As part of our ongoing project to add images to our catalogue, our A&C Assistant Jennifer has been uploading some more of our poster collection. Here she tells us about her highlights from the collection, and the variety of poster designs and events advertised in the collection. Our poster collection contains just over 450 items and so far images for around a third of these have been uploaded to the catalogue. The posters relate to
Posters as a form of graphic design are unique as one of the few genres of art that is created explicitly to be stuck on a wall. Inherently linked to the everyday, you will have seen and absorbed more posters in your life than any other form of visual art. While the concept of a poster, as a sign that advertises something, has existed in some form since the beginning of life in societies, posters
Cat Doyle, another of our volunteers, details some of her work on the GSA’s Poster Collection, and explains why she has started to become ever so slightly envious… My role in the post-fire recovery project with The Glasgow School of Art is to enhance the digital descriptions of each of the 282 posters in the collection and to link some of these descriptions to digitised images on The Glasgow School Of Art Archives And Collections
An exhibition entitled Poster Art 150 – London Underground’s Greatest Designs at London Transport Museum is currently showing off 150 advertising posters to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground. Each decade since the first commission in 1908 is represented and those on display have been specially selected from the Museum’s archive of over 3,300 Underground posters by an expert panel. Iconic posters, including the surrealist photographer Man Ray’s ‘Keeps London Going’ pair, as
Reflections on the 1980s student-led newsletters in the Glasgow School of Art Archives by Celeste MacLeod-Brown While I was sitting at my laptop clicking through scans of S.P.A.N.K, a friend took interest and asked me to airdrop her the file. I did so, and something felt a little eerie; the tech-induced immediacy, simultaneously reminiscent, yet so far removed from the kind of spontaneity present in the newsletters. It’s a spontaneity I keep searching for, initiating
The School of Art History at the University of St Andrews and The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections are pleased to offer a Collaborative Doctoral Award studentship, funded by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities, to support a student undertaking doctoral research in the following project: Women, Gender, and Political Engagement at The Glasgow School of Art. Project description This doctoral project offers an exciting opportunity for a student to work closely with The Glasgow
Archives and Collections Assistant, Emilie Pichot discusses the important work of highlighting harmful materials in the archive. Amongst our holdings there are historical images, or descriptions containing outdated language, which may be harmful or triggering, or perceived as controversial and potentially offensive. Some material may not be suitable for children. Over the last year 18 months we have been undertaking work to address how to appropriately present this type of material. GSA does not endorse
Exhibition Pastimes 31 july – 22 sep 2023 The art school experience has always been about more than just getting a degree. This exhibition offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into student life across The GSA’s history. Arranged around ephemeral items including event posters, programmes, and amateur photographs, Pastimes showcases the rich and lasting contributions students have made, even in the brief span of their studies. From DIY fashion shows and collaborative publications to a 1930s filmmaking society,
Pastimes is an exhibition inspired by the diversity and creativity of student activities from The Glasgow School of Art’s history. As part of an internship funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities, PhD students Kiah Endelman Music and Molly McCracken have selected a variety of items from The GSA Archives and Collections that offer a rich, behind-the-scenes history of the School, spanning over one hundred years. The exhibition reflects on the wide-ranging
Exhibition NEW EXHIBITION: PASTIMES 28 Jul 2023 – 22 sep 2023 Pastimes is an exhibition inspired by the diversity and creativity of student activities from The Glasgow School of Art’s history. As part of an internship funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities, PhD students Kiah Endelman Music and Molly McCracken have selected a variety of items from The GSA Archives and Collections that offer a rich, behind-the-scenes history of the School,
Exhibition Something to Show Off About 01 Jun 2023 – 8 Jun 2023 Annual student exhibitions have always been a highlight of GSA’s calendar. Even before the four-year diploma was established in the early 1900s, students from GSA have submitted their work to local and national competitions, and by the 1890s, GSA students were winning more medals than any other art school in the country. In the 1970s, the longstanding Undergraduate Diploma was replaced by a new
This exhibition brings together tea cosies designed and made by members of the Thursday Afternoon Seniors’ Art Class from Garnethill Multicultural Centre, alongside a collection of historic tea cosies from The Glasgow School of Art’s Archives and Collections. The group visited GSA in October 2022, to explore the collection and draw inspiration for their next art project. Prior to their visit, they requested to see the School’s tea cosy collection, which contains a range of
