Scotland’s First Minister,
Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP, will host a special reception for The Glasgow
School of Art this evening as part of her first visit to the United States.
Taking place in The New York Public Library for Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B Cullman Centre, in
Lincoln Centre Plaza, the event will bring together around 200 key representatives
of the business community, GSA alumni based in New York and members of the
American Scottish diaspora.
Lincoln Centre Plaza, the event will bring together around 200 key representatives
of the business community, GSA alumni based in New York and members of the
American Scottish diaspora.
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| Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon on the steps of the Mackintosh Building on a visit to The Glasgow School of Art after the fire |
“The reception is a chance to thank our friends in
the USA for their response and generosity to The Mackintosh Appeal,” says Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art. “It is also an opportunity to share our
plans for the response to the fire and the restoration programme for the
Mackintosh Building.”
the USA for their response and generosity to The Mackintosh Appeal,” says Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art. “It is also an opportunity to share our
plans for the response to the fire and the restoration programme for the
Mackintosh Building.”
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| Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, with the Director of The Glasgow School of Art, Professor Tom Inns, in the Mackintosh Library after the fire |
First
Minister Nicola Sturgeon, said: “The
‘Mack’ is an extraordinary building. It is an architectural gem and the
artistic heart of Glasgow. It was truly heartbreaking to see it in flames.
Minister Nicola Sturgeon, said: “The
‘Mack’ is an extraordinary building. It is an architectural gem and the
artistic heart of Glasgow. It was truly heartbreaking to see it in flames.
“It can and will be restored, and everything which can
be done must be done to deliver this. That is why I am hosting this reception
in New York, partly to thank some of those in the US for their response and
generosity to The Mackintosh Appeal, but also to help raise the profile of the
appeal and in part celebrate the life of the Mackintosh building that heralded
the birth of modernism.
be done must be done to deliver this. That is why I am hosting this reception
in New York, partly to thank some of those in the US for their response and
generosity to The Mackintosh Appeal, but also to help raise the profile of the
appeal and in part celebrate the life of the Mackintosh building that heralded
the birth of modernism.
“The recovery and restoration of the ‘Mack’ will be a
long-term process and the Scottish Government is fully committed to supporting
this, through the expertise of our specialist staff at
Historic Scotland as well as through continued funding support. However,
it will be through the support of all of those who have a deep affinity for The
Glasgow School of Art and its great contributions to the art world that will
ensure the legacy continues.”
long-term process and the Scottish Government is fully committed to supporting
this, through the expertise of our specialist staff at
Historic Scotland as well as through continued funding support. However,
it will be through the support of all of those who have a deep affinity for The
Glasgow School of Art and its great contributions to the art world that will
ensure the legacy continues.”
For further information on the Mackintosh Appeal visit:
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Note for Editors
The Glasgow School of Art is
internationally recognised as one of Europe’s foremost university-level
institutions for creative education and research in fine art, design and
architecture. It is a creative
hothouse, a small concentrated community of committed, creative people bound
together by a shared visual language and a concern for visual culture. At the
heart of one of Europe’s most influential and creative artistic communities the
GSA provides an energetic environment in which new ideas can flourish. Its
researchers produce work that influences world culture by generating new
knowledge through creativity and conceptual thinking, and the GSA supports
economic growth through knowledge exchange and the application of creativity
and innovation. Since the School was founded in 1845 as one of the first
Government Schools of Design, as a centre of creativity promoting good design
for the manufacturing industries, the GSA’s role has continually evolved and
been redefined to reflect the needs of the communities of which it is part of,
embracing in the late 19th century fine art and architecture education and
today, digital technology. For further information on The Glasgow School of Art
visit www.gsa.ac.uk
internationally recognised as one of Europe’s foremost university-level
institutions for creative education and research in fine art, design and
architecture. It is a creative
hothouse, a small concentrated community of committed, creative people bound
together by a shared visual language and a concern for visual culture. At the
heart of one of Europe’s most influential and creative artistic communities the
GSA provides an energetic environment in which new ideas can flourish. Its
researchers produce work that influences world culture by generating new
knowledge through creativity and conceptual thinking, and the GSA supports
economic growth through knowledge exchange and the application of creativity
and innovation. Since the School was founded in 1845 as one of the first
Government Schools of Design, as a centre of creativity promoting good design
for the manufacturing industries, the GSA’s role has continually evolved and
been redefined to reflect the needs of the communities of which it is part of,
embracing in the late 19th century fine art and architecture education and
today, digital technology. For further information on The Glasgow School of Art
visit www.gsa.ac.uk