Past Events & Exhibitions

The Glasgow Art Club Artists’ Christmas Market

September 18, 2023

Friday 8th December 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday 9th December 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. This December we are excited to be holding the Club’s Christmas Fair. The fair will be held in our historic building and will showcase a fantastic range of Artists and Artisans Glasgow has to offer. Attendees can savour winter-inspired…

Westbourne Music Concerts

September 18, 2023

Westbourne Music returns to The Glasgow Art Club – Wednesdays at 1 p.m. The Westbourne Music concert series provides performance opportunities for both emerging and established chamber ensembles and soloists. You can buy tickets in advance or on the day, and all members of the public are warmly welcome. We value our established audience members…

9th December: Wallace Seymour Oil Paint Workshop

October 9, 2023

Wallace Seymour Fine Art Products, one of the sponsors of the Scottish Prize for Fine Art Exhibition, invite artists to attend their Oil Paint Workshop for a demonstration and talk about the properties of their oil colours, mediums and varnishes. 2 to 4pm Saturday 9th December part of the Club’s Christmas Market Weekend. Free entry…

Mackintosh & His Furniture by Roger Billcliffe – Wednesday 6th September

September 2, 2023

Roger Billcliffe, whose gallery is now adjacent to The Glasgow Art Club, will talk about Mackintosh’s furniture based around the exhibits in our current show, looking at his designs for Tea Room and domestic furniture that gave him an international reputation in 1900 – a reputation that continues to this day. The Glasgow Art Club’s…

8th August to 21st September: Inspired by Mackintosh & Macdonald

July 28, 2023

A unique exhibition of works that have been inspired by those of Charles Rennie Mackintosh or his wife Margaret Macdonald – either in the style of, depiction of, a replication of, a record of or using the techniques of.   The exhibition combines works produced by the Club’s members with a number of items which…

8th August to 21st September: New Scottish Furniture

July 27, 2023

An opportunity to view and purchase uniquely designed and handcrafted items of furniture produced by members of the Scottish Furniture Makers Association. Members, Makers & Friends Preview Friday 11th August 3pm to 7pm, optional lunch beforehand, email rachel@glasgowartclub.co.uk to book. Open to view Tuesday to Friday 11am to 5pm Plus also the following Saturdays: 12th & 19th…

2nd to 28th July: Lewis Deeney – An Odyssey of Chaos

May 15, 2023

We invite you to the opening of multi-award-winning artist Lewis Deeney’s first solo exhibition in Glasgow.   Lewis Deeney: An Odyssey of Chaos   Opening: Friday 2nd to Friday 30th June 2023 11am – 6pm Tuesday to Saturday   Location: The Glasgow Art Club Second – Floor   A Scottish-born contemporary artist, Lewis Deeney grew…

5th April to 31st May: Trio – The three generations of family who have attended Scottish art schools

March 28, 2023

This spring, come and see one family’s commitment to art through the 20th and 21st century. We are delighted to announce an exhibition of three Scottish women artists from Glasgow.   Trio   Wed 5 April to Wed 31 May 2023 11am – 6pm First-floor   This exhibition of three women artists from the same…

6th April to 31st May: Members’ Spring Exhibition

March 24, 2023

Varied and stimulating work recently produced by old and new Club members a like. Subject to there being no prior function bookings (ring 0141-248-5210 to check), public access 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Friday until Wednesday 31st May. Plus the following Saturday public openings from 11am to 5pm: Saturday 22nd April Saturday 13th May Tea,…

Thu 20th April: Sir Henry Raeburn – an Art Demo & Lecture by Sarah Margaret Gibson

March 21, 2023

Join us on Thursday 20th April for a lecture on the life and artistic process of Sir Henry Raeburn by world renowned artist and art teacher Sarah Margaret Gibson, co-founder of the Glasgow Fine Art Academy  and an Artistic Ambassador for The Prince’s Foundation. Sarah will be giving a lecture on the famous 18th century…

by 30th June: Call for Entries – The 2023 Scottish Prize for Fine Art

February 16, 2023

The Scottish Prize for Fine Art The Glasgow Art Club working in collaboration with the Scottish School of Classical Art are very pleased to be able to invite artists having either a connection with Scotland or producing work that relates to Scotland to submit for the inaugural Scottish Prize for Fine Art to be exhibited at the art club in Glasgow from Saturday 30th September…

Sat 18th March: FLOW – a live painting performance by Alan McGowan

February 17, 2023

Come to watch renowned portrait and figurative artist Alan McGowan paint the life model Topaz Pauls to the accompaniment of music by Carla Sayer.  A rerun of its successful performance at the  2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, ‘Flow’ is immersive improvisation; an exploration of paint, space and sound – more details here. Saturday 18th March 3pm to…

1st to 30th March: The 2022 Scottish Portrait Awards

February 17, 2023

Glasgow airing of the 2022 Scottish Portrait Awards exhibiting the submissions that made it onto the long list for both the Final Art and the Fine Art Photography Prizes for Portraiture.  Includes work by Glasgow Art Club members Gregory Rankine,  Les Donaghy  and Sarmed Mirza. Subject to there being no prior function bookings (ring 0141-248-5210…

11th to 30th March: Bodies Built – a journey through social, physical and conversational bodies.

March 4, 2023

An Exhibition Opening Saturday 11th March in the Club’s first floor gallery space 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Friday until Thursday 30th March Additional opening 11am to 5pm Saturday 18th March This not to be missed exhibition features the work of four Year 3 Sculpture and Environmental Art students from from the Glasgow School of…

Thu 30th March: ‘Opening Pandora’s Tea box’, a lecture by Dr Yupin Chung

November 24, 2022

The Club is very please to welcome back Dr Yupin Chung, Curator of Chinese and Far Eastern Civilisations at Glasgow Museums as a connoisseur of tea to explore the significance of tea caddies across past Chinese and Japanese societies Originally used as spice jars, these small containers were used by the Japanese tea masters particularly…