Past Events & Exhibitions

Ewan McClure is known and widely recognised for his observational still-life, landscape and portraiture work.  He is a past Sky Art Portrait Artist of the Year and also BP Portrait Award finalist whose work is widely sought after both in the UK and abroad. Wednesday 23rd November – Come and see how Ewan paints realistic…

Exhibition of works by current members opening Friday 23rd September, last day Tuesday 18th October.

Event organised by the Friends of Glasgow Museums.  The artist, author and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie will join Friends of Glasgow Museums and Club members for an evening ‘in conversation’ with gallerist and writer Roger Billcliffe, discussing themes of Scottish Art from a personal perspective. The event marks the Glasgow launch of the paperback edition of…

The Club welcomes the historic Paisley Art Institute to its premises to stage their 133rd annual exhibition featuring their members’s work, both two and three dimensional exhibited across both ground and first floor gallery spaces. An opportunity to view work by a diversity of notable Scottish artists. The exhibition runs from Saturday 29th October to…

An inspiring and thought provoking exhibition of over ninety works produced by the Club’s members and their invited friends. Come and view exemplary applications of a range of media and a wide variety of styles. Members and friends private view: Friday 24th June 12:00 – 17:30 Meet the Artists Doors Open Day: Saturday August 20th 11:00-…

1:00pm to 2:00pm Wednesday June 8th, June 22nd, July 6th, July 20th June 8th – Edinburgh Quartet June 22nd – Paul Livingston (viola) & Anna Rastopchina (piano) July 6th – Mark O’Keefe (trumpet) & Sasha Savaloni (guitar) July 20th – Ryan Corbett Open to all, tickets £5 and £10, see here for more details and…

View the varied an interesting work produced by the Club’s members using the pastel medium.  Showing in the Club’s first floor gallery space from Tuesday May 3rd to Saturday 11th June.

The Members’ annual spring exhibition will be available to view in the main ground floor gallery from Thursday 12th May to Saturday 11th June.

A book reading and signing by award winning Glasgow author Louise Welsh – 1pm lunch, 2pm reading Twenty years on from her cult hit novel ‘The Cutting Room’, Louise returns with a thrilling and atmospheric sequel diving into the dark side of twenty-first century Glasgow. This is a not to be missed opportunity to learn more of…

Doors Open 12 midday, Auction Commences 2pm Submitted works available to view prior to auction in the Club’s main downstairs gallery space May 3rd and May 6th 11am to 5pm.  Other viewings may be possible but please call the Club on 0141 2485210 to firstly check. Glasgow Art Club members, Paisley Art Institute Diplomates and other…

A Two Hour Demonstration followed by Lunch commencing 11am Glasgow Art Club member Lynn Howarth, one of Scotland’s outstanding pastel artists, has kindly agreed to demonstrate her skills and techniques.  After graduating from Aberdeen’s Grays School of, Lynn worked in the Graphic Design industry prior to becoming a full time practicing artist in 2012.  Since then,…

A one day workshop in the Club’s upstairs studio space 11am to 1pm then  2pm to 5pmThis course is designed to advance the student’s translation of the three dimensional to the two dimensional, allowing you to confront the human figure, and eventually to draw it with fluency. Skill in drawing is considered fundamental to painting, sculpture…

Annual Winter Exhibition of members’ work showing in the Club’s main ground floor gallery space . Exhibition opens Saturday 11th December and then runs until Saturday 19th March 2022.  Note closed over Christmas / New Year break.  To view online click here – https://glasgowartclub.co.uk/exhibition-gallery/glasgow-art-club-members-winter-exhibition-2021/

Two Saturday workshops conducted by the Scottish School of Classical Art – 11am to 4pm with a one hour break for lunch. Replicating an old masters painting reveals the techniques and secrets of their methods. During our intensive workshops, the students will work for four hours per day. They will study from a high quality…

The 2021 Scottish Portrait Awards visit Glasgow and can be seen in the Club’s downstairs Gallery from Saturday 26th March to Saturday 23rd April Images courtesy Saul Robertson and Peter Iain Campbell