Seeing Glasgow: An Artist’s View – Avril Patron
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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Monday, February 19, 2024 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Poor Things Screening plus Alasdair Gray Archive Q&A + Exhibition
Saturday, 17 February, 2024 The Pyramid at Anderston, 759 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8DS The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter. Agenda 17:30 – 18:30 Alasdair Gray Travelling Archive Alasdair Gray Archive Explore artworks, manuscripts and books connected […]
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Gray Day 2024
Sunday, 25 February, 2024, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. At OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX with @canongatebooks Hosted by the legendary actor and theatre maker Tam Dean Burn Tam will also be reading a few Alasdair Gray short stories, you are in for a real treat! Crime writer, playwright and the best dressed […]
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Alasdair Gray Archive – Free Tours
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.
The George Ward Collection – Images of Old Maryhill
3 February – 11 May, 2024 Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10 – 24 Garbraid Avenue, Glasgow G20 8YE Collection of never-before-seen images of Old Maryhill to be displayed at Maryhill Burgh Halls A local man’s archive of photos and cinefilm footage taken by his father in the 1970s is the subject of a new exhibition. […]
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Collecting African Art at The Hunterian
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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Monday, January 29, 2024 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Friday Focus: 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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Sunday, December 3, 2023 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Tell Tale Rooms with Andrew Kötting
Tuesday 5th December, 2023 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre, 1445 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8AW Artist Andrew Kötting will be presenting a selection of works contextualizing The Tell Tale Rooms project. By University of Glasgow, School of Culture & Creative Arts Prior to next year’s VR Installation at the Advanced Research […]
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Artists’ 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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Sunday, November 26, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas Shopping in Glasgow, Markets, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Stage and Screen Exhibition at The Hunterian
(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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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
A Stone, A Spark and A Shard of Glass Exhibition
14 October 2023 – 27 January 2024 Maryhill Museum, 24 Garbraid Avenue, G20 8YE A STONE, A SPARK, A SHARD OF GLASS: An exhibition by 12 contemporary artists based in G20 inspired by Maryhill Museum and its surroundings. Each word relates to an element of the research of artist members of the G20 Artist Collective […]
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Friday, October 6, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
The Lush Exhibition – Project-Ability
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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Colour Stories of the Glasgow Style, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
21st September,2023 – 3:00PM – 4:00PM Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG The colour palette people now most associate with the Glasgow Style – the UK’s only stylistic response to Art Nouveau – is one of delicate pastels of pink, green and mauve, all favoured at its zenith in the early […]
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
‘Revolutionary Colour: A Tour of British Art’, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Tuesday 19 September 2023, 11am Free – Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG Art History Festival 2023 An exploration of paintings that revolutionised British art with their radical colour theory and bold application. This free tour, led by Curator of British Art Dr Jo Meacock, will encompass aesthetes like James McNeill […]
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Doors Open Days – It Was The Loom That Broke My Heart
Part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival French Street Gallery, 103-105 French Street, Glasgow G40 4EH The Exhibition – ‘It Was The Loom That Broke My Heart’ is a multimedia installation created by visual artist Marie-Claire Lacey and sonic artist Adam Stearns which will be exhibited at French Street Gallery during Glasgow Doors Open Days […]
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Old Kilpatrick Art Club, Art Show, Ardardan Garden Centre
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 August, 2023 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Art Exhibition at: Ardardan Estate, Cardross, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire G82 5H
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Wednesday Wanders at The Whisky Bond
Wednesday, 23 August, 2023, 2.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. An afternoon of guided tours exploring GSA Archives & Collections, The Alasdair Gray Archive, Glasgow Sculpture Studios, and TWB Distillery. The Whisky Bond 2 Dawson Road Glasgow G4 9SS Come along to The Whisky Bond for an afternoon of tours around The Glasgow School of Art Archives […]
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Friday, August 18, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
GI Oils Exhibition – From East to West
5th – 13th August 2023 Nicolls Gallery, 656 Dumbarton Road, G11 6RA between 5th and 13th August 2023 First exhibition by Graham – local artist in Glasgow’s West End. Grahan’s work is diverse and includes abstract pieces, Scottish seascapes, urban landscapes and reflections of important places in his own life. He uses light, colour, texture […]
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Sogo Arts – Art by Tommy
Exhibition – art by Tommy 15th July to 2nd September, 2023 Opening 12noon to 5pm Wednesday to Saturday. Thomas McGoran 95 years young, born in Ayr 1927 Tom’s family moved to Glasgow in 1931, to a room and kitchen flat, in a 3 storey tenement. One of nine children, Tom’s childhood days were to become […]
Drawing Together Project – Refugee Festival Scotland
17 – 28 June, 2023 Articulate Hub 249 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 4QE An exhibition of art by young people from a refugee background in Scotland, Finland and Norway based on a research project on wellbeing. Open from 17th to 28th of June. The artwork shows their memories of wellness in childhood, in their everyday […]
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Saturday, June 17, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Banksy at GOMA – Cut and Run
18 June until 28 August, 2023 Banksy: Cut and Run An exhibition of stencils from 1998-2023 “I’ve kept these stencils hidden away for years, mindful they could be used as evidence in a charge of criminal damage. But that moment seems to have passed, so now I’m exhibiting them in a gallery as works of […]
Paintings on Railings at West Fest
10th June, 2023, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Mansfield Park, G11 5QW 11th, 17, 18, 24, 26 June at: Railings at Botanic Gardens, Queen Margaret Drive, G20 8NZ. The annual display of local artists showing their paintings, drawings, ceramics and jewellery for sale. Please note – weather dependent! To exhibit, please contact Selma (Modest […]
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Robert Burns Photography Exhibition – A Window On Ukraine
2nd June – 16th July 2023 Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road G12 8AP Part of WestFest 2023 A Window on Ukraine offers distinctive observations and reflections of the country over several years by Glasgow-based photographer Robert Burns, who has been visiting Ukraine since 2007. Whilst on holiday in Crete in 2006, a chance meeting by Robert Burns […]
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Monday, June 5, 2023 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
REVEAL – previously Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair
19 – 21 May, 2023 Tickets are now on sale for Reveal (formerly Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair) a At Glasgow’s SEC, Glasgow G3 8YW Open 10am – 5pm Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 Tickets Adult tickets £6 plus booking fee. Concessions £5 plus booking fee. Children Under 16 Free when accompanied by an adult. Kids […]
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Mary Quant Fashion Revolutionary at Kelvingrove Art Gallery
(Image:Credit Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons) Exhibition open 20 May – 22 October 2023 Our thoughts are with Dame Mary Quant’s family, friends, colleagues and fans. Quant revolutionised the high street with her subversive and playful designs for a younger generation The V&A’s major retrospective of Dame Mary Quant, one of […]
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A Rare Glimpse of Shakespeare’s First Folio at The Hunterian Art Gallery
22 and 23 April, 2023 The 400th birthday of The First Folio 2023 marks the 400th birthday of The First Folio, the first printed edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays. 23 April is celebrated as Shakespeare’s birthday and this year you can celebrate by seeing Shakespeare’s First Folio for yourself at the Hunterian Art Gallery. The […]
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Maryhill is Wonderful – photography exhibition of the people of Maryhill
Closing Celebration Event 14 April, 2023, 6.30 p.m. Free – reserve a spot at EvbentBrite Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10 – 24 Garbraid d Avenue, Glasgow G20 8YE Maryhill is Wonderful by Campbell Ramage During the COVID lockdowns, and unable to venture far from home, Campbell Ramage found himself walking the streets of Glasgow taking more […]
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Monday, April 10, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog
The Love of Print – Kelvingrove Art Gallery
18 November , 2022 – 12 March, 2023 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, G3 8AG Saturday 4 March, 11 a.m. Artist Demonstration with Linda Kosciewicz Linda will demonstrate printing a photogravure polymer plate. There will be an opportunity to find out more about her new print ‘Minotaur’ made especially for the show. The […]
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Friday, March 3, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bearsden Art Club at the Lillie Gallery
4 March – 30 March 2023 Bearsden Art Club 70th Anniversary The Lillie Art Gallery, Station Rd, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8BZ Gallery 1– Bearsden Art Club – 70th Anniversary exhibition Galleries 2 – “What I see in Bearsden” – Beardsen Art Club Schools Competion exhibition Gallery 3 – Past and Present members of the Bearsden […]
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Stitched – Textile Exhibition, ProjectAbility
25th February – 1st April, 2023 Group show Opening times: 11am – 5pm, Wednesday – Saturday Free admission Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD Project Ability presents its first ever Textile Exhibition ‘STITCHED’ For this exhibition a select few artists were invited to make new work. There is a wonderful mix of exhibitors, […]
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
