Who We Are
Make it Glasgow CIC is a social benefit, not for profit business. Established by artists Louise Nolan and Ruth Impey emerging from their partnership created through the making of the Many Hands Mosaic for Stockingfield Bridge. We work on creative placemaking projects alongside local people who live, work, go to school, access services, or have connections to the North of Glasgow. We aim to build a sustainable business model and co-create projects which help build skills, confidence and improve our environment, creating a sense of local self-esteem and belonging. Our process explores local industrial pottery heritage and shared clay stories to inspire and develop new projects and build relationships. We use our network and expertise to work in partnership with third sector organisations, public bodies, and the private sector to create well loved, well used community assets and products. Our ambition is to establish a ceramics manufacturing base in North Glasgow reviving industrial ceramics skills and applications for contemporary ceramic learning, offering training and job opportunities which were once prevalent along the banks of the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Meet The Team
Ruth Impey | Co-Founder
Ruth is a ceramic artist and creative producer. Her practice is founded on the principle of making’s ability to assemble alternative relationships between objects, people and the wider world.
Ruth trained as an apprentice potter and has an MA in History from the University of Edinburgh, an MA in in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester and recently completed the Create Place Leadership course at Staffordshire University.
Ruth develops projects using the maker-tutor and heritage & museum skills practiced over the course of her career. Her expertise is in leading heritage projects, placemaking, Scottish and international ceramics research and technical ceramic knowledge.
Louise Nolan | Co-Founder
Louise is a ceramicist and the local artist in residence for Maryhill. Her practice centres around community networks and collaborative design led practice. Louise is passionate about leadership and building vibrant and creative places to live, work and play.
With an MPhil in Art and Design in organisational contexts from Glasgow School of Art focusing on visual arts in youth work settings, and over 25 years experience working in communities facilitating experiential learning, Louise believes in working alongside local people and communities to tackle the consequences of austerity, inequality and poverty.
Roisin Colyer
Roisin is a key member of the MIG team. Roisin is a community-based artist currently studying an MA in art and social practice at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Their work is centred around collective experiences of material and making together with an emphasis on creating an accessible environment for participation and engagement. Roisin’s work is rooted in their communities and the people, the places and the stories that embody them.
Sharon Mather
Sharon drives MIG’s development and fundraising strategy, utilising and embedding her extensive background in social justice and community work. Over the past 25+ years, she has led numerous innovative and ambitious projects across Glasgow and Scotland.
Holding a BA Hons in Criminal Justice, a Postgraduate degree in Business Management & Training, and an SQA Level 8 in Workplace Assessment and Verification. Sharon’s experience is deeply rooted in working and learning alongside communities and supporting them to realize, influence, and achieve local outcomes.
Her expertise in fundraising and business management is now being creatively applied to fulfill MiG’s ambitions of building a destination at Stockingfield Bridge Ceramic Art Park.