Past Events & Exhibitions

1st to 19th March: Amalgamation

March 5, 2024

Amalgamation is an exhibition brought to you by Year 3 Sculpture and Environmental Art students from Glasgow School of Art. The exhibition responds to Glasgow Art Clubs rich and complex history. It includes work by Cara Forbes, Ruixue Huang  Andrea Kelly and Leah McDonald and explores concepts of family, ritual and humour. The exhibitions is open to all to view:…

Alastair Blain Demo – Silent Auction

January 25, 2024

  We had a very successful first-of-the-year art demonstration this evening from the fantastic Alastair Blain. Created during a two-hour demonstration this landscape is up for a silent auction with the final bids submitted by February 22nd. If you wish to bid on this piece please email admin@glasgowartclub.co.uk   Oil on canvasDimensions roughly – 150…

Earth and Ethos Exhibition – January 19th until February 24th 2024

January 16, 2024

  ALASTAIR E. BLAIN Click here to view artist’s website   MICHAEL J. DOHERTY Click here to view artist’s website A dual-members exhibition featuring evocative landscapes by Alastair Blain and classical figurative work by Michael Doherty. Opens Friday 19th February through until Saturday 24th February.

Scottish Portrait Award 2023 – 19th January until 17th February

January 17, 2024

  The below works are a small selection of the available pieces to view in the Scottish Portrait Awards 2023. Please come visit the Club to view them all. The exhibition is viewable from Saturday 20th January until Saturday 17th February. Launched by the Scottish Arts Trust in 2017, the Scottish Portrait Awards have become…

Featured Artist – Les Donaghy

January 16, 2024

Les Donaghy Remembering John 34″ x 28″ (86 x 71 cm) Oil on linen. This was a moment I wanted to capture of my wife sitting, looking out over Prestwick Golf Course. Her dad, John had been a member there, and we had gone down to mark our respect for him. CLICK HERE FOR ARTIST’S…

Westbourne Music – Early 2024 Calendar

January 3, 2024

  Concerts begin at 1 pm, with food being available in the Dining Room from noon.The concerts are available to GAC members at a discounted rate. Tickets are available via Eventbrite, click here for Westbourne Music.   JANUARY – JUNE 2024 24th January 2024 – Katherine Bryan (Flute) and Ed Cohen (Piano) In a welcome…

Scottish Seascape Demo with Robert Kelsey – Thursday 28 March 2024

January 3, 2024

Demonstration starts at 6:30 p.m. with the Club bar open all evening. Bespoke Restaurant also provides food service from 5 p.m. FREE TO GLASGOW ART CLUB MEMBERS £10 for non-members via Eventbrite : PLEASE CLICK HERE     ROBERT KELSEY BIOGRAPHY True to the captivating qualities and philosophy of the Scottish Colourists, whose work he greatly…

Featured Artist – Lewis Mackenzie

November 29, 2023

“Heather in Red and Green” 100 x 50 cm Oil on canvas 2014 Winner of the Arnold Clark award at the 128th Annual Exhibition of the Paisley Art Institute in 2015) – NFS Lewis MacKenzie (b. 1981) is a contemporary impressionist painter based near Glasgow in Scotland. His work features in numerous private collections and…

24th November to 13th January: Anything Goes

November 12, 2023

The Club’s Exhibiting Artist members have staged their Winter exhibition in response to a brief that encourages them to produce work according to their desires.  The exhibition features the work of several new Exhibiting Artist members who have recently joined the Club. An opportunity to see new and imaginative work in the Club’s main ground…

24th November to 13th January: On the Shoulders of Giants

November 12, 2023

The Club is very pleased to be staging an exhibition produced and curated by its Exhibiting Graduate Artist members most of whom were recipients of awards judged by three of the Club’s established Exhibiting Artist members at the most recent Glasgow School of Art Degree Show. The exhibition’s title reflects the graduates desire to stage…

24th November to 13th January: Small Works Gallery

November 27, 2023

A rotating exhibition of members small works, mostly measuring less than 50cm x 50cm (20in x 20in). Looking for affordable art to fill a small space, this is the place to come.

DEMONSTRATION BY WINNERS FROM SCOTTISH PRIZE FOR FINE ART

November 3, 2023

The last chance to see The Scottish Prize for Fine Art exhibition.  LEWIS MACKENZIE&ALASTAIR EUAN BLAIN Watch as Alastair Euan Blain, winner of the Wallace-Seymour prize at SPFA, begins a painting using Earth Pigments and hand-crafted materials, to create a Timeless Landscape. Integrating sketches from Nature, Memory, and Imagination, with a grounding in the Tradition of…

30th September to 11th November: The Scottish Prize for Fine Art

September 16, 2023

Staged in collaboration with the Scottish School of Classical Art, this must-see ‘open’ exhibition features the work of over one hundred accomplished artists who have been selected for submission by a panel of professional practicing artists. Artists connecting to Scotland by virtue of either their subject matter, domicile or training were invited to submit.  There…

New vs Old Wine from around the World

September 18, 2023

Wine Tasting Evening – Hosted by The Glasgow Wine Club Members & Guests Only Thursday 19th October 6.30pm – 8.30pm New vs Old Wine from around the World £35 per person Call or email the Club to book – 0141 248 5210 or dan@glasgowartclub.co.uk Join us for an informative wine tasting evening tasting classic wine and…

Featured Artist – Frank McNab

September 26, 2023

  The Calling of the Council Frank McNab Caravaggio in the West End! For the month of August Cafe Bru in the west end’s Thornwood will be exhibiting a major work by artist Frank McNab based on Caravaggio’s Calling of Saint Matthew.The painting is titled “The Calling of the Council” and refers to the monthly…