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black ink monoprint line drawing of a punishment mask, drawn from the viewpoint where you can see the breathing holes in the nose and mouth, but also the jagged grips designed to hold the mask in place.

Guest Post – Hold Your Tongue

This guest blog is from Ailie Rutherford an artist, activist and co-director of the Feminist Exchange Network in Glasgow. I invited her to respond to the exhibition Domestic Bliss, which… Read more Guest Post – Hold Your Tongue

New Acquisitions #1: two works by Sam Ainsley for Glasgow Life Museums’ collection

Glasgow Life Museums is delighted to announce that we have recently acquired two works by Sam Ainsley RSA for the collection. Blue Body, Red Centre, Green Acanthus (2023) and Where… Read more New Acquisitions #1: two works by Sam Ainsley for Glasgow Life Museums’ collection

COMMONSpace 2024-2025

It’s been such a busy year in our work with community groups and under-represented audiences that we did not get a chance to properly update our blog! As we get… Read more COMMONSpace 2024-2025

Publication Launch – Sam Ainsley: Wednesday is Cobalt blue, Friday is Cadmium red

Come celebrate the launch of Sam’s Ainsley’s artist publication with us! FREE tickets available through the Glasgow GoMA Eventbrite

young children working through a muddy gap in a field full of green sugar cane.

Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2024 – Enzo Camacho & Ami Lien: Offerings for Escalante 

Enzo Camacho & Ami Lien: Offerings for Escalante 
Gallery 1
Friday 7 June – Sunday 1 September 2024
Part of Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art 2024

Artworks that have been purchased, supported by grants or gifted to Glasgow Museums in 2023

This post looks at some of the incredible modern and contemporary artworks that have been purchased, supported by grants or gifted to Glasgow Museums this year.

Use as Much Pressure as Possible (2020 – 2023) by Sam Ainsley, Scott Myles and Ciara Phillips

Use as Much Pressure as Possible is an exciting new collaborative artwork that cuts through the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) by artists Sam Ainsley, Scott Myles and Ciara Phillips.

New exhibition in COMMONSpace

Riso Prints by Mammas Write and the Oasis Women’s Group COMMONSpace, Gallery 2Until 14 January 2024 This exhibition presents a series of prints developed through workshops with Maryhill Integration Network’s… Read more New exhibition in COMMONSpace