glasgow artmap glasgow Based on Glasgow’s City Centre grid the Iconic ARTMAP goes 3D to celebrate the Turner Prize - with a dash of colour! peoplemakeglasgow.com/art The Pathway to Glasgow’s art scene keep an eye out for . The story of Glasgow’s contemporary art success begins at a time in its relatively The effect of two world wars on Glasgow’s economy dampened the Vincent van Gogh’s portrait of art dealer, Head to Tontine Lane in the heart of the Alexander Reid hangs in Kelvingrove Art Merchant City where you will find one of recent past when the city was booming. pioneering spirit of artists. The city continued to produce outstanding Gallery. The building on West George the most secretive works of public art in The Victorian merchants who made Glasgow flourish appreciated good design. From painters but it was not easy to make a living solely from art. Street in which Reid operated his Glasgow Glasgow. Empire, the cinema-sign artwork the 1890s, creations by local architects such as Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and John By the late 1950s, fed up with a lack of commercial galleries to take them on, a gallery has now reopened as The Leiper of home-grown Turner Prize winner Burnet, sprung up all around the city. group of art school graduates set up The Young Glasgow Group. They counted Gallery. Douglas Gordon flickers to illuminate the The merchants liked to decorate their mansions with fine art so institutions such as among their number the writer and artist, Alasdair Gray. surrounding industrial buildings and factories. The Royal Glasgow Institute for the Fine Arts and the Glasgow Society of Lady In the 1980’s a new generation of art school stars appeared in the shape of: Glasgow Art Club on Bath Street has been a creative hub since1867. Its famous and Artists were established, providing a focus for artists’ work to be seen and Steven Campbell, Peter Howson, Stephen Conroy, Ken Currie and Adrian fascinating gallery boasts a Charles Rennie At three points in the city’s West End, you purchased. Wiszniewski who became known as the “New Glasgow Boys”. Mackintosh frieze. Free tours are available can marvel at the murals of Glaswegian artist and writer, Alasdair Gray. See his Glasgow Art Club, opened in 1867 and offered a social hub for artists and buyers. By the 1980s, more artist-run spaces were springing up alongside supportive seasonally on Tuesdays. work at Òran Mór, Ubiquitous Chip and at The Glasgow School of Art had also opened in 1845, providing an education in ‘the commercial galleries and in 1990, Glasgow was named European Capital Hillhead Subway station. advancement of fine art, design and architecture.’ of Culture. Head for Trongate 103 where several visual Glaswegian art dealer, Alexander Reid shared lodgings with Van Gogh in Paris and The Gallery of Modern Art opened in 1996, and the city’s forward thinking, arts organisations are located including Christ of St John of the Cross by Salvador was a champion of the work of the Glasgow Boys and subsequently Scottish confident outlook was reflected in the cutting edge works of its creative Glasgow Print Studio, Transmission and Dali is one of the best known pictures in Project Ability. Just around the corner on Colourists. One of Reid’s clients was shipping magnate, William Burrell, whose vast communities. A thriving scene became a catalyst to celebratory platforms such Glasgow Museums’ collection. In 2005, it Bridgegate is The Briggait, a former fish collection of art and artefacts would be gifted to the city of Glasgow when he died. was voted Scotland’s favourite painting. as the Glasgow International Festival which debuted in 2005, now a highlight market now housing artist’s studio spaces The renowned Glasgow Style emerged from the imagination of four artists who of the city’s cultural calendar. Many industrial buildings became reborn as with a regular exhibition programme. Citizen Firefighter by Kenny Hunter is a attended the art school in the last years of the 19th century. Charles Rennie creative spaces, and a thriving, world-class contemporary art arena tribute to all the firefighters who have Mackintosh, Herbert MacNair, Margaret and Frances MacDonald, known as The Four, now flourishes. served in Glasgow. You will find this bronze created a unique style, influenced by Art Nouveau, Japanese art and Celtic imagery. Once Glasgow built great ocean liners. Now it forges world-class sculpture outside Central Station. It was Mackintosh, though, who became the star turn. He went on to design his contemporary artists and its success has been dubbed The Glasgow Miracle. For the 2014 Commonwealth Games, masterwork, the Mackintosh Building of the Glasgow School of Art, and other To date, it has hothoused 18 Turner Prize winners and nominees. urban art organisation, Recoat, were notable buildings in his home city. And counting... commissioned to curate a mural project on buildings. You can see these striking works peoplemakeglasgow.com/art in all corners of Glasgow. Trongate 103 key venues MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART SPACES BALMORE RD Great for those looking for a more contempo- rary experience. From more formal gallery Buchanan Bus Station spaces and production facilities to interesting FORTH & CLYDE CANAL repurposed buildings run by artist collectives there is a great mix of places and spaces to explore. Always check out what exhibitions VisitScotland Information Centre are running and specific opening times, which can vary depending on programming. MARYHILL RD 1 Centre for Contemporary Arts Tramway - October 2015 - January 2016 RIVER KELVIN 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD cca-glasgow.com Arguably Europe’s most prestigious contemporary visual art award is here 2 The Common Guild RUCHHILL 2015 21 Woodlands Terrace, G3 6DF in Scotland for the first time. With an internationally renowned PARK thecommonguild.org.uk 3 David Dale Gallery reputation for cutting edge creativity, Glasgow is the only Scottish city to ST SARACEN 161 Broad Street, G40 2QR Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum has a daviddalegallery.co.uk host the event out with London, and the perfect destination for GT WESTERN RD RANDAK 4 Gallery of Modern Art fantastic cafe on the lower ground floor in which Royal Exchange Square, G1 3AH showcasing talent at the forefront of contemporary art. M80 you can sit and take in the activity outside through glasgowlife.org.uk/museums the conservatory windows. 5 Glasgow Print Studio BOTANIC 103 Trongate, G1 5HD ARTMAP © ARTMAP The Turner Prize is awarded to a British artist under 50 for an outstanding glasgowprintstudio.co.uk GARDENS The Cottonrake Bakery on Great Western exhibition or other presentation of their work in the preceding year. GARSCUBE RD CRAIGHALL RD 6 Glasgow Project Room 7 Road serves up sublime cakes and pastries with its 103 Trongate, G1 5HD HILLHEAD coffee. In the window is a neon sign which declares gis.uk.com An exhibition by the four shortlisted artists - Assemble, Bonnie Camplin, 7 Glasgow Sculpture Studios KELVINBRIDGE Donut Repair, made by Turner-nominated artist, POSSIL RD SPRINGBURN ROAD The Whisky Bond Janice Kerbel and Nicole Wermers - is free and will run from 1 October 8 David Shrigley. 2 Dawson Road, G4 9SS glasgowsculpturestudios.org 2015 until 17 January 2016 at Tramway. 8 KELVINHALL 27 PORT Cafe Gandolfi in the Merchant City has been an The Glue Factory 22 Farnell Street, G4 9SE ST GEORGES DUNDAS integral part of the art scene for over 30 years. The winner will be announced at an award ceremony on Monday CROSS thegluefactory.org PARTICK Serving up a distinctly Scottish menu, this Glasgow 9 Many Studios 2 7 December 2015. 28 institution is famed for its Tim Stead furniture and 3 Ross Street, The Barras, G40 2SX KELVINGROVE M8 ALEXANDRA manystudios.co.uk stained glass windows by John Clark. Glasgow’s art collections and flourishing creative scene are a joy to PARK COWCADDENS PARK 10 Market Gallery RIVERSIDE MUSEUM 334 Duke Street, G31 1QZ experience, so go out and explore and get ready to be challenged, inspired SAUCHIEHALL ST EDINBURGH RD The cafe at Tramway on the city’s South Side marketgallery.org.uk 15 (home of the Turner Prize 2015), looks onto a 11 Project Ability and uplifted. CLYDESIDE EXPRESSWAY BUCHANAN ST NECROPOLIS 103 Trongate, G1 5HD gem called The Hidden Gardens an award-winning project-ability.co.uk and peaceful haven. 12 Queens Park Railway Club SECC QUEENS STREET 492 Victoria Road, G42 8PQ DUKE STREET DUKE ST All That is Coffee is a zen-like area within an queensparkrailwayclub.co.uk SSE HYDRO 13 GOVAN 10 artists’ studio space called South Block on Reid Gallery peoplemakeglasgow.com/art ARMADILLO CENTRAL Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art ST ENOCH GALLOWGATE Osborne Street in the Merchant City. Cool 164 Renfrew Street, G3 6RF BELLGROVE clientele and food and drink from a small but gsa.ac.uk RIVER CLYDE 14 Street Level Photoworks perfectly formed menu. great places to eat and drink great 103 Trongate, G1 5HD streetlevelphotoworks.org IBROX 15 SWG3 Gallery CESSNOCK LONDON RD 100 Eastvale Place, G3 8QG The world-famous Glasgow School of swg3.tv IBROX KINNING PARK 3 Art lies at the heart of Glasgow’s BRIDGE ST CELTIC PARK 16 Telfer Gallery 3 Ross Street, The Barras, G40 2SX creative life. In the last 20 years, the the-telfer.com BRIDGETON LONDON RD SHIELDS RD 17 Transmission GSA has produced a staggering 18 WEST ST 26 28 King Street, G1 5QP Turner Prize winners and nominees. transmissiongallery.org 18 Tramway 2015 The city is a magnet for creative talent GLASGOW 25 Albert Drive, G41 2PE BELLAHOUSTON tramway.org with an artistic community producing M74 GREEN 19 PARK RANDAK WASPS Artists’ Studios The Briggait innovative and exciting work and M77 141 Bridgegate, G1 5HZ ARTMAP © ARTMAP waspstudios.org.uk contributing to a plethora of exhibitions 31 EGLINGTON ST and events, such as the immersive POLLOKSHIELDS 18 CONTEMPORARY GALLERIES MAXWELL EAST REPRESENTING ARTISTS Sonica, or the established biennial Helping to sell the work of artists they support, PARK these galleries are also publicly open during festival Glasgow International which has exhibitions – check for dates & times.