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 →
GOMA led a walking tour around Glasgow City Centre to discover sculptural gems, both old and new. All the people present were part of Glasgow Health Walks network – Free walks up to an hour long led by volunteers – http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/healthwalks Health Walks deliver an array of social benefits including making people fitter, healthier and improving their mental health. We were very lucky with the weather and started the tour at the Gallery of Modern Art, moving on outside to the statue of the Duke of Wellington by the artist… Read more Walking Tour: Glasgow’s Hidden Art →
Little Sparta – the garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay GoMA’s Learning team made a visit to Little Sparta at the end of June to gain further insight into the work of the artist Ian Hamilton Finlay. The new display of his work is now open in Gallery 3: Poet, Artist, Revolutionary. Little Sparta is situated in the Pentland hills, near Edinburgh and is approximately a 50 minute drive from Glasgow. We were very lucky with the weather on the day of our visit and this allowed us to explore the… Read more Little Sparta – the garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay →
With the school holidays just starting (as has the traditional wet Scottish summer) we thought we had better get our programme out there for the next few months. Information on… Read more GoMA Summer Learning Programme →
In some ways it feels like a long journey since GoMA worked on Sanctuary, the first of our social justice biennials, but on the other hand it hardly seems like… Read more Sanctuary: Contemporary art and human rights (2003) #memories for Refugee Week 2013 →
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I spent a fantastic day in the company of creative, inspiring women yesterday. Thanks very much to the Glasgow Women’s Library team and our intern Anna for a lovely afternoon. Illuminated Letters has been officially launched in style.