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Glasgow is one of the UK’s leading creative and cultural economies.  It is a sector that is globally recognised with world-leading specialist higher education institutions, national performing companies, museums, galleries, collections and archives of international standing, theatres, performance and exhibition spaces and importantly spaces for production, making, experimentation, collaboration at scale and at level.  It is central to the city’s

The MFA Interim Show 2026 – titled 42 Degrees – brings together artworks by 42 international artists studying in the first year of The Glasgow School of Art’s acclaimed MFA programme to present new work at The Glue Factory, in an exhibition which runs from 28 March till 2 April, with a preview night on 27 March opening at 6pm.

The Glasgow School of Art rises into the Global Top 10 in the latest QS 2026 World University Subject Rankings, reinforcing Glasgow’s position as a world-leading creative powerhouse.   The Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA) position as an international leader in art and design, education and research has been reinforced once again with the publication of the QS 2026 World

The Annual Goldsmiths Craftsmanship & Design Awards (GC&DC Awards) were held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London on Monday 9 March 2026, with more than 300 guests in attendance.  The GC&DC Awards prestigious College Trophy, sponsored by The Betts Group, was awarded to The Glasgow School of Art and collected by Anna Gordon, Head of Department and Programme Leader of

Black Waters: Inference to The Veil marks the culmination of the inaugural Jerwood Curatorial Fellowship at The Glasgow School of Art 2025 and features works from Jerwood Collection and Glasgow School of Art Archives & Collections. The first recipient of the Jerwood Curatorial Fellowship at The Glasgow School of Art is ‘Black Waters’, a collaborative, curatorial research project led by

Interwoven, a new exhibition at Window on Heritage, The Glasgow School of Art’s accredited museum space, opens today Friday 6 March, and runs till 31 March.   The exhibition brings together textile making and storytelling to explore memory, connection, and belonging. Created by members of Maryhill Integration Network’s Oasis Women’s Group, the exhibition is a creative response to The Glasgow School

The Glasgow School of Art is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of David Harding.  David made a critical contribution to art practice and education from the 1960s working in primary and secondary schools in Scotland before becoming a driving force in art education within higher education.   An acclaimed artist in his own right, David’s ground breaking work

The Syntax of Vitality is a watercolour by Ziqi Chen, a graduate from the MLitt Contemporary Art Practice programme, commissioned by The Glasgow School of Art to create a new work that celebrates the New Year. This newly commission  painting will hang in the foyer of the School’s Reid Building for the duration of the New Year Festival period, and

Hester Greenough, a 2025 Fashion Design graduate from The Glasgow School of Art, is one of six recipients of the prestigious eight-month CHANEL, le19M, and The King’s Foundation Métiers d’art Atelier Fellowship for 2026.   This intensive programme is designed to develop the next generation of fashion makers, as they create a capsule collection, combining world-class artisanal expertise, sustainable design, and

The Glasgow School of Art is delighted to share that the 20th edition of The Glasgow Sculpture Studio Fellowship has been awarded to 2025 Master of Fine Art graduate Reed Hexamer.   This long-established and important annual award is given to a graduate from The Glasgow School of Art’s Master of Fine Art programme who demonstrates a commitment to sustaining a