Glasgow School of Art
Background
Glasgow School of Art is one of the very few remaining independent Art Schools in the United Kingdom. The School was founded in 1845 as a Government School of Design. Towards the end of the 19th century, the study and practice of the fine arts and architecture became part of the curriculum, and since then the School has blossomed and flourished, creating a proud and unique identity.
The School has occupied its present site since 1899 and at the heart of the campus is Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterwork, now known as the Mackintosh Building. Mackintosh, one of the School's former pupils, was commissioned in 1896 to design this building to provide a home for the School. It has subsequently become a place of pilgrimage for visitors from around the world but remains fundamentally a working Art School and a continued source of inspiration to those who work within it.
Glasgow School of Art comprises three schools: Architecture; Design & Craft and Fine Art; supported by the Department of First Year Studies together with the Department of Historical & Critical Studies, which are all housed in a compact campus occupying a central site within the city, affording 1400 students easy access to all of the city's facilities.
Location
Glasgow School of Art is within ten minutes' walking distance of both rail termini, and the airport bus terminus. Glasgow International Airport is just 15 minutes from the city centre. Unique in Scotland, two other international airports, Edinburgh and Prestwick, are less than an hour away. There are direct rail links to the rest of the UK.
Contact Details
| Address |
Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street Glasgow Scotland United Kingdom G3 6RQ |
| Tel | +44(0)141 353 4500 |
| Fax | +44(0)141 353 4746 |
| Web | http://www.gsa.ac.uk |
| info@gsa.ac.uk | |
| Student Work | If you would like to contact any of the students whose work you see in the Glasgow School of Art Degree Shows, please contact our Alumni Department in the first instance. They may be able to put you in touch with the student or students concerned. http://www.gsa.ac.uk/gsa.cfm?pid=561 |
| Access Facilities | As it is still a working art school, the Mackintosh Building can only be visited by guided tour. To arrange a tour, please contact shop@gsa.ac.uk. However, all exhibitions within the School, including the Degree Shows, are open to the general public. For details of current exhibitions, please visit http://www.gsa.ac.uk/gsa.cfm?pid=580 |
| Opening Times |
Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm Saturday: 10am - 1pm Sunday Closed |
| Copyright |
© Glasgow School of Art The information within and all images that appear may be used for educational purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or ammended in any way, without prior permission of the copyright holder(s). |
Image Credits
- Untitled, Hannah Lamb, 2000 © Glasgow School of Art