Govanhill: Portrait of a Community review Pat Byrne
The Deep End – Govanhill Baths Arts Space 21 Nithsdale Street, Glasgow G41 2PZ Part of Govanhill International Festival 2019 Jim and I had a great time at the Govanhill Carnival on Sunday at Queens Park so I though I would venture back across the Clyde to catch some more of the festival. I went […]
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Book and Event Reviews, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Young Talent, ProjectAbility
Image: ‘Freddie Mercury’ by Grace MacArthur 17 August – 14 September, 2019 Project Ability’s most exciting exhibitions of the year … Young Talent! Young Talent showcases work from young artists attending ProjectAbility’s Create workshops. A mix a brilliant mix of paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures. With an age range of 5 – 28, this show covers a fantastic mix […]
Living in the Magic Garden, Cafe Gandolfi, Merchant City Glasgow
Opens Sunday 28 July, 2019 at 4.30-6.30pm. Cafe Gandolfi, 64 Albion Street, Glasgow G1 1NY ‘LIVING IN THE MAGIC GARDEN’ from the forthcoming show the Magic Garden, new work byHelen Fay Printmaker, Gilly Ferns and Ashley Cook. Acoustic set by Warren Starry Sky. Sponsored by Harris Gin. And catch more of the Merchant City Festival ends […]
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Sunday, July 28, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Freed Spirit : The Paintings of Maria Spadoni (1928 – 2014) RGI
RGI Kelly Gallery, 13th July – 10th August 2019 “In the midst of melancholy and solitude, painting began as a release of my being. An unloading of my spirit. Now an endless road leads me in a landscape of changing companions. Children brought to life by a selfless passion, a burning energy driving me to […]
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Series of Creative Writing Masterclasses
Studio Pavilion at House for an Art Lover, 10 Dumbreck Rd, Glasgow G41 5BW Saturday, 5 October, Saturday 2 November, 2019, Saaturday 7 December, 2019 This series of workshops will explore some of the fundamentals of creative writing, in the special context of the Studio Pavilion as art space. Participants are encouraged to follow the […]
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Classes and Workshops
Mind and Draw Live Music and Poetry Art Sessions at WEvolution
Various dates in August, 2019 Thursday 8th August, 2019, 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday 15th August, 2019, 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday 22nd August, 2019, 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday 29th August, 2019, 6 – 8 p.m. All sessions from 6pm-8pm. Free – Select Date and Register These sessions will be led by visual artist […]
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Monday, July 22, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Classes and Workshops
Have A Go – Calligraphy at The Mitchell Library
Calligraphy for Beginners 6 July 2019 – 9.30am to 11.30am and 2.30pm to 4.30pm Copperplate Calligraphy 24 August 2019 – 9.30am to 11.30am, 12 noon to 2pm, 2.30pm to 4.30pm Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing and as part of the Writing: Making Your Mark season Glasgow Scribes are running FREE workshops to let […]
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Saturday, June 29, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Classes and Workshops, Pat's Home Page Blog
Some things want to run V/DA | Sonic Séance: The Gathering CCA
Friday 28 June — Sunday 28 July 2019 Tue-Sat: 11am-6pm // Sun: 12noon-6pm // Preview: Fri 28 June, 7pm-9pm //Free Centre for Contemporary Arts , 350 Sauchiehall Street , Glasgow G2 3JD V/ is a multi-disciplinary collective founded by Mele Broomes in 2011. V/ curates and produces dance, live performance, video work and practical workshops in collaboration with various […]
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Anderson Gerard Exhibition at Offshore Cafe Glasgow
Continues until 5 July, 2019 – Monday -Sunday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Offshore Café An Irish self-taught artist, born in Dublin, raised in England and currently living in Scotland. A varied career before I started painting. Strongly influenced by the northern renaissance greats (van Eyck and van der Wyden) in the 15th century as […]
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Manaf Halbouni – Artist’s Talk Refugee Festival Scotland
24 June, 2019 – 7 p.m. Scottish Youth Theatre, Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow G1 1TF German-Syrian artist Manaf Halbouni’s sculpture Rubble Theatre is a highlight of Refugee Festival Scotland. It recreates a scene of destruction in Syria, featuring the rubble of a bombsite and an abandoned car. A conversation with Manaf Halbouni […]
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Friday, June 21, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Charles Rennie Mackintosh by John Cairney, West End Festival 2019
Mackintosh Queen’s Cross, 870 Garscube Road, G20 7EL Until 30th June, 2019 at 11.00 a.m. each day £4 donation www.crmsociety.com John Cairney: actor and artist – this exhibition brings together Cairney’s work inspired by Mackintosh. In more than fifty years as an artist, John has worked as an actor, recitalist, lecturer, director and theatre consultant. […]
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, West End Festival Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Lighthouse is celebrating its 20th Birthday
Friday 5 July, 2019 6.00 – 8.00pm This year The Lighthouse turns 20 and they’d like you to come along and celebrate. Be the first to see their 20th Anniversary Exhibition spanning over three floors. Highlights have from the last 20 years, an exhibition timeline and some previously unseen material! Since opening in 1999 The […]
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SPLIT Glasgow Art Collective Graduate Showcase
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 6pm – 9 pm . (Preview) *UPCOMING SHOW* #splitgla Wasps studio (Project Space), 77 Hanson St, Glasgow G31 2HF Exhibition will run from 21.06-27.06 10am-5pm SPLIT: An exhibition of selected work, showcasing some of the best of this year’s Art graduates from in and around Glasgow. An opportunity to experience recent degree show […]
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Sunday, June 16, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Roma Traveller Celebration CCA
Glasgow Roma Traveller History Month Saturday, 15 June, 2019, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. CCA, 350 Sachiehall Street, G2 3JD Ando Glaso and Romano Lav invite you to a presentation by photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert followed by a performance by Romane Cierhenia to Celebrate GRT History Month. Free Entry. Satra, the Roma of Sintesti Between 1990 […]
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Claiming Back the Narrative, Refugee Week Scotland 2019
20 – 25 June, 2019 Kelvingrove Art gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG Claiming Back the Narrative: A Photo Voice Exhibition by Refuweegee “With every sunrise a new hope is to be found.” In 2016, Refuweegee – a community-led charity in Glasgow – collaborated with a group of students from Edinburgh to produce Claiming […]
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Summer Time, Summer Place Thistle Gallery
Exciting New Exhibition June 1st ~ 29th June, 2019 Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Our New and Final month-long Exhibition previews on Saturday, June 1st at 10am and features the exceptional artwork of eight of Scotland’s most accomplished and popular artists ~ Alison […]
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Saturday, June 1, 2019 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow
Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art, Park Road, Glasgow
Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Now in its third year, Thistle Gallery continues to offer its ever growing client base wonderful and affordable art from an eclectic range of Scottish Contemporary Artists. Carol Dunbar – Gallery Owner feature on glasgowwestend.co.uk Summer Time Summer […]
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Maker And Producer (sustainable textiles)
Photography – Max Crawford // Hair – Ronnie Gildea //Make-up – Ania Cunningham Monday 3 June 2019 – 7 p.m. Costume and Film CCA Free (unticketed), Theatre All ages 0141 352 4900 Photography – Max Crawford // Hair – Ronnie Gildea //Make-up – Ania CunninghamAlex Begg draws on a century and a half of weaving […]
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Cinema
DEGREE SHOW Glasgow School of Art 2019
Image: Keri Hannah, Communication Design 2019 GLASGOW 1 – 9 June The annual undergraduate Degree Show featuring work from graduating students across the School of Design, School of Fine Art, Innovation School and the Mackintosh School of Architecture. The Glasgow Degree Show also comprises MFA Degree Show, MFA at citizenM, Summer Exhibition and Fashion Show. Degree Show in Glasgow is […]
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow
Glasgow School of Art Master of Fine Art Degree Show 2019
The annual exhibition by graduates of the Glasgow School of Art Master of Fine Art programme. Opening Night Performance 29 May, 2019 The Glue Factory Introducing new works by: Justin Apperley, Darae Baek, Renèe Helèna Browne, Bobbi Cameron, Emily Chudnovsky, Michael Collazo, Jeanne Constantin, Samuel de Lange, Sam Dransfield, Benjamin Duax, Maria Filippou, Alistair Grant, […]
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Fashion Design Students Showcase Degree Show 2019
Wednesday, 29 May, 2019 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Garment Factory, 10 Montrose Street, G1 1RE Graduating students from Fashion Design will be showcasing their final collections at the Garment Factory on 29 May as part of Degree Show 2019. The event is a celebration of this year’s emerging talent and is an opportunity […]
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Mackintosh Still Life Drawing
30 June, 2018 Mackintosh Queens Cross Church With summer in full bloom, why not come and try your hand at a relaxing Mackintosh themed still life drawing session. Be inspired by the botanical watercolours of Mackintosh & his Glasgow Style contemporaries, drawing from a beautiful floral still life arrangement in a stunning Mackintosh venue. All […]
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Saturday, May 11, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Classes and Workshops
Patrick McAlindon at The Glasgow Guild
Friday, 3 May, 2019 7 p.m. Final year art school student Patrick McAlindon is having his show at The Glasgow Guild showroom in their workshop and it’s a good excuse for a gathering & get together! All welcome, bring a flower, an interesting twig, a cute moss …a bottle… ‘ The bells toll, and time […]
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Thursday, May 2, 2019 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow
Rhona Mühlebach Loch Long Solo Exhibition GFT
Exhibiton Sat 4 May — Sat 18 May 2019 Tue-Sun, 12noon-6pm Preview: Fri 3 May, 6pm-9pm // Free Part of Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival In this solo exhibition Rhona Mühlebach turns her attention to the role played by ecology in narrative construction. Here, the natural environment functions as a living archive and mnemonic device. The […]
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Friday, April 26, 2019 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow
Thistle Gallery: Vibrant Show Celebrates The Coming of Spring
From Friday 19th April, 2019 Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Thistle Gallery welcomes you this sunny Easter Weekend to see their vibrant new Exhibition which includes over 100 new artworks from some of Scotland’s most popular artists. Several new artists have been welcomed […]
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair 2019
17 – 19th May, 2019 Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair 17-19th May. The Countdown Is On The countdown is now on with less than four weeks to go to the Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair which takes place in a purpose built marquee in the grounds of the city’s iconic Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle St, Glasgow G3 […]
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | 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
Starchild Art for Africa with McTears Auctioneers and The Hidden Lane Gallery
In Memory of Bruce Finnie 20th April, 2019 3 – 6 p.m. Art Auction Preview The Hidden Lane Gallery, 1081 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8LZ Pop in enjoy some wine and listen to music from Warren Starry Sky and see the artwork before it is auvtioned by Mctears. 22 April, 2019 – 12 May, 2019 online […]
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Thursday, April 11, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Starchild, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Earth Echo Affective Reflection Project Ability
Until 27 April Project Ability, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Project Ability is pleased to present an intriguing body of new collage work by Glasgow based artist Pum. Earth Echo Affective Reflection is a solo exhibition accompanied by a sound piece composed and created by Pum and Gordon Kennedy. “The Earth Echo collaged imagery meditates […]
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow
Rites of Spring, Thistle Gallery
6 April – 26 May, 2019 Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com ‘Rites of Spring’ features the work of 30 contemporary Scottish artists including: Ann Armstrong, Samantha McCubbin, Jackie Henderson, Michael Murison, Alison Dickson, Fiona Millar, James Somerville Lindsay, Ruth Corbett and Pamela Grace. […]
Spring Chinese Craft Fair, M Gallery Glasgow
Saturday 13 April, 2019 – 12 – 4 p.m. M Gallery, 7 Keith Street, Glasgow G11 6QQ Spring is here! Warmer weather, lighter days and bursts of daffodils. Join Ricefield Arts at M Gallery Glasgow to celebrate with an afternoon of multi-cultural crafts. – Buy authentic Chinese crafts, art supplies & toys – Meet local […]
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Classes and Workshops, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
