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Made in ScotlandTesting Grounds by Katie RevellMade in Scotland showcases the best independent podcasts, audio pieces and sound art from across Scotland.This episode features a short story in English and Gaelic by Scottish writer Mairi Macleod, originally released as a bonus episode of the "Testing Grounds" podcast series. "Testing Grounds" is produced by Katie Revell for the Nordic Alliance of Artists' Residencies on Climate Action.Made in Scotland is curated by the team at Bespoken Media, with support from AudioUK.Submit your own work to be featured - using this Google Form: https://tinyurl.com/madeinscotland...2025-07-0334 min
Bíblia Comentada em ÁudioReflexões Bíblicas com o Pr. Dener Maia03/01 - Gênesis 6¹ Quando os homens começaram a multiplicar-sena terra e lhes nasceram filhas,² os filhos de Deus viram que as filhas doshomens eram bonitas e escolheram para si aquelas que lhes agradaram.³ Então disse o Senhor: "Por causa daperversidade do homem, meu Espírito não contenderá com ele para sempre; e elesó viverá cento e vinte anos".⁴ Naqueles dias havia nefilins na terra, etambém posteriormente, quando os filhos de Deus possuíram as filhas dos homense elas lhes deram filhos. Eles foram os heróis do passado, homens famosos.⁵ O Senhor viu que...2025-05-1306 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 9: Reflecting on NAARCAIn this special episode, we're reflecting on the first three years of NAARCA – exploring what’s been achieved, what the challenges have been, and where things might go next.We'll also be hearing about all the work that’s been going on within NAARCA, beyond what this podcast series has so far explored – including the role of the Eco Coordinator, the art commissions and writing commissions, and the workshops and pedagogical toolkit for children and young people.NAARCA's online exhibition (available till 31.07.2024): https://naarca.art/online-exhibitionCreative Climate Champions digital toolkit for young people...2024-07-2633 min
1000 Better StoriesSeasickness/Cur na Mara - a story by Mairi Macleod (crossover)In this crossover episode, Katie Revell, a podcast producer and a member of SCCAN's Story Circle and the Storytellers Collective, shares a bonus episode from her Testing Ground podcast series.
It features an interview with Mairi Macleod, a Glasgow-based writer who works in both Gaelic and English, and her short story, Seasickness, or Cur na mara. Mairi’s story updates the traditional Scottish folktale, The Selkie Wife, for an age of climate crisis.
Testing Grounds series focuses on the collaborative response to the climate crisis by the Nordic Alliance of Artists Residencies on Climate Action (NAA...2024-01-0834 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 8: Art Hub Copenhagen - Repairing the CityHow might a philosophy of repair change our approach to planning and architecture?Art Hub Copenhagen is NAARCA’s Danish partner, and the only member residency located in a major city. It opened in 2019 as a place for artists, curators and creative professionals to gather, network and collaborate.Jacob Fabricius is the Director of Art Hub Copenhagen. He tells us about Art Hub’s development, including its upcoming move to a new – old! – building that’s being refurbished with an emphasis on reuse, recycling and sustainability. Jacob also introduces us to our contributors, Søren Nørkjær Ban...2023-11-241h 00
Testing GroundsEpisode 7: Saari Residence - Art and DecolonisationWhat could it mean to decolonise art, and to use art as a tool for decolonisation? Saari Residence is NAARCA’s Finnish partner. It’s located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland, and maintained by Kone Foundation as a residence for artists of all disciplines and nationalities.Leena Kela is a performance artist, and the Residency Director at Saari. She introduces us to the region, to Saari, and to our two contributors: Taru Elfving and Pauliina Feodoroff. Taru is a curator and writer focused on nurturing “undisciplinary” and site-sensitive enquiries at the intersections of ecological, feminist a...2023-10-271h 10
Testing GroundsEpisode 6: Narsaq International Research Station - Who Defines "Progress"?Please note: this episode features brief mentions of suicide, alcoholism and violence.What does “progress” mean in an age of climate crisis? Who should define it? And how can the process of defining it be made more inclusive and democratic?Narsaq International Research Station (NIRS) is NAARCA’s Greenlandic partner. It’s an independent non-profit research platform with a focus on cultural and scientific research in South Greenland.In this episode, Lise Autogena, an artist and founder of NIRS, outlines some of the tensions at play in Narsaq, and in Greenland more broadly. Here, th...2023-09-291h 01
Testing GroundsEpisode 5: Cove Park - Young People's Voices on the Climate CrisisWhat are young people’s views on the climate crisis? And how can artists, and art institutions, help to amplify their voices?Cove Park is NAARCA’s Scottish partner. It’s perched on a picturesque hillside on the Rosneath Peninsula, on Scotland’s West Coast.In this episode, Emma Henderson – Cove Park’s Curator of Engagement – introduces us to both the residency and the region, and to NAARCA’s pedagogy work. We then hear from artist Louis Brown and students Frankie O’Connor and Cameron Glendinning, both of whom recently graduated from a local high school. Frankie an...2023-08-2552 min
Testing GroundsBonus: Seasickness/Cur na Mara – a Short Story by Mairi MacleodIn this bonus episode, Glasgow-based Gaelic writer Mairi Macleod reads her short story, Seasickness/Cur na Mara. In 2023, Mairi was commissioned by NAARCA to create a short piece of fiction in both Scots Gaelic and English, and was also granted an 8-week residency at Saari Residence in Finland, where she wrote Seasickness.Mairi's writing engages with humanity’s relationships with space, place, and the complex thing we call "nature". As a young woman writing in a minority language, she wants to contribute not just to the survival of Gaelic, but to its blossoming and evolution.In...2023-08-1133 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 4: Baltic Art Center - Artists' Role in an Age of Climate CrisisWhat role can, and should, artists play in an age of the climate crisis? What opportunities do artists have in this context, and what – if any – are their responsibilities?Baltic Art Center (BAC) is NAARCA’s Swedish partner. It’s based in Visby, the main town on Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea. Gotland is a popular tourist destination known for its beaches, its medieval history, and – increasingly – its water shortages. The reasons for these shortages are complex – industries such as agriculture, chalk mining and cement production have played a part – but there’s little doubt that climate chang...2023-04-2857 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 3: Skaftfell Art Center - The Tensions of Environmental and Cultural Sustainability for Artists and InstitutionsHow can arts institutions and artists be more sustainable – in terms of their impact not only on the environment, but also on local communities?Skaftfell Art Center is NAARCA’s Icelandic partner. It’s based in Seyðisfjörður, a small but vibrant town in Eastern Iceland, surrounded by mountains and sea. Seyðisfjörður’s unique location and atmosphere has long attracted artists from all over the world. That location also makes it vulnerable to avalanches, mudslides and landslides – and in a changing climate, those threats are increasing.Julia Martin is an artist living in...2023-03-3152 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 2: Artica Svalbard - Climate Change and the Built EnvironmentHow does the built environment affect our experience of the climate crisis – and vice-versa?Artica Svalbard is NAARCA’s Norwegian partner. It’s located on the Svalbard archipelago, in Longyearbyen – one of the world’s most northerly towns. Here, the climate crisis is impossible to ignore.In this episode, Charlotte Hetherington, director of Artica Svalbard, introduces us to Longyearbyen, and to our two contributors: architect Ingvild Sæbu Vatn and anthropologist Alexandra Meyer. They explore how climate change is affecting people’s relationship to the place, why we need new approaches to "waste" buildings, and the value of...2023-02-2451 min
Testing GroundsEpisode 1: Introducing NAARCAAs the climate crisis accelerates, how can artists' residencies be testing grounds for new – and better – ways of living and working? The Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA) is a coalition of seven organisations that are exploring this question together.So how did NAARCA come about? What are its goals? And... what is an artists’ residency, anyway?Host Katie Revell learns more from Alexia Holt (Cove Park, Scotland), Leena Kela (Saari Residence, Finland), Charlotte Hetherington (Artica Svalbard, Norway) and Jaana Eskola (NAARCA’s Eco Coordinator).Credits: Testing Grounds is produce...2023-01-2732 min
Testing GroundsIntroducing: Testing GroundsAs the climate crisis accelerates, how can artists' residencies be testing grounds for new – and better – ways of living and working? This eight-part podcast series brings together artists, researchers and activists from across the Nordic region and Scotland to explore this question.Testing Grounds will launch on Friday 27th January 2023, with episodes released monthly. Subscribe to listen!Testing Grounds is presented by the Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA), a collaboration between seven artists’ residencies. We’re working together to develop, test and communicate new ways of living that are ecological...2023-01-1702 min
The Wise Fool Art PodcastPari Stave, Director of Skaftfell (Iceland)We discussed: Icelandic art, career changes, small town charm, arts funding, bureaucracy, artist residencies, climate change
https://skaftfell.is
People + Places Mentioned:
Rúrí - https://ruri.is
Dieter Roth - https://www.dieterrothmuseum.org
Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA) - https://skaftfell.is/en/projects/nordic-alliance-of-artists-residencies-on-climate-action-naarca-2021-2024/
Joe Keys - https://www.joekeys.com
Audio engineering by Mickey at CushAudio Services
Music by Peat Biby
Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway – https://eeagrants.org
And we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:
Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com
Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.k2022-06-0937 minPodcast | The Wise Fool Art PodcastPari Stave, Director of Skaftfell (Iceland)We discussed: Icelandic art, career changes, small town charm, arts funding, bureaucracy, artist residencies, climate change
https://skaftfell.is
People + Places Mentioned:
Rúrí – https://ruri.is
Dieter Roth – https://www.dieterrothmuseum.org
Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA) – https://skaftfell.is/en/projects/nordic-alliance-of-artists-residencies-on-climate-action-naarca-2021-2024/
Joe Keys – https://www.joekeys.com
Audio engineering by Mickey at CushAudio Services
Music by Peat Biby
Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtens...2022-06-0937 min