The Gallery of Modern Art is recruiting a freelance artist to work with the gallery to explore climate change, sustainability and environmental issues while we host Early Warning Signs, a… Read more Call out for an Associate Artist #climatechange →
This Thursday we are having our [now] annual Festive Pop-up Delights at the #ThursdayExchange. We have been having lots of fun planning and preparing for the evening and it’s now… Read more Festive Pop-up Delights →
Today is International Human Rights Day and the final day of the UN 16 Days of Action to eliminate violence against women. I wanted to mark this day by updating our blog archive with the information on Rule of Thumb – our social justice programme on violence against women, which ran from 2004 -2005. Following on from Sanctuary in 2003, this programme developed the work at GoMA on social justice and elbowroom, the lead-in exhibition, opened on International Human Rights Day in 2004. Work on Rule of Thumb had begun… Read more Rule of Thumb →
[gigya src=”http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649″ width=”500″ flashvars=”offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=/photos/glasgowmuseums/sets/72157637309462134/show/&page_show_back_url=/photos/glasgowmuseums/sets/72157637309462134/&set_id=72157637309462134&jump_to=” allowFullScreen=”true” ] Slideshow from the Saturday Art Club 2 November 2013 (including Play me I’m Yours Glasgow) In June 2013 when dissertations had been handed in, exams had been graded and Graduation Day loomed it was time to revaluate the goals that I had for the last four years. I no longer had the excuse of essays and exams and now had to tackle the scary concepts of my ‘next step’ the ‘career path’ and just the ‘becoming a full functioning adult’ in general. My degree… Read more The “New Girl” →
A few months ago I had arranged an exploratory meeting with Nichola Scrutton to talk about her proposal for HearAfter. Nearly two hours later and after an incredibly interesting conversation… Read more HearAfter, a sound installation by Nichola Scrutton →
It is Big Draw time again! Come and join us and get creative this week as we try out all sorts of drawing techniques (Monday – Thursday 10.30am-12noon). On Saturday… Read more The Big Draw 2013 at the Gallery of Modern Art →
Freelance “artist-in-residence” opportunity at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital The Gallery of Modern Art and Yorkhill Children’s Hospital is recruiting a freelance artist to be based with the Young People’s Service at… Read more Freelance “artist-in-residence” opportunity at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital →
The Big Craft Giveaway is funded by Creative Scotland and the aim of the project is to introduce a wide variety of people to craft. The ceramicist Morgane Deffense worked… Read more The Big Craft Giveaway at GOMA Saturday 21 September 1.00pm-4.00pm →
Glasgow Museums was saddened to hear of the passing of John Bellany on 29 August 2013. John Bellany was one of the outstanding Scottish artists of the 20th century. His… Read more John Bellany CBE RA HRSA LLD (1942 – 2013) →