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| Blairs Steading on the Altyre Estate home to the GSA Highlands and Islands |
The Glasgow
School of Art has moved in to its new Highlands and Islands Creative Campus based on the Altyre Estate
outside Forres. The GSA’s staff, postgraduate students and researchers who
specialise in Design Innovation have now moved
into the recently renovated Blairs Steading.
School of Art has moved in to its new Highlands and Islands Creative Campus based on the Altyre Estate
outside Forres. The GSA’s staff, postgraduate students and researchers who
specialise in Design Innovation have now moved
into the recently renovated Blairs Steading.
An official
launch for the new campus is scheduled for early 2017 allowing a settling in
period for staff and students. It will take place during the GSA’s Winter
School – a two-week programme that will see international students and
academics join GSA counterparts to research aspects of Highlands and Islands
Life.
launch for the new campus is scheduled for early 2017 allowing a settling in
period for staff and students. It will take place during the GSA’s Winter
School – a two-week programme that will see international students and
academics join GSA counterparts to research aspects of Highlands and Islands
Life.
The GSA’s Highlands
and Islands Creative campus is a research and post-graduate teaching centre for
international excellence in creativity and innovation. It is a
key element of the GSA’s national and
international presence, complementing the main campus at Garnethill in Glasgow
and the Singapore campus in partnership with Singapore Institute of Technology.
and Islands Creative campus is a research and post-graduate teaching centre for
international excellence in creativity and innovation. It is a
key element of the GSA’s national and
international presence, complementing the main campus at Garnethill in Glasgow
and the Singapore campus in partnership with Singapore Institute of Technology.
The development
of the its presence in the Highlands and Islands will support increased
collaboration across the disciplines within the GSA, as well as with other
academic, third-sector and industry partners in the region and beyond.
of the its presence in the Highlands and Islands will support increased
collaboration across the disciplines within the GSA, as well as with other
academic, third-sector and industry partners in the region and beyond.
GSA Deputy
Director (Innovation) and Director GSA Highlands and Islands Creative Campus, Professor Irene
McAra-McWilliam OBE, said: “This is an
excellent development for The Glasgow School of Art. The campus location gives
us a fantastic opportunity to research and teach in this vibrant rural area
while contributing to the long-term sustainable development of a creative,
entrepreneurial and internationally connected Highlands and Islands, a vision
we share with our partners Highlands and Islands Enterprise.”
Director (Innovation) and Director GSA Highlands and Islands Creative Campus, Professor Irene
McAra-McWilliam OBE, said: “This is an
excellent development for The Glasgow School of Art. The campus location gives
us a fantastic opportunity to research and teach in this vibrant rural area
while contributing to the long-term sustainable development of a creative,
entrepreneurial and internationally connected Highlands and Islands, a vision
we share with our partners Highlands and Islands Enterprise.”
The GSA’s Highlands and Islands
Creative Campus is a further development of the Creative
Futures Partnership between HIE and the GSA. It is set to
bring additional benefits to the region and accelerate the development of an
international reputation for creativity in the Highlands and Islands.
Creative Campus is a further development of the Creative
Futures Partnership between HIE and the GSA. It is set to
bring additional benefits to the region and accelerate the development of an
international reputation for creativity in the Highlands and Islands.
Douglas Cowan,
HIE director of strengthening communities, said: “The Blairs Steadings development is bringing previously disused
buildings back into productive use as a world class university research and
teaching facility. It is ideal as a permanent location for The Glasgow School
of Art’s growing presence in the region. The move forms part of a much larger
initiative that will bring social and economic benefits, not just in Moray but
across the Highlands and Islands.”
HIE director of strengthening communities, said: “The Blairs Steadings development is bringing previously disused
buildings back into productive use as a world class university research and
teaching facility. It is ideal as a permanent location for The Glasgow School
of Art’s growing presence in the region. The move forms part of a much larger
initiative that will bring social and economic benefits, not just in Moray but
across the Highlands and Islands.”
The GSA’s Institute
of Design Innovation (InDI) has been located in the region for the past five
years and was previously based at Horizon Scotland in The Enterprise Park in
Forres.
of Design Innovation (InDI) has been located in the region for the past five
years and was previously based at Horizon Scotland in The Enterprise Park in
Forres.
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Further information
Lesley Booth
0779 941 4474
press@gsa.ac.uk
@GSofAMedia
Note for Editors
The GSA’s
Highlands and Islands Creative Campus is based in a £
2.5 million renovation of the 19th century Grade ‘A’ listed
Italianate buildings of Blairs Steading on the Altyre Estate. It was completed
this year, with support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and
Historic Environment Scotland. The project saw the steading transformed into a
world-class research and teaching space.
Highlands and Islands Creative Campus is based in a £
2.5 million renovation of the 19th century Grade ‘A’ listed
Italianate buildings of Blairs Steading on the Altyre Estate. It was completed
this year, with support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and
Historic Environment Scotland. The project saw the steading transformed into a
world-class research and teaching space.