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 →
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 →
Glasgow Museums is a vast organisation with colleagues spread across the venues in the city. Catching up can sometimes be particularly hard to do outside of formal meetings, but sharing… Read more A Picture Show, Gallery 2 →
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 →
Join us on Thursday 20 June, during opening hours, for the opening of a new major exhibition in Gallery 3, Ian Hamilton Finlay Poet, Artist, Revolutionary. Ian Hamilton Finlay is… Read more Ian Hamilton Finlay: Poet, Artist, Revolutionary, opens 20 June 2013 →
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