The Glasgow School of Art

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One of the few independent art schools in the UK - the GSA is an international creative community of artists, designers and architects located in the vibrant heart of Glasgow, Scotland.

14/08/2026

What is the social role of an art school?

GSA Exhibitions Director Jenny Brownrigg and Director & Principal of The Glasgow School of Art Penny Macbeth discuss the importance of an art school to look inward at its student and staff community, and outward at the community around it.

You can listen to this episode of the GSA podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music.

Works featured in this post are from Interwoven, a collaboration between GSA Archives and Collections and Maryhill Integration Network, and Mother Curator, an exhibition curated by Fine Art graduate Emma 'alba' Scarlett featuring work from staff and students of the GSA who are mothers.

Photography by Alan MacAteer (Interwoven) and Joe Budi O'Brien (Mother Curator)

If you are interested in studying at the GSA this Autumn, there may still be time to apply via Clearing. Visit the Linktree in bio to find out more about Clearing for RUK and International applicants.

12/08/2026

Find your place at the GSA. Clearing at The Glasgow School of Art is now open for RUK and International Applicants. Visit the Linktree in bio or gsa.ac.uk/clearing for more information on how to apply.

12/08/2026

Like all Fine Art programmes at The Glasgow School of Art, BA Fine Art Photography places strong emphasis on making in the city, and encourages diverse and expansive approaches to the creation of photographic art including moving image.

This film by GSA Graduate Callum Rice explores curating and installing a Year 3 exhibition at House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park. You can watch the full video on Vimeo via the Linktree in bio.

This post features Fine Art Photography student .photo talking about her experiences on the programme. Thank you to all of the students and lecturers of Year 3 for their time during a busy installation.

Clearing at The Glasgow School of Art is now open for RUK and International Applicants. Go to the link in bio for more information, or visit gsaclearing.co.uk.

13/07/2026

The M.Litt Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) program will lead an instagram takeover for the week!

From 13 July - 8 August, 2026 an exciting program of master’s student projects including exhibitions, performances, publication launches, fundraisers and workshops, will take place across Glasgow and Oban, Scotland and digital platforms.

Each day of the takeover will highlight the CPCA class of 2026’s upcoming openings including posters, descriptions and access information for events you don’t want to miss!

Information regarding the Curatorial Practice course, CPCA project map, and upcoming master’s projects can be found in the linktree in bio

*All events are free unless otherwise stated

is led by Dr Omar Kholeif & Dr Alexandra Ross

It was such a delight to welcome Ebun Sodipo for Shaping Archived Futures this evening. Throughout, she shared an insigh...
25/02/2026

It was such a delight to welcome Ebun Sodipo for Shaping Archived Futures this evening. Throughout, she shared an insight into her research on the life of Vitória, an enslaved African trans woman in 16th century Lisbon and Azores. Reflecting on real and imagined narratives, Sodipo explored how she approaches the archive in her work and the importance of sisterhood in her practice.

Thank you for joining us for our takeover this week! Follow us for updates on our next events.

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Over on the website, we maintain a list of Past Events, highlighting the brilliant speakers we’ve featured over the yea...
24/02/2026

Over on the website, we maintain a list of Past Events, highlighting the brilliant speakers we’ve featured over the years. From Akala to Sara Ahmed, from Marikiscrycrycry to Aqsa Arif, we’ve been delighted to engage with practitioners across varied disciplines, from Scotland and beyond, each bringing their own insight to matters of race, rights and sovereignty. Have a read through our Past Events to learn more about their practice and their contribution to the programme.

We hope to see you tomorrow, Wednesday 25th February, for Shaping Archived Futures with Ebun Sodipo. Book tickets now via our website at the link in the bio.

(Image: marikiscrycrycry, $ELFIE$ at Fierce, 2017, photo by Manuel Vason)

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Looking for some reading recommendations? Over at the website, we maintain a list of reading materials, suggested by in...
23/02/2026

Looking for some reading recommendations? Over at the website, we maintain a list of reading materials, suggested by invited speakers, students, staff, and audience members. Some highlights include: Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lorde; Native by Akala, a previous RRS guest speaker; and, the writings of The White P**e, the collaborative identity of Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad.

We’re always keen to add to the list so please reach out with any recommendations.

Read the full list on our website at the link in the bio.

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This week, on Wednesday 25th February, we’re delighted to welcome for Shaping Archived Futures. How does our past shape...
22/02/2026

This week, on Wednesday 25th February, we’re delighted to welcome for Shaping Archived Futures.

How does our past shape our future? And how do we make art for those who will come after? In this event, London-based interdisciplinary artist Ebun Sodipo will reflect on collage and fabulation as methods to shape Black trans futures. Addressing archival gaps, Sodipo will share insights into her current research and illustrate how (re)imagining past states can facilitate future joy.
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Join us for a short presentation from Sodipo, followed by a discussion, with time for audience questions at the end.​
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Ebun Sodipo makes work for black trans people of the future. Guided by black feminist study, with a methodology of collage and fabulation, her work locates and produces real and imaginable narratives of black trans women’s presence, embodiment, and interiority across the past, present and future. In doing this, Sodipo fills in historical gaps to create moments of archival pleasure for black trans people. This work takes place across multiple spaces: galleries, festivals, theatre, digital, and print; in varied forms such as sound, performance, text, installation, video, and sculpture.

Book a ticket at the link in our bio.

Image: Ebun Sodipo. Courtesy of the artist & Soft Opening.

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Our current programme strand ‘States of Matter’ considers interactions between art and statehood, asking how practitione...
21/02/2026

Our current programme strand ‘States of Matter’ considers interactions between art and statehood, asking how practitioners shift our present states of living. As such, we began the strand in January with a workshop titled Sounding Out & Reaching Beyond at , a non-profit sound arts gallery and communal listening space based in Glasgow. Through listening meditation, collective sound-making and group discussions, we explored how experimenting with sound can allow us to cross borders - from one space to another, from one self to another. With food from , it was a warming and nourishing evening, spent connecting with each other. Listen back to songs from the workshop on Listen Gallery’s Mixcloud.

Join us tomorrow to find out more about our next event!

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Race, Rights and Sovereignty here! From Friday 20 February to Wednesday 25 February, we’re delighted to be taking over t...
20/02/2026

Race, Rights and Sovereignty here! From Friday 20 February to Wednesday 25 February, we’re delighted to be taking over the GSA Instagram to highlight some past and future events, as well as sharing a few reading recommendations and unpacking our current programme strand, ‘States of Matter’.

Race, Rights and Sovereignty (RRS) was established as a partnership between The Art School: GSA’s Students’ Association (GSASA) and GSA Exhibitions. The programme has been developed in order to create opportunities, and forums, to engage with and unpack ideas and issues related to race, rights & sovereignty; particularly in the contexts of creative practice. The series aims to celebrate, challenge, inform and inspire the next generation of artists, designers and architects, empowering them to have a creative voice.

Keen to learn more? Check out our website at the link in bio and follow us

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