The Glasgow Art Club

"Can I welcome members and non members to The Glasgow Art Club Website!

I do hope you find it helpful. If you are not a member can I urge you to consider joining this great club with its wonderful facilities. You will find details in the 'membership' section of the site.

I look forward to welcoming you not just to the website, but to the club itself."

- Raymond Williamson

PRESIDENT

The Glasgow Art Club’s web site has been designed to publicise and promote the Club on the Internet and inform Members and prospective Members and others what events are taking place.

The main objectives for the web site are: -

• To promote the Club
• To provide Information on the Club’s activities
• To promote the Artist Members and their work
• To advertise the Club’s exhibition programme
• To encourage new Membership (Artists & Lay Members)
• To publicise the Restoration Appeal
• To market the Club’s facilities for functions, meetings and events
• To keep Members informed of and encourage participation in the Club’s forthcoming events and provide photograph galleries of the Club’s past events
• To facilitate contact with the Club (Contact Form)

There is an opportunity for more Artist Members to participate in our Artists Gallery section where each artist has a dedicated page and can display 6 images of their artwork.

We are very keen to maintain high standards, so if there are any feedback or improvement suggestions please send us these by completing the form on the Contact page.

The Contact form can also be used for all enquiries or contact with the Club concerning, Membership, Facilities Booking, Adding your Name to the Book for a particular event or any other enquiry.

News of Forthcoming events

GLASGOW ART CLUB ‘RENEWAL PROJECT’

The Glasgow Art Club (a private members’ club established in 1867) at 185 Bath Street is one of Glasgow’s best kept secrets. All this is about to change as the Club undergoes its biggest transformation since the 19th century. A significant Renewal Project is being developed which will:

• Greatly improve public access to the Club and increase the range and types of events and activities on offer
• Repair the Category A-listed building at 185 Bath Street
• Recreate the unique Mackintosh-designed Frieze in the Main Gallery
• Enable the public to understand better and appreciate this special building, its unique heritage and its remarkable Archive and Collection connected to Mackintosh and other significant Glaswegian artists
• Provide a learning/educational programme
• Ensure the effective long term conservation of the building following the project’s completion. Although the Club already promotes the arts through public exhibitions, life classes, collecting arts publications, hosting lectures and performances etc, it intends to do a lot more.

The Club is currently exploring potential partnerships and seeking support for the project from its members, partners, critical friends and other stakeholders.

As part of this process, the Club has devised a short questionnaire seeking views and expressions of support. It would be very helpful indeed if you could spare a few minutes to complete it and return it to me by 18 October (returned and completed questionnaires will be entered into a prize draw to win a bottle of champagne, with the compliments of the Art Club).

Should you wish to learn more about the project, or if your organisation is interested in making connections or working with the Art Club, please get in touch; a member of the Project team would be delighted to speak to you.

Thank you.

Jonathan Lord
Secretary
Glasgow Art Club