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Glasgow Local Characters: Gordon Wallace, Cabinet Maker, Artist and Volunteer with The Salvation Army at Partick Cross

The Salvation Army, 91 Dumbarton Road, Partick  Glasgow, G11 6PW I often pop into The Salvation Army in Dumbarton Road, where I have picked up many a bargain, including on Wednesday this week a perfect AllSaints top. I also love a look in their window to see the antiques and collectables they’ve gathered for their […]

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Glasgow School of Art, Degree Show 3 – 8 September, 2016

The Glasgow School of Art Graduate Degree Show 2015 Exhibition open to the public 3 – 8 September 2016 Monday – Thursday 10am – 9pm Saturday – Sunday 10am – 4:30pm The GSA has one of the UK’s largest postgraduate communities in the visual creative arts and architecture. It has grown considerably in recent years […]

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Adrian Wiszniewski, Meet the Artist at By Distinction, 4 September, 2016

Adrian Wisznieski’s solo show The Craft has been attracting acclaim at By Distinction Gallery, Byres Road.  On 4th September you can meet the artist there between 2 and 4 p.m. ‘The Craft’ at By Distinction www.theartofscotland.co.uk/    Adrian Wiszniewski Glasgow born Adrian Wiszniewski is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art – one of the […]

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Disappearing Glasgow Exhibition, Chris Leslie,Glasgow School of Art– 17 September until 2 October, 2016.

Preview 16 September. Glasgow School of Art, Reid Building, Renfrew Street, G3 The skyline of Glasgow has been radically transformed as high rise tower blocks have been blown down and bulldozed. Does this Disappearing Glasgow herald a renaissance in the city? Photographer and filmmaker Chris Leslie is widely acknowledged as the most consistent chronicler of […]

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Adrian Wiszniewski’s solo show “The Craft” at By Distinction Art 13 August, 2016

By Distinction Art Gallery100 Byres Road,GlasgowG12 8TB Meet the Artist – Sunday, 4 September Come along to By Distinction on Sunday 4th September between 2 and 4 p.m. and meet Adrian Wiszniewski. Planning Adrian’s first solo exhibition in the West End Adrian Wiszniewski (born in Glasgow 1958) remains best known as one of the “New […]

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‘Astronaut’ Brian McFie Exhibition Citizen M, 10 September, 2016

‘Astronaut’ Brian McFie BA (Hons) Fine Art, PGDCEBorn 1960 Saturday, September, 10, 2016 Brian McFie studied drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art between 1979 and 1983. Whilst there, he cultivated a deep interest and love of abstract painting, especially the work of American Abstract Expressionists such as Joan Mitchell, Cy Twombly, Willem De […]

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Sam Perks, ProjectAbility 16th August – 24th September

  Preview: Saturday 13th August, 2-4pm* *Evening Reception: Thursday 1st September, 6-8pm* Exhibition Dates: 16th August – 24th September Project Ability is proud to present the first solo exhibition of paintings by Sam Perks. Born in 1995, Sam works in our Create group for young artists, and has developed a distinct painting style during his […]

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Young Talent 2016 ProjectAbility Trongate 16th August – 24th September, 2016

Exhibition runs 16th August – 24th September, 2016 103 Trongate, G1 5HD Project Ability welcomes this year’s Young Talent exhibition! Each year Young Talent showcases and celebrates the artwork created by children and young people from Project Ability’s Create Programme, now in its 16th year. With the artists ranging from 5 years of age up […]

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Wild Horses Make Waves – The Thistle Gallery

Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Saturday, July 30th until Sunday, August 14th, 2017. WILD HORSES MAKE WAVES……. ‘A beautiful limited collection of beach art images to raise your spirits, on the days when you just can’t get to the beach.’ Thistle Gallery is […]

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Clydeside Open Art Show – Submission Now Open

Submissions are now open for one of West Dunbartonshire’s foremost art shows, the Clydeside Open Art Show 2016. The Open Art Show saw more than 6,400 people visiting the show last year and over 100 works exhibited. Applications from artists keen to showcase their work in any discipline – including fine art, photography, ceramics, textiles […]

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Forward! Remembering women peace crusaders, GWL Saturday 23 July 2016

Forward! Remembering women peace crusaders Voices of War and Peace Saturday 23 July 201615:00 – 19:00 Glasgow Women’s Library Exhibition and film On 23rd July 1916 the first Women’s Peace Crusade marched from George Square to Glasgow Green, drawing crowds of thousands. This Crusade grew into a mass international women’s peace movement. Since early 2016 […]

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Music for Hands and Feet Cottiers Sunday 31 July, 2016

  Music for Hands and Feet Cottiers Sunday 31 July, 2016 Live, original music, contemporary / modern ballet choreography and original watercolour paintings projected onto the vaulted ceiling of the Cottiers Theatre, will take you through a story between imagery and music, into another world for just one hour. What if we took you into […]

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One: Exhibition by the Garnet Collective, The Lighthouse, 22 July – 11 September, 2016

  One: Exhibition by the Garnet Collective  22 Jul – 11 SepReview Gallery The Lighthouse Showcasing the work of four Scottish jewellers and silversmiths, “One.”, is the debut exhibition from Glasgow-based design group, The Garnet Collective. Featuring the work of Nicholas Faill, Adam Henderson, Jennifer MacKinlay and Hannah Grace Ryan. “One.”, aims to bridge the gap […]

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Film Screening: Lokesh Ghai presents Mirch Masala, The Tramway, 21 July 2016

Thursday 21 July – 7.00pm Location: Tramway £5/£3 Book Online » Or buy tickets from box office on 0845 330 3501 Film Screening: Lokesh Ghai presents Mirch Masala (certificate 15) Thursday 21 July, 7pm India Street artist Lokesh Ghai, an artist and academic working with traditional craft practice, has selected a classic film, Mirch Masala […]

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ProjectAbility – first instalment of Cats 16 Jul 2016 – 06 Aug 2016

CATS Project Ability would like to welcome visitors to the 1st instalment of CATS, an exhibition inspired by all things feline related; big cats, fluffy cats, kittens, lions, tigers, leopards and more! Dates: 16 Jul 2016 – 06 Aug 2016Preview: Friday 15 July 4-6pmLocation: Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, G1 5HDAdmission: Free All of their […]

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Kathryn Elkin: Television CCA Galleries Sat 23 Jul – Sun 4 Sep 2016

Kathryn Elkin: Television CCA Galleries, 350 Sauchiehall Street,G2 3JD Sat 23 Jul – Sun 4 Sep 2016 Open:Tue – Sat: 11am – 6pm, Sun: 12noon – 6pm Artist Kathryn Elkin presents three new works alongside a small overview of some of her recent films in her solo show Television. Documentary interviews, proto pop videos and talk shows […]

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Skeletons: Our Buried Bones, Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow – 19th August 2016 – 8th January 2017

The HunterianUniversity of GlasgowGilbert Scott BuildingGlasgow G12 8QQ This summer, Wellcome Collection and the Museum of London are collaborating to unearth the stories behind bones from burial grounds across the UK. ‘Skeletons: Our Buried Bones’ will see skeletons from the Museum of London’s 20,000-strong collection go on a UK-wide tour for the first time, starting […]

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Sebastian Tay and Rebecca Snow, RGI New Graduate Prize, Kelly Gallery 8 – 30 July, 2016

Chromatic Solstice 12 by Sebastian Tay RGI New Graduate Prize The RGI Kelly Gallery for a preview on Friday 8th July 2016 5pm – 7pm The RGI Kelly Gallery is excited to present the work of these two emerging artists from the Glasgow School of Art. Both recipients of last years RGI New Graduate Prize, […]

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A Summer Breeze, Thistle Gallery, Kelvinbridge, 30 June – 4 September, 2016

Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com A Summer Breeze……….……. wafts into the spacious Thistle Gallery in Glasgow’s leafy West End throughout July and August, 2016.  Here you will find a vivid array of paintings and objets d’art from some of Scotland’s most popular Contemporary […]

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Adventures in Space 07 Jul – 02 Oct, 2016 The Lighthouse

Adventures in Space 07 Jul – 02 Oct, 2016 Gallery One, The Lighthouse,11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow, Scotland G1 3NU For over a century the progressive architects of the modern world have inspired the creators of science-fiction to speculate about the future. The vivid imagery and the imaginary cities of science-fiction have, in turn, sparked the […]

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Glasgow School of Art – Degree Show 2016 18 – 25 June 2016

It was another brilliant year at The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show with their fabulously talented students. Here are some of their wonderful designs: Degree Show 2016 Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew St, Glasgow G3 6RQ 18 – 25 June, 2016 The annual undergraduate Degree Show featuring work from graduating students across the […]

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West End Festival 2016: The Moment Keeper, Thistle Gallery, Jackie and Jilly Henderson, 4 – 19 June

CONTINUES UNTIL 22 JUNE The Moment Keeper – A unique opportunity to see the quirky artwork of sisters Jackie and Jilly Henderson. The Thistle Gallery Scottish Contemporary Art  – 56 Park Rd, Glasgow G4 9JF Part of Glasgow’s  West End Festival MEMORY MAKING ‘MOMENT KEEPER’ Due to the success and popularity of this exhibition it […]

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West End Festival 2016: Hidden Lane Gallery, Masks,Music and Magic

‘A fascinating insight into the marvels of African art: masks, drums, and other artefacts, mostly from Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Mali, Congo and the Kingdom of Cameroon, where royal workshops are distinguished by their innovative beadwork. ‘Often looked on in the West as ‘primitive’, this exhibition will prove the opposite. The design, the endlessly varied […]

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Twenty Five Percent Extra Exhibition, Second Year Fine Art Students, GSA June 11th and 12th 2016 12-5pm The Laurieston Arches

June 11th and 12th 2016 at 12-5pm The Laurieston Arches Second Year Fine Art Students at the Glasgow School of Art Organised entirely outwith the institution. http://twentyfivepercentextra.com/ The Purpose of the Exhibition In 2014 there was a major fire at Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building in Renfrew Street.  This resulted in a section of […]

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Old Kilpatrick Art Club, Exhibition, Ardardan Garden Centre, 10– 12 June, 2016

  Hoping to go along and will be watching out for work by Karen Fraser Ardardan Garden Centre and Tearoom, Ardardan Estate, Cardross, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire G82 5HD

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West End Festival 2016: Drawing Day for Flower Fairies, Saturday 11 June, Thistle Gallery

DRAWING DAY FOR FLOWER FAIRIES Saturday, June 11th at 2pm Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Why not come along to The Thistle Gallery in Park Road, where sisters Jackie and Jilly Henderson will be involving visitors in their unique and quirky Moment Keeper […]

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West End Festival: So It Begins, Degree Show 2016, Kelvin College, Art, Fashion, Jewellery

Glasgow Kelvin College final year students present their 2016 Degree show in Fashion, Jewellery and Art.  Open from 11am to 5pm. West End Campus Glasgow Kelvin College 75 Hotspur Street Glasgow G20 8LJ www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk Part of West End Festival

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Street Level Photoworks Departures 28 May – 9 July 2016 Hillhead Library

STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS DEPARTURES Saturday 28 May – Saturday 9 July 2016 Hillhead Library, Glasgow Departures is an exhibition of work by New Photographers Guild, a photographic mentoring initiative led by Claire Stewart (lecturer – City of Glasgow College) and Elaine Livingstone (photographer and photo editor) in association with Street Level Photoworks. The nine participants, […]

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Bush Shock, The Women’s Unit, Art Class, CCA, Wednesday 1 June, 2016

Declare an interest, there’s around twelve places. Get in touch on Facebook While texting the life model “busy” become Bush Shock. APT. Come draw with us, no experience necessary, bring materials, if you’re struggling financially we could share ours. We have Kerry Conquers modelling and it will be a very expressive and experimental approach to […]

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Contemporary Art Degree Show, City of Glasgow College, 10 – 16 June, 2016

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