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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 5h

‘Friendship’, the final theme in Holly Rennie Brown’s The City, explores queer, working-class life in Glasgow — where community transforms the city into a space of care, love, and creative connection. Next tour 📅 Friday 7 November — 1pm or email [email protected]

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 1d

Today we explore the theme of work in ‘The City’ exhibition. Work can mean masking who we are to survive. Scarlett and Choirstaidh share how queer, working-class people navigate jobs with resilience, creativity, and care—often at personal cost. #thecity #alasdairgrayarchive

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 1d

All welcome! Monday 20th October at 1pm, come hear from our AGA x Gutter commissioned writers Joey Simons and Lucy Lauder, University Memorial Chapel @uofglasgow.bsky.social

The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely morning with @canongate.co.uk featuring Sylvie ❤️ It’s always been excellent to collaborate with them on all things Gray related, thanks for visiting ❤️

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 2d

Exploring Homemaking in The City—a queer, working-class mapping of Glasgow by curator Holly Rennie Brown. From Bek’s SingStar nights to Choirstaidh’s first flat, it’s about care, resilience, & making a home. Free tour👇🏽
🗓 Fri 7 Nov, 1pm 📩 [email protected]

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday we welcomed Kirstie & Ben from Galerie 5b, who have played an integral role in supporting the critical reappraisal of Carole Gibbons' work, so it was great to discuss the lifelong, creatively supportive friendship between Gibbons and Gray.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 2d

The City exhibition explores Glasgow’s queer nightlife as a place for joy, resistance, and memory. Come find out more at our free tour-
📅 : Fri 7 Nov, 1pm
📩 [email protected]

The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 5d

Exploring the 5 themes in ‘The City’ an exhibition on queer, working-class life in Glasgow. Today: Clothes. For many, style expresses identity & gender. From thrifted 8 Ball jackets to bold scarves, clothes become tools of visibility, pride & connection.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 6d

Huge thanks to all who joined us at Civic House! 📽️ Of Us & Others by Maya Rose Edwards screened all day—exploring queer identity, memory & kinship. A powerful, moving event—captured by @alasdairwatson.bsky.social

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 7d

📣 TODAY! Don’t miss Of Us & Others – a powerful new film by Maya Rose Edwards 🎬 Screening 12–5pm at Civic House (drop in anytime!). One day only – Sat 4 Oct! AGA’s first visual art commission supported by @creativescots.bsky.social & the Edwin Morgan Trust

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for the support 🙏💪🏽

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 7d

Our October art highlights – new work at @dcadundee.bsky.social and Jupiter Artland, a Glasgow-mapping exhibition at @agrayarchive.bsky.social + more

www.theskinny.co.uk/art/showcase... [by @rachelashenden.bsky.social]

Scottish Art Highlights: October 2025 – The Skinny

Exhibitions in Dundee explore social justice and the censorship of speech, while The Alasdair Gray Archive maps Glasgow through a queer, working-class lens.

www.theskinny.co.uk

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 8d

Visiting ‘The City’ exhibition? Pick up a free zine by commissioned writer Elouise Blackburn, connecting the show to AGA’s collection and mapping queer, working-class Glasgow through objects, stories, and radical care.
#alasdairgray #thealasdairgrayarchive

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 9d

📢 We're seeking a volunteer Treasurer!
📍 Glasgow | ⏰ ~4 hrs/month
💼 Join our Board & support the legacy of Alasdair Gray.
📅 Apply by Thurs 6 Nov 2025, 5pm
📧 [email protected]
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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 9d

Next in our timeline: No. 43 – 2001. Alasdair Gray became joint Creative Writing professor at Glasgow & Strathclyde with James Kelman & Tom Leonard. He left in 2003 over creative differences.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 10d

📢 New resource LIVE! “Memoir & Biography Writing” Explore how personal stories can inspire inclusive research. Made with @sgsah.bsky.social @sorchadallas.bsky.social @rodgeglass.bsky.social & Lucy Lauder, design by Abby Carter thealasdairgrayarchive.org/wp-content/u...

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 10d

Wonderful

The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 11d

TONIGHT 👇🏽 www.eventbrite.com/e/incorporat...

Incorporating Memoir & Biography Writing Towards Inclusion & Social Justice

Free webinar and new resource launch! With Sorcha Dallas, Rodge Glass, and Lucy Lauder

www.eventbrite.com

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 11d

Timeline post 42: 2000 – The Book of Prefaces Published. Alasdair Gray’s ambitious, gorgeously designed literary history—told through prefaces from the 7th–20th century—was 16 years in the making and met with instant acclaim.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 12d

Hello October!
Our latest newsletter is now live on Substack. Catch up on everything from September and see what’s ahead for October. alasdairgrayarchive.substack.com?fbclid=PARlR...

The Alasdair Gray Archive | Substack

The Alasdair Gray Archive is a free, public resource. We reflect the collaborative way in which Alasdair worked by sharing the stories of others and making the archive a reflection of who he was as a ...

alasdairgrayarchive.substack.com

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 13d

Join us Sat 4 Oct for Of Us & Others by Maya Rose Edwards — a one-day film screening at Civic House (12–5pm). A moving work on queer kinship, place & imagined futures. Drop in anytime, with support from the Edwin Morgan Trust & @creativescots.bsky.social

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 14d

We had a wonderful tour today, including members of the Friends of Whitehill Secondary School, who generously gifted us Alasdair’s commemorative quaich - presented to him when he received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018!

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 14d

Free guided tours of The City exhibition, exploring queer, working-class Glasgow through archives and community stories.
Tours: Oct 3 & Nov 7, 1pm.
Book: [email protected]

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 15d

Welcome AGA’s New Trustees! We’re delighted to welcome Cole Collins, Jade (Stout) Sneddon & Andrew Leitch to our Board. They bring vital expertise in EDI, data analysis & capital investment to help grow and support AGA’s mission. Find out more on our website!

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 15d

Welcome AGA’s New Trustees! We’re delighted to welcome Cole Collins, Jade (Stout) Sneddon & Andrew Leitch to our Board. They bring vital expertise in EDI, data analysis & capital investment to help grow and support AGA’s mission. Find out more on our website!

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