Not long now before the Alasdair Gray Season: Spheres of Influence I opens. GoMA are also pleased to be able to present a series of talks, events and workshops with partners, curators and artists involved in the Alasdair Gray Season. These are some of those confirmed so far:

TALKS
Saturday 6 December, 3pm-5pm at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Alasdair Gray roundtable:

Join Jenny Brownrigg, Exhibitions Director, The Glasgow School of Art; Katie Bruce, Producer Curator, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow; and Sorcha Dallas, Curator of Alasdair Gray: From the Personal to the Universal. Chair: Professor Alan Riach, Professor of Scottish Literature, Dept of Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow for a roundtable discussion as part of the Alsadair Gray Season.

Tuesday 3 February 2015, 7pm
The Killing Joke and Other Diagrams
Rob Churm in conversation with Gregor Wright
The Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH – eventbrite details to follow

Thursday 12 March 2015, 2pm
Dr Michael Phillips, internationally acknowledged Blake scholar and curator of William Blake: Apprentice & Master (The Ashmolean, University of Oxford, 4 December 2014 – 1 March 2015) will offer a virtual tour of the exhibition, reflect upon it, and then welcome questions on any aspect of Blake, at the Lecture Theatre, The Burrell Collection, Pollok Park – eventbrite details to follow

SATURDAY ART CLUB: 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

Saturday 14 February: Layer, Overlap, Outline
Layer, overlap, outline, combine cut collage! – inspired by David Hockney

Saturday 28 February ‘In limbo’
Imagine a world wedged between reality, dream, good, and bad. Make a spectacular imaginative drawing inspired by Dürer.

ADULT ART CLUB: Sundays 1 – 3 pm Book in advance. Call 0141 287 3050 11am-4pm or ask at GoMA Reception.
Create compositions, charters and mood using a limited palette inspired by Rob Churm’s ‘Dank Anvil’

Sunday 11 January: Artist – led Workshop with Rob Churm
To celebrate Alasdair Gray Season, Rob Churm will talk about his work and influences before leading a practical art workshop

Sunday 18 January: Spheres of Influence Walking Tour
An opportunity to enjoy two related exhibitions in one afternoon! Join our ‘Alasdair Gray: Spheres of Influence’ tour, starting at GoMA and walking to Glasgow School of Art. Bring your sketchbooks to record ideas

Sunday 25 January: Compose like Stanley Spencer
Rounded figures, huddles of activity, composed cityscapes. Muddle together your own Stanley Spencer inspired picture from a multitude of sketches.

Sunday 1 February: A Is For Armadillo, Armour & Aubergine!
Design your own Alisdair Gray inspired children’s book, packed full of poetry, pictures and prose.

Sunday 8 February: Masters of Print
Take inspiration from the masters of print: Japanese artists such as Kunisada mastered the art of print in the 18th Century. View this amazing work of art and have a go at creating your own

Sunday 15 February: Lick The Page With Marks!
Create compositions, charters and mood using a limited palette inspired by Rob Churm’s ‘Dank Anvil’