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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 1d

The Glasgow @womenslibrary.bsky.social’s Maud Sulter Annual Lecture
31 Oct @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social – free

@pratibha.bsky.social will discuss the vibrant Black women’s arts movement of the 1980s in dialogue with Sulter’s work & their reverberations today
womenslibrary.org.uk/event/the-ma...

The Maud Sulter Annual Lecture with Pratibha Parmar | Glasgow Women's Library

Parmar will talk about foundational moments in dialogue with Maud Sulter’s work and their reverberations today.

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University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · Sep 5

Glasgow is positioning itself as the UK’s 3D content creation capital.

A new working group brings together UofG, @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social, @cofgcollege.bsky.social and industry partners to support growth in immersive tech, animation and digital design.

More: gla.ac/483GFHL

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Sep 4

The 3D Content Creation group - a groundbreaking industry-academic partnership between The Glasgow School of Art, University of Glasgow and City of Glasgow College - aims to make Glasgow the UK’s 3D content creation capital.

Read more: gsamediacentre.co.uk/the-glasgow-...

The Glasgow School of Art joins forces with key industry partners as Scotland’s largest city positions itself as UK’s 3D content creation capital - The Glasgow School of Art Media Centre

Scotland’s largest city will today position itself as the UK’s 3D content creation capital with the launch of a groundbreaking industry-academic partnership. The University of Glasgow (UofG), The…

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Sep 4

Details on the Glasgow exhibition can be found here: www.lyonandturnbull.com/events/colle...

Making a Mark

Collecting Contemporary MetalworkLyon & Turnbull are pleased to present Making a Mark, an exhibition celebrating the remarkable collection that Helen Cargill Thompson amassed and then bequeathed to Th...

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Sep 4

Exhibiting in both London and Glasgow, Making a Mark offers a rare glimpse into the world of contemporary silver and metalwork through the extraordinary collection of the late Dr Helen Cargill Thompson, now bequeathed to The Glasgow School of Art:

www.lyonandturnbull.com/events/colle...

Making a Mark

Collecting Contemporary MetalworkLyon & Turnbull are pleased to present Making a Mark, an exhibition celebrating the remarkable collection that Helen Cargill Thompson amassed and then bequeathed to Th...

www.lyonandturnbull.com

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School of Innovation & Technology @sit-gsa.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tonight! Glasgow Games Soapbox at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social degree show, in association with VideoGames Glasgow
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Blog Post | Glasgow School of Art | Glasgow Games Soapbox at GSA

Videogames Glasgow & The School of Innovation & Technology Present the Glasgow Games Soapbox - Aug 28, 2025

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Centre for Advanced Textiles celebrates a quarter-century of innovation with a retrospective exhibition, from 13 September to 18 October in the Garnethill Gallery here at the GSA. Find out more:

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CATALOGUE: 25 Years of the Centre for Advanced Textiles at The Glasgow School of Art showcases a ground-breaking journey and lasting impact on the textile industry through specialist innovation in dig...

Catalogue: 25 years of the Centre for Advanced Textiles runs from 13th Sept to 18th Oct at The Glasgow School of Art’s Garnethill Gallery. This colourful and captivating retrospective showcases signif...

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Aug 26

Postgraduate Degree Show opens this Thursday from 5pm, across our campuses, and runs until Sunday 7 September.

The accompanying digital showcase will also launch at 5pm on Thursday. It'll be available to view at 2025.gsapostgradshowcase.net

gsaexhibitions.co.uk/exhibition/p...

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Aug 17

“Those paintings were helpful in slowing me down. They ask us to observe closely. They challenged me to write about bodies in a similar way, and it’s essential because the body is a very political thing.”

—Douglas Stuart, on seeing Jenny Saville’s 1992 degree show at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 17

‘Your work changed the course of my entire life’: novelist Douglas Stuart meets painter Jenny Saville

He was a struggling 16-year-old when he first saw her paintings. Now, the Booker prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain sits down with the record-breaking artist to talk early success, bad reviews, and the joys of making art

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 31

In August, you can take part in our online Clearing Advice Sessions, made for applicants interested in applying to study with us through Clearing to help you understand more about the programme you are interested in.

Find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/clearing-...

Clearing Advice Sessions

We are holding a series of online advice sessions for some programmes so you can discover and have a flavour of what we offer at The Glasgow School of Art. Image: Aisha Rusling-Sibley, Invisible Forc...

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · Jul 28

Treat yourself to a wee pre-order @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off 100s of titles…incl The Two Roberts, my new novel. A big gay love story about two real artists who met @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social in 1933 then blazed a trail through wartime London until…

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July Pre Order Offer | Waterstones

Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at Waterstones.com. Click & Collect within 2 hours or buy online with Free UK Delivery on Orders Over £25.

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 14

It was designed by fellow GSA graduate @mollyhankinson.bsky.social and can be found on The Dirty Duchess in Finnieston.

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 14

A mural has been created to mark Jasleen Kaur receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters from The Glasgow School of Art, and to recognise her incredible artistic success.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2530799...

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 9

Congratulations to (MLitt) Contemporary Art Practice programme leader Mick McGraw, who has won at the Lapeca Scottish Landscape Awards 2025 for his photograph ‘Glen Croe landslide, August 31, 2020’.

Read more about his win here: news.stv.tv/west-central...

Rescue volunteer wins £10,000 for Rest and Be Thankful landslide picture

Mick McGraw has won the Scottish Landscape Awards 2025 for the image taken in 2020.

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The Open University in Scotland @ouscotland.bsky.social · Jul 8

We're proud to partner on a major AHRC award, launching a PhD programme with @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social and @srucnews.bsky.social. Researchers from rural and island communities will get future-focused training to boost Scotland’s creative economy.

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Aerial view of Fort William Pier, town and Ben Nevis Mountain

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 5

Clearing at The Glasgow School of Art is open. This process offers those without a place on an undergraduate course the option to apply to study at the GSA in autumn 2025.

Visit www.gsaclearing.co.uk to find out more

Featured work: Cole Hailstones, Clydeside Cowboy (Immersive Systems Design, 2025)

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Jul 3

🎉 Delighted to share fantastic news from one of our valued HEI partners, @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social! We look forward to seeing the training programme flourish...

The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 3

We are delighted to announce that The Glasgow School of Art has secured major AHRC funding to drive Scotland’s rural creative economy, with new PhDs for twenty doctoral researchers from rural and island communities:

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The Glasgow School of Art Awarded Major Funding to drive Scotland’s Rural Creative Economy with New PhDs - The Glasgow School of Art Media Centre

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has secured significant investment as part of the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)’s newly announced Doctoral Focal Awards programme announced today, 3r...

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Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance (SAHA) @sahavoice.bsky.social · Jul 3

The @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social has secured major AHRC funding to drive Scotland’s rural creative economy, with new PhDs for twenty doctoral researchers from rural and island communities:

Read the full story on our website saha.scot:

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The Glasgow School of Art Awarded Major Funding to drive Scotland’s Rural Creative Economy with New PhDs | SAHA: The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance

A joint initiative of Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 3

We are delighted to announce that The Glasgow School of Art has secured major AHRC funding to drive Scotland’s rural creative economy, with new PhDs for twenty doctoral researchers from rural and island communities:

gsamediacentre.co.uk/the-glasgow-...

The Glasgow School of Art Awarded Major Funding to drive Scotland’s Rural Creative Economy with New PhDs - The Glasgow School of Art Media Centre

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has secured significant investment as part of the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)’s newly announced Doctoral Focal Awards programme announced today, 3r...

gsamediacentre.co.uk

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 2

What does global collaboration for care, design, and tech look like?
In April 2025, a two-day symposium united voices from Europe and Asia to imagine new futures for health and care.
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Blog Post | Glasgow School of Art | A Global Dialogue at the Intersection of Care, Design and Technology

In April 2025, a global symposium in Milan explored care-centred design and technology’s role in transforming health systems. - Jun 20, 2025

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 2

Architect's Journal calls the Mackintosh School of Architecture Degree Show a 'quiet triumph'.

"What this cohort of students presents is not a fixed architectural vision but a set of possibilities; ideas that are open-ended, responsive and deeply human."

www.architectsjournal.co.uk/practice/cul...

Empathy, ethics and co-existing: Glasgow School of Art student show 2025

Despite the lingering impacts of both the pandemic and the two fires, Veronika Desova finds that the work on display at the Mackintosh School of Architecture degree show doesn’t dwell on crisis

www.architectsjournal.co.uk

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jul 1

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

‘So much emotion in a single image’: I join a schoolclass admiring Jenny Saville’s astonishing new portraits

With notepads and sketchbooks in their hands, the sixth formers were intrigued by how different Saville’s faces are from the idealised images we see online. But could such youthful appreciation become...

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · Jul 1

I’m so looking forward to this event - especially as it is where Bobby and Robert met. Back to the source!

The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · May 19

Join Damian Barr as he discusses his new novel The Two Roberts at The Glasgow School of Art. The novel is a love letter to Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun, two near-forgotten stars of their time who met as students at the GSA.
Get your ticket: www.waterstones.com/.../an.../gl...

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jun 20

Did you know that the Centre of Advanced Textiles can be accessed by students at the GSA to enhance their practice with digital printing? Laura Boomer explains how to get involved. Go to www.catdigital.co.uk to find out more about the Centre.

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The Glasgow School of Art @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social · Jun 20

Learn more about visiting the exhibition here: gsaexhibitions.co.uk/exhibition/m...

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