Art & artists Glasgow West End.

Digging In Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature

Derek Jarman

Until 4 May, 2025 at The Hunterian The Hunterian, University of Glasgow,  82 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QQ An exhibition of works by internationally renowned filmmaker, artist, stage designer and diarist Derek Jarman, shown alongside commissioned responses from contemporary artists. The exhibition is inspired by Jarman’s diary entries from 1989 which detail his performance-installation at […]

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Scottish Handmade Crafts, Gifts and Artists at Janet & John Glasgow

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Janet & John – promoting Scottish creativity. A haven for Scottish Handmade Crafts Upper Floor De Courcy’s Arcade Cresswell Lane T: 07731 768373Delightful gifts handcrafted by Scottish artisans   Janet & John Website Lovely Gifts Wild Swimming Hairy Coo Ashton Lane – Turadh Design Janet and John – Jackie Gillen Coasters Always Something New At […]

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Rare Necklace To Be Returned to Tasmania

Tasmanian Necklace repatriation

The handover ceremony took place at the University of Glasgow on Tuesday 18 March 2025.   The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre and The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow have announced the repatriation of a rare shell necklace from The Hunterian collection in Glasgow to its home in Tasmania. The Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklace will be […]

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog

SCOWTH – Poetry Event

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Sunday 23 March, 2025 – 2 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Anniesland Mansions, 1601 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G13 1LT Featured Poets Donna Campbell, Charlie Gracie and Ross Wilcock Plus Open Mic Slots Scowth is a Scots word which means freedom of expression. Scowth sessions run over a couple of hours, feature two or three named […]

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‘Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature’

Derek Jarman's Modern Natuyre

Until 4 May, 2025 Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QQ Our new contemporary art exhibition ‘Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature’ is now open at the Hunterian Art Gallery and we can’t wait for you to see it! The exhibition features works from across Jarman’s career, focusing […]

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Tell it Slant Poetry Open Mic Glasgow

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Tell It Slant is now based at Locavore Govanhill, 349 Victoria Road, Glasgow G42 7SA. Tell it Slant – Friday 28 February, 2025 7 p.m. to 9.30 ish Open mic with Carla Woodburn and Christie Williamson. Share your poems, new or old. It’s a relaxed night, with a byob policy and tea and coffee available […]

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Nina Quigley – Art

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Nina Quigley is a writer and visual/performance artist based in Inishowen, Co Donegal. Her first poetry collection, ‘Legacy,’ was published by Lapwing in 2001, and her second collection, ‘Melancholia,’ was published by Three Dancing Oaks Publishing in 2023. Her third collection, ‘Working for the Mafia,’ was published in April, 2024. Her artwork has appeared at […]

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End

Call for Palestinian Artists to Perform at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025

Palestinian arts call out for edinburgh festival fringe

CALL OUT FOR PALESTINIAN ARTISTS TO PERFORM AT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE Opportunity for artists in Palestine and the diaspora to perform in Scotland at the world’s largest arts festival. Looking for Palestinian musicians, theatre-makers, dancers, story-tellers, children’s performers, poets and comedians to perform at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Fringe Palestine. Deadline to […]

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Artists’ Christmas Fair

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6 and 7 December, 2024  The Glasgow Art Club & Gallery The fair will be held in the historic building at  185 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HU The fair will showcase the fantastic range of Artists and Artisans Glasgow has to offer. Attendees can savour winter-inspired cuisine and enjoy mulled wine while Christmas shopping. Saturday […]

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Hunterian awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

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Monday 2 December 2024 Hunterian awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to scope major redevelopment Today, The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow is announcing a £249,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The funding will allow The Hunterian to carry out a crucial scoping project that will shape the future of […]

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Freya O’Neill Art

‘I’ve been interested in art from a very young age, it’s always been my passion. After completing my National 5 Art qualification, which I received an A for, I am now taking a widening participation art course at the Glasgow School Of Art whilst studying for my Higher qualification.  I am also working on art […]

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Sunday, November 3, 2024 | Filed under: Art, Art & artists Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping

Jackie Marno McGoldrick Exhibition and Art Prize

jackie marno mcgoldrick exhibition

1 – 14 November, 2024 The Jackie Marno-McGoldrick Art Prize The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8TS Review of Prizewinning Event, Pat Byrne. FREE ENTRY The Jackie Marno-McGoldrick Art Prize is an annual Glasgow student art competition open to students in the Clydebank area. The JMM Art Prize’s mission is to continue the […]

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Festive Artist Pop Up Shop Glasgow

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Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 December, 2024 Sat 10 a.m.  – 9 p.m. & Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Artist-led pop-up event Emily Brooks Millar and  Eleanor Sykes New Glasgow Society (Kelvingrove), 1307 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8TL This Christmas-themed weekend will showcase affordable art, prints, and unique merchandise. Partnering with Panther M*lk, who […]

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Christmas Group Show ProjectAbility 2024

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7 November – 21 December, 2024 7 November, 6pm – 8pm Wednesday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm The exhibition is free to visit Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, Glasgow G1 5HD Every holiday season Project Ability likes to end the year with a bang by having a big group exhibition for which everyone at the […]

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Whistler Pastels – The Hunterian

whistler pastels

Friday 04 October 2024 – Sunday 02 March 2025 – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hunterian Art Galler, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QQy Throughout his career, James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) made drawings using pastel crayons. His early drawings (1860s–70s) were often studies for oil paintings, but from the late 1870s he […]

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Sight Unseen – Glasgow Gallery of Photography

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3 – 30 October, 2024 International Photography Exhibition High Street Gallery, 279-281 High Street, Glasgow Wed-Sat 12-4 Glassford Street, 57 Glassford Street, Glasgow 12-4 Wed-Sat Opening days/times during exhibitions only Glasgow Gallery of Photography

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Iain Clark: Love Letter To Glasgow at Advanced Research Centre

love letter to glasgow

Until Sunday 22 September 2024 Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Ln, Glasgow G11 6EW Solo exhibition of the photographic artist Iain Clark at the University of Glasgow’s Advanced Research Centre. Come along to this show to see the faces of some well-known and perhaps lesser-known Glaswegians. Breathing life into Glasgow’s very […]

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Father and Sons The Exhibition

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19 June – 4 July, 2024, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4HU Art exhibition of artist Alexander Dakers and his late fathers art work, who through his art work has helped many families in need A Renowned artist is bringing a free and sentimental exhibition to […]

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Glasgow School of Art Degree Show 2024

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31 May – 9 June, 2024 GSA Campus, Renfrew Street, Garnethill Master of Fine Art Show – 30 May – 9 June at The Glue Factory, 22 Farnell St, Glasgow G4 9SE The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) Degree Show 2024 opens to the public on Friday 31 May where a new generation of students will showcase […]

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Art Outside of the Box

art outside the box workshops

7-14th June 2024 Glasgow Museums and the University of Glasgow explore the power of art and creativity Byres Community Hub / School of Health and Wellbeing – Clarice Pears Building 90 Byres Road University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8TB Part of Glasgow International Drop In Workshops Art Outside of the Box is a long-standing collaboration between communities […]

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Collecting Kelvin at The Hunterian

collecting kelvin

26 June – 9 July, 2024 University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ A two-part event with The Hunterian and with the University of Glasgow Library exploring objects related to Lord Kelvin About this event 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth scientist and inventor Lord Kelvin, born William Thomson in 1824, one of the […]

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Masks We Wear: Exhibition

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University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre Exhibition extended until Friday 12 April, 2024 Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Ln, Glasgow G11 6EW This exhibition features artworks by 37 young people attending Hyndland Secondary School.  ‘Masks We Wear’ showcases the work of pupils S3 – S5  featuring plaster cast masks, paintings and drawings […]

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10 Years In The Baking – ProjectAbility

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16th March – 20th April, 2024 Project Ability, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD (Opening hours are 11am – 5pm,  (Wednesdays – Saturdays, closed Easter Friday).) The Joint Creativity “10 Years in the Baking” exhibition, hosted by the charities Versus Arthritis and Project Ability, is set to open in Glasgow and will display artwork created by […]

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Seeing Glasgow: An Artist’s View – Avril Patron

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Thursday 14 March, 2024  7-8pm Glasgow City Heritage Trust, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow, G1 1LQ & Online One of Glasgow’s foremost artists, Avril Paton, made the city and its citizens the principle focus of her work. She is best known for her painting ‘Windows in the West’, which is one of Scotland’s favourite paintings. Its […]

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Alasdair Gray Archive – Free Tours

alasdair gray archives tour

March 1st, 8th, 15th and 23rd, 2024 at 11am The Alasdair Gray Archive is a free, public resource which was established in March 2020 after Alasdair Gray’s death in late 2019. Free weekly tours of the collection with Custodian Sorcha Gray. @GraySorcha To secure a space please email with your preferred date. 

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Collecting African Art at The Hunterian

Collecting african art

Thursday, 22 February, 2024, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Hunterian Art Gallery, 82 Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QQ Show map ‘The Trembling Museum’ shows African art objects from The Hunterian collection in a new context. Taking them out of the ‘ethnography’ section of our museum store, and displaying them alongside contemporary artworks in the art […]

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Friday Focus: Scottish Art Acquisitions

Scottish Art Acquisitions

Friday 15 December, 2023 – 1 p.m. – 1.30p.m. Online – Free – Book Tickets at EventBrite Significant additions to The Hunterian collection of Scottish art: Winifred and Margaret Davidson recent bequests and gifts Over the last few decades, the Davidson family has generously handed over to The Hunterian a significant portion of its collection […]

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Artists’ Christmas Fayre

art club christmas fayre

Friday 8th December, 2023  1pm – 7pm Saturday 9th December, 2023  11am-5pm Glasgow Art Club’s Christmas Fair Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HU The fair will be held in our historic building and will showcase a fantastic range of Artists and Artisans Glasgow has to offer. Attendees can savour winter-inspired cuisine and […]

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Stage and Screen Exhibition at The Hunterian

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(image: Parick Caulfield, Party Game: design for back cloth, 1984. © The estate of Patrick Caulfield. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.) 10 November 2023 until 25 February 2024 NEW EXHIBITION SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON STAGE AND SCREEN The Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QQ A new exhibition opening at […]

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The Lush Exhibition – Project-Ability

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23 September – 28 October, 2023 Project-Ability Lush Exhibition, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Earlier in the year Lush approached Project Ability to collaborate on a very exciting project! The beautifully smelling bath and cosmetics company were looking for new designs for their stunning knot wrap collection. A brief was put out to artists across all […]

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the lush exhibition

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