Glasgow School of Art

Glasgow School of Art Centenary - Notable alumni

18 Nov 2009

Throughout December and January the Glasgow School of Art is commemorating the centenary of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed building, which was completed by the celebrated architect, designer and watercolourist in 1909. As part of the ongoing…

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

1 Jun 2009

This year is the centenary of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s biggest design triumph – Glasgow School of Art. David Pollock profiles the famous Art Nouveau architect.

Art School Degree Shows

22 May 2008

GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART Ragnar Jonasson Painter Originally from Iceland, Ragnar Jonasson paints, but not using brushes or canvas. ‘I’m pouring paint,’ he explains, ‘from saucepans. I pour it onto plastic, then peel it off, so there’s nothing…

GSA Degree Show Street Party 2009

11 Jun 2009

Over the years, the Glasgow School of Art Degree Show afterparty, where alterna-haired art hipsters take over Renfrew Street for a night-long outdoor bunfest (rather like The Kids From Fame but with skinnier jeans), has become almost as important an…

Glasgow School of Art MFA Degree Show (Group Show)

19 Jun 2008

MIXED MEDIA Tramway, Glasgow, until Sun 22 Jun While locating good work by up-and-coming artists at an undergraduate show can feel like you’re searching for a needle in a haystack, at the Glasgow School of Art MFA show, as might be expected, the work…

The rising stars from Glasgow School of Art’s textile department

New fashion talent emerging from Glasgow

7 Mar 2011

Glasgow School of Art’s Newbery Tower is one of the highest points in the city: a grim, grey beacon to 1970s architecture. Its scheduled demolition this summer is set to change the city’s skyline dramatically, which is why for this year’s annual fashion…

Art College Degree Shows

11 Jun 2009

Edinburgh College of Art Lizzy Stewart: Illustration Stewart’s work adorns record sleeves, editorial pages, zines and books. Her vivid prints, including ‘Giant Bear in a Tiny Village’ (pictured), will be on display alongside illustrations for Dee…

Various DJs and promotors talk about the Art School and Vic Bar ahead of closure

Djs from Menergy, Divine! and Optimo remember the good times

17 May 2011

Glasgow’s clubbing landscape will change forever this month, when the Glasgow School of Art union and its Vic Bar close for extensive redevelopment. Things will never be the same again, its key people tell The List: Lady Munter (Menergy): For me, the…

ECA and GSA Degree Shows 2010

9 Jun 2010

As Glasgow and Edinburgh prepare to showcase their finest outgoing talent with their much anticipated degree shows, Talitha Kotzé meets some of the makers

Historic Scotland and GSA scan Mount Rushmore in 3D

14 May 2010

In other 3D news, a team from Historic Scotland and the Digital Design Studio at the Glasgow School of Art have set off for the Black Hills of South Dakota to digitally record international heritage landmark, Mount Rushmore. The two-week project is the…

Glasgow School of Art - Masters in Fashion Promenade

Woolly thinking

14 Aug 2009

Over the years, Glasgow School of Art’s prestigious Masters in Textiles as Fashion has produced some properly pioneering designers: from internationally-recognised names like Jonathan Saunders and Pam Hogg to The List’s current favourites, upcoming…

Emergent Artists - Glasgow School of Art

13 Aug 2009

Four years ago, the exhibitions department at the Glasgow School of Art initiated a programme to support early career artists based in Glasgow. Selected artists are given the opportunity to exhibit new work in one of the beautiful high ceiling studios…

Pangea

2 Apr 2009

Dundee’s top drum & bass night once again heads south to host one of its infamous Glasgow parties. This month they are joined by special guest J Bostron. Originally from Ireland but now based in Glasgow this producer/DJ is known for his dub heavy…

GSA shop

16 Oct 2008

‘You know the sort of thing. We call it Mackintrash, or Mockintosh.’ Cathy Randall is laughing as she tries to diplomatically describe the kind of thing she definitely doesn’t want in the newly opened Glasgow School of Art shop. Shoppers will just have…

News Extra

29 Nov 2007

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay has launched in suitable style with the final big name acts being added to the bill. King Creosote appear on the Waverley Stage, while Scotland’s Red Hot Chilli Pipers will join forces with British Asian fusion band, Kismet and Go…