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Thursday Talks Thursday 03 October, 6pm for 6.30pm ‘The most brilliantly audacious water-colour painter of his time’: Arthur Melville (1855-1904) £12/£10/£5 Non-members please book via eventbrite Arthur Melville (1855-1904) was one of the most innovative Scottish painters of his generation. The intensity of his colours, his fascination with effects of brilliant light and his dramatic…
Read MoreThursday Talks Thursday 03 October, 6pm The most brilliantly audacious water-colour painter of his time’: Arthur Melville (1855-1904) £12/£10/£5 Thursday Talks Thursday 03 October, 6pm The most brilliantly audacious water-colour painter of his time’: Arthur Melville (1855-1904) £12/£10/£5 Non-members please book via Eventbrite Arthur Melville (1855-1904) was one of the most innovative Scottish…
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Launching this August, the Glasgow Art Club is thrilled to announce that the dining room will be open for lunch every Monday to non-members, and members alike! From Monday 12 August, members of the public are welcome to enjoy lunch in the sumptuous surroundings of the Glasgow Art Club dining room which has hosted many…
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Thursday Talks: The Glasgow Jewish Institute Players Thursday 06 June, 6pm for 6.30pm £10 GAC Members, £12 Non-members, £5 Students The Glasgow Jewish Institute Players was a remarkable community-based theatre group, active from 1936 to 1960, that established an ambitious new model of non-professional theatre in Scotland. Under its charismatic founder, the director and…
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Thursday Talks: The Architects of the Scottish Cinemas 04 July 2019, 6pm for 6.30pm £10 GAC Members, £12 General Public, £5 Students Gordon Barr and Gary Painter are well known for their knowledge of the history of Scottish cinema architecture. On 4th July they will take a closer look at some of the cinema architects,…
Read More‘Ancient Inspiration for Modern Living: Alexander Thomson and Owen Jones’ Dr Ailsa Boyd Thursday 21 November, 6.00pm for 6.30pm (rescheduled date) £10 Members £5 Students/£12 Non-members please book via eventbrite Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson (1817-1875) and Owen Jones (1809-1874), were architects and designers based in Glasgow and London respectively. Almost direct contemporaries, they were known for…
Read MoreRonald Singleton and friends present a jocular-secular show THE RITES AND RINGS OF CHRISTMAS from Saturn to Santa, from assassination to asinine. Thursday 05 December, 6pm for 6.30pm £10 GAC Members, £12 Non-Members, £5 Students Non-members please book via Eventbrite This takes a jocular, secular look at the way Christmas has come about –…
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Thursday Talks Creating exhibitions at the National Galleries of Scotland Speaker: Dr Patricia Allerston, Deputy Curator and Chief Curator, European and Scottish Art Thursday 04 April, 6pm for 6.30pm Non-members please book via eventbrite The National Galleries of Scotland has a dynamic exhibitions programme. In addition to a major annual ‘blockbuster’ at the Scottish National Gallery…
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Of Merriment and Idylls: an exploration into the archives of the Glasgow Art Club and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – Angela Fussell and Stuart A. Harris-Logan Thursday 02 May, 18.00 for 18.30 £10 members / £12 general public The Glasgow Art Club and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland have had many points of contact…
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POSTPONED – This talk will be rescheduled later in the year. Thursday 07 February, 6.00pm for 6.30pm £10/£12 Non-Members please book via eventbrite Join us to hear a brief history of Glasgow’s iconic Citizens Theatre as well as an overview of its current activities including details of its redevelopment project. Speaker…
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Thursday Talks The Modern Hotel in Britain Speaker: Professor Bruce Peter 07 March 2019, 6pm for 6.30pm £10 members / £12 non-members (please book via eventbrite) Abstract: Based on Bruce Peter’s recent book ‘The Modern Hotel in Britain’, this lecture focuses on Scottish examples of significant Art Deco and Modernist hotel buildings and interiors from…
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Dickens in Glasgow Thursday 06 December, 6pm for 6.30pm £10/£12 Non-members please book via eventbrite Ronald Singleton & Friends: Dickens in Glasgow Thursday 06 December, 6pm for 6.30pm Charles Dickens hit Glasgow six times between 1847 and 1869, first to open the Athenaeum (an early FE college), then as actor/manager with a London troupe of…
Read MoreThursday Talks: What the Four Wore: Mackintosh, Macdonald and the fashion for Artistic Dress Dr Robyne Calvert Thursday 25 October 2018 6pm for 6.30pm £10/£12 Mackintosh’s floppy bow tie is nearly as emblematic as his signature moustache. McNair also sported this fashion, and the Macdonald sisters were known for their unique sense of style, as…
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Thursday Talks David Michie: Observations Speaker: Professor Pamela Robertson Thursday 08 November 2018 £10/£12 Abstract: David Michie (1928–2015) OBE, RSA, PSSA, RGI, was a leading figure in the Scottish art scene of the mid to late 20th century, both as an artist and as an educator. This talk will discuss his many achievements, focussing on…
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THURSDAY TALKS It’s A Family Affair: The Annans Thursday 23 August 2018, 6pm for 6.30pm £10 Members / £12 non-members Members’ (and their guests) Supper: Main Course plus Cheese, Tea/Coffee, £18 The Annan family firm of photographers was founded by Thomas Annan (1829–87). ABSTRACT: One of the leading photographers of the nineteenth century, Thomas Annan…
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