Past Events & Exhibitions

Blythswood Festival 2025 – at The Glasgow Art Club

March 14, 2025

Reading the Tea Leaves – Miss Cranston and Glasgow’s café culture Talk by Norry Wilson, journalist Thursday 1st May 7.30pm    How one woman’s drive and determination turned Glasgow into a ‘very Tokyo of tea rooms.’  In Britain, Glasgow created tea rooms, and London followed. LOST GLASGOW’s Norry Wilson tells everyone about it. (Part of Glasgow…

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Royal School of Needlework’s Scotland Stitch Social – Saturday 19 July 2025

April 19, 2025

Saturday 19 July 2025 10 am – 4 pm The Royal School of Needlework’s Scottish branch is hosting a hand embroidery Stitch Social on Saturday 19 July from 10am to 4pm, at the Glasgow Art Club. This free drop in event is open to everyone so come along with your friends or on your own,…

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15th to 29th March – Blessed with Art

March 13, 2025

An exhibition staged by Philokalia a registered charity established by Glasgow’s Greek community to provide relief and foster well being for those suffering disability, ill-health or financial hardship. The exhibition brings together artwork by three remarkable individuals that the charity is supporting: Gabriella Varvatsoulias, Stephen Coombe, and Thom Mac Donald. To quote the exhibition’s organiser.  “All…

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5th to 22nd February: A Spanish Odyssey

February 1, 2025

Eva M.V. Hewitt is an award-winning Fine Artist based in Glasgow who is a Graduate Member of the Glasgow Art Club. Following her recent artist residency in Madrid, having been nominated for the 2024 Richard Ford Award, she has chosen to allow the public a glimpse into her sketchbooks and the drawings she produced during…

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7th to 27th February: Scottish Portrait Awards

February 1, 2025

The 2024 Scottish Portrait Awards can be seen in Glasgow. Eighty works in total at the Glasgow Art Club, thirty fine art, fifty photography including works for the best portrait taken using a mobile phone. See the award wining works for Fine Art, Colour Photography, Black and White Photography and Mobile Phone Photography. Online views…

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Featured Artist – Kirstin MacKinnon

February 1, 2025

KIRSTIN MACKINNON Moustache You a Question Oil on Canvas30 x 40 cm NFS Kirstin Mackinnon is an artist based in Scotland.  Since graduating in 2023 with a degree in fine art, she has been recognised for her painting and writing through acquisitions, awards and publications.  Kirstin’s work has featured in prominent exhibitions including RSA New…

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Featured Artists – Lizzie Little

February 1, 2025

LIZZIE LITTLE Self Portrait in the Studio Graphite on Paper29.7 x 42 cmNFS Lizzie Little, born 1999, is a Glasgow-based contemporary figurative artist and graduate in Fine Art: Painting & Printmaking at The Glasgow School of Art 2017-2021. Drawing is Little’s primary language. Her studies of the isolated figure are not just portraits but resolved…

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Historical Paisley Art Tour Unveiling the Artistic Legacy of Glasgow and Paisley

November 19, 2024

Historical Paisley Art Tour Unveiling the Artistic Legacy of Glasgow and Paisley Discover the Paisley Art Institute’s historic collection, now beautifully displayed at the prestigious Glasgow Art Club. Begin your luxury morning tour at 10 am with tea, coffee, and shortbread, followed by a light lunch of soup and sandwiches at 12 pm in the…

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Napoleon & Friends – Exhibition

November 6, 2024

Napoleon & Friends Napoleon Gates – Judith Appleby – Joanna McDonough – Graham Sykes 13th Until 23rd November This eclectic exhibition brings four artists and four signature styles together in a show full of surprises. Enigmatic artist Napoleon Gates invites three guests: Judith Appleby, who brings out the beauty of a distillery with an architectural…

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Christmas Fair 2024

November 6, 2024
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Westbourne Concerts Season 2024/2025

September 20, 2024

Westbourne Music Season 2024/25 Wednesdays at 1pm Tickets GAC Members £10 Please click here to purchase advanced tickets from Westbourne directly.   19 March 2025 Monika Palsauskaite Witness the artistry of Dr Monika Palsauskaite, a sensational pianist who recently earned her Doctor of Performing Arts (DPerf) from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the University…

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30th Nov to 1st February: Brumalia – Members Winter Exhibition

November 19, 2024

An exciting and diverse exhibition of works by members and invited artists. Brumalia is an ancient Roman festival celebrated at the time of the Winter solstice to honour the gods Bacchus, acknowledged as the god of wine, and Saturn, the god of agricultural abundance as a time of rejoicing and merriment.  The festival’s name deriving from…

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The Love of Art

September 20, 2024

An exhibition of selected works from the Paisley Art Institute and the Glasgow Art Club collections. Ground floor exhibition closes Thu 7th November, first floor continues until Sat 23rd November.  A revealing exhibition tracing the rich artistic history that intertwines these two historic institutions from their respective 19th-century formation through to the current day.  A…

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Sir John Lavery – The Irish Glasgow Boy by Dr Freya Spoor

September 20, 2024

Lecture with Freya Spoor Sir John Lavery | The Irish Glasgow Boy   26th September   1230 Complimentary teas, coffee and sandwiches   1300 Lecture begins   Advanced notice is required by emailing dan@glasgowartclub.co.uk or calling 0141 248 5210  This is a free event and is open strictly to GAC members and a maximum of one…

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Featured Artist – Johann Booyens

August 15, 2024

Johann Booyens is a Glasgow based artist and printmaker. His work is concerned with the increasingly complex relationship between humans and their natural environment, the liminal space between culture and nature, and the complexities of human nature. His work can be seen in several international collections including the V&A Museum London, Scottish Landscape Awards, Chinese…

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