Art, Photography, Exhibitions what’s on-glasgow.

What’s on: art

Glasgow has some amazing galleries including Kelvingrove, The Hunterian and GOMA plus many smaller galleries and a huge variety of art projects. It also attracts many visitors to arts festivals including the prestigious RGI Annual Exhibition, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art and Glasgow Art Fair.

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Kibble Palace – Allan Richardson

Allan Richardson Glasgow ArtistBest In The West Certificate

Allan Richardson is a well known Glasgow artist, who’s work has been exhibited widely throughout the city. A self-taught artist he has captured some of the city’s most iconic buildings and scenes, including Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the University of Glasgow, Ashton Lane and the Kibble Palace.

Allan has been chosen as one of the Best in the West on Pat’s Guide to Glasgow West End – he is available for private commissions .

He is both a talented artist and fascinating character, included in Alasdair Grey’s mural at Hillhead Underground.

Alan’s art is on sale at www.allanrichardsonart.com

The only way to do it is to do it: The Hunterian, 27 March – 4 October, 2015

The only way to do it is to do it 27 March – 4 October 2015 Hunterian Art Galler, University of Glaagow, 82 Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QQ Admission free Works by Josef Albers, John Cage, Willem de Kooning, Raydale Dower, G.O.D.S, Robert Motherwell, Ciara Phillips and Ossip Zadkine. The only way to do it […]

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Exhibition of Concrete Poetry, Project Cafe through March, 2015

The exhibition of concrete poetry has finally arrived. Opens at 5pm 28 February, 2015 – runs for one month. Including a wine reception with an introduction by poet Martin Robinson.  Three of each prints are for sale at £12! Already proving very popular at  the sneak preview so come on down and have a look […]

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The Women’s Unit, Group Show, Castlemilk, March, 2015

The Women’s Bridges, Castlemilk Group Show Open 10am to 5pm, Tuesday and Wednesday. Congratulations to all the artists involved. The Women’s Unit, 17b Castlemilk Arcade. Between the Pawn and the Poundshop. Two small flights of stairs. The Women’s Bridges, Facebook

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Glasgow Police Museum, Talk at GOMA, Friday 13 March, 2015

Curator of Glasgow Police Museum Alastair Dinsmor will give a talk on the Museums 175 years of history. The Museum of Glasgow’s 1st Police Force, Library@GoMA Friday 13 March, 2pm.   Please phone or call into Library@GoMA to book your place 0141 287 3010. GOMA, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AH  

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Blood, Sweat and Gears, Riverside Museum

3rd Mar 2015 – 1st Jan 2016 Exhibition celebrating the achievements of Aileen McGlynn and Louise Haston Riverside Museum This new display celebrates the achievements of Para-Sport Tandem cyclists Aileen McGlynn and Louise Haston, who won four silver medals at the Glasgow XX Commonwealth Games. Key objects from the Games, including their tandem bike and […]

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Jeely Jars and Seeing Stars: Glasgow’s love affair with the movies Thu 12 Feb – Sat 28 Feb, Mitchell Library

Jeely Jars and Seeing Stars: Glasgow’s love affair with the movies Thu 12 Feb – Sat 28 Feb, Mitchell Library, North Street Glasgow Room, Free The centrepiece of this year’s Cinema City strand, this brand-new multimedia exhibition will run throughout the festival in the iconic Mitchell Library, one of the city’s treasured architectural marvels. Through […]

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Monday, February 23, 2015 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Cinema

Jeely Jars and Seeing Stars: Glasgow’s Love Affair with the Movie

Until Saturday 28 February, 2015 not Sunday 22 Who doesn’t remember their first trip to the cinema? Glasgow Film Festival has gathered together some of your fondest memories of cinema-going over the past eighty years to create a wonderful interactive exhibition celebrating Glasgow’s love affair with the movies. Take a stroll down memory lane amongst […]

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The Summit Is Now, ProjectAbility, 4 March – 4 April 2015

The Summit – It Is Now Dates: 04 Mar 2015 – 04 Apr 2015 Preview: Wednesday 4th March, 2pm-4pm Project Ability Gallery & Trongate 103 Foyer Admission: Free Ten of the top international supported art studios will be showing work by two or more of their artists for the International Summit for Learning Disability Artists […]

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Glasgow School of Art, Undergraduate Exhibition, 11 – 14 February

Glasgow School of Art Undergraduate Exhibition The WIP show from the GSA undergraduate cohort runs from 11th – 14th of February a The Lighthouse, Mitchell Lane (https://www.facebook.com/events/328354027360653) After Party The Drygate,  85 Drygate, G4 0UT Glasgow Apache Darling will headline the show at 2100hrs, followed by Gareth Roberts (So Weit So Gut) and MWX (Maxi […]

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

GSA Communication Design Masters – Work-In-Progress Show 2015

February 11 – February 12 11:00am – 5:00pm The Vintage at Drygate85 Drygate, Glasgow G4 0UT       2 days // 7 visual communicators // 1 headline band Students on the Masters programme in Communication Design explore the diverse nature of the practise, including specialist study in photography, moving image, illustration and graphic design. This exhibition […]

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Bartosz Soban Sobanski: In the Shadow of Nothingness The Arches

Exhibition Thu 29 Jan – Sat 28 Feb 2015 | Daily | Free entry | The Arches Foyer “For me, Cosmos is black, primarily black, something like a black stream, turbulent, full of whirlpools, obstacles and flooded areas, carrying a mass of refuse, and in this stream a besotted man, at the mercy of the […]

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Duncan Shanks Sketchbook, Hunterian Art Gallery, March – August, 2015

Duncan Shanks Sketchbooks: The Poetry of Place 14 March – 16 August 2015 Hunterian Art Gallery Admission free A new exhibition at The Hunterian will offer rare insight into the creative process of Scottish artist Duncan Shanks, highlighting his rich body of work.Duncan Shanks Sketchbooks: The Poetry of Place opens at the Hunterian Art Gallery […]

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‘Yoshitoshi to Winehouse’ , Iota Gallery, Hyndland Street

Abstract drawings by Colin Robertson 5-21 February, 2015 Opening: 5 February, 6-9pm Unlimited Studio, 25 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5QE

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Sunday, February 1, 2015 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Lectures at the Lillie Art Gallery, 28 January, 11 February, 2015

There are 2 evening lectures coming up in the Lillie Art Gallery as part ofour fantastic Alexander Goudie exhibition – Tam O’Shanter – A Tale Told in Paintings. Our speaker is Dr Fred Freeman (a musician, a scholar and a recordproducer). They are free and no booking is required. Wednesday 28 January 7.30pm ‘A Fiddler […]

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Preview: Laura Aldridge – California wow! Jan 29, Tramway

Preview: Laura Aldridge – California wow! Thursday, January 29  7:00pm – 9:00pm Tramway Admission free. Exhibition runs until Sun 22 Mar, 2015 Laura Aldridge presents a new installation for Tramway’s main gallery which reflects on her engagement with the relationship between art, craft and performance. Drawing together sculpture, textile, print and ceramics, Aldridge sets up […]

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

The Observatory, Nancy Smillie Studio

The Observatory, Nancy Smillie Studio, G12 New studio in Glasgow’s West End with Kevin Hunter, Artist in Residence and Pop Up Christmas Shop opening 30 November, 3014 Art Studio – Furniture – Artist in Residence Please join us to celebrate our Studio opening with resident artist Kevin Hunter, and peruse our pop up Christmas shop. […]

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Thursday, November 27, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Best In The West

SCOTLAND ART – 15th Annual Christmas Exhibition, Opens 27 November, 2014

SCOTLAND ART – 15th Annual Christmas Exhibition Thursday 27th November, 6 – 8pmscotlandart.com193 Bath St, Glasgow, G2 4HU showcasing a stunning selection of painting, sculpture, bespoke jewellery by designer Inness Thomson and ceramics. With a dynamic mix of fine artists from across the UK including Scott Naismith, Paul Bennett, Karen Cairns, Lesley McLaren, Tommy Fitchet and many […]

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Project Ability Silent Auction, Saturday, December 13, 2014

Project Ability Silent Auction Saturday, December 13, 2014 6:00pm – 9:00pm Project Ability, Trongate 103, G1 5HD Glasgow, United Kingdom         Project Ability will end the year with a bang! We are holding an event not to be missed on Saturday 13 December, 6pm-9pm: our Christmas Fundraising Auction. For two weeks, begining on the […]

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Glasgow’s Stained Glass: Colour & Light Exhibition Launch, Glasgow City Heritage Trust, 12th December 2014, 4pm

Glasgow’s Stained Glass: Colour & Light Exhibition Launch, Glasgow City Heritage Trust  12th December 2014, 4pm 54 Bell Street, Merchant City   Stained Glass Project Officer: Rachael Purse MA (Hons), MSc In September an ambitious three month project began to create an online database of Glasgow’s stained glass in conjunction with the Scottish Stained Glass […]

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Monday, November 24, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Social or Solitary – Polly Roberts tell it slant Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Social or Solitary – Polly Roberts tell it slant  Wednesday, November 19 at 7:00pm  Pop-up exhibition and book tour After a fantastic response from Norwich Arts Centre and a sell-out of the first run of books, ‘Social or Solitary’ is going on tour. This fun and fearless book follows a 24-year-old English graduate, determined to […]

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PREVIEW Mike Nelson Exhibition, Friday, November 14 Tramway 5.

PREVIEW Mike Nelson       Friday, November 14 Tramway 5. Mike Nelson is best known for his labyrinthine architectural installations that unfold as narrative structures, where the viewer moves through rooms like a reader turns pages in a novel. For Tramway, Nelson presents a recent work, Eighty Circles through Canada (the last possessions of an […]

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Thursday, November 6, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Jim Dick: Life is Dutiful! The Arches Thursday 13 Nov – Wednesday 3 Dec 2014

Jim Dick: Life is Dutiful! The Arches Thursday 13 Nov – Wednesday 3 Dec 2014 Launch event 13 November, 7 – 9 p.m. Free “Every time people perform an activity they have not themselves defined and do not themselves control, every time they pay for goods they produce with money they received in exchange for […]

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Manuel Chavajay & Rebecca Wilcox This Might Be a Place for Hummingbirds, CCA Saturday 15 November 2014 – Sunday 18 January 2015

Manuel Chavajay & Rebecca Wilcox This Might Be a Place for Hummingbirds Saturday 15 November 2014 – Sunday 18 January 2015 CCA Glasgow Free. As a follow up to the double solo show of Mounira al Solh and Sarah Forrest in 2013, CCA presents two practices that seemingly have no initial links. In an attempt […]

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Ruth Nicol Three Rivers Meet RGI Exhibition runs 8 until 29 November 2014

Ruth Nicol Three Rivers Meet RGI Exhibition runs 8 until 29 November 2014 Ruth Nicol, inspired by Alexander Moffat’s 1980’s painting ‘Poets’ Pub’, investigates thelandscapes of the seven great Scottish poets; Hugh MacDiarmid, Edwin Morgan,Norman MacCaig, Sorley Maclean, George Mackay Brown, Robert Garioch andIain Crichton Smith.  Ruth has captured the vast and varied landscapes of Scotlandduring an intense […]

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Mackintosh and Old Glasgow, Until 6th January, 2015 Provand’s Lordship

Mackintosh and Old Glasgow Until 6th January, 2015 Provand’s Lordship “The House on the corner of McLeod Street” is a pencil sketch of Provand’s Lordship drawn by a young Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which has never before been on public display. This and another original drawing by Mackintosh featuring a house of a similar era will […]

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Thursday, October 23, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Art from Elsewhere International Contemporary Art from UK Galleries 24 October – 1st February,2014 GOMA

Art from Elsewhere International Contemporary Art from UK Galleries 24 October – 1st February,2014 GOMA Art From Elsewhere is testament to the talent and diversity of artists working across the world today. The exhibition – a collaboration with Art Fund International & Hayward Touring – is being shown at venues across the UK, starting here […]

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Carol Kidd, Iota Gallery, 24 and 25 October, 2014

Iota with Carol Kidd Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 Pop-in Fri. 24th & Sat. 25th October 12- 6 p.m. Carol Kidd, a long-standing friend, pops in to iota with her latest work. As well as presenting her latest CD,‘Carol Kidd Live with Brian Kellock present Cole Porter’, which will be available first at iota, a rare […]

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Sunday, October 19, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Glasgow Gallery, Autumn Exhibition: Peter Nardini and Heather Blanchar

Autumn Exhibition: Peter Nardini and Heather Blanchard October – November, 2014 scotlandart.com Glasgow Gallery 193 Bath St, Glasgow, G2 4HU Scotlandart.com is proud to present our 15th annual Autumn exhibition. Running throughout October and November, the gallery will feature work by renowned painter Peter Nardini, alongside award winning landscape painter Heather Blanchard. Visit the gallery and […]

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