The Alasdair Gray Archive
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Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian sorchadallas.bsky.social
We’re delighted to see @sundaypost.com celebrate Alasdair Gray ahead of Gray Day (25.02.26) at Òran Mór.
At The Alasdair Gray Archive, we keep his work open, active and alive. Culture is a shared right—join us!
At The Alasdair Gray Archive, we keep his work open, active and alive. Culture is a shared right—join us!
February 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
We’re delighted to see @sundaypost.com celebrate Alasdair Gray ahead of Gray Day (25.02.26) at Òran Mór.
At The Alasdair Gray Archive, we keep his work open, active and alive. Culture is a shared right—join us!
At The Alasdair Gray Archive, we keep his work open, active and alive. Culture is a shared right—join us!
Introducing the Gray Day animators ✨ Ann Dinh responds to Chapter One (Book Three) of Lanark by Alasdair Gray, narrated by Alan Cumming. Commissioned by AGA & @canongate.co.uk. See it 25 Feb 2026, 7–10pm at Òran Mór. 🎟 £22 + fee. Last 30 tickets available!
February 15, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Introducing the Gray Day animators ✨ Ann Dinh responds to Chapter One (Book Three) of Lanark by Alasdair Gray, narrated by Alan Cumming. Commissioned by AGA & @canongate.co.uk. See it 25 Feb 2026, 7–10pm at Òran Mór. 🎟 £22 + fee. Last 30 tickets available!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
This embracing couple appears across many of Alasdair’s works—from Love Satisfied (1996) and Ardent Lovers (2012) to Lanark (1981). First seen as Adam and Eve in Greenhead Church (1963).
This embracing couple appears across many of Alasdair’s works—from Love Satisfied (1996) and Ardent Lovers (2012) to Lanark (1981). First seen as Adam and Eve in Greenhead Church (1963).
February 14, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Happy Valentine’s Day!
This embracing couple appears across many of Alasdair’s works—from Love Satisfied (1996) and Ardent Lovers (2012) to Lanark (1981). First seen as Adam and Eve in Greenhead Church (1963).
This embracing couple appears across many of Alasdair’s works—from Love Satisfied (1996) and Ardent Lovers (2012) to Lanark (1981). First seen as Adam and Eve in Greenhead Church (1963).
It’s World Radio Day! 📻
One of Alasdair Gray’s early radio plays, “Mr Meikle – An Epilogue,” from Ten Tales Tall and True (1993), aired on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. It reflects on a teacher who shaped his literary path and love of Glasgow.
One of Alasdair Gray’s early radio plays, “Mr Meikle – An Epilogue,” from Ten Tales Tall and True (1993), aired on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. It reflects on a teacher who shaped his literary path and love of Glasgow.
February 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM
It’s World Radio Day! 📻
One of Alasdair Gray’s early radio plays, “Mr Meikle – An Epilogue,” from Ten Tales Tall and True (1993), aired on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. It reflects on a teacher who shaped his literary path and love of Glasgow.
One of Alasdair Gray’s early radio plays, “Mr Meikle – An Epilogue,” from Ten Tales Tall and True (1993), aired on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. It reflects on a teacher who shaped his literary path and love of Glasgow.
Our limited-edition Gray Day merch shines in new photos by our placement student Karin. Meet the ‘Lanark’ notebook and ‘Words, Wards, Wurds’ pen. Bundle £5 (RRP £6.50). Discount until 25.02.26. Shop via link in bio!
February 13, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Our limited-edition Gray Day merch shines in new photos by our placement student Karin. Meet the ‘Lanark’ notebook and ‘Words, Wards, Wurds’ pen. Bundle £5 (RRP £6.50). Discount until 25.02.26. Shop via link in bio!
Not long to go til Gray Day 2025 – Reimagined Glasgow: 45 Years of Lanark. We reach Book 4 (1981): Lanark returns to Unthank in a surreal finale, ending with Gray’s reimagining of Hobbes’ Leviathan presiding over Scotland featuring the face of his friend Malcolm Hood.
GOODBYE!
GOODBYE!
February 12, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Not long to go til Gray Day 2025 – Reimagined Glasgow: 45 Years of Lanark. We reach Book 4 (1981): Lanark returns to Unthank in a surreal finale, ending with Gray’s reimagining of Hobbes’ Leviathan presiding over Scotland featuring the face of his friend Malcolm Hood.
GOODBYE!
GOODBYE!
It was a pleasure to welcome @creativescots.bsky.social Literature Officers Beth Cochrane & Alice Tarbuck to the archive today, and to catch up on our two new writer residencies exploring the work of Alasdair Gray and Agnes Owens @aowensarchive.bsky.social, supported through the Open Fund.
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
It was a pleasure to welcome @creativescots.bsky.social Literature Officers Beth Cochrane & Alice Tarbuck to the archive today, and to catch up on our two new writer residencies exploring the work of Alasdair Gray and Agnes Owens @aowensarchive.bsky.social, supported through the Open Fund.
2026 marks 45 years since Alasdair Gray’s Lanark (1981) published by @canongate.co.uk. As we prepare for Gray Day 2026, we revisit Book Two, where Duncan Thaw’s mental health declines. Its frontispiece reworks Vesalius, paralleling Thaw’s study of anatomy with his own scrutiny and unraveling.
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 AM
2026 marks 45 years since Alasdair Gray’s Lanark (1981) published by @canongate.co.uk. As we prepare for Gray Day 2026, we revisit Book Two, where Duncan Thaw’s mental health declines. Its frontispiece reworks Vesalius, paralleling Thaw’s study of anatomy with his own scrutiny and unraveling.
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This Year’s Gray Day on 25 Feb celebrates the 45th anniversary of Alasdair Gray’s LANARK
@nicolameighan.bsky.social speaks to custodian of the @agrayarchive.bsky.social Sorcha Dallas, @josielong.bsky.social, & Rachelle Atalla about the upcoming celebration
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@nicolameighan.bsky.social speaks to custodian of the @agrayarchive.bsky.social Sorcha Dallas, @josielong.bsky.social, & Rachelle Atalla about the upcoming celebration
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www.akickupthearts.org/blog-3-1/jos...
Josie Long, Rachelle Atalla & Sorcha Dallas on Alasdair Gray — A Kick Up The Arts
Josie Long, Rachelle Atalla & Sorcha Dallas on Alasdair Gray We’re celebrating the wonder of writer, artist, Glasgow icon and cultural polymath Alasdair Gray with comedian Josie Long, writer R...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This Year’s Gray Day on 25 Feb celebrates the 45th anniversary of Alasdair Gray’s LANARK
@nicolameighan.bsky.social speaks to custodian of the @agrayarchive.bsky.social Sorcha Dallas, @josielong.bsky.social, & Rachelle Atalla about the upcoming celebration
💙📚
www.akickupthearts.org/blog-3-1/jos...
@nicolameighan.bsky.social speaks to custodian of the @agrayarchive.bsky.social Sorcha Dallas, @josielong.bsky.social, & Rachelle Atalla about the upcoming celebration
💙📚
www.akickupthearts.org/blog-3-1/jos...
Today we dive into Book One’ artwork of Alasdair Gray’s Lanark published by @canongate.co.uk as we count down to Gray Day 2026. Inspired by Bacon’s Novum Organum, it introduces Duncan Thaw, a sickly, precocious boy growing up in Glasgow’s East End. Can you spot James Kelman?
February 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Today we dive into Book One’ artwork of Alasdair Gray’s Lanark published by @canongate.co.uk as we count down to Gray Day 2026. Inspired by Bacon’s Novum Organum, it introduces Duncan Thaw, a sickly, precocious boy growing up in Glasgow’s East End. Can you spot James Kelman?
‘Lanark’ published by @canongate.co.uk opens with Book Three: Lanark arrives in Unthank, a sunless city of allegorical disease. His “dragonhide” embodies his inability to love. The frontispiece reworks Raleigh’s History of the World in Gray’s style, seen here alongside Gray’s reimagined versions.
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 AM
‘Lanark’ published by @canongate.co.uk opens with Book Three: Lanark arrives in Unthank, a sunless city of allegorical disease. His “dragonhide” embodies his inability to love. The frontispiece reworks Raleigh’s History of the World in Gray’s style, seen here alongside Gray’s reimagined versions.
45 years since Alasdair Gray’s Lanark (1981). We’re exploring its artwork, all by Gray. The title page remixes key motifs: the Brain Baby, Marion Oag’s portrait, and Applecross landmarks—micro-stories before page one.
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 AM
45 years since Alasdair Gray’s Lanark (1981). We’re exploring its artwork, all by Gray. The title page remixes key motifs: the Brain Baby, Marion Oag’s portrait, and Applecross landmarks—micro-stories before page one.
Gray Day 2025 marks 45 years of Lanark. Alasdair Gray’s novel, published by @canongate.co.uk, fuses visual art and text: self-designed covers, allegorical panels, Glasgow landscapes, and an eccentric 3-1-2-4 structure—learn more about the familiar faces he used for the book cover 👇🏽
February 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Gray Day 2025 marks 45 years of Lanark. Alasdair Gray’s novel, published by @canongate.co.uk, fuses visual art and text: self-designed covers, allegorical panels, Glasgow landscapes, and an eccentric 3-1-2-4 structure—learn more about the familiar faces he used for the book cover 👇🏽
A treat to catch up with Agnes Samuels ✨ A friend of Alasdair’s, drawn by him in 1974. She shared memories of Paris visits, a Louvre tour, and donated us his annotated McGorotty & Ludmilla script. Recording her memories soon—if you have items/memories to share, get in touch 🙏
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM
A treat to catch up with Agnes Samuels ✨ A friend of Alasdair’s, drawn by him in 1974. She shared memories of Paris visits, a Louvre tour, and donated us his annotated McGorotty & Ludmilla script. Recording her memories soon—if you have items/memories to share, get in touch 🙏
✨ Tonight on ARTE France: City Country Culture — Invitation au voyage spotlights Glasgow and Alasdair Gray. Filmed June 2025 by Orane Delépine & François Chambe, with @sorchadallas.bsky.social, @rodgeglass.bsky.social & Alan Riach. ✨ watch 👇🏽
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À Glasgow, les pauvres créatures d’Alasdair Gray - Invitation au voyage - 05/02/2026 - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE
Au Royaume-Uni, dans le Glasgow victorien du XIXe siècle, une drôle de créature voit le jour : Bella, conçue à partir du corps d’une jeune femme décédée, auquel est implanté le cerveau d’un bébé. Cett...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:26 PM
✨ Tonight on ARTE France: City Country Culture — Invitation au voyage spotlights Glasgow and Alasdair Gray. Filmed June 2025 by Orane Delépine & François Chambe, with @sorchadallas.bsky.social, @rodgeglass.bsky.social & Alan Riach. ✨ watch 👇🏽
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/13...
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/13...
Last tickets! Gray Day 2026 marks 45 years of Lanark. 25 Feb, 7–10pm, Òran Mór, Glasgow. £22+bf. New writing, art, animation & comedy honouring Alasdair Gray.
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Last tickets! Gray Day 2026 marks 45 years of Lanark. 25 Feb, 7–10pm, Òran Mór, Glasgow. £22+bf. New writing, art, animation & comedy honouring Alasdair Gray.
Last tickets for Gray Day on 25.02.26 at Oran Mor Glasgow, book now! www.ticketweb.uk/event/gray-d...
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February 5, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Last tickets for Gray Day on 25.02.26 at Oran Mor Glasgow, book now! www.ticketweb.uk/event/gray-d...
Limited-edition Gray Day merch! All proceeds support our 2026 programme. 'Lanark' notebook (lined/plain) + 'Words, Wards, Wurds' pen. £5 bundle w/code till 25.02.26. Thanks @canongate.co.uk, The Estate of Alasdair Gray & Abby Carter. Head to online shop to buy!
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Limited-edition Gray Day merch! All proceeds support our 2026 programme. 'Lanark' notebook (lined/plain) + 'Words, Wards, Wurds' pen. £5 bundle w/code till 25.02.26. Thanks @canongate.co.uk, The Estate of Alasdair Gray & Abby Carter. Head to online shop to buy!
🎉 The Alasdair Gray Archive is 6! 🎉
Thanks to everyone who’s supported us since 2020. We’ve grown into a publicly accessible Glasgow resource, cared for by Custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social. Help us keep growing—donate via the link in our bio.
#alasdairgray #thealasdairgrayarchive
Thanks to everyone who’s supported us since 2020. We’ve grown into a publicly accessible Glasgow resource, cared for by Custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social. Help us keep growing—donate via the link in our bio.
#alasdairgray #thealasdairgrayarchive
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🎉 The Alasdair Gray Archive is 6! 🎉
Thanks to everyone who’s supported us since 2020. We’ve grown into a publicly accessible Glasgow resource, cared for by Custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social. Help us keep growing—donate via the link in our bio.
#alasdairgray #thealasdairgrayarchive
Thanks to everyone who’s supported us since 2020. We’ve grown into a publicly accessible Glasgow resource, cared for by Custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social. Help us keep growing—donate via the link in our bio.
#alasdairgray #thealasdairgrayarchive
It’s National Storytelling Week! 📖
Storytelling connects generations and cultures. Alasdair Gray was a master of the form. Join us on 25 Feb at Òran Mór for Gray Day, marking Lanark (1981). Tickets via bio.
Storytelling connects generations and cultures. Alasdair Gray was a master of the form. Join us on 25 Feb at Òran Mór for Gray Day, marking Lanark (1981). Tickets via bio.
February 2, 2026 at 7:40 AM
It’s National Storytelling Week! 📖
Storytelling connects generations and cultures. Alasdair Gray was a master of the form. Join us on 25 Feb at Òran Mór for Gray Day, marking Lanark (1981). Tickets via bio.
Storytelling connects generations and cultures. Alasdair Gray was a master of the form. Join us on 25 Feb at Òran Mór for Gray Day, marking Lanark (1981). Tickets via bio.
🌈 Queer History Month 🌈
Join our month-long digital screening of Of Us & Others by Maya Rose Edwards—intimate, anonymous queer conversations across Glasgow, exploring kinship, care & imagined futures. 🎥 1–28 February- link in bio to watch on our YouTube
Join our month-long digital screening of Of Us & Others by Maya Rose Edwards—intimate, anonymous queer conversations across Glasgow, exploring kinship, care & imagined futures. 🎥 1–28 February- link in bio to watch on our YouTube
February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
🌈 Queer History Month 🌈
Join our month-long digital screening of Of Us & Others by Maya Rose Edwards—intimate, anonymous queer conversations across Glasgow, exploring kinship, care & imagined futures. 🎥 1–28 February- link in bio to watch on our YouTube
Join our month-long digital screening of Of Us & Others by Maya Rose Edwards—intimate, anonymous queer conversations across Glasgow, exploring kinship, care & imagined futures. 🎥 1–28 February- link in bio to watch on our YouTube
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Come visit us and @aowensarchive.bsky.social in February 2026! Tours led by Custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social Sorcha worked with Alasdair since 2007, has a deep knowledge of the collections.
➡️February 6th, 13th, 20th, and 28th at 11am. Book via Eventbrite 🙏
Come visit us and @aowensarchive.bsky.social in February 2026! Tours led by Custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social Sorcha worked with Alasdair since 2007, has a deep knowledge of the collections.
➡️February 6th, 13th, 20th, and 28th at 11am. Book via Eventbrite 🙏
January 31, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Come visit us and @aowensarchive.bsky.social in February 2026! Tours led by Custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social Sorcha worked with Alasdair since 2007, has a deep knowledge of the collections.
➡️February 6th, 13th, 20th, and 28th at 11am. Book via Eventbrite 🙏
Come visit us and @aowensarchive.bsky.social in February 2026! Tours led by Custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social Sorcha worked with Alasdair since 2007, has a deep knowledge of the collections.
➡️February 6th, 13th, 20th, and 28th at 11am. Book via Eventbrite 🙏
Activating the Archive: Our Creative Commissions bring our collection to life through events and new work. Writers, artists and creatives reinterpret the material, growing the Archive in meaning—not just size, reimagining it now & for the future.
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Activating the Archive: Our Creative Commissions bring our collection to life through events and new work. Writers, artists and creatives reinterpret the material, growing the Archive in meaning—not just size, reimagining it now & for the future.
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Activating the Archive: Our collections live through Education, Public Events & Creative Commissions. Highlights include Gray Day at Òran Mór (25 Feb), free weekly tours, talks, readings & partner events—keeping Gray’s ideas alive.
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Activating the Archive: Our collections live through Education, Public Events & Creative Commissions. Highlights include Gray Day at Òran Mór (25 Feb), free weekly tours, talks, readings & partner events—keeping Gray’s ideas alive.