Salt & Silver Festival
20th-22nd June
We are excited to invite you to Salt & Silver a weekend-long festival connected to Red Herring by Joanne Coates. Building on the themes explored in Coates’ exhibition, Salt & Silver explores the hidden histories of Scotland’s herring industry focusing on the lives of the gutting girls, whose essential yet often unseen labour was fundamental to the success of the industry.
Over the weekend we will welcome a range of speakers, performances, screenings and discussions to reflect how the gutting girls’ stories have been left out of official narratives and explore how their histories are being reimagined today. The festival will open up creative spaces of conversations about gender equality, labour rights, and cultural preservation.
