A child playing at the opening of Baltic Street Adventure Playground.
Velocity
Discover some the projects created by the Velocity initiative
Velocity projects
Velocity was a cultural initiative created as part of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The programme was initially led by Glasgow Life, Glasgow City Council, Creative Scotland, and Clyde Gateway.
Velocity helped with the initial funding for the Baltic Street Adventure Playground.
The child-led play space is in the heart of Dalmarnock and is free to use.
It was designed by architects Assemble, who went on to win the Turner Prize in 2015.
The playground is still open today and is also an important community hub for the local area.
Baltic Street Adventure Playground
Baltic Street Adventure Playground.
A child playing on a tyre swing at Baltic Street Adventure Playground.
Velocity in communities
From 2017, Velocity focused on community projects as part of Glasgow co-hosting the European Championships.
This included the Velocity Artist in Residence programme, which continued after the event.
It is funded by Clyde Gateway and managed by Glasgow Life.
One of the projects to emerge from this is the Singing for Fun programme.
Feedback showed communities wanted more music and singing opportunities.
The comments coincided with Glasgow Life’s Live Well Community Referral pilot happening in Calton.
Weekly Singing for Fun sessions started to run for people taking part in Live Well or anyone over 16 years old.
Seven artists support the programme, which has given people the chance to perform in public.
They sang at GO LIVE! events during the 2023 UCI Cycling Championships at Tollcross.
Participants have also performed in local communities and at the Calton Christmas light switch-on.
You can find out more about Singing for Fun by watching the video below.