This poster is for a Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition at the Glasgow School of Art, which ran from 1st July to 30 September 1988. The poster has a black and white design with orange font. It uses a geometric pattern which mimicks a Charles Rennie Mackintosh chair design.
This poster advertised a ceilidh that was held in the Haldane Hall on the 19th of February 1972 as part of The Glasgow School Of Art's activities week. Activities week was an annual programme of talks, film screenings and social events that ran from 1971 to 1985. Playing at the ceilidh were a number of notable Scottish folk musicians including Cliff Hanley, Billy Connolly, Robin Hall, Jimmy McGregor and Charlie Williamson. An image of this poster can be found in the 1973 Glasgow School Of Art prospectus on page 21.
This poster advertised the undergraduate BA Honours in Product Design course offered at The Glasgow School of Art. The back of the poster answers a number of questions potential applicants might have had, including: Why Glasgow? Why Glasgow School of Art? What are the aims of the course? Will it appeal to me? What are the career prospects? How can I apply? What entrance qualifications do I need? The front of the poster states "There has never been a greater need for product design graduates to take up their crucial role in guiding the future prosperity of society, commerce and culture. The Department of Product Design at Glasgow School of Art is well placed to answer this exciting challenge, offering a rich programme which has earned an international reputation for producing versatile, creative designers."
This poster promoted the new one year long Master of Design course offered at The Glasgow School Of Art. The course offered a variety of creative disciplines including ceramics, embroidered textiles, graphic design with illustration and photography, interior design, printed and knitted textiles, product design and silversmithing and jewellery. It ran from January to December and was split into four terms of study with each student's programme tailored to their statement of intent.
This poster advertised the masters course in design offered by The Glasgow School of Art in the mid 1980s. The poster details the objectives and benefits of studying for a postgraduate qualification at The Glasgow School Of Art, including the multidisciplinary opportunities available, the different course options, the Mackintosh legacy and the Glasgow style. The design of the poster suggests it could also have been used as a promotional leaflet. This particular copy has an Irn Bru sticker attached to it that dates back to the 1980s.
This poster advertised the undergraduate BA Honours degree courses offered by The Glasgow School of Art. The poster states that those interested should write to The Glasgow School Of Art registrar for more information.
This poster was used to advertise courses available at The Glasgow School Of Art. The poster invites potential applicants to write to the school's academic registrar.
This poster advertised various events happening during The Glasgow School Of Art's activities week in 1971. The poster details a number of film screenings and talks which took place in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre. Other events included visits to the National Engineering Laboratory in East Kilbride and to an exhibition of prints by the London based printmaking organisation Editions Alecto. There was also an exhibition of work by John McInnes which was held in the Mackintosh Museum.
This item is an identification key showing each student depicted in the photograph on the poster under the reference number GSAA/EPH/10/204. It was created by Katie Hawson who was a volunteer at The Glasgow School Of Art Archives and Collections in 2013. Eddie Stewart, a former painting and printmaking tutor at the school helped Katie to identify each individual.
A photograph collage showing the making of a ceramic cast in the Ceramics Department of the GSA. The images are believed to show visiting tutor Sandor Dobany and GSA students making mosaic roundels for Clackmannanshire Council.