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The Atlantic Cable
A cross-disciplinary evening, featuring a network of scholars, artists and musicians who come together to exchange ideas and culture beyond national borders (and that wide, wide expanse known as the Atlantic Ocean).
The Glad Café, Glasgow (2.4 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 636 6119
The first ever Atlantic Cable, featuring talks by Dr Michael Morris (Glasgow University), Dr Michael Brown (University of Aberdeen); music from Joe Black, Siobhan Wilson, and Jill O'Sullivan (Sparrow and the Workshop); and video work from artist Annie Crabtree (Picture Window).
- 19:00 – 22:30
It's All Around You
Exhibition by Scottish and international artists, curated by local artist Mark McGhee.
Shawlands Arcade, Glasgow (2.7 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 636 8550
- 10:00 – 18:00
Adam McEwen: Sawney Bean
Art exploring themes associated with mythical 16th century Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean.
The Modern Institute, Glasgow (0.4 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 248 3711
- 10:00 – 18:00
ArtYaTart
Work by abstract autobiographical artist Lainey Waddell.
The 13th Note Café/Bar, Glasgow (0.4 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 553 1638
- 12:00 – 00:00
Carol Bove: The Foamy Saliva of a Horse
Rearrangement of the Geneva-born artist's installation, originally presented at the Venice Biennale in 2011. A collection of found or handmade objects are presented in such a way as to call to mind the artifice of cultural value and meaning.
The Common Guild, Glasgow (1.4 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 428 3022
- 12:00 – 19:00
Claudia Nova: Axis Mundi
Debut solo exhibition by Glasgow artist exploring the concept of the 'sky pillar', by which the heavens supposedly communicated with the earth.
The Arches, Glasgow (0.6 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 565 1000
- 11:00 – 23:00
David Sherry: Humanist Cumulative
New drawings, sculptures and images from the artist whose work investigates codes of everyday behaviour in often very entertaining ways.
Patricia Fleming Projects, Glasgow (0.4 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0796 806 6708
- 10:00 – 19:00
Glasgow Scribes: Annual Exhibition 2013
Annual exhibition showcasing the impressively assured output of the group of amateur calligraphers.
Mitchell Library, Glasgow (1.0 miles)
Thu 23 May
5th Floor
Cancelled / 07538 823723
Postponed as of May 7.
- 09:00 – 20:00
Niki de Saint Phalle: The Eric and Jean Cass Gift
The late Niki de Saint Phalle had an unlikely career; born into a privileged French family whose wealth was wiped out in the Depression, she became a teenage fashion model and then eloped to the USA before having a nervous breakdown and reinventing herself as creator of some of the most personal, vivid and engaging public…
Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (0.3 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 287 3050
- 10:00 – 20:00
Rachel Mimiec: Plough
New works in paint and using images from National Geographic magazine, incorporating works made by children during workshops which the artist ran at Glasgow's Red Road Family Centre.
Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (0.3 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 287 3050
- 10:00 – 20:00
Spring Inspired
Oil paintings, pastels, watercolours, prints, ceramics and crafts created by Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian and Georgian artists. Exhibitors include Alina Stepura, Elena Clark, Igor Kurkov, Julia Atlas, Ludmila Kosmina, Oksana Mavrodii and others.
Café Cossachok, Glasgow (0.4 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 553 0733
- 11:00 – 00:00
Tales of the City: Gallery 2
Works from GoMA's collection purchased on the Art Fund International scheme, in partnership with the Common Guild. Featured artists include Derek Boshier, Rob Churm, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Alex Frost, David Hockney, Scott Myles, David Sherry and Simon Starling.
Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (0.3 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 287 3050
- 10:00 – 20:00
UWS Third Year Show
Art from third year students of the University of the West of Scotland. All work in the show is for sale.
Bar Ten, Glasgow (0.4 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 572 1448
- 11:00 – 00:00
Watercolour Painting Course with Iain Connell
Learn a variety of new watercolour techniques from artist Iain Connell, including washes, mixed media and glazing. By the end of the course, you'll have four new paintings that incorporate new knowledge of colour and composition. Materials list provided upon registration. To enroll complete the online registration form…
Couper Institute, Glasgow (3.3 miles)
Thu 23 May
£70 for six weeks / 07786 330 317
- 19:00 – 21:00
