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SUMMARY:Paisley People & Places Advanced Skills Workshops in Social Documentary Photography
DESCRIPTION:Paisley People & Place Workshops in Social Documentary Photography\nDocumentary Photography with Kirsty Mackay\, a six week practical advanced skills photography course to boost your practice. Starting Wed 13th May 2026 at Refractive.\n\nIn this intensive short course you will take inspiration from documentary storytelling\, tune into your own voice and make a series of images. You will be supported through the process of photographing\, editing & presentation.\n\nWe will use Paisley town centre and surrounding area as the subject and inspiration for our images. Reflecting local culture and its history.\nYou will\nYou will need to have access to a camera\, bring this with you to the workshop  (any kind of camera that you are familiar with\, a phone camera is fine).\nThe six workshops dates are as follows:-\n\n\nSession 1 Wed 13th May 7-9pm\nSession 2 Sat 23rd May 1-3pm\nSession 3 Wed 3rd June 7-9pm\nSession 4 Sat 13th June 1-3pm\nSession 5 Wed 24th June 7-9pm\nSession 6 Wed 8th July 7-9pm\n\nThe workshops will take place at Refractive at the Liberal Club\, 32 High Street\,  Paisley\n\nAbout Kirsty Mackay:\n\nKirsty Mackay is a Scottish documentary photographer and writer. Mackay’s research-led documentary practice highlights social issues surrounding gender\, class and discrimination. She has an MA in Documentary photography from University of South Wales\, Newport. Her latest book and exhibition project The Magic Money Tree\, is a collaborate document of the Cost-of-Living crisis. Working alongside and teaching photography to children and young people across the UK. The Magic Money Tree attaches individual’s experiences with the structural\, political\, and economic. It shows us what poverty looks like in the world’s 6th richest economy. As a working-class artist\, Kirsty’s own experiences allow her empathy\, connection and insight into the stories of the people she photographs\, whilst connecting these experiences to the political and economic power structures of the British class system.\n\n\nPraise for Mackay’s latest book The Magic Money Tree.‘Not only is the photography within it a masterclass in documentary work\, but through her practice\, Mackay gives voices and a platform to those who have been affected by the realities of the consequences of 14 years of social welfare decline.‘ Peter Dench\n \n\nhttps://www.kirstymackay.com\n Instagram :  kirstygmackay\n\n\n\nBilly\, scores 8 out of 10 on the Adverse Childhood Experiences questionnaire. People with 4 or more aces are twice as likely to develop liver disease\, 3 times more likely to develop lung disease\, 4 and a half times more likely to develop depression\, 11 x greater risk of intravenous drug use\, 14 times higher risk of suicide.\nChildren wait in the queue for face painting\, at the Women Against Capitalism ‘Care and Share’ event\, Castlemilk.\nEglinton Street\, Southsidefrom the number 4\, bus.
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/paisley-people-places-advanced-skills-workshops-in-social-documentary-photography/
LOCATION:The Liberal Club\, The Liberal Club\, 32 High Street\, Paisley\, Renfrewshire\, PA1 2BZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Refractive":MAILTO:refractivecollective@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Behind the Studio Door at Refractive
DESCRIPTION:  \n A conversation with artist Kevin Mack\nWednesday 19th August 2026 at 7pm \nRefractive at the Liberal Club \n32 High Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BZ \nThe Refractive Collective invite you to their first ‘BEHIND THE STUDIO DOOR’ artist conversation event with artist Kevin Mack as part of the current ‘Impossibly Weird’ exhibition at the Liberal Club * 24th July – 5th September * \nKevin Mack is a contemporary artist and a pioneer of digital art\, virtual reality\, and visual effects. Mack’s work is inspired by nature\, emergence\, and technology\, and informed by research in fields from neuroscience to philosophy. His process combines emergent discovery with intentional control to create visual forms that dissolve the boundaries between photorealism\, abstraction\, the virtual\, and the physical. \nThis is an open access event where we will join Kevin live in his studio in Los Angeles to discuss his creative background\, his inspiration\, and his process working collaboratively with AI – there will be an open Q&A session for the audience to participate. \nThis is a free\, but ticketed event. \nVisits Eventbrite: here \n We look forward to seeing you on the night!
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/behind-the-studio-door-at-refractive/
LOCATION:The Liberal Club\, The Liberal Club\, 32 High Street\, Paisley\, Renfrewshire\, PA1 2BZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Refractive":MAILTO:refractivecollective@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Peoples Emergency Briefing\,  film screening & discussion
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\nJoin us for the Paisley screenings of the People’s Emergency Briefing!\nThe briefing\, introduced by Chris Packham CBE\, set out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for food security\, public health\, infrastructure\, the economy and national security\, alongside evidence-based actions that could reduce these risks.\nThe screening will be followed by a facilitated community discussion.\nBBFC Classification: 12A \nAdmission free\, booking required via Eventbrite  \n\n4pm screening here \n7pm screening here\n\nRefreshments and snacks will be provided. \nDisabled access is available form the rear of the Liberal Club at 27 School Wynd\, Paisley. \n 
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/the-peoples-emergency-briefing-film-screening-discussion/
LOCATION:The Liberal Club\, The Liberal Club\, 32 High Street\, Paisley\, Renfrewshire\, PA1 2BZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cinema Tickets
ORGANIZER;CN="Refractive":MAILTO:refractivecollective@gmail.com
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