Images:
Reginald MacDonald at work in his studio in Glasgow, Hannah Clarson Dornan’s
studio in Boston and Sula Grigg at work in her studio in Mongolia. The artists
were able to make new work through the Phoenix Bursary programme
Reginald MacDonald at work in his studio in Glasgow, Hannah Clarson Dornan’s
studio in Boston and Sula Grigg at work in her studio in Mongolia. The artists
were able to make new work through the Phoenix Bursary programme
A special
group exhibition of new work by the artists who benefited from the Phoenix
Bursary programme is to be staged in the Reid Building at The Glasgow School of
Art from 24 July – 2 August 2015 it was announced today Friday 27 March 2015.
The press view will be on the morning of Thursday 23 July.
group exhibition of new work by the artists who benefited from the Phoenix
Bursary programme is to be staged in the Reid Building at The Glasgow School of
Art from 24 July – 2 August 2015 it was announced today Friday 27 March 2015.
The press view will be on the morning of Thursday 23 July.
Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building last
year, which significantly impacted on the final year Fine Art students, the GSA
set up a special programme with support from the Scottish Government and
academic institutions across the world. The Phoenix Bursary programme offered
the recent graduates up to 15 weeks studio time, a bursary and materials budget
in order to develop their practice and create a new body of work. Around half
of the artists stayed in Glasgow with others taking the opportunity to work
overseas. Now they will all show their new work in a specially curated group
show.
year, which significantly impacted on the final year Fine Art students, the GSA
set up a special programme with support from the Scottish Government and
academic institutions across the world. The Phoenix Bursary programme offered
the recent graduates up to 15 weeks studio time, a bursary and materials budget
in order to develop their practice and create a new body of work. Around half
of the artists stayed in Glasgow with others taking the opportunity to work
overseas. Now they will all show their new work in a specially curated group
show.
“In a wonderful gesture of solidarity with
those artists who had lost all their work in the fire, all 102 Fine Art
students agreed to show just one image each in a simple showcase exhibition two
weeks after the fire last year,” says
Professor Tom Inns, Director of The
Glasgow School of Art. “We are delighted
to be able to offer the artists the chance to show a body of newly created work
in this specially curated group show.”
those artists who had lost all their work in the fire, all 102 Fine Art
students agreed to show just one image each in a simple showcase exhibition two
weeks after the fire last year,” says
Professor Tom Inns, Director of The
Glasgow School of Art. “We are delighted
to be able to offer the artists the chance to show a body of newly created work
in this specially curated group show.”
“We are
hugely grateful to the Scottish Government and our sister institutions across
the world without whose support it would not have been possible to create the
Phoenix Bursary programme, and to offer this important opportunity to the
artists as they set out on their professional careers,” he adds.
hugely grateful to the Scottish Government and our sister institutions across
the world without whose support it would not have been possible to create the
Phoenix Bursary programme, and to offer this important opportunity to the
artists as they set out on their professional careers,” he adds.
Image: Fiona
Hyslop MSP meets artist Milly Maloco in her Phoenix Bursary supported studio.
Hyslop MSP meets artist Milly Maloco in her Phoenix Bursary supported studio.
The Phoenix
Bursary programme has been supported a
£750,000 grant from the Scottish Government.
Bursary programme has been supported a
£750,000 grant from the Scottish Government.
Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External
Affairs Fiona Hyslop said:
Affairs Fiona Hyslop said:
“Last year’s
fire at the Glasgow School of Art was a painful low point in what was such a
momentous year for Scotland. For those talented students whose work was
destroyed, it was a heart breaking event.
fire at the Glasgow School of Art was a painful low point in what was such a
momentous year for Scotland. For those talented students whose work was
destroyed, it was a heart breaking event.
“The
Scottish Government has been delighted to help the 2014 fine art graduates
rebuild their portfolios through our investment in the Phoenix Bursary Scheme.
Scottish Government has been delighted to help the 2014 fine art graduates
rebuild their portfolios through our investment in the Phoenix Bursary Scheme.
“The
response from institutions around the globe, in opening up their doors to
welcome graduates from GSA, has been wonderful. I’m looking forward to seeing
the work created by the artists as their talent rises from the flames.”
response from institutions around the globe, in opening up their doors to
welcome graduates from GSA, has been wonderful. I’m looking forward to seeing
the work created by the artists as their talent rises from the flames.”
100 bursary holders across the three pathways –
Fine Art Photography, Painting and Printmaking and Sculpture and Environmental
Art – will show work in the group exhibition, which will be installed in spaces
throughout the Reid Building. Further information on the works on show will be
released in the coming weeks.
Fine Art Photography, Painting and Printmaking and Sculpture and Environmental
Art – will show work in the group exhibition, which will be installed in spaces
throughout the Reid Building. Further information on the works on show will be
released in the coming weeks.
Ends
Further information contact: Lesley Booth, 0779 941 4474, press@gsa.ac.uk
Listing
24 July – 2
August 2015
August 2015
The Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art, 164
Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3
Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3
Open: Monday – Thursday 10am to 9pm; Friday 10am –
7pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am – 5pm
7pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am – 5pm
Phoenix Bursary exhibition
A group exhibition
of new work by the artists benefitting from the Phoenix Bursary programme
following the fire in the Mackintosh Building.
of new work by the artists benefitting from the Phoenix Bursary programme
following the fire in the Mackintosh Building.
Entry free
Further
information www.gsa.ac.uk/events
information www.gsa.ac.uk/events
Notes for
Editors
Editors
- 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.. - Through the Phoenix Bursary programme each
artist received up to 15 weeks studio time with a weekly stipend of £315 and up
to £1,000 for materials together with some academic support. - Artists receiving a Phoenix Bursary were generously
supported by: the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA; Bergen Academy of Art and 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; Leith
School of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland; Manchester
School of Art, England; Massachsetts
College of Art and Design, Boston, USA; Mongolian State University 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, SOMA Institute, Mexico City, Mexico, University of the Arts Berlin, Germany; University
of the Arts Helsinki, Finland; University
of the Arts London (Camberwell college of Art), England; The University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam,
Netherlands and Zurich University of the
Arts, Switzerland. - In addition artists developed work in studios in Buenos Aires, Crete, Hong Kong and Singapore.