The Glasgow Art Club

Mrs van Outen-About

Dear Members,

As Winter turns to Spring I can finally plan my new season’s wardrobe and put away those cumbersome, figure hiding coats and slip into something more comfortable! Speaking of comfort, I had the most relaxed Sunday afternoon in quite some time at the Edington Ensemble recital last month. What a turn out, the carvery lunch was delicious and there were no dishes for me to do at the end of it! Following the success of this inaugural Sunday gathering, I hear on the grapevine that this kind of Sunday afternoon is to become a regular feature in the GAC diary and hopefully, there are already four or five similar events planned throughout the year. And talking of a change of wardrobe, I was delighted to hear that from mid March, there is going to be a regular Saturday Jazz afternoon serving a late lunch menu, which will be the perfect tonic for me following my usual tri-athlon around Frasers, complete with lap of honour! I can’t jolly well wait!

Unclubbed@theGAC 7.30pm onwards

The regular acoustic gig night switches to a Thursday as it enters its third successful year of celebrating some of Scotland’s best unsigned folk and traditional musicians.

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Friends of Glasgow School of Art Visit 6.30pm for 7pm £10/£15

After a welcome glass of wine, Friends of the Glasgow School of Art will be able to hear about the architectural history of our building from our very own Paul Dowds. At the time of their visit, the Glasgow Art Club will still be exhibiting the collection of wonderful paintings by Bill Alston, a former student at Glasgow School of Art. Bill has happily agreed to join the group on the evening and chat about his works. If you are interested in joining the group for this informative evening or simply would like to come along and welcome some potential new members, please contact Margaret Watt on margaretwatt50@hotmail.com or 0141 772 4446.

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WAPS Exhibition Opening 6pm - 9pm

Art Club Cabaret – 9pm - £8 (GAC Members) £10 (non members)

The Art Club Cabaret returns for its 2010 theatrical revue of song, comedy sketches, vaudevillian variety and classic burlesque performed by a core group of experienced and talented professionals and special guest acts from all over the UK. This year, the Glasgow art Club is offering special Season Tickets, and Supper & Show tickets which I’m sure would make up for any forgotten Valentine’s Day gestures!! Contact the club for more details.

Jazz Bites from 2pm onwards

The perfect opportunity to sit down, have a bite to eat and listen to some live jazz music after a busy morning. If the usual Saturday lunch service is a bit too much, too early for you, then come along a little later and take advantage of this new, relaxed prix fix menu which includes a glass of fizz or wine and a light lunch for only £15 for 2 people. No need to book – just turn up and kick off your shoes for the afternoon! The next Jazz Bites will be on Saturday 27th March.

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Unclubbed@theGAC 7.30pm onwards

The regular acoustic gig night switches to a Thursday as it enters its third successful year of celebrating some of Scotland’s best unsigned folk and traditional musicians.

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Quiz Night – 8pm – 10pm £2 or £8 including supper (GAC Members) £3/£10 (non members)

Teams of 4 are required for this event so why not team up with some other members, invite some friends along, or invite lots of friends along and compete against each other to be crowned Glasgow Art Club Quiz Champions!! The Club’s very own Gary Gilday will play quizmaster firing a myriad of questions concerning a very broad range of topics including the Glasgow Art Club’s history so choose your team wisely! Supper will be available from 6.30pm and will also be served during a 30 minute interval (when you will also have the chance to digest an encyclopaedia or two!!).

Spring Show Exhibition Opening 7pm onwards

The Spring collection of GAC Artist Members will open at 7pm with a wine reception. A dinner menu will be available from 7.30pm until 10pm offering a small choice of dishes for £8.95 for 2 courses and £12 for 3 courses including coffee. As this is a slightly new way of serving dinner for an exhibition opening, a great deal of interest has already been aroused so do book early, as have I. The exhibition will end on Tuesday 20th April but remember, it will be interrupted by the Easter weekend so why not get in early and book a table for you and your chums?

Royal Watercolour Society at Glasgow Art Club

Whilst in the Club the other day, I sneakily eavesdropped on a conversation between George Devlin and another who shall remain nameless, let’s just refer to him as Jim Davis, and this is what I heard George say .....
“The Club will host the first exhibition in Scotland by the RWS from 23rd April until 10th of May with a dinner, guest speakers and private view on Friday 23 April at 7pm for 7.30pm.
This is also an important first for GAC in that it puts our superb gallery space on the map for other prestigious shows and events which can only raise the profile of the Club towards benefiting from our new requirement of increased public access.
Clearly support from our members on the night is very important since with our pedigreed status we should also demonstrate our attractiveness as a sought - after venue for future incoming quality exhibitions- and the suitable membership applications thereby generated.”
I don’t think it’s public knowledge yet so don’t tell anyone I told you, but I would certainly call the Club and hypothetically put your name down for this superb event. It’s sure to be a sell out.