SO….. WP @ GSA Summer Outreach Programme

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Summer Outreach Programme
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WP @ GSA
Hello….
Welcome to your WP @ GSA
Gallery Guidebook….
This booklet is designed to help
explore the way you work and how
to look at other people’s artwork,
and help you to begin to see
connections between your work
and others. This will be a crucial
element in creating your portfolio.
It’s a hard task to get a good
portfolio ready, you need to put in
A LOT of time and effort, so be
prepared to do so!
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This booklet will help you to…
- See
at what galleries and
exhibitions are available in
Glasgow.
- Think about questions to ask
yourself when visiting these
places.
- Help you to get the most out of
using your sketchbook.
Where to go….
Glasgow has a huge amount of galleries and museums to visit - if you are at a loose end
one day, or even better make a point of doing it! - go for a walk and have a look in some
of the places we suggest - most places are free and open daily.
Take your sketchbook and see if anything sparks off your interest…It could be a new
exhibition by a contemporary artist, or it could be a stuffed bear in a museum! It
doesn’t matter, just get out there and get looking, it will help you make decisions on
what you like or don’t like and why. Take notes on what you think, they will come in
useful later on. You should also sketch the things you see in galleries that you like!
Making these decisions will inform the way that you work when putting together your
folio, or may be helpful to you later on – you never know when you will need it.
Always keep up-to-date with new places to go and updated hints and tips on our WP
webpages:
• Info, Advice and Guidance
• Getting Creative!
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What to see….
Details of all the current exhibitions in Glasgow are available to view on
the GRID Art Map Use the questions listed in the “ How do I?” page to help you get
the most from these visits.
Here are just a few of our top suggestions to get you started on Gallery visits:
More Traditional Galleries:
Kelvingrove Art Gallery
Gallery of Modern Art
The Lighthouse
Trongate 103
Hunterian Art Gallery
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Contemporary Galleries:
Tramway
CCA
Modern Institute
Market Gallery
Transmission
How do I?
It can be quite daunting visiting a gallery or exhibition space sometimes, especially if you have
never been there before. Here is our survival guide to help you get the most from your visit…
Questions to think about…
When visiting the Galleries think about why you
are there and write in your sketchbook;
 What interested you in visiting this particular
gallery?
What do you think about the work on show?
 What is your first reaction to the work on show?
 What do you think the artist is trying to say?
 Do you enjoying being in the space? What is the
building like?
 Have you read about the artist in the information
next to the work?
 Have you visited it before or not?
 Has that information helped to inform you about
his/her practice?
 Have you an interest in the artist that is exhibiting?
 Have your feelings on the work changed after
reading this?
 What do you like about the work?
 Think about; the scale- is it massive, or tiny?
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What else?
There are many, many places to gain more information, learn new skills and well
sometimes just have a look at what is going on out there, be it nearby or further
afield.
We have compiled a list of different places for you to have a look online and a list
of different locations for classes that are on around Glasgow if you are inclined to
take up a class on your own.
Throughout Your time with us keep up-to-date with the information online via our
Twitter and Facebook sites as well as our WP webpage.
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What else? Continued….
Some online resources:
Tate online: www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources
This site is a fantastic resource to help you to understand more about artists and how the work. It has
really interesting videos with artists introducing their work and explaining how they produce it. I also has
lots of projects t help you to explore and make your own work.
Metropolitan museum of Art online: http://www.metmuseum.org/learn/forteens
This site is great for learning about what is going on in one of the world’s most amazing museums
(without jumping on the jet to New York!) It has really interesting blogs from teenagers talking about art
and their experiences. Have a look and maybe even join in!
Smart History: http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/
This is a great site to help you to learn about the different periods in art – because let’s face it, sometimes
it can be pretty hard to grasp and remember everything. It provides a good clear explanation of different
styles throughout time with videos and essays.
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What else? Continued….
LIFE DRAWING
PAINTING
Flying duck life drawing
http://www.flyingduckclub.com/events/allthe-young-nudes/
Art in watercolour painting, City of Glasgow College
http://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/courses/artand-design/art-watercolour-painting-0
Life drawing at the Botanics
http://www.artclassesinthebotanics.com/#!
classes/c1jxp
Art classes in the Botanics
http://www.artclassesinthebotanics.com/#!classes/c1
jxp
Visual arts studio
http://www.visualartsstudio.co.uk/courses/l
ife-drawing
Den’s art classes http://dens-artclass.com/index.php?/about/about-the-classes/
Trongate 103
http://www.trongate103.com/128,164/what
s_on/create_overview/
Glasgow life drawing
http://glasgowlifedrawing.com/classes/
Drawing and Painting studio
http://drawingandpaintingstudio.com/
42 South Art Workshop
http://www.42southart.co.uk/new-painting-anddrawing-courses-for-2014.html
MORE PLACES TO VISIT CAN BE FOUND ON OUR
WP@GSA WEBPAGE/ TWITTER AND FACEBOOK
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Contact
WP @ GSA TEAM
Social media
Patsy Forde
Leeanne McKenna
Elissa Stevens
Contact details;
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E-mail: wp@gsa.ac.uk
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Telephone: 0141 353 4407 / 0141 353 4436
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Address: The Barnes Building, 9 West Graham
Street, Glasgow, G4 9LE
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