Thursday 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 […]
Thursday Talks: David Michie – Observations
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 […]
DAVID MICHIE OBE, RSA – A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION
DAVID MICHIE OBE, RSA – A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION EXHIBITION RUNS: 20th October – 10th November 2018 To celebrate what would have been David Michie’s 90th birthday this autumn, a retrospective of his work will be on show during a selling exhibition at the Glasgow Art Club. The 50 paintings and etchings have been […]
Charity Valuation Day
Charity Valuation Day Saturday 01 September, 12noon – 4pm The Glasgow Art Club Please join Lyon & Turnbull for an open valuation day on Saturday 1st September from 12 noon – 4 pm in the Gallery. Come along and have your treasures valued by their specialist team of experts. Whether you have silver, books, paintings, ceramics, […]
Notice: Marysia Donaldson
Caroline, Sally and Sebastian are very saddened to have to inform you and the members of The Glasgow Art Club that Marysia Donaldson, David Abercrombie Donaldson’s widow passed away peacefully at midnight on the 21st of August in The Hospital d’Orange in Provence. It was very sudden and totally unexpected. Marysia will be laid to […]
Club outing to Windyhill, Kilmacolm on Sunday 30 September
Club outing to Windyhill, Kilmacolm on Sunday 30 September This picture-perfect home outside Glasgow, one of only two private homes Charles Rennie Mackintosh built, is a fine example of the designer’s work, often referred to (quite rightly) as an ‘architectural gem’. David Cairns, current owner of Windyhill has kindly offered to host members of […]
Membership Drive: Pairing System
Do you like the sound of lower annual subscription fees? If the answer is ‘yes’, then read on! The Council wishes to push membership fees back to a former time. It has been agreed that the best way to do this is through the establishment of a ‘Pairing System’ to encourage current members to recruit […]
Designs For Living
Designs for Living Preview: Friday 3 August, 5pm – 8pm Exhibition Runs: Saturday 4 August – 7 September Featuring designs by Charles Anderson, Dugald Cameron, Conrad T McKenna & Helen Turner. The aim of this exhibition is to promote design, innovation and education whilst celebrating the careers of four distinguished designer/artists. Curated by GAC Gallery […]
A Concert of Contemporary Music with Pianist Mark Spalding
A Concert of Contemporary Music with Pianist Mark Spalding Friday 12 October 2018, 8pm Concert £13.50 GAC members/ £15 guests of members A one course supper with cheese and coffee will be available before the concert 6pm -7.45pm, priced at £18.00 per person. Formerly an organ scholar at St Andrews University, Mark Spalding is presently organist […]
Thursday Talks: It’s a Family Affair – The Annans
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 […]