Martin O'Connor's Playing Houses
13th – 17th October 2009: As part of Glasgay! 2009, the Arches plays host to Martin O’ Connor’s sensitive take on this year’s theme – FAMILY. It’s the eviction night on Big Brother. All eyes are on the house. But something equally eventful is happening in another house…
Zest: Glasgow's Kids Summer Holiday Programme
June 26th – August 10th 2009: Are you trying to find something to do with your kids during the long 9 weeks of summer holidays? Well Glasgow’s Zest Summer Holiday Programme is just the thing, with hundreds of events planned for kids throughout the summer.
Merchant City Festival 2009
24th – 27th September 2009: Attracting tens of thousands to Glasgow’s architecturally stunning and vibrant Merchant City, the Merchant City Festival presents a cutting-edge programme featuring the best of Scotland’s theatre, music, visual arts, comedy, dance, film, literature and fashion scene.
Edvard Munch Exhibition
This major loan exhibition from the Munch Museum, Oslo, is dedicated to prints by Edvard Munch – Norway’s greatest painter.
Glasgow Mela
Celebrating the diverse cultures within Scotland, the Glasgow Mela is packed full of music, dance, arts, fun and entertainment.
West End Festival 2009
Friday 12th June – Sunday 28th June 2009: This year, Glasgow’s West End Festival will present 2 weeks packed full of more than 300 events including street parties, comedy, film, theatre, dance, music and family fun.
Sh(OUT): Contemporary Art & Human Rights
Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art has a social justice exhibition every other year. This year the topic is lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex and transgender life.
Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
21st March – 14th June 2009
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the largest and most prestigious wildlife photography competition in the world. This exhibition shows the winning and commended entries from the 2008 competition.
In 2008, there were over 32,000 entries from 82 countries around the world. The exhibition in Glasgow’s Scotland Street School Museum [...]
Whistler: The Gentle Art of Making Etchings
23rd January – 30th May 2009
Through this exhibition, you can explore the works of James McNeill Whistler; master of etching.
The exhibition is drawn entirely from Glasgow University’s world-famous art collection. Although Whistler’s full output is richly represented, the exhibition is not only comprised of art. It also presents some of the artist’s working tools, copper plates and [...]
Homecoming Scotland 2009
Throughout 2009
In 2009, Scotland will host its first homecoming year in order to celebrate Scotland’s great contributions to the world.
Such contributions include golf, whisky, technological and medical innovations, a rich ancestry and culture, and the work of Robert Burns whose 250th anniversary is in 2009.
Homecoming Scotland will incorporate a year long programme of events, starting [...]
The Glasgow Boys Exhibition
1st January – 16th May 2009
View a selection of works of the ‘Glasgow Boys’ including George Henry, James Guthrie and John Lavery. The works on display highlight drawings and watercolours from the Hunterian collection, mainly belonging to the second half of the artists’ careers.
This exhibition will be on display in the Hunterian Art Gallery within the [...]
The Merchant City Festival
25th – 28th September: For one weekend, from Thursday the 25th to Sunday the 28th of September 2008, all of these (and a whole lot more) will be happening in the Merchant City, at the Merchant City Festival.
Glasgay! 2008
1st October to 9th November 2008
Scotlands annual celebration of queer culture, The Glasgay! Festival, will take place between 1st October and 9th November 2008.
Glasgay! Is one of the UK‟s leading LGBT festivals, and one of the largest multi-arts events in the Scottish cultural calender. This year, GLASGAY! will deliver it’s highly diverse and brilliant line-up of material. Some highlights include:
Stephen Petronio Dance [...]
Glasgow's West End Festival
Looking for the 2009 West End Festival?
The West End Festival, one of Scotland’s top annual events (last year more than 100,000 people attended) will take place from Friday the 13th to Sunday the 29th of June.
This festival squeezes a huge variety of events into just over 2 weeks, all of which demonstrate the city of [...]
Glasgow Art Fair '08
Scotland’s national art fair takes place in George Square, Glasgow, this coming week, from Thursday the 27th to Sunday the 30th March. This successful fair is running for it’s 13th year, featuring the largest selection of contemporary art outside London.
The Glasgow art fair contains artwork from over 50 art galleries and organisations, featuring works from more than 1,ooo artists. According to the [...]
