Aye-Aye Books Pop-Up Shop

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Aye-Aye Books Pop-up Shop 10 January – 31 March 2025 The Driven Void, Reid Ground Floor Corridor We are delighted to welcome Aye-Aye Books Pop-Up Shop to The Glasgow School of Art. Aye-Aye Books is a small, independent bookshop, whose aim is ‘to think about the world we live in, how it works, what powers it, who runs it, and …

Exhibition tour ‘Bet Low: An Island on Your Doorstep’

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Exhibition tour ‘Bet Low: An Island on Your Doorstep’ 11am 11th January 2025 Reid Gallery Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite Join the exhibition curators Jenny Brownrigg (Exhibitions Director, The Glasgow School of Art) and Andrew Parkinson (Curator, The Pier Arts Centre) for a 45-minute tour around the exhibition Bet Low: An Island on Your Doorstep. Image: ‘Calm Water (at …

City Streets, Scottish Islands and Silhouetted Hills: Bet Low Art and Life

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City Streets, Scottish Islands and Silhouetted Hills: Bet Low (1924-2007) Art and Life 3pm 21st January 2025 Reid Principal Seminar Room, Reid Building Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite December 2024 marked the 100th anniversary of Bet Low’s birth. This talk will cover the very eventful 50+ years of Bet Low’s art and life. Bet was born in Gourock and …

LOWLANDS: Round Table

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LOWLANDS: Round Table 6 – 8pm 28th January 2025 Reid Principal Seminar Room, Reid Building Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite Lowlands Artists Collective are a group of eight artists now based in various parts of Scotland and Finland with different artistic practices. They first got to know each other through their affiliation with Glasgow Print Studio. They have …

Painting with Coloured Pulp Inspired by Bet Low – Papermaking Workshop

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Painting with Coloured Pulp Inspired by Bet Low – Papermaking Workshop with Lin Chau 1pm 28th January 2025 Glasgow School of Art Student Union Association, 20 Scott Street Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite Explore the artistry of papermaking in this hands-on workshop led by Lin Chau. Begin your creative journey by drawing inspiration from the works of Bet …

New Charing Cross Gallery and Contemporary Artist-Run Models in Glasgow

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New Charing Cross Gallery (1963 – 68) and Contemporary Artist-Run Models in Glasgow 6pm 3rd February 2025 Principal Seminar Room 1,  Reid Building Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite In 1963, in the promotion material for New Charing Cross Gallery, Glasgow, Bet Low (1924-2007), one of the gallery co-founders wrote: The idea is to make it smart, efficient and …

Walk and Talk: Bet Low – an Artist’s Life Reflected Through Glasgow’s Architecture

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Walk and Talk: Bet Low – an Artist’s Life Reflected Through Glasgow’s Architecture Walking Tour with Hildegarde Berwick 11am 8th February 2025 Meeting point: CCA at the corner of Sauchiehall Street and Scott Street Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite Bet Low (1924-2007) made Glasgow her home after studying at Glasgow School of Art, completing her studies in 1945. …

RRS: In Conversation with Marlene Smith and Camara Taylor

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RRS: In Conversation with Marlene Smith and Camara Taylor 6 – 7:30pm Thursday 5th December Online Conversation (Zoom) Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite Join us online for an artist talk and discussion with Marlene Smith and Camara Taylor as they share insights from their recent solo exhibitions, Ah, Sugar and [mouthfeel]. Together, they’ll explore the materials central to their practices and …

Swords into Ploughshares: Knives into Jewels Symposium

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Swords into Ploughshares: Knives into Jewels Symposium 3pm – 4.30pm Friday 21st February Reid Lecture Theatre Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite Join Professor Norman Cherry and Dauvit Alexander, joint curators of the touring exhibition Swords into Ploughshares: Knives into Jewels, for their talk and Q&A with Professor Ross Birrell, GSA Professor in Contemporary Art Practice & Critical Theory. …

Marlene Smith in Conversation with Seán Elder

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Marlene Smith in Conversation with Seán Elder 5pm Friday 1st November Reid Principal Seminar Room, Reid Building Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite Join Marlene Smith in this in-conversation event with Cubitt Curatorial Fellow, Seán Elder within the context of Ah, Sugar Smith’s solo exhibition. In a conversational form, Smith will discuss how friendship, life experience and respite has …