The Glasgow Art Club & Gallery

30/07/2024

The first 15 paintings to be auctioned include work by the Glasgow Boys and the Scottish Colourists.

26/07/2024

We are now almost 5 weeks to go until our first summer wine fair kicks off. There is still time to get your ticket. You'll get to taste some great wines, meet some fab new people & local businesses and have some fun along the way...what more could anyone ask for 😁.

Please scan the QR code on the poster or click the link in our bio to access the ticket website.

Any questions please drop us a DM or email at [email protected]

09/07/2024

Private Members, Artists & Guests Preview for our exhibition East Meets West is coming up this week.

Friday 12th July - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Complimentary initial drink on arrival

With thanks to Scotland Art for sponsoring this preview.

East Meets West showcases work produced by artist members of both the Glasgow Art Club and the Scottish Arts Club in Edinburgh. Their diverse and eclectic work is being hung across both the Club's ground floor main and first floor Billiard Room gallery spaces.

The exhibition also features work by invited guest artist Sadia Gul whose work featured in this year's Venice Biennale.

01/07/2024

July at the Glasgow Art Club Click here to view all upcoming Exhibitions, Art Demonstrations and Events - https://mailchi.mp/d926c3c4c5b3/up-coming-at-the-glasgow-art-club-15695948

18/06/2024

Father & Sons: The Exhibition
Alexander Stuart Dakers & Dakers Junior
19th June to 4th July in our Mackintosh Gallery.

An exhibition of work by Alexander Dakers and his late father.
Alexander is bringing a free and sentimental exhibition to Glasgow in homage to his late dad. Alexander’s father was a supporter of human rights and many charities helping to raise thousands for Amnesty International.

www.glasgowartclub.co.uk/events/fathersonalexanderdakers/

www.instagram.com/zander.artwork/

06/06/2024

Thank you for the delightful concerts this year Westbourne Music, look forward to next season!

21/05/2024

Join us for The Blythswood Festival with lots of Talks, Walks, Demos & Afternoon Teas for everyone to enjoy - 23rd May to 8th June -

If, as Shakespeare says: ‘All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players’, then the streets of Glasgow are surely our stage;  a time-shifting tableaux against which we, previous, and future generations, measure out our days and dramas.

16/05/2024

NOT JUST a CRAFT OR PROFESSION:Bet Low and Scottish Colourist JD Fergusson
Talk by art curator Hildegarde Berwick

Thursday, 6th June 7.30pm

With a 50-year age gap between these two artists, what could they have in common?

With new illustration, Hildegarde Berwick throws light upon the connections.

Be surprised by the crossovers in their careers once Fergusson returned from France at the outbreak of the Second World War and chose to live in Glasgow.

Bet Low had an eventful 50+ year career in this city, including co-organising probably the first open-air painting exhibition on the railings of the Botanic Gardens, a short distance from where Fergusson lived.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/not-just-a-craft-or-professionbet-low-and-scottish-colourist-jd-fergusson-tickets-862939795157?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Ticket Price includes a small glass of wine or soft drink alternative.

Glasgow Blythswood Festival
This event is part of Blythwood Festival , for more events please see website https://www.glasgowblythswoodfestival.co.uk/

16/05/2024

We are more than excited to welcome lots of our Scotland based embroiderers to our stitch social next month!

Join us for a free drop in session at The Glasgow Art Club on Saturday 22 June, from 10am to 4pm., to work on some of your own embroidery, or just get to know other stitchers!

Entry to the event is free, just ring the Glasgow Art Club doorbell on arrival.

See further details for the event here: https://bit.ly/3UlwKF6
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Work by RSN Certificate student Elizabeth Allen
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Scottish Women's Institutes Scottish Women's Institutes group Glasgow Stitchers The Glasgow Art Club & Gallery Galloway Embroiderers Sewing in scotland Sewing in the UK - Scotland Central Belt Sew Scottish Scottish Stitch and Textiles - SST Glasgow Artists Fife Embroiderers' Guild East Lothian Embroiderers and Textile Artists The Sewing Group - Scotland North and East Edinburgh Stitch & Textile Art Feminist Embroidery and Knitting Club, Edinburgh.

14/05/2024

The Royal School of Needlework (RSN) invites you to a Stitch Social at the Glasgow Art Club on Saturday 22 June, 10am to 4pm.

Join the RSN’s Scottish branch for a Stitch Social day of embroidery at the Glasgow Art Club, where the RSN teaches hand embroidery in Scotland.

This is a free drop in event so come with your friends or on your own, for five minutes or all day! You can bring along any embroidery work with you, join others on a project at the venue, or simply socialise with fellow stitchers.

Royal School of Needlework

10/05/2024

THE LOST ART of HOLLYWOOD, TALK - HOSTED BY GARY FRY

Wednesday 5th June 15:30 - 16:30

Six original backdrops from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film archive have been rediscovered.

Lost pieces of art from the golden age of Hollywood have been rediscovered. Six original backdrops from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film archive have been donated to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland from the American Art Directors Guild archive.

These magnificent pieces were created by George Gibson, a Scot who trained in Glasgow before moving to Hollywood in the early 20th century, pioneering the new art form of painted backings for film. At MGM’s request he formed and headed for thirty years the first, and most important, in-house Art department of any major film company.

Join us for a special talk, hosted by Gary Fry, Head of Scenic Art, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, to find out more about how these – and other – iconic pieces of film history were created and used on the big screen, enjoyed by audiences worldwide.

The event is part of The Blythswood Festival, for more events please visit their website -

https://www.glasgowblythswoodfestival.co.uk/

Glasgow Blythswood Festival

10/05/2024

𝐀 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 🏛️

Sunday 2nd June, 1.00pm – 2.30pm, Ticket price £12.50 per person*

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of National Trust for Scotland.

In this talk Graeme Smith will illustrate the making of Glasgow’s ‘New Town of Blythswood’ in the early 1800s with a special focus on its prime developers William Harley and Jane Laird, who were also responsible for building townhouses that would become the site of the original Willow Tea Rooms building.

Graeme Smith is an author and campaigner, who has helped to save several historic buildings and encourage new uses. Before retirement he worked in economic development, the building of New Towns and in Urban Renewal for the Scottish Development Agency. He has published five books on Scottish history, including ‘The Theatre Royal: Entertaining a Nation’ (2008), ‘Alhambra Glasgow’ (2011), ‘Newton Mearns Through Time’ (2014), ‘The University of Glasgow Library: Friendly Shelves’ (2016), with his most recent being ‘Glasgow’s Blythswood’ (2021).

In association with Glasgow Blythswood Festival 2024

Book your place at linktr.ee/mackintoshatthewillow

08/05/2024

Art Retreat with Lewis Mackenzie

'The Solway Firth: Inland & Coastal'

23rd to 29th June 2024

Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature for this plein-air landscape painting retreat with award-winning Scottish impressionist, Lewis MacKenzie. Your days will be spent painting in the open air at locations along the stunning Solway Firth coastline as well as in the grounds of Auchencairn House, Kirkcudbrightshire. This course welcomes students of all levels of experience and ability to expand and develop their landscape painting skill set in a relaxed and supportive learning environment.

Location -
Auchencairn House
Shore Rd, Auchencairn, Castle Douglas DG7 1QZ

from £1700 + VAT
(Tutoring, accommodation, meals,
wonderful atmosphere & beautiful scenery all included!)

For more info ... https://shoutout.wix.com/so/74Oz3Og4q?languageTag=en

07/05/2024

GUIDED WALK & AFTERNOON TEA

Bet Low - an Artist’s Life Reflected Through Glasgow’s Architecture

Tuesday 28th May 2pm & Tuesday 4th June 2pm

Join art curator and historian Hildegarde Berwick in this guided walk around some of the streets in Blythswood. Meet at The Club at 2 pm for 2.15 pm walk, returning to Glasgow Art Club around 4 pm for Afternoon Tea.

Bet Low made Glasgow her home after studying at Glasgow School of Art, completing her studies in 1945. Bet’s first studio was in Sauchiehall Street across from Glasgow Unity Theatre Centre, located in one of the still existing Georgian houses. Bet exhibited widely at many venues across Glasgow including the McLellan Galleries from the late 1940s onwards and also the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists Club located in Blythswood Square.

Afternoon Tea includes a selection of sandwiches, scones and cakes, with tea or coffee. Please let us know of any dietary requirements.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/862878662307?aff=oddtdtcreator

07/05/2024

Gig alert! ☺️

Link to buy tickets in comments 🌷

03/05/2024

03/05/2024

Concert - Vocal Harmony Trio Juniper Three

Friday 31st May at 7.30pm

The trio perform their own songs and arrangements of hand-picked covers.

Harmony is at the heart of Juniper Three, a vocal trio comprising Aimee Penman, Laura Hill and Outi Smith. The group writes and arranges their songs as a collective, creating a tapestry of genres in a lush, seamless interweaving of voices, and embracing the ethos of three solo singers coming together to share the lead.

As well as their own acclaimed material, the trio sings arrangements of hand-picked covers, in a similarly eclectic mix of styles, melody and jazz. Accompanied by piano; with some a ca****la.

Tickets £10 includes a small glass of wine or soft drink alternative.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/concert-vocal-harmony-trio-juniper-three-tickets-862936244537

This is part of Blythswood Festival for more events please see the website https://www.glasgowblythswoodfestival.co.uk/

02/05/2024

Paid a visit to the The Glasgow Art Club & Gallery this week to see the 135th Paisley Art Institute exhibition (free, open Tuesday – Saturday 11am until 5pm until June 8, and well worth a visit), when I spotted this beauty - part of the club's permanent collection - by Robert Eadie, one of my favourite Glasgow artists.

Now, I've seen other Eadies of the trace horses on West Nile Street - used to double up with single horses drawing heavily laden carts coming from riverside warehouses and workshops, to make their way up the incline to the old Buchanan Street railway goods station - but I'd never seen this one.

Painted circa 1944, the two blokes on the left were Eadie's Art Club cronies, and two of the city's movers and shakers. The figures are, on the far left, Dr O.H. Mavor, better known as writer and playwright James Bridie, the man who created the Citizens' Theatre, and Dr Tom Honeyman, the director of Kelvingrove Art Gallery, and the man who bought Dali's 'Christ of St John of the Cross' for the city.

As to who the scarlet woman is, we'll never know...

02/05/2024

Talk by Hildegarde Berwick on Bet Low's Centenary.

Friday 24th May at 2 pm.

In this centenary year of the birth of Glasgow based artist Bet Low, Hildegarde describes the art and life of this important figurative and landscape painter.

The artist is best known for her tranquil views of Orkney and other west coast locations in Scotland. In 1963 she co-founded a pioneering art gallery in Sauchiehall Street to show the work of young, ambitious artists.

Her views of Glasgow dating to the late 1940s and 1950s, have since become important documents of now lost areas of the city. In 1999, Bet was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Glasgow University.

This talk is part of The Blythswood Festival for more of our events please visit....
https://glasgowartclub.co.uk/events/blythswood-festival-program-at-gac/

For tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-by-hildegarde-berwick-on-bet-lows-centenary-tickets-862248808397

Tickets £8, coffee & tea included in ticket price.

For tickets and other events

30/04/2024

Concert tomorrow at 1pm, soup & sandwiches are available from 12pm.

Next week the brilliant Marianna Abrahamyan and Lewis Banks will be performing a programme combining the sublimity of Bach with the fiery, flamenco influences of Santiago Baez (via Bizet and Ella Fitzgerald) and everything in - between. Come join us at the Glasgow Art Club & Gallery on Wednesday, 1st May at 1pm.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/MLWB24

26/04/2024

Our newletter with our Online Members' Exhibition, The Paisley Art Insitute 135th Annual Exhibition, Susan McFarlane Still Life Demonstration, the upcoming Westbourne Concerts and the Bythswood Festival program. Get ready for an exciting Spring at the Club -

Our online Gallery has over 100 works available to view and purchase from our talented Club members. These are works from across the art spectrum, with portraits, landscapes, abstract and surreal art, and still life, with various prices.  

23/04/2024

Exciting announcement!

We're thrilled to present our first-ever online exhibition, showcasing over 120 captivating pieces available for purchase! 🌟

Our talented members have truly outdone themselves, offering an array of artworks sure to delight every art lover. Don't miss out on this extraordinary showcase of creativity!

Here's the link -

https://glasgowartclub.co.uk/exhibition-gallery/only-members-spring-summer-2024/

16/04/2024

The grand opening of PAI - Paisley Art Institute 135th open exhibition was a success on Saturday!!

It is now open to the public, 11am-5pm Tuesday - Saturday.

We occasionally host events and concerts in the Mackintosh Gallery; during these times over 270 works are still viewable across the other spaces in the Club.

16/04/2024

Join us for another beautiful Westbourne Music concert tomorrow at 1pm, soup and fresh bread will be available from 12pm.

Delighted to have Andy McTaggart and Andrew Forbes at Westbourne this week.

17th April | 1-2pm | Glasgow Art Club & Gallery
Tickets: tinyurl.com/AAWB17

09/04/2024

It was incredible to watch Robert Kelsey Artist demonstrate his remarkable talent last week, thank you!

Our next Demo is Susan McFarlane on 30th May.

05/04/2024

An interesting read with one of our graduate members Kirstin Mackinnon's work featured on the cover for RSA New Contemporaries.

As well as information on other exhibitions including another one of our members Peter Graeme currently exhibiting at Roger Billcliffe Gallery

OUT NOW: the new digital edition of ARTMAG has the latest Scottish arts news. View and download it: https://artmag.co.uk/magazine/artmag-308/ =1
Image Kirstin Mackinnon, Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) New Contemporaries.

02/04/2024

Tomorrow at 1pm, Westbourne Concert with John Wallace and The Wallace Collection!!

In celebration of John's 75th year, John Wallace and The Wallace Collection will share a variety of works from their current research, including the first known performances of some recently re-discovered mid-19th century gems played on original period instruments.

3rd April | 1-2pm | Glasgow Art Club
Tickets - https://tinyurl.com/WCQWB

05/03/2024

Come along tomorrow 1pm to listen to the wonderful Soteria Ensemble!

Unfortunately, lunch service will not be available this week.

Soteria is a dynamic piano trio that formed at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Initially started in 2019, the trio consisted of Daria, Sarah and Edyta, and in 2012/22, expanded their ensemble by inviting violinist Laetitia, forming a stable ensemble, known for their passion and versatility.

02/03/2024

What a delightful treat it was, the afternoon was filled with incredible musicianship!! Thank you, Aaron and Fali for your outstanding performance at Westbourne!