Feral Arts

12/03/2026

OUTDOOR ARTS RESIDENCY: SOUTH AYRSHIRE
CLAUDIA ZEISKE: MANY SHADES OF GRAY

Delighted to announce Claudia Zeiske as the recipient of a Feral Outdoor Arts Residency delivered in partnership with South Ayrshire Council. Claudia’s residency takes place along the Carrick coast inspired by geologist Elizabeth Anderson Gray (1831–1924).
Working at a time when women were excluded from scientific societies, Gray spent decades walking these shores in long skirts and sturdy boots, collecting fossils that helped shape understanding of the region’s 450-million-year-old strata. Much of her contribution remained overshadowed in her lifetime.
Walking sections of the same coastline today, artist Claudia Zeiske follows Gray’s spirit of fieldwork — though her long skirt is made of Gore-Tex rather than Victorian wool. Instead of searching primarily for ancient fossils, Claudia is gathering what lies at our feet now. Materials that may one day form a new geological layer — the trace of our own age, a possible “Plastocene”.
Claudia hopes to shape a performance-led walking project along the UNESCO-recognised Carrick coastline (Dunure–Ballantrae- Girvan), bringing these threads together. Her output will also involve the geology collection of The McKechnie Institute, South Ayrshire Council. The culmination of this residency, titled ‘Many Shades of Gray’ will be presented in The McKechnie Institute, Girvan from the 11th – 18th April 2026.

This project is supported through a programme of work delivered by Feral and funded by Creative Scotland. Supported by South Ayrshire Council. Feral’s outdoor arts residency programme is aimed at Scotland based artists interested in developing outdoor or site-specific performance projects responding to landscape.

Destination South Ayrshire Creative Scotland

16/02/2026

Some snapshots of Bruno Gallagher's magically surreal pop up performances of 'Europe, Meine Leibe, Mon Amour' at National Museum of Scotland as part of Manipulate Festival....

09/12/2025

Part performance part ceilidh: BLOOM by Kae Sakurai and Monika Smekot returns in the New Year to tour across Scotland!

Blending traditional step dance, mesmerising video projection and live music BLOOM charts the personal journey of dancer Kae Sakurai from Japan to her new home in Scotland. Join us after the show for a family friendly ceilidh!

Coming to a theatre, community hall or festival near you….

Fri 24th Jan: Melrose Corn Exchange with Live Borders
Sat 31st Jan: Fernhill Community Centre as part of Rutherglen 900
Sat 28th Feb: Universal Hall Promotions - Findhorn
Sat 14th March: McKillop Institute as part of Lochwinnoch Arts Festival Events Page
Sat 21st March : The Barn – Banchory
Thurs 16th April: Stranraer Millennium Centre with Arts D&G
Fri 17th April: The CatStrand - New Galloway as part of Move South

For full dates, times and ticket links visit: https://www.artsandaccounts.com/bloom-tour-25-26

This tour is funded by Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance.

Image credits: Brian Hartley (Stillmotionarts)

04/12/2025

📣Galoshans Festival nominated for a SURF Award!

We are so delighted that Galoshans Festival has been shortlisted in the Creative Regeneration Category at the SURF Awards! The SURF Awards celebrates excellence, innovation and best practice in community regeneration. Highlighting the role that regeneration projects have in improving the wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Feral have been lucky enough to collaborate with lead festival partners RIG Arts on the previous 4 editions of the festival to bring a strand of programming that foregrounds contemporary performance and participation across outdoor, community and site specific locations in Inverclyde.

Image credits: Brian Hartley

20/11/2025

📣ARTIST CALL OUT - FERAL OUTDOOR ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAMME 2026

Feral’s outdoor arts residency programme returns in Spring 2026 aimed at Scotland based artists interested in developing outdoor performance projects. The programme aims to stimulate resources for artists to cultivate and present artistic work that happens out-with the limits of physical buildings and offers a lens to re-imagine public space.

There are 3 available residencies across April – June 2026 open to individual artists or collectives working specifically within the field of contemporary performance including dance, live art, visual theatre, circus, or interdisciplinary practice. These include:

*Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Residency in partnership with RIG Arts
*South Ayrshire Residency in partnership with South Ayrshire Galleries and Museums
*Neighbourhood Residency

The selected artist will receive:

*A fee of £3750 for artists and their collaborators to spend on residency preparation, research and delivery.
*A materials budget of £500.
*Accommodation, Travel and Per Diems
*Access Costs
*2 Mentoring Sessions with an Outdoor Arts Mentor of your choosing.
*Producing support from Feral to undertake the residency and investigate routes for further development of the project.

⏰ Deadline: Sunday 11th January 2026 at 5pm.

For full details visit: www.feralarts.co.uk/opportunities

This project is supported through a programme of work delivered by Feral and funded by Creative Scotland.

20/11/2025

🎉This International Children’s Day we want to celebrate the achievements of all the pupils currently taking part in STRUT Kids. A 10 week programme of expressive dance and drawing workshops in 2 schools in Govanhill and Battlefield (Glasgow) led by artists Bex Anson and Alexandra Tsiapi with guest breakdance tutor Gabriele Bruzzese.

📰Lead artist Bex Anson wrote this brilliant article for Govanhill Go! Magazine with images by Syeda Sadaf Anwar that captured our recent celebration event with P6 pupils.

“We danced with ribbons to different atmospheres of sound and found our inner wildness. We had dance battles. We shared ideas, performed tiny – but mighty – solos, and asked each other ‘how did that movement make you feel? What did you see? What did it remind you of?”

Read more here 👉 https://www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/in-pictures-annette-st-primary-school-kids-discover-the-joy-dance

STRUT Kids by MHz, produced by Feral and funded by Youth Arts Open Fund via YouthLink Scotland, and Creative Scotland.

Photos by Katherine Anne Rose

17/11/2025

‘Journey’ performed by Cirqulation Ensemble and Delighters wowed families at Inverkip Hub as part of the Feral Takeover at Galoshans Festival with RIG Arts

A fusion of contemporary circus blending spellbinding acrobatics, aerial performance, clowning and visual storytelling. Photography captured by Brian Hartley.

Galoshans Festival is funded by Creative Scotland, Scottish Government Investing in Communities Fund, The National Lottery Community Fund, Creative Scotland Youth Music Initiative and Film Hub Scotland. This tour was made possible by Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Dance and Theatre.

Image credit: Brian Hartley (Stillmotionarts)

10/11/2025

POP! performed by Vince Virr and KJ Clarke Davis as part of the Feral Takeover at Galoshans Festival with RIG Arts.

POP! brought bouncy energy, colourful costumes and jubilant dancing to The Wyllieum in Greenock.

We love these images by photographer Brian Hartley which capture the dancers mid pose in the gallery and interacting with audiences during the performances.

Galoshans Festival is funded by Creative Scotland, Scottish Government Investing in Communities Fund, The National Lottery Community Fund, Creative Scotland Youth Music Initiative and Film Hub Scotland.

📸Brian Hartley (Stillmotionarts)

29/10/2025

24/10/2025

📣 Feral Arts as Part of Galoshans Festival 2025 📣

🎉 Pop! by Vince Virr & KJ Clarke Davis 🎉

Galoshans Goes POP! Tomorrow

As part of the Feral Takeover, a vibrant pop-up dance performance comes to The Wyllieum, bringing an explosion of colour, energy, and movement. Pop! is a playful and expressive duet that captures the shifting emotions and experiences of adolescence.

First seen at the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, this free performance draws on the choreographer’s own teenage memories — the unexpected changes, awkward moments, and rush of growing up — to create a lively and heartfelt celebration for audiences of all ages.

Between performances of Pop! Rig Arts will host a Pop Visual Arts Workshop in the Wyllieum, where children and families can create their own motion wands to explore mark-making to music, bringing vibrant figures to life through movement and motion.

🗺️ Location: The Wyllieum, Greenock Ocean Terminal,
Custom House Way, Greenock PA15 1EG
📅 Date: Saturday 25th October 2025
⏰ Times: 15-minute performances at 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets: Free & Unticketed
👨🏾‍👩🏻‍👦🏽 All Ages / Family Friendly

For further event and access information please visit the following link: https://galoshansfestival.co.uk/event/pop/

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22/10/2025

📣 Feral as part of Galoshans Festival 2025 Presents: 📣

🦉 Barn Owl by Thingumajig Theatre 🦉

In 2022, Thingumajig Theatre brought Ghost Caribou to roam Battery Park in Greenock. This year, they return with a majestic, illuminated Barn Owl, soaring through and around the Galoshans Street Party.”

🗺️ Location: Custom House Square Quay
📅 Date: Thursday 30th October 2025
⏰ 6:00-8:00pm As part of the Street Party


For access, booking and further Galoshans programme information please visit: https://galoshansfestival.co.uk/event/barn-owl/

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