to become one of the most controversial publicly-funded artworks that Scotland had ever seen.

Part psychological experiment, part protest, part strike, for the whole of 2016, I vowed not to travel beyond Glasgow’s city limits, or use any vehicles except my bike.

I described my experience of starting #TheGlasgowEffect, including being at the centre of the social media stooshie it provoked, in ‘When the Chips Hit the Fan’ – Chapter 5 of my book ‘The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint’ published by Luath Press 📚

We have just printed a newly updated version of the Second Edition, so do have a read if you’d like to be transported back to that moment in January 2016... Find out more at: ellieharrison.com/book @followers
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4 months ago
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It's been brilliant working with Metro Map Design to produce Get Glasgow Moving's new film setting out our vision for the new #ClydeMetro integrated public transport system 🤩 Check it out here 👇 @followers ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago
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🚶🚲🚍🚇🚉 I was honoured to be invited to discuss my activism with Bring Back British Rail, Get Glasgow Moving & Better Buses for Strathclyde at ETF's 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 conference at KVS Brussels 🙌 @followers ... See MoreSee Less

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