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| Specially commissioned painting of Blairs Steadings, Altyre courtesy of Sir Alastair Gordon Cumming, Bt |
The
Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has confirmed today, 12 May 2016, that with the
support of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) it is establishing a campus
at Blairs Steading on the Altyre Estate close to Forres. The Creative Campus,
Highlands and Islands is a further development of the on-going relationship
between HIE and the GSA.
Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has confirmed today, 12 May 2016, that with the
support of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) it is establishing a campus
at Blairs Steading on the Altyre Estate close to Forres. The Creative Campus,
Highlands and Islands is a further development of the on-going relationship
between HIE and the GSA.
The
GSA and HIE are already delivering innovative programmes, bringing
together leading academics and researchers with businesses and local
communities, through the Creative
Futures Partnership. The introduction of The Creative Campus,
Highlands and Islands is set to bring further benefits to the region and accelerate
the development of an international reputation for creativity in the Highlands
and Islands.
GSA and HIE are already delivering innovative programmes, bringing
together leading academics and researchers with businesses and local
communities, through the Creative
Futures Partnership. The introduction of The Creative Campus,
Highlands and Islands is set to bring further benefits to the region and accelerate
the development of an international reputation for creativity in the Highlands
and Islands.
“Our Creative Campus, Highlands and Islands is
a vital part of the GSA’s national and international presence, complementing
our main campus at Garnethill in Glasgow and our Singapore campus in
partnership with Singapore Institute of Technology,” says
Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art. “The development of our presence in Forres, and more broadly in the
Highlands and Islands, is integral to helping us achieve our aspiration to be a
global leader in studio-based learning and research, building on our position
as a Global Top 20 art school. It will also support collaboration across the
disciplines within the GSA as well as with other academic, third-sector and
industry partners.”
a vital part of the GSA’s national and international presence, complementing
our main campus at Garnethill in Glasgow and our Singapore campus in
partnership with Singapore Institute of Technology,” says
Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art. “The development of our presence in Forres, and more broadly in the
Highlands and Islands, is integral to helping us achieve our aspiration to be a
global leader in studio-based learning and research, building on our position
as a Global Top 20 art school. It will also support collaboration across the
disciplines within the GSA as well as with other academic, third-sector and
industry partners.”
David Oxley, HIE area manager in Moray, 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, and I am
delighted this has been confirmed. 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.”
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, and I am
delighted this has been confirmed. 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 Creative Campus at Altyre will enable
the GSA to develop different ways of teaching and to undertake research of
specific relevance to geographically dispersed communities,” adds Professor
Irene McAra-McWilliam OBE, Head of the School of Design at the GSA and Director
of Creative Campus, Highlands and Islands.
“In collaboration with HIE we will bring the benefits of the GSA’s established partnerships
with global businesses and international academic institutions to support the development of the creative
capabilities of students, enterprises, communities and government in the
region.”
the GSA to develop different ways of teaching and to undertake research of
specific relevance to geographically dispersed communities,” adds Professor
Irene McAra-McWilliam OBE, Head of the School of Design at the GSA and Director
of Creative Campus, Highlands and Islands.
“In collaboration with HIE we will bring the benefits of the GSA’s established partnerships
with global businesses and international academic institutions to support the development of the creative
capabilities of students, enterprises, communities and government in the
region.”
Researchers,
staff and students from the GSA’s Institute of Design Innovation (InDI) will move
to Altyre from their current base in Forres later in 2016.
staff and students from the GSA’s Institute of Design Innovation (InDI) will move
to Altyre from their current base in Forres later in 2016.
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For further information on the GSA contact:
Lesley Booth
0779 941 4474
For further information on HIE
contact:
contact:
Calum Macfarlane, Media Relations Manager
calum.macfarlane@hient.co.uk / +44
(0)300 013 5103
(0)300 013 5103
Notes for
Editors
Editors
- The
redevelopment of Blairs Steading on the Altyre Estate near Forres into a world
class university research and teaching space is a £2.5m project which has been
supported by a £750,000 contribution from Highlands and Islands Enterprise
(HIE) and £500,000 contribution from Historic Environment Scotland. The balance
of the project has been funded by the Altyre Estate.
- The
Steading comprises a group of Category A listed Italianate buildings, constructed
in the 1830s, which have been unused for many years. The three largest
buildings are being transformed into a 10,000 sq ft providing studio and
exhibition space as well as areas for teaching, lecturing and flexible
experience lab work.
- The GSA’s Institute of Design
Innovation (InDI) is currently based at Horizon Scotland, Enterprise Park,
Forres as well as on the main Garnethill Campus in
Glasgow.
- The Glasgow School of Art and Highlands and
Islands Enterprise are collaborating on the pioneering Creative Futures
Partnership, which has been established to deliver transformational benefits
for the Highlands and Islands. It combines
the GSA’s strengths in creativity and innovation with HIE’s economic and
community development expertise. Through research and teaching programmes
the partnership is committed to the long-term and sustainable development
of a creative, entrepreneurial and internationally connected region.
- The
Glasgow School of Art recently announced a major development of its Garnethill
campus with the acquisition of the former Stow College site and Building.
The
Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) 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 of
Glasgow. However, the School’s lineage
can be traced to 1753 when Robert Foulis established a school of art and design
in Glasgow, which was described as the single most influential factor in the
development of eighteenth-century Scottish Art
1845 as one of the first Government Schools of Design, as a centre of
creativity promoting good design for the manufacturing industries of
Glasgow. However, the School’s lineage
can be traced to 1753 when Robert Foulis established a school of art and design
in Glasgow, which was described as the single most influential factor in the
development of eighteenth-century Scottish Art
Today, the GSA is internationally recognised as
one of Europe’s leading university-level institutions for the visual creative
disciplines. Our studio-based approach to research and teaching brings
disciplines together to explore problems in new ways to find new innovative
solutions. The studio creates the environment for interdisciplinarity, peer
learning, critical inquiry, experimentation and prototyping, helping to
address many of the grand challenges confronting society and contemporary
business.
one of Europe’s leading university-level institutions for the visual creative
disciplines. Our studio-based approach to research and teaching brings
disciplines together to explore problems in new ways to find new innovative
solutions. The studio creates the environment for interdisciplinarity, peer
learning, critical inquiry, experimentation and prototyping, helping to
address many of the grand challenges confronting society and contemporary
business.