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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
You may have seen this article in Art in America already, but if not Merlin James has written an interesting piece about artist-run spaces and galleries in Glasgow. Merlin is also one of the painters in the upcoming show in Gallery 2 ‘A Picture Show’…. more on that in a later post. Artist-run Glasgow – News – News & Opinion – Art in America.
Every Day Niall Macdonald, Laura Aldridge, Mick Peter, Hayley Tompkins, Scott Myles, Carla Scott Fullerton The installation is nearly complete and the final touches with technicians and artists were happening… Read more Every Day →
The following post is from Ferran who has been an enthusiastic member of the team in GoMA for the past week. He was on a one week school placement and spent time with different teams in the building. Everything from front of house duties to writing this blog entry. Thanks Ferran and look forward to seeing you back at GoMA. The GoMA Team. GoMA Listened to Me My experience from working at the GoMA has been really beneficial to my love art and my academic career. I have been here… Read more A Response to being in GoMA on School Placement →
The GoMA Saturday Art club has been running now for 9 years. Look out for something special for the 10 year birthday party. Set up in September 2003 it started… Read more Saturday Art Club – 19 January 2013 →