Pioneering Photographer Thomas Joshua Cooper, and Stuart Robertson, Long-standing Director of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, Awarded Honorary Doctorates by the GSA for Outstanding Contributions to Education, Heritage and Creative Practice
Posted on: Jul. 10, 2026At The Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA) graduation today (10 July), two notable figures – Thomas Joshua Cooper for Fine Art Photography and Stuart Robertson for securing the legacy of Charles Rennie Mackintosh – were awarded honorary doctorates in recognition of their outstanding contributions to education, architectural heritage, and Glasgow’s creative regeneration. Thomas Joshua Cooper was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of
The Glasgow School of Art Awards Two of its Most Significant Student Prizes, the Newbery Medal to Rita Rogers (Fine Art Photography) and the Bram Stoker Award for Imaginative Work to Olivia Proto (Communication Design), recognising exceptional work in Photograph and Design.
Posted on: Jul. 10, 2026Rita Rogers, a Fine Art Photography graduate from The Glasgow School of Art’s School of Fine Art, is the recipient of the 2026 Newbery Medal, which was announced today, Friday 10 July. The Bram Stoker Medal for Imaginative Work, a prize founded in 1900, was awarded to Communication Design graduate Olivia Proto. Rita Rogers, a graduate of Fine Art
The Glasgow School of Art’s prestigious MFA 2026 Opens, Bold New Works from Fifty-Two International Artists Provide Glimpse of Emerging Talents of the Future
Posted on: Jun. 12, 2026The Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA) prestigious Master of Fine Art (MFA) programme unveils its 2026 graduate exhibition, which runs from 13 to 21 June at The GSA’s Stow Building. This year’s MFA graduate show takes place across floors 1, 3, and 4 of the building, presenting an extraordinary exhibition of new works by city-two international artists. This year’s MFA
The Glasgow School Of Art And Arthouse Glasgow Announce Major New Annual Bursary And Commission For Emerging Artists
Posted on: Jun. 05, 2026The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has partnered with Arthouse Glasgow, a new hotel opening on 24th June, to establish the Arthouse Award. The award is structured around a £6,000 bursary and the production of a public commission on site at the hotel, committed to in advance and renewed every year. The inaugural recipient has now been selected, with the
The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show 2026 Opens, Launching a New Generation of Graduate Talent to Boost Glasgow’s Creative Economy and Arts Community, Underlining the Institution’s Key Position as a Culture-making Powerhouse.
Posted on: May. 29, 2026The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) Degree Show 2026 opens to the public on Friday 29 May till 7 June, where a new generation of students showcases their innovation, creativity, and energy in what is Glasgow’s largest public exhibition of work. Staged across the entire Garnethill campus—spanning the Reid, Bourdon, Haldane, and Stow buildings—this year’s showcase represents a critical moment
Students from The Glasgow School of Art Awarded One-Month Creative Residencies as Part of the British Pavilion Exhibition Programme at Venice Biennale 2026.
Posted on: May. 07, 2026Catriona Anderson, MLitt Curatorial Practice and Ronan Donnachie, BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography, have both been named as recipients of Venice Fellowships at the British Pavilion, supporting the exhibition ‘Predicting History: Testing Translation’ by Lubaina Himid RA CBE, part of the Venice Biennial 2026. The two GSA students will join Sixty Venice Fellows representing the UK at the British
Glasgow-Based Artist Tanoa Sasraku, Painting and Printmaking Tutor, Has Been Nominated as One of The Four UK Contemporary Artists in Consideration for This Year’s Prestigious Turner Prize
Posted on: Apr. 23, 2026Tate Britain has today announced the shortlist for the 2026 Turner Prize – one of the art world’s most prestigious prizes. One of the four nominated artists that have been singled out for recognition in this year’s shortlist is Glasgow-based artist Tanoa Sasraku, who has been teaching in the Year 2 Painting and Printmaking programme this year at the GSA.
The MFA Interim Show 2026 unveils remarkable new works by 42 international artists in a cross-disciplinary, multi-sensory exhibition, giving a tantalising glimpse of an emerging new generation of creative talent.
Posted on: Mar. 27, 2026The 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 inaugural Jerwood Curatorial Fellowship at The Glasgow School of Art, “Black Waters: Inference to The Veil”, which explores Glasgow’s role in the global colonial project by examining historical and contemporary Black art practices, opens at the Reid Gallery on 14th March
Posted on: Mar. 09, 2026Black 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
The Glasgow School of Art pays tribute to leading Scottish artist and former Head of Environmental Art, Dr David Harding OBE DA
Posted on: Feb. 23, 2026The 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