Phoenix Bursary programme spans the globe
Special exhibition in spring 2015 confirmed
100 artists who were impacted by the fire in the
Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art earlier this year have been
awarded a Phoenix Bursary it was revealed today, 3 November 2014, and been
enabled to go to art schools from the Americas through Europe to Asia as well
as in the UK.
Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art earlier this year have been
awarded a Phoenix Bursary it was revealed today, 3 November 2014, and been
enabled to go to art schools from the Americas through Europe to Asia as well
as in the UK.
The Phoenix Bursary programme was established by
The Glasgow School of Art in the immediate aftermath of the fire to ensure that
all the artists were able to develop their practice and create a new body of
work. The programme has been supported by a £750,000 grant from the Scottish
Government. Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs
joined over 40 artists who selected to stay in Glasgow at The Whisky Bond where
the GSA has created special studio space for them.
The Glasgow School of Art in the immediate aftermath of the fire to ensure that
all the artists were able to develop their practice and create a new body of
work. The programme has been supported by a £750,000 grant from the Scottish
Government. Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs
joined over 40 artists who selected to stay in Glasgow at The Whisky Bond where
the GSA has created special studio space for them.
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| Artist Francis Caballero with Fiona Hyslop at the Phoenix Bursary launch – photocredit Alan McAteer |
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| Fiona Hyslop and Tom Inns with artist Reginald MacDonald – photocredit Alan McAteer |
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| Sula Grigg at work in studio in Mongolia |
Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs,
Fiona Hyslop, said: “The fire at Glasgow
School of Art saw Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic building making the
headlines for all the wrong reasons, and for those talented students whose work
was destroyed, it was a truly heartbreaking moment. “The Scottish Government
was keen to assist final year students, and it is fantastic to see new works in
progress in the studio spaces facilitated by the Phoenix Bursaries scheme.
Fiona Hyslop, said: “The fire at Glasgow
School of Art saw Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic building making the
headlines for all the wrong reasons, and for those talented students whose work
was destroyed, it was a truly heartbreaking moment. “The Scottish Government
was keen to assist final year students, and it is fantastic to see new works in
progress in the studio spaces facilitated by the Phoenix Bursaries scheme.
“Incredibly
heartening too has been the response from institutions around the globe, in
opening up their doors to welcome graduates from Glasgow School of Art.”
heartening too has been the response from institutions around the globe, in
opening up their doors to welcome graduates from Glasgow School of Art.”
Twenty one universities and art schools from Massacusetts
to Mongolia are also supporting the Phoenix Bursary programme with studio space
and academic support for the artists. For
full list of institutions see Notes for Editors.
to Mongolia are also supporting the Phoenix Bursary programme with studio space
and academic support for the artists. For
full list of institutions see Notes for Editors.
“We have
been bowled over by the support that we have received from the academic
community since the fire,” says Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow
School of Art. “The generosity of our
sister schools within the UK and overseas is enabling these talented artists to
have the vital studio space and the time to make new work.”
“I’d
particularly like to extend our thanks to The Whisky Bond and Glasgow Sculpture
Studios for their fantastic support in helping the GSA get the studios ready
for the artists so quickly.”
particularly like to extend our thanks to The Whisky Bond and Glasgow Sculpture
Studios for their fantastic support in helping the GSA get the studios ready
for the artists so quickly.”
“We also are pleased to announce that next
spring the GSA will stage a special exhibition to showcase the work created
during the Phoenix Bursary programme,” adds Professor Inns. “Although all the artists who graduated last
summer were able to participate in Degree Show they were not able to show a
full body of work. This special exhibition, which will be staged in a central
Glasgow location, will give them that important opportunity.”
spring the GSA will stage a special exhibition to showcase the work created
during the Phoenix Bursary programme,” adds Professor Inns. “Although all the artists who graduated last
summer were able to participate in Degree Show they were not able to show a
full body of work. This special exhibition, which will be staged in a central
Glasgow location, will give them that important opportunity.”
Through the Phoenix Bursary programme each artist is receiving up to 15 weeks studio time
with a weekly stipend of £315 and up to £1,000 for materials together with some
academic support.
with a weekly stipend of £315 and up to £1,000 for materials together with some
academic support.
“The Phoenix
Bursaries have opened up an opportunity that wouldn’t have usually arisen to
develop existing and forge new relationships between the GSA and leading
international arts schools,” says Sam De Santis. “They have also enabled the graduates to
benefit from access to different ways of working and expand personal artistic
networks. Doors have opened internationally to receive and support the artists
which is a heart-warming testament to the affection in which The Glasgow School
of Art is held and the sense of community among the world’s art schools.”
Bursaries have opened up an opportunity that wouldn’t have usually arisen to
develop existing and forge new relationships between the GSA and leading
international arts schools,” says Sam De Santis. “They have also enabled the graduates to
benefit from access to different ways of working and expand personal artistic
networks. Doors have opened internationally to receive and support the artists
which is a heart-warming testament to the affection in which The Glasgow School
of Art is held and the sense of community among the world’s art schools.”
“As a
graduate of the GSA and former President of The Glasgow School of Art Student
Association it has been a great privilege for me to be part of this remarkable
project.”
graduate of the GSA and former President of The Glasgow School of Art Student
Association it has been a great privilege for me to be part of this remarkable
project.”
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Notes for
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Almost half of the artists elected to stay in
Glasgow where they are able to benefit not only from ongoing direct support from
the GSA, but from the city’s wider visual arts community.
Glasgow where they are able to benefit not only from ongoing direct support from
the GSA, but from the city’s wider visual arts community.
Artists receiving a Phoenix Bursary are also being
generously supported by
generously supported by
Art Institute Chicago, USA
Bergen Academy of Art and
Design,
Norway
Design,
Norway
California College of Art, San Francisco, USA
Concordia, Montreal, Canada
Emily Carr, Vancouver, Canada
Iceland Academy of the Arts, Reykjavik, Iceland
Leeds College of Art, England
Leipzig Academy of Visual
Arts,
Germany
Arts,
Germany
Leith School of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland
Manchester School of Art, England
Massachsetts College of Art
and Design,
Boston, USA
and Design,
Boston, USA
Mongolian State University
of Arts and Culture, Ulan Bator, Mongolia
of Arts and Culture, Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
Pratt Institute, New York, USA
Rhode Island School of
Design, USA
Design, USA
University of the Arts
Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany
University of the Arts
Helsinki,
Finland
Helsinki,
Finland
University of the Arts
London
(Camberwell College of Art), England
London
(Camberwell College of Art), England
The University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Zurich University of the
Arts,
Switzerland
Arts,
Switzerland
In addition artists will be in Mexico
City, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong and Singapore.
City, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong and Singapore.